The great historian Brion McClanahan joins me once again for some random but (if I may say so) darn good questions, including the perennial “favorite (or least bad) presidents” one.… Read More
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Ep. 1912 The Thomas Jefferson They’d Rather You Not Know About
Brion McClanahan and I discuss the ideas of Thomas Jefferson that the political and academic classes despise. Sponsor BetterHelp offers professional counseling online at affordable prices. Get matched with your… Read More
Ep. 1906 Capitalism and Its Critics
Donald Devine joins me for a series of warnings, intended for left and right alike, about using government to transform society according to your preferred pattern. Sponsor Skillshare is an… Read More
Ep. 1902 The Modern State Is a Radical Departure
Marco Bassani of the University of Milan joins me to discuss the idea of the modern state — centralized, one and indivisible, exercising a monopoly on violence over its territory,… Read More
Ep. 1894 Why the Economy Goes Up and Down — Explained for a Teenager, a 5-Year-Old, and a Grad Student
In this unique episode, Professor Jeff Herbener and I explain why the economy goes up and down in boom-bust cycles (hint: it’s not the fault of “capitalism”), but we describe… Read More
Ep. 1886 The Forgotten Quality That Makes You Human, and Wicked People Less Than
F.H. Buckley, a professor at George Mason University’s law school, joins us to discuss curiosity — a topic that may itself appear curious, and yet turns out to be at… Read More
Ep 1884 The Truth About the Supreme Court
My friend and co-author Kevin Gutzman joins us to discuss the original function of the Supreme Court and what has happened since, including the Democrats’ latest attempt at court packing.… Read More
Ep. 1866 The Anthony Fauci Phenomenon
Anthony Fauci, although perhaps known to public health specialists and an advisor to numerous White Houses, was largely unknown to the American public until early 2020. Since then, his stature… Read More
Ep. 1861 The Green New Deal: Worse Than You Think
Marc Morano returns to the show to discuss the craziness of the Green New Deal, which turns out to be even worse than you thought. Sponsor BitTrust IRA helps you seamlessly… Read More
Ep. 1859 What Is Friendship (and Should Politics Interfere)?
Gary Chartier, who has written on the subject of friendship from a philosophical and theological perspective, joins me to delve into what friendship means, and whether we can or should… Read More
