Are we making progress, holding steady, or retrogressing? Frank Karsten returns to make the case for libertarian optimism! About the Guest Frank Karsten is chairman of Mises Instituut Nederland and of the Stichting Meer Vrijheid (More Freedom Foundation), a Dutch libertarian organization which acts to reduce taxes and government intervention. Book Mentioned Beyond Democracy: Why Democracy Does Not Lead to Solidarity, Prosperity and Liberty But to Social Conflict, Runaway Spending and a Tyrannical Government, by Frank Karsten and Karel Beckman Project Mentioned Ron Paul Homeschool Curriculum Guest’s Website BeyondDemocracy.net Guest’s Twitter @FrankKarsten Books Recommended by the Guest The Ultimate Resource 2, by Julian Simon It’s Getting Better All the Time: 100 Greatest Trends of the Last 100 Years, by Stephen Moore The Skeptical Environmentalist, by Bjørn Lomborg In Defense of Global Capitalism, by Johan Norberg Related Episode Ep. 156: Against the Catastrophists (Robert Bryce) Special Offers I’ve just released another free eBook: 14 Hard Questions for Libertarians — Answered. Click here to get your copy! Like the new TomWoods.com? It was designed by my friends at Studio 1 Design. They’ve agreed to give my listeners 10% off any design project through this special link.