Stephan Kinsella joins me to discuss negative/positive rights and obligations, “loser pays,” whether creation makes you an owner, how we can consider spam aggression, and more. Fun! About the Guest Stephan Kinsella is a registered patent attorney, lecturer, and author. He is the Director of… Read More
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Ep. 591 Presidents Who Screwed Up America
We talk about some in this episode, and Brion McClanahan covers a whole lot more in his killer new book. Down with presidential idolatry! About the Guest Brion McClanahan’s books include The Founding Fathers Guide to the Constitution and The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Founding Fathers . Book Discussed 9 Presidents Who Screwed Up America — and 4 Who Tried to Save Her , by Brion McClanahan Get Brion’s Book for Free! Sign… Read More
Ep. 590 Take That, Harvard: The Free Harvard/Fair Harvard Campaign Gains Steam
The brilliant Ron Unz, himself a Harvard alumnus, is spearheading a twofold campaign, pushing a slate of candidates to the Harvard Board of Overseers to (1) abolish tuition and (2) be more transparent about the admissions process, since it seems fairly obvious that Harvard is… Read More
Ep. 589 Milton Friedman: Assessment and Critique, with Walter Block
It’s considered bad form to criticize Milton Friedman — why, you must be some kind of “libertarian purist”! But if you can’t be a libertarian purist on the Tom Woods Show, where can you be? Walter Block and I look at the good and the… Read More
Ep. 588 Did Rubio Implode? Tom and Lew Discuss the New Hampshire Debate
Lew Rockwell joins me for another debate analysis! The second-place slot is fluid in New Hampshire right now, so this debate could prove crucial. About the Guest Lew Rockwell is publisher of LewRockwell.com , and founder and chairman of the Mises Institute . Don’t Miss the Contra Cruise!… Read More
Ep. 587 The Screwed Up GOP
What’s wrong with the GOP? My guest and I agree there’s a lot wrong, but we’re not always agreed as to what that is. We have a freewheeling discussion of populism, noninterventionism, localism, Trump, Cruz, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, and more. Enjoy! About the Guest Matt… Read More
Ep. 586 Why Capitalism Is Morally Superior to Socialism
Defenders of capitalism often wind up making arguments that implicitly concede the moral superiority of socialism — sure, socialism is a fine system, but we can’t live up to it. What kind of defense of capitalism is that? Jason Brennan makes a powerful moral case… Read More
Ep. 585 Rand Paul Drops Out; Could Rubio Be the Nominee?
Rand Paul dropped out of the presidential race today, so I invited Dan McCarthy to join me for a discussion of that decision, of the Rand Paul campaign in general, and why we may be looking at the nomination of Rubio now, believe it or… Read More
Ep. 584 Fighting Back Against the anti-Rothbard Cult
Within what we might call establishment libertarianism there is almost an allergy to Murray Rothbard, the great libertarian polymath. Who was Rothbard, anyway, and what exactly is going on here? Host of This Event Mises Institute Special Offer Successful entrepreneur and Ron Paul supporter Chris Record is… Read More
Ep. 583 Would Constitutional Amendments Do Any Good?
Greg Abbott, governor of Texas, recently proposed a series of amendments to the U.S. Constitution. As it turns out, they’re actually pretty good. Would they help? Brion McClanahan joins me to figure it all out. About the Guest Brion McClanahan’s books include The Founding Fathers Guide to the Constitution and The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Founding Fathers . Special… Read More