Jan 28, 2026
What did people in the Dark Ages think about economics? Why did poverty exist, and how do you alleviate it? To find out, I took my time machine to 1282 and 1314, to speak to barflies and a priest.
Fr. Richard Kirby is a fourteenth century prior of Whitby Abbey and formerly the sacrist of St. Mungo’s. He is...
Jan 19, 2026
Clayborne Carson is the Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education institute, and hand-picked by Coretta King to publish the letters of his late husband. He’s one of the foremost historians on MLK and his legacy. He joins to discuss King, color blindness, and the three approaches of the Civil...
Jan 14, 2026
Or... how to host a party if you have Asperger's.
Nick Gray is an entrepreneur and an author living in Austin, Texas. I met him roller skating. He started and sold two successful companies: Flight Display Systems and Museum Hack. His YouTube and short videos have been seen by over 55 million people. He’s been...
Jan 9, 2026
How did Venezuela become an economic basket case? Not socialism. Or capitalism. Venezuela is a textbook example of a petrostate in the thrall of the Paradox of Plenty, or “the Dutch Disease.”
Bonus: Norway’s Big Bucket of Oil Money
https://www.thepoliticalorphanage.com/p/bonus-norways-big-bucket-of-oil-money