Episode 004 looks at the fallacy called Moving the Goalposts, the Problem of Averages, if what is good for the hive is always good for the individual, and the importance of chatting with customer support instead of calling.
Category: Podcast
Legalizing Blackmail, Goals for Our Children, & The Duty of Children (16m) – Episode 290
Episode 290 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: why blackmail should be legalized according to libertarian principles, but also, why maybe some blackmail should not be legalized; the goals he has for his children; the duty that children have toward their parents, toward society, and toward all of humanity; and more.
Why Logic is Important (18m) – Episode 003
Episode 003 looks at why logic is important utilizing an article written by JW Gray in 2013 at the blog “Ethical Realism”.
Carl Watner: Fundamentals of Voluntaryism (10m)
This episode features an audio essay written by historian Carl Watner in 2006, co-founder of The Voluntaryist, and which comprises Chapter 3 of Everything Voluntary: From Politics to Parenting, edited by Skyler J. Collins and published in 2012.
Top 10 Statist Arguments (29m) – Episode 010
Episode 010: Join Jared as he celebrates his tenth episode with a top 10 list.
Economics 101: Relative Prices & Wizard’s Sixth Rule: Ruled by Reason (16m) – Episode 289
Episode 289 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: continuation of the Economics 101 mini-series on relative versus absolute prices; continuation of the Wizard’s Rules mini-series, Wizard’s Sixth Rule: “The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason”; and more.
Exclusive Premises Fallacy, Social Loafing Effect, & Emotional Freakouts (26m) – Episode 002
Episode 002 looks at the syllogistic Fallacy of Exclusive Premises, the Social Loafing effect, whether big emotional meltdowns relieve suffering; and the best way to rebook a cancelled flight at the airport.
Jared Interviewed on the Liberty Weekly Podcast (42m) – Episode 009
Episode 009: Jared is interviewed by Patrick MacFarlane of the Liberty Weekly podcast. Jared documents his intellectual journey on the way to starting his own podcast. Along the way, they discuss his show topics including the IRS’ own justification for taxation and the danger of libertarian echo chambers.
Patrick Newman: The Progressive Era and the Rise of Crony Capitalism (45m)
This episode features a lecture by economics professor Patrick Newman from 2018 on the United States’ Progressive Era and the rise of political entrepreneurship, or crony capitalism.
Unhealthy Foods, Anti-vaxxers, Diversity, Entitlements, & Constitutions (20m) – Episode 288
Episode 288 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: whether unhealthy foods should be illegal; how he looks at the anti-vaccination movement; why the goal of racial diversity may unwittingly have people only seeing color; the similarities of government entitlements and human sacrifice; constitutions and the presumption of liberty; and more.