We’re taught that Alexander Hamilton is one of the indispensable men in the American story. In his new book — released just today — How Alexander Hamilton Screwed Up America,… Read More
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Ep. 999 “Limited Government” Isn’t Good Enough
Gerard Casey, professor emeritus of philosophy at University College, Dublin, discusses society without the state. Book Discussed Libertarian Anarchy: Against the State Related Episodes Ep. 939 Do We Need the State for Defense? (Bob Murphy) Ep. 938 Law Without… Read More
Ep. 998 Against the Haters: The Brilliance of Hans-Hermann Hoppe
Hans-Hermann Hoppe is one of the most significant libertarian thinkers in the world today. Murray Rothbard could not say enough about his brilliance. Unfortunately, his detractors (and even many of… Read More
Ep. 993 Can Government Be Run Like a Business?
We often hear it said: if only government could be run like a business, we’d be getting somewhere. The problem isn’t that it’s difficult to run government like a business.… Read More
Ep. 980 Moral Injury: War’s Undiscussed Casualty
Peter van Buren returns to the show to discuss his novel Hooper’s War, set during World War II. Beneath all the casualty figures and the news reports is something profound and… Read More
Ep. 979 Liechtenstein: The Closest Thing to a Libertarian Country?
The small country of Liechtenstein is run by Prince Hans-Adam II, who is a friend and correspondent of the libertarian economist and philosopher Hans-Hermann Hoppe. In today’s episode we tell… Read More
Ep. 977 Left, Right, and Charlottesville, with Paul Gottfried
In the wake of the events in Charlottesville, Paul Gottfried returns to the show to discuss the present state of the American ideological spectrum, from Antifa to the alt Right.… Read More
Ep. 970 The Real George Orwell
George Orwell has been a mystery to a great many readers. What did he truly believe? Was he a thoroughgoing socialist yet anti-totalitarian? David Ramsay Steele, author of a new… Read More
Resource Page for “Austrian Economics vs. Conventional Wisdom”
On World War II and the Great Depression, see my resource page . On Hoover and the Great Depression, see America’s Great Depression by Murray N. Rothbard. On FDR and the New Deal there are… Read More
BONUS Ep. 958 The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Progressive Rock
David Weigel, national political correspondent for the Washington Post, released a book this year on the history of progressive rock — which is a glorious and wonderful excuse for a podcast-length… Read More
