Best Salem Center For Policy Podcasts (2024)

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The Judeo Christian Tradition Lecture 4: The Sexual Ethics of the Judeo-Christian Tradition 1:31:06

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In the late 1980s, philosopher George Walsh gave this six-hour course on Judaism and Christianity. With his characteristic erudition and humor, he covers the history and ideas of these two uber-influential religions. How did the most influential religion of all time spring out of the faith of a weak people on the periphery of the […]…

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The Judeo Christian Tradition Lecture 3: The Ethical, Political, and Economic Teaching of the Judeo-Christian Tradition 1:29:47

6M ago1:29:47

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In the late 1980s, philosopher George Walsh gave this six-hour course on Judaism and Christianity. With his characteristic erudition and humor, he covers the history and ideas of these two uber-influential religions. How did the most influential religion of all time spring out of the faith of a weak people on the periphery of the […]…

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The Judeo Christian Tradition Lecture 2: Christianity and Its World OutlookThe Judeo Christian Tradition 1:30:26

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In the late 1980s, philosopher George Walsh gave this six-hour course on Judaism and Christianity. With his characteristic erudition and humor, he covers the history and ideas of these two uber-influential religions. How did the most influential religion of all time spring out of the faith of a weak people on the periphery of the […]…

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The Judeo-Christian Tradition – Lecture 1: Judaism and Its World Outlook 1:29:57

6M ago1:29:57

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In the late 1980s, philosopher George Walsh gave this six-hour course on Judaism and Christianity. With his characteristic erudition and humor, he covers the history and ideas of these two uber-influential religions. How did the most influential religion of all time spring out of the faith of a weak people on the periphery of the […]…

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Why Government Is the Problem – Milton Friedman 1:19:10

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Circa 1990, the late great Milton Friedman gave this eloquent half-hour introduction to his views on economic policy. David Boaz, Cato’s executive vice-president, then moderates a free-wheeling policy conversation between Friedman, David Henderson of the Naval Post-Graduate School, Sally Pipes of the Pacific Research Institute, and Hannes Gissurars…

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The Role of Religion in History – Lecture 4: Islam 1:30:27

9M ago1:30:27

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By Salem Center for Policy

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The Role of Religion in History – Lecture 3: Judaism and Christianity 1:22:54

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By Salem Center for Policy

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The Role of Religion in History – Lecture 2: Indian Religion 1:29:05

9M ago1:29:05

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In the late 1980s, philosopher George Walsh gave this six-hour course on history’s most influential religions. With his characteristic erudition and humor, he covers so-called “primitive religion,” followed by Indian religion (Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism), Judaism and Christianity, and finally Islam. Disclaimer: Please be aware the audio qualit…

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The Role of Religion in History – Lecture 1: Primitive Religion 1:16:34

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In the late 1980s, philosopher George Walsh gave this six-hour course on history’s most influential religions. With his characteristic erudition and humor, he covers so-called “primitive religion,” followed by Indian religion (Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism), Judaism and Christianity, and finally Islam.…

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Which Is Better: Capitalism or Socialism? 1:30:27

9M ago1:30:27

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The John V. Roach Honors College at Texas Christian University sponsored this 2023 debate between Prof. Bryan Caplan of George Mason University and Prof. Scott Sehon of Bowdoin College.By Salem Center for Policy

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Caplan Family School Graduation Podcast 1:20:54

11M ago1:20:54

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In 2017, 8th graders Aidan and Tristan Caplan talked to their dad, Bryan Caplan, about their homeschooling experience in middle school. Spoiler: After three weeks of regular high school, they resumed homeschooling and are now at Vanderbilt University.By Salem Center for Policy

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The Myth of Left and Right: Caplan and Hanson Interview the Lewis Brothers 1:15:44

11M ago1:15:44

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Brothers Hyrum Lewis (BYU – Idaho) and Verlan Lewis (Utah Valley University)’s new *The Myth of Left and Right* attacks the “essentialist” view that “left” and “right” are coherent political philosophies in favor of a “social” view that “left” and “right” are incoherent bundles of issue positions. In this interview, Bryan Caplan and Robin Hanson [……

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Bryan Caplan Interviews Chris Rufo 1:06:28

12M ago1:06:28

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Bryan Caplan interviews Chris Rufo on his best-selling *America’s Cultural Revolution*. In this wide-ranging interview, Rufo tackles some tough questions, including: How bad were the founders of critical theory, really? How fake is Continental philosophy? What would Rufo had done if he’d had Freire’s job in Guinea-Bissau? Are fanatics evil? And, do…

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Bryan Caplan’s interview with Ron Baker and Ed Kless 55:09

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Bryan Caplan’s interview with Ron Baker and Ed Kless, hosts of The Soul of Business podcast.By Salem Center for Policy

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Rousseau and the Collectivist Concept of Freedom pt. 2 1:18:40

12M ago1:18:40

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George Walsh (c.1923-2001) was one of those old-school professors who wrote little but read everything. This two-lecture series on Rousseau, delivered in the late 1980s, shines a spotlight on the great intellectual outlier of the Enlightenment. While Voltaire, the Physiocrats, Locke, Smith, and Hume promoted rationalism and individual freedom, Rous…

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Rousseau and the Collectivist Concept of Freedom pt. 1 1:13:10

12M ago1:13:10

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George Walsh (c.1923-2001) was one of those old-school professors who wrote little but read everything. This two-lecture series on Rousseau, delivered in the late 1980s, shines a spotlight on the great intellectual outlier of the Enlightenment. While Voltaire, the Physiocrats, Locke, Smith, and Hume promoted rationalism and individual freedom, Rous…

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Adversaries of Classical Liberalism 1:14:45

1y ago1:14:45

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Historian and polymath Ralph Raico explores the classic criticisms and seminal critics of classical liberal thought.By Salem Center for Policy

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Foundations of Classical Liberalism 1:21:01

1y ago1:21:01

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Historian and polymath Ralph Raico explores the basic ideas and seminal thinkers of classical liberal thought.By Salem Center for Policy

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George Walsh on The Enlightenment 1:08:54

1y ago1:08:54

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George Walsh (c.1923-2001) was one of those old-school professors who wrote little but read everything. This lecture on the Enlightenment, delivered c.1992, gives a typically insightful and humorous intellectual tour of the Enlightenment. The Salem Center’s Bryan Caplan, who heard Walsh live in 1989, has plans to make all of Walsh’s “lost” lectures…

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George Walsh on Protestant Fundamentalism, Lecture 2: Ethics and Politics 1:06:38

1y ago1:06:38

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George Walsh (c.1923-2001) was one of those old-school professors who wrote little but read everything. These two lectures on Protestant Fundamentalism, delivered in the late-80s, distill decades of study of Protestant Fundamentalism with great insight and humor, handling the ideas with the same seriousness that intellectual historians normally res…

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George Walsh on Protestant Fundamentalism 1:21:00

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Lecture 1: Theology and Epistemology George Walsh (c.1923-2001) was one of those old-school professors who wrote little but read everything. These two lectures on Protestant Fundamentalism, delivered in the late-80s, distill decades of study of Protestant Fundamentalism with great insight and humor, handling the ideas with the same seriousness that…

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George Smith: The Good, the Bad, and the Puritans 1:09:30

1y ago1:09:30

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George Smith (1949-2022) was a learned and extraordinarily charismatic autodidact. A wunderkind, or close to it, Smith published his most famous book, *Atheism: The Case Against God* when he was only 25. He once bragged that he dropped out of high school to start college, dropped out of college to start a Ph.D., and then […]…

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Fossil Future: The Epstein/Caplan/Hanson Conversation

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Bryan Caplan and Robin Hanson interview – and challenge – Alex Epstein about his controversial new book, *Fossil Future*. How many “climate denialists” really exist – and what should they take away from Epstein’s book? How widespread is the view that “nature is sacred” – and what’s the best way to deal with it? Why […]…

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Lecture #4 Marxist Politics

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George Walsh (c.1923-2001) was one of those old-school professors who wrote little but read everything. These four lectures on Marxism, delivered in the mid-80s a few years before the collapse of the Soviet bloc, distill decades of study of Marxist ideas with great insight and humor. Lecture 1 covers the Marxism’s intellectual precursors; lecture 2…

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Lecture #3 Marxist Economics

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George Walsh (c.1923-2001) was one of those old-school professors who wrote little but read everything. These four lectures on Marxism, delivered in the mid-80s a few years before the collapse of the Soviet bloc, distill decades of study of Marxist ideas with great insight and humor. Lecture 1 covers the Marxism’s intellectual precursors; lecture 2…

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The Judeo Christian Tradition Lecture 4: The Sexual Ethics of the Judeo-Christian Tradition 1:31:06

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The Judeo Christian Tradition Lecture 3: The Ethical, Political, and Economic Teaching of the Judeo-Christian Tradition 1:29:47

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The Judeo Christian Tradition Lecture 2: Christianity and Its World OutlookThe Judeo Christian Tradition 1:30:26

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The Judeo-Christian Tradition – Lecture 1: Judaism and Its World Outlook 1:29:57

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Why Government Is the Problem – Milton Friedman 1:19:10

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The Role of Religion in History – Lecture 4: Islam 1:30:27

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The Role of Religion in History – Lecture 3: Judaism and Christianity 1:22:54

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The Role of Religion in History – Lecture 2: Indian Religion 1:29:05

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The Role of Religion in History – Lecture 1: Primitive Religion 1:16:34

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Which Is Better: Capitalism or Socialism? 1:30:27

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Caplan Family School Graduation Podcast 1:20:54

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The Myth of Left and Right: Caplan and Hanson Interview the Lewis Brothers 1:15:44

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Bryan Caplan Interviews Chris Rufo 1:06:28

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Bryan Caplan’s interview with Ron Baker and Ed Kless 55:09

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Rousseau and the Collectivist Concept of Freedom pt. 2 1:18:40

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Rousseau and the Collectivist Concept of Freedom pt. 1 1:13:10

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Adversaries of Classical Liberalism 1:14:45

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Foundations of Classical Liberalism 1:21:01

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George Walsh on The Enlightenment 1:08:54

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George Walsh on Protestant Fundamentalism, Lecture 2: Ethics and Politics 1:06:38

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George Walsh on Protestant Fundamentalism 1:21:00

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George Smith: The Good, the Bad, and the Puritans 1:09:30

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Fossil Future: The Epstein/Caplan/Hanson Conversation

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Lecture #4 Marxist Politics

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Lecture #3 Marxist Economics

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