Freedomain! Volume 1: Introduction - 271
270 episodes — Page 5 of 6
69 Emails of the Week - Jan 25, 2006
Brilliant listeners get their say!
68 Helping the Poor
Benevolence, charity and the welfare state
67 Property Rights
The argument from morality in regard to property rights
66 Evil Doing Overtime at Wal Mart
Punching back the clock you punch - Is it violent to ask people to work overtime?
65 Roads (Part 2)
Getting from A to B the free market way!: Subsequent thoughts from a roads scholar (groan!)
64 Roads (Part 1)
Getting from A to B the free market way!: Initial thoughts from a roads scholar (groan!)
63 War, Profit and the State
An economic analysis of symbiosis
62 Capitalism and Profit - Common Misperceptions
Capitalism does not care about economic efficiency
61 The Fallacy of Left and Right
Politics and false dichotomies: the pendulum that smashes freedom
60 Loving the Lefties
Returning Marx's 'come hither' stare
59 Poverty Part 2
The complexities of alleviating poverty (Part 2)
58 Poverty Part 1
The complexities of alleviating poverty (Part 1)
57 Free Will Part 2
Some more refined views on free will
56 Emails of the week - and free will!
Excellent responses to the question of determinism
55 Unnatural Spiritualism
Zen and the art of self-erasure
54 Economic Choices and 9/11
Some thoughts on 9/11
53 War Part 2
The real targets of warfare
52 War Part 1
A transactional analysis of war
51 Welfare and the Argument from Morality
Using the argument from morality against the welfare state
50 Artists, Capitalism and Intolerance (Part 2)
Why people STILL think the market is cruel
49 Artists, Capitalism and Intolerance (Part 1)
Why people think the market is cruel
48 Freedom and the Great Depression
How the Federal government caused economic collapse in the 1930s
47 Emails of the week!
Excellent comments from brilliant listeners!
46 Voting
It's only a party for those in power
45 Random Drives Through Tangent City
Even for me, this one is pretty tangential! Some good stuff about modern art though...
44 Knowledge and Moral Responsibility
An elegy for the innocence of ignorance
43 Unions (Part 2)
A subsequent analysis of two kinds of clubs
42 Unions (Part 1)
An initial analysis of two kinds of clubs
41 Power or Virtue? (A Love Story)
More explorations of Old Testament myths
40 Fleeing Eden
An analysis of the power of the Genesis myth
39 The Economics of Conformity
What does conformity pay these days?
38 The Death Cult of Narnia
The difference between imagination and fantasy
37 What is Libertarianism?
A primer to share with baffled friends
36 Race and the State (Part 2)
The role of race in state power (Part 2) - Divided we fall!
35 Race and the State (Part 1)
The role of race in state power (Part 1) - Feeding on artificial divisions
34 Moral Responsibility and Social Security
A great criticism of my ideas - and an analysis of social security!
33 Arguments Against Morality - and the welfare state
An analysis of arguments against the argument from morality
32 Liberty Under The Lash
How can we be free when the state is so powerful?
31 The Billion Dollar Proposition
Exploring the limits of free will - or, are irrational people responsible for their irrationality?
30 Why State Violence Always Grows
An analysis of the escalation of state power
29 Ten Questions To Ask Religious Friends
Some interesting questions about the Bible
28 The Economics of Spirituality
The economic drivers of religion
27 The Drug Wars Part 2
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)
26 The Drug Wars Part 1
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)
25 Validating the Senses
Arguments for and against the validity of the senses
24 Health Care Part 3 - A 'right' to heath care?
Practical problems with a 'right' to health care
23 Health Care Part 2 - A 'right' to heath care?
Logical problems with a 'right' to health care
22 They hate us because we're good? (Part 2)
Do evil people really hate good people? (Part 2)
21 They hate us because we're good? (Part 1)
Do evil people really hate good people? (Part 1)
20 The State and Sports
Bread and circuses! Why the state loooves to subsidize sports