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Vaccines, Autonomy, and Mandates: A Libertarian Analysis
Prefatory Note Given the subject matter discussed below, I believe it prudent to state at the outset that I am not at all opposed to vaccinations themselves: indeed, I have received a COVID-19 vaccine, as well as all other normal-course vaccinations recommended for...
Salafis Throwing Bombs: How American and British Planners Partnered With Al-Qaeda Affiliated Groups At the Start of the Syrian Civil War
Introduction In the mainstream view, al-Qaeda did not play a role in the Syria conflict until Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dispatched his deputy, Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, to Syria in August 2011 to establish a wing of the group there, called...
Lunatic With a Plan: Erdogan and Turkey’s Economic Woes
Since the first assault on Turkey’s finances in 2018, which I wrote about multiple times (here, here, and here), I’ve been the lone voice telling everyone that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is a lunatic but he’s a lunatic with a plan. That plan is to de-dollarize the...
Is Virtue Signaling Vicious?
Virtue signaling—the practice of highlighting what one takes to be one’s own moral superiority, often by loudly denouncing the character and comportment, including the speech, of other people—has become a dominant mode of rhetoric throughout social media and network...
Episode 643: ‘It’s Friday, You Ain’t Got No Job’ w/ Marc Clair of Lions Of Liberty
63 Minutes Some Strong Language Marc Clair is the host of the flagship show on the Lions of Liberty podcast network and the co-host of the Second Print Comics podcast Marc joins Pete to comment on recent employment experiences as well as talking about questions he has...
Episode 604: The Long-Awaited Bitcoin Episode w/ Car from Timeline Earth
56 Minutes PG-13 Car is one-third of the Timeline Earth Podcast. Pete asked Car to come on today to answer questions about Bitcoin and specifically the ideas that some hold to which is commonly called "Bitcoin Maximalism." Car on Twitter Timeline Earth Get Autonomy 19...
Episode 598: Dave Smith Answers His Critics
87 Minutes PG-13 Dave Smith is the host of the Part of the Problem podcast and is a frequent guest on cable TV news. Dave joins Pete to answer a couple critics who appeared on another podcast and challenged not only his strategy with the Libertarian Party, but took...
Episode 597: The U.S. Government IS A Decentralized Unit w/ The Pauls To The Wall Podcast
77 Minutes PG-13 Pete joined Nick and Tyler from the Pauls to the Wall podcast to answer questions about what Pete is referring to as Post-Libertarianism and to answer questions about whether the Libertarian Party, and the Libertarian Party Mises Caucus is a good...
Episode 594: Moving Forward In A Post-Libertarian World w/ Adam Patrick
97 Minutes PG-13 Adam Patrick is the host of the Yer Talkin Over Me Podcast. Adam invited Pete back on his show to continue their conversation from a couple weeks ago and to ask questions specific to Pete's conversation with Matt Erickson and to start the conversation...
Episode 588: Examining ‘The Anarchist Handbook’ w/ Keith Knight and Sal the Agorist
67 Minutes PG-13 Keith Knight of the Don't Tread on Anyone podcast invited Pete and Sal to come on his show to highlight some sections from the book Michael Malice has compiled and released titled, "The Anarchist Handbook." Keith's YouTube Channel Keith at...
Why Philosophy Matters. Michael Huemer & Keith Knight
https://youtu.be/J-Ftxh0l3go Why should 535 people in Washington be entitled to issue commands to 300 million others? And why should the others obey? These questions, as I argue in the following pages, have no satisfactory answers. Prof. Michael Huemer The Problem of...
Episode 554: Everything Except The Libertarian Party w/ Stacie-Ann of ‘The Dissent’
93 Minutes PG-13 Stacie-Ann is the host of The Dissent Podcast on YouTube and a former lawyer. Stacie-Ann asked Pete to come on to field questions about every topic she could think of except the Libertarian Party. They hit everything from censorship to foreign policy....
Episode 536: The Left Doesn’t Want The Enemy They’re Creating w/ Army Vet Lee Enfield
60 Minutes PG-13 Lee Enfield is the proprietor of EnBlocPress.com and an Army Infantry veteran. Pete asked Lee to come on to answer questions that reference his experience of being in the military. Especially what a soldier would think if a country they just entered...
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