There’s one thing in particular that the Austrian School of economics understands better than do other schools, and it helps to explain why the Austrians in turn better understand how… Read More
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Ep. 1042 Ivy League Professor Turns Libertarian (and We Also Discuss Machiavelli)
Jo Ann Cavallo, who chairs the Department of Italian at Columbia University, found herself drawn to libertarianism and the Austrian School of economics because of — who else? — Ron… Read More
Ep. 1039 WTF?! An Economic Tour of the Weird
Economist Peter Leeson has just released a challenging new book, via Stanford University Press, that tries to make sense of seemingly irrational practices from far-off times and places — ranging… Read More
Ep. 1033 Was Gen. Kelly Right About the Civil War?
General John F. Kelly, Chief of Staff to the President, made some comments about the Civil War recently that sent the enforcers of orthodoxy into apoplexy. Here is our calm… Read More
Ep. 1025 Ron Paul on the Revolution at Ten Years
Ron Paul joins me for a look at the ten years since the birth of the Ron Paul Revolution, plus a lot more. Topics include the Deep State, the CIA’s… Read More
Ep. 1020 Statelessness: Another Case Study
Pete Earle, author of the study A Century of Anarchy, joins me to discuss a little-known case study of statelessness. Sponsor Get a free trial set (just pay shipping) from Harry’s… Read More
Ep. 1019 Labor Unions: Myths and Facts
Haven’t labor unions improved the standard of living of American workers? Why, wouldn’t we not even have the weekend without them? My father belonged to the Teamsters, so I have… Read More
Ep. 1012 The Fallacies of Marxism, with Gerard Casey
Gerard Casey, professor emeritus of philosophy at University College, Dublin, joins me for an overview of Marxism and its (shall we say) difficulties. About the Guest Gerard Casey is professor… Read More
Ep. 1007 Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and Liberty
Gerard Casey is the author of what the brilliant David Gordon is calling the best history of political thought he’s ever read. We discuss several of his early chapters, on… Read More
Ep. 1004 Side Hustle: From Idea to Income in 27 Days — Conversation with NYT Bestselling Author Chris Guillebeau
Chris Guillebeau, the New York Times bestselling author of The $100 Startup , returns for his third appearance on the show to discuss how to build up a “side hustle” as an additional income stream.… Read More
