Haven’t labor unions improved the standard of living of American workers? Why, wouldn’t we not even have the weekend without them? My father belonged to the Teamsters, so I have… Read More
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Ep. 894 Revisiting Libertarians for Trump, as the First Hundred Days Come to a Close
During the presidential election season, the prolific libertarian scholar Walter Block headed up an organization called Libertarians for Trump. At the time, financial analyst and libertarian blogger Robert Wenzel debated… Read More
Ep. 874 Snappy Answers to anti-Libertarian Questions
Zack Rofer (the pen name of the author of the book being discussed today) joins me to deal with a bunch of the most common questions libertarians are asked. This… Read More
Ep. 767 Romans 13: Does It Mean Christians Can’t Be Libertarians?
Romans 13 has generated an overwhelming amount of discussion and debate regarding Christian belief and political obligation. Pastor Larry Beane joins me to get to the bottom of what it… Read More
The Libertarian Debate of the Century, Right Here
It’s here, my friends. Where else are you going to hear a civil yet engaging and informative libertarian debate on a topic like this? Resolved: “Israel was founded on the… Read More
Ep. 739 Libertarians Debate Creation of Israel: Compatible with Libertarian Ideas?
With such libertarian luminaries as Murray Rothbard and Walter Block at odds with regard to the creation of Israel and its conformity or otherwise to libertarian principles, it seemed sensible… Read More
I Am Not Supposed to Have a Debate on the Creation of Israel
Today’s Tom Woods Letter, which all the influential people receive every weekday. Be one of them . Yesterday I wrote to you about a topic the fashionables avoid like the plague — or when they… Read More
Ep. 731 By Popular Demand: Libertarianism 101
Todd Seavey, author of Libertarianism for Beginners, joins me for a discussion that beginners and advanced students alike will enjoy. We go from the foundations, to real-world applications, to problems… Read More
Ep. 725 A Spontaneous Order: The Capitalist Case for a Stateless Society
Author Chase Rachels joins me to discuss some of the hard cases — education, roads (of course!), and even security — when it comes to imagining how society without a… Read More
Ep. 705 What’s Right with Freedom, and What’s Wrong with the Candidates
It’s pretty thin gruel, to put it mildly, for freedom lovers in 2016, so I spent the opening talk at this year’s Mises University program (hosted by the Mises Institute ) contrasting… Read More
