Ep. 536 Bretigne Shaffer on Teaching Kids Courage Through Stories
Bretigne is a former libertarian journalist who is now devoted to children’s fiction. She joins Bob to discuss her latest work, “Elixir of Fear.” They also discuss Bretigne’s history as a journalist in Hong Kong. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this episode. Bretigne Shaffer’s substack. The link…
Ep. 535 Parsing Trump on Interest Rates
Adam Haman breaks the long hiatus to help Bob break down Trump’s recent statements on interest rates (and trade deficits). Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this episode. Bob explains connection between current account deficit and capital account surplus. This episode’s sponsor, The Swan Bros. The HamanNature substack.…
Ep. 534 Dan McCarthy on the Death of Libertarianism
Ep. 533 Pushing Back Against Neil deGrasse Tyson on Science Funding
Adam Haman returns to help Bob dissect Neil deGrasse Tyson’s recent complaints about the lack of government funding for science. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this episode. Neil deGrasse Tyson laments science funding. The Bell Labs paper that laid out the Kelly criterion. Kealey’s case against public…
Ep. 532 David Beckworth Helps Breakdown Dinesh D’Souza’s Calvinism Debate
Economist David Beckworth joins Bob to analyze a recent debate on Calvinism between Dinesh D’Souza and Guillaume Bignon, hosted on the Gospel Truth podcast. Both David and Bob approach the issue as Molinists. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this episode. The Bignon-D’Souza debate on Calvinism. David Beckworth’s…