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Reason presents a libertarian-themed debate series recorded monthly before a live audience in New York City. Moderated by former Barron’s Economics Editor Gene Epstein, the Soho Forum features Nobel prize winners, radical thinkers, and other public intellectuals facing off over the future of abortion, bitcoin, electric vehicles, government debt, illegal drugs, robotics, sex work, and other controversial topics.
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Economist and author Arthur B. Laffer and Libertarian Party presidential candidate Chase Oliver debate the resolution, "Among the candidates actively running for President in November, Donald Trump is the best choice." Defending the resolution is Laffer, who is widely recognized as "The Father of Supply-Side Economics," as his Laffer Curve is one o…
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Best-selling science and technology author Matt Ridley and University of Utah virologist Stephen Goldstein debate the resolution: "It is likely that the SARS-CoV-2 virus originated in the Wuhan laboratory in China." Defending the resolution is Ridley, the author of 10 books, including Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19. He sat in the U.K.…
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Free State Project activist Dennis Pratt and Soho Forum Director Gene Epstein debate the resolution, "A better way to persuade more people of libertarianism is to convince them of the ethics stemming from self-ownership and the non-aggression principle, without relying primarily on consequentialist/utilitarian arguments." Dennis Pratt, a libertaria…
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Soho Forum Director Gene Epstein and Chicago school economist David Friedman debate the resolution, "The Austrian economics of Mises and Rothbard contains economic intuitions that are important, correct, and missing from Chicago School economics." Taking the affirmative was Gene Epstein, the director of the Soho Forum and former economics and books…
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Professor and legal scholar Alan Dershowitz and Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Glenn Greenwald debate the resolution, "The U.S. should strike Iran's nuclear facilities." Taking the affirmative is Dershowitz, an American lawyer and law professor known for his work in U.S. constitutional law and American criminal law. From 1964 to 2013, he taught …
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Important Update from The Soho Forum: "[We regret] to inform you of a significant change to tonight's debate between Brent Orrell and Tom Woods. Unfortunately, Brent Orrell will not be able to participate as his granddaughter tragically passed away over the weekend. Our hearts go out to Brent and his family during this difficult time. In light of t…
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Joe Nocera of The Free Press and Gene Epstein of The Soho Forum debate the resolution, "Capitalism has been a key factor in leaving the United States unprepared to address the COVID-19 pandemic." Taking the affirmative is Nocera, a columnist for The Free Press and co-author (with Bethany McLean) of The Big Fail: What the Pandemic Revealed About Who…
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Reporter and podcaster Eli Lake and author Jeremy Hammond debated the resolution, "The root cause of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the Palestinians' rejection of Israel's right to exist." Taking the affirmative is Lake, the former senior national security correspondent for The Daily Beast and Newsweek. He is currently a reporter at The Free P…
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M. Anthony (Tony) Mills of the American Enterprise Institute and Terence Kealey of The Cato Institute debate the resolution, "Government must play a role in fostering scientific and technological progress by funding basic research." Defending the resolution is Mills, a senior fellow and director of the Center for Technology, Science, and Energy at …
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Should the federal government be able to "urge," "encourage," "pressure," or "induce" social media companies into censoring free speech about COVID-19? A recent ruling in federal court said no. That ruling is the subject of this month's Soho Forum Debate between law professor Kate Klonick and professor of medicine Dr. Jay Bhattacharya. The resoluti…
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Susan Schneider of the Center for the Future Mind and AI entrepreneur Jobst Landgrebe debate the resolution, "Artificial intelligence poses a threat to the survival of humanity that must be actively addressed by government." For the affirmative is Schneider, the director of the Center for the Future Mind at Florida Atlantic University. She previous…
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The Manhattan Institute's Mark Mills and InOrbis CEO Rosario Fortugno debate the resolution, "Between now and 2035, electric vehicles in the consumer market will disappoint environmentalists by remaining a product bought mainly by the well-heeled minority." Taking the affirmative is Mills, a Manhattan Institute senior fellow, a faculty fellow at No…
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Colorado is leading the charge on the Project Decentralized Revolution Strategy with solid local wins, more great local candidates and a strategy to play kingmaker in larger elections—Jessica Fenske (@ForestMommy) & Hannah Goodman (@ChairLPCO) talk it over with @MisesChair, @creatrix_ttv, and @libertyaaron. TakeHumanAction.com…
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Chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute Yaron Brook and George Mason University professor Bryan Caplan debate the resolution, "Anarcho-capitalism would definitely be a complete disaster for humanity." Taking the affirmative is Brook, host of The Yaron Brook Show. He was the executive director of The Ayn Rand Institute from 2000 to 2017 and is now the ch…
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Jim Babka (president of Downsize DC) joins Michael Heise, Brandi Bishop, and Aaron Harris to talk about his memories of working with Harry Browne and how the Browne campaigns led to significant growth in membership and financial support for the LP—and how the LP can re-create that success. From the weekly livestream of Decentralized Revolution on S…
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Education activist Corey DeAngelis and attorney Stephan Kinsella debate the resolution, "Today's school-choice movement in the U.S. is worthy of support by libertarians." Taking the affirmative is DeAngelis, a senior fellow at the American Federation for Children. He is also the executive director at the Educational Freedom Institute, an adjunct sc…
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Bob Murphy joins Michael Heise, Brandi Bishop, and Aaron Harris to talk about how we Austrians should look at today's economy and to discuss the moral and practical arguments for and against political secession. From the weekly livestream of Decentralized Revolution on Aug. 14, 2023. TakeHumanAction.com…
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Derrick Broze, a long time freedom activist and journalist, is running for mayor of Houston for the second time. This time though, theres an effort to keep him off the ballot. Why? Michael Heise, Brandi Bishop & Aaron Harris find out from Derrick on the weekly live edition of Decentralized Revolution. TakeHumanAction.com…
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Jacob Chansley (@AmericaShaman) talks about his life and activism before and after his January 6-related prison sentence, spirituality, psychedelics, conspiracy theories, and more on the weekly live Mises Caucus podcast with Michael Heise (@MisesChair), Brandi Bishop (@creatrix_ttv), and Dylan Griffith (@LivingDadJoke). From July 31, 2023. TakeHuma…
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The Cato Institute's Alex Nowrasteh and attorney Francis Menton debate the resolution, "The U.S. should have free immigration except for those who pose a security threat or have a serious contagious disease." Taking the affirmative is Nowrasteh, the vice president of economic and social policy studies at the Cato Institute, where most of his work h…
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Joseph Solis-Mullen is an independent journalist whose work has been published by the Mises Institute and the Libertarian Institute. He joins Liam McCollum to discuss his recent article "The Fake China Threat, Then and Now," the history of US-China relations, and China’s current military capabilities. decentralizedrevolution.com/114 TakeHumanAction…
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Economist and libertarian David Friedman and Soho Forum Director and libertarian Gene Epstein debate the resolution, "The right way to persuade people of libertarianism is by showing them that its outcomes are superior by their standards, without any resort to the flawed nonaggression principle." Coincidentally, both Friedman and Epstein are 78 yea…
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Liberty Lockdown's Clint Russell (@LibertyLockPod) talks Trump indictment, Gavin Newsom's gun grab proposal, Ted Kaczynski's critique of modern society, and more with Brandi Bishop (@creatrix_ttv) and Aaron Harris (@libertyaaron). Livestreamed on Monday, June 12, 2023 decentralizedrevolution.com/110 TakeHumanAction.com…
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Dan McKnight (@DanMcKnight30) of Defend the Guard joins Liam McCollum (@MLiamMcCollum) to discuss the Defend the Guard Act, how to address the arguments made against the proposal, and recent legislative developments in various states. To help promote Defend the Guard Legislation, visit BringOurTroopsHome.US decentralizedrevolution.com/109 To get in…
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Keith Knight (managing editor at the Libertarian Institute, editor of The Voluntaryist Handbook), Dave Casey (Host of Dave VS Goliath, co-host of The System Is Down) join Brandi Bishop and Aaron Harris to talk about why aliens are in the news again, how Tucker on Twitter is accelerating the legacy media's collapse, and whether libertarians should t…
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Gene Epstein (@GeneSohoForum) discusses his recent Soho Forum debate with Andrew Koppelman on whether libertarians are "greedy and delusional," the state of the economy, his upcoming Porcfest debate with David Friedman, and his take on RFK Jr. Show notes page: decentralizedrevolution.com/107 Join the Mises Caucus mailing list and contribute to Mise…
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On the first of many live Mises Caucus Monday Night episodes, Angela McArdle (@angela4LNCChair) joins Michael Heise (@MisesChair), Brandi Bishop (@creatrix_ttv), and Aaron Harris (@libertyaaron) to talk about the one-year anniversary of the Reno Reset, the debt ceiling "crisis" ending in another GOP sellout of the taxpayers, and the 2024 presidenti…
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Northwestern University law professor Andrew Koppelman and Soho Forum Director Gene Epstein debate the resolution, "Libertarianism has been thoroughly corrupted by delusion, greed, and disdain for the weak." Taking the affirmative is Koppelman, John Paul Stevens professor of law and professor of political science at Northwestern University. He rece…
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Germinal Van (@germinalgvan), author of the two-volume A History of Wealth Distribution in the United States, joins Liam McCollum (@MLiamMcCollum) to discuss liberalism in Africa, BRICS, his disagreements with the Austrian School of economics, and the benefits of inequality and capitalism. decentralizedrevolution.com/104 Join the Mises Caucus maili…
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