Essential Scholars

Dr. Aeon J. Skoble, Professor of Philosophy at Bridgewater State University and author of The Essential Nozick, once again joins host Rosemarie Fike to discuss Nozick's perennial philosophical insights and how they might be applied today, including personal autonomy, the inherent morality in limited government, and even what a future society based on these core principles could look like.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Russell S. Sobel, co-author of The Essential Joseph Schumpeter and Professor of Economics & Entrepreneurship in the Baker School of Business at The Citadel, once again joins host Rosemarie Fike to discuss Joseph Schumpeter's most enduring and often prescient insights, including how contrary to popular belief, "creative destruction" and the technological innovation that embodies it in modern life doesn't equal mass unemployment.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steven E. Landsburg, Professor of Economics at the University of Rochester and author of The Essential Milton Friedman, returns to discuss Friedman’s most salient ideas with host Rosemarie Fike, specifically how the expansion of government power may enable positive change but can just as easily enable negative societal change, ultimately removing choice from people and consumers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Lynne Kiesling, author of The Essential Ronald Coase, once again joins host Rosemarie Fike to discuss Ronald Coase, specifically his theory of markets and what exactly prevents them from naturally emerging. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr.James R. Otteson, Professor of Business Ethics at the University of Notre Dame and author of The Essential David Hume, joins host Rosemarie Fike once again to discuss Hume’s perennial insights on how free trade can serve as a vehicle for global prosperity and the building blocks of a commercial society, while government debt can hinder a country’s sovereignty.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Jayme Lemke, Senior Fellow at George Mason University’s Mercatus Center, and host Rosemarie Fike discuss Nobel Prize winning economist Elinor Ostrom and why community is best served and best empowered through grassroots movements that enable solutions tailored to their specific needs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christopher J. Coyne, Professor of Economics at George Mason University and co-author of The Essential Austrian Economics, joins host Rosemarie Fike to discuss the contributions to economic thinking and systems made by the Austrian School, including how our quality of life is in large part thanks to countless interactions occurring within the market that allow everyday people access to the things we need to sustain us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Randall G. Holcombe, DeVoe Moore Professor of Economics at Florida State University and co-author of The Essential James Buchanan, joins host Rosemarie Fike to discuss the life and philosophy of economist James Buchanan, including his contributions to public choice theory. They even get into why it is that government officials struggle to have the right information and the right personal incentive to make optimal decisions for society. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James R. Otteson, Professor of Business Ethics at the University of Notre Dame and co-author of The Essential Adam Smith, joins host Rosemarie Fike to discuss Smith’s concept of sympathy, and how paying attention to the feedback our behaviours elicit from others is what enables progress and change within society.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lydia Miljan, Professor of Political Science at the University of Windsor, joins host Rosemarie Fike to discuss Jane Jacobs’ unconventional road to economic thinking through community activism and urbanism—and why assessing the needs of communities within cities remains vital for effective, non-disruptive urban planning/design. They even get into the various ways community, big or small scale, combats isolation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steve Globerman, professor emeritus at Western Washington University and senior fellow as well as the Addington Chair in Measurement at the Fraser Institute, joins host Rosemarie Fike to continue the discussion on the UCLA school of thought, including rent control, the housing crisis, the arguable role of city governments, and maintaining quality of life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this follow up to Part 1—just in time to honour the nearly 80-year anniversary of Hayek’s The Road to Serfdom—host Rosemarie Fike is once again joined by economist Donald Boudreaux of George Mason University to discuss how Friedrich Hayek shaped the field of political economy well into the 21st century. They even get into how Hayek would’ve felt about the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown measures taken during. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this installment of the Essential Scholars podcast, host Rosemarie Fike and Dr. Sandra Peart of the University of Richmond discuss John Stuart Mill’s ongoing contributions in economics and philosophy, and how his vision of a world where people have access to more than the bare minimum basic necessities of life—or “lower pleasures”—is a vision we should all share. Visit www.essentialjsmill.org to learn more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.