Podcast
42. The Tyranny of Metrics: A Historian Weighs In
Bureaucratic appeal to measurement as a check on personal judgment rules the medical field but also permeates our entire culture. Guest Jerry Z. Muller brings a valuable historical perspective to the subject.
3. Tucker Carlson Is Wrong About Amazon
Bob tackles Tucker Carlson's claim that Jeff Bezos is unloading his labor costs onto taxpayers.
Jeff Deist on “The Show”
Jeff Deist on the importance of alternative sources for news, economics, history, and politics.
No Matter How You Vote, Politicians Don’t Represent You
One of the most foundational assumptions behind modern democracy is that the elected officials somehow represent the interests of those who elected them.
41. Healthcare Policy in the Crosshairs: The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program
Could pushing policy levers on a grand scale conceivably have negative unintended consequences?
Union Diplomacy, Part 2: The Trent Affair
After months of growing tension between the United States and Britain, a single event almost plunges the two countries into war.
On Voting
Since each person votes for different reasons, we can't morally say that the outcome of an election binds people to any specific law or policy.
No, Voting Doesn’t Mean You “Support the System”
Voting "no" on a tax increase doesn't mean you really consented to it.