Recent Podcast Episodes
The Great Depression, Jazz, and Harry Anslinger: The War on Drugs Before Nixon
Chris Calton details FDR's "Narcotic War".
Dave Smith: Libertarians and the Culture Wars
Culture, Coca-Cola, and the CIA: The History of Cocaine
In the fourth episode of Historical Controversies, Chris Calton traces the history of cocaine in the US.
Daniel McAdams: Trump and the War Party
The Milk of the Poppy
In the third episode of the Historical Controversies podcast, Chris Calton looks at the history of opium use around the world.
Chris Calton: Historical Controversies
The Attack on Marijuana During the 1930s
How did Americans fall for the government's reefer madness? Listen as Chris Calton explains.
Tom Woods: What I Learned from Murray Rothbard
The Roots of Drug Prohibition in America
Chris Calton discusses America's early perception of drug use, and the origins of prohibition.
Venezuela on the Brink
Mises Weekends LIVE! with Lew Rockwell
Jeff Deist interviews Lew Rockwell live at Mises University 2017.