Podcast Episodes

The Luck Fallacy and Luck Egalitarianism

Luck egalitarians fallaciously declare property and wealth to be illegitimate or at least suspect due to a mysterious, unquantifiable force called lu…

2 months ago

We Are Living in the Fourth American Republic

The old republic is gone. The constitutional order of the Jeffersonian years—i.e., the so-called "American experiment"—was swept away long ago.

Origin…

2 months ago

The Tragedy of Socialized Fertility

The dearth of child-bearing in western countries like the US is seen as a political crisis. Yet, if there is any place in our lives where government …

2 months ago

USAID Funded Aid Programs Abroad, But Mainly Was a Jobs Program for Progressives

The Trump administration’s downsizing USAID has brought the usual claims: that without US aid, millions of poor people around the world will die of s…

2 months ago

The Fuel Protests in Ireland: Their Lights and Shadows

There are fuel protests in Ireland, which are not surprising given the havoc Trump’s Iran war has caused in oil markets. They also should be protesti…

2 months ago

The Case Against the “Free Bankers”

Despite support from some economists in the free market camp, fractional reserve free banking is doomed for failure, as Murray Rothbard pointed out.

O…

2 months ago

The Revolution Was

"There are those who still think they are holding the pass against a revolution that may be coming up the road. But they are gazing in the wrong dire…

2 months ago

The Right of Self-Determination

The right of self-determination is the right of the inhabitants of every territory to decide on the state to which they wish to belong.

Original artic…

2 months ago

Economic Causes of War

Under a system of private ownership, in which the government's only function is to protect property rights, it is immaterial where the frontiers of p…

2 months ago

If Science Is a Public Good, Let China Pay for It

While there is a public uproar about China having access to the work of American scientists, there is a bigger issue at stake: Is science “owned” by …

2 months ago