Chris Coyne lays out a powerful critique of American foreign policy.

Matt Ridley describes the processes and preconditions of innovation.

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita presents a novel explanation for western exceptionalism.

Lauren Hall explains how governments cause birth and death to become over medicalized.

Bryan Caplan discusses feminism, social justice, colonialism, and more.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown claims sex trafficking numbers are wildly inflated.

Stephen Kinzer describes the CIA’s morally dubious search for mind control.

Michael Huemer tells us why justice should be the central value of the justice system.

Mark Koyama explains the historical origins of sustained economic growth.

David Beito joins me to discuss the life of doctor, entrepreneur, and civil rights pioneer TRM Howard.

James Otteson joins me to correct popular economic fallacies.

John Mueller discusses the wisdom of complacency in the face of exaggerated international threats.

Michael Huemer describes big ideas in philosophy, including some of his own.

Kristian Niemietz explains how the allure of socialism never seems to die, despite its many failures.

Bryan Caplan discusses the many ways demagogues manipulate their way to the top.

David Skarbek describes the formal and informal governance structures in prisons around the world.

David Friedman describes the legal systems of societies throughout history and around the globe.

Bart Wilson tells us why property is a universal and uniquely human custom, and why all of those words are important.