Hayek, Friedman, Buchanan: The Villains of “Neoliberalism”
According to Brown, Hayek's position against mass democracy is not to be argued against but diagnosed. It is wrong because “democracy” is good—obviously.
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Why It’s Important to Make the Moral Case for Capitalism
Yes, capitalism is more efficient than socialism, but to build a compelling argument for free market capitalism, defenders of liberty must also articulate that it is a superior moral system.
Pelosi’s “Mandate”: What “Consent of the Governed” Really Means
What does "the consent of the governed" mean? In 2020, 53 percent of US residents either voted for someone other than Trump or Biden, or didn’t vote at all. It also means about 75 percent of the population did not vote for Biden.
Red and Blue States: It’s Time for a Multistate Solution
Joe Biden says: "I will work as hard for those who didn't vote for me as those who did." Does anyone actually believe that?
Pelosi’s “Mandate”: What “Consent of the Governed” Really Means
What does "the consent of the governed" mean? In 2020, 53 percent of US residents either voted for someone other than Trump or Biden, or didn’t vote at all. It also means about 75 percent of the population did not vote for Biden.
Red and Blue States: It’s Time for a Multistate Solution
Joe Biden says: "I will work as hard for those who didn't vote for me as those who did." Does anyone actually believe that?
Explaining Kenneth Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem for Social Choice
First Bob explains his contest involving Adventures in Pacifism–winner gets 100 smackers. Then he explains the incredibly powerful, and surprisingly Austrian, result by which Kenneth Arrow showed it was impossible to coherently aggregate individual preferences into a social ranking.
Dan McCarthy Trusts the People More Than the Elites
Dan McCarthy, Editor at Large of The American Conservative, joins Bob to discuss his view that conservatives and libertarians should stop heaping contempt on democracy. McCarthy argues that the elites are the real threat to liberty, not the masses.
Jeff Deist on Election Fraud and Shutdown Lunacy
Jeff Deist returns to the show to comment on allegations of voter fraud; the future of politics in a post-Trump America; the death of the old GOP; the push for a “great reset;” the crippling of the economy via shutdown and bailouts; and more.
Our National Psychosis
"We’re already past any of these illusions about democracy or politics or constitutionalism. I would argue that we’ve reached the point where loving our country requires us to identify and begin to separate the various nations which are within it. I think there’s nothing more important today."
