The Chicago School of Milton Friedman and the Austrian School of Ludwig von Mises and F.A. Hayek differ in important ways, and although individuals from both schools have made important… Read More
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Ep. 1596 What Punishments Do Criminals Deserve, and Other Questions in Libertarian Theory
We wrap up Walter Block week with a glance through his enormous list of publications and picking out interesting topics for libertarians: punishment theory, conjoined twins, the death penalty, and… Read More
Ep. 1595 Suing the New York Times for Libel
Walter Block week continues with this episode about Walter’s experience suing the New York Times for libel, after they misrepresented his comments in what had to be a deliberate act… Read More
Ep. 1594 In Defense of Corporate Raiders and Other Popular Villains
We continue Walter Block week with a discussion of the second Defending the Undefendable book, and cover the corporate raider, the multinational enterpriser, the picket-line crosser, the hatchet man, the… Read More
Ep. 1417 The Strategy Episode
Walter Block, Jeff Deist, and I discuss various questions involving (among other things) libertarian strategy: what if anything we can do to advance the ideas we believe in. Plus: the… Read More
Ep. 1337 Tough Libertarian Questions: Blackmail, Bridges, and Outer Space
Walter Block, who holds the Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Chair at Loyola University in New Orleans, joins me to discuss some particularly tricky questions for libertarians. About the Guest… Read More
Ep. 1242 Critic Calls Libertarianism a Religion, Knows Nothing, Gets Smacked Down
AJ+, a division of Al Jazeera, has a popular social media presence and makes widely viewed videos — nearly all of them dreadfully wrong — on a variety of topics.… Read More
Ep. 1197 Socialists and Other Ingrates
I strongly urge you to listen to this episode. These are my opening remarks to this year’s Mises University program at the Mises Institute . I discuss two sets of ungrateful people.… Read More
Ep. 1125 Are Economists Obsessed With “Efficiency”?
The general public sure thinks they are — and sometimes, economists give them good reason to think so. Bob Murphy joins me to discuss (and critique) the Coase Theorem, which… Read More
Ep. 1058 Killjoys: A Critique of the Nanny State
Christopher Snowdon of London’s Institute of Economic Affairs makes the case against paternalistic meddling in individual decisions. Sponsor Check out Lions of Liberty , one of my favorite libertarian podcasts! It carries the 100% Tom Woods Seal… Read More