A weekly show about politics and liberty, featuring conversations with top scholars, philosophers, historians, economists, and public policy experts. Hosted by Aaron Ross Powell and Trevor Burrus. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Zoning Ruins Everything
Emily Hamilton joins the show this week to discuss how cities have been zoned in ways that make it impossible for desirable areas to redevelop.
The Experience of Policing
Renée Mitchell joins the show to discuss her experience as a police officer.
Capitalism and its Critics
Michael Munger joins the show to talk about some common misconceptions of capitalism.
What is Free Speech?
Adam Gurri joins the show today to talk about the origins of free speech and how our current understanding has been muddied by social media.
Explaining Postmodernism
Akiva Malamet joins the show to discuss the difference between hard and soft postmodernism.
Climate Change Panic
Bjorn Lomborg joins the show to talk about how climate change alarmism paints a false narrative of world ending proportions.
Unpacking Constitutional Law
Randy Barnett and Josh Blackman join the show to talk about how constitutional law has developed in the last 2 centuries.
What Divides Us (with Emily Ekins)
Emily Ekins returns to the show to discuss how people interpret the labels of capitalism and socialism.
You Are (Probably) Not a Good Person
Christian Miller joins the show to talk about how most people have a self‐inflated view of how good they actually are.