Alex and Mike Munger discuss two strains of thought within the liberty movement - one concerned with philosophical purity and cohesion, the other with advancement towards a common ideal of greater freedom for all.
Episode Notes:
Mike's article "The Right Kind of Nothing": https://www.chronicle.com/article/the-right-kind-of-nothing/
An introduction to Coasian bargaining:
http://www.ejolt.org/2015/09/coasian-bargaining-2/
The Piece commissioned by Leonard Read by Milton Friedman and George Stigler on Rent Control:
https://fee.org/resources/roofs-or-ceilings-the-current-housing-problem/
Mike Munger's piece "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things"
https://www.aier.org/article/this-is-why-we-cant-have-nice-things-directionalists-vs-destinationists/
James Buchanan on Relatively Absolute Absolutes
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11127-021-00883-0
Ep. 129: Andrew Smith - Do Entrepreneurs Help Create Peace?
Ep. 128: Adam Gurri - What ls Mere Liberalism?
Ep. 127: Chandran Kukathas - What’s Wrong With Immigration Control?
Ep. 126: Stephen Davies - What Is Global Catastrophic Risk?
Ep. 125: Dan Shahar - Is It Okay To Eat Meat?
Ep. 124: Will Clare Roberts - What Was Marx’s Relation To Liberalism?
Ep. 123: James Harrigan - What Does Pop Culture Say About A Society?
Ep. 122: Year in Review with Matt Bufton and Sabine El-Chidiac
Ep. 121: Tony Gill - Why Do We Give Gifts?
Ep. 120: Lotta Stern - Is Classical Liberalism Important for Sociology?
Ep. 119: Bill Glod - Is It Okay To Make Bad Choices?
Ep. 118: Gary Chartier - Do Markets Need Capitalism?
Ep. 117: Ben Klutsey - How Do We Bridge Divides?
Ep. 116: Jacob Levy - Why Is Montesquieu Important For Liberalism?
Ep. 115: Geoff Kellow - Do Markets Promote Virtue?
Ep. 114: Dan Smith - Can The Rule of Law Fix Monetary Problems?
Ep. 113: Bruce Caldwell - How Did The Mont Pelerin Society Begin?
Ep. 112: Victor M. Muniz-Fraticelli - Is Monarchy Absurd?
Ep. 111: Maria Pia Paganelli - Why Read The Wealth of Nations?
Ep. 110: Emily Nacol — Is Politics Risky Business?
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