Podcast
The NRA Would Be Wise to Leave New York ASAP
The NRA would be wise to vote with its feet. Millions of Americans have already escaped the high taxes and freedom-destroying blue state regimes by doing the same.
Problems with Theories on the Black-White Wealth Gap
Vague and generalizing theories about culture and race don't tell us much about the wealth gap between blacks and whites. The answer is more complex.
The Forgotten Hazlitt Book
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.
Most Everything Governments Do Should Be Regarded as “Corrupt”
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.
Our Politicians Would Probably Be Better If We Picked Them by Lot
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?
The Supreme Court Is Overrated
Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop discuss why people aren't nearly cynical enough about the US Supreme Court.
David Ramsay Steele on Socialist Calculation, Mental Illness, and the JFK Assassination
Libertarian writer David Ramsay Steele joins Bob for a fun tour of some essays from his collection, "The Mystery of Fascism".
Rising Homicides This Year May Be Yet Another Side Effect of Covid Lockdowns
Homicides were flat through 2019. Then spring 2020 arrived, and with it a wave of homicides in many American cities. Could the social and economic effects of lockdowns be the cause?
Why Democracy Cannot Protect Our Freedoms
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.