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. 109: Andrew Sabl — What Is Realist Liberalism?
Ep. 108: Michelle Schwarze — Should We Sympathize With Resentment?
Ep. 107: Stefan Kolev — What Is Ordoliberalism?
Ep. 106: Travis Smith — The Tyranny of Which Majority?
Ep. 105: Caroline Breashears — What Does Adam Smith Have To Do With Literature?
Ep. 104: Pete Boettke — Is A Better World Possible?
Ep. 103: James Otteson — What Are The Seven Deadly Sins of Economics?
Ep.102: Moshe Lander — Should Governments Build Stadiums?
Ep. 101: Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili — Does Self Governance Work?
Special Episode 5: Eric Schliesser — What Is Neoliberalism?
Special Episode 4: Tom Palmer — War, What Is It Good For?
Special Episode 3: James Tooley — Is Low-Cost Private Education Possible?
Special Episode 2: Celebrating 100 Episodes
Special Episode 1: Steve Horwitz — What Drives Progress?
Ep. 100: Tyler Cowen — Is Scarborough The Dining Capital of the World?
Ep. 99: Aeon Skoble — Is Anarchy Relevant For Classical Liberalism?
Ep. 98: Janet Bufton and Sarah Skwire — Why Tweet The Wealth of Nations?
Ep. 97: Anton Howes — What Powered Innovation In Britain?
Ep. 96: Bill Easterly — What Is The Tyranny of Experts?
Ep. 95: Dennis Rasmussen — Did America Fail?
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