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Subscribe to the podcast Bird was recently on Free Man Beyond the Wall to discuss Hans-Hermann Hoppe’s relationship to Marx. It’s been a long time coming, but Bird is finally on the show to talk Marx and hash out a Misesean criticism of him. Items mentionedEpisode 558: Marxism Part 5 – The Thought Of ‘Post-Marxist’ […]
Subscribe to the podcast Steppy returns to the show to whip you fat Konkins into shape. Items mentionedNo Fat Konkins: Finding Gainz in an Unswole WorldMuscly man comic Follow Steppy@PweaseNo SponsorLiberty Mugs Keep in touch with us everywhere you areJoin our Telegram groupLike us on FacebookFollow us on Twitter: @RolloMcFloogle @Slappy_Jones_2Check us out on Patreon […]
Subscribe to the podcast We all know how bad the media is, but just how bad is it? We recently came across a concept called the Gell-Mann Amnesia effect (thanks, Vake), which just about perfectly sums up how poorly a lot of us take in information given to us by the media. How do we […]
Subscribe to the podcast So how did all of that libertarian promotion from the LP work out this election cycle? Did the LP learn their lesson? Should libertarians focus on trying to convert more people from the right or the left? What do we think is the best strategy for attracting people to liberty? Items […]
Subscribe to the podcast So someone dumb said something pretty dumb, so someone else responded with something even dumber. Welcome to the world of libertarianism. We discuss. Items mentionedElizabeth Nolan Brown’s first tweet mentionedElizabeth Nolan Brown’s second tweet mentionedEpisode 51 – The Free Speech EpisodeDon’t allow your hatred to cloud your judgment of what free […]
Subscribe to the podcast We’re all trying to drink from a fire hose of information regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and there’s a lot of specialized, technical information surrounding it. How does a layperson navigate through all of it? If you figure out how to filter information and respond with intelligence through this hysteria, you should […]
Subscribe to the podcast We’ve got a bonus episode for you! Car and Bird jumped on with me (no Slappy this episode) to toss some of our thoughts around on the Coronavirus. We think that a lot of people need to pump the brakes on the panic and approach this stuff pretty differently. Follow them […]
A common objection to arguments for anarchy is that a stateless society can never be achieved. People say that there’s no way that society will ever be able to organize itself without a government. Some people claim this is out of necessity while others argue that there will always be a power vacuum that will […]
When I was in high school, I had to take a music appreciation class. I remember sitting in the classroom one day as the teacher explained what a virtuoso was. A virtuoso, he said, was someone who is so naturally talented in music that he does not need to practice. My hand immediately shot up […]
Subscribe to the podcast Our friend Buck joins us this week to talk about his plans to try to become a delegate for the Libertarian Party so he can vote to make Jacob Hornberger the presidential nominee. He only wants to nominate Hornberger so he can spread the message of liberty and convert people to […]
Subscribe to the podcast We all want to grow the libertarian movement, but not everyone always fully buys in. We don’t want to do purity testing, but we need some some ways to qualify and define libertarians. We use a few examples to work out how to deal with this issue and try to appreciate […]
Subscribe to the podcast Libertarians do a lot of things well, but I think that we can all admit that socially we can often use a little bit of help. We have a great message of peace and love, but the reactions we get from people can be so redundant and frustrating that we have […]
Subscribe to the podcast JW Weatherman comes back to the show to drop some advice on family life. How should you raise your kids in such a crazy world? What’s the problem with the education system and how can homeschooling be a solution? How do you set yourself up to achieve all of this? We […]
A lot of art these days gets criticized for not being like the art of year or even centuries past. In the pursuit of appreciating art, we might have the tendency to push those feelings aside and say, “Well, maybe this just isn’t for me.” But is there something more to it? And what is […]
A few weeks ago, Nick Gillespie was on Thaddeus Russell’s Unregistered Podcast and made some of the typical complaints about Murray Rothbard from his detractors. We decided to give our two satoshis about what we think about these Rothbard detractors. Items discussedEpisode 291: ‘Professional Libertarians,’ Bird and Car, from the Friends Against Government Podcast – […]
Need a nice wine pairing to go with your anarchy? What’s the best Chianti for a cypherpunk? We’ve got the perfect guest, Jake from the Tasting Anarchy podcast, to tell us everything we need to know about wine and liberty! Don’t forget to sign up for Chillderburg. Follow Jacob TastingAnarchy.com Follow Tasting Anarchy on Twitter: […]
We took an opportunity this episode to talk about some current events happening now. First up is the fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and how many libertarians reacted with conspiracy theories and a total lack of empathy. Unfortunately, this is nothing new. Then changing gears, we discussed the delisting of an obvious […]
We’ve finally made it happen! We welcome our friends, Will and Jared, from the Peaceful Treason podcast to talk some shop this week. There was a tweetstorm by a U.C. Berkeley author and lawyer that she titled “Libertarians: Destroyers of Democracy” that was just too ridiculous that there was no way we weren’t going to […]
I like playing board games. It has consistently been one of my favorite hobbies since I was a kid. The evolution of the board game has exploded in the innovation of style and gameplay and many of the new age games have a lot of interaction. An interaction that can lead to one player, with […]
Should society be based on striving to be made on merit or equality? Does it matter? Are hierarchies a social construct? Do we all play by the same rules all the time? This is a nail biter of a subject and I really do not like to resort to the left-right paradigm when trying to […]
Stefan Molyneux is known for bringing a lot of people into libertarianism and anarcho-capitalism. But over the last few years, he’s been saying some pretty odd to flat our ridiculous things that should make someone start to question him. What went wrong? Slappy and I discuss. Items discussed Stefan Molyneux Thinks Voting Is the Solution […]
Merry Christmas! Slappy and I spend some quality time with you during this special season to tell you what we want for Christmas. Grab some fruitcake and some eggnog and cuddle by the fire for this Christmas special! Sponsor Liberty Mugs Get a free Liberty Mug by signing up for the Tom Woods Liberty Classroom […]
We recently came across a tweet questioning whether the free market could handle a situation where a single company had control over a city. Could they dominate the people? What happens if they don’t like certain groups? Are there free market solutions to these problems or is this an example of an exception to the […]
As libertarians, we will often be asked how a free society would handle the role that the government takes in helping those in need and providing a safety net. We provide some ideas and insights on private charity and the wealth that is created with free markets. Items Discussed The End Is Near and It’s […]
The news cycles have been especially stupid as of late, so instead of focusing on all of the annoying and bad things going, we decided to take a step back and acknowledge some nice observations from our own lives of people turning some corners towards liberty. Sponsor Liberty Mugs Get a free Liberty Mug by […]
Libertarianism is great but the same can’t be said about all libertarians. Don’t be one of the annoying ones. You know who I’m talking about. Items discussed Assume good intentions when you disagree with someone Sponsor Liberty Mugs Get a free Liberty Mug by signing up for the Tom Woods Liberty Classroom Our friends’ podcasts […]
The Libertarian Party has been the target of more than fair criticism over recent years. Some concerned libertarians formed the Mises Caucus to bring the party back to its libertarian roots. It’s kind of amazing that this would be required of the Libertarian Party, but here we are. The 2018 Libertarian Party Convention was held […]
Does the word “libertarian” have any meaning anymore? If it does, what should we do about the people who call themselves libertarians but have major disagreements with the basic principles? Sponsor Liberty Mugs #1 Purest Libertarian Mug Get a free Liberty Mug by signing up for the Tom Woods Liberty Classroom Our friends’ podcasts The […]
Jordan Peterson gave a speech last month where he put forth “12 principles for a 21st century conservatism.” The twelve principles are: The fundamental assumptions of Western civilization are valid. Peaceful social being is preferable to isolation and to war. In consequence, it justly and rightly demands some sacrifice of individual impulse and idiosyncrasy. Hierarchies […]
The Non-Aggression Principle is one of the most well known and core ideas to libertarianism. It succinctly lays the groundwork for how libertarians believe people should interact with each other. But is it always the answer for every human interaction? Does it hold perfectly true 100% of the time? Or is it more of a […]
Nothing beats a home and home series for two heated rivals, so we decided to have Round 2 with the boys from the Friends Against Government podcast. After being guests on their show last week, this time, it’s on our turf. Rollo and Slappy get the homefield advantage. On Car and Bird’s podcast, we put […]
While many of us watch the #NeverAgain anti-gun movement with eyes rolling and heads shaking, many are celebrating the political activities of the teenagers “leading” the way. Now of course the kids aren’t actually leading anything; they’re simply a means to an end of the people already pushing this agenda. Yet that point aside, the […]
Last week, we had Thaddeus Russell on the show to talk about the previous week’s episode. The saga of natural rights continues this week as Rollo and Slappy take some time to break down the idea of self-ownership. How can we arrive at the conclusion that you own yourself and what other conclusions can we […]
Thaddeus Russell listened to our previous episode where Slappy and I talked about our disagreements with his views on Natural Law and war on an episode of his podcast, Unregistered, with guest Dave Smith. He got in touch with us and offered to come on our show to talk about these ideas—and of course we […]
If you ever wanted a metaphor for punching yourself in the face, look no further than the guys at Liberty Hangout trying to mash the round peg of the state into the square hole of libertarianism. They always find ways to promote ideas that are antithetical to libertarianism and then try to package them as […]
Jordan Peterson has come to some fame (or notoriety) following his admirable refusal to go along with the militant politically correct culture. Dave Rubin recently had him on his show, the Rubin Report, to talk about this upcoming book. Rubin followed the interview with some audience questions. One of the questions was about anarchy and […]
A Murray Rothbard quote has been floating around several libertarian circles for some time now, and some claim that he is “an out-of-the-closet helicopter pilot.” This means that he holds the belief that those who do not respect private property rights can be violently removed from society. The people who have this view tend to, […]
One of the main concerns among people is how basic needs would be met. A lot of libertarians think the answer is obvious—otherwise we wouldn’t be libertarian! If a societal framework couldn’t provide the means for the basic needs to be met, is it really a workable framework? Most people outside of libertarian circles believe […]
The Cato Institute tweeted an article from their site, Libertarianism.org, with the text “If #TaxationIsTheft (and it is), does it follow that we must abolish ALL taxation? Not necessarily…” A lot of libertarians took umbrage with this, but it’s worth examining. The piece was written by Michael Huemer, from whom Slappy and I take a […]
There’s a reason that you choose the friends that you have. Presumably, they have some sort of redeeming qualities about them; otherwise, they wouldn’t be your friends. So just because they don’t agree with you on some libertarian ideas is not enough to disassociate yourself from them. As we talked about in our podcast episode […]
You have no idea how much I despise the things going on Charlottesville, VA right now. Both sides are filled with petulant children who are out to pick a fight. And now a woman is dead because someone decided to ram his car through a crowd at the protest. Both the Antifa crowd and the […]
There have been a few stories in the past few weeks that have pushed the envelope on what is acceptable free speech. Slappy and Rollo give their views on two notable cases, “Sandwichgate” and the texting suicide case of Conrad Roy. What constitutes your rights as it relates to speech and how might the market […]
If you’ve spent even a minimal amount of time on the libertarian oriented interwebs, you are bound to have come across the phenomena of “libertarian fascism”, “reactionary libertarianism”, and a variety of other mashed up terms. Maybe you even consider yourself a member of one of these newly formed tribes. If that is the case […]
The Non-Aggression Principle, or NAP for short, is one of the core principles of libertarianism. Surprisingly, it is often misunderstood even among libertarians. Is it axiomatic? Does it cover preemptive strikes? How do you handle retaliation? Rollo and Slappy discuss these ideas in this week’s podcast. Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter: @RolloMcFloogle […]
Back in March of this year, Dave Rubin hosted Lauren Southern on his podcast, the Rubin Report. Near the end of their session, Southern lamented what she called “book club purist” libertarians. Rubin asked the following question (1:02:43): So is this just not a time for a libertarian? So for someone like you who I […]
How do we acquire property? What makes the claim of property legitimate? Rollo and Slappy discuss these ideas in Episode 33 of the show. Send Bill Kristol to Iraq Go Fund Me Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter: @RolloMcFloogle @Slappy_Jones_2
A lot of libertarians have been falling off the liberty horse and have begun advocating either directly or indirectly for state solutions to problems. It usually revolves around security: borders, police, terrorism, etc. And while it may be surprising to see some people promoting anti-libertarian ideas, you could see this problem coming from a mile […]
In Episode 20, we talked about what a libertarian should do to advance the cause of liberty. But how exactly do we expect to see the transition to a stateless society work? It’s not something we think we’ll see in the remote future, but it would be nice to know what might spur it along. […]
Much to my chagrin, the alt-right movement has gained momentum in not only conservative circles but also libertarian circles. It was a reactionary movement born from people who were sick of the drivel of the extreme leftists and social justice warriors (SJWs). They are “masters” of logic against the SJWs, so they believe themselves to […]
We talk about statelessness a lot here, but what exactly do we mean by that? What makes a society an anarchy? Send Bill Kristol to Iraq Go Fund Me Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter: @RolloMcFloogle @Slappy_Jones_2