Actual Anarchy Podcast - AnCap Movie Reviews from a Rothbardian Perspective

We bring on a special guest, Daniel J., to discuss the allegedly true (hence the asterisk) story behind the housing bust and subsequent financial crisis of 2008 as depicted in The Big Short (also a book of the same name by Michael Lewis) . There is a lot going on here, and we don't even get to the asymmetrical aptitudes of the players vs. the regulators, or the scandal involving the regulators spending their time looking at porn, or the alarm-bells being sounded by the likes of Brooksley Born that went unheeded.

Here is the marketing spin on the movie:

"Based on the true story of four outsiders who saw what the big banks, media and government refused to: the global collapse of the economy. A bold investment leads them into the dark underbelly of banking, where everyone and everything is in question.

In 2008, Wall Street guru Michael Burry realizes that a number of subprime home loans are in danger of defaulting. Burry bets against the housing market by throwing more than $1 billion of his investors' money into credit default swaps. His actions attract the attention of banker Jared Vennett (Ryan Gosling), hedge-fund specialist Mark Baum (Steve Carell) and other greedy opportunists. Together, these men make a fortune by taking full advantage of the impending economic collapse in America."

Needless to say, the Austrian-analysis disputes this and much more.

Other things that we failed to mention were that these people in the film weren't the only ones to see this coming (Ron Paul & Peter Schiff were talking about it for years) nor were they the only ones betting against the housing market (Kyle Bass).

Needless to say - the official narrative and the story told in the film are highly dubious. We hope that you learn something in this episode and enjoy listening!

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Robert and I analyze popular movies from a Rothbardian/AnarchoCapitalist perspective.

We use movies as a starting point for people who may not be familiar with this way of thinking.   Discussion of the plot and decisions that characters make in relation to morality and violations of the non-aggression principle are our bread and butter.

We also will highlight and discuss any themes or lessons from Austrian Economics that we can glean from the film.

The point is to show what anarchy actually is with instances that are presented in film.

We publish at least once per week; and occasionally will do specials surrounding holidays or events (elections/olympics) and have guests.

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This week we discuss the movie about some dude-bro international arms dealers, War Dogs starring Jonah Hill and Miles Teller. It's a ridiculous idea made possible by ridiculous government policy.

The film follows two friends in their early 20s (Hill and Teller) living in Miami during the Iraq War who exploit a little-known government initiative that allows small businesses to bid on U.S. Military contracts. Starting small, they begin raking in big money and are living the high life. But the pair gets in over their heads when they land a $300 million deal to arm the Afghan Military—a deal that puts them in business with some very shady people, not the least of which turns out to be the U.S. Government.

Just Robert and I on this one as we kick off some rust from not recording a show for a few weeks.

Here is the Robert Higgs book that we recommend during the episode: Against Leviathan

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Happy Earth Day everyone! We love the Earth, and that compels us to call out Dr. Seuss and the Lorax as propaganda for the biggest polluter on the planet - government. Special guest, Kevin LeCureux joins us for a lively discussion on book, the 1972 TV special and the 2012 CGI film with Zac Efron, Ed Helms, Taylor Swift, Betty White and Danny DeVito. If you want to really protect the environment....you let people own property. They have a vested interest in maintaining the capital value of things.

For more information on our guest, please visit:

https://klecu.com/

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Episode 17 of the Actual Anarchy Podcast is a sweeping two-film discussion about the original Ghostbusters starring Bill Murray and Dan Ackroyd from the 1980's, and the all-female SJW-spooktacklur starring Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig. Joining us, appropriately enough, are two guests - one male, one female as we tackle this tale of entrepreneurs vs. the state and then the state colluding with the state!

Our guests' work can be found at:

https://libertopiacartoon.wordpress.com/

Yes it's true. This man has no dick.

For show notes and more, please visit: www.actualanarchy.com/17

Robert and I analyze popular movies from a Rothbardian/AnarchoCapitalist perspective.

We use movies as a starting point for people who may not be familiar with this way of thinking. Discussion of the plot and decisions that characters make in relation to morality and violations of the non-aggression principle are our bread and butter.

We also will highlight and discuss any themes or lessons from Austrian Economics that we can glean from the film.

The point is to show what anarchy actually is with instances that are presented in film.

We publish new episodes on Sunday just in time for your Monday commute; and occasionally will do specials surrounding holidays or events (elections/olympics).

"It will be Anarchy!" We bring on a special guest to talk about the John Hughes classic, "the Breakfast Club". This iconic movie really just serves as a springboard into a copious variety of topics ranging from schools, prisons, gun rights, the industrial revolution, monarchy and more.

They were five students with nothing in common, faced with spending a Saturday detention together in their high school library. At 7 a.m., they had nothing to say, but by 4 p.m. they had bared their souls to each other and become good friends. John Hughes, creator of the critically acclaimed Sixteen Candles, wrote, directed and produced this hilarious and often touching comedy starring Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy. To the outside world they were simply the Jock, the Brain, the Criminal, the Princess and the Kook, but to each other, they would always be "The Breakfast Club".

Our guest Drake Lundstrom is working on a really cool project that we will feature when it is ready for release.

For show notes and more, please visit: www.actualanarchy.com/16

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Robert and I analyze popular movies from a Rothbardian/AnarchoCapitalist perspective.

We use movies as a starting point for people who may not be familiar with this way of thinking. Discussion of the plot and decisions that characters make in relation to morality and violations of the non-aggression principle are our bread and butter.

We also will highlight and discuss any themes or lessons from Austrian Economics that we can glean from the film.

The point is to show what anarchy actually is with instances that are presented in film.

We publish at least once per week; and occasionally will do specials surrounding holidays or events (elections/olympics) and have guests.

Robert and I discuss the movie Passengers, the Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence galactic space-travel love story with the 41% Metracritic rating! So, think a reboot of Titanic, but IN SPACE! We also do a mini/micro episode on Suicide Squad (that of a 40% Metacritic rating).

A warm glass of shut the hell up

There are a couple of juicy moral questions in this one and we bite down hard. This one was fun and we hope you enjoy it!

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Mad Max: Fury Road is the next item up for bid. Robert and I go at it pretty hard in this one, which brings some heat to the discussion. Speaking of heat, we also have a special guest, my wife! We break down the movie and some very different perspectives on the main themes present herein.

We hope you like this one.

Hollywood Reporter article:

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/heat-visions-top-10-movies-851468

For show notes and more, please visit: www.actualanarchy.com/14

King Kong ain’t got shit on me! No, that isn’t Harambe in the picture (may he rest in peace).

When a scientific expedition to an uncharted island awakens titanic forces of nature, a mission of discovery becomes an explosive war between monster and man.

Robert and I have a good discussion on property rights, homesteading, sentience and other topics while discussing the monster-romp Kong: Skull Island.

Spoilers. All spoilers all the time.

Enjoy!

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King Kong ain’t got shit on me! No, that isn’t Harambe in the picture (may he rest in peace).

When a scientific expedition to an uncharted island awakens titanic forces of nature, a mission of discovery becomes an explosive war between monster and man.

Robert and I have a good discussion on property rights, homesteading, sentience and other topics while discussing the monster-romp Kong: Skull Island.

Spoilers. All spoilers all the time.

Enjoy!

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Happy St. Patrick's Day non-specified gender neutral persons of unique varieties!

We celebrate the holiday with a pint of Guinness and a discussion about the movie, the Boondock Saints with Michael Tabone of www.EvolutionofEconomics.com. He also writes for us here at the site, so check out his work in both places.

This is a rousing and fun episode where we talk about vigilante justice, monopoly, ineptitude of government, licensure and permitting among other topics.

Here is the A-Team article we mentioned:

https://mises.org/blog/team-stands-anarcho-capitalism

And here is a little more background on the movie and the screenwriter/director, Troy Duffy:

https://indiefilmhustle.com/troy-duffy-boondock-saints/

Slainte!

Our guest:

Michael Tabone is an Economist at ITR Economics

http://www.evolutionofeconomics.com/

Currently a Graduate Student at Johns Hopkins University

Past Education:

-Bachelor of Science in Economics/Finance from Southern New Hampshire University, summa cum laude

-Bachelor of Arts from Albertus Magnus College

Past Work Experience In The World Of Production:

- Industrial Engineering

- Manufacturing Engineering

- Operations Supervisor

- Reliability Engineering

He can be reached at:

Music:

Galway Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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For show notes and more, please visit: http://www.actualanarchy.com/2017/03/15/episode-12/