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Back to SearchPerspectives on Peace – Kenneth Boulding and the Everyday Practice of Peace
Episode 222
On this episode, Chris Coyne speaks with Michael Romero, Mikayla Novak, and Anna Claire Flowers about the enduring influence of Kenneth Boulding on how we understand peace and cooperation.
Romero dis…
Published on 8 hours ago
Nina Bandelj — 2023 Markets and Society Conference Keynote
Episode 221
On this episode of the Hayek Program Podcast, Nina Bandelj delivers a keynote lecture at the 2023 Markets & Society conference on the social life of money for children. Drawing on research about what…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Perspectives on Peace — Peter Boettke on the Life and Legacy of Kenneth E. Boulding
Episode 220
On this episode, Chris Coyne and Peter Boettke explore the life and legacy of economist Kenneth E. Boulding, Boettke's former professor and mentor. Boettke recalls his experiences in Boulding's Great…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Chandran Kukathas on Capitalism, Human Nature, and the Meaning of Life
Episode 219
On this episode, Chandran Kukathas delivers a lecture at the Mercatus Center on capitalism, human nature, and the meaning of life.
Kukathas argues that capitalism is less a fixed system than a consta…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Michael Clemens on the Trillion-Dollar Question of Immigration
Episode 218
On this episode, Nathan Goodman is joined by Michael Clemens to discuss why immigration policy matters not just for migrants themselves but for broader economic growth. Drawing on his influential wor…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Chandran Kukathas on "Dialogues on Immigration and the Open Society"
Episode 217
On this episode, Peter Boettke chats with political theorist Chandran Kukathas on his latest book, Dialogues on Immigration and the Open Society
(Routledge, 2025), which addresses the most important e…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Timothy J. Dunn on Migrant Deaths and the Human Cost of Border Militarization
Episode 216
On this episode, Nathan Goodman interviews sociologist Timothy Dunn on the militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border and its consequences for human rights. Dunn discusses how U.S. border militarizatio…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Jacob T. Levy on Tensions Between Immigration Control and the Rule of Law
Episode 215
On this episode, Nathan Goodman interviews political theorist Jacob Levy about the rule of law and its tensions with modern immigration enforcement. Drawing on his 2018 article, “The rule of law and …
Published on 3 months ago
Mark Pennington on Foucault’s Lessons for Liberal Political Economy
Episode 214
On this episode, Peter Boettke chats with Mark Pennington on Mark's latest book, Foucault and Liberal Political Economy: Power, Knowledge, and Freedom (Oxford University Press, 2025). Pennington argu…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Abigail Hall on the Boomerang Effect and the Unintended Consequences of U.S. Immigration Policy
Episode 213
On this episode, Nathan Goodman speaks with Abby Hall on the "boomerang effect," where U.S. military tools and tactics used abroad—like drones—are repurposed for domestic border enforcement. Hall di…
Published on 4 months ago