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June 29, 2018 An Ecological Theory of Free Expression (with Gary Chartier)
Gary Chartier joins us for a conversation on freedom of expression. He just published his new book An Ecological Theory of Free Expression. Chartier argues for an “understanding of expressive freedom as rooted and realized in a complex set of social ecosystems that merit protection on multiple grounds and applies it provocatively to a range of contemporary issues.”
Further Readings
More about Gary Chartier
More work by Gary Chartier
Liberty Chronicles: The Corporation Problem (with Gary Chartier)
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48 min
June 22, 2018 Beyond the Sea: The Possibilities of Seasteading
Find the book here: Seasteading: How Floating Nations Will Restore the Environment, Enrich the Poor, Cure the Sick, and Liberate Humanity from Politicians
More about Joe Quirk
Learn more about Seasteading here
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51 min
June 15, 2018 Our Fragile National Ego: Foreign Policy and the Struggle for Prestige
Status, Prestige, Activism and the Illusion of American Decline by John Glaser
Free Thoughts Podcast - Close America’s Overseas Bases (with John Glaser)
Free Thoughts Podcast - Is the Iran Deal a Good Deal? (with John Glaser)
Encyclopedia of Libertarianism - Foreign Policy
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46 min
June 08, 2018 Pharmaceutical Freedom (with Jessica Flanigan)
This week Jessica Flanigan joins us to discuss the rights of self-medication; rights to purchase and use unapproved treatments, prohibited drugs, and pharmaceuticals without a prescription. As Jessica describes in her most recent publication in Cato Unbound, “For most patients, rights of self-medication needn’t change how they make medical decisions. After all, rights of self-medication do not preclude patients from consulting with physicians or using only government-certified drugs. But if patients had rights of self-medication they would be free to make intimate and personal decisions about their bodies that reflected their values rather than the values of a physician or public official.”
Further Readings/References:
Pharmaceutical Freedom: Why Patients Have a Right to Self Medicate Book by Jessica Flanigan
More about Jessica Flanigan
Respect Patients’ Choices to Self-Medicate by Jessica Flanigan
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59 min
June 01, 2018 Hamilton v. Madison (with Jay Cost)
Jay Cost joins us to discuss his new book The Price of Greatness: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and the Creation of American Oligarchy. In the history of American politics there are few stories as enigmatic as that of Alexander Hamilton and James Madison’s bitterly personal falling out. Jay Cost is the first to argue that both men were right—and that their quarrel reveals a fundamental paradox at the heart of the American experiment.
Further Readings/References:
More about Jay Cost here.
Free Thoughts Podcast: Big Government and the Rise of American Political Corruption (with Jay Cost).
Jay Cost, The Price of Greatness: Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and the Creation of American Oligarchy (book).
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59 min
May 25, 2018 Tomorrow 3.0: Uberizing The Economy (with Mike Munger)
Mike Munger joins us to discuss his new book Tomorrow 3.0: Transaction Costs and the Sharing Economy. We discuss the future of the sharing economy, the role of the middle man, and the fundamental economic concept of transaction costs.
Further Readings/References:
Tomorrow 3.0: Transaction Costs and the Sharing Economy
Learn more about Mike Munger here.
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53 min
May 18, 2018 The Future of Money (with Diego Zuluaga)
Diego Zuluaga joins us for a discussion on cryptocurrencies. We also discuss fiat money, Gresham’s law and the difference between blockchain and cryptocurrencies.
Further Readings
Your World on the Blockchain - Free Thoughts Podcast
Contracts and Cryptography - Free Thoughts Podcast
Is Bitcoin the Future of Money? - Free Thoughts Podcast
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49 min
May 11, 2018 Trade War! (with Dan Ikenson)
Dan Ikenson joins us to answer one important question: is the United States in a trade war? We also discuss the future of trade policy and trade policy regulation.
Further Readings/References:
Free Trade - Encyclopedia of Libertarianism.org
How Free Trade Creates Wealth - Free Thoughts Podcast
Specialization and Trade: A Re-introduction to Economics
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46 min
May 04, 2018 What’s Facebook Done With My Data? (with Will Duffield)
Will Duffield joins us to discuss Cambridge Analytica and the future of social media. What is Cambridge Analytica? What is Facebook doing with all this data? Should we expect more regulation of online advertising or nationalized social media platforms?
Further Readings/References:
Free Thoughts Podcast: Free Speech Online (with Will Duffield)
Free Thoughts Podcast: Nothing Is Secure (with Julian Sanchez)
Free Thoughts Podcast: The Internet Doesn’t Need to Be Saved (with Peter Van Doren)
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52 min
April 27, 2018 Peter Van Doren Vs. MS-13
Peter Van Doren joins us again to discuss his time on federal jury duty. On February 20th, 2018, Van Doren reported to the Federal District Court and was selected for jury duty. It was an MS-13 murder case involving an ongoing criminal conspiracy. We discuss conspiracy law, the nature of jury duty and the qualms of the criminal justice system.
Further Readings/References:
More about Peter Van Doren
Cato book Jury Nullification
Nancy MacLean and the Lazy Jury Fallacy by Trevor Burrus
An Essay on the Trial by Jury: Juries vs Representative Democracy by Lysander Spooner
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56 min

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