Timeline

359 unique broadcasts. Guest host episodes and solo hours included.

2009 — 9 episodes

• 2009-04-12 · Legalizing Pot in California — John Lovell · California Proposition 19 and Marijuana Legalization
• 2009-05-19 · Legalize drugs. — Bob Zadek · libertarian case for drug legalization
• 2009-07-04 · The Founding Fathers — Jerry Hurwitz · Providential Moments and Principles of the American Revolution
• 2009-07-25 · Hate Crimes Legislation — Jacob Sullum · Critique of Hate Crimes Legislation and Federalism
• 2009-08-15 · Cash For Clunkers is a Dud — Katherine Mangu-Ward · Critique of the 2009 Cash for Clunkers program
• 2009-08-22 · End the Unconstitutional Federal Involvement in Education — Andrew J. Coulson · Federal involvement and nationalization of education policy
• 2009-08-29 · Legalization of Prostitution — Heidi Machen · Legalization and decriminalization of prostitution
• 2009-09-12 · Seasteading — Patri Friedman · Autonomous floating micro-nations and competitive governance
• 2009-10-31 · Legalize Insider Trading — Don Boudreaux · Legal and economic arguments for legalizing insider trading

2010 — 8 episodes

• 2010-04-04 · Best of: Changing the Face of History — Bob Zadek · Politicization of history textbooks and hidden taxes
• 2010-04-18 · The Credit Crunch — Bob Zadek · Individual responsibility and government intervention in housing
• 2010-06-06 · Libertarians for Change — Gary Johnson · Gary Johnson on Libertarian Governance and Fiscal Policy
• 2010-07-11 · The Age of Unenlightment — Doug Bandow · Government mandate phasing out incandescent light bulbs
• 2010-08-01 · Libertarians For Change — Gary Johnson · Gary Johnson on Libertarian Governance and Fiscal Policy
• 2010-08-08 · The Great Founding Fathers — Anthony Sanders · Economic liberty and local government overreach
• 2010-10-10 · A Libertarian Plan — Matt Welch · Balancing the federal budget through constitutional limits
• 2010-10-17 · A Better America — Gary Johnson · Libertarian vision for a better America

2011 — 14 episodes

• 2011-01-23 · Farming Subsidies — Chris Edwards · Federal farm subsidies and corporate welfare
• 2011-04-30 · Straight Talk with Gary Johnson — Gary Johnson · Libertarian policy positions and federal budget reform
• 2011-05-14 · Immigration Reform Is Broken — Elise Foley and Sophia Campos · Federalization of local police through Secure Communities
• 2011-06-04 · George Washington Was Our Guest — Thomas Fleming · Money and politics in the early American Republic
• 2011-06-18 · Nick Gillespie – The Voice of Reason — Nick Gillespie · The Case Against Government Subsidized Art
• 2011-07-09 · Crime Down: Prison Costs Up — Veronique de Rugy · Costs of the American criminal justice system
• 2011-07-30 · The Second American Revolution – NOW — Don Boudreaux · Debt Ceiling Government Spending and Default
• 2011-08-06 · Obama Nationalizes General Electric — Luigi Zingales · Crony capitalism and government interference in markets
• 2011-08-13 · Is the US the Next Enron? — Peter Suderman · Standard and Poors downgrade and US fiscal policy
• 2011-08-27 · Hollywood: Obama’s Ministry of Propaganda — Ben Shapiro · Ideological leanings and left-wing bias in Hollywood television
• 2011-09-17 · Is Your Alma Mater a Soviet Gulag? — Harvey Silverglate · Erosion of free speech on college campuses
• 2011-10-01 · Who Should Be President and Why? — Thomas Fleming · The American Presidency and the Founders Vision
• 2011-10-15 · Economic Freedom is Poverty’s Only Remedy — Hadley Heath · Poverty in America and the War on Poverty
• 2011-10-22 · Cops Are No Better Than Criminals — Mike Riggs · Civil asset forfeiture and property rights

2012 — 9 episodes

• 2012-01-21 · The Triumph of Principle Over Politics — Gary Johnson · Gary Johnson Libertarian Presidential Platform
• 2012-03-31 · Occupy Movement – What Does It Tell Us About America? — Anthony Fisher · Origins and motivations of Occupy Wall Street
• 2012-04-14 · Who’s Looking Out for Us? — Larry Klayman · Government accountability and legal activism with Larry Klayman
• 2012-05-26 · High Speed Bankruptcy – The California Way — Adrian Moore · California high-speed rail project critique
• 2012-06-23 · Repeal the 17th Amendment? — Todd Zywicki · The 17th Amendment and the Death of Federalism
• 2012-06-30 · Manny Klausner - A Libertarian Life — Manny Klausner · Supreme Court Decision on the Affordable Care Act
• 2012-07-07 · America’s Student Loan Problem — Arvin Vora · Federal student loan subsidies and higher education distortions
• 2012-10-20 · Was The Ratification of the Constitution A Mistake? — Thomas Fleming · Ratification of the US Constitution and Anti-Federalist Arguments
• 2012-10-27 · The Morality of Capitalism — Tom G. Palmer · the moral foundations of capitalism

2013 — 11 episodes

• 2013-03-23 · Where is Everyone Going? — Travis Brown · State tax policies and wealth migration
• 2013-04-13 · We Are All Libertarians — Judge Jim Gray · Libertarianism and its influence on American politics
• 2013-05-04 · Let Them All In — Alex Nowrasteh · History and Economics of US Immigration Policy
• 2013-05-11 · War – A Rationale For Extra-Constitutional Power? — Chris Preble · War as a political tool to bypass constitutional safeguards
• 2013-08-17 · Immigrants – The Ultimate Entrepreneurs — Alex Nowrasteh · Economic and moral arguments for open borders
• 2013-08-31 · California Dreamin’ – About Sane Government — Steve Greenhut · Political and economic decline of California
• 2013-09-14 · Will Americans Accept Second Class Medicine? — Dr. Jeffrey Singer · The systematic destruction of private medical practice
• 2013-09-21 · Is America Doomed by Voter Ignorance? — Ilya Somin · Voter ignorance and the impact on democratic governance
• 2013-10-26 · Posse Comitatus – Repealed but Not Gone — Radley Balko · The Militarization of American Police Forces
• 2013-11-02 · How Washington Invented the Presidency — Harlow Giles Unger · George Washington and the American presidency
• 2013-12-23 · George Washington’s Providence — Ray Lorber · George Washington’s belief in divine Providence

2014 — 15 episodes

• 2014-01-11 · How the Free Market Will Save the Planet — Walter Block · Libertarian principles and the non-aggression principle
• 2014-02-01 · Aren’t Men Entitled to Due Process on Campus? — Cathy Young · Erosion of due process on college campuses
• 2014-02-15 · America, The Most Sexually Hypocritical Nation on Earth — Maggie McNeill · Criminalization and morality of sex work
• 2014-03-30 · Worst Ten Economic Mistakes of the 20th Century — Burton Abrams · Economic Folly and Damaging Government Policies
• 2014-06-08 · Matt Zwolinski on Bleeding Heart Libertarianism — Matt Zwolinski · Bleeding Heart Libertarianism and Poverty Alleviation
• 2014-06-15 · Alice Goffman on Fugitive Life in an American City — Alice Goffman · Fugitive life and aggressive policing in Philadelphia
• 2014-06-22 · Yeonmi Park – North Korean Defector: “Juche” Die, Markets Rise — Yeonmi Park · Yeonmi Park on escaping North Korea and the Songbun system
• 2014-06-29 · United Iraq Falls: Ivan Eland on Partitioning for Peace — Ivan Eland · US intervention in the Middle East and Iraq
• 2014-08-03 · Derek Khanna - What’s Stifling Innovation? — Derek Khanna · Legalizing cell phone unlocking and copyright reform
• 2014-09-04 · The New Royal Prerogative: Philip Hamburger on Administrative Law — Gene Healy · Constitutional and historical nature of impeachment
• 2014-09-20 · A Vital Issue: Sigrid Fry-Revere on Iranian Kidney Markets — Sigrid Fry-Revere · Unintended Consequences of the National Organ Transplant Act
• 2014-10-26 · Has America Become an “Elective Monarchy”? — Frank H. Buckley · The evolution of the American presidency into a monarchy
• 2014-11-27 · Overruling Government Overreach: Damon Root on the Libertarian Legal Movement — Damon Root · Judicial Restraint and the War for the Supreme Court
• 2014-12-06 · Lenore Skenazy: World’s Worst Mom — Lenore Skenazy · Overprotection and the helicopter parenting phenomenon
• 2014-12-20 · Virginia Postrel on Stasis vs. Dynamism — Virginia Postrel · Lethal consequences of the federal organ donor compensation ban

2015 — 14 episodes

• 2015-01-03 · Who Wants to Buy a Politician? With Mike Munger — Mike Munger · Campaign finance and money in politics
• 2015-01-08 · John Allison on the Leadership Crisis and the Free Market Cure — John Allison · The Leadership Crisis and the Free Market Cure
• 2015-01-17 · Jonathan Rauch on the New Attacks on Free Thought — Jonathan Rauch · The necessity of protecting hate speech
• 2015-02-07 · “You’re Under Arrest!”: Overcriminalization with Brian Walsh — Brian Walsh · Explosion of Federal Criminal Law and Overcriminalization
• 2015-02-13 · Inclusive Capitalism: Economic Savior or Socialism in Disguise? — Sean McElwee · Inclusive Capitalism and Economic Inequality
• 2015-03-28 · Lucy Steigerwald on The Drug War and Private Prisons — Lucy Steigerwald · systemic failures and racial origins of the drug war
• 2015-04-04 · David Boaz on The Libertarian Mind — David Boaz · Core principles and history of libertarianism
• 2015-06-27 · Baylen Linnekin on the Front lines of the Fight for Food Freedom — Baylen Linnekin · Food freedom and government regulation of food
• 2015-08-20 · Joe Quirk on Seasteading 3.0 — Joe Quirk and Charlie Deist · Seasteading and the Future of Autonomous Floating Cities
• 2015-08-27 · Ronald Bailey on the End of Doom — Ronald Bailey · Environmental renewal and the end of doom
• 2015-10-17 · John Chisholm’s Advice for Unleashing Your Inner Company — John Chisholm · Entrepreneurship and Unleashing Your Inner Company
• 2015-11-18 · Bill Frezza’s History of Telecom Innovation (and Not) — Bill Frezza · History of AT&T monopoly and innovation vs regulation
• 2015-12-19 · Immigration Nation: Nowrasteh Sets it Straight Again — Alex Nowrasteh · Principles and facts of immigration policy
• 2015-12-26 · Seeing Through TSA’s Security Theater With Jim Bovard — Jim Bovard · TSA systemic failures and civil liberties violations

2016 — 13 episodes

• 2016-01-07 · Randal O’Toole on Rising Rents — Randal O’Toole · Government intervention and high housing costs in California
• 2016-02-20 · Gail Heriot on the Significance of Justice Scalia’s Passing — Gail Heriot · Legal and political implications of Justice Scalia death
• 2016-03-19 · Carol Berkin on The Bill of Rights No One Wanted — Carol Berkin · History and Significance of the Bill of Rights
• 2016-03-26 · Skip Young on The Wisdom of 76: Young America’s Way to Wealth — Skipper Young · Political and economic thought in 1776
• 2016-05-07 · Sarah Stillman on Minors on the Sex-Offender List — Sarah Stillman · Sex offender registries and Supreme Court reform
• 2016-05-14 · Ilya Shapiro on the Supreme Court in the Balance — Ilya Shapiro · Supreme Court and the 2016 Election
• 2016-05-28 · Ilya Somin on Democracy and Political Ignorance — Ilya Somin · Democracy and Political Ignorance and Smaller Government
• 2016-06-04 · Matthew Feeney on Best Practices for Police Body Cameras — Matthew Feeney · Police body cameras accountability and privacy
• 2016-07-02 · [[f_h__buckley_on__the_way_back__restoring_the_promi|F.H. Buckley on The Way Back: Restoring the Promise of America]] — F.H. Buckley · Restoring American economic and social mobility
• 2016-07-16 · Dr. Rick Doblin on MAPS and the War on Drugs — Dr. Rick Doblin · History of the War on Drugs and MAPS
• 2016-08-20 · Mark Lutter on Proprietary Cities — Mark Lutter · The Free City Movement and proprietary cities
• 2016-09-10 · Anthony L. Fisher on Confidential Informants — Anthony L. Fisher · Predatory use of confidential informants in law enforcement
• 2016-12-01 · Alex Nowrasteh: How Prop. 187 Turned California Blue — Alex Nowrasteh · History and Economic Reality of US Immigration Policy

2017 — 28 episodes

• 2017-01-07 · A Lame Duck’s Last Stand — Sam Batkins · Midnight regulations and the administrative state
• 2017-01-14 · Dr. Tom Palmer on Self Control vs. State Control — Tom Palmer · Individual Self-Control versus Government State-Control
• 2017-01-21 · The Return of Big Spending Republicans? — Ivan Eland · National debt as a threat to national security
• 2017-02-04 · [[crossroads_for_liberty__with_william_watkins_jr|Crossroads for Liberty with William Watkins Jr.]] — William Watkins Jr. · Articles of Confederation and the US Constitution
• 2017-02-25 · Debunking Inequality Myths with Ed Conard — Ed Conard · Causes and misconceptions of income inequality
• 2017-03-25 · Judge Gorsuch on the Hot Seat — Ilya Shapiro · Significance of the Neil Gorsuch Supreme Court nomination
• 2017-04-09 · Russia Today (Yesterday & Tomorrow) — Andrei Illarionov · The political landscape of Russia and the Kremlin regime
• 2017-04-23 · Venezuela on the Brink with Fergus Hodgson — Fergus Hodgson · The tragic decline of Venezuela into socialism
• 2017-05-21 · How the EPA Violated the Clean Air Act — Ted Hadzi-Antich · Fifty year legacy of the Clean Air Act
• 2017-05-28 · Is There a War on Cops? — Heather Mac Donald · The War on Cops and the Ferguson Effect
• 2017-06-18 · A Teacher’s Brave Stand Against Her Union – Rebecca Friedrichs and Terry Pell — Rebecca Friedrichs and Terry Pell · Challenging Compulsory Public Sector Union Dues
• 2017-06-24 · Trump Vs. Free Trade with Richard Epstein — Richard Epstein · Economic principles of foreign trade and mutual gain
• 2017-06-29 · A Libertarian Infrastructure Plan — Chris Edwards · American infrastructure and the benefits of privatization
• 2017-07-09 · Miron vs. Sessions on the Drug War — Jeffrey Miron · Economic failures and violence of drug prohibition
• 2017-07-16 · Will Wilkinson: G.O.P. Should Embrace the Welfare State — Will Wilkinson · GOP Electoral Strategy and the Welfare State
• 2017-08-06 · The War on Chinese Restaurants with Gabriel Chin — Gabriel Jack Chin · The historical war on Chinese restaurants
• 2017-08-13 · Richard Epstein on Climate Change — Richard Epstein · Science and Politics of Climate Change
• 2017-09-10 · Leviathan in Chains: Michael Munger on Public Choice Economics — Michael Munger · Public Choice Economics and Political Authority
• 2017-09-17 · Michael Strong on Creating a World in Which All Humanity Flourishes — Michael Strong and Joe Quirk · Entrepreneurial capitalism and governance innovation for global poverty
• 2017-09-24 · Federalism and the Flat Tax: The Austin Petersen Plan — Austin Petersen · Austin Petersen and the Republican Liberty Wing
• 2017-10-01 · Rethinking Pax Americana with John Glaser — John Glaser · Strategic necessity of US overseas military bases
• 2017-10-08 · Anthony L. Fisher on Antifa Violence & Neo-Reaction — Anthony L. Fisher · Antifa and the counterproductive nature of political violence
• 2017-10-15 · Luis Perez-Breva on Artificial Intelligence Myths — Luis Perez-Breva · Misconceptions and Reality of Artificial Intelligence
• 2017-10-29 · Robert Alt of the Buckeye Institute: Power to the States — Robert Alt · Federalism and State Level Policy Reform
• 2017-11-05 · How to Stay Sane in a Statist World — Dr. Michael Edelstein · Psychological dimensions of freedom and REBT
• 2017-11-12 · Amy Wax Defends Bourgeois Norms — Amy Wax · Decline of bourgeois values and academic freedom
• 2017-12-17 · Capitalism and Morality: Twin Pillars of the West — Jayant Bhandari · Capitalism and Morality in Western Civilization
• 2017-12-31 · [[f_h__buckley_on__the_republic_of_virtue|F.H. Buckley on The Republic of Virtue]] — Frank H. Buckley · The Republic of Virtue and American Corruption

2018 — 31 episodes

• 2018-01-14 · The Basics of Bitcoin & Blockchain with Stan Larimer — Stan Larimer · Bitcoin blockchain and decentralized financial systems
• 2018-02-04 · Let’s Talk About California’s “High-Speed” Rail — Judge Quentin Kopp · California High-Speed Rail and Proposition 1A
• 2018-02-11 · A Sunday Morning Chat with The World’s Worst Mom — Lenore Skenazy · Modern culture of fear and sex offender registries
• 2018-03-02 · Getting the Government (Back) Out of Marriage — Sarah Skwire and Steve Horwitz · The Libertarian Case for Privatizing Marriage
• 2018-03-09 · An Intellectual Discussion of Sexual Harassment with Richard Epstein — Richard Epstein · Evolution of Sexual Harassment Law and Due Process
• 2018-03-22 · Cheap Hawks; Not Cheap Talk — Jonathan Bidlack · Fiscal Irresponsibility and the Congressional Budgeting Process
• 2018-03-30 · ICE in the Age of Trump — Mitch Jeserich · Immigration enforcement and federalism in California
• 2018-04-19 · David Boaz on the Libertarian Ethos — David Boaz · Core principles of libertarianism and individual rights
• 2018-05-01 · “Breakfast is Good For You” and Other Dangerous Government-Sponsored Myths — Terence Kealey · Government dietary advice and the obesity epidemic
• 2018-05-10 · Bryan Caplan’s Case Against Higher Education — Bryan Caplan · The Case Against Education and Signaling
• 2018-06-03 · [[joel_engel_on__scorched_worth__a_true_story_of_des|Joel Engel on Scorched Worth: A True Story of Destruction, Deceit, and Government Corruption, 6/3]] — Joel Engel · Government corruption and the Moonlight Fire legal battle
• 2018-06-08 · Thaddeus Russell on Renegades vs. Conformists — Thaddeus Russell · Renegade History and American Social Control
• 2018-06-24 · Non-Aggression in a Nuclear Era — John Glaser · History and Geopolitics of US-North Korea Relations
• 2018-06-29 · The End of Nation-States? — Dr. Mark Lutter · Free cities and charter cities for economic development
• 2018-07-06 · The Two Faces of Janus v. AFSCME — Jonathan Tasini · Janus v AFSCME and public sector unions
• 2018-07-13 · Can California’s Endangered Species Survive U.S. Fish & Wildlife Policy? — Tony Francois · Endangered Species Act and regulatory overreach
• 2018-07-20 · California Discovers Federalism — Joe Mathews · California residency status for undocumented immigrants
• 2018-07-27 · How Bail Traps the Poor in Jail with Scott Shackford — Scott Shackford · American cash bail system and criminal justice reform
• 2018-08-03 · How to Spot Tabloid Climate Science — Sterling Burnett · Climate science public policy and personal liberty
• 2018-08-25 · Elizabeth Warren’s Socialist Dogwhistle — Richard Epstein · Elizabeth Warren Accountable Capitalism Act and Corporate Governance
• 2018-09-02 · The Curious Case of the $32,000 Couch — Laurie Lin · Impeachment of the West Virginia Supreme Court
• 2018-09-08 · [[jonathan_haidt_on__the_coddling_of_the_american_mi|Jonathan Haidt on The Coddling of the American Mind]] — Jonathan Haidt · Safetyism and the psychological fragility of Generation Z
• 2018-09-14 · The One Book You Must Read to Understand American Politics in 2018 — Frank Buckley · Trump and the Republican Workers Party
• 2018-09-22 · Local Leviathan: Clint Bolick on Grassroots Tyranny — Clint Bolick · Grassroots Tyranny and the Limits of Federalism
• 2018-10-06 · Stephen Moore on Trumponomics — Stephen Moore · Principles and Successes of Trumponomics
• 2018-10-11 · [[entrepreneurs__outlaws__and_the_right_to_bear_arms|Entrepreneurs, Outlaws, and the Right to Bear Arms – David Harsanyi on First Freedom]] — David Harsanyi · History of firearms and the Second Amendment
• 2018-12-01 · Title IX’s Transformation: R. Shep Melnick on the New Civil Rights Debate — R. Shep Melnick · The Transformation and Evolution of Title IX
• 2018-12-08 · Awaiting the Verdict in Timbs v. Indiana — Sam Gedge · Timbs v Indiana and Civil Asset Forfeiture
• 2018-12-15 · Revenge of the Pen and the Phone — Sheldon Gilbert · History and legal foundations of birthright citizenship
• 2018-12-22 · Liberalism vs. Nationalism — Yoram Hazony · The Virtues of Nationalism and Political Theory
• 2018-12-30 · Low Tweets and Misdemeanors: The Impeachment Debate Through the Lens of History and the Constitution — Gene Healy · Constitutional history and legal standards of impeachment

2019 — 37 episodes

• 2019-01-27 · On Crowds and Tribalism — Robbie Soave · Media tribalism and the rush to judgment
• 2019-02-01 · Utopia Unmasked — Clifton Ross · The tragic decline of Venezuela
• 2019-02-07 · Founding Healer — Harlo Unger · Life and Legacy of Dr Benjamin Rush
• 2019-02-14 · Not Enough Bricks — Mark Joffe · Green New Deal and California High-Speed Rail
• 2019-02-21 · Here Comes the Storm — John McGinnis · The Gathering Storm for Classical Liberalism
• 2019-03-05 · Elizabeth Nolan Brown on the War on Sex Workers — Elizabeth Nolan Brown · Government War on Sex Workers and Trafficking
• 2019-03-23 · Libertarian Anti-Poverty Policy — Michael Tanner · Curing poverty through an inclusive economy
• 2019-03-31 · David Henderson on Trumponomics, Deficits, and Immigration — David Henderson · Economic policies and Federal Reserve nominations
• 2019-04-06 · Demystifying the Supreme Court — David Kaplan · The excessive power of the US Supreme Court
• 2019-04-11 · Socialism Reincarnated — Joshua Muravchik · History and failures of socialism
• 2019-04-18 · How to Create a Legitimacy Crisis — Ilya Somin · Court packing and Supreme Court reform
• 2019-04-24 · Social Media Censorship — Bill Ottman · Censorship and surveillance on social media platforms
• 2019-05-05 · Hugo Chavez: Failed Messiah — Clif Ross · Systemic failures and crisis of Venezuelan socialism
• 2019-05-07 · AMERICAN DEFAULT — Sebastian Edwards · The 1933 United States Debt Default
• 2019-05-23 · What Part of Illegal Immigration Are You Against? Alex Nowrasteh Returns — Alex Nowrasteh · Economic and Social Impacts of Immigration
• 2019-05-30 · On Foreign Policy, will Trump heed the Restraining Constituency or John Bolton? — Chris Preble · History and Principles of US Foreign Policy
• 2019-06-10 · The Rent Control Bomb — Bob Zadek · Economic and social destruction of rent control
• 2019-06-17 · Veronique de Rugy on the Gender Pay Gap — Veronique de Rugy · Reality and myths of the gender pay gap
• 2019-06-20 · Who Will Censure the Censors? — Frank Buckley · Government regulation of social media censorship
• 2019-06-27 · Redefining the “Deep State” — Jeffrey Bergner · The Decline of Congressional Power and Article One
• 2019-07-14 · The “Doctor for Liberty” on Opioid Abuse, Harm Reduction, and ObamaCare — John Marini · The Rise and Impact of the Administrative State
• 2019-07-21 · [[john_marini_on__unmasking_the_administrative_state|John Marini on Unmasking the Administrative State]] — Randall Holcombe · Transformation of American Government from Liberty to Democracy
• 2019-07-28 · Socialism… Still Not Cool — Ben Powell · Socialism and the economics of beer
• 2019-08-08 · Theodore Dalrymple on Negligence and Unaccountability — Theodore Dalrymple · Critique of the New England Journal of Medicine
• 2019-08-18 · Sally Pipes on the High Cost of Free Stuff — Sally Pipes · Implications of Single-Payer Healthcare and Medicare for All
• 2019-08-21 · Antitrust 101 with Ryan Young — Ryan Young · History and economic impact of antitrust regulation
• 2019-08-31 · Ivan Eland on the Rogue Presidency
• 2019-09-06 · Trump’s War on Trade — Don Boudreau · Common myths and misconceptions about international trade
• 2019-09-23 · Popping the Filter Bubble — Joan Blades and John Gable · Addressing Political Polarization and Filter Bubbles
• 2019-10-25 · Rachel Barkow on Fixing the Fundamentals of Criminal Justice — Rachel Barkow · Mass Incarceration and Criminal Justice Reform
• 2019-11-03 · Mike Munger is Taking Public Choice Seriously — Mike Munger · Sustainability of capitalism and the threat of cronyism
• 2019-11-09 · Jonathan Rothwell on Market Egalitarianism — Jonathan Rothwell · Income Inequality and Market Exclusion in America
• 2019-11-23 · Daniel Markovits on the (De)Merits of Meritocracy — Daniel Markovits · The Meritocracy Trap and its social impact
• 2019-12-02 · C. Bradley Thompson on America’s Revolutionary Mind — C. Bradley Thompson · Moral history of the American Revolution
• 2019-12-08 · Fergus Hodgson on the Fintech Revolution & Competitive Governance
• 2019-12-11 · Brian D. Kelly on the False Promise of Policing-for-Profit — Brian D. Kelly · Economic incentives and fiscal stress in civil asset forfeiture
• 2019-12-29 · Close Enough to Socialism: Amity Schlaes on The Great Society — Amity Shlaes · Re-evaluating the Great Society and its economic consequences

2020 — 52 episodes

• 2020-01-02 · Rethinking Afghanistan with Jonathan Bydlak — Jonathan Bidlack · The financial costs of the Afghanistan war
• 2020-01-12 · Secession: A How-to Guide — Frank Buckley · Secession and the potential for a national breakup
• 2020-01-15 · What’s Really to Blame for California and Australia Wildfires? — Myron Ebell · Causes of Wildfires in Australia and California
• 2020-01-26 · Withholding Judgment on Impeachment with John Rothmann — John Rothmann · The political nature of the Trump impeachment trial
• 2020-01-28 · Remember when kids were free to be kids? — Lenore Skenazy · Overparenting and the movement for childhood independence
• 2020-02-06 · Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop — Lee Drutman · Breaking the American two-party system doom loop
• 2020-02-13 · Big government can’t save us from coronavirus — Jeffrey Tucker · Government response to coronavirus and civil liberties
• 2020-02-21 · Reviewing Judicial Review — Keith Whittington · History and impact of judicial review
• 2020-03-04 · How to leverage resources within the liberty movement — Matt Warner · Poverty and Freedom Case Studies on Global Economic Development
• 2020-03-12 · The Dubious Morality of the Modern Administrative State — Richard Epstein · The Dubious Morality of the Modern Administrative State
• 2020-03-16 · Homelessness & Housing Policy in the Golden State — Lawrence J. McQuillan · California housing crisis and government supply restrictions
• 2020-03-27 · How to Stay Sane as a Libertarian on Lockdown — Jacob Sullum · COVID-19 mortality rates and public policy challenges
• 2020-04-01 · The Single Most Common Economic Fallacy in COVID-19 Reporting — Don Boudreaux · Economic trade-offs of COVID-19 government responses
• 2020-04-09 · FDA — Alex Tabarrok · Systemic failures of CDC and FDA during COVID-19
• 2020-04-17 · Did California Just Declare Itself a Nation-State? — Frank Buckley · American Secession and the Return to Federalism
• 2020-04-24 · Never let a good crisis go to waste — Randal O’Toole · Mass transit failures and COVID-19 spread
• 2020-04-30 · Prime time for the PRIME Act — Thomas Massie · Food supply chain fragility and the PRIME Act
• 2020-05-02 · The Future of Lending after COVID-19
• 2020-05-08 · John Tamny on Experts vs. the Wisdom of Markets — John Tamny · Economic consequences of COVID-19 lockdowns and market freedom
• 2020-05-14 · Foot Voting > Ballot Voting — Ilya Somin · Foot Voting Migration and Political Freedom
• 2020-05-20 · Commonsense COVID Response — Jeff Hewitt · Local Governance and Libertarianism During COVID-19
• 2020-05-28 · Immigration Myth-Busting - Redux — Alex Nowrasteh · Debunking common myths surrounding immigration
• 2020-06-10 · An Unprecedented Opportunity to Revisit Unqualified Immunity — Clark Neily · Qualified Immunity and Police Accountability Reform
• 2020-06-11 · The Future of Cities — Brent Orrell · Impact of COVID-19 on urban life and cities
• 2020-06-19 · Here comes “the spike…”
• 2020-06-26 · Conscription Gets a Face Lift — Warren Gibson · Mandatory National Service and the Draft Report
• 2020-07-01 · Terrible New Worker “Protection” Laws Threaten the Gig Economy
• 2020-07-10 · Why Government Regulation of Tech Censorship is Undesirable — John Samples · Facebook Oversight Board and social media content moderation
• 2020-07-15 · California’s New Union Gag Order Violates 1st Amendment — Terry Pell and Jeffrey Barke · California Section 3550 and Public Official Free Speech
• 2020-07-24 · The “Ratchet Effect” in Real Time — Pat Eddington · Federal police power and the Portland experiment
• 2020-07-30 · The Mini-Administrative State — Glenn Roper · Separation of powers and executive overreach during COVID-19
• 2020-08-05 · Reversing the Ratchet — Ryan Young · Government response and regulatory barriers during COVID-19
• 2020-08-14 · Back to School: A History Lesson from the 1918 Pandemic — Ron Jones · Lessons from the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic
• 2020-08-21 · You’re Hired! Chief Economic Adviser to Trump on What It’s Really Like to Work in the White House — Casey Mulligan · Economic policy and life inside the Trump White House
• 2020-08-27 · The Decline of American Independence — Robert C. Wright · Impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on small businesses
• 2020-09-04 · What Kamala Harris Hopes We Will Forget — Quentin Kopp · California high-speed rail failures and political ethics
• 2020-09-11 · Will We Know Who the President Is on November 4? — Peter Wallison · Electoral College and National Popular Vote Stability
• 2020-09-17 · Vote to Float — Joe Quirk and Tom W. Bell · Evolution of private governance and political autonomy
• 2020-09-24 · Eight-Dimensional Chess — Josh Blackman · Supreme Court vacancy and court packing history
• 2020-10-01 · California’s Ethnic Studies Curriculum vs. Trump’s Patriotic Education — Williamson M. Evers · California K-12 Ethnic Studies and Critical Race Theory
• 2020-10-01 · California’s Ethnic Studies Curriculum vs. Trump’s Patriotic Education — Williamson M. Evers · California K-12 Ethnic Studies and Critical Race Theory
• 2020-10-09 · Amy Coney Barrett on Trial — Randy Barnett · Originalism and the Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation
• 2020-10-16 · Populism 201: Advanced Topics in American Democracy — Bradford R. Kane · Historical roots and modern distortions of American populism
• 2020-10-22 · Mandatory PPE — Kevin Vallier · Decline of social and political trust in America
• 2020-10-29 · What’s Wrong with “Winner Takes All”? Another Look at the Electoral College — Ray Haynes · National Popular Vote Interstate Compact and Electoral College Reform
• 2020-11-04 · Why Trustbusting Big Tech is a Bad Idea — Ryan Young · DOJ antitrust lawsuit against Google and Big Tech
• 2020-11-21 · Dr. Jeff Singer on Prescription Drug Freedom — Dr. Jeff Singer · Ending Government Power to Require Drug Prescriptions
• 2020-11-29 · The Flight of the Golden Geese — David Lesperance · Migration of high-net-worth individuals due to tax policies
• 2020-12-06 · Towards a Libertarian Theory of Anti-Racism — Michael Tanner · Libertarian perspective on systemic racism and policy
• 2020-12-13 · Force as Farce: Unmasking the COVID Hypocrites — Bob Zadek · libertarian perspectives on current events
• 2020-12-20 · Is it too late to step back from the edge of fiscal insanity? — Chris Edwards · Federal deficit and Biden administration spending plans
• 2020-12-27 · Of Sex Work and Censorship — Maggie McNeill · Criminalization and social perception of sex work

2021 — 48 episodes

• 2021-01-03 · Welfare for the Rich? — Lisa Conyers · Government subsidies and tax breaks for the wealthy
• 2021-01-10 · The Capitol Riot in Context — Nick Gillespie · Capitol riot and the erosion of institutional trust
• 2021-01-17 · Populism After Trump — William Howell and Terry Moe · Populism and the Crisis of American Democracy
• 2021-01-24 · Emperor Newsom’s New Clothes — Daniel Dew · Executive emergency powers and representative government
• 2021-01-31 · Questioning Biden’s Inequality Narrative — Edward Conard · The upside of inequality and income distribution
• 2021-02-07 · Stakeholder Value: A New Story About Business — Ed Freeman · Evolution of corporate responsibility and stakeholder theory
• 2021-02-14 · The Radio Right and The Fairness Doctrine
• 2021-02-21 · When More is Not Better — Roger L. Martin · Economic efficiency and the stagnation of median incomes
• 2021-02-28 · Why the Freakout About GameStop? — Jennifer Schulp · The GameStop short squeeze and financial regulation
• 2021-03-07 · Austrian Economics Triumphs — Jeff Deist · Principles and applications of Austrian Economics
• 2021-03-14 · Criminal Memes: The Ballad of Ricky Vaughn — Eugene Volokh · Technology and Free Speech Law
• 2021-03-21 · The Case for Recalling Gavin Newsom — Kevin Kiley · Recall movement of Governor Gavin Newsom
• 2021-03-30 · Escaping the Statrix: Trevor Burrus’s Rent Control Red Pill — Trevor Burrus · Economic and constitutional failures of rent control
• 2021-04-04 · Vaccines & the Totalitarian Principle — Dr. Jeffrey Singer · Medical and political response to the COVID-19 pandemic
• 2021-04-09 · The Truth About the Student Loan Crisis — Preston Cooper · The Economics of the Student Loan Crisis
• 2021-04-20 · Steven B. Smith on Reclaiming Patriotism — Steven B. Smith · Reclaiming Patriotism in an Age of Extremes
• 2021-04-28 · The Immigration Crisis in Context — Alex Nowrasteh · Legal economic and cultural history of US immigration
• 2021-05-02 · Restoring Common Sense to California — Tom Campbell · Formation of the Common Sense Party in California
• 2021-05-11 · Is Socialism Still a Dirty Word? — John Judis · The Evolution of Modern American Socialism
• 2021-05-17 · The Foundations of Property — Bart J. Wilson · Anthropological and economic roots of property rights
• 2021-05-23 · Auditing the Corporate Income Tax — Richard Rubin · Corporate income tax policy and economic impact
• 2021-05-31 · Curiosity & American Capitalism — Frank Buckley · The decline of curiosity in modern America
• 2021-06-07 · Finding Freedom in the Permission Society — Adam Thierer · Evasive entrepreneurs and the future of governance
• 2021-06-14 · New Tests for the Fourth Amendment — Liza Goitein · Government data purchases and the Fourth Amendment
• 2021-06-21 · Philip Hamburger on Court Packing — Philip Hamburger · The Existential Threat of Court Packing
• 2021-07-05 · America’s Second Founding — John Cribb · Abraham Lincoln and the American Civil War
• 2021-07-11 · Trouble at the Bar — Clifford Winston · Occupational licensing and deregulation in the legal profession
• 2021-07-18 · Damien Schiff on the Endangered Species Act — Damien Schiff · Endangered Species Act and Private Property Rights
• 2021-07-25 · Cuba Libre & The July 11th Uprising — Ian Vasquez · July 11 2021 Cuba uprising and US policy
• 2021-08-09 · Rebranding Liberty with ‘Live and Let Live’ — Marc J. Victor · Marc J. Victor on the Live and Let Live movement
• 2021-08-15 · Carol Roth on the War on Small Business — Carol Roth · Government mandates and the war on small business
• 2021-08-23 · Hard Questions About Asylum and Afghanistan — Ilya Somin · Immigration and asylum policy in the Afghanistan crisis
• 2021-08-30 · Vaccine Mandates, George Mason, and the Bill of Rights — Todd Zywicki and Jenin Younes · Legal challenge to university vaccine mandate
• 2021-09-06 · Parents Voting With Their Kids’ Feet — Matt Welch · Families fleeing government-run schools and school choice
• 2021-09-15 · Scott Horton on the War in Afghanistan — Scott Horton · Origins and strategic failures of the War on Terror
• 2021-09-20 · A Libertarian Legal Perspective on Vaccine Mandates — Bob Levy · Constitutional and Libertarian Perspectives on Vaccine Mandates
• 2021-09-27 · Founding the Free Republic of Liberland — Vít Jedlička · Founding and legal status of Liberland
• 2021-10-11 · Thomas Paine: Apostle of Liberty — Harlow Unger · Life and influence of Thomas Paine
• 2021-10-18 · The New Civil Liberties Movement — Philip Hamburger · Government coercion and the surrender of constitutional rights
• 2021-10-25 · Daniel Di Martino on Immigration — Daniel Di Martino · Economic and systemic failures of US immigration
• 2021-11-01 · Debt & Taxes — Chris Edwards · Principles of tax policy and proposed wealth taxes
• 2021-11-08 · Timothy Sandefur on The Libertarian Constitution — Timothy Sandefur · The Libertarian Constitution Project
• 2021-11-14 · Ryan Bourne on the Economic Fallacies of the Pandemic Policymakers — Ryan Bourne · Economic principles and government pandemic response
• 2021-11-22 · Caroline Fredrickson on the Progressive Constitution — Caroline Frederickson · The Progressive Team’s rewritten US Constitution
• 2021-11-29 · Robert Glennon on Water Scarcity — Robert Glennon · Legal and economic complexities of water scarcity
• 2021-12-13 · Understanding the Victim Cult — Mark Milke · The rise of victim culture and identity politics
• 2021-12-20 · The Conservative Constitution — Ilan Wurman · Conservative Draft of the US Constitution
• 2021-12-27 · The Year in Review — Richard Epstein · Review of 2021 Economic and Policy Events

2022 — 55 episodes

• 2022-01-03 · Manufacturing Militarism: A Fresh Look at Propaganda — Abigail Hall · US government propaganda and manufacturing militarism
• 2022-01-10 · Troubleshooting the Constitution
• 2022-01-17 · Liz Warren’s Crusade against “Big Grocery — Don Boudreaux · Economic fallacies of inflation and price controls
• 2022-01-24 · Food Truck v. Farmville — Jessica Thompson · North Carolina food truck owner fighting protectionist regulations
• 2022-02-07 · Chris Preble on Ukraine — Chris Preble · US Foreign Policy Principles and the Ukraine Crisis
• 2022-02-14 · China & the Stupidity of War — John Mueller · The Stupidity of War and International Conflict
• 2022-02-21 · Fresh Approaches to the Overdose Crisis — Dr. Jeffrey Singer · Government interference and the opioid overdose crisis
• 2022-02-28 · The Economics of Immigration — Benjamin Powell · Economic and social impacts of immigration
• 2022-03-07 · Justin Logan on Ukraine — Justin Logan · Root causes of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
• 2022-03-14 · Who Decides? — Jeffrey Sutton · State constitutions and federalism in American law
• 2022-03-21 · The Economic Consequences of Russian Sanctions — Jonathan Bydlak · Economic repercussions of sanctions against Russia
• 2022-03-28 · The United States of Anonymous — Jeff Kosseff · History and legal status of anonymity in America
• 2022-04-11 · Checking in on Bail Reform — Joe Lancaster · Bail reform public safety and civil liberties
• 2022-04-18 · Free Speech & the Scientific Method — Jeffrey Singer · Free speech medical science and government control
• 2022-04-25 · California’s Food Fight — Richard Epstein · Constitutional challenge to California Proposition 12 pork regulations
• 2022-05-02 · Art Carden on Price Theory & Its Discontents — Art Carden · The Role of Prices in Free Markets
• 2022-05-09 · Evan Bernick on the Dobbs Draft — Evan Bernick · Leaked Dobbs Draft and Abortion Rights
• 2022-05-16 · Rethinking Industrial Policy — Scott Lincicome · The resurgence and flaws of industrial policy
• 2022-05-23 · FDA’s New Rules Against Smoking — Guy Bentley · FDA regulatory war on e-cigarettes and vaping
• 2022-05-29 · Splintered: Critical Race Theory and the Progressive War on Truth — Jonathan Butcher · Critical Race Theory and the War on Truth
• 2022-06-03 · John R. Lott on Gun Control Myths — John Lott · Data and myths surrounding gun control
• 2022-06-13 · Food (Waste) Freedom — Baylen Linnekin · Government regulation of food and SB 1383
• 2022-06-20 · The Hidden Cause of BLM Riots — Bill Maurer · policing for profit and abusive municipal fines
• 2022-06-20 · Abusive Fines and Fees — Bill Maurer · Abuse of civil asset forfeiture and municipal fines
• 2022-06-28 · Disney World’s Model for Cities of the Future — Richard Foglesong · Political and legal structure of Disney World
• 2022-06-28 · Disney versus DeSantis — Richard Foglesong · Governance of Walt Disney World and Reedy Creek
• 2022-07-08 · Dobbs, the Democratization of Rights, and the Disaster of Qualified Immunity — Clark Neily · Constitutional implications of the Dobbs decision and judicial immunity
• 2022-07-11 · The Economist’s View of the World — Steven E. Rhoads · Economic Thinking and Public Policy Analysis
• 2022-07-18 · 5 Questions for David Bernstein on Racial Classification — David Bernstein · The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America
• 2022-07-19 · Exploring the Borderlands of Legal Whiteness with David Bernstein — David Bernstein · Government racial classification in America
• 2022-07-24 · Progressive Conservatism with F.H. Buckley — F.H. Buckley · Progressive Conservatism and the Republican Party Future
• 2022-07-27 · Trumpism After Trump — Frank H. Buckley · Progressive Conservatism and the Future of the GOP
• 2022-07-31 · Which State is the Most Free? — Will Ruger and Jason Sorens · Freedom in the 50 States ranking and analysis
• 2022-08-02 · Ranking Freedom in the 50 States — William Ruger and Jason Sorens · Cato Institute Freedom in the 50 States report
• 2022-08-05 · Students, Not Systems — Corey DeAngelis · School choice and funding students over institutions
• 2022-08-10 · Arizona’s School Choice Reform is a Model for the Nation — Matt Beienburg · Arizona universal school choice and empowerment scholarship accounts
• 2022-08-15 · 3 Libertarian Ideas to Strengthen Democracy — Ilya Somin · Libertarian proposals for the Guardrails of Democracy project
• 2022-08-22 · Enhancing Trust in Democracy — Ned Foley · Restoring Guardrails of Democracy and Election Law
• 2022-08-30 · Dick Morris on the 2022 and 2024 Elections — Dick Morris and John Giadjopoulos · American Politics and the 2024 Trump Comeback
• 2022-09-06 · The Student Loan Debt Fiasco — Elizabeth Nolan Brown · Biden executive action on student loan debt forgiveness
• 2022-09-12 · Lies, Damned Lies & the Inflation Reduction Act — Thomas DiLorenzo · Politically Incorrect Economics and the Inflation Reduction Act
• 2022-09-21 · A PSA on ALPRs — Jonathan Hofer · Automated License Plate Readers and Surveillance Privacy
• 2022-09-26 · Patri Friedman’s Plan to Accelerate the Free Cities of the Future — Patri Friedman · Seasteading and land-based charter cities
• 2022-10-04 · The War on Sex — Cathy Reisenwitz · Legal landscape and decriminalization of sex work
• 2022-10-13 · [[gone_viral__with_justin_hart|Gone Viral with Justin Hart]] — Justin Hart · COVID-19 public health policy failures and societal impact
• 2022-10-18 · The FBI: Our Uninvited Federal Police Force — Harvey Silverglate · Abolishing the FBI and federal criminal code reform
• 2022-11-01 · Who’s Electing Whom? Politicians or the Voters? — Nick Seabrook · History and impact of gerrymandering
• 2022-11-18 · The Iron Law of Prohibition — Dr. Jeffrey Singer and David Bier · Fentanyl Crisis and US Border Policy
• 2022-11-21 · New data shows that occupational licensing does nothing to increase quality — Dick Carpenter · Occupational licensing and economic liberty
• 2022-11-28 · What happened to the right to a trial by jury? — Carissa Hessick · Plea bargaining and the criminal justice system
• 2022-11-30 · The FBI: Our Uninvited Federal Police Force — Harvey Silverglate · Abolishing the FBI and federal criminal code reform
• 2022-12-04 · Do you know your rights? — Joe Cohn · Due process and Title IX on college campuses
• 2022-12-12 · The Political Pollution of Capital Markets — Paul Atkins · Political pollution of capital markets and ESG
• 2022-12-19 · The Weaponization of Consumer Finance — Todd Zywicki · Government Control and the Consumer Credit Market
• 2022-12-31 · Which Side Are You On? — Richard Epstein · California FAST Act and minimum wage laws

2023 — 15 episodes

• 2023-01-01 · Shining a Spotlight on the Stealth Airline Bailouts — Veronique de Rugy · Bailouts and Cronyism in the Airline Industry
• 2023-01-02 · [[life_line___guest_hosting__robert_mahoney_on__the|Life!Line - Guest hosting: Robert Mahoney on The Infodemic]] — Robert Mahoney · Censorship First Amendment and Social Media
• 2023-01-08 · What the IRS’s Hiring Spree Means for You — Ashley Varner · IRS expansion and public sector union influence
• 2023-01-15 · The ‘Broken Window Fallacy’ is Back — Mike Munger · Green energy and the broken window fallacy
• 2023-01-23 · Pleading the Fourth: The Institute for Justice’s Fight Against Policing-for-Profit — Mike Greenberg · Civil Asset Forfeiture and Policing for Profit
• 2023-01-31 · ‘Jawboning against Speech’ with Will Duffield — Will Duffield · Government jawboning and informal coercion of private entities
• 2023-02-06 · Free to Build — Christian Britschgi · Artificial inflation of housing costs in California
• 2023-02-13 · American anxiety about immigration is unwarranted. Here’s why. — Alex Nowrasteh · The legalism fallacy and US immigration policy
• 2023-02-20 · Government by the Unions, of the Unions, for the Unions — Philip K. Howard · Public employee unions and democratic accountability
• 2023-02-27 · Taking the Lapdog Press to Task on Foreign Policy Reporting — Ted Galen Carpenter · Media subservience to government foreign policy narratives
• 2023-03-06 · Moving California Forward with the Common Sense Party — Tom Campbell · The Common Sense Party and California political reform
• 2023-03-13 · Confronting the ‘Cancelists’ with Alan Dershowitz — Alan Dershowitz · Alan Dershowitz on Cancel Culture and Neutral Principles
• 2023-03-20 · Arnold Kling: We Just Nationalized the Banking System—Now What? — Arnold Kling · Silicon Valley Bank Collapse and Banking Nationalization
• 2023-03-27 · Remember when kids were free to be kids? — Lenore Skenazy · Overparenting and the movement for childhood independence
• 2023-11-20 · Senator Rand Paul Exposes the Great COVID Coverup — Rand Paul · Rand Paul on the COVID-19 origin coverup