Ryan McMaken and Murray Sabrin discuss the ways that the United States has become a land of regulation, taxation, and welfare. The American republic disappeared long ago, and the welfare-warfare state replaced it.

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Is it Christianity or geography or family demographics? Is it the Enlightenment? Ryan McMaken and Zachary Yost discuss theories regarding the rise of the West and why it's different from the rest of the world.

The Struggle for Liberty: A Libertarian History of Political Thought by Ralph Raico

"The History of Freedom in Christianity" by Lord Acton

"The History of Freedom in Antiquity" by Lord Acton

Pioneers of Capitalism by Maarten Prak and Jan Luiten van Zanden

To Have and Have Not by Gregory Clark

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Q: What's the difference between socialism and communism? A: In practice, they're pretty much the same thing. Ryan McMaken and Ruel Domi talk about the debate over what terms like socialism, communism, Marxism, and democratic socialism mean.

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