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The New Arms Race Ep. 244

The New Arms Race Ep. 244

by | Jan 24, 2023 |

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scgmmjvhShM Patrick explores old family Cold War Civil Defense pamphlets, and talks about the growing new arms race that is ramping up between the US and its allies, Russia, and China. Vital Dissent website LibertyWeekly.club Join my...

Bold Messaging ft. Reed Coverdale Ep. 238

Bold Messaging ft. Reed Coverdale Ep. 238

by | Nov 1, 2022 |

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFsPW7Z5KWI Patrick is joined by Reed Coverdale, host of the Naturalist Capitalist podcast, to discuss messaging strategy within the antiwar movement particularly within the libertarian sphere.. Vital Dissent website LibertyWeekly.club...

Vital Dissent at ‘the End of History’

Vital Dissent at ‘the End of History’

by | Oct 12, 2022 |

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chZqHElNp8Y Patrick breaks down the new show as well as the the state and history of the new Cold War Vital Dissent website LibertyWeekly.club Join my membership and newsletter site! Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Nuclear...

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A Response to My Memorial Day Critics

My article against Memorial Day drew a lot of ire and attention. This should not have been surprising; I was making a controversial statement. What did surprise me, however, was that many critics were self-described libertarians or former libertarians. There were many...

Ignoring Political Gossip & Sticking to Principle

https://youtu.be/ZwWHjYVY4tg In the private sector, firms must attract voluntary customers or they fail; and if they fail, investors lose their money, and managers and employees lose their jobs. The possibility of failure, therefore, is a powerful incentive to find...

The Myth of “Hyper-Rugged-Isolationist-Individualism”

Myth #1: Libertarians believe that each individual is an isolated, hermetically sealed atom, acting in a vacuum without influencing each other.   This is a common charge, but a highly puzzling one. In a lifetime of reading libertarian and classical-liberal...

The Lesson From Germany and Korea

Institutions are, of course, in some sense the products of culture. But, because they formalize a set of norms, institutions are often the things that keep a culture honest, determining how far it is conducive to good behaviour rather than bad. To illustrate the...

Free Book: An Anarchist Critique of the COVID Mandates

I’ve had the opportunity to write a short book offering what is essentially an anarchist critique of COVID mandates. This includes the accusation that states did most of the killing rather than the virus. The 123-page book, Measuring the Mandates: Questioning the...

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