Property Rights

After the Indochina War, Vietnam was one of the poorest countries in the world, but dramatic free-market reforms have made this formerly socialist country prosperous.

What makes an entity a property that can be owned is morality.

Conservatives and utilitarian classical liberals support freedom of contract because they deem it "useful" to society. However, Murray Rothbard believed that contractual freedom should be based upon the natural right of self-ownership.

A common knock on libertarianism is that it is so individualistic that it rejects the concept of community. (Think of the political cartoon in which the libertarian lifeguard let people drown.) In truth, strong communities also need free individuals.

While “colorblind equality” has a better ring to it than the DEI regime, nonetheless, the concept is unworkable and actually contributes to worsening racial outcomes. 

Postmodern and Marxist "scholars" claim that private property simply is a social construct that is a product of white racism. Austrians reply that private property comes from natural rights, not vague social decrees.

While “colorblind equality” has a better ring to it than the DEI regime, nonetheless, the concept is unworkable and actually contributes to worsening racial outcomes. 

Simon Guenzl joins Bob to push back on Dave Smith's recent appearance, where Dave had made the case against open borders.

Bob was invited to Oklahoma State, where he made the case, from scratch, for a voluntary society with privately provided legal and defense services.

Government parking policies create unnecessary shortages. Privatizing public parking not only would enable more efficient solutions, but also would make the system more fair.