Episode 314 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: the court forcing medical and insurance providers to reveal their privately negotiated prices; 40% of pilots being unlicensed in Pakistan; Walmart, et al, removing resemblances of the Confederate flag from their property; the causes of the American Civil War; the unfortunate disappearing of Aunt Jemima syrup; Indiana Supreme Court blocking police from forcing people to unlock their smartphones; Seattle businesses and residents suing the city over its handling of CHAZ; and more.
Category: Everything Voluntary
Economics 101: Property Rights & Wizard’s Eighth Rule: Deserve Victory (19m) – Episode 313
Episode 313 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: continuation of the Economics 101 mini-series on property rights; continuation of the Wizard’s Rules mini-series, Wizard’s Eighth Rule: “Talga Vassternich. (Deserve Victory.)”; and more.
Middle Ground, Victimology, Cancel Culture, & Fighting Racism (38m) – Episode 312
Episode 312 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following entries to r/unpopularopinions: HotAshDeadMatch writes, “The ideological middle ground is gone and that’s a terrible development”; snub-nosedmonkey writes, “Constantly telling people they are victims is harmful and disempowers them”; _ImperialCereal_ writes, “Getting people fired from their jobs for posting ignorant/racist bs is too far”; wishinonaprayer writes, “I know you guys absolutely live for it but believe it or not, beating the shit out of racists doesn’t make them any less racist”; SOwED writes, “Racism is a useful tool the upper class uses to keep the middle class and lower class fighting each other rather than disrupting the upper class”; and MimikyuMimikyu writes, “The growing obsession with racism is influencing more people to become less interested in addressing it.”
True Authority, Pandemics, Memento Mori, & Feminism (14m) – Episode 311
Episode 311 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: where true authority and leadership comes from and why politicians don’t have it; the arbitrary classification of pandemics; how Stoicism prepares us for illness; the feminist creative energy and markets; and more.
Toxic Personal Freedom & Labor Theory of Value (34m) – Episode 310
Episode 310 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following entries to r/shitstatistssay: Little-Bears_11-2-16 writes, “I’m an American and I’m fed up with this bullshit. Our country is beyond selfish and it’s destroying the nation.”; and Pascal Morimacil writes, “Why is the labor theory of value no longer considered correct? Because it is inconvenient.”
Aphorisms in Honor of Liberty, Part One (20m) – Episode 309
Episode 309 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following aphorisms written by Jakub Bożydar Wiśniewski: “A bad economist believes that he knows what to do to make the world prosperous. A good economist believes that he knows what to do to let the world make itself prosperous.”; “A barbarian believes in coercion as a means to establish cooperation. A civilized person believes in cooperation as a means to eliminate coercion.”; “A civilized person believes that what matters is not whether wealth is equally distributed, but whether it is justly acquired. A barbarian believes that the latter depends on the former.”; “Achieving peace of mind is the dual process of maximizing self-awareness and minimizing self-consciousness.”; “A commercial culture is a tautology. A political culture is an oxymoron.”; and “A civilized person uses reason to evaluate his instincts. A barbarian uses reason to justify his instincts.”
SCOTUS LGBT Ruling, Colorado Qualified Immunity, & Black Gun Owners March (24m) – Episode 308
Episode 308 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: the recent Supreme Court of the United States ruling on the Civil Rights Act protecting gay and transgender employees; Colorado signing a new law removing the qualified immunity defense by misbehaving law enforcement; Oklahoma black gun owners march happening today, June 20th; setting up your iPhone or Android to record police interactions; and more.
Homeschooling Ban, Police “Reform”, Roof Koreans, & Autonomous Zones (25m) – Episode 307
Episode 307 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: Harvard professor Elizabeth Bartholet’s attack on homeschooling; the need to do more than simply reform the police; defending your property like the Roof Koreans in 1992; why your property should be your autonomous zone; and more.
Justifying Military Conscription & Obedience as a Virtue? (15m) – Episode 306
Episode 306 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: an article he wrote in December 2010 titled, “Military Conscription is Never Justified” and an article he wrote in July 2016 titled, “Does ‘Obedience’ Have Any Redeeming Qualities?”
Contra The Short, Simple Dismissal Of Libertarianism: Liberty (14m) – Episode 305
Episode 305 has Skyler giving his commentary on the subtopic “Liberty” from Mike Huban‘s “The Short, Simple Dismissal of Libertarianism“. He writes, “99% of libertarianism is obviously untrue or unacceptable for one or more of these reasons… How can we know that so easily? Here are some simple principles that make it obvious.”