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Rittenhouse as Scapegoat?

David Gornoski calls in and joins Tho Bishop for an analysis of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial with an anthropological lens. How do we make sense of the pandemic tyranny in the larger picture of history? What are some innovations and platforms that we can be excited about for the future? What makes Ron DeSantis different […]

Disney’s Influence on Florida Politics, Austrian Economics

In this episode, Tho Bishop of the Mises Institute guest hosts A Neighbor’s Choice. Tho comments on the real threat to DeSantis’ Florida, Disney’s influence on Florida politics, property rights vs civil rights in America, how Republicans are bought off by lobbyists, and more. Tho is joined by Ash Navabi, an economist from Canada, who […]

DeSantis Bans Drug Mandates

Joining David Gornoski for this episode is Florida rep. Anthony Sabatini who announces that Ron DeSantis banning of drug mandates in Florida’s private sector. Is government action against mandates in the private sector a violation of property rights? Listen to the full episode as David takes on this question as well as the continuing breakdown […]

How Art Challenges Us, Solving Problems Neighbor to Neighbor

David Gornoski comments on further developments on Ron DeSantis’ war on drug mandates, how art challenges our preconceived notions, the DOJ’s remarks on religious exemptions to drug mandates, the failure of coercion, and more. Also in the show, John Dasgupta calls in to talk about the failure of the collectivist approach of politics, a person-to-person […]

Why We Must Pay Attention to Economics

What shady business are the Fed and the central banks up to now? Is the decline in the number of men going to colleges a blessing in disguise? How can we reclaim our thirst for basic economics in this atmosphere of authoritarianism? The Mises Institute’s Tho Bishop is joined by Buck Johnson of the Counterflow […]

Surveillance in a Covid Tyranny, Nutrition Q&A

David Gornoski is joined by geopolitical analyst Sir Owen and, together, they take on some of the latest news reports coming in such as Jennifer Aniston’s shunning of the unvaccinated; strict pandemic mandates in New York; health passports and the surveillance state; and more. Also in the show, Tucker Goodrich calls in to answer some […]

Pete Quinones on Liberty, the Constitution, and Lockdowns

In this episode, David Gornoski is joined by Pete Quinones, the host of the podcast Free Man Beyond the Wall. Quinones reacts to the news of cities like New York going down the authoritarian road; Ron DeSantis’ fight against mask mandates in Florida; the invasiveness of private corporations; and more. What would the founders of […]

Kamala Harris Descends On Guatemala

David Gornoski opens the show by commenting on Kamala Harris’ warning to Guatemalan migrants about making the trek to the border. Did Kamala get mad at the Trump supporters in Guatemala? Should Ron DeSantis use state power to force corporations against discriminatory practices? What does the state subsidizing of vegetable and seed oils teach us […]

Tho Bishop on Free Market, Big Tech, and Paul Ryan

The Mises Institute’s Tho Bishop joins David Gornoski for an exciting conversation on Rush Limbaugh and the conservatives who can replace him; Ron DeSantis’ battle against Big Tech censorship; free market arguments that defend Big Tech; Paul Ryan’s speech to the GOP; and more. Is there a better way to deal with Big Tech censorship? Should we […]

Jeff Deist: The Authoritarianism Behind the Mask

The president of the Mises Institute, Jeff Deist, returns to the show to comment on the latest announcement by the CDC on mask-wearing for unvaccinated people. “It’s not whether you get a vaccine or not,” Jeff Deist says, “We have to resist this authoritarian strain in American thought today.” Join Jeff Deist as he comments […]