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- -: Gun Rights and the Supreme Court - Libertarian David Boaz

August 5, 2008 (over 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/07/09/David_Boaz_The_Coming_Century_of_Liberty Cato Institute Vice President David Boaz gives his opinion on gun rights in the United States, and discusses the impact of the Supreme Court's ruling on Heller v. District of Columbia - the 2008 overturning of ...

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- -: Libertarian David Boaz on Obama and McCain

August 5, 2008 (over 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/07/09/David_Boaz_The_Coming_Century_of_Liberty Cato Institute Executive Vice President David Boaz gives a libertarian's critique of Presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and John McCain. ----- A key figure in the libertarian movement, Boaz surveys what he se...

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- -: Bruce Fein Argues for Nonintervention

September 16, 2008 (over 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/09/02/No_U_S__Obligation_to_Defend_Democracy Libertarian constitutional lawyer Bruce Fein criticizes against U.S. military involvement in foreign affairs, arguing America has "no moral or legal obligation" to intervene even in humanitarian crisis areas such...

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- -: Freedom, Capitalism and Morality - Eric Foner

September 23, 2008 (over 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/06/03/Eric_Foner_Freedom_in_America_1776-2008 Eric Foner, DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at Columbia University, argues that traditionally-held American values of free-market capitalism and Christian morality are inherently contradictory. ----- In th...

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- -: Ralph Nader on Third Parties in America

October 7, 2008 (over 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/09/30/Ralph_Nader_Whistle-Blower_Advocate_Spoiler Activist, author and 2008 independent Presidential candidate Ralph Nader discusses challenges for a third-party candidate in the United States. ----- Without ever having held political office, Nader has ha...

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- -: Christopher Buckley Fabricates His Autobiography

June 4, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/18/Christopher_Buckley_In_Conversation_with_Calvin_Trillin Political satirist and author Christopher Buckley tells of how he fabricated the "About the Author" section of his latest book. Among the many fibs, one claim returned to haunt him in surprising ...

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- -: P.J. O'Rourke: Beware the Obamamobile

July 2, 2009 (almost 15 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/06/09/PJ_ORourke_Driving_Like_Crazy Political satirist P.J. O'Rourke discusses America's saga with the automobile as a symbol of freedom. He expresses concern over how the forthcoming 'Obamamobile' is yet another governmental restriction on personal freedom...

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- -: The Return of Ayn Rand: Will Economics Spark the Next Culture War?

November 24, 2009 (over 14 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/10/28/The_Goddess_of_the_Market_The_Meaning_of_Ayn_Rand Ayn Rand biographer Jennifer Burns examines the history of Rand's influence on the modern GOP. Examining the reemergence of Rand's popularity among Republicans, Burns speculates on the "unfolding of a ...

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- -: The Allure of the 'Nanny State' - Paul Rahe

December 14, 2009 (over 14 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/11/19/Uncommon_Knowledge_Soft_Despotism_with_Paul_Rahe Paul A. Rahe, author of Soft Despotism: Democracy's Drift relates political behavior to human nature. Rahe argues that overbearing "nanny state" government policies are caused by anxiety over social fre...

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- -: When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Run to the Gov't...?

January 26, 2010 (over 14 years ago)

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/12/Obamanomics_Is_Obama_Bankrupting_America Uwe Reinhardt counters the notion that America is made up of independent, rugged individualists. Offering the example of an uninsured, helmetless motorcyclist, Reinhardt believes that both Americans and their b...

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