Pop & Locke
The X-Files
Anthony Comegna and Jesse Walker join the show to discuss the seemingly unexplainable that occurs throughout The X-Files.
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Whose Comparative Advantage?
The concept of comparative advantage is sometimes mishandled in discussions of international trade.
Free Thoughts
Are Social Networks Censoring Conservatives? (with John Samples & Matthew Feeney)
Trevor and Aaron are joined by Cato’s Matthew Feeney and John Samples (a new member of the Facebook Oversight Board), to talk about the pros and cons of content moderation.
Building Tomorrow
COVID on Campus (with Bryan Caplan)
Even if universities re-open in the fall, will higher education snap back to normal?
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Analyzing Economic Decisions in Two Questions
The key to thinking like an economist is to ask: Is it worth it? As compared to what?
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Reconciling Libertarian and Leftist Views of Power and Equality
There are a lot of similarities in the two ideologies’ critiques of power and domination, but great differences in how they view state vs. market power. Yet both can learn from each other.
Free Thoughts
The Radio Right (with Paul Matzko)
Paul Matzko, the host of Building Tomorrow, joins the show to talk about how the government orchestrated one of the largest censorship campaigns in history against right wing radio in the 1960’s, but many people still don’t know about it.
Portraits of Liberty
Auberon Herbert and Voluntaryism
Auberon’s experience with war, politics, and his introduction to Herbert Spencer showed him there was an alternative to the state.
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An Introduction to Locke’s Two Treatises
Locke wanted to prove that the world is not a mere amalgam of violence and arbitrary authority and that there is something that separates a legitimate from an illegitimate government.
Pop & Locke
Harry Potter
Harry Potter is perhaps the most well-known escapist fantasy ever written and adapted to film, but the series is much more than a story about good versus evil.
Free Thoughts
When Innovation Breaks the Rules (with Adam Thierer)
Evasive Entrepreneurs, innovators who don’t always conform to social or legal norms, are changing the world and challenging their governments.
Building Tomorrow
Homeschooling Goes Viral (with Kerry McDonald)
Americans are currently engaged in a grand, national experiment in homeschooling.
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COVID-19 Should Make Us Grateful for Technology
Human progress and global enrichment in particular are largely dependent on invention and innovation.
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Answering Questions about Libertarianism
Join the hosts of the Free Thoughts podcast as they answer questions about libertarian philosophy and policy.
Free Thoughts
Forgotten Libertarians (with Paul Meany)
The host of Portraits of Liberty, Paul Meany, joins the show to highlight historical thinkers who may not have been strictly libertarian, but argued for a freer world.
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Rights in the Time of Coronavirus
The global pandemic, and the proper response to it, force us to critically examine the line between the need to respect individual rights and the desire to limit the virus’s spread.
Portraits of Liberty
Taking the King to Court, John Cooke
Born into poverty in 1609, John Cooke a Puritan lawyer is the first person in history to prosecute a head of state for crimes against humanity.
Pop & Locke
Hackers
Aaron Ross Powell, Julian Sanchez, and Eva Galperin join the show today to hack the planet.