Crony Capitalists Are Spoiling Your Food
Scuzzy businesses routinely try to regulate away competitors so they don't have compete in a free and open market. Those cads! Justin Pearson of the Institute for Justice joins to discuss the many ways in which dubious characters use the power of the state to stifle competition. Join the Orphanage! www.patreon.com/andrewheaton
24 Mar 20221h 23min
How to Prevent or Provoke Stupid Wars
Are you a Liberal or a Realist when it comes to geopolitics? This episode is a crash course in International Relations Theory: What is the fundamental nature of conflict between states? Naked power, relationships, or a clash of ideas? By the end of today's program, you'll grasp the fundamentals of IR Theory. JOIN THE ORPHANAGE: www.patreon.com/andrewheaton Venmo: andrew-heaton-1 PayPal: andrew@mightyheaton.com
17 Mar 20221h 23min
The Brain Fog of War
As the situation in Ukraine continues to escalate, it's important to keep our tribal impulses in check, and ensure we remain level-headed and credulous when everyone gets excited and starts bandwagoning.
10 Mar 202241min
Ukraine is Backfiring on Putin
Michael Weiss joins the show to discuss Russia's "Potemkin Military" and how a pratfall invasion coupled with global pariah status could lead to Putin's downfall. Michael Weiss on How Putin Thinks: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-vladimir-putin-thinks/id1439837349?i=1000473057626 Michael Weiss on Darth Vader: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/darth-vader-is-a-19th-century-supervillain/id1488171922?i=1000511538475
2 Mar 202253min
Sanctions are the Virtue Signaling of Economics
Jen Briney of "Congressional Dish" joins to discuss sanctions, economic warfare, and the underlying rationale for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Support the show! www.patreon.com/andrewheaton Venmo: @andrew-heaton-1 Paypal: andrew@mightyheaton.com
1 Mar 20221h 20min
Time Travel Bureaucracy / New Audio Book
My new book "Inappropriately Human: 21 Short Stories" is now available as an audio book! You can listen to it via Audible.com. To pique your interest, here is a funny story from it: "RE: Your Timeline Infractions." Download your copy on Amazon.com, or mightyheaton.com/books
24 Feb 202220min
Why Revolutions Ignite or Flop
Why do some activist movements change the world, when others make a big bang and then fizzle out? Gal Beckerman is the author of "The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas." You can find a copy at mightyheaton.com/featured
23 Feb 202248min
PJ O'Rourke Once Got Me Laid
My hero just died. In this special episode, I talk about the beloved political satirist P. J. O'Rourke, and his impact on me personally. Then play a rerun of his final interview on this program, wherein we discuss his book "A Cry From the Far Middle."
17 Feb 202254min
