Lengthyounarther

Episode 36 Yes Legalize Child Labor Now

Should Child Labor Laws be repealed https://www.unionleader.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/letter-child-labor-is-inherently-non-consensual-anti-libertarian/article_8c9152ed-88ea-5cb3-9d31-1009517dffaa.html

Episode 35 Stem vs Gym

its long gone without saying that stem subjects are more valuable than physical education, but what are the foundational assumptions  behind that view and do they stand up to scrutiny?

but its a private company!

in a bizarre reversal, many on the left now cherish freedom of association and private property rights.  

Episode 34: but its a private company!

in a bizarre reversal, many on the left now cherish freedom of association and private property rights.  

Episode 33 The Perfect Pedagogy

Is there an ideal pedogogy that all students should have?  Can public schools deliver it if there is?

Episode 32 A Problem with Public Schools

This is an introduction to a series on public schools, their history, reform and call for their abolition.    

Episode 31 Can they Represent Us?

Start of series on representative democracy

Episode 30 Democratic Capitalism

Would democratic factories work?  

Episode 29 Direct Democracy

Wouldn't it be better if we had direct democracy?

Episode 28 The Imposition of Democracy

Can democracy be established democratically?

Episode 27 Can the Majority be Wrong?

is the majority always right?

Episode 26 The Strength of Democracy

Democracy has become the dominant political ideology, but why is is so strong?

Episode 25 Anarchy War and State

Some comparative history of anarchy and states at war

Episode 24 The Army of the State

does not conscription and taxation gives states an advantage?

Episode 23 Defense and the Alignment Problem

Episode 22 The Mother F--king Roads

Episode 21 The Incentives of Legal Order

Episode 20 Crime and Tortishment

What would a libertarian legal order look like

Episode 19 Slave to the Market?

Do our needs make corporations our masters?

Episode 18 Ape the State

By what metrics should we assess prospective reform or revolution?

Episode 17 The Culture of Critique

Review of Kevin Macdonald's book "the Culture of Critique"

Is Defense an Excludable

Does defense present a free rider problem?

Episode 15: The Greatest Evil

Was american chattle slavery the worst crime in History?

Episode 14: But Humans are Social

methodological individualism and human sociability.   

Episode 13 Revolution or Reform

Should we even consider a libertarian society

Episode 12 You Take a Billion Dollars

Break down of AOC thoughts on capitalism

Episode 11 The Boogaloo Cometh

Gun Rights and defense against tyranny

Episode 10 The Great Virginia Gun Showdown

the 2020 Virginia Gun Rally.

Episode 9 Risk, Value and Public Policy

Discussion of Risk and value of public policy

The Great Leveler: The War on Inequality and what it will take to Win

A review and discussion of the book "the Great Leveler" by Walter Schiedel, which deals with historical means by which inequality is reduced.  

Episode 8: The Great Leveler: The War on Inequality and what it will take to Win

A review and discussion of the book "the Great Leveler" by Walter Schiedel, which deals with historical means by which inequality is reduced.  

Episode 7 The Half Has Never Been Told, Slavery and Capitalism

Review of The Half has Never Been Told by Edward Babtist

Episode 6 Adult Circumcision in Israel

Interesting Haaretz article about the mass circumcision of immigrants from the former USSR.   https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-they-felt-pressured-to-get-circumcised-after-moving-to-israel-they-now-regret-it-1.8227063?=&utm_source=smartfocus&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekend&utm_content=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.haaretz.com%252Fisrael-news%252F.premium.MAGAZINE-they-felt-pressured-to-get-circumcised-after-moving-to-israel-they-now-regret-it-1.8227063&fbclid=IwAR0RWzGls...

Episode 5 Ginned up by the Gun Lobby

Virginia is on track to pass several new gun control laws.  There appears to be spirited opposition.   Is this just NRA smoke and mirrors or something much more substantive?

Episode 4 Eight Reasons for Gun Rights

Why would anyone support gun ownership.  Here are a few reasons why

Episode 3 Showering Alone

A review of Robert Putnam's book "Bowling alone" and synthesizing it were libertarians insights on social organization. 

Episode 2 My Bias

Objectivity is a nice ideal, but its not the reality.  If you listen to anyone, it helps to know their where they are coming from.  This is my bias.  

Episode 1 Genesis

After 8 years on Youtube Lengthyounarther is making the move to podcasting.  In this first episode I discuss the history of my channel and content and the reasons why the shift to a medium off of youtube.