In Murthy v. Missouri the Court refused to consider the merits of a free-speech case because the plaintiffs allegedly lacked "standing," but as the dissent argues, all the elements for standing were present, and the Court most certainly should have ruled on the merits. Tracy Beanz, who's followed the case closely, joins us.

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Show notes for Ep. 2511

Gene and I discuss his two debates at the most recent Porcfest: one on whether consequentialist arguments (e.g., capitalism makes us rich) or arguments based on first principles (e.g., the nonaggression principle) work better to persuade people to adopt our point of view. We also say a bit about Gene's debate with David Friedman over the Austrian and Chicago schools of economics.

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Show notes for Ep. 2510

Gerard Casey, professor emeritus of philosophy at University College, Dublin, wrote a massive history of political thought from a libertarian perspective, called Freedom's Progress? A History of Political Thought. Today I throw questions at him about Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle, primarily related to what people who favor a free society should think about them.

Book Discussed: Freedom's Progress? A History of Political Thought

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Show notes for Ep. 2509

Kyle Anzalone, news editor at the Libertarian Institute and opinion editor at Antiwar.com, joins me for a review of the state of major conflicts.

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Show notes for Ep. 2508

Christopher Coyne of George Mason University has discovered. drearily predictable pattern of terrible decisions in one American war after another.

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Book Discusssed: How to Run Wars: A Confidential Playbook for the National Security Elite

Show notes for Ep. 2507

The question had been asked: what if Trump is convicted? Will he be irreparably damaged among independents? Is there a Plan B? Syndicated columnist and Modern Age editor Dan McCarthy joins us to discuss where Trump stands now, along with many other topics in this potpourri episode.

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Guest's Website: Modern Age: https://www.modernagejournal.com 

Guest's Twitter: @ToryAnarchist

Show notes for Ep. 2506

Vivek returns to the show to discuss his plan for a floundering BuzzFeed as well as the urgency of fending off the left in 2024.

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Show notes for Ep. 2505

With much frustration over the 2024 Libertarian Party nominee, where does the Libertarian Party go from here? Chair Angela McArdle joins us.

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Show notes for Ep. 2504

The outstanding Congressman Thomas Massie joins us for a wide-ranging discussion, including the never-before-told story of how he and Donald Trump reconciled after Trump supported his primary opponent.

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Show notes for Ep. 2503

Jeremy Kauffman, who has served on the board of the Free State Project and run for US Senate as a Libertarian, thinks support for Donald Trump is the wisest move for libertarians in 2024 -- and yes, he is well aware of Trump's weaknesses.

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Show notes for Ep. 2502

Clint Russell ran for the LP's vice presidential nomination and shared the stage with Vivek Ramaswamy at the recent convention. We talk about how things unfolded in terms of the nomination process but also about personalities: Donald Trump, Vivek, Chase Oliver, and the guy in the thong.

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Guest's Podcast: Liberty Lockdown

Guest's Twitter: @LibertyLockPod

Show notes for Ep. 2501

Robert Barnes, for my money the best legal commentator out there, discusses what happened, and what it means.

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Show notes for Ep. 2500

Jennifer Bilek has been writing on gender and transgender issues for many years, and has made particular note of the big money involved.

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Show notes for Ep. 2499