Ep. 354 Is There a Case for Libertarian Optimism?

Are we making progress, holding steady, or retrogressing? Frank Karsten returns to make the case for libertarian optimism!

About the Guest

Frank Karsten is chairman of Mises Instituut Nederland and of the Stichting Meer Vrijheid (More Freedom Foundation), a Dutch libertarian organization which acts to reduce taxes and government intervention.

Book Mentioned

Beyond Democracy: Why Democracy Does Not Lead to Solidarity, Prosperity and Liberty But to Social Conflict, Runaway Spending and a Tyrannical Government, by Frank Karsten and Karel Beckman

Project Mentioned

Ron Paul Homeschool Curriculum

Guest’s Website

BeyondDemocracy.net

Guest’s Twitter

@FrankKarsten

Books Recommended by the Guest

The Ultimate Resource 2, by Julian Simon
It’s Getting Better All the Time: 100 Greatest Trends of the Last 100 Years, by Stephen Moore
The Skeptical Environmentalist, by Bjørn Lomborg
In Defense of Global Capitalism, by Johan Norberg

Related Episode

Ep. 156: Against the Catastrophists (Robert Bryce)

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