Media and Culture
Matt Bankert Makes His Case for the Top Ten Libertarian Rock Bands
Online rock artist and music blogger Matthew Bankert walks Bob Murphy through his picks for the Top Ten Libertarian Rock Bands.
Google Marxism: Internet Ideology and the Academics Who Perpetuate It
Michael Rectenwald argues that Big Digital serves as the chief arbiter of expression with the power to delete "dangerous" persons from its various platforms.
Why Johnny Depp Was the Good Guy and Morgan Freeman Was the Bad Guy in Transcendence
Bob Murphy Bob explores some of the economic and even religious elements of the 2014 film Transcendence.
Libertarianism(s) versus Postmodernism and ‘Social Justice’ Ideology
"Woke capitalism" — referring to companies that engage in corporate activism — tells us a great deal about contemporary corporate capitalism, the political left, and the relationship between the two.
Julie Borowski: Nobody Knows How to Make a Pizza
Bob Murphy and Julie Borowski discuss YouTubing, the fun and fatigue of the Liberty Movement, and her new book for children.
A “Bronze Age Mindset” Won’t Save Us From Leviathan
“It’s been evident for a while that conventional conservatism no longer holds much purchase with large swaths of the under 40, and especially under 30, crowd. Tax cuts, deregulation, trade giveaways, Russophobia, democracy wars, and open borders are not getting the kids riled up.”
Tough Questions for Progressives
Dissecting Dave Chappelle’s New Netflix Special
Bob Murphy analyzes and critiques Dave Chappelle’s role as the court jester in “Sticks & Stones”.
Fear of Persecution is Not an Excuse for Christian Statism
Libertarian Christians should be aware that they are not compromising their beliefs or somehow acting in a way divorced from Christian history and orthodoxy when they do not join illiberal Christians in their quest for power and control over non-believers.