Free Thoughts

A weekly show about politics and liberty, featuring conversations with top scholars, philosophers, historians, economists, and public policy experts. Hosted by Trevor Burrus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 51m. Bisher sind 478 Folge(n) erschienen. Jede Woche gibt es eine neue Folge dieses Podcasts.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 17 days 4 hours 46 minutes

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Nothing Is Secure


Julian Sanchez joins us this week for a discussion about online privacy in the era of mass data collection. When we’re online, what kind of data are we creating, and who’s watching us?

We talk about data mining, ad blockers, the internet of things, developer keys, passwords and fingerprint security, encrypted messaging apps, and more...


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 May 19, 2017  1h3m
 
 

The True Causes of Mass Incarceration


John Pfaff joins us this week to talk about the United States’s unusually high rate of incarceration...


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 May 12, 2017  1h5m
 
 

Why We're Too Complacent


Tyler Cowen joins us this week to talk about the slowing pace of innovation and growth in the United States over the past few decades. Has American society become too complacent? What would a more dynamic society look like?

Show Notes and Further Reading

Cowen’s book on the subject is The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream (2017)...


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 May 5, 2017  49m
 
 

The War on Sex Work


Elizabeth Nolan Brown joins us this week for a discussion about sex work. What’s the difference between sex trafficking and prostitution? How much sex trafficking is going on in the United States?

Show Notes and Further Reading

Much of Brown’s work at Reason focuses on sex work, here’s a reverse-chronological list of all the articles she’s written there...


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 April 28, 2017  46m
 
 

Guantanamo Bay Is Still Open


Andrew Turner joins us to talk about his experience being stationed at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in 2009 and 2010.

What is working at Guantanamo Bay like? Who are the detainees? How did they end up there? Are we ever going to be able to close the facilities there?

Show Notes and Further Reading

Here’s the Vice News article by Jason Leopold that Turner was interviewed in, “Guantanamo’s Untold Trauma,” and the accompanying Vice News Tonight video...


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 April 21, 2017  50m
 
 

How Much Should We Worry About ISIS?


Emma Ashford joins us this week to discuss the rise of the Islamic State...


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 April 14, 2017  47m
 
 

Stuck in Political Nostalgia


Yuval Levin joins us to talk about political nostalgia and American individualism...


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 April 7, 2017  48m
 
 

Can Anarchy Work?


Peter T. Leeson joins us this week to discuss rational choice theory as it applies to self-governance. What happens in the absence of government?

We discuss the difference between government and governance, what it means to be stateless, and how anarchy is perceived in the world today.

Show Notes and Further Reading

Leeson’s book on this topic is Anarchy Unbound: Why Self-Governance Works Better Than You Think (2014)...


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 March 31, 2017  48m
 
 

The CIA Listens to Free Thoughts


Patrick G. Eddington joins us this week to tell us about the history of the Central Intelligence Agency, how the CIA operates, and what the new Wikileaks revelations mean for our privacy online...


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 March 25, 2017  58m
 
 

Must You Obey Government?


Aaron and Trevor have a discussion about the political authority of the state. Should one obey the government? Is there a compelling reason to? Why does it matter?

Show Notes and Further Reading

Listeners interested in this topic should check out our episode of Free Thoughts with Michael Huemer on this topic, and this Guide lecture with Jason Brennan...


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 March 17, 2017  1h1m