We often hear it said: if only government could be run like a business, we’d be getting somewhere. The problem isn’t that it’s difficult to run government like a business. The problem is that it’s impossible, given the radical difference between the two kinds of… Read More
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Ep. 992 Conservatives and Reverence for Our Leader
Robert Nisbet is one of a handful of conservatives to have seen the major problems with American conservatism as we know it. In this episode, Drawn from my remarks at a 2005 Mises Institute conference on fascism, I discuss executive power, centralized power, the military,… Read More
Ep. 991 Professor Says Collapse of Bourgeois Norms Promotes Poverty; Left Calls Her a White Supremacist
Professor Amy Wax wrote an op-ed last month arguing that society’s most vulnerable have suffered the most by the collapse of the bourgeois moral consensus. You’ll never guess: the screechers called her a “white supremacist.” Sponsor Need a comfy mattress without breaking the bank? Get… Read More
BONUS Ep. 990 Libertarian Drama: Libertarian Party Chairman Takes Swipes at Your Host
I hate to dwell on this silliness, so I’ve decided to make this into a bonus episode rather than one of my five regular weekly episodes. Jason Stapleton invited me on to the Jason Stapleton Program not long ago to address a series of unprovoked attacks on me… Read More
Ep. 989 James O’Keefe on the Lying Media
James O’Keefe has become notorious, and controversial, for his organization’s undercover videos — most recently, of people associated with CNN, who appear to suggest that some of their major stories are politically and ideologically driven. We discuss the American media, criticisms of his work, and… Read More
Ep. 988 Private Responses to Hurricane Harvey
Today I’m joined by Brent DeRidder of the Liberty Coalition for Disaster Relief and Gret Glyer, creator of the DonorSee philanthropy app, to discuss how private individuals and groups can relieve the suffering associated with this terrible disaster. Facebook Page Liberty Coalition GoFundMe Liberty Coalition for Disaster Relief App Discussed DonorSee.com The Contra… Read More
Ep. 987 “Price Gouging” Is Urgently Necessary
During natural disasters, there’s a sudden and intense spike in demand for the existing stock of resources. This puts upward pressure on prices, and this upward pressure has salutary effects (which we’ll discuss in this episode). That’s not how most people see it. “Price gouging,”… Read More
Ep. 986 Lew Rockwell: Will There Be a “Private Sector” Assault on Dissidents?
With various websites (not all “white nationalist”) seeing various Internet services withdrawn from them, and given that our media and political classes are not exactly known for their ability to make fine distinctions, could ever more sites and groups, more or less innocuous, find themselves… Read More
Ep. 985 What Are Schools Wrong About? Oh, Just History, Economics, Preparing Kids for Life….
In this episode I talk to Katie Wells of WellnessMama.com , in a conversation ranging from entrepreneurship to education, homeschooling, history, the Federal Reserve, nullification, and more. Source of This Episode Heathy Moms Podcast Liberty Classroom Learn the history they didn’t teach you at Tom’s Liberty Classroom . Get a discount via… Read More
Ep. 984 Strength Trainer Mark Rippetoe on Fitness, Government, and Entrepreneurship
By popular demand, popular (and iconoclastic) strength trainer Mark Rippetoe joins me to discuss strength training and fitness (and what so many people get wrong), as well as his libertarian views — and how it all meshes together. Guest’s Website StartingStrength.com Guest’s Facebook Starting Strength Guest’s Twitter @SS_strength Liberty… Read More