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Apr 2024
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215. Rothbard's The Progressive Era, wit...

Dr. Saifedean Ammous
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Professor Patrick Newman has edited and produced several of Rothbard's unfinished books, and he joins us to continue our discussions of Rothbard's work on American history by focusing on Rothbard's The Progressive Era.

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