Bryan Caplan calls Michael Huemer’s *Progressive Myths* “the best book on wokeness.” In this interview, Caplan asks Huemer about the philosophy of Rittenhouse, feminism, transgenderism, climate change, and a host of “missing myths” – the progressive ideas Huemer didn’t address in the book.
Externalities of Embryo Selection: Science, Ethics, Policy with Jonathan Anomaly
Jonathan Anomaly is the academic director of the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics program in Quito, Ecuador. He also works with a company that offers embryo selection for polygenic traits. Prior to his current appointment, Professor Anomaly taught at the University of Pennsylvania and Duke University. This talk is a book launch for the new edition […]
The Judeo Christian Tradition Lecture 1: Judaism and Its World Outlook
In the late 1980s, philosopher George Walsh gave this six-hour course on Judaism and Christianity. With his characteristic erudition and humor, he covers the history and ideas of these two uber-influential religions. How did the most influential religion of all time spring out of the faith of a weak people on the periphery of the […]
Why the Government Is the Problem
Circa 1990, the late great Milton Friedman gave this eloquent half-hour introduction to his views on economic policy. David Boaz, Cato’s executive vice-president, then moderates a free-wheeling policy conversation between Friedman, David Henderson of the Naval Post-Graduate School, Sally Pipes of the Pacific Research Institute, and Hannes Gissurarson of the University of Iceland.
The Role of Religion in History – Lecture 4: Islam
In the late 1980s, philosopher George Walsh gave this six-hour course on history’s most influential religions. With his characteristic erudition and humor, he covers so-called “primitive-religion”, followed by Indian religion (Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism), Judaism, and Christianity, and finally Islam.
The Role of Religion in History – Lecture 3: Judaism and Christianity
In the late 1980s, philosopher George Walsh gave this six-hour course on history’s most influential religions. With his characteristic erudition and humor, he covers so-called “primitive religion,” followed by Indian religion (Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism), Judaism and Christianity, and finally Islam.
The Role of Religion in History – Lecture 2: Indian Religion
In the late 1980s, philosopher George Walsh gave this six-hour course on history’s most influential religions. With his characteristic erudition and humor, he covers so-called “primitive religion,” followed by Indian religion (Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism), Judaism and Christianity, and finally Islam. Disclaimer: Please be aware the audio quality in this episode may not meet our […]
Which Is Better: Capitalism or Socialism?
The John V. Roach Honors College at Texas Christian University sponsored this 2023 debate between Prof. Bryan Caplan of George Mason University and Prof. Scott Sehon of Bowdoin College.
The Myth of Left and Right: Caplan and Hanson Interview the Lewis Brothers
Brothers Hyrum Lewis (BYU – Idaho) and Verlan Lewis (Utah Valley University)’s new The Myth of Left and Right attacks the “essentialist” view that “left” and “right” are coherent political philosophies in favor of a “social” view that “left” and “right” are incoherent bundles of issue positions. In this interview, Bryan Caplan and Robin Hanson […]
Bryan Caplan Interviews Chris Rufo
Bryan Caplan interviews Chris Rufo on his best-selling *America’s Cultural Revolution*. In this wide-ranging interview, Rufo tackles some tough questions, including: How bad were the founders of critical theory, really? How fake is Continental philosophy? What would Rufo had done if he’d had Freire’s job in Guinea-Bissau? Are fanatics evil? And, does he really hate […]