Freedomain! Volume 1: Introduction - 271: Recent Episodes

Stefan Molyneux

The largest and most popular philosophy show on the Internet - the logic of personal, philosophical and political freedom - www.freedomainradio.com

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Nit-picking while Rome burns...

What if we waited before offering solutions?

What if we waited before offering solutions?

Looks, Values and Free Will

Watch as moral superheroes take on feeble senators...

Almost there now... Just a few... more... chews!

Chewing your way out of the trap

We are susceptible to morality because we really, really have to pee!

Anyone who argues ethics agrees with ethics

Using the scientific method to define morality

Just because something is 'better' doesn't mean it's commanded

How our masters keep us on a foggy leash

Do we need to have 'faith' in logic?

Does 'eternal vigilance in the defense of liberty' ever work?

Making an honest woman out of philosophy

According to some, the kool-aid is just around the corner...

See, I take two words from my podcast, and turn it into a title...

First, find out if he has one...

The modern world is a harsh wind to the little flame of the true self

Am I against the family?

Small state, huuuuge error!

Awww, c'mon - it's only the difference between a state 99% smaller and 100% smaller - what's the bid deaaaal?

Some interesting discussion-points for lady-friends

Talking about freedom with family...

We rationalists are often called arrogant for asking for proof...

Canada's bloodlust and four-winged birds...

Selling sperm for virtue

Getting in touch with your 'inner Fabio'

Does less government really mean more crime?

Removing the silencers from the guns of governments...

What horrors do fears of global warming mask?

Baffled? Let's just go through your pockets then!

How a stateless society deals with the problem of corruption

School, family - why they tend, on balance, to sort of suck...

The final antidote to false morality

The sword that keeps compliance at bay

The superhero of morality!

Okay, so let's say we have all these emasculated men raised by passive-aggressive women...

Deciphering the confusion of emotional abstractions

Unearthing the hidden signals of the 'sexy' child-woman

The many lessons to be learned from a 13-year court battle...

What is the morality of participating in the State?

The moral madness of calculating happiness

Actually, it's the greatest evil for the fewest number...

Hmmm, I wonder if it's really about the Mafia..?

I learned something verrry interesting about myself last night...

Oh, I guess the state CAN turn on you after all

A tale of near-limitless courage and integrity...

A brief history of bloody displacements

If you can read this, you're already skeptical...

An analysis of existing stateless economies - the black and gray markets...

Hello, they lied...

Aping a baby - narcissism and King Kong

The hidden wars of social integrity

Thoughts on the fascism of the Federation...

Paying the cost to be the boss

A theory as to why my article 'Stateless Prisons' made people so upset!

A fascinating article on war profits...

Thoughts on the value of marriage - and divorcing it from the State

Why we are blind to moral reciprocity

Foreign policy and moral payback

How to set up a discussion...

Great chats from listeners...

How Billy the S gets in the way of us capitalists

How incarceration could function without a state

Art in the service of God, State and War...

A few theories on the nature and purpose of art...

The first three chapters of one of my novels - available for donations!

Sure, that was the next topic you were expecting, right?

Talking to tykes

An examination of the root justifications for parental authority

Reducing conflict by earning respect

Are market prices objective or subjective?

Why is Marxism so successful?

Darling Karl and the evil exploiters

A long-lost podcast!

The primal value of curiosity in personal relationships

The currency of faith

A few crossed Biblical wires

OK, so God exists - how should we best worship him?

Let's go doooooown!

What does it mean to contextualize the Bible?

An examination of what political questions really mean

How to feel for the unfree

Speaking volumes by asking questions

The whole point of what I've been leading up to...

Ahhh, the great horizontal dictatorship... (sorry about the rain background!)

The insecurity of the one-sided negotiation

How to take liberties with lovers ;)

Is there such as thing as human nature?

My responses to brilliant listener criticisms!

The cross and the sword

Problems and Solutions

The moral science of human movement

The intellectual argument for self-defense

Some of them hold so many similar beliefs - can we join forces?

An article on the evils of conforming to the majority

Warning - spoilers abound! Don't listen if you haven't watched.

Failing to see the forest for the trees...

How the state transforms capitalism into mercantilism

The joys of debating with geographical bullies

How an anarchistic society deals with intellectual property

How the media created its own problems with regards to property rights

Why do we even have a problem? Hmmm, could that be the acrid stench of state power I smell?

Surfing the political divide on a wild wave of base hormones!

Continuing the debate by pointing out the barrel

Starting the debate by pointing out the barrel

Learning to loathe a legal fiction

How to find common ground during libertarian conversations

How to find common ground during libertarian conversations

The base illogic behind theories of social contracts

CIA archives help us understand the 'social contract'

So it's like this - the government sort of takes out a 'contract' on you...

Guns: How does gun control affect the decisions of criminals?

Guns: After the theories, come the facts

Guns: do they control violence, citizens or the state?

Effective arguments against wars both contemporary and historical

What effect does a truly free market have on racial and cultural bigotry?

What does it cost mankind to be irrational?

The journey from the 'ought' to the 'is'

Relativism and the government - responding to a variety of 'justifications'

A marine calls me out...

OK, OK, so you think that a free society needs a standing army? Weeellll....

A tasty medley of foreign aid disasters

As you can imagine, since it is a government program, it is neither foreign nor aid

The tricky task of raising a soldier (or, the umbilical cord-ite)

How to rationally trust your instincts

When should you tell that special someone about your fetish for market anarchy?

How market capitalism protects children better than any other system

The differences between pleasure and obligation

Helping the sheep shear themselves

A more formal article regarding how the state expands violence

The heart and soul of State corruption and the fall of Rome

The heart and soul of State corruption

Is integrity a choice, or a responsibility?

We're all going to die - how can that knowledge help us live more vibrantly?

Everyone argues that we need the government to control violence - In fact, having a government ensures violence will always increase!

Moral comparisons in pop psychology

OK, OK, enough of the bad news - how do we REALLY start to get it on?

Although women are often told that they don't really need men, they do!

Men and women are natural partners - how did we end up so antagonistic?

How women got sucker-punched by one of the biggest cons in history

Two theories as to why socialism is considered less vile than fascism

Two theories as to why socialism is considered less vile than fascism

Farewell to a great libertarian

Questions on manners from concerned listeners

Bad manners from central planners

An analysis of priceless catastrophes

A logical examination of the moral responsibility of the victim

The moral perils of motherhood

A cost/benefit analysis of the police force

The argument from morality and state slaughterhouses

How the government destroyed one of the greatest natural resources in the world.

Why learning the truth about your parents is so, so important!

If you think that the state exists to protect you, think again!

The null hypothesis for the declaration of love

Answers to the objection 'but they did the best they could!'

Some further explorations of the theory of parental corruption

Some further explorations of the theory of parental corruption

Retirement Savings Plans and State Corruption

Logic, evidence, the senses and proof

The problem of the commons (An article written for www.lewrockwell.com)

Understanding public self-interest (If private citizens don't care about preserving property, why would bureaucrats?)

So long, and thanks for all the fish! (...with all due respect to the late, great Douglas Adams!)

Property, Predation and Conservation: The 'problem of the commons' applied to the State

Thoughts on romance for libertarians (because we must breeeed!)

The truth the liar reveals: What 'social fiction' really means

The myths of falsehoods

So you've been offered a subsidy... Should we steal back from thieves?

False confessions: War and the soul of a soldier

What happens to societies that get concepts wrong

Who pays philosophers - and why

Celebrity Boxing: Aristotle versus Plato

A free market analysis of abortion

Incisive comments from insightful listeners

From passivity to skepticism to cynicism to nihilism: Containing hormones with hypocrisy

Our third experience with authority

Our second (and worse!) experience with authority

Our first experiences of authority

An examination of duality

The beam and the mote... Chomsky and state violence

Answers to the most common objections/questions (Feel free to distribute this to those baffled by your weird beliefs..!)

What might free market schools look like? (Some possible alternatives to 14 years in jail)

The moral and practical effects of school vouchers

The factories of irrationalities

The factories of irrationalities

Two men, two indoctrinations, two beliefs (From VS Naipul's 'Among the Believers - An Islamic Journey')

You say you want a revolution..? Some possible tips for wee freedom fighters ;)

Turning the world around one 12-hour day at a time (or, Look - the children - they liiiiive!)

How is government protection working out?

The round trip of the trade dollar

The deeper roots of evil and need

The deep roots of evil and need

Helping the poor is not for amateurs

A public analysis of private practices

How power structures are perpetuated through culture

The carrot that comes after the stick

The ABC's of totalitarianism - not to be used for evil!

Brilliant listeners get their say!

Benevolence, charity and the welfare state

The argument from morality in regard to property rights

Punching back the clock you punch - Is it violent to ask people to work overtime?

Getting from A to B the free market way!: Subsequent thoughts from a roads scholar (groan!)

Getting from A to B the free market way!: Initial thoughts from a roads scholar (groan!)

An economic analysis of symbiosis

Capitalism does not care about economic efficiency

Politics and false dichotomies: the pendulum that smashes freedom

Returning Marx's 'come hither' stare

The complexities of alleviating poverty (Part 2)

The complexities of alleviating poverty (Part 1)

Some more refined views on free will

Excellent responses to the question of determinism

Zen and the art of self-erasure

Some thoughts on 9/11

The real targets of warfare

A transactional analysis of war

Using the argument from morality against the welfare state

Why people STILL think the market is cruel

Why people think the market is cruel

How the Federal government caused economic collapse in the 1930s

Excellent comments from brilliant listeners!

It's only a party for those in power

Even for me, this one is pretty tangential! Some good stuff about modern art though...

An elegy for the innocence of ignorance

A subsequent analysis of two kinds of clubs

An initial analysis of two kinds of clubs

More explorations of Old Testament myths

An analysis of the power of the Genesis myth

What does conformity pay these days?

The difference between imagination and fantasy

A primer to share with baffled friends

The role of race in state power (Part 2) - Divided we fall!

The role of race in state power (Part 1) - Feeding on artificial divisions

A great criticism of my ideas - and an analysis of social security!

An analysis of arguments against the argument from morality

How can we be free when the state is so powerful?

Exploring the limits of free will - or, are irrational people responsible for their irrationality?

An analysis of the escalation of state power

Some interesting questions about the Bible

The economic drivers of religion

What is the real purpose of the drug wars? - Part 2 (If you think the State doesn't like drug users, you might be surprised)

What is the real purpose of the drug wars? - Part 1 (If you think the State doesn't like drug users, you might be surprised)

Arguments for and against the validity of the senses

Practical problems with a 'right' to health care

Logical problems with a 'right' to health care

Do evil people really hate good people? (Part 2)

Do evil people really hate good people? (Part 1)

Bread and circuses! Why the state loooves to subsidize sports

The moral challenges of the modern economist

An analysis of the power structures of socialized medicine

We all have to deal with non-libertarians - how can we do that most productively?

We all have to deal with non-libertarians - how can we do that most productively?

Inevitably, libertarians have to address the question of religion...

Inevitably, Libertarians have to address the question of religion...

How can we approach the problem of proving the existence of God?

State power is great for the amoral minority. Here's why it always grows (please note: public recording; lower quality)

Nagging the state is like wagging your finger at the mafia. Here's a better approach.

State programs often start well, and then fail in the long run - here are some reasons why

One of the central challenges faced by libertarians is the need to prove that libertarian moral theory is universally correct, while statist and collectivistic moral theories are incorrect. Here's how to do it!

How governments contribute to (and profit from!) instability in the stock market

A response to those who say that moral/political theories are a waste of time

We always argue that we need the state for self-defense. Some logical problems with that approach

The most powerful argument for freedom

How to fall in love with government all over again..!

The DRO debate continues...

Can a society without a government deal with violent crime..?

Life without government? Really? Here's how it works - and why it is so crucial!

The central purpose and philosophy of this podcast series