Donald Trump has indicated his desire to overturn the practice of birthright citizenship, a position Ron Paul and Rand Paul alike have long held. Opponents claim the Fourteenth Amendment requires… Read More
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Ep. 1256 How to Be a Good Person, Libertarian, and Scholar: Walter Block’s Amazing New Milestone
Walter Block is one of the world’s most prolific libertarian scholars. But recently he’s managed to outdo himself. He just reached a milestone that no other scholar anywhere can come… Read More
Ep. 1249 Continually Mistaken, Chronically Admired: The Strange Case of an Establishment Economist
Joseph Stiglitz is something of a celebrity economist, yet he’s been grotesquely wrong both economically and morally so often. His case tells us a lot about the American establishment if… Read More
Ep. 1243 Universal Basic Income: For and Against
Antony Sammeroff, co-host of the Scottish Liberty Podcast, argues that the idea of a Universal Basic Income is a very bad one, and for reasons you may not have thought… Read More
Ep. 1238 Suicide of the West: Two Views
Dan McCarthy, editor of the venerable conservative journal Modern Age , joins me to discuss two very different books with the same title: Suicide of the West, one by Jonah Goldberg and the… Read More
Ep. 1235 Mises Institute Chairman Lew Rockwell Takes Your Questions
The founder and chairman of the Mises Institute joins me for some great questions from my Supporting Listeners : where he sees us having success, what he thinks of the New York Times op-ed by the… Read More
Ep. 1233 Keynesianism Flattened
Keynesian economists believe the market economy tends toward the chronic underemployment or unemployment of resources, and requires wise management. and whether the topic is austerity, business cycles, debt, or a… Read More
Ep. 1232 Are Workers Getting Shafted?
We hear on a regular basis that workers, whether because of free trade, or capitalism generally, or whatever other institution or trend, are getting the short end of the stick.… Read More
Ep. 1230 Questions on Economics You’re Embarrassed to Ask
I’ve got a bunch of listeners who have some questions on economics that they feel like they should know the answers to, so they feel funny asking. In this episode… Read More
Ep. 1229 Thomas Jefferson: The History You Never Learned
Jefferson biographer Kevin Gutzman, who just released a new course on Jefferson for my LibertyClassroom.com , joins me to discuss Jefferson’s influences, his early political career, his extraordinary accomplishments even outside… Read More