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ReImagining LibertyThe Challenge of Gun Violence (w/ Trevor Burrus)One of my goals for this show is to explore the complexities of issues people have strong opinions about and assume are straightforward. And it's difficult to think of one that fits that bill better than guns.Today I'm joined by my long time friend and Free Thoughts podcast co-host, constitutional lawyer Trevor Burrus. We talk about the causes of and misconceptions around gun violence, and how a free society should approach both the role of guns and the challenges of limiting the harm they do.Want to listen to new episodes of...2024-05-1245 min
Ripple Effect - Timber Lake Christian ChurchRipple Effect 4.30.24On this week's Ripple Effect, Brian talks with Trevor Burrus and Bethany Wybert about their work in the community and about this week's Mental Wellness Connect fair. If you still need to RSVP for the event and the free lunch, you can do so here: https://tlcc.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/21733402024-04-3019 min
Freedom: Ideas that Matter10: Politics and the Question of IntentBad policies are sometimes made with the best of intentions. In today’s conversation, Trevor and Aaron look at the moral questions this raises. How much should intent matter when we judge people’s actions in the political sphere? How much of an obligation to each of us have to make sure the policies we vote for will actually accomplish what they want them to?Freedom: Ideas that Matter is a listener supported show. If you’d like to get early access to all our episodes, consider becoming a supporter: https://freedom.audio/subscribe This i...2023-11-3047 min
Freedom: Ideas that Matter009: America's Extremist Violence (w/ Patrick Eddington)The January 6th insurrection was the most conspicuous recent example of homegrown extremist violence, but America has a sad history of this stuff.
To discuss the emergence and evolution of America's contemporary wave of politically motivated violence, we're joined by Patrick Eddington, former CIA analyst and now Cato Institute senior fellow.
Here's the article of Pat's we discussed on the episode.
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Freedom: Ideas that Matter009: America's Extremist Violence (w/ Patrick Eddington)The January 6th insurrection was the most conspicuous recent example of homegrown extremist violence, but America has a sad history of this stuff.To discuss the emergence and evolution of America's contemporary wave of politically motivated violence, we're joined by Patrick Eddington, former CIA analyst and now Cato Institute senior fellow.* Here's the article of Pat's we discussed on the episode.Freedom: Ideas that Matter is a listener supported show. If you'd like to get early access to all our episodes, consider becoming a supporter. This is a public episode...2023-10-2552 min
Freedom: Ideas that Matter008: How to Think About ReligionTrevor and Aaron discuss their views of religion and religious faith, as well what role, if any, religious beliefs should play in political decision making.Freedom is a listener supported show. If you'd like to get early access to all of our episodes, as well as bonus content, become a Freedom supporter. Learn more here: https://support.freedom.audio/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freedom.audio2023-09-1951 minFreedom: Ideas that Matter008: How to Think About ReligionTrevor and Aaron discuss their views of religion and religious faith, as well what role, if any, religious beliefs should play in political decision making.
Freedom is a listener supported show. If you'd like to get early access to all of our episodes, as well as bonus content, become a Freedom supporter. Learn more here: https://support.freedom.audio/2023-09-1951 min
Freedom: Ideas that Matter007: Just Policing (with Jake Monaghan)Today's episode features Jake Monaghan, an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Southern California. His new book is Just Policing. We discuss the philosophical nuances around the police. Many people now talk about abolishing the police, but is that even possible or desirable? And if we need police, how do we make them better?Freedom is a listener supported show. If you'd like to get early access to all of our episodes, as well as bonus content, become a Freedom supporter. Learn more here: https://support.freedom.audio/ This is a public e...2023-08-2549 minFreedom: Ideas that Matter007: Just Policing (with Jake Monaghan)Today's episode features Jake Monaghan, an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Southern California. His new book is Just Policing. We discuss the philosophical nuances around the police. Many people now talk about abolishing the police, but is that even possible or desirable? And if we need police, how do we make them better?
Freedom is a listener supported show. If you'd like to get early access to all of our episodes, as well as bonus content, become a Freedom supporter. Learn more here: https://support.freedom.audio/2023-08-2549 minFreedom: Ideas that Matter[Preview] 007: Just Policing (with Jake Monaghan)This is a preview of our upcoming episode of Freedom. If you'd like to listen to it now, you can get early access to all our episodes by becoming a Freedom supporter. Learn more: https://support.freedom.audio/
Today's episode features Jake Monaghan, an assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Southern California. His new book is Just Policing. We discuss the philosophical nuances around the police. Many people now talk about abolishing the police, but is that even possible or desirable? And if we need police, how do we make them better?2023-08-2101 min
Freedom: Ideas that Matter006: Public Health and the Drug War (with Jeffrey A. Singer)Today’s episode features Dr. Jeffrey A. Singer, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and works in the Department of Health Policy Studies. He is President Emeritus and founder of Valley Surgical Clinics Ltd., the largest and oldest group private surgical practice in Arizona, and has been in private practice as a general surgeon for more than 35 years.Today we discuss public health and the drug war. In some ways the drug war is a massive public health program, but that only raises the question of what public health is and what it should be. 2023-08-1148 min
Freedom: Ideas that Matter005: The Liberty Movement's Radicals and Reactionaries (w/ Matt Zwolinski)There’s an old joke that if you ask two libertarians their opinions about something, you’ll get three different answers. The liberty movement has always had its disagreements—and infighting—but is there a core idea common to all libertarians? Something that defines libertarianism?In the new book, The Individualists: Radicals, Reactionaries, and the Struggle for the Soul of Libertarianism, Matt Zwolinksi and John Tomasi set out their own answer, and use it to trace the history of the libertarian movement.Zwolinski, a philosophy professor at the University of San Diego, joins us today to talk...2023-07-2854 min
Freedom: Ideas that Matter004: Philosophy, Morality, and ReasonRead a transcript of this episode: https://www.freedom.audio/p/freedom-transcript-philosophy-moralityPolitical philosophy is applied ethical philosophy. All political questions have their foundations in matter of right and wrong, of how we ought to live—and how we can live together.On today’s episode, Trevor and Aaron discuss their differing approaches to thinking about ethical theories and the role moral philosophy plays in how we approach thinking about thorny political issues. We begin, however, with the question of human reason and its limits. What we can know, and how we can know it, and...2023-07-1455 min
The Curious TaskTrevor Burrus - What Is The Statrix?Alex speaks with Trevour Burrus about his concept of the Statrix and why the solution to every problem should not be more government programs, intervention and restriction.
Episode Notes:
Introductory YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eavx1ZVVyzM
Seeing the Statrix: Invisible and Omnipresent
by Trevor Burrus: https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/articles/burrus-cap-research-center-10-18-2018.pdf
The Boris Yeltsin Grocery Store Visit:
https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/bayarea/news/article/When-Boris-Yeltsin-went-grocery-shopping-in-Clear-5759129.php#photo-6130394
Trevor’s...2023-07-051h 06
Freedom: Ideas that Matter003: The Truth About Sex Work (with Kaytlin Bailey)Read a transcript of this episode.On today’s episode, we get into the difficult and interesting questions around sex work. Our guest is Kaytlin Bailey, a sex worker rights advocate, comedian, and writer. Kaytlin is the founder and executive director of Old Pros, a nonprofit media organization, creating conditions to change the status of sex workers in society. She's also the host of the Oldest Profession podcast and the creator of W***e’s Eye View, a 75-minute mad dash through 10,000 years of history from a sex worker’s perspective.Are you enjoying Freedom and wa...2023-06-3056 min
Freedom: Ideas that MatterBonus: Extended Conversation with Peter Van DorenAfter wrapping our episode with Peter Van Doren, Trevor and Aaron continued the conversation a bit longer. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freedom.audio2023-06-1614 min
Freedom: Ideas that Matter002: How to Think About Public Policy with Peter Van DorenRead a transcript of this episode.On today's show, we bring back our favorite guest from Free Thoughts, our friend Peter Van Doren. Peter came on Free Thoughts over 20 times and we gave him his own music as we've done again. Peter is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and editor of Regulation Magazine. Today, we're going to take a step back and try to learn how Peter thinks about the world and how he came to those views.Listen to fifteen bonus minutes of our conversation with Peter.Are you enjoying...2023-06-1653 min
Freedom: Ideas that MatterBonus: A Conversation About FreedomWe discuss our goals for the show, how our ideas and approach have evolved over the last few years, and how Freedom will carry forward the values of Free Thoughts while being its own, unique podcast. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freedom.audio2023-06-0215 min
Freedom: Ideas that Matter001: The Idea that Explains the Political Order w/ Jason KuznickiRead a transcript of this episode.Welcome to the inaugural episode of Freedom, a show about ideas that matter. For our first conversation, we wanted a big idea. One that has the potential to reconfigure how we think about politics and political institutions. And that meant bringing back one of our favorite guests, our good friend Jason Kuznicki. Jason is the author of the fascinating book, Technology and the End of Authority: What Is Government For?, and was a frequent guest on Free Thoughts. Today he introduces us to the domus mindset, a way of understanding the...2023-06-0255 min
Freedom: Ideas that MatterA Preview of Freedom, from Trevor Burrus and Aaron Ross PowellFor eight years and 400+ episodes, Aaron Ross Powell and Trevor Burrus hosted Free Thoughts. Now, we want to welcome you to our new show, Freedom, a place for conversations about ideas that matter. Launching soon.Freedom is a listener supported show. If you'd like to get episode transcripts, bonus content, and access to our Discord community, become a supporter. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freedom.audio2023-05-2501 min
The Forge of FreedomEpisode 14. The Forge of Freedom – Positive & Negative RightsShow Notes:
2023-04-09 Episode 14. The Forge of Freedom – Positive & Negative Rights
In this episode, Alex Ooley discusses the idea of positive and negative rights.
Resources:
Episode 5 (Bill of Rights):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxF_6WB1cVg
Negative vs. Positive Rights: Fundamentals and Criticisms by Libertas Bella
A Defense Against Attacks on Negative Liberty by Stuart Doyle
Isaiah Berlin on Negative Freedom by Murray Rothbard
Concept of Rights a...2023-04-0921 min
Becoming America: The Constitutional Convention of 1787My Country Needs Me - Trevor BurrusMany critical issues divided the delegates to the Constitutional Convention. One of the most contentious was how much power the central government should wield. Nearly everyone at the table agreed that The Articles of Confederation were weak and that giving the central government more authority was essential. But how much power should that central authority have and how should it be organized? Should each state be represented equally or should representation be based on population? Should the central government be small and limited in scope or should it be expanded to act broadly in the interests of all of...2023-03-211h 00
Cato PodcastBiden Moves to Begin the End of Cannabis ProhibitionThe end of cannabis prohibition is long overdue. The Biden administration appears to recognize that, and is making substantial moves to bring that reality closer. Trevor Burrus discusses the importance of each of the President's directives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-10-0717 min
ReImagining LibertyGrowing the Liberty Movement (w/ Trevor Burrus)Across nearly a decade, and over four hundred episodes, of the Free Thoughts podcast, Trevor Burrus and I talked a lot about liberty.Today I invited him on ReImagining Liberty to continue that conversation. At issue is the question of how to approach being an advocate for radical liberalism in a political environment that seems to have lost its taste for it.We range, as we often do, rather broadly, from how not to talk about liberty, to how to start fruitful arguments, to the dangers of contrarianism and over-attachment to narratives....2022-09-2156 min
ReImagining LibertyGrowing the Liberty Movement (w/ Trevor Burrus)Across nearly a decade, and over four hundred episodes, of the Free Thoughts podcast, Trevor Burrus and I talked a lot about liberty.Today I invited him on ReImagining Liberty to continue that conversation. At issue is the question of how to approach being an advocate for radical liberalism in a political environment that seems to have lost its taste for it.We range, as we often do, rather broadly, from how not to talk about liberty, to how to start fruitful arguments, to the dangers of contrarianism and over-attachment to narratives.Trevor...2022-09-2156 min
Cato AudioSeptember 2022Introduction: Caleb O. BrownClark Neily and Trevor Burrus on the Supreme Court’s 2021-2022 termDr. Jeffrey Singer and Johan Norberg on Pandemic Policy Postmortem: Lessons from SwedenSahar Khan on the Taliban today Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-09-021h 02
FedSoc ForumsOpioids: The Crisis in 2022 and BeyondAfter years of tragic deaths and through a global pandemic, some experts contend that the opioid epidemic has only gotten worse. Three noted voices in the field provide their thoughts and opinions on the opioid crisis, how it began, why it persists, and how it finally can be solved.Featuring:--Trevor Burrus, Research Fellow, Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute --Joseph Grogan, Founder, Fire Arrow Consulting, and Former Director, United States Domestic Policy Council--Paul Larkin, Senior Legal Research Fellow, the Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, The Heritage Foundation...2022-08-101h 00
HubwonkEp. 111: SCOTUS Gun Stun: Bearing Arms in Summer Bruen DecisionThis week on Hubwonk, host Joe Selvaggi talks with CATO Institute research fellow Trevor Burrus about the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision New York State Rifle and Pistol Associate v. Bruen and its implications for an individual’s right to carry a fire arm in states such as Massachusetts.2022-06-2849 minCato PodcastSupreme Court Protects Right to Bear ArmsThe Supreme Court has thrown out a New York law that gave itself discretion over whether law-abiding citizens could truly "bear" arms. Trevor Burrus explains. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.2022-06-2421 min
First News with Jimmy Cefalo06-24-22 A Deeper Dive Into SCOTUS Gun RulingTrevor Burrus is a fellow for the Cato Institute’s Center for Constitutional Studies and editor‐in‐chief of the Cato Supreme Court Review *Follow him on Twitter: @TCBurrus2022-06-2404 min
PreconceivedThe Other Side - 'Pro Gun'It can be tough to understand how so many in the United States are on the 'pro-gun' side of the gun debate. For many, the issue seems simple - "guns are bad, and we should do everything we can to limit them". But what is the background of gun legislation? What is the perspective of many people who support gun rights yet also share the same goal of lowering crime rates in the United States? Trevor Burrus of the Cato Institute joins the podcast to shed some light on this complicated issue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...2022-06-2152 min
CURE AmericaThe Ongoing Plight on the Second Amendment Suddenly, America has found itself entering the Summer with gun control leading the national debate. Last week, the Left controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed gun control legislation, and the Senate is currently discussing its own proposals. Matters regarding “ghost guns,” red flag laws, background checks, and more, dominate many discussions in Washington, D.C. With this long list, as well as the various stories and talking points dominating across headlines and social media, there is a lot of noise in our current news to sift through. That’s why this week on CUR...2022-06-1559 min
SCOTUScastCity of Austin v. Reagan Nat'l Advertising of Austin, LLC - Post-Argument SCOTUScastOn November 10th, the Court heard arguments in City of Austin, Texas v. Reagan National Advertising, a case which concerned whether the Austin city code’s distinction between on-premise signs, which may be digitized, and off-premise signs, which may not, is a facially unconstitutional content-based regulation under Reed v. Town of Gilbert. We are joined by Trevor Burrus, research fellow at the Cato Institute’s Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies, for this installment.2022-04-2113 min
The Curious TaskPete Boettke — Is a Better World Possible?Economist Pete Boettke joins Alex to discuss the promise of liberalism in creating a better world. (This episode originally aired Aug 21, 2021.)
References
1. “The Struggle for a Better World” by Pete Boettke
Link: https://www.amazon.com/Struggle-Better-World-Peter-Boettke/dp/1942951876
2. “Hayek on the Role of Reason in Human Affairs” by Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Link: 2022-03-161h 16
Pop & LockeDon't Look UpInspired by Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” and in the vein of his financial crisis origin story, “The Big Short”, Adam McKay’s 2021 Netflix film, “Don’t Look Up” posits a world where the sky is falling, politicians are too self absorbed to do anything, and the media is hellbent on distraction by any means necessary. Trevor Burrus, Matthew Feeney, and Natalie Dowzicky join us to parse the fact from fiction, and explain how successful it is in getting its strident hope across. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-01-1954 min
Related SearchThe California Raisins' Claymation ChristmasTHE CALIFORNIA RAISINS CLAYMATION CHRISTMAS ’Tis Christmas time, and for us that means memories of digging through cryptically labeled beta-max tapes, in search of the one which held the crown jewel of 80’s-kid Christmas specials - Will Vinton’s Claymation Christmas Celebration...with special guests The California Raisins! Reflecting back, we finally asked ourselves: Why were anthropomorphic raisins famous? Who created them and why? WHYY? (Apart from claymation being unequivocally rad) the answer is…uhh FDR made agriculture weird? Reagan-era marketing was shamelessly free-basing the smell of its own farts? We kind of find out, but Kait mostly ta...2021-12-1637 minCato AudioSeptember 20211.Introduction: Caleb O. Brown 2. Trevor Burrus and Walter Olson on Constitution Day 3. Patrick Eddington on suspicionless FBI snooping on Concerned Women of America 4. Somil Trivedi Of the ACLU on how plea bargains are coercive 5. U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman on a new proposal to begin the end of the drug war 6. Michael Cannon on Politics, Science, and Money: The Collective Meltdown over the New Alzheimer’s Drug Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-09-011h 02
The Curious TaskPete Boettke — Is A Better World Possible?Alex Aragona speaks with Pete Boettke as he presents his thinking on whether the world needs more classical liberalism, and how understanding the principles of liberalism might be the way to a better world.
References
1. “The Struggle for a Better World” by Pete Boettke
Link: https://www.amazon.com/Struggle-Better-World-Peter-Boettke/dp/1942951876
2. “Hayek on the Role of Reason in Human Affairs” by Intercollegiate Studies Institute
Link: 2021-08-251h 16Cato AudioAugust 2021Introduction: Caleb O. BrownIan Vásquez and Doug Bandow on the unrest in Haiti and CubaJohn C. Goodman on his book, New Way to Care: Social Protections That Put Families FirstMatthew Feeney on decentralized techTrevor Burrus on a high court win for nonprofit donor privacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-08-011h 05Cato PodcastA High Court Win for Nonprofit Donor PrivacyIn AFPF v. Bonta, the Supreme Court made clearer that donors to nonprofits deserve greater privacy protection from state actors. Trevor Burrus examines the case See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.2021-07-0828 min
The Great AntidoteTrevor Burrus on Campaign FinanceSend us a textTrevor Burrus, research fellow in the Cato Institute’s Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies and editor-in-chief of the Cato Supreme Court Review, returns once again to the show to discuss campaign finance, the first amendment, and what the Supreme Court has to say about it.Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.2021-07-0845 min