Episodes
Exploring topics from education, adoption, SCOTUS, Covid-19, and the philosophical meaning of personhood.  Emily Berning helped found the organization, Let Them Live, which offers pregnant women the financial support they need in order to choose to keep a baby over getting an abortion. Avens O'Brien is a longtime Libertarian activist and serves as a board member for Feminists for Liberty. She wants to protect women from the shame and stigma that comes from society after an abortion.
Published 01/16/21
Published 01/16/21
Richard Winger, widely regarded as the leading expert in the United States on Ballot Access laws, joins the Knowledge Problem Podcast to discuss the Two-Party System, Third Parties, and Ballot Access laws.  In this episode, we explore the history of the two-party system, way, ways to achieve electoral reform, the role media plays in impacting minor party efforts, Carney v Adams, and Governor Cuomo's 2020 Undemocratic Shenanigans. 
Published 11/12/20
Shoshana Weissman and Marc Berkman explore the negative aspects of social media, social media regulations, and touch on Section 230 and whether ideological bias persists in content moderation on major platforms.
Published 11/06/20
Dr. Julia Maskivker and Dr. Chris Freiman debate the motion "Citizens have a moral duty to participate in the democratic process through voting." Dr. Maskivker, arguing the affirmative, is an Associate Professor in Political Theory at Rollins College. Her most recent book is "The Duty to Vote". Dr. Freiman, arguing the negative, is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the College of William & Mary. His most recent book is "Why it's Okay to Ignore Politics". 
Published 07/29/20
Jonathan Blanks discusses racial issues in law enforcement, the recent protests over the murder of George Floyd, and libertarian issues with race.  Blanks is a Contributing Editor for the Clause40 Foundation and a Visiting Fellow at the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity. He began his career at the Cato Institute, where he spent 12 years researching law enforcement practices, over criminalization, and civil liberties. Blanks testified before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights in...
Published 06/13/20
Bradley Polumbo and Randy Slovacek discuss LGBTQ Politics. Some topics covered include Trump's transgender ban, Religious Liberty, and the 2020.  Brad Polumbo is a libertarian-conservative journalist and the Eugene S. Thorpe Writing Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education. Randy Slovacek is the writer/editor of The Randy Report, a daily blog covering the daily news cycle regarding politics, pop culture and entertainment news of interest to the LGBTQ community.
Published 06/10/20
Professor Jeffrey Miron and Professor Michael Hudson discuss the merits and shortcomings of capitalism.  Dr. Miron is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Economics at Harvard University, as well as a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. Dr Hudson is a president of the Institute for the Study of Long Term Economic Trends. He is a professor of economics at the University of Missouri–Kansas City and at the School of Marxist Studies, Peking University,...
Published 05/25/20
Alex Bozmoski of "RepublicEn" and David Roberts of "Vox" discuss methods of addressing climate change and whether or not there is a viable bi-partisan path for achieving the necessary policy changes.  Alex Bozmoski leads Energy & Enterprise Institute's policy development and educational programming. David Roberts is an energy writer at Vox, where he covers climate change, clean energy, and politics
Published 05/17/20
David Horowitz and Walter Block debate the motion: Reparations for Slavery are Unjustified. Walter Block is the Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair in Economics at Loyola University. He is an Adjunct Scholar at the Mises Institute and the Hoover Institute. David Horowitz was one of the founders of the New Left in the 1960s and an editor of its largest magazine, Ramparts. He is founder of the David Horowitz Freedom Center and author of many books published over the last twenty years.
Published 05/17/20
In a follow up to the first episode with Professor Rosolino Candela, Dominick Mellusi and Alex Pilkington interview socialist economist, David McMullen. We talk about his economic planning model, his critique of the Knowledge Problem, as well as a few aspects about socialism.  David McMullen contends that global economic development in the 21st century will provide the necessary material basis for a classless post-capitalist society. His website is entitled simplymarxism.com.
Published 05/17/20
In the first episode of the Knowledge Problem Podcast, Dominick Mellusi interviews Professor Rosolino Candela about the Austrian school of economics and its critique on economic planning in a socialist economy. Rosolino Candela is a Senior Research Fellow and Associate Director of Academic and Student Programs, as well as a Senior Fellow of the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the Mercatus Center. 
Published 05/17/20
In the first episode of the Knowledge Problem Podcast, Dominick Mellusi interviews Dr. Rosolino Candela on the Austrian critique of socialist planning. Rosolino Candela is a Senior Research Fellow and Associate Director of Academic and Student Programs, as well as a Senior Fellow of the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the Mercatus Center.
Published 05/04/20
In a follow up to the first episode with Dr. Rosolino Candela, we interview  Socialist Economist, David McMullen. We talk about his economic planning model, his critique of the knowledge problem, as well as ask a few questions about socialism. 
Published 05/04/20
David Horowitz and Walter Block debate the motion: Reparations for Slavery are Unjustified.  David Horowitz is an American conservative writer. He is a founder and president of the think tank the David Horowitz Freedom Center. Walter Block currently holds the Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair in Economics at Loyola University New Orleans, and is a senior fellow of the Ludwig von Mises Institute.
Published 05/04/20
Alex Bozmoski of republicEn and David Roberts of Vox discuss paths forward for addressing climate change.  Alex Bozmoski is the Managing Director of republicEn. David Roberts is a writer at Vox who focuses on energy and climate change.
Published 05/04/20