Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 23, 2023.

Can there be a bridge between Heideggerian metaphysics and practical political philosophy?

Just-wage theory tells us that an employer cannot reduce his workers' wages below some presumed "cost of living." Yet, that same employer can be permitted to reduce the worker's wage to zero if the worker has been replaced by a machine. 

Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 23, 2023.

Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, on September 23, 2023. Includes audience Q&A period.

The Nigerian government should have seen the economic disaster the eNaira would cause. They didn’t, and chaos and rioting followed.

Economists and political elites fondly claim that economic growth is due to increased technological knowledge. That is only partly true.

While Leo Strauss did not share G.W.F. Hegel's acceptance of historicism, nonetheless he gives Hegel a sympathetic review. David Gordon takes a closer look at both men.

The UAW's strike against US automakers will do long-term damage to the domestic auto industry. Unfortunately, unions and their advocates will learn nothing from this debacle.

Fed policymaking is all about political expedience. When we see Fed policy, we must keep in mind that "managing the economy" is secondary to managing public debt service and public expectations.