The Libertarian Angle

By Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling

The Libertarian Angle episodes

March 19, 2019 National Debt and the Debt Ceiling
The national debt keeps going up and the federal budget keeps running in the red. Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling discuss.
39 min
March 12, 2019 The Virtues of Free Trade
Free trade is the most efficient system of resource distribution yet discovered, but more importantly, it is moral and a key feature of the free society. FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Citadel economics professor Richard Ebeling discuss.
38 min
March 05, 2019 Monetary Central Planning
Would the free market allocate money as efficiently as other goods? Of course! FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Citadel economics professor Richard M. Ebeling discuss.
38 min
February 27, 2019 Venezuela and the Tyranny of Gun Control
Possession of firearms does not guarantee freedom, but it certainly doesn't hurt. The leaders of Venezuela surely understand this. FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Citadel professor Richard Ebeling discuss.
32 min
February 19, 2019 The Horrors of the Original New Deal
With the New Green Deal a hot topic, we thought it would be time again to take stock again of the the original New Deal meant for this country. FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling discuss.
38 min
February 13, 2019 The Horrors of Socialism
With Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pushing a New Green Deal, the time might be ripe to examine the track history of socialist societies. Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard Ebeling discuss.
37 min
January 24, 2019 The Socialism of AOC Some changes are not yet saved.
With the ascent of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, socialism is experiencing a resurgence in the United States. What does this mean for libertarianism and what does it mean for a free society? FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Professor Richard M. Ebeling discuss.
33 min
January 17, 2019 Drug War Meets Trade War
What happens when you have a raging drug war and an escalating trade war? Declining freedom for everyone. FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Professor Richard M. Ebeling discuss.
38 min
January 10, 2019 Trump's Wall and Shutdown
FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling, professor at The Citadel, discuss the ongoing political tussle over the border wall and the ensuing government shutdown.
38 min
January 02, 2019 Trump's "Withdrawal" from Syria
President Donald Trump has called for the withdrawal of the U.S. military from Syria. While libertarians should laud such a move, what is really going on here? Can we really expect the U.S. military to completely withdraw from an area of the Middle East that it has been trying to influence for so long? FFF president Jacob Hornberger and economics Richard Ebeling discuss.
34 min