Hello Everyone,
I hope you are all having a happy holiday season! I know I am looking forward to a break in all the busyness that seems to accumulate towards the end of the year.
If you have some holiday travel planned, never fear, for I have several recent podcasts to entertain you as you go over the river and through the woods to grandma’s house.
War, Economy, and State: Biden's Defense Plan: Limitless Global Meddling
Ryan McMaken and I discuss the recently released national security strategy and all its horribleness. Notably, the document claims that nothing is beyond the capacity of the United States, which is something that a deranged lunatic would say. 51 minutes.
In Liberty and Health: Foreign Policy Realism and Machiavellianism w/ Zachary Yost
Fellow Pittsburgher Kyle Matovcik had me on his podcast to discuss a number of things including foreign policy, offensive realism, Taiwan, China, as well as the Trump and domestic politics. 1hr 25 minutes.
The Republic of Ezo: Tony Gill on the Economics of Gifting, the Longevity of Religious Institutions and More!
In this episode we are joined by Tony Gill, a professor of politics at the University of Washington and scholar on the political economy of religion. Tony tells us about his recent paper defending the institution of gifting from claims by dismal scientists that giving gifts is wasteful and leads to dead weight loss and should be replaced by giving away money or gift cards. He also tells us about his recent institutional analysis of religion and how religions often supply certain public goods much better than the state can. 1 hour 4 minutes.
Bonus Link: Dan Klein on The Godly Path to Adam Smith’s Liberal Plan
This is a great recent talk by Dan Klein on the role of religion, specifically Christianity, in the development of liberalism. 1 hour.