Walter Block joins us for our Thanksgiving Special. Being the beginning of the holiday season, with good will toward man and all that, it felt appropriate to discuss charitable giving and the premises of the documentary, “Poverty Inc.“.
One recommendation, before watching the movie, please read the article by Block and Fryzek, then watch, then re-read the paper. You will get much more out of the movie and gain some economic insights that are easily missed.
Block, Walter E. and Nathan Fryzek. 2017. “Poverty Inc. An Economic and Ethical Analysis.” Journal Etica e Politica / Ethics & Politics; Vol. XIX, No. 2, pp. 431-456
http://www2.units.it/etica/2017_2/BLOCKFRIZEK.pdf
Then catch the movie on VUDU or Netflix.
Also…check out the Black Friday discount on Liberty Classroom by Tom Woods later this week…trust us, you won’t want to miss it.
Check out Walter Block’s previous appearance where we talked about the Libertarian Party and how to promote liberty:
Google Description
Filmmaker Michael Matheson Miller investigates the complex global industry of foreign aid.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty,_Inc.
During the episode, we discussed several articles, quotes and books as follows:
Charles Murray’s book, “Losing Ground“:
Hernando De Soto’s book, “The Mystery of Capital“:
Peter Bauer’s book, “Equality, the Third World, and Economic Delusion“:
John S. McGee article on Standard Oil:
Predatory Price Cutting: The Standard Oil (N. J.) Case
Jeffrey Tucker’s article on the Marshall Plan:
https://mises.org/library/marshall-plan-myth
The article idea I suggested that Walter include in his upcoming, “Defending the Undefendable 3”:
Here is the Tom Woods episode discussing the Russian Revolution:
And Tom on Poverty Inc.:
Happy holidays everyone, and we wish you safe travels.
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I really enjoyed this discussion. I liked the movie, Poverty, Inc., but felt that there were issues with it that weren’t settling quite well. Your discussion was thorough and helpful.