Against The Mob

In this weeks episode, Logan and Matt touch base and lament the 10 year anniversary of the US led NATO bombing campaign of Libya. Since it is a lesser known adventure of "Obama's Wars", this episode explores why we went into Libya, and why it is just another example of the failures of American foreign policy. Logan and Matt also show has Libya is a failed state now, with open-air slave markets, and is suffering from a refugee crisis that is claiming thousands of lives every year. 

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Intro/Outro Music - Ataraxis by ATP

Books: War is a Racket - General Smedley D. Butler

Links:

https://hannenabintuherland.com/mideast/saif-al-islam-gaddafi-runs-for-office-in-libya-under-gaddafi-libya-was-africas-richest-welfare-state-hanne-nabintu-herland/

https://www.defenceweb.co.za/security/national-security/the-role-of-mass-media-in-armed-conflict-a-libyan-case-study/?catid=49%3ANational%20Security&Itemid=115

https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/10/10/libya-migrants-un-iom-refugees-die-detention-center-civil-war/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/12/bodies-of-74-migrants-wash-up-on-libyan-beach

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/24/un-says-41-europe-bound-migrants-drown-in-mediterranean

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/03/libya-migrants-tripoli-refugees-detention-camps

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/09/libya-new-evidence-shows-refugees-and-migrants-trapped-in-horrific-cycle-of-abuses/

https://libya.liveuamap.com

In a bonus episode, Logan and Matt are joined by Jamie Cain of Liberty Uninterrupted to announce the newest venture in the pursuit of liberty - The Sovereignty Network. This network is a joint venture to promote the values all three of them hold dear, and to further the culture of voluntary interaction. The SN is a place for podcasts, artists, bloggers, any content creators that want to take the fight to the state and statists wherever they might be. 

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In this weeks episode, Logan and Matt explore one of the most taboo topics in the political realm of discussion: The Federal Reserve, otherwise known as the Fed. They set up the episode by exploring the absurdity of the newest COVID stimulus bill and talk about the effects of inflation. There's a quick history lesson in there about examples of hyperinflation past and present, along with a summary of how the Fed even comes to exist and the severing of the US dollar from the gold standard. In the last portion, they uncover the Fed, and explore how the Fed allows for the economic danger we are in, and perpetuates Logan and Matt's least favorite thing on the planet - American Foreign Policy and blowing up brown children overseas.

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Links: 

http://www.cabaltimes.com/2011/01/08/the-federal-reserve-as-an-instrument-of-war/

https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-venezuela-cafe-con-leche-index/

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/20/us-spent-6point4-trillion-on-middle-east-wars-since-2001-study.html

https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/021716/why-ussr-collapsed-economically.asp

https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/090715/how-inflation-affects-your-cash-savings.asp

https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/the-feds-foreign-affairs-hundreds-of-billions-in-play/

https://www.wsj.com/articles/shrinking-influence-of-central-banks-ends-decades-of-business-as-usual-11579103829

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/consumerpriceindex.asp

https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/2021/03/11/covid-19-stimulus-how-much-do-coronavirus-relief-bills-cost/4602942001/

In this bonus episode, Logan and Matt sit down with Matt Mitchell, Ph.D  and Senior Research Fellow of Public Choice Economics from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.  You can listen to the first episode with Matt Mitchell - Ep. 004 - The Economics of Liberty - and Ep. 008 - The Cathedral's Dilemma - to get some background on this conversation. In the episode, the gang touches on corrections that Logan and Matt needed to make to Ep. 008 - and basically get a lesson on why they were wrong (surprise, surprise).  They also address the concept of "Regulation Through Raised Eyebrows" when it comes to Big Tech Censorship, and dive into the conundrum that is facing our society today: Are Tech companies too big? Do they need to be regulated? Are they a private company and can do what they want? Join Logan, Matt, and Matt as they converse on these topics!

Mercatus Center @ George Mason University

Matthew Mitchell, Ph.D

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Why is murder ok when the state initiates it? In this weeks episode, Logan and Matt continue to explore the separation between individual and the state, particularly when it comes to murder and initiation of force. They explore the tragedy of Waco while attempting to put in perspective - the state murdered 80+, 25 of whom were children, trying to justify their existence as a branch. The ATF's missteps cost people their lives, and no one really seems to care. They also pop into some foreign policy with the recent bombings in Syria, and rant and ramble on about the military-industrial complex and blowback. 

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Books:

The Revolution - Ron Paul

The Righteous Mind - Johnathan Heidt

The Three Languages of Politics - Arnold Kling

Links:

https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2000-07-07/77866/#:~:text=When%20burned%2C%20CS%20releases%20a%20deadly%20gas%2C%20hydrogen,in%20turn%2C%20release%20large%20amounts%20of%20carbon%20monoxide.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/25/politics/us-iraq-iran/index.html

In this weeks episode, Logan and Matt explore a question that demands to be answered: Why do we have two sets of standards for individuals and the state? They explore a range of concepts that are wrong, illegal, and immoral for the individual to do to another, but yet somehow ok when the state does it to us. This episode builds off several past episodes, but takes the time to really dive into the nuances and bring light that there are two different rule sets, and that we as Americans and more importantly sovereign individuals need to resist and push back against the idea that the state owns us. Also, the intro music is out now on all major platforms - Ataraxis by ATP (produced by Matt and his buddy - theinwardspiral) 

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Links:

https://www.amazon.com/Revolution-Manifesto-Ron-Paul/

https://www.liberty.edu/champion/2021/02/opinion-examining-the-rules-for-thee-but-not-for-me-mindset/

https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/alesina/files/organized_crime_violence_politics_march_2016.pdf?m=1456945412

https://www.westernjournal.com/look-nancy-pelosi-said-just-10-years-ago-mob-invaded-state-capitol/

https://www.therichest.com/shocking/15-times-the-cia-and-fbi-murdered-american-citizens/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/03/20/coronavirus-senators-sold-stocks-before-market-downturn-what-we-know/2882679001/

In this week's episode of "Against The Mob", Logan and Matt explore what they want the podcast's focus to be moving - People Over Politics. If there was ever an episode to listen to and give the podcast a chance, this is the one! In light of the extreme polarization, the need for Americans to learn how to disagree with each other is more important than ever before. Logan and Matt dive into the meaning steps we can take to draw closer together - mutual respect and understanding - and to help facilitate the forum that is so desperately needed to communicate and move this country forward, not backwards. Matt also talks a little more than he should and goes off on some philosophical tangents. Oh, and he talks about genocide again. 

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Links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6fcK_fRYaI

http://galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html

https://thecoloradoherald.com/2021/disney-producer-jack-morrissey-maga-kids-to-the-wood-chipper/

https://nypost.com/2021/02/11/see-gina-caranos-tweets-and-posts-that-got-her-fired/

https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/i-never-considered-difference-opinion-politicsquotation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmgxtcbc4iU

https://thedispatch.com/p/cancel-culture-isnt-new-and-its-not

https://level.medium.com/white-conservatives-invented-cancel-culture-da69c0beaf3

https://www.amazon.com/Genocide-Comprehensive-Introduction-Adam-Jones/

https://www.amazon.com/Wages-Guilt-Memories-Germany-Japan/

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Intro/Outro Music: Ataraxis by A.T.P. (released this Friday on all major platforms...Finally)

In this week's episode, Logan and Matt are joined by the host and founder of LibertyUninterrupted - Jamie Cain - to just chat about Libertarianism, Voluntaryism, and discuss a few ideas from "Neither Bullets Nor Ballets". They meander through a multitude of subjects (non-political action, God and the State, foreign policy, red and blue pills) and have to "circle back" a few times. Matt finds out he has an exclusive "Burn Tyrants" tee-shirt; and there are some pretty good quotes and some decent ideas tossed around. There will be a competition who has the best beard, and Logan will be upset when he loses. 

Links:

https://www.libertyuninterrupted.com

https://www.amazon.com/Neither-Bullets-Nor-Ballots-voluntaryism/dp/1973294176

https://www.amazon.com/Revolution-Manifesto-Ron-Paul/dp/0446537527/ref=sr_1_1?crid=SWV06XB7K62I&dchild=1&keywords=the+revolution+ron+paul&qid=1612906887&s=books&sprefix=the+revolution+Ron+%2Cstripbooks%2C212&sr=1-1

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In the week's episode of "Against the Mob", Logan and Matt sit down to discuss the current market volatility surround r/wallstreetbets, hedge funds, GME, AMC, and other stocks that have become the center of both internet and legacy media attention. Because they are not financial experts, they take a 30000 ft view of the episode, tying it in to the greater dissatisfaction that has manifested itself in our society; from the groovy summer of riots, to the storming of the capitol, this latest example of peasant pushback is merely another form of the people fighting against the establishment. Join Logan and Matt as they weave in and out of this story, complain about the state, and make their predictions about regulations so the little guy can't win again. 

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Links:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jGRi8JwTJUc

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/01/28/kelly-evans-gino-siniscalchi-occupy-wall-street-2point0.html

https://www.inputmag.com/culture/your-rwallstreetbets-heroes-are-racist-so-discord-banned-the-server

https://newsla.localad.com/2021/01/27/stunning-reddit-shuts-down-wallstreetbets-subgroup-blames-racism-and-hate-speech-after-rookie-investors-in-general-public-make-money-causing-hedge-funds-to-go-bust/

https://wallstreetonparade.com/2021/01/gamestop-shares-5-count-felon-jpmorgan-could-have-made-upwards-of-174-million-yesterday/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/30/good-guys-gamestop-story-its-hedge-funds-short-sellers/

Intro/Outro Music - Ataraxis by ATP (coming soon to all major platforms)

In this episode of "Against the Mob" Logan and Matt take a look at how Libertarians ended up in the crosshairs of the infamous John Brennan, and are now being lumped in with "domestic terrorists." There's more complaining about the state, wokism, and the super majority the Democrats have now. They then take a turn and explore the idea of forgiveness and why Cancel Culture is removing that important aspect from our society. 

Links:

https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/01/07/the-right-or-wrong-experience-for-the-job/by-nominating-john-brennan-obama-is-ignoring-war-crimes

http://warcriminalswatch.org/index.php/the-culpable/36-the-culprits/1528-brennan-john-owen

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/8/brandon-straka-500k-strong-walk-away-page-banned-b/

http://www.shadowstats.com/charts/monetary-base-money-supply

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cfp_IIdVnXs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cegl1BZ-0tI

https://twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1352007118392582148?s=20

Intro/Outro Music - Ataraxis by ATP (Coming soon to all major platforms)