Hans-Hermann Hoppe has shown in his writings that democracy leads to economic impoverishment and political disaster under certain conditions. But what are those conditions, and are they dominant in electoral institutions in the United States today?
What we are now witnessing in the larger society is the result of decades of work within academia and government to destroy the private-property system of the West and replace it with a new socialist order.
Jayant Bhandari joins the show to discuss Hoppe's controversial thesis concerning monarchy and democracy. This is a must-listen show for anyone interested in Hoppe's most famous work and its application to the problems western states face today.
Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss some strategies for lessening the damage democracy can do.
Although the recommendations of the Great Barrington Declaration would be an improvement over the status quo, the declaration grants far too much power to the state to act in pursuit of an alleged "common good."
Rather than choose among a group of narcissists desperate to become popular by redistributing the income of others, why not choose officeholders by lot for a single term?
Governments that redistribute wealth and regulate our daily lives are inherently corrupt. We cheapen the word "corruption" when we reserve it for just a few politicians who break the arbitrary rules.
Jeff Deist discusses Hazlitt's radical and controversial ― and virtually unknown ― 1942 book A New Constitution Now, a how-to guide for remaking the US constitutional system.
Any act of the state is now thought to be justified if "the people voted for it." And, as government increases its plundering activities, more and more citizens want in on the popular say-so.
Libertarian writer David Ramsay Steele joins Bob for a fun tour of some essays from his collection, "The Mystery of Fascism".
