The 20th century was a period of violent upheaval characterized by two world wars and the Great Depresssion. These tragedies were the result of bad political and economic ideas. Many countries abandoned democratic and free market principles in favor of totalitarian control and militaristic expansion. Sadly, we see a regression to this type of thinking. In today's conversation, Peter Boettke will speak on why the ghosts of the past have returned. We will discuss current events and their connection to ideas, including Hayek and Austrian economics, the Soviet Union, the war in Ukraine, Hungary, China, and the role of capitalism and free trade.

https://substack.com/@jayfriedenberg

https://www.peter-boettke.com/

https://economics.gmu.edu/people/pboettke

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What are the new Four Horseman of the Apocalypse? Climate change? Pandemics? War? Cyberattack? Seth Baum and I discuss whether we should worry about any of these particular risk factors in isolation or combination. We discuss the notion of a polycrisis and how that makes thinking about risk management difficult. We find that some of the dangers we face now are exactly those that may have brought about the Bronze Age collapse over 3,000 years ago. Are we any better prepared to deal with them?

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https://sethbaum.com/

Is it permissible to teach the ten commandments in public school? For religious exemptions to vaccination? Chris Line is Legal Counsel at the Freedom From Religion Foundation. In this episode, we discuss the issues surrounding separation of church and state. This constitutional protection is being violated more frequently now in the U.S. In a stimulating discussion we touch on the dangers of theocratic governments, the difference between reason and faith, and historical trends in secularism.

https://ffrf.org/

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