F.A. Hayek, illustrious member of the Austrian School of economics, won the Nobel Prize in 1974, and wrote prolifically on both economic and non-economic topics. He has been a source of controversy within libertarian circles because of some aspects of his work. Joe Salerno helps… Read More
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Ep. 1074 Libertarians Have a Class Theory, Too (and It’s Better Than Marx’s)
With the idea of class so central to Marxian theory, libertarians might be tempted to ignore class as a category. But there is in fact such a thing as libertarian class theory, because in libertarian theory there are distinct groups of exploiters and exploited. Gary… Read More
Ep. 756 Was Margaret Thatcher a Libertarian Hero?
Conservatives and many libertarians look back fondly on British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, whom they remember for taking on trade unions and the left, and advocating free-market economic policy. Is this an accurate picture of the former British leader? Sean Gabb joins me for an… Read More
Ep. 612 Peter Schiff: We’re Already in Recession
Euro Pacific Capital CEO Peter Schiff says the U.S. is actually already in recession, Plus, listener questions about asset allocation, the Department of Labor’s crazy new rules for the financial industry, Donald Trump and international trade, and more. About the Guest Peter Schiff is CEO… Read More
Ep. 571 The FOX Business GOP Debate, Without Rand Paul
Rand Paul was demoted from the upper-tier Republican debate last night, and he decided to boycott the undercard debate and hold a national town hall from Twitter headquarters instead. Meanwhile, Lew and I were stuck watching the debate. But as always, we have great fun… Read More
Ep. 536 Are Libertarians Packaging the Message Wrong?
What are libertarians doing right, and what are we doing wrong? Are we attracting people or driving them away? What could we do better? I discuss all this with fellow podcaster Jason Stapleton! About the Guest Jason Stapleton is the host of the M-F Jason… Read More
Ep. 529 Leftist Site Attacks Gold Standard; Here’s Our Smackdown
ThinkProgress, the heresy-hunting thought-control site, lashed out at Ted Cruz last week for advocating some kind of tie between the dollar and gold. Cruz himself is not the issue; the issue is how terrible their article was. Their article is the bologna; the Tom Woods… Read More
Ep. 500 Roundtable on Liberty’s Past, Present, and Future with Lew Rockwell, Jeff Deist, and Tom
It’s episode 500! Incredible. Today I spoke with two good friends, whose opinions I value highly. We discussed everything from politics to advice for young people, and from our strengths and weaknesses to our favorite memories. Please join me for this special episode. About the… Read More
Ep. 431 The TSA Gropes, But at Least You’re Safe, Right?
James Bovard, the author of ten books, is an investigative journalist who has written for a wide variety of publications. Article Discussed “ TSA Has No Excuse to Continue the Groping ” Guest’s Latest Book Public Policy Hooligan: Rollicking and Wrangling from Helltown to Washington Books Mentioned Fair Trade Fraud , by James Bovard Civil Rights: Rhetoric or Reality? by Thomas Sowell Guest’s Website JimBovard.com Guest’s Twitter @jimbovard Special Offers I’ve just released a… Read More
Transcript: David Stockman on the Fed and War, Plus His Journey from Leftism
Not long ago I had a chance to talk once again to David Stockman, budget director under Ronald Reagan and author of The Great Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in America . Here’s the audio , and here’s a YouTube . A very compelling conversation. Here’s the full transcript. (For transcripts of all my interviews, click here ; for the Tom Woods… Read More