Week of December 2, 2024

NEW PODCAST EPISODE WITH SIR NIALL FERGUSON

Check out the latest episode of The Future of Liberty with Gov. Mitch Daniels podcast featuring renowned historian and author Sir Niall Ferguson! Tune in for their discussion on pressing issues including the impact of our aging population, geopolitical threats, and a renewal of the U.S. national spirit with the emergence of new forms of American innovation and entrepreneurship.

  • The reading ratio needed to understand and write history (2:02)
  • Political polarization and woke culture (5:02)
  • The new University of Austin (14:32)
  • Gerontocracy and its impact on youth (21:30)
  • Ferguson's Law on national debt and security (27:21)
You can find The Future of Liberty with Gov. Mitch Daniels podcast wherever you get your podcasts including on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.
 
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A CALL TO LIBERTY

New this December! Check out the newest release of content on A Call to Liberty surrounding the themes of philosophy and theology including a lead essay titled Against Authority by Jerome Copulsky and a pamphlet commentary essay titled The Role of Theology and Philosophy in American Independence by Glenn Moots!

 A Call to Liberty is a two-year, 24-part series that strives to reawaken interest in and respect for the Declaration of Independence as we approach its 250th anniversary in July of 2026. Every month, Liberty Fund brings you a slate of fresh content that explores questions related to important themes from the Declaration and considers them in relation to our past, our present, and our future.

LATEST FROM OUR PODCASTS

Did you love last week's EconTalk episode with Tyler Cowen? Tune in to the newest episode with host Russ Roberts and guest Robert Chandler as they discuss Chandler's translation of Life and Fate and the challenges of bringing a Russian classic to English readers.
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In case you missed it, check out the November episode of the Law & Liberty Podcast with Gov. Mitch Daniels and James Patterson where they discuss the fundamental duties of the government and how fiscal irresponsibility has led to the national debt.
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SUGGESTED READINGS
Civilization: The West and the Rest by Niall Ferguson

TOP PICKS FROM THE LIBERTY FUND NETWORK
Milton Friedman's Revenge by Iain Murray
Pumpkin is a Feeling by Nathan Goodman
You Cannot Have Everything by Scott Sumner
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