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Ep. 182 A Modest Proposal for Children in Libertarian Law

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Bob explains his idea for the general legal principle under which children would constitute a particular case: Namely, treat the parent (or legal guardian) as a trustee acting upon behalf of the trustor, who is the future (adult) version of that child. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Rothbard’s book Ethics of…

Ep. 181 Could Gold Discoveries Cause the Austrian Boom-Bust Cycle?

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In a 2019 article, Bob quoted Mises who believed that new gold discoveries, in principle, could cause a (small) boom-bust cycle if the gold hit the loan market before other sectors. Walter Block and Bill Barnett have responded in a new article, arguing that in a free market, new commodity money can’t cause such distortions. Mentioned…

Ep. 180 After Further Review, It’s Still Wrong for Adults to Sleep With Kids

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On a recent episode of the Unregistered podcast, Thaddeus Russell interviews philosophy professor Stephen Kershnar on his controversial books. Bob strongly critiques their claims that (a) pro-life people ought to be killing abortionists and (b) adult/child sexual relationships can be healthy. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of Thaddeus’…

Ep. 179 What Does the Bible Say About Taxation?

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Nick Watts has a Master of Divinity degree from Queensland Theological College. He talks with Bob about his book, which argues that the Bible claims that taxation is tantamount to slavery. Interestingly, Nick went into his project as a conservative small government man and emerged as a Rothbardian who has no political ruler except Christ…