The Curious Task

Pete 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: https://isi.org/hayek-on-the-role-of-reason-in-human-affairs/#:~:text=Hayek's%20argument%20is%20primarily%20directed,socially%20autonomous%20human%20reason%20capable 

3. Read more about Frederick Douglass and Lysander Spooner on Abolitionism 

Link: https://teachdemocracy.org/images/pdf/Abolitionists-and-the-Constitution.pdf 

4. “National Economic Planning: What is Left?” by Don Lavoy

Link: https://www.amazon.com/National-Economic-Planning-What-Left/dp/1942951264 

5. “Politically Impossible” by W.H. Hutt

Link: https://mises.org/library/book/politically-impossible 

6. “The Theory of Economic Policy in English Classical Political Economy” by Lionel Robbins

Link: https://mises.org/library/book/theory-economic-policy-english-classical-political-economy 

7. “Liberty’s Dawn: A People's History of the Industrial Revolution” by Emma Griffin

Link: https://www.amazon.ca/Libertys-Dawn-Peoples-Industrial-Revolution/dp/0300205252 

8. “So Who is Carmen Segarra? A Fed Whistleblower Q&A” by Jake Bernstein

Link: https://www.propublica.org/article/so-who-is-carmen-segarra-a-fed-whistleblower-qa 

9. “Rothbard and the Nature of the State” by Matt Palmer

Link: https://mises.org/mises-daily/rothbard-and-nature-state 

10. “Libertarianism as Humanism: Remembering Steve Horwitz” by Trevor Burrus

Link: https://www.cato.org/blog/libertarianism-humanism-remembering-steve-horwitz 

James Otteson — What Are The Seven Deadly Sins of Economics?

Alex Aragona speaks with James Otteson as he tours through the seven deadly sins of economics, and how they can avoiding them can improve your thinking on public policy and in personal matters.

References

1. "Seven Deadly Economic Sins: Obstacles to Prosperity and Happiness Every Citizen Should Know" by James Otteson

Link: https://www.amazon.ca/Seven-Deadly-Economic-Sins-Prosperity/dp/1108843379 

2. “Adam Smith and the Great Mind Fallacy” by James Otteson 

Link: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/social-philosophy-and-policy/article/abs/adam-smith-and-the-great-mind-fallacy/06F55076F21567E6F95D2310C4DDE540 

3. Learn more about Dierdre McCloskey on her website 

Link: https://www.deirdremccloskey.com 

4. “The Confusion of Language in Political Thought” by F.A. Hayek

Link: https://iea.org.uk/publications/research/the-confusion-of-language-in-political-thought

Moshe Lander — Should Governments Build Stadiums?

Alex Aragona speaks with Moshe Lander about the supposed economic benefits of building sports and entertainment stadiums, and why those claims may not be as accurate as most people may think. 

References

1. “New Calgary event centre deal finalized, construction expected to begin in 2024” by Adam Toy

Link: https://globalnews.ca/news/10007181/update-calgary-flames-arena-deal/

Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili — Does Self Governance Work?

Alex Aragona speaks with Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili as she tours through some of her findings from Afghanistan, how she found Hayek in Afghanistan, and what the customs she observed say about polycentric authority and "anarchy as a policy alternative."

References

1. “Land, the State and War: Property Institutions and Political Order in Afghanistan” by Jennifer Murtazashvili

Link: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/land-the-state-and-war/A7B8C98CB24780A3CC0EA1CD265D888A 

2. “Informal Order and the State of Afghanistan” by Jennifer Murtazashvili 

Link: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/informal-order-and-the-state-in-afghanistan/5B0FB8D4B407988910AE737DB46C0E66 

3. “Customary Organization and Support for the State” by Jennifer Murtazashvili

Link: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/informal-order-and-the-state-in-afghanistan/customary-organizations-and-support-for-the-state/AD9A7954B84975E3C85854BE6B332D3C 

4. “The Origins of Private Property Rights: States or Customary Organizations?” by Jennifer Murtazashvili 

Link: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-institutional-economics/article/origins-of-private-property-rights-states-or-customary-organizations/7DA1623EC21CD53C9BAE843D2C2D38E5

5. “The Collapse of Afghanistan” by Jennifer Murtazashvili 

Link: https://www.murtazashvili.org/content/files/2022/01/Murtazashvili---2022---The-Collapse-of-Afghanistan.pdf 

6. “Warlords, Strongman Governors and the State in Afghanistan” by Dipali Mukhopadhyay

Link: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/warlords-strongman-governors-and-the-state-in-afghanistan/BCA6CD9EA581F78D88C295D613381835#fndtn-information