Articles in the First Principles Category
Episode 19: State of the Union Address
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 29 January 2010
Stats: 104 views and No Comments Mike Van Winkle and Sheldon Richman discuss the State of the Union Address. Was it all just political theatre? What were the most important messages? Find out.
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 29 January 2010
Stats: 104 views and No Comments Mike Van Winkle and Sheldon Richman discuss the State of the Union Address. Was it all just political theatre? What were the most important messages? Find out.
Episode 18: On Government and Natural Disaster
Posted in Audio, First Principles, Media on 21 January 2010
Stats: 46 views and 1 Comment Mike Van Winkle interviews Sheldon Richman, editor of The Freeman, about the crisis in Haiti and the government's role in natural disasters.
Posted in Audio, First Principles, Media on 21 January 2010
Stats: 46 views and 1 Comment Mike Van Winkle interviews Sheldon Richman, editor of The Freeman, about the crisis in Haiti and the government's role in natural disasters.
Episode 17: What Caused the Financial Crisis?
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 15 January 2010
Stats: 87 views and 1 Comment Mike Van Winkle interviews Professors Peter Boettke and Steven Horwitz, co-authors of the recent FEE monograph "The House That Uncle Sam Built," about what led to the financial meltdown and the Great Recession of 2008. Download PDF of "The House That Uncle Sam Built" by Peter Boettke and Steven Horwitz. Visit the ...
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 15 January 2010
Stats: 87 views and 1 Comment Mike Van Winkle interviews Professors Peter Boettke and Steven Horwitz, co-authors of the recent FEE monograph "The House That Uncle Sam Built," about what led to the financial meltdown and the Great Recession of 2008. Download PDF of "The House That Uncle Sam Built" by Peter Boettke and Steven Horwitz. Visit the ...
Episode 16: What’s Going On With Airport Security
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 7 January 2010
Stats: 29 views and 2 Comments Mike Van Winkle interviews Freeman contributor Becky Akers about airport security. How much liberty should we give up in the name of security? Are full-body constitutional? Where did it all go wrong? Download File
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 7 January 2010
Stats: 29 views and 2 Comments Mike Van Winkle interviews Freeman contributor Becky Akers about airport security. How much liberty should we give up in the name of security? Are full-body constitutional? Where did it all go wrong? Download File
Episode 15: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 20 November 2009
Stats: 8 views and No Comments Mike Van Winkle interviews Freeman contributor Becky Akers about the Obama Administration's decision to try the accused terrorist Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in New York City. File Location: http://fee.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/15-Episode-15_-Kalid-Sheikh-Mohammed.mp3
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 20 November 2009
Stats: 8 views and No Comments Mike Van Winkle interviews Freeman contributor Becky Akers about the Obama Administration's decision to try the accused terrorist Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in New York City. File Location: http://fee.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/15-Episode-15_-Kalid-Sheikh-Mohammed.mp3
Episode 14: Bryan Caplan on Economics and Voting
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 13 November 2009
Stats: 21 views and No Comments In this episode Mike Van Winkle discusses voting behavior with Bryan Caplan who is an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and a scholar at the Mercatus Center. He is author of Myth of the Rational Voter. Show links:Myth of the Rational Voter available at Amazon.comSheldon Richman's Review of ...
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 13 November 2009
Stats: 21 views and No Comments In this episode Mike Van Winkle discusses voting behavior with Bryan Caplan who is an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and a scholar at the Mercatus Center. He is author of Myth of the Rational Voter. Show links:Myth of the Rational Voter available at Amazon.comSheldon Richman's Review of ...
Episode 13: Pelosi Health Care Bill
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 2 November 2009
Stats: 14 views and No Comments Mike Van Winkle and Sheldon Richman discuss the Pelosi healthcare bill. How will it affect private health care? Will the provision guaranteeing coverage for preexisting conditions jeopardize individual heath insurance?
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 2 November 2009
Stats: 14 views and No Comments Mike Van Winkle and Sheldon Richman discuss the Pelosi healthcare bill. How will it affect private health care? Will the provision guaranteeing coverage for preexisting conditions jeopardize individual heath insurance?
Episode 12: The Weak Dollar, Does it Matter?
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 19 October 2009
Stats: 10 views and No Comments Mike Van Winkle asks Prof. Bill Anderson of Frostburg State University What is a weak dollar? And why does it matter?
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 19 October 2009
Stats: 10 views and No Comments Mike Van Winkle asks Prof. Bill Anderson of Frostburg State University What is a weak dollar? And why does it matter?
Episode 11: On Business Ethics
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 12 October 2009
Stats: 6 views and No Comments Mike Van Winkle interviews Alexei Marcoux of Loyola University-Chicago about how business ethics is taught in American business schools.
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 12 October 2009
Stats: 6 views and No Comments Mike Van Winkle interviews Alexei Marcoux of Loyola University-Chicago about how business ethics is taught in American business schools.
Episode 10: Is the Stimulus Working?
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 21 September 2009
Stats: 7 views and No Comments Mike Van Winkle and Sheldon Richman discuss whether the stimulus is working. They examine claims by the government that the economy would be worse had they not acted.
Posted in Audio, First Principles on 21 September 2009
Stats: 7 views and No Comments Mike Van Winkle and Sheldon Richman discuss whether the stimulus is working. They examine claims by the government that the economy would be worse had they not acted.
