Category:Philosophy
How can Immigration boost Liberty?
April 28, 2021 | Video
Lesson 10 of our Law 201 Course: Prof. Ilya Somin returns to explain how Immigration promotes and even secures liberty, not only for migrants themselves but also for natives. He talks about improving the lives of people fleeing dictatorships, authoritarian regimes, and poverty and how this movement reflects (positively) in the economy and society of more open countries.
What are the basic concepts of Criminal Law?
April 28, 2021 | Video
Torts and crimes are different concepts that guide criminal and civil Laws within societies. In this video, we will examine how interactions between people can be harmful to some, and also what legal tools are there to prevent and punish those who cross the line.
“There Will Be Blood” — The Ethics of Compensation for Bodily Fluids
January 11, 2018 | Video
Is human blood a “public resource”? Prof. Peter Jaworski argues that your bodily fluids belong to you, and governments should let you sell them.
Steven Pinker: Political Correctness Might be Redpilling America
January 2, 2018 | Video
Harvard psychology professor Steven Pinker argues that political correctness actually breeds the very same extremist views it hopes to quash. Excerpted from Spiked Magazine’s ‘Unsafe Space Tour’ panel discussion at Harvard University.
The politics of "The Last Jedi"
December 20, 2017 | Post
One Resistance fighter says that the movement will win “not by fighting what we hate, but by saving what we love.” But what do they love?
DEBATE: Should We Limit Free Speech for Nazis?
November 30, 2017 | Video
Professors Laura Kipnis, Angus Johnston, and author Brendan O’Neill debate: Should We Limit Free Speech for Nazis? Excerpted from the Spiked Magazine Unsafe Space Tour panel discussion at New York Law School. Moderated by Tom Slater (of Spiked Magazine).
The real effects of good intentions
November 28, 2017 | Post
On the first day of my economics classes, I tell my students that if they saw my paychecks that they would realize the school is exploiting me.
Looking at randomness but seeing conspiracies
October 10, 2017 | Post
The wary cat has a theory of the world: “Stove burns you. Stay away from stove.”
What is the Labor Theory of Value?
August 31, 2017 | Video
To make sense of Karl Marx or even Adam Smith, you need to see the way they looked at prices — through the labor theory of value.
Most social scientists can’t predict the future. But this philosopher did.
July 20, 2017 | Post
How a “nasty little man” predicted the 2nd French Revolution and the Cold War.
Rebellion or stability: Which makes a healthier nation?
July 13, 2017 | Post
Is a little rebellion now and then a good thing? Or does a strong nation stem from the veneration that time bestows upon its government?
The Big Tent of Liberalism
June 26, 2017 | Video
From the beginning, classical liberalism has been a big tent with a wide diversity of ideas inside it. Watch the full interview with Dave Rubin and Brandon Turner here .
No, you can’t multitask. To succeed, you need to focus.
June 22, 2017 | Post
If you want a great career in the 21st century, you need to stop trying to multitask and start doing “deep work.”
The right to refuse service? Business owners and gay marriage
June 20, 2017 | Post
Steve Tennes, an orchard owner in Michigan, recently refused to host a same-sex wedding on his property. Is that his right?
Dave Rubin and Deirdre McCloskey: Free Trade, Trans in Academia, and the (Classical) Liberal Heritage — Full Interview
June 4, 2017 | Post
One of the things that I’ve really been making the focus of this show is to show people what real, true, classical liberalism is.
Ritual sacrifice of chickens: religious freedom vs animal cruelty laws
May 26, 2017 | Post
Can states legally prohibit religious chicken sacrifice? What about spiritual snake handling?