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30. Matt Zwolinski on Libertarianism
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Matt Zwolinski discusses the history of the libertarian movement and reviews its current tensions.
March 28, 2023
29. Ian Silverii on Progressive Aims and Tactics
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Ian Silverii discusses his career in Colorado Progressive politics.
January 21, 2023
28. Dave Kopel on Guns and Tyranny
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Dave Kopel argues that civilian gun ownership helps deter tyranny.
June 15, 2022
27. Sheriff Bill Masters on Peace Keeping and the Drug War
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Sheriff Bill Masters discusses peace keeping and how that relates to the war on drugs.
May 25, 2022
26. Robert Tracinski on Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged
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Robert Tracinski discusses Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged.
May 2, 2022
25. Lisa Thomas-Smith on Moral Habits
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Drawing on her dissertation work on moral habits, philosopher Lisa Thomas-Smith discusses the nature of and need for habits, methods for improving our habits, cultural influences on people's habits, recent cultural shifts for better and worse, and more.
December 17, 2021
24. Michael Huemer on Rationality and Objectivity
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Philosopher Michael Huemer, author of Knowledge, Reality, and Value, discusses the meaning of rationality and objectivity, explains why the distinction between fact and opinion is more complex than many people presume, and promotes intellectual virtues.
April 18, 2021
23. Steve Spangler on Engaging Science
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Steve Spangler, host of DIY Sci, discusses how parents and teachers can foster kids' love of science and help children discover their "spark" in life.
April 14, 2021
22. Jason Stotts on Erotic Love
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Jason Stotts, psychotherapist and author of Eros & Ethos, discusses sexuality as an expression of our ethical lives.
February 13, 2021
21. Christina Sandefur on the Defense of Property Rights
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Christina Sandefur of the free-market Goldwater Institute in Arizona discusses her coauthored book, Cornerstone of Liberty: Property Rights in 21st Century America, and related issues.
November 14, 2020
20. Robert Alan Goldberg on American Conspiracy Theories
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Historian Robert Alan Goldberg, author of Enemies Within: The Culture of Conspiracy in Modern America, discusses the history of conspiracy thinking in the U.S. and explains how "new" conspiracy theories such as those involving QAnon recycle and embellish old themes.
October 7, 2020
19. Timothy Sandefur on Frederick Douglass
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Timothy Sandefur, author of Frederick Douglass: Self-Made Man (pdf), discusses Douglass's life, political philosophy, and influence in his day and up to the present.
September 8, 2020
18. Michael Donnelly on Homeschooling and the Law
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Michael Donnelly discusses the motivations for homeschooling and the legal aspects of it, with a special focus on Colorado.
August 14, 2020
17. Robert Alan Goldberg on the Klan in Colorado
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Historian Robert Alan Goldberg discusses his book, Hooded Empire: The Klu Klux Klan in Colorado, and its lessons for today.
July 29, 2020
16. Mark Silverstein on Your Rights when Interacting with Police
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Mark Silverstein, Legal Director of the ACLU of Colorado, discusses your rights when interacting with police, troubling police actions during protests, and Colorado police reforms.
July 16, 2020
15. Robin Hanson on Variolation as a Response to COVID-19
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Economist and iconoclast Robin Hanson suggests that variolation—controlled, intentional infection of the virus that causes COVID-19—could be an important "Plan B" if containment fails in the long-term and eventual herd immunity seems likely.
April 24, 2020
14. Kevin Currie-Knight on Crisis Schooling Versus Homeschooling
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Kevin Currie-Knight warns against equating the home "crisis schooling" curing the COVID-19 epidemic with homeschooling as families practice it in normal times.
March 31, 2020
13. Bryan Alvarez on the COVID-19 Crisis
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Dr. Bryan Alvarez, now in private practice after serving as the Public Health Director of the United States Northern Command from 2016–2019, discusses the problems and promise of testing our way out of the coronavirus crisis.
March 28, 2020
12. Steven Horwitz on Hayek and the Family
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Economist Steven Horwitz, author of Hayek's Modern Family: Classical Liberalism and the Evolution of Social Institutions, offers a classical liberal theory of the family grounded in the works of Friedrich Hayek.
February 16, 2020
11. Pamela Clare on Romance Fiction
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Pamela Clare is a gun-toting Rush fan—and Boulder Progressive Democrat—who writes romantic fiction.
January 21, 2020
10. Melvin Konner on Religious Belief
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Anthropologist Melvin Konner—author of Believers: Faith in Human Nature—explains the persistence of religious belief in the face of atheistic criticisms.
November 14, 2019
9. Kevin Currie-Knight on Self-Directed Education
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Kevin Currie-Knight—professor of education at East Carolina University, author of Education in the Marketplace, and president of the board of New Pathfinder Community School—discusses self-directed education and answers various objections to it.
October 29, 2019
8. Jason Crawford on the Roots of Progress
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Jason Crawford, entrepreneur and author of the Roots of Progress blog, discusses what progress is, where it comes from, and how it vastly betters our lives.
September 17, 2019
7. John Coffey on Religious Toleration
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Historian John Coffey discusses his book, Persecution and Toleration in Protestant England 1558–1689, and its lessons for today.
September 12, 2019
6. Lawrence Goldstone on the Death and Legacy of Michael Servetus
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In Out of the Flames, Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone recount the remarkable life and shocking death of Michael Servetus, theologian, editor, physician, and heretic.
August 14, 2019
5. Timothy Sandefur on the Ascent of Jacob Bronowski
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Timothy Sandefur discusses the remarkable life and thought of science educator Jacob Bronowski, creator of the landmark documentary series The Ascent of Man.
July 31, 2019
4. James Valliant on Rome and Christianity
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James Valliant discusses his book, Creating Christ
July 11, 2019
3. Michael Huemer on Animal Welfare
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Philosopher Michael Huemer discusses his book, Dialogues on Ethical Vegetarianism.
June 27, 2019
2. Robert Anthony Peters on Tank Man, Hollywood, Liberty, and Stoicism
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Writer and Director Robert Anthony Peters discusses his short film, Tank Man, in the context of Chinese politics.
June 19, 2019
1. Robert Zubrin on the Case for Space
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Robert Zubrin, head of the Mars Society and of Pioneer Astronautics, discusses his new book, The Case for Space.
June 4, 2019