Recent Podcast Episodes
Dred Scott
Chris Calton discusses how the worst Supreme Court ruling of all time poured gasoline on the fire that was dividing a nation.
Bob Murphy on the Culture Wars
The Election of 1856: A Victorious Defeat
Chris Calton deconstructs the the Presidential election of 1856.
David Gornoski on Anthropology and Liberty
8.3. Theodore Roosevelt and the Conservation Crusade
From Chapter 8, "Theodore Roosevelt: The First Progressive, Part II".
14.2. The Road to the Federal Reserve
From Chapter 14, "The Federal Reserve as a Cartelization Device: The Early Years, 1913–1930".
1.1. Subsidizing the Railroads
From Chapter 1, "Railroads: The First Big Business and the Failure of the Cartels".
9.5. Monopolizing Public Utilities
From Chapter 9, "The National Civic Federation: Big Business Organized for Progressivism".
14.7. Britain and the Gold Exchange Standard
From Chapter 14, "The Federal Reserve as a Cartelization Device: The Early Years, 1913–1930".
10.3. Ethnoreligious Conflict and the Rise of Feminism
From Chapter 10, "The Progressive Era and the Family".
15.1. Herbert Hoover as Secretary of Commerce
From Chapter 15, "Herbert Hoover and the Myth of Laissez-faire".
7.1. Financial Influence on Political Parties
From Chapter 7, "Theodore Roosevelt: The First Progressive, Part I".