Podcast - Bob Zadek Show
149 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsBob Zadek reviews current events from a purely libertarian perspective. Small, unobtrusive government. Limited federal powers, with far more power vested in states and localities. Protection of property rights. End victimless crimes. Personal responsibility.
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Episodes
Big government can't save us from coronavirus
February 13, 2020 17:12 - 71.2 MBJeffrey Tucker, editorial director of the American Institute for Economic Research, brings integrity, research and principles to the coronavirus issue.
Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop
February 06, 2020 16:16 - 71.5 MBWe know the two-party system is flawed. Is it completely busted?
Remember when kids were free to be kids?
January 28, 2020 00:26 - 72 MBThis Sunday, Lenore Skenazy - aka the “World’s Worst Mom” - returns to the show to discuss the latest trends in coddling vs. free range parenting.
Withholding Judgment on Impeachment with John Rothmann
January 26, 2020 02:22 - 72 MBHow would the analysis of the impeachment saga change if everyone took their ideological blinders off?
What's Really to Blame for California and Australia Wildfires?
January 15, 2020 19:05 - 71.7 MBAlarmist greens have created a fire hazard that they’re now using to blame climate change, says CEI’s Myron Ebell.
Secession: A How-to Guide
January 12, 2020 21:35 - 70.7 MBFrank Buckley’s American Secession presents a convincing argument for letting states go their own way, and lays out a constitutional pathway for it to happen.
Rethinking Afghanistan with Jonathan Bydlak
January 03, 2020 20:46 - 70.7 MBJonathan Bydlak of the Institute for Spending Reform reviews the budget numbers for the War in Afghanistan in the wake of the Afghanistan Papers.
Close Enough to Socialism: Amity Schlaes on The Great Society
December 29, 2019 18:57 - 71.6 MBJust flirting with socialism is still dangerous, as the lasting damage of the Great Society demonstrates.
Which Impeachment Movie Are You Watching?
December 20, 2019 20:06 - 71.6 MBGene Healy says we should put down the popcorn, and let the process play out.
Brian D. Kelly on the False Promise of Policing-for-Profit
December 13, 2019 00:58 - 71 MBA New IJ Report Debunks Rationale for Civil Asset Forfeiture
Fergus Hodgson on the Fintech Revolution & Competitive Governance
December 08, 2019 05:46 - 71.5 MBThe fintech revolution is upon us.
C. Bradley Thompson on America’s Revolutionary Mind
December 03, 2019 08:41 - 71.3 MBExploring a Moral History of the United States
Daniel Markovits on the (De)Merits of Meritocracy
November 25, 2019 01:03 - 71.4 MBA Yale Law professor reconsiders a cherished American principle.
Garrett Watson on Elizabeth Warren's Deathly Taxes
November 15, 2019 19:55 - 72.2 MBThe Tax Foundation’s Garrett Watson explains how “soak the rich” throws cold water on everyone.
Jonathan Rothwell on Market Egalitarianism
November 10, 2019 08:27 - 71.3 MBGallup’s Principal Economist Dissects Just vs. Unjust Inequalities in *Republic of Equals*
Mike Munger is Taking Public Choice Seriously
November 03, 2019 17:35 - 71.4 MBDo markets always corrupt? A thought experiment with Prof. Michael Munger.
Rachel Barkow on Fixing the Fundamentals of Criminal Justice
October 25, 2019 05:37 - 72.1 MBRachel Elise Barkow’s *Prisoners of Politics* reveals a broken criminal justice system behind mass incarceration
Applied Libertarianism with Gary Collins
October 16, 2019 16:53Gary Collins on going off-grid, becoming debt free, and simplifying your life
The Physiology of Freedom
October 11, 2019 02:00 - 71.5 MBHow to diffuse disagreement and create effecive transpartisan coalitions
Randall G. Holcombe on Liberty in Peril
September 25, 2019 18:53 - 71.6 MBHow the fundamental principle of American government was transformed from liberty to democracy
Popping the Filter Bubble
September 23, 2019 15:09 - 97.2 MBPolitical echo chambers are dividing the country, say AllSides.com founders Joan Blades and John Gable
PJ Media Co-Founder Roger L. Simon on Screenwriting and *The GOAT*
September 16, 2019 15:20 - 48.5 MBA conservative Hollywood screenwriter’s latest novel takes on the narcissism of our age in a hilarious Faustian remake.
Ivan Eland on the Rogue Presidency
August 31, 2019 16:06 - 71.9 MBA call for returning the power to declare war to the Congress
Antitrust 101 with Ryan Young
August 21, 2019 20:54 - 71.9 MBHow to Stop Left and Right from Colluding to Bring Back Old-Fashioned Antitrust Regulation
Sally Pipes on the High Cost of Free Stuff
August 18, 2019 17:20 - 71.9 MBA government takeover of the US health care system has never looked more plausible.
Theodore Dalrymple on Negligence and Unaccountability
August 08, 2019 18:00 - 71.2 MB“The medical establishment has become the major threat to health.” — Ivan Illich
Nicholas Sarwark on Libertarianism in 2020 and Beyond
August 05, 2019 01:08 - 71 MBThe LP chair on the challenges for third parties and the trouble with Libertarian—Republican alliances.
Socialism… Still Not Cool
July 28, 2019 18:25 - 71.5 MBBen Powell reminds the world how much better life is (and beer) under freedom
John Marini on *Unmasking the Administrative State*
July 21, 2019 18:49 - 70.4 MBA professor locates the philosophical roots of centralized administration
Robby Soave on Ourobouros A-woke-ning
July 14, 2019 18:00A millennial journalist makes sense of angry millennial anxiety
Jeffrey Singer: The "Doctor for Liberty" on Opioid Abuse, Harm Reduction, and ObamaCare
July 14, 2019 17:09Dr. Jeffrey Singer, an Arizona surgeon and Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute, has a message that some Americans will consider a bitter pill to swallow: People will always use drugs, and many will harm themselves and others in the process.
Redefining the "Deep State"
June 27, 2019 17:59 - 71.6 MBA Washington insider reflects on the growing imbalance of powers - Sunday, 8-9am PACIFIC
Who Will Censure the Censors?
June 20, 2019 17:32 - 69.8 MBRead the Medium article here. 5 Things to Know About Regulating Internet Speech The Powder Keg – YouTube recently “demonetized” hundreds of controversial channels, after an on-going spat between conservative comedian Steven Crowder and liberal Vox writer Carlos Maza. The host of Louder with Crowder repeatedly mocked Maza’s flambuoyant personae (aka the “gay wonk”) and ethnicity, and Maza roused a Twitter mob to get YouTube to remove him altogether. YouTube’s kept the videos up, but took...
Veronique de Rugy on the Gender Pay Gap
June 17, 2019 15:12 - 71.5 MBElizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris are in competition to see who can be the most confounding about the gender pay gap. Veronique de Rugy joins me to explain the reality of the famous “$0.79” figure.
The Rent Control Bomb
June 10, 2019 14:53 - 71 MBThe latest policy trend that is destroying Blue States from within
On Foreign Policy, will Trump heed the Restraining Constituency or John Bolton?
May 31, 2019 05:47 - 71.3 MBChris Preble makes the case for military restraint as a de-escalation strategy in the Middle East.
What Part of Illegal Immigration Are You Against? Alex Nowrasteh Returns
May 24, 2019 16:49 - 70.1 MBWhat Part of Illegal Immigration Are You Against? Is it the “Illegal” part, or the “Immigrant”?
AMERICAN DEFAULT
May 08, 2019 20:37 - 68.9 MBSebastian Edwards on a forgotten episode in U.S. history
Hugo Chavez: Failed Messiah
May 06, 2019 15:21 - 69.4 MBGet the Podcast Subscribe in iTunes or Stitcher SUBSCRIBE When we last heard from Clif Ross, Venezuela’s socialist dictatorship seemed to be on the brink of collapse. Months later, Nicolás Maduro has managed to cling to power throughout the blackouts and riots that have darkened a country with so much natural wealth and potential for prosperity. Clif, a poet, film director, and former Bolivarian revolutionary, lost many of his former “comrades” when he conclusively rej...
Social Media Censorship
April 25, 2019 20:36 - 70 MBBill Ottman returns to discuss the latest in the battle for online free speech
How to Create a Legitimacy Crisis
April 19, 2019 17:40 - 69.4 MBIlya Somin says there is no legitimacy crisis, unless Democrats demand one.
Socialism Reincarnated
April 12, 2019 16:44 - 71.8 MBWhy Joshua Muravchik is republishing his history of socialism (424) BOB-SHOW. Sun. 8–9am PACIFIC
Demystifying the Supreme Court
April 07, 2019 19:25 - 70.9 MBJoin David A. Kaplan in conversation on his book, *The Most Dangerous Branch*
David Henderson on Trumponomics, Deficits, and Immigration
April 01, 2019 16:53 - 71.5 MBIs the Fed a threat to the booming economy? How can Trumponomics be made more sustainable? David Henderson joins the show to discuss.
Libertarian Anti-Poverty Policy
March 24, 2019 06:58 - 69.4 MBMichael Tanner’s *The Inclusive Economy* is about giving the poor control over their own lives
Making Congress Do Its Job
March 15, 2019 16:27 - 71.1 MBCongress has been delegating its constitutional authority to the executive branch.
Elizabeth Nolan Brown on the War on Sex Workers
March 06, 2019 18:57 - 37.7 MBSeparating Facts from Hysteria on Sex Trafficking
Free Banking vs. Free Money
March 01, 2019 23:10 - 63.7 MBGeorge Selgin on the Mind-Bending Methods of Modern Monetary Theory