Brion McClanahan’s podcast tagline is “think locally, act locally.” We take a deep dive into what this means, including the federalist/decentralist tradition in America, plus: what about issues that seem… Read More
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Ep. 1465 Is There Anything Valuable in the Southern Tradition?
Well, here’s the question nobody is allowed to ask, since even to ask it is to invite anti-intellectual, third-grade-level responses. But presumably a region that generated Thomas Jefferson, George Washington,… Read More
Ep. 1464 The Obscure Presidents, Good and Bad
Brion McClanahan Week continues with a look at U.S. presidents we barely hear about (and who tend, naturally, to be the better ones) and how we should evaluate them. Sponsor… Read More
Ep. 1463 A Historian Abandons Neoconservatism
Brion McClanahan Week on the Tom Woods Show begins with a discussion of this important historian’s background, and how he came to abandon the neoconservatism so many of us imbibed… Read More
Ep. 1462 The Moral Mess of Higher Education
Phil Magness discusses his new book (with Jason Brennan) about the problems with higher education. They aren’t talking about ideological conformity, bad as that is. They are discussing other problems,… Read More
Ep. 1461 The Powerful Fear Humor: Interview with Babylon Bee Editor-in-Chief
Kyle Mann, editor-in-chief of the brilliant satire site The Babylon Bee, joins me to discuss comedy, politics, social media, and Snopes’ hilarious “fact checking” of what is obviously satire. Sponsor… Read More
Ep. 1450 The CIA and 1953 Coup in Iran
In 1979, as the Iranian Revolution was under way, Jimmy Carter called the 1953 ouster of Iranian prime minister “ancient history.” But it wasn’t. It poisoned Iranian-American relations through the… Read More
Ep. 1449 The Boatload of Real-Life Examples Keynesians Have to Ignore
Keynesians like to pretend that they’re impartial scientists, following the evidence wherever it leads. We, meanwhile, are portrayed as too blinded by ideology to be worth listening to. So today… Read More
Ep. 1448 How to De-Brainwash Students
The prolific and sorely underrated Connor Boyack, president of the Libertas Institute , is back with still more important work. For years libertarians have wrung their hands about the lack of materials… Read More
Ep. 1442 Business and the Just Society: Friends or Foes?
James Otteson is the author of an excellent new book: Honorable Business: A Framework for Business in a Just and Humane Society. He discusses the purpose of business, outlines a sound… Read More
