Podcast Episodes

There Is No Property-Rights Case for Birthright Citizenship

The process of naturalization is a government-created "right" with no basis in property rights. In other words, there is no libertarian case for birt…

1 month, 1 week ago

Ethics, State, and Just War: Some Notes on Rothbard’s Libertarianism

For Rothbard — as for Locke — it is not the use of force that is disputable, but the use of force against peaceful and innocent people.

Original artic…

1 month, 1 week ago

How the Jacksonians Caused America’s Industrial Revolution

America’s industrial revolution didn’t just happen. It came about because of the free market initiatives that came from the Andrew Jackson presidency…

1 month, 1 week ago

Atlanta, TSA, and a Test Case for Interventionist Non-Intervention

The TSA stories, especially at Atlanta, are illustrations of interventionist non-intervention: non-delivery of promised, paid-for, and monopolized se…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Durham Police and Prosecutors Committed Numerous Crimes in the Duke Lacrosse Case – And Escaped Meaningful Punishment

When accusations of rape and assault were made against Duke University’s lacrosse team in 2006, both the Durham City Police and District Attorney Mic…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Cheap Calories, Expensive Consequences: How Federal Policy Contributes to Chronic Disease

The federal government heavily subsidizes certain politically-connected food growers in the name of “protecting our food supply.” Actually, the gover…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Mistaken Identity of Prediction Markets

Mainstream finance regularly confuses finance, insurance and betting. The Austrian School provides the tools to understand their differences.

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Individualism in Rothbard’s Natural Rights Libertarianism

Murray Rothbard’s system was built upon the natural rights of individuals, and tying liberty to property and ownership, not collectivism.

Original art…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Iran War Brings More Inflation and New Strength to the Yuan

Beyond the initial oil shock, the Iran war is also laying the foundation for ongoing monetary inflation and price inflation, with no real change to t…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

It’s Not Anarcho-Tyranny, It’s Interventionist Non-Intervention

Combining binary and triangular interventions, the state coercively taxes citizens to pay for its services, monopolizes certain services, and then is…

1 month, 3 weeks ago