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
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 17 days 4 hours 46 minutes
episode 425: How The Force Can Fix The World (with Stephen Kent)
The Star Wars saga isn't just an epic story of galactic conflict. It's also a moral parable, exploring virtues, and probing questions of how to live, and how to live with each other. Stephen Kent, author of How the Force Can Fix the World: Lessons on Life, Liberty, and Happiness from a Galaxy Far, Far Away.
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episode 424: Punishment Without Trial (with Carissa Byrne Hessick)
Carissa Byrne Hessick joins the podcast to discuss the fact that 97% of convictions in the United States every year are the result of people pleading guilty, often via a plea bargain, rather than having a trial before a jury of their peers.
How did we get to a situation where the vast majority of criminal convictions come prior to any trial taking place?
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Rerun: Progress: Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future
Johan Norberg joins Trevor this week to talk about the notion of progress and gives us all a few reasons to look forward to the future.
Rerun: Why Can't You Email Your Doctor?
Dr. Ryan Neuhofel joins us this week to talk about his practice, NeuCare, which is a very different way to approach primary care medicine.
Rerun: Lessons from a Bank-Robbing Law Professor
Shon Hopwood tells about his journey from bank robber to federal prisoner to U.S. Supreme Court practitioner and Georgetown law professor.
Tech Panic (with Robby Soave)
Robby Soave joins the podcast to discuss some of the biggest issues animating both the right and the left when it comes to tech: bias, censorship, disinformation, privacy, screen addiction, crime, and more
Do Markets Make Us Worse? (with Ginny Choi)
Ginny Choi joins the podcast to discuss how people in market societies are wealthier, healthier, happier and better connected than those in societies where markets are more restricted.
A Libertarian in Government (with Mark Calabria)
Mark Calabria joins the podcast to talk about his time as the Chief Economist for former Vice President Mike Pence as well as his time as the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
Rerun: Remaining Grateful with Steven Horwitz
Steve Horwitz returns to the show to discuss how we should be grateful for how much better the world has gotten in the last 1000 years.
Rerun: Remaining Grateful with Steven Horwitz
Steve Horwitz returns to the show to discuss how we should be grateful for how much better the world has gotten in the last 1000 years.