The Isaac Morehouse Podcast

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138 - Bryan Caplan on The Case Against Education Apr 05, 2018

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Bryan Caplan's new book The Case Against Education, argues against the common arguments the value of school and college. Most people would consider his view pretty radical. He recommends massive cuts to education spending and that many people should not go to college. In this episode, I argue that he doesn't go far enough. If you miss the regular episodes, make sure to check out Forward Tilt and Office Hours: - http://discoverpraxis.com/forwardtilt-2/ - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/office-hours/id1293715707?mt=2 Topics Discussed: - How Bryan got started thinking and writing about education - Degrees as a signal - Credential inflation - Arguments about the quality of education - Parents the motivation for college - Do employers really want conformity? - Working for free as a signal - Even though it's just a signal, should you still go to college? - Bryan's upcoming graphic novel on immigration Full show notes are at isaacmorehouse.com

137 - How Cryptocurrency Can Improve Content, with Ryan X. Charles Jan 15, 2018

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Ryan X Charles is the founder of Yours.org, a social media platform that uses cryptocurrency micropayments to incentive creators and support better content. Topics Discussed: - What the X means - What got Ryan interested - Deciding to go full-time into Bitcoin in 2013 - The idea for yours.org - The problems with micro-payments - Working on payment channels for Yours - Changing the infrastructure from Bitcoin, to Litecoin, to Bitcoin Cash - How the payments work on Yours.org - The different ways of creating value on social media - How economics helps create better content on the internet For full show notes visit isaacmorehouse.com/podcast

136 - "Your next Government?" With Tom Bell Jan 08, 2018

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Tom W. Bell is a lawyer, author, and professor helping to document and create the future of legal systems and governance. In his new book “Your Next Government? From the Nation State to Stateless Nations” he dives in the evolution of government through history and into the future. Topics Discussed: - How the nation-state took over governance - The trend over the past century towards more centralized government and then recently to more decentralized governance - Different forms of governance - Special economic zones and foreign trade zones - Fordlandia - The potential for special economic zones in the U.S. - Is there too much democracy, or not enough? - Double democracy - How 100% ownership makes cities better - Governments as a computer operating system - Gold swans and why we should be optimistic about the future of government

135 - Robin Hanson on 'The Elephant in the Brain' Jan 01, 2018

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Robin Hanson is a professor of economics at George Mason University. He is the author of The Age of Em and co-author of the new book The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life which is a facilitating look into the real reasons that motivate people and society. Topics Discussed: - Robin’s new book, The Elephant in the Brain - Split brain patients - The reasons for vague language - The lack of correlation between medicine and health - Using gifts to show how much we care - The cost of violating norms - Why religious people are healthier and wealthier - Demonstrating group loyalty through ritual - Religion and politics - Signaling and education - Our choices have audiences - How signals change For full show notes visit isaacmorehouse.com/podcast

134 - Thaddeus Russell on World War Two Dec 11, 2017

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Thaddeus Russell is the author of Renegade History of the United States, founder of Renegade University, host of the Unregistered podcast, and an intellectual entrepreneur. In this episode, Isaac and Thaddeus dive into World War Two. The reasons why the US joined the war, why Franklin Roosevelt wanted war with Japan and Nazi Germany, what stopped Jewish immigrants from leaving Europe, and more. Topics Discussed: - Renegade University - The reasons people believe the US entered WW2 - FDR and the war in the Pacific - Roosevelt’s desire for war with Japan - Jewish immigration to the United States - Trust in the media - Self-censorship in the media before and during WW2 - The argument for going to war with Nazi Germany in 1942 - Why Roosevelt wanted to go to war with Nazi Germany - Germany post world war one - Autarky in Nazi Germany and Japan - The US controlling international trade - US refusal of Jewish Immigrants before and during WW2 - Immigration quotas

133 - Dia De Muertos, Creating Structure as an Unschooler, and More with NL Morehouse Nov 27, 2017

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The most popular guest in show history is back! NL and Isaac dive into a wide range of topics on this weeks episode. Topics Discussed: - Why did NL decide to celebrate Dia de Muertos (Day of The Dead) - Celebrations from other cultures - Why has Marvel been so successful with taking superheroes to movies, when DC hasn’t - Pop culture trends - Professionals trying to be unprofessional - NL’s book - Dire perfume names - Starting to use Facebook - Unschooling & Creating your own structure - Starting a sandwich business - The biggest differences for in life as a 12-year-old today vs. twenty years ago Links: - IM Podcast Episode 17 What It’s Like to Be an Unschooled with NL Morehouse https://isaacmorehouse.com/2015/06/15/episode-17-what-its-like-to-be-an-unschooled-10-year-old-with-nl-morehouse/ - Star Wars Review Episode with NL Morehouse https://isaacmorehouse.com/2015/12/21/star-wars-the-force-awakens-movie-review/ - Interview with a Nine Year Old with NL Morehouse https://isaacmorehouse.com/2014/05/12/interview-with-a-nine-year-old/ - Interview with an Eight-Year-Old with NL Morehouse https://isaacmorehouse.com/2013/04/08/interview-with-an-eight-year-old/ - theblogofnl.wordpress.com

132 - Misfit Entrepreneurs with Dave Lukas Nov 13, 2017

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Dave Lukas is the Vice President and CSO of Grasp Technologies and the host of the Misfit Entrepreneur podcast. Dave grew up in an entrepreneurial family, and from a young age he was creating small businesses and finding opportunities to create businesses. That entrepreneurial spark has stuck with him as he built a great career and now a thriving company. On the Misfit Entrepreneur Podcast, Dave interviews top entrepreneurs and explores their non-traditional methods for achieving success. In this episode, Isaac and Dave follow along with Dave’s entrepreneurial journey, from selling flags on Independence day as a five-year-old to selling Cutco Knives in college to becoming VP and CSO of Grasp Technologies. Topics Covered: - Dave’s entrepreneurial start as a five-year-old - Does having kids change the way you see the world as an entrepreneur? - Selling Cutco knives - Going to work for a Fortune 500 business - The value of working sales for an aspiring entrepreneur - Starting a business while working a full-time job - Deciding to start Misfit Entrepreneur - The Misfit Three If you are a fan of the show, make sure to leave a review on iTunes. All episodes of the Isaac Morehouse Podcast are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher

131 - WTF?! with Peter Leeson Oct 30, 2017

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Peter Leeson is a professor of economics and law at George Mason University, known for his work on rational choice theory, applying it to unusual rituals and superstitions, piracy, and anarchy. His most recent book WTF?! an Economic Tour of the Weird, dives into some of the strangest rituals and events around the world and explains them using rational choice theory. In the face of the mainstream popularity of pop-behavioral economics claiming humans are irrational, Peter looks at some of the bizarre, weird, unexplainable, and crazy parts of societies around the world and uses clear economic thinking to explain why the reaction to dismiss them as crazy or irrational is wrong in every case. In this episode, Isaac and Peter dive into some weird examples covered in the book and then some frustrating and confusing behavior from the world around us like the price of razors, or why people speed up when you go to pass them on the highway. Topics Covered: - Peter’s new book WTF?! an Economic Tour of the Weird - Ordeals to try accused of crimes in medieval Europe - The logic behind ordeals - Ball don’t lie - The value of oracles - The difference between rational beliefs and rational actions - Wife selling in 18th century England - Why are razors so expensive? - Why slow drivers speed up when you go to pass them? - Are people rational? - Beliefs as a constraint - The risk in trying to change beliefs - The criminal prosecution of insects and rodents - Peter’s upcoming projects (the economics of panhandlers)

New Podcast Preview! Oct 26, 2017

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If you're a fan of Fridays with TK, you'll be very excited about this special preview episode of a new podcast with Isaac and TK Colemen. Got a job your trying to get? A work-related issue you’re trying to resolve? An obstacle that’s holding you up? Send in your questions and check out a new episode of Office Hours every Tuesday. Each week TK and Isaac will answer your questions, providing philosophic insight and actionable advice about work and life. Subscribe to Office Hours on all major podcast platforms: - iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/office-hourss-podcast/id1293715707 - Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKTQ5DDewRw - Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1293715707/office-hours - Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/praxis/office-hours-2

130 - Roger Ver on Bitcoin Oct 15, 2017

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Roger Ver is the CEO of Bitcoin.com, an early investor in bitcoin, and many Bitcoin startups. He is a passionate advocate for bitcoin and has been in the space from the very early days. In this conversation, we start with the basics, cover the most common objections and criticism about bitcoin and then discuss the future of bitcoin. In this episode: - What was the philosophy that made you find bitcoin interesting? - How did Roger come to start studying economics? - Being prosecuted for selling “firecrackers” on eBay? - Not sleeping for days when he discovered bitcoin - The elevator pitch for bitcoin - Common objections to bitcoin - Decentralization isn’t the goal it a tool with the goal of censorship resistance - The debate around blocksize - Cryptocurrency regulation - Starting a non-nation nation Show notes and links to all books, articles, and resources mentioned are available at isaacmorehouse.com If you are a fan of the show, make sure to leave a review on iTunes. All episodes of the Isaac Morehouse Podcast are available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher.

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