Podcast appearances and mentions of james harrigan

Alex Aragona speaks with James Harrigan about U.S.-Canada relations, with a focus on tariffs, trade policy, and economic misunderstandings that shape political discourse. James critiques the expansion of tariffs under Trump and challenges the idea that protectionism helps domestic industries. The conversation highlights the historical benefits of free trade, the consequences of government intervention in markets, and the flawed assumptions underlying modern trade restrictions. References James on X: https://x.com/jamesrharrigan  The Centre for American Culture and Ideas: https://thecaci.org/  James on AIER: https://aier.org/people/james-r-harrigan/  The Words And Numbers Podcast: https://wordsandnumbers.libsyn.com/  Centre for The Philosophy of Freedom at ASU: https://freedomcenter.arizona.edu/  "Fair Trade Encourages Free Trade" by James Harrigan and Antony Davies: https://archive.triblive.com/opinion/featured-commentary/antony-davies-james-r-harrigan-fair-trade-encourages-free-trade/  Thanks to our patrons, including Kris Rondolo, Amy Willis, and Christopher McDonald. To support the podcast, visit https://patreon.com/curioustask.

What's the harm in dreaming big? Significant, James Harrigan believes. Alex and James discuss the many ways in which Utopian theory has led to disaster in practice - From Plato to Lenin and into the present day.  Episode Notes: Keynes on Eugenics, Race, and Population Control https://mises.org/wire/keynes-eugenics-race-and-population-control  Phillip W. Magness, James R. Harrigan; John Maynard Keynes, H. G. Wells, and a Problematic Utopia. History of Political Economy 1 April 2020; 52 (2): 211–238. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/00182702-8173298 Plato's Republic - Ethics and Politics https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/plato-ethics-politics/  Thomas Moore's Utopia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia_(book)  “The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design” - F.A. Hayek

Read my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://www.amazon.com/dp/1637582455  On this episode of The Lou Perez Podcast I talk with James Harrigan. James is the Senior Editor at the American Institute for Economic Research, and the F.A. Hayek Distinguished Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education. He is also co-host of the Words & Numbers podcast. He was formerly Managing Director of the Center for Philosophy of Freedom at the University of Arizona, Dean of the American University of Iraq-Sulaimani, and Director of Academic Programs at the Institute for Humane Studies and Strata, where he was also Senior Research Fellow. He has written extensively for the popular press, with articles appearing everywhere from the Wall Street Journal to USA Today. He is also co-author of Cooperation & Coercion. His current work focuses on popular culture. Support me at thelouperez.locals.com   Join my newsletter www.TheLouPerez.com  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../the-lou-perez.../id1535032081  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2KAtC7eFS3NHWMZp2UgMVU  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-lou-perez-podcast  Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/.../2b7d4d.../the-lou-perez-podcast  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb5trMQQvT077-L1roE0iZyAgT4dD4EtJ   Who am I? Lou Perez, author of THAT JOKE ISN'T FUNNY ANYMORE: ON THE DEATH AND REBIRTH OF COMEDY.  I was the Head Writer and Producer of the Webby Award-winning comedy channel We the Internet TV. During my tenure at WTI, I made the kind of comedy that gets you put on lists and your words in the Wall Street Journal: “How I Became a ‘Far-Right Radical.” In addition to producing sketch comedy, stand-up, and opinion writing, I am on the advisory board of Heresy Press and host the live show The Wrong Take with Lou Perez andThe Lou Perez Podcast. How'd I start out? I began doing improv and sketch comedy while an undergrad at New York University, where I was part of the comedy group the Wicked Wicked Hammerkatz. For years, I performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (both in NYC and L.A.) in sketch shows with the Hammerkatz and my comedy duo, Greg and Lou. G&L are probably best known for our sketch "Wolverine's Claws Suck," which has over 20 million views across online platforms. I was a writer for Fox Sports' @TheBuzzer; produced The Attendants with the Above Average Network; produced pilots for FOX Digital and MSN Games; and was a comedy producer on TruTV's Impractical Jokers. I hosted the stand-up show Uncle Lou's Safe Place in Los Angeles, performed at the Big Pine Comedy Festival, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and co-created the political comedy podcast Unsafe Space. I taught creative writing at the City College of New York, "writing the web series" for Writing Pad, and comedy writing workshops for the Moving Picture Institute.

James Harrigan is a guest host on the "The Cultured Mind" podcast this week talking to Joshua Nichols about his music and how he became a composer. James is co-host of the popular podcast "Words & Numbers" which can be found at wordsandnumbers.org. More of Joshua's music can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLURdjiljIuudGIa3yE9vx3RjxMzdQxMJ The man, myth, the legend James Wiznerowicz: https://arts.vcu.edu/community/vcuarts-faculty-and-staff/directory/james-wiznerowicz/ The Center for American Culture and Ideas: https://thecaci.org/ Corrections: Michelangelo in fact didn't take decades to paint the chapel, only five, and was paid the equivalent of $78,000 in today's money.

Alex speaks with James Harrigan about popular culture as a source of social change and the many ways in which the export of American pop culture has shaped the world.

Dr. Antony Davies is a Professor of Economics at the Palumbo Donahue School of Business at Duquesne University. He is a Milton Friedman Distinguished Fellow at the Foundation for Economics Education. Dr. Davies hosts the weekly podcast “Words & Numbers” with James Harrigan and also co-authored the book “Cooperation and Coercion’ with Mr. Harrigan.

For 1½ måned siden læste jeg en for mig foruroligende artikel i Weekendavisen. "Det forsvundne princip" lød rubrikken, og i teksten kunne jeg læse, at nærhedsprincippet - eller subsidaritetsprincippet - i EU, faktisk ikke rigtig eksisterer.  På trods af at EU har indført regler om fordeling af barsel, vil indføre mindstelønninger, og blander sig i mange andre ting, som jeg personligt mener, er en ren dansk sag at afgøre, har EU-domstolen ikke én eneste gang fundet anledning til at underkende lovgivning på grundlag af nærhedsprincippet.  "Vildt nok!" tænkte jeg. For som lægmand kan jeg se masser af grunde til gennem en retssag at fortælle EU-politikerne, at dette og hint skal de ikke blande sig i. Men desværre kunne jeg i artiklen også læse, at nærhedsprincippet i EU, ifølge Derek Beach, professor i statskundskab ved Aarhus Universitet, er en hensigtserklæring mere end en paragraf, du kan gå i retten med.  Det gør mig ikke specielt tryg. For i USA blander den føderale regering sig i alt mellem himmel og jord, på trods af at der i den amerikanske forfatning faktisk er ret snævre grænser for, hvad den føderale regering overhovedet må. Så hvordan skal det ikke gå i EU?  For at blive klogere på dette, har jeg i dette afsnit af Regelstaten besøg af Antony Davies og James Harrigan fra mit favorit-podcast, Words and Numbers.  Optagelsen er lavet d. 23. november 2021. 

Matt Kibbe is joined by James Harrigan and Antony Davies, economists and hosts of the Words & Numbers podcast. They explain how an objective look at economics reveals a world that is constantly improving, from improvements in technology to increases in lifespan and reductions in extreme poverty. The Americans who complain about their country lack the necessary perspective to see how much better the quality of life is than in any other country or any other time in history. Still, that doesn't mean we shouldn't be worried about the growing threats of inflation and centralized government power, which may reverse some of the gains we've made.

In the 41st episode, I chat with #Political Philosopher James R. Harrigan, the Senior Editor at the American Institute for Economic Research, and the F.A. Hayek Distinguished Fellow at the Foundation for Economic #Education. He is also the co-host of the Words & Numbers Podcast. He was formerly Managing Director of the Center for #Philosophy of Freedom at the University of Arizona, Dean of the American University of Iraq-Sulaimani, and Director of Academic Programs at the Institute for Humane Studies and Strata, where he was also Senior Research Fellow. He has written extensively for the popular press, with articles appearing in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, U.S. News and World Report, and a host of other outlets. He is also co-author of Cooperation & Coercion. His current work focuses on popular culture.

https://youtu.be/wd7UukjyM6w ... there can be no more blatant case of involuntary servitude than our entire system of conscription. ... What else is involuntary servitude if not the draft? Murray N. Rothbard For a New Liberty, p. 98 James R. Harrigan is the Senior Editor at the American Institute for Economic Research. James Harrigan at AIER: https://www.aier.org/staffs/james-r-harrigan-2/ James Harrigan at FEE: https://wordsandnumbers.libsyn.com/ James Harrigan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan LBRY / Odysee: https://odysee.com/@KeithKnightDontTreadOnAnyone:b/Jefferson-Slavery:5 BitChute: (soon) Flote: https://flote.app/post/64642e28-d373-420a-8c7c-ba3e0d63f513 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4psI1Qr0afHmK1e2ZqnyRi Archive: https://archive.org/details/Jefferson-Slavery Minds: https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1275485930399993865?referrer=KeithKnightDontTreadOnAnyone

James R. Harrigan is the Senior Editor at the American Institute for Economic Research. James Harrigan at AIER: https://www.aier.org/staffs/james-r-harrigan-2/ James Harrigan's podcast at FEE: https://wordsandnumbers.libsyn.com/ James Harrigan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan ----------------------------------------------------- If you find value in the content, please consider donating to my PayPal KeithKnight590@gmail.com LBRY: https://lbry.tv/@KeithKnightDontTreadOnAnyone:b BitChute: KeithKnightDontTreadOnAnyone https://www.bitchute.com/channel/keithknightdonttreadonanyone/ Minds: https://www.minds.com/KeithKnightDontTreadOnAnyone/ MeWe: mewe.com/i/keithknight25 Flote: https://flote.app/VoluntaryistKeith Gab: https://gab.com/Voluntarykeith Twitter: @an_capitalist The Libertarian Institute: https://libertarianinstitute.org/dont-tread-on-anyone/ One Great Work Network: https://www.onegreatworknetwork.com/keith-knight

James R. Harrigan is Assistant Professor Career-Track, and the F.A. Hayek Distinguished Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education. He is also co-host of the Words & Numbers podcast. James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Words & Numbers Podcast: https://fee.org/shows/audio/words-numbers/ James Harrigan on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiViTeLiXwVnaapymEABw6w ------------------- If you find value in the content, please consider donating to my PayPal KeithKnight590@gmail.com LBRY: https://lbry.tv/@KeithKnightDontTreadOnAnyone:b BitChute: KeithKnightDontTreadOnAnyone https://www.bitchute.com/channel/keithknightdonttreadonanyone/ Minds: https://www.minds.com/KeithKnightDontTreadOnAnyone/ MeWe: mewe.com/i/keithknight25 Flote: https://flote.app/VoluntaryistKeith Gab: https://gab.com/Voluntarykeith Twitter: @an_capitalist The Libertarian Institute: https://libertarianinstitute.org/dont-tread-on-anyone/ One Great Work Network: https://www.onegreatworknetwork.com/keith-knight

https://youtu.be/IL-fInpANkU It is impossible to engage in economic theorizing without employing what Mises called “imaginary constructions” or “thought experiments” (Gedankenexperimenten) which function as the praxeologist's unique substitute for the laboratory experiments of the physical sciences. Murray N. Rothbard Economic Controversies, p. 181 James R. Harrigan is Assistant Professor Career-Track, and the F.A. Hayek Distinguished Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education. He is also co-host of the Words & Numbers podcast. James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan Words & Numbers Podcast: https://fee.org/shows/audio/words-numbers/ James Harrigan on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiViTeLiXwVnaapymEABw6w LBRY / Odysee: https://odysee.com/@KeithKnightDontTreadOnAnyone:b/Epistemology-Harrigan-Knight:b BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/video/caJ6PyZYHRpl/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1zVKATjgeOeTm5CtoBnEQg Archive: https://archive.org/details/Harrigan-Knight Minds: https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1250250215074209792?referrer=KeithKnightDontTreadOnAnyone

Logical fallacies are great for making arguments frustrating and clear thinking deranged. James Harrigan and Antony Davies of the “Words & Numbers” podcast join the show to catalogue the logical fallacies which bloat political discourse. This episode is sponsored by Ground News - The world's first news comparison platform. Download Ground News for free here: https://ground.news/orphanage

#BidenetraysAmerica Rick Manning President Americans for Limited Government discusses the US authorizing the transfer of $3B to Iran that was being held in Iraq Oman and South Korea. Iran is using their proxies like the Houthi's and Hezbollah to carry out it's war against Saudi Arabia and Israel. With the US out of the picture because of a feckless and conspiring Biden China moves in making the US dollar worthless. #GovernmentNottheAnswer Antony Davies Professor co author COOPERATION AND COERCION: How Busybodies Became Busybullies and What That Means for Economics and Politics, Antony Davies and James Harrigan show that government is all about coercive power. That doesn't mean it's all bad. We need government. But they show the immense - and overlooked - power of cooperation... and the dangers of embracing government coercion as the knee-jerk reaction to any problem. #MerrickGarlandInjustice #ClintonArrest John O'Connor Former Assistant US Attorney Northern California Doug Band long time Clinton advisor and confidante has begun to sing to the Durham investigation about ties to Epstein. Clinton Uranium deal comes into play. Also the vote on Merrick Garland and what it means to justice. #Censorship Kevin Sorbo discusses his battle being censored. http://beforethewrath.com/ https://www.climatehustle2.com/ https://againstthetide.movie/

James R. Harrigan is managing director of the Freedom Center at the University of Arizona and the F.A. Hayek Distinguished Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE). ------------------------------------ If you find value in the content, please consider donating to my PayPal KeithKnight590@gmail.com LBRY: https://lbry.tv/@KeithKnightDontTreadOnAnyone:b BitChute: KeithKnightDontTreadOnAnyone https://www.bitchute.com/channel/keithknightdonttreadonanyone/ Minds: https://www.minds.com/KeithKnightDontTreadOnAnyone/ MeWe: mewe.com/i/keithknight25 Flote: https://flote.app/VoluntaryistKeith Gab: https://gab.com/Voluntarykeith Twitter: @an_capitalist The Libertarian Institute: https://libertarianinstitute.org/dont-tread-on-anyone/ One Great Work Network: https://www.onegreatworknetwork.com/keith-knight ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 – Mises Quote 0:33 – Moral difference between cooperation and coercion 4:50 – Difference between positive and negative rights 16:01 – FDR begins the Positive rights, undefinable goal scam 16:51 – How busybodies become tiny tyrants 23:28 – Why freedom of religion (and commerce) matters 24:52 – No policy can save lives, it can only TRADE lives – “solutions” vs trade offs 31:55 – PRIME Act – Needed Deregulation 37:48 – Do free markets put ‘profit over people'? 45:00 – Theft fantasies of the left – sad & destructive 52:13 – Real world examples of markets making the poor better off 1:00:05 – Voluntaryism vs. Minarchism 1:08:10 – Quote from Cooperation and Coercion 1:10:40 – Quote from Harrigan & Davies research

BACK AGAIN! These two were spot on with their predictions and they gave us some more to look forward too! Enjoy the Listen and please don't forget to COMMENT and SHARE! Follow us! The Podcast - @EforExplicitPodcast Corey Packer - @cp_films JamesRHarrigan - @JamesRHarrigan Antony Davies - @antonydavies Their Podcast - https://apple.co/3i2MU1d

Professor James Harrigan continues his discussion with us, veering into gun control, his new book "Cooperation & Coercion", and the Trump Insurrection of January 6, 2021.

Political Science Professor James Harrigan joins us to discuss last week's insurrection attempt on The Capitol, allegations of election fraud, and his new book "Cooperation and Coercion". Part 1 of 2.

WE"RE BACK! In the 25th episode I sit with James Harrigan & Antony Davies! These two are one of a kind minds that gave me such a clear and educated insight on todays social, economic and political climate! Enjoy the Listen and please don't forget to COMMENT and SHARE! Follow us! The Podcast - @EforExplicitPodcast Corey Packer - @cp_films JamesRHarrigan - @JamesRHarrigan Antony Davies - @antonydavies Their Podcast - https://apple.co/3i2MU1d

Continuation of our conversation with Professor Harrigan, touching on the media, the history of partisanship, the politicization of scientific consensus, and the tendency for human beings to hammer the available facts into our world view.

Professor James Harrigan from the Center for the Philosophy of Freedom at the University of Arizona, and former dean at the American University in Iraq, joins us to talk about the Center, communicating with colleagues with whom he disagrees but respects, the COVID-19 shutdown, criticizing leaders, and how the hell we talk to one another to come to consensus.

James Harrigan, Managing Director of the Center for Philosophy of Freedom at the University of Arizona, talks about the new book he co-authored, Cooperation and Coercion. That book compares the use of government to enact change in communities and the nation versus using a cooperative approach to problems that need to be solved. Harrigan argues for the latter.

Matt Kibbe is joined by economist Antony Davies and political scientist James Harrigan, hosts of the popular Words & Numbers podcast. They point out that coercion is a blunt instrument that, although sometimes necessary, can often do more harm than good. This happens because coercion is the product of a small number of minds enforcing one solution, while cooperation allows many millions of minds to come up with a wide variety of solutions, some of which might just work.

Matt Kibbe is joined by economist Antony Davies and political scientist James Harrigan, hosts of the popular Words & Numbers podcast. They point out that coercion is a blunt instrument that, although sometimes necessary, can often do more harm than good. This happens because coercion is the product of a small number of minds enforcing one solution, while cooperation allows many millions of minds to come up with a wide variety of solutions, some of which might just work.

Tired of feeling powerless? James Walpole explains how freedom can survive this crisis--with your help. In case we've forgotten, government spending before the coronavirus was positively outrageous. Antony Davies and James Harrigan explain that the spending is getting even worse and what that likely means. Why are some dairies dumping millions of gallons of milk at a time when some customers are having trouble finding milk in their local stores? Dan Sanchez and Tyler Brandt have an excellent article on what's going on. Everyone who's weighed down with the stress of the challenges we're facing will find encouragement in Jacob Hornberger's take on faith and freedom. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/loving-liberty/support

Political scientist James Harrigan and economist Antony Davies from the Foundation for Economic Education join us to discuss their new book "Cooperation and Coercion: How Busybodies Became Busybullies and What That Means for Economics and Politics" The Fourth Turning continues to build to its climax. Jim Quinn has a solid take on the current pandemic as well as the cover it's providing for predatory power-seekers. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/loving-liberty/support

State Auditor John Dougall and Josh Daniels discuss current affairs. Then Utah County Clerk/Auditor Amelia Powers Gardner discusses online marriage licenses. The Words & Numbers cohost James Harrigan explains the benefits of "price gouging" during emergencies.

Economist Antony Davies and political scientist James Harrigan join me to discuss their new book "Cooperation and Coercion: How Busybodies Became Busybullies and What That Means for Economics and Politics". We talk about how the state thrives on wars on poverty, drugs, terror, etc., the cooperation that is at the center of the market economy, and a lot more.

If you’re paying any attention at all, you have heard the word “socialism” thrown around a whole lot more in the last few years than ever before. At least, you’ve heard it more frequently without an expletive before it. In fact, the current leader in the contest for the Democratic Party nomination for President is a self-described and unapologetic socialist. But what does that really mean? The vast majority of us—I think—abhor the idea of socialism, but do we really know what it is? And a common critique (for good reason) of socialism is that it will utterly destroy an economy, and/or lead to outright communism. Is that true? Wait! What IS communism? And hold it: isn't socialist paradise found in Norway and Denmark? Shouldn’t we learn from them and imitate? I dive into these questions and more with James Harrigan and Antony Davies, both Distinguished Fellows with FEE, the Foundation for Economic Education. Check out their fantastic and popular podcast, Words and Numbers!

Puzzled at the sudden popularity of socialism in America today? Anthony Davies and James Harrigan have a timely essay about transferism being the gateway drug that's leading us there. Why are Christmas movies so popular? If you've found yourself making time to watch your favorites, there's a reason why we come back to them again and again. Let's hear it for the homebodies! Why Americans are losing their mobility and choosing to stay put. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/loving-liberty/support

Sometimes, the things we take for granted are the things we should be most thankful for. Football games on your television, climate control in your automobiles, and fully-stocked neighborhood grocery stores are among the many things we may not think about until they aren’t there. What do the data indicate about our modern standard of living? Who is responsible for the advancements in medicine and technology that have improved so many lives? Which historical scourges are functionally nonexistent today? Join Antony Davies and James Harrigan in giving thanks to the many improvements in life on this week’s episode of Words & Numbers. Show your support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick hits Government grocery store https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/11/22/baldwin-florida-food-desert-city-owned-grocery-store/ Conservatism stresses students https://www.thecollegefix.com/intellectual-conservatism-group-denied-may-cause-stress-to-the-student-body/ Foolishness of the week Abolish the electoral college https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/11/20/joe-kennedy-iii-wants-to-abolish-the-electoral-college/ Topic of the week: Thanksgiving A Series of Miracles https://www.faithandfreedom.com/a-series-of-miracles/ State Car Registration by Year https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/summary95/mv200.pdf Office of Highway Policy Information https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics/2015/mv1.cfm Household's Owners Equity  https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/OEHRENWBSHNO Mortality in the US https://budgetmodel.wharton.upenn.edu/issues/2016/1/25/mortality-in-the-united-states-past-present-and-future Mortality & Causes of Death https://www.ncdemography.org/2014/06/16/mortality-and-cause-of-death-1900-v-2010/ Join the conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let us know what you think mailto:wordsandnumberspodcast@gmail.com Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan

Many attention-grabbing headlines talk about laws restricting speech. It seems some legislators don’t know the constitutionality of these proposed laws. What are the ramifications of passing laws such as these? Are these laws justified under some legal doctrines? What’s the rationale behind these propositions? Join Antony Davies and James Harrigan as they dig into these proposed laws and more on this week’s episode of Words & Numbers. Show your support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick hits California blackouts https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/23/pge-rebuked-over-imposing-blackouts-in-california-to-reduce-fire-risk.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/29/business/california-fire-insurance.html Portland is surprised that a retail tax causes retail prices to rise https://www.americanexperiment.org/2019/10/portland-voters-put-a-1-tax-on-large-retailers-complain-when-retailers-pass-it-on-to-them/ Foolishness of the week Woke math https://reason.com/2019/10/22/seattle-math-oppressive-cultural-woke/?fbclid=IwAR2ZEAmWBlm0KnxvWblTthoNsuPG39Qx-eNMp_dn1GdmdKztww_QZMB1YFU https://www.k12.wa.us/sites/default/files/public/socialstudies/pubdocs/Math%20SDS%20ES%20Framework.pdf Topic of the week: First Amendment https://www.americanexperiment.org/2019/10/portland-voters-put-a-1-tax-on-large-retailers-complain-when-retailers-pass-it-on-to-them/ https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-news-uconn-rally-racist-video-20191021-fmpaw34gzzcqtipztwv45tieca-story.html https://reason.com/2019/10/23/the-connecticut-hate-crimes-law-used-to-charge-two-idiot-college-students-would-ban-family-guy-too/ https://www.boston.com/news/policy/2019/10/22/proposed-massachusetts-law-would-ban-b-word Join the conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let us know what you think mailto:wordsandnumberspodcast@gmail.com Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan

As the saying goes, nothing can be certain except death and taxes. Thousands of people die every year from a remarkably wide variety of causes. What are the top five causes of death in the US? Are you more likely to be killed by a knife than a gun? What do diet and exercise have to do with death? Join Antony Davies and James Harrigan as they cover death by rare diseases, vaping, firearms and more in this week’s episode of Words & Numbers. Show your support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick hits Speculators https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/19/upshot/Bernie-Sanders-housing-plan.html https://news.streetroots.org/2019/09/13/wall-street-speculators-and-loss-affordable-housing San Francisco library eliminates overdue fines https://www.kqed.org/arts/13866475/san-francisco-public-library-eliminates-overdue-fines Foolishness of the week Confessing one’s climate sins https://pagesix.com/2019/09/22/radioheads-thom-yorke-admits-hes-a-climate-change-hypocrite/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/specials/climate-confessions-share-solutions-climate-change-n1054791 Topic of the week: What will kill you https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/19/health/vaping-lung-injury-new-cases-530-bn/index.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/eastern-equine-encephalitis-several-dead-from-rare-disease-spread-by-mosquitoes-2019-09-21/ https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congresswoman-mocked-for-saying-ar-15-is-as-heavy-as-10-moving-boxes-fires-50-caliber-bullets https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr68/nvsr68_09-508.pdf https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2017/crime-in-the-u.s.-2017/topic-pages/tables/table-20 Join the conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let us know what you think mailto:wordsandnumberspodcast@gmail.com Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan

Alex Aragona asks James Harrigan to explore his thoughts on whether or not we can have principled politicians that represent us.

If you haven’t seen either of the previous Democratic primary debates, here’s a summary: Twenty candidates debate free health care and slavery reparations, among other things. Instead of talking about eliminating the federal debt, the candidates talk about adding to it. Additionally, the top candidates don’t get to debate the issues fully. All this raises a few questions: Who’s in charge of choosing the broadcast networks? The moderators? The questions asked? What effect do these choices have on the quality of the debates? Join Antony Davies and James Harrigan as they discuss the primary debates and more in this special episode of Words & Numbers featuring bonus material. Show your support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick hits Monopoly socialism https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/23/us/monopoly-socialism-board-game-trnd/index.html NASA plans mission to a gold asteroid https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1169605/Asteroid-news-NASA-scientists-16-psyche-asteroids-mining-gold-platinum  Foolishness of the week Minneapolis bans drive thrus https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/08/09/minneapolis-bans-new-drivethrus Topic of the week: Democratic debates Reporter bias ratings https://reporterbias.com/ DNC is a private corporation https://ivn.us/posts/50-ways-the-democratic-and-republican-parties-are-the-same Candidates https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/08/2020-candidates-president-guide/582598/ https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/us/politics/2020-presidential-candidates.html Polling numbers https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/latest_polls/democratic_nomination_polls/ Ford-Carter debate https://youtu.be/BuaPct7gH1w?t=152 Join the conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let us know what you think mailto:wordsandnumberspodcast@gmail.com Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan

Which historical figures do you respect? Which economic concepts should be taught to children? How do you trust statistics? James Harrigan and Antony Davies take questions from the crowd on topics ranging from incentives to trade-offs to research data to US treasury bills and more in this week’s episode of Words & Numbers. Show your support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick hits Birth rates dropping https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7312075/Birth-rate-England-Wales-hits-80-YEAR-low.html Noam Chomsky https://truthout.org/articles/noam-chomsky-life-expectancy-in-the-us-is-declining-for-a-reason Foolishness of the week Robot racism https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/01/tech/robot-racism-scn-trnd/index.html Topic of the week: Listener questions Milton Friedman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EwaLys3Zak F.A. Hayek https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnMd40dqBlQ FRED: Federal Reserve data https://fred.stlouisfed.org/ Bureau of Labor Statistics https://www.bls.gov/ Pew Research https://www.pewresearch.org/ Gallup https://www.gallup.com/home.aspx United Nations Development Programme http://hdr.undp.org/en/data Join the conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let us know what you think mailto:wordsandnumberspodcast@gmail.com Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan

When it comes to wildlife conservation and other environmental concerns, the ideas of free markets and private property are frequently laughed off as silly by the planet’s most strident defenders. However, the incentives—the motivations to behave in a certain way—that come along with private property are strong. After all, we never worry about cows going extinct. But can these insights on property and incentives be extended to other aspects of our lives and our world? Special guest Howard Baetjer, author of Free Our Markets: A Citizen’s Guide to Essential Economics, joins Antony Davies and James Harrigan as they explore this and more on this week’s episode of Words & Numbers. Show your support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick hits Pickle ball https://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2019/07/26/pickleball-prison-cook-county  Air conditioned shirts https://www.winknews.com/2019/08/01/sony-to-sell-air-conditioner-shirts-to-keep-you-cool-as-soon-as-next-year/ Foolishness of the week  Rudeness in the grocery stores https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/nationworld/os-ne-2nd-walmart-urinator-20190802-uogo4be7mbhivezdystbc2rnvm-story.html Topic of the week: Howard Baetjer and Economic Stories Howard Baetjer http://wp.towson.edu/baetjer/ Free Our Markets: A Citizen’s Guide to Essential Economics https://www.amazon.com/Free-Our-Markets-Essential-Economics/dp/098442542X Join the conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let us know what you think mailto:wordsandnumberspodcast@gmail.com Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan

For many children, compulsory education and authority figures tend to inadvertently turn off their sense of curiosity and wonder about the world. Additionally, assigned districts can limit school choice for many parents and mandatory curricula can put unnecessary stress on educators. Are there solutions to these problems within the current framework? Is there any evidence to support changing the way we approach schooling to benefit children, parents, and teachers? Where did all these mandates originate? Join Antony Davies, James Harrigan, and special guest Kerry McDonald, author of Unschooled, as they discuss the public school system and more on this week’s episode of Words & Numbers. Show your support for Words & Numbers at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick hits: Beach umbrellas https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/menendez-urges-aggressive-action-protect-beachgoers-dangers-flying-beach-umbrellas/ https://www.nsc.org/in-the-newsroom/nsc-statement-on-new-cdc-data-showing-a-rise-in-accidental-death Candidates reticent to mention Obama https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/07/democrats-want-have-it-both-ways-barack-obama/595270/ Foolishness of the week: Soy sauce https://www.9news.com.au/national/soy-sauce-could-be-banned-under-alcohol-sales-restrictions-in-the-northern-territory/71ef616f-778a-4c24-bf95-a63e2627b00f Topic of the week: Unschooling: Kerry McDonald https://fee.org/people/kerry-mcdonald/ Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1641600632/ Join the conversation: Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let us know what you think mailto:wordsandnumberspodcast@gmail.com Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan

When it comes to the final frontier, we must inevitably outline the government’s role in interplanetary colonization. Perhaps during the next century, there will be deliberation between cosmic pioneers, space entrepreneurs, and elected officials. Who owns the resources on asteroids and other celestial bodies? What might a galactic congress look like? And what’s maritime law got to do with it? Join Antony Davies and James Harrigan as they mine that asteroid and more on this week’s episode of Words & Numbers. Show your support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Show Notes: $10 quintillion asteroid https://www.foxnews.com/science/nasa-headed-towards-giant-golden-asteroid-that-could-make-everyone-on-earth-a-billionaire Rep. Amash quits the Republican party https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rep-justin-amash-announces-quitting-republican-party-op/story https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/04/us/politics/justin-amash-trump.html Foolishness of the week Buttigieg calls for national service programs https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/03/us/politics/buttigieg-national-service.html How to pronounce Buttigieg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT36PvjxbRA Topic of the week: Who owns space? Heinlein: The Man Who Sold the Moon https://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Sold-Moon/dp/0671578634 General Mining Act of 1872 https://legcounsel.house.gov/Comps/Act%20Of%20May%2010,%201872-(Mining%20Law%20Of%201872).pdf Law of the Sea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_the_sea Join the conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let us know what you think mailto:wordsandnumberspodcast@gmail.com Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan

This week’s guest, Robert McDonald, author of Confounding Father talks about the quintessential American philosopher: Thomas Jefferson. During the birth of America, innumerable obstacles stood in its way. What followed was the triumph of the first Americans, from a revolutionary war to purchasing Louisiana and everything in between. Join Antony Davies and James Harrigan for a cheerful, optimistic ode to the spirit of America on this week’s episode of Words & Numbers. Show your support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick hits Disney heir calls for wealth tax https://www.npr.org/2019/06/28/736993245/disney-heiress-calls-for-wealth-tax-we-have-to-draw-a-line San Francisco bans vaping https://fee.org/articles/san-francisco-becomes-first-us-city-to-ban-sale-of-e-cigarettes-a-healthier-alternative-to-smoking/ Foolishness of the week Democratic debates and yoga games https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/450540-marianne-williamson-sends-out-healthy-alternative-to-debate Topic of the week: Robert McDonald on Thomas Jefferson Confounding Father https://tinyurl.com/y39dpz5g Thomas Jefferson’s Lives: Biographers and the Battle for History https://tinyurl.com/yxtgkhng Join the conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let us know what you think mailto:wordsandnumberspodcast@gmail.com Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan

There appears to be a large problem in America with outcome-based thinking, particularly with regards to hot-button political issues. We skip straight to the ending we want and argue for it until we’re blue in the face, and everyone who doesn’t want the same must be evil, stupid, or both. But what if we started the conversation in a different place? What if we started it at the principles that lead to the desired outcome? Would the conversation change? James Harrigan and Antony Davies dig into the subject during their second live recording from FEEcon 2019 on this week’s episode of Words & Numbers. Show your support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers  Quick hits From janitor to Executive Vice-President https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/27/a-janitor-invented-flamin-hot-cheetos-and-became-a-pepsico-exec.html Lost wallets experiment https://www.latimes.com/science/la-sci-people-are-honest-lost-wallets-experiment-20190620-story.html Foolishness of the week Manufacturing czar https://triblive.com/opinion/donald-boudreaux-save-us-from-a-manufacturing-czar/ Topic of the week: Principle and Outcome Federal receipts are 18% of GDP https://www.usnews.com/opinion/economic-intelligence/articles/2016-12-01/myths-and-facts-about-the-us-federal-debt Join the conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let us know what you think mailto:wordsandnumberspodcast@gmail.com Antony Davies on Twitter https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan

The word “equality” is a tricky one. It means different things to different people in different contexts. Do we mean “income equality”? “Wealth equality”? “Equality before the law”? And how does that sync up with “fairness”? Why are so many fine with professional athletes and movie stars making hundreds of millions of dollars but not CEOs? Join Antony Davies and James Harrigan as they delve into the subject live from FEEcon 2019 on this week’s episode of Words & Numbers. Show your support for Words & Numbers at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick hits: Tulsi Gabbard https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/congresswoman-used-toffee-to-unite-republicans-and-democrats/ People spending more on the Internet than at restaurants https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-15/americans-now-spend-more-at-internet-stores-than-restaurants Foolishness of the week: O.J. Simpson “has a little getting even to do” https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2019/06/oj-simpson-twitter-has-a-little-getting-even-to-do Topic of the week: Inequality: The problem of inequality https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCjWG8RqH4w Join the conversation Words & Numbers Backstage https://www.facebook.com/groups/130029457649243/ Let us know what you think: mailto:wordsandnumberspodcast@gmail.com Antony Davies on Twitter: https://twitter.com/antonydavies James R. Harrigan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JamesRHarrigan

If life is an inalienable right, does that take the death penalty off the table? Is there really a need for social safety nets? Taxation, the Articles of Confederation, the Postal Service, and more come together this week as James Harrigan and Antony Davies explore their ambivalence (it doesn’t mean what you might think it does) on many controversial topics on this week’s episode of Words & Numbers. Come to FEEcon 2019! Show Notes: Arthur Laffer awarded Medal of Freedom The top half of income earners pay 97% of the federal taxes Spelling Bee winners Foolishness of the week UBI could solve childhood obesity Topic of the week: Ambivalence Join the conversation Words & Numbers Backstage Antony Davies on Twitter James R. Harrigan on Twitter Let us know what you think at: wordsandnumberspodcast@gmail.com Show your support for Words & Numbers at Patreon

Only twice has the U.S. House of Representatives impeached a president, and never has the Senate voted to remove an impeached president from office. People tend to think of impeachment as a judicial tool that should be used rarely and only when a president has broken the law in some egregious way. But impeachment was designed as part of the checks-and-balances. It is a political tool. On this week’s episode of Words & Numbers, join Antony Davies and James Harrigan as they discuss what impeachment is and how the political process might work better if impeachment were used more often. Come to FEEcon 2019! Show Notes: Artificial intelligence learns to spot cancer Employment changes over the past century Sanders says that teacher salaries should start at $60,000 Foolishness of the week MSNBC asks political candidate how MSNBC can do better for him Topic of the week: Impeachment How does impeachment work? Join the conversation Words & Numbers Backstage Antony Davies on Twitter James R. Harrigan on Twitter  Let us know what you think at: wordsandnumberspodcast@gmail.com

If the federal government disappeared, would there still be a United States? Does every country fall on a spectrum between two extremes, capitalism and communism? Are there any good reasons to restrict voting rights? This week, James Harrigan and Antony Davies answer questions about the subjective theory of value, debts to society, guns vs. butter, and plenty more in this week’s jam-packed episode of Words & Numbers. Come to FEEcon 2019! Foolishness of the week Pennsylvania Mayors Pew Poll on Views About Gun Regulation Topic of the week: Listener questions Join the conversation: Words & Numbers Backstage Antony Davies on Twitter James R. Harrigan on Twitter Let us know what you think at: wordsandnumberspodcast@gmail.com

Americans, as individuals, carry a lot of debt. But don’t panic! Not all debt is created equal, and not all debt is necessarily a bad thing. Some debt—like mortgages, vehicles, even some college degrees—can be good debt. There are also bad kinds of debt, too. But the thing about individual debt is that it’s the individual's responsibility and really only the business of the borrower and the lender. Once the government gets involved, though, things can get messy. Just how messy and in what ways? Join Antony Davies and James Harrigan as they sort through the bills in this week’s episode of Words & Numbers. Come to FEEcon 2019! Show Notes: Amazon hiring robots $6 trillion war Foolishness of the week: Limiting credit card interest rates Topic of the week: Good debt and bad debt: Household debt Join the conversation: Words & Numbers Backstage Antony Davies on Twitter James R. Harrigan on Twitter Let us know what you think at: wordsandnumberspodcast@gmail.com

There’s no such thing as a free lunch or, in this case, a free college education, despite the promises of certain presidential candidates. The federal government already guarantees student loans. But what would happen if we just forgave all that student debt? What would it take, politically speaking, and what would it cost? And what’s the value of a college education these days, anyway? Join Antony Davies and James Harrigan as they tackle the topic on this week’s episode of Words & Numbers. Win tickets to FEEcon 2019! Quick hits Chalk on tires violates Fourth Amendment Phone surveillance Foolishness of the week Williams College is afraid of free speech Tuition at Williams College Tuition at University of Massachusetts Topic of the week: Free stuff is too good to be true Free college too good to be true Constitutional concerns about a wealth tax Wealth tax Join the conversation Words & Numbers Backstage Antony Davies on Twitter James R. Harrigan on Twitter Let us know what you think at: wordsandnumberspodcast@gmail.com    

JCRH Episode #358 - Antony Davies & James Harrigan From Words & Numbers by Joey Clark

There are very few disc jockeys in the UK or even the world who can be said to have had as longstanding a legacy as Domenic Capello. As one of the most reputable resident dj's in the world alongside his counterpart James Harrigan he has amassed a reputation as a fearless selector and an infamous party starter. Harri & Dom have been at it for decades, the pair have championed Saturday nights in the Sub Club since long before a generation and continue to remain two of the very best at keeping the floor moving and the dancers happy. Playing everything from disco to house, electro to techno and whatever ever else works down in that basement the pair have been keeping the party alive for over twenty years on Saturday night. We are honoured to welcome Dom to our series...