Try to follow the convoluted U.S. policy in Syria as my guest, Scott Horton, describes it. I dare you. It makes no sense, and it’s obviously making the situation worse.… Read More
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Ep. 595 The Constitutional Thought of Justice Antonin Scalia
The late Justice Antonin Scalia played a profoundly significant role in elevating “original understanding” jurisprudence into a position that even its opponents had to reckon with. Kevin Gutzman joins me… 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,… 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… Read More
Ep. 570 How to Respond to North Korea’s Nuclear Bluster
The world’s worst, most totalitarian regime just conducted another nuclear test. What’s the appropriate response? I ask Michael Malice, author of Dear Reader: The Unauthorized Autobiography of Kim Jong Il . Another chilling glimpse inside one of the remaining bastions… Read More
Ep. 566 Why Are Some Libertarians Rejecting the Nonaggression Principle?
It’s become fashionable in libertarian circles to ridicule the nonaggression principle. Stephan Kinsella and I speak in its defense. This one is long overdue. About the Guest Stephan Kinsella is… Read More
Ep. 549 When Government Fixes Things, It Creates New Problems: The Case of Automobiles
Eric Peters returns to the show, to discuss unintended consequences of automobile regulation, interesting new innovations, and how government’s attempts to fix things create an array of new problems. About… Read More
Ep. 547 The Central Rothbard Contribution I Overlooked, and Why It Matters
Stephan Kinsella explains the importance of Rothbard’s theory of contract — a point I myself did not appreciate until this episode — and contrasts it with mainstream theories, which most… Read More
Tom Woods 1, Harvard Crazies 0
When I entered the Harvard class of 1990, I had no idea what to expect. I came from a conservative town, and had been reared in a conservative environment. Now… Read More
Ep. 540 Left Attacks Rand Paul on His Fed Comments; We Respond
In the last GOP debate, Rand Paul discussed the harm the Fed does to the ordinary person. As usual, the Left — you remember, the people who supposedly “question authority”… Read More
