Stefan and I go well beyond the college-is-a-waste-of-time stuff here. College can be fine, and the right thing for some people. But we go through: the ideological environment, quotas, how… Read More
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Ep. 1178 Who’s Afraid of Robots?
John Tamny of RealClearMarkets joins me to discuss how progress really works and the extraordinary advances we’ve lived through that people scarcely notice or appreciate. And robots are going to make… Read More
Ep. 1177 Insider Trading: A Crime?
Should insider trading be a crime? With Donald Trump suggesting that he might pardon Martha Stewart, it’s an opportune moment to examine this important question. Related Articles “ Ashcroft Gets His Pound of Flesh ,” by… Read More
Ep. 1176 The Anti-Marxist Argument That Clinches It
There are plenty of arguments against Marxism, and we make several in this episode. But there’s one, by Eugen von Bohm-Bawerk, that crushes Marx. That’s because it stipulates, for the… Read More
Ep. 1175 Social Media Thought Control: Is This the Answer?
Traditional social media outlets have been under scrutiny for their data collection, ideological bias, and skewed algorithms. Bill Ottman, co-creator and CEO of Minds.com, reviews the problems and proposes rather… Read More
Ep. 1174 Science Deniers?
Cameron English runs a project called Deniers for Hire, which shines a light on progressive bloggers and journalists who defame scientists they disagree with (why, these scientists must be shills… Read More
Ep. 1173 The Supreme Court Christian Baker Case Is Crazy
Lots of people are celebrating the Masterpiece Cakeshop decision because a Christian baker who had been punished for refusing to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding was vindicated. Unfortunately,… Read More
Ep. 1172 The Problem With Government Police
What if the problem with the state’s police isn’t bad apples but the fact that they’re the state’s police? Is it possible to imagine policing without the state? About the… Read More
Ep. 1171 The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking
No wonder my listeners demanded this episode. Saifedean Ammous takes an economic perspective informed by the Austrian School and applies it to Bitcoin and why it matters. He discusses the… Read More
Ep. 1170 Trump and the Deep State: Is Everyone Getting It Wrong?
One side claims the Deep State is a figment of our imagination. Another thinks of Trump as a fearless crusader against it. Both sides are missing something very important. Sponsor… Read More
