The Curious Task

Abigail Hall — How Does Foreign Policy Create a Boomerang Effect at Home?

Alex Aragona speaks with Abigail Hall as she describes how various elements of United States foreign policy ultimately come back home from abroad and affect domestic life.

References

1. “Tyranny Comes Home: The Domestic Fate of U.S. Militarism” by Abigail Hall

Link: https://www.amazon.ca/Tyranny-Comes-Home-Domestic-Militarism/dp/1503605272 

2. “Ferguson Riot and Ferguson Unrest (2014-2015)” by BlackPast

Link: https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/ferguson-riot-and-ferguson-unrest-2014-2015/

3. “Timeline: What Happened at the Boston Marathon Bombing” by Patrick J. Kiger

Link: https://www.history.com/news/boston-marathon-bombing-timeline 

4. “The Spanish-American War in the Phillippines and the Battle for Manila” by American Experience

Link: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/macarthur-spanish-american-war-philippines-and-battle-for-manila/ 

5. “August Vollmar” by O.W. Wilson

Link: https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4112&context=jclc 

6. “Watts Riots of 1965” by Britannica

Link: https://prabook.com/web/john.nelson/2226689 

7. “SWAT - America’s Specialty Peacekeepers” by Joel F. Shults

Link: https://nationalpolice.org/main/swat-americas-specialty-peace-keepers/ 

8. “Daryl F. Gates dies at 83; innovative but controversial chief of LAPD” by Elaine Woo and Eric Malnic

Link: https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-daryl-gates17-2010apr17-story.html

9. “1033 Program FAQs” by Defense Logistic Agency

Link: https://www.dla.mil/Disposition-Services/Offers/Law-Enforcement/Program-FAQs/ 

10. “Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America’s Police Force” by Radley Balko

Link: https://www.amazon.ca/Rise-Warrior-Cop-Militarization-Americas/dp/1610394577

11. "The Burge Case" by Chicago Torture Justice Memorial

Link: https://chicagotorture.org/reparations/history/

Jason Kuznicki — What Is Government For?

Alex Aragona speaks with Jason Kuznicki as he explores some history on how intellectuals viewed the state, and how we should view the state. 

References from Episode 12 with Jason Kuznicki:

• You can buy Jason Kuznicki’s book Technology and the End of Authority: What Is Government For? here on Amazon Canada

Sigal Ben-Porath — How Can Speech Be Protected on Campus?

Alex Aragona speaks with Sigal Ben-Porath as she details her perspective on campus free speech issues. 

References

1. “Free Speech on Campus” by Sigal Ben-Porath

Link: https://www.amazon.ca/Free-Speech-Campus-Sigal-Ben-Porath/dp/0812250079

Chris Freiman — Do People Have the Right to Immigrate?

Alex Aragona speaks with Chris Freiman as he shares his thoughts on whether people have the right to immigrate.

References

1. Christopher Freiman’s Articles, Bleeding Heart Libertarianism

Link: https://bleedingheartlibertarians.com/author/christopher-freiman/ 

2. “A Defense of Open Borders” by Christopher Freiman

Link: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-93907-0_13 

3. “Liberalism or Immigration Restriction, But Not Both” by Chris Freiman and Javier Hidalgo

Link: https://cafreiman.people.wm.edu/Site/Papers_files/Freiman%20and%20Hidalgo%20-%20Liberalism%20or%20Immigration%20Restrictions,%20But%20Not%20Both%20%28Preprint%29.pdf

Jessica Flanigan — Should We Legalize All Drugs?

Alex Aragona speaks with Jessica Flanigan as she explores whether all drugs should be legalized.

References

1. “Pharmaceutical Freedom: Why Patients Have a Right to Self Medicate” by Jessica Flanigan

Link: https://www.amazon.ca/Pharmaceutical-Freedom-Patients-Right-Medicate/dp/0190684542