If there’s one thing our university system is devoted to, it’s “diversity.” Our universities can boast faculty members who look very different from one another and who come from different places — but they more or less think the same. Aren’t ideas a teensy bit… Read More
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Ep. 642 The Israel Lobby: What It Does and How It Works
We are supposed to believe that the network of organizations promoting a particular view of Israel and the U.S. relationship with that country doesn’t exist, and that anyone who says it does is a crank and a hater. Yet it’s precisely the network of organizations… Read More
Ep. 641 Can College Hold You Back?
Derek Magill discontinued his studies at the University of Michigan — where he was a member of Young Americans for Liberty, by the way — in order to go into business for himself and to do work he found rewarding. We discuss the ins and… Read More
Ep. 640 Job Growth Doesn’t Mean We’re Getting Richer
Is an increasing number of jobs always a good thing? We treat job numbers as a proxy for economic health, but should we? The Mises Institute’s Ryan McMaken helps us make sense of it all. About the Guest Ryan McMaken is the economics editor and communications… Read More
Ep. 639 Andrew Carnegie: Robber Baron or Hero of Capitalism?
Historians haven’t been terribly sympathetic to business leaders of the late nineteenth century. What should we think about Andrew Carnegie? Does he deserve the abuse of historians, or is there something to be said in his defense? The author of a new biography joins us!… Read More
Ep. 638 Did Deregulation Cause the Financial Crisis?
In order to distract attention from government housing policy and the Federal Reserve, left-liberals claim the financial crisis was brought on by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (the partial repeal of Glass-Steagall) and the Commodity Futures Modernization Act. In this episode we’ll see if there’s anything to… Read More
Ep. 637 The Horrors of Stalinist Russia, Through a Child’s Eyes
Take a glimpse into the Orwellian dystopia of Stalinist Russia in my compelling conversation with Soviet emigre Eugene Yelchin. His young adult book Breaking Stalin’s Nose — which this 43-year-old is still thinking about, weeks after reading it — superbly captures the terror, the suspicion… Read More
Ep. 636 Libertarians for Trump? A Debate
When libertarian scholar Walter Block announced the creation of Libertarians for Trump, he generated a good deal of controversy. Now he explains his support for Donald Trump’s campaign for the Republican presidential nomination — in the context of a debate with Robert Wenzel. Enjoy! About… Read More
Ep. 635 Why Some People Succeed and Others Fail, with T. Harv Eker
Rags-to-riches entrepreneur and #1 New York Times bestselling author T. Harv Eker discusses his path to success, why prosperity isn’t a matter of luck or simply meeting the right people, and why a lack of money or business know-how are lousy excuses for staying in… Read More