Politics and Policy
Why I’m a Libertarian – my headline post.
Reals vs Virtuals – the two types of people.
Inflation is Theft – and you are the sucker – do you really think inflation is good for the economy?
The Three Types of Political Systems – all politics can be classified into three systems.
Don’t Worry About Climate Change – there’s a host of worse things out there.
Cooperation vs Competition – there is far, far more cooperation out there than competition.
Our Flight From Enlightenment – American society took a deep look at the peace and love found in systems of spiritual enlightenment, and ran like hell in the other direction.
Why We May Never Be Free – humans have some apparently fatal flaws, perhaps.
Eat the Rich! – Once we steal all the money from billionaires, we’ll be so prosperous! Unless you can do math…
The Chart No One Talks About – an interesting chart from the Fed seems to explain a lot of weird stuff.
Our Society is Sick – and if you disagree, you must be a Nazi!
Income Tax Reform – the best tax plan you’ve never heard of.
Women’s Rights – what outrages you?
Big Picture Thinking Wanted – tired of one-dimensional thought processes
Science + Public Policy = Disaster – the dangers of goverment using “settled science” to create public policy.
The Big Issues – while the media runs with Outrage of the Hour, Rome is burning
Don’t Ban Them, Bomb Them! – it’s ok to bomb Muslims, but not to ban them?
Too Big To Exist – forget too big to fail, let’s turn it up a notch!
Labelling GMOs – let me count the reasons
Price Gouging – price controls, guns, and cages.
Book Reviews
Healing Our World – a vision of a nonviolent society. Beautiful ideas and important research that everyone should understand
The Law – Bastiat’s short 19th century classic is beautifully written, and totally accessible and relevant today.
Whatever Happened to Penny Candy – a brilliant and easy-to-understand explanation of inflation and the boom and bust business cycle.
That Which is Seen, and That Which is Unseen – Bastiat’s classic collection of essays that debunk one of the most common economic myths, which you still can hear today.
Anatomy of the State – Wanna know the true nature of the State? Rothbard tells it like it is.
Whatever Happened to Justice? – find out the virtually unknown history of the Common Law, a fascinating and ancient alternative to today’s legal system.
The Bitcoin Standard – not only explores Bitcoin and the author’s assessment of where it will work and where it won’t, but also provides a great introduction to the pernicious effects of easy money on society and culture.
Stonewalled – an investigative journalist details how the government controls the media and interferes with journalists.
Economics in One Lesson – find out why almost everything you hear on TV about economics is wrong.
Economics for Real People – a really great and easy-to-understand book explaining real economics.
Fool’s Errand – the definitive reference on the US war in Afghanistan.
Hormegeddon – fun-to-read book on how some of our fundamental ways we go about solving problems are actually making things worse.
The Creature from Jekyll Island – Learn about the Fed and the nature of money.
Beyond Politics: the Roots of Government Failure – using economic analysis to understand why and how government policy and regulation fails to make the world better
Nutrition and Physical Degeneration – if you think you know something about nutrition, but you haven’t read this book, think again
One Second After – the story of a small town in North Carolina after an EMP attack against the US. Gripping!
In Order To Live – extraordinary story of a young woman escaping from North Korea.
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man – how the US goverment and the corporatocracy gave a raw deal to smaller countries
The State in the Third Millenium – Prince Hans-Adam II, the Reigning Prince of Liechtenstein, discusses his ideas for a stable state, based on a lifetime of study and experience.
Why Liberty? – a series of short essays on libertarian thought
Lead the Field – classic on how to succeed
The Science of Personal Acheivement – how Andrew Carnegie started the self-help genre
Doctoring Data – why almost everything you hear in the media about medicine and health is likely wrong
The Great Cholesterol Con – another irreverent but rigorous work from Dr. Kendrick. If you are interested in the origin of heart disease, this is a great read!
Bad Pharma – reviews the data on just how corrupt the field of medicine has become. It’s not good…
Reality is Not What It Seems – journey from ancient Greece to the spinfoams of quantum covariant fields – quantum gravity!
Daemon, Freedom – hi-tech thriller about a cybernetic organism that takes over the world
Confessions of a Tax Collector – authors spills the beans about what it’s like to work for the IRS
Fed Up – in insider describes how the Fed contributed to the current economic problems. The Fed is one of the most powerful institutions on earth, it’s good to know how it works!
The Islandman – first-hand account of life in the 19th century on a remote Irish island
Podcasts, Videos, Etc.
Must You Obey Government? – find out this answer in this exciting podcast review!
Improve Your Microbiome – you can’t live without your bacteria!
Lucifer’s Banker – interview with “the whistleblower who ended bank secrecy,” the levels of goverment corruption he exposes are breathtaking and terrifying.
Doing Time Like a Spy – first-hand account of government’s persecution of whistle-blowers
Free Speech vs Perpetual Warfare – talk to each other, or kill each other? Make your choice.
The Truth About Hoover and FDR – a little bit of fact checking on this era in history. It’s not what you have been told!!
Mini Reviews
Sometimes I just have enough time, or enough opinions, to fully review a podcast, but I think it’s really tremendous. Here they are.
Scott Ritter, the former Iraq weapons inspector, totally calls bullshit on the Russian Hacking scandal and the Syrian gas attack. This guy really knows his shit.
I was totally for the “net neutrality” thing, until I actually learned what it actually was. Dave Smith can be a little crude, but he gets it right here.
Two comedians talk about what’s wrong with modern culture.
Absolutely fascinating discussion of the microbiome and how it affects so many chronic conditions.
A disconcerting discussion with someone who’s career is studying the collapse of complex societies.
Brilliant inteview with Ed Snowden. This guy is really thoughtful. And part two here.
How the War on Drugs completely distorts and corrupts law enforcement.
How the Fed has catastrophically harmed retirees and the “little guy” and vastly enriched rich mega-corporations. Gotta love transfers of wealth!
The CEO of Overstock.com talks about cryptocurrencies and how they might help when the financial system collapses.
Sad story about Venezuela from two economists who live there.
Divergent Nexus 