Scott talks to Jeff Deist about the economic ramifications of the coronavirus, including both the virus itself and the government’s fiscal and monetary response. Deist certainly expects that we could be in for a severe recession, but is mainly of the view that...
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What Justin Amash Should Have Told Meet the Press
https://youtu.be/ePIBi2473nc "... my basic motivation for being a libertarian had never been economic but moral. ... While I was convinced that the free market was more efficient and would bring about a far more prosperous world than statism, my major concern was...
How to Spot a Demagogue – Propaganda Analysis
https://youtu.be/cg4TyndOVfg My full interview with Professor Bryan Caplan: https://youtu.be/eBiP_kAlp70 Social desirability bias is the tendency of respondents to answer questions in a manner that will be viewed favorably by others. It can take the form of...
The Most Dangerous Superstition by Larken Rose – Quotes and Full Audiobook Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLnZMpC0fqV6u0NI3wsi6EHQP71bv8AmV I read one chapter at a time aloud, one of my favorite books on libertarianism and anarchism. Find Larken Rose here: https://www.therosechannel.com/rhome Quotes- The belief in “authority,” which...
Foreign Aid Can’t Fix Bad Economics
Some myths in politics die hard. We are constantly reminded by the managerial classes that foreign aid is crucial to lifting the developing world out of poverty. With the magic wand of public spending, money is sent to the developing world in hopes of pushing these...
Libertarianism and Externalities – Sam Harris REBUTTED
https://youtu.be/4kUMweevpfs Externalities occur in markets, but they also exist in governments. Government is the ultimate negative externality- they impose costs on non-consenting third parties. The existence of externalities does NOT justify the existence of a...
5/1/20 Daniel Davis on Getting American Troops out of Afghanistan
Retired Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis joins the show to talk about Trump’s apparent interest in getting U.S. troops out of Afghanistan. Trump has signaled that the coronavirus crisis might be an excuse to get out—after all if America is having trouble taking...
Cooperation and Coercion. Antony Davies and Keith Knight.
https://youtu.be/ZS35zc8Og1c Dr. Antony Davies is the Milton Friedman Distinguished Fellow at FEE, associate professor of economics at Duquesne University, and co-host of the podcast, Words & Numbers. Get the book here! http://cooperationandcoercion.com/ His...
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