In this episode Ethan sits down with Chris Coyne at the Mercatus Markets and Society Conference to discuss his research on noxious markets. The conversation touches on the role of states in the perpetuation of weapon sales in conflict zones. Coyne's perspective applies an economic-public choice perspective to analyzing foreign policy decisions and how well intentioned programs end up doing more harm than good.

Chris Coyne is a Professor of Economics at George Mason University and the Associate Director of the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center

On this episode Ethan sits down with the great Professor Chandran Kukathas, the Dean of the School of Social Sciences at Singapore Management University and former Chair of Political Theory at the London School of Economics. The conversation covers his work on questions of nationalism, ethnic identity, and political order. Chandran also discusses his research into the work of Friedrich Hayek and the great economist's contributions to the advancement of not just human liberty but the field of political science.

On this episode of the AIER Standard, Ethan sits down with Carroll Ríos de Rodríguez, a public choice professor and trustee at Universidad Francisco Marroquínas in Guatemala well as the president of the Instituto Fe y Libertad. Carroll also founded UFM's public choice center.

Ethan asks Carroll about her intellectual journey, her efforts in creating a foothold for liberty minded economic and political ideas in Latin America, and general questions about the volatile nature of politics in the Latin world.