- 0 An Introduction to Freedomain Radio2005/11/19
The central purpose and philosophy of this podcast series
- 1 The Stateless Society - An Examination of Alternatives2005/11/20
Life without government? Really? Here's how it works - and why it is so crucial!
- 2 Caging the Devils: The Stateless Society and Violent Crime2005/11/21
Can a society without a government deal with violent crime..?
- 3 These Cages Are Only For Beasts2005/11/22
The DRO debate continues...
- 4 Loving the State: Leviathan and Optimism2005/11/23
How to fall in love with government all over again..!
- 7 The Argument From Morality (or, how we will win!)2005/11/27
The most powerful argument for freedom
- 5 Using the state for self-defense...2005/12/02
We always argue that we need the state for self-defense. Some logical problems with that approach
- 6 Morality Is Not Easy - Surviving the Cynics2005/12/10
A response to those who say that moral/political theories are a waste of time
- 8 Proving Libertarian Morality2005/12/11
One of the central challenges faced by libertarians is the need to prove that libertarian moral theory is universally correct, while statist and collectivistic moral theories are incorrect. Here's how to do it!
- 9 Understanding the Stock Market: Speculation versus Investment2005/12/11
How governments contribute to (and profit from!) instability in the stock market
- 10 Putting a man on the moon - the initial successes of state programs2005/12/12
State programs often start well, and then fail in the long run - here are some reasons why
- 11 Nagging the State2005/12/14
Nagging the state is like wagging your finger at the mafia. Here's a better approach.
- 12 The Imbalance of Power2005/12/14
State power is *great* for the amoral minority. Here's why it always grows (please note: public recording; lower quality)
- 13 Proof, Disproof and Deities2005/12/14
How can we approach the problem of proving the existence of God?
- 14 The State and God - Part 12005/12/15
Inevitably, Libertarians have to address the question of religion...
- 15 The State and God - Part 22005/12/15
Inevitably, libertarians have to address the question of religion...
- 16 Dealing with Non-Libertarians Part 12005/12/16
We all have to deal with non-libertarians - how can we do that most productively?
- 17 Dealing with Non-Libertarians Part 22005/12/16
We all have to deal with non-libertarians - how can we do that most productively?
- 18 Health Care Part 12005/12/18
An analysis of the power structures of socialized medicine
- 19 Voodoo Economists2005/12/19
The moral challenges of the modern economist
- 20 The State and Sports2005/12/19
Bread and circuses! Why the state loooves to subsidize sports
- 21 They hate us because we're good? (Part 1)2005/12/20
Do evil people really hate good people? (Part 1)
- 22 They hate us because we're good? (Part 2)2005/12/20
Do evil people really hate good people? (Part 2)
- 23 Health Care Part 2 - A 'right' to heath care?2005/12/21
Logical problems with a 'right' to health care
- 24 Health Care Part 3 - A 'right' to heath care?2005/12/21
Practical problems with a 'right' to health care
- 25 Validating the Senses2005/12/22
Arguments for and against the validity of the senses
- 26 The Drug Wars Part 12005/12/23
What is the real purpose of the drug wars? - Part 1 (If you think the State doesn't like drug users, you might be surprised)
- 27 The Drug Wars Part 22005/12/23
What is the real purpose of the drug wars? - Part 2 (If you think the State doesn't like drug users, you might be surprised)
- 28 The Economics of Spirituality2005/12/24
The economic drivers of religion
- 29 Ten Questions To Ask Religious Friends2005/12/27
Some interesting questions about the Bible
- 30 Why State Violence Always Grows2005/12/28
An analysis of the escalation of state power
- 31 The Billion Dollar Proposition2005/12/29
Exploring the limits of free will - or, are irrational people responsible for their irrationality?
- 32 Liberty Under The Lash2005/12/30
How can we be free when the state is so powerful?
- 33 Arguments Against Morality - and the welfare state2005/12/30
An analysis of arguments against the argument from morality
- 34 Moral Responsibility and Social Security2005/12/31
A great criticism of my ideas - and an analysis of social security!
- 35 Race and the State (Part 1)2006/01/01
The role of race in state power (Part 1) - Feeding on artificial divisions
- 36 Race and the State (Part 2)2006/01/01
The role of race in state power (Part 2) - Divided we fall!
- 37 What is Libertarianism?2006/01/01
A primer to share with baffled friends
- 38 The Death Cult of Narnia2006/01/03
The difference between imagination and fantasy
- 39 The Economics of Conformity2006/01/03
What does conformity pay these days?
- 40 Fleeing Eden2006/01/04
An analysis of the power of the Genesis myth
- 41 Power or Virtue? (A Love Story)2006/01/04
More explorations of Old Testament myths
- 42 Unions (Part 1)2006/01/05
An initial analysis of two kinds of clubs
- 43 Unions (Part 2)2006/01/05
A subsequent analysis of two kinds of clubs
- 44 Knowledge and Moral Responsibility2006/01/05
An elegy for the innocence of ignorance
- 45 Random Drives Through Tangent City2006/01/06
Even for me, this one is pretty tangential! Some good stuff about modern art though...
- 46 Voting2006/01/06
It's only a party for those in power
- 47 Emails of the week!2006/01/08
Excellent comments from brilliant listeners!
- 48 Freedom and the Great Depression2006/01/08
How the Federal government caused economic collapse in the 1930s
- 49 Artists, Capitalism and Intolerance (Part 1)2006/01/09
Why people think the market is cruel
- 50 Artists, Capitalism and Intolerance (Part 2)2006/01/09
Why people STILL think the market is cruel
- 51 Welfare and the Argument from Morality2006/01/09
Using the argument from morality against the welfare state
- 52 War Part 12006/01/10
A transactional analysis of war
- 53 War Part 22006/01/10
The real targets of warfare
- 54 Economic Choices and 9/112006/01/12
Some thoughts on 9/11
- 55 Unnatural Spiritualism2006/01/13
Zen and the art of self-erasure
- 56 Emails of the week - and free will!2006/01/14
Excellent responses to the question of determinism
- 57 Free Will Part 22006/01/15
Some more refined views on free will
- 58 Poverty Part 12006/01/16
The complexities of alleviating poverty (Part 1)
- 59 Poverty Part 22006/01/16
The complexities of alleviating poverty (Part 2)
- 60 Loving the Lefties2006/01/19
Returning Marx's 'come hither' stare
- 61 The Fallacy of Left and Right2006/01/20
Politics and false dichotomies: the pendulum that smashes freedom
- 62 Capitalism and Profit - Common Misperceptions2006/01/20
Capitalism does not care about economic efficiency
- 63 War, Profit and the State2006/01/22
An economic analysis of symbiosis
- 64 Roads (Part 1)2006/01/23
Getting from A to B the free market way!: Initial thoughts from a roads scholar (groan!)
- 65 Roads (Part 2)2006/01/23
Getting from A to B the free market way!: Subsequent thoughts from a roads scholar (groan!)
- 66 Evil Doing Overtime at Wal Mart2006/01/24
Punching back the clock you punch - Is it violent to ask people to work overtime?
- 67 Property Rights2006/01/24
The argument from morality in regard to property rights
- 68 Helping the Poor2006/01/25
Benevolence, charity and the welfare state
- 69 Emails of the Week - Jan 25, 20062006/01/25
Brilliant listeners get their say!
- 70 How to control a human soul2006/01/25
The ABC's of totalitarianism - not to be used for evil!
- 71 Culture: How to enslave a human soul2006/01/27
The carrot that comes after the stick
- 72 Bullies and Victims: The aftermath of culture2006/01/27
How power structures are perpetuated through culture
- 73 Marriage, Homosexuality and Abortion2006/01/28
A public analysis of private practices
- 74 Chainsaw Surgery: Using the State to Help the Poor2006/01/29
Helping the poor is not for amateurs
- 75 The True History of Violence (Part 1)2006/01/30
The deep roots of evil and need
- 76 The True History of Violence (Part 2)2006/01/30
The deeper roots of evil and need
- 77 Scratching Foreign Backs2006/01/31
The round trip of the trade dollar
- 78 Running to Lions for Safety2006/01/31
How is government protection working out?
- 79 The Industrial Revolution2006/02/01
Turning the world around one 12-hour day at a time (or, Look - the children - they liiiiive!)
- 80 Advice to the Young at Heart2006/02/01
You say you want a revolution..? Some possible tips for wee freedom fighters ;)
- 81 Two Examples of Empirical Religiosity2006/02/01
Two men, two indoctrinations, two beliefs (From VS Naipul's 'Among the Believers - An Islamic Journey')
- 82 Public Schools (Part 1)2006/02/02
The factories of irrationalities
- 83 Public Schools (Part 2)2006/02/02
The factories of irrationalities
- 84 Public Schools (Part 3 - Vouchers)2006/02/03
The moral and practical effects of school vouchers
- 85 Public Schools (Part 4 - Alternatives)2006/02/03
What might free market schools look like? (Some possible alternatives to 14 years in jail)
- 86 Top Ten Myths About Libertarianism2006/02/05
Answers to the most common objections/questions (Feel free to distribute this to those baffled by your weird beliefs..!)
- 87 Cultural Blindness2006/02/06
The beam and the mote... Chomsky and state violence
- 88 Human Beings - Good or Evil?2006/02/06
An examination of duality
- 89 The State and the Family - Part 1: Babies2006/02/07
Our first experiences of authority
- 90 The State and the Family - Part 2: Toddlers2006/02/07
Our second (and worse!) experience with authority
- 91 The State and the Family - Part 3: Latency2006/02/08
Our third experience with authority
- 92 The State and the Family - Part 4: Adolescence2006/02/08
From passivity to skepticism to cynicism to nihilism: Containing hormones with hypocrisy
- 93 Emails of the Week - Feb 9 20052006/02/09
Incisive comments from insightful listeners
- 94 Preventing Tragedy2006/02/10
A free market analysis of abortion
- 95 Concepts Part 1: Servant or Master?2006/02/10
Celebrity Boxing: Aristotle versus Plato
- 96 Concepts Part 2: Here is the master...2006/02/10
Who pays philosophers - and why
- 97 Concepts Part 3: The Effects2006/02/11
What happens to societies that get concepts wrong
- 98 Decadence and Empathy2006/02/13
False confessions: War and the soul of a soldier
- 99 Taking Back from the State2006/02/13
So you've been offered a subsidy... Should we steal back from thieves?
- 100 Social Fictions Part 12006/02/14
The myths of falsehoods
- 101 Social Fictions Part 22006/02/14
The truth the liar reveals: What 'social fiction' really means
- 102 The Libertarian Love Doctor2006/02/15
Thoughts on romance for libertarians (because we must breeeed!)
- 103 Environmentalism Part 1: Logical Problems2006/02/15
Property, Predation and Conservation: The 'problem of the commons' applied to the State
- 104 Environmentalism Part 2: State Destruction2006/02/16
So long, and thanks for all the fish! (...with all due respect to the late, great Douglas Adams!)
- 105 Environmentalism Part 3: Public/Private Greed2006/02/16
Understanding public self-interest (If private citizens don't care about preserving property, why would bureaucrats?)
- 106 Solving Headaches with Guillotines2006/02/17
The problem of the commons (An article written for www.lewrockwell.com)
- 107 Burdens of Proof: Arguments of God and State2006/02/20
Logic, evidence, the senses and proof
- 108 Stock Swindles2006/02/21
Retirement Savings Plans and State Corruption
- 109 But *my* parents were really nice! (Part 1)2006/02/21
Some further explorations of the theory of parental corruption
- 110 But *my* parents were really nice! (Part 2)2006/02/22
- 111 But *my* parents were really nice! (Part 3)2006/02/22
- 112 But *my* parents were really nice! (Part 4)2006/02/23
- 114 War and the Fantasy of Protection2006/02/23
- 113 But *my* parents were really nice! (Part 5: Freedom)2006/02/23
- 115 The Empty Seas: So long, and thanks for all the fish!2006/02/26
- 116 Criminals Part 1: Capital Punishment2006/02/27
- 117 Criminals Part 2: The Police2006/02/27
- 118 Female Violence (Part 1)2006/02/28
- 119 Female Violence (Part 2)2006/02/28
- 120 Socialist Calculations Part 1: Price2006/03/01
- 121 Socialist Calculations Part 2: Labor, Capital and Goods2006/03/01
- 122 Am I Too Mean?2006/03/02
- 123 Harry Browne, RIP2006/03/02
- 124 Why we forgive socialism (Part 1)2006/03/03
- 125 Why we forgive socialism (Part 2)2006/03/05
- 126 Feminism Part 1: The 'Bait and Switch'2006/03/06
- 127 Feminism Part 2: Divided We Fall2006/03/06
- 128 Feminism Part 3: Women Need Men2006/03/07
- 129 Feminism Part 4: A Way Forward...2006/03/08
- 130 Betraying Children2006/03/08
- 131 Does Government Decrease Violence?2006/03/08
- 132 Turning Ashes into Adrenaline2006/03/09
- 133 Personal Freedom and Responsibility2006/03/09
- 134 Pens and Swords Part 1: Banksters2006/03/10
- 135 Pens and Swords Part 2: Parasites2006/03/10
- 136 Anarchy, Violence and the State2006/03/12
- 137 Propaganda Part 1: Differences between advertising and indoctrination2006/03/13
- 138 Propaganda Part 2: Positive versus Negative Economics2006/03/13
- 139 Saving Children: The Stateless Society and the Protection of the Helpless2006/03/14
- 140 The Libertarian Love Doctor - Trusting Instincts Part 12006/03/15
- 141 The Libertarian Love Doctor - Trusting Instincts Part 22006/03/15
- 142 The Matriarchy at War2006/03/16
- 143 The Truth About Foreign Aid Part 12006/03/16
- 144 The Truth About Foreign Aid Part 22006/03/17
- 145 Do We Need A Standing Army?2006/03/17
- 146 Response to a military email2006/03/19
- 147 Subjectivism and the State2006/03/19
- 148 The 'Ought To' Challenge - Morality does not exist in reality2006/03/20
- 149 The Costs and Benefits of Irrationality2006/03/20
- 150 Racism and the Free Market2006/03/21
- 151 Arguments Against War2006/03/21
- 152 Gun Control Part 1: Logic2006/03/22
- 153 Gun Control Part 2: Facts2006/03/22
- 154 Gun Control Part 3: Crime2006/03/22
- 155 The Social Contract Part 1: Origins2006/03/23
- 156 The Social Contract Part 2: Facts2006/03/23
- 157 The Social Contract Part 3: Logic2006/03/23
- 158 Arguments for Freedom (Part 1)2006/03/24
- 159 Arguments for Freedom (Part 2)2006/03/24
- 160 Corporations2006/03/26
- 161 Goals and Objectives: The Gun in the Room2006/03/27
- 162 Goals and Objectives: The Gun in the Room Part 22006/03/27
- 163 The Gender Politics of Left and Right2006/03/28
- 164 Intellectual Property Rights Part 1: Challenges2006/03/28
- 165 Intellectual Property Rights Part 2: Justice2006/03/29
- 166 Intellectual Property Rights Part 3: Solutions2006/03/29
- 167 [Insert Country Name Here] - Love it or leave it!2006/03/31
- 168 The State and Monopolies2006/03/31
- 169 Free Thought Radio Intro #1: Current Events: GM and the State2006/04/01
- 170 Free Thought Radio Intro #2: Current Events: Delay-ed Justice2006/04/01
- 171 Movie Review: V for Vendetta (AKA The State-rix)2006/04/01
- 172 'Love it or leave it' - An Article2006/04/02
- 173 Can we collaborate with Christians? (Part 1)2006/04/03
- 174 Can we collaborate with Christians? (Part 2)2006/04/03
- 175 Immigration Part 12006/04/04
- 176 Immigration Part 2: The Predatory Escalation of Immigration Policies2006/04/04
- 177 Can we collaborate with Christians? (Part 3)2006/04/04
- 178 Emails of the Week Apr 5 06 - Corporations and Intellectual Property2006/04/05
- 179 Human Nature2006/04/05
- 180 Freedom Part 1: Romantic Freedom2006/04/06
- 181 Freedom Part 2: Romantic Security2006/04/06
- 182 Freedom Part 3: Siblings2006/04/07
- 183 Freedom Part 4: Parents (and everything!)2006/04/07
- 184 Empathy Part 12006/04/10
- 185 Empathy Part 22006/04/10
- 186 Metaphors as Philosophy2006/04/11
- 187 Putting the *con* in *text'* - the contexts of Biblical commandments (Part 1)2006/04/12
- 188 Religious Context Part 2 - Exploring Hell2006/04/12
- 189 An Invitation to Christians Part 1: Saving Your Soul2006/04/13
- 190 An Invitation to Christians Part 2: The Paths of Error2006/04/13
- 191 An Invitation to Christians Part 3: The Economics of Faith2006/04/13
- 192 Curiosity and Personal Relationships2006/04/16
- 192.5 Call In Show #2 - April 16 20062006/04/16
- 193 Marx and the Labor Theory of Value2006/04/17
- 194 Marxist Exploitation2006/04/17
- 195 Economics and Subjective Value2006/04/18
- 196 Parenting Part 1: Credibility2006/04/18
- 197 Parenting Part 2: Authority2006/04/19
- 198 Parenting Part 3: Communication2006/04/19
- 199 Space Aliens from Luxemburg: A Horror Story2006/04/20
- 200 The God of Atheists Chapters 1-3 (Note: Explicit Content! Danger! Danger!)2006/04/20
- 201 Art Part 1: Truth and Lies2006/04/21
- 202 Art Part 2: Serving the Unholy Trinity2006/04/21
- 203 Stateless Prisons2006/04/21
- 204 Art Part 3: Shakespeare2006/04/22
- 205 FDR Call In Show #3 - April 23, 20062006/04/23
- 206 Reasoning with Faith2006/04/24
- 207 Moral Reciprocity Part 1: Policy2006/04/24
- 208 Moral Reciprocity Part 2: Blindness2006/04/25
- 209 Marriage and the State2006/04/25
- 210 The War Racket2006/04/26
- 211 Childhood Prisons2006/04/26
- 212 Business Management Part 1: Value2006/04/27
- 213 Star Trek and Statism2006/04/27
- 214 Social Corruption2006/04/28
- 215 King Kong Review Part 12006/04/28
- 217 State Lies2006/05/01
- 218 Existing Stateless Economies2006/05/01
- 219 Radical Skepticism2006/05/02
- 220 Immigration, History and Genocide2006/05/02
- 221 Brave Media Warriors!2006/05/03
- 222 Media Warriors - Live and Die by the Sword2006/05/03
- 223 Stef Stumbles2006/05/04
- 224 Movie Review: The Godfather2006/05/04
- 225 Utilitarianism: The Swiss Army Knife at your Throat (Part 1)2006/05/05
- 226 Utilitarianism: The Pseudoscience of Subjectivity (Part 2)2006/05/05
- 227 Call In Show #5, May 7 2006: State Participation2006/05/07
- 228 The Perils of Politics and Public Education2006/05/09
- 229 Marilyn Monroe and Sexual Abuse2006/05/09
- 230 And May Nog Have Mercy On Your Gool...2006/05/10
- 231 Movie Review: Fight Club2006/05/10
- 232 Justice2006/05/11
- 233 Honor2006/05/11
- 234 Contempt2006/05/12
- 235 Libertarianism for the Young: Freedom for the tweens2006/05/12
- 236 Corruption2006/05/15
- 237 The Analytic/Synthetic Dichotomy - How Confusion Serves Power2006/05/15
- 239 Global Warming As Metaphor2006/05/16
- 240 The Greatest Argument Against The State2006/05/17
- 241 The State, Violence And Crime2006/05/17
- 242 Reclaiming Masculinity Part 1: Specialization2006/05/18
- 243 Reclaiming Masculinity Part 2: Ethical Partnerships2006/05/18
- 244 Sniping at God - A pro-war article and a listener conversation2006/05/20
- 245 The Arrogance of Fantasies2006/05/21
- 246 Call In Show 21 May 2006, 4pm EST2006/05/21
- 247 Questions for Women2006/05/23
- 248 Hands Across the Slaughter - Anarchists and Libertarians2006/05/23
- 249 Libertarians, the 'minimal state' and basic logic2006/05/24
- 250 The Ethics of Bloodlines2006/05/25
- 251 The Subtle Strength of the True Self2006/05/25
- 252 Changing a Person's Mind2006/05/26
- 253 Nuclear Infidelity2006/05/26
- 254 The Cult of Freedomain Radio2006/05/28
- 255 Marrying the Muse2006/05/29
- 256 Blaming the Citizens for the State2006/05/29
- 257 Physics and the Three Laws of Logic2006/05/30
- 258 The Subtle Corruption of State Banking2006/05/30
- 259 Fighting Philosophy2006/05/31
- 260 Moral Objectivity2006/05/31
- 261 Is' and 'Ought' and Ethics2006/06/01
- 262 Biological Imperatives2006/06/01
- 263 Dealing with Passive Aggression (Part 1)2006/06/01
- 264 Dealing with Passive Aggression (Part 2)2006/06/02
- 265 Scolding The State2006/06/02
- 267 Call In Show 4 June 2006, 4pm EST: Looks, Values and Free Will2006/06/04
- 268 Debating Freedom Without Solutions Part 12006/06/05
- 269 Debating Freedom Without Solutions Part 22006/06/05
- 270 Perfection is the Enemy of Virtue2006/06/06
- 271 Market Anarchism: PLEASE NOTE: THE SHOWS CONTINUE ON A NEW FEED: http://www.freedomainradio.com/Freedomain_Radio_Podcast_1.xml - PLEASE UPDATE2006/06/06
