Complete Liberty Podcast

Complete Liberty Podcast

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Complete Liberty Podcast episodes

  • Episode 195 - Restorative justice with and without statism

    The Little Book Of Restorative Justice by Howard Zehr with Ali Goharhttp://www.unicef.org/tdad/littlebookrjpakaf.pdfhttp://www.amazon.com/Little-Restorative-Justice-Books-Peacebuilding/dp/1561483761http://en.nvcwiki.com/index.php/Restorative_justiceRethinking the Impact of Traditional Justice- Natalie DeFreitas at TEDxVancouverhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx4ExrPT8WgRestorative Practices to Resolve Conflict/Build Relationships: Katy Hutchison at TEDxWestVancouverEDhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcLuVeHlrSsbumper music "Justice" by Lutan Fyahhttps://soundcloud.com/lutanfyahhttp://lutanfyah.wordpress.com/

    1 hr 27 min
  • Episode 194 - Restorative justice instead of retribution and punishment

    http://choiceconversations.libsyn.com/judgment-and-responsibility-with-darrell-becker-and-wes-bertrandThe Importance of Self Esteemhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMddcSVf28Ahttp://www.truthovercomfort.net/video-archive/2013/11/28/wes-bertrand-the-importance-of-self-esteemhttp://therenegadevarietyhour.podomatic.com/entry/2013-11-21T14_21_04-08_00Crime and Punishment in American History, reviewhttp://academic.udayton.edu/legaled/crimlaw/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynching_of_Jesse_Washingtonhttp://www.thedailybell.com/editorials/34783/Wendy-McElroy-The-Reason-Police-Brutality-Is-Rising/http://www.okcfox.com/story/23638058/caught-on-cam-man-on-the-ground-beaten-and-attacked-by-k9-unitA brief history of punishmentshttp://www.localhistories.org/pun.htmlAmerica’s Prisons: The Worst National Disgrace by Anthony Gregoryhttp://blog.independent.org/2013/10/08/americas-prisons-the-worst-national-disgrace/http://blog.independent.org/2013/11/19/closing-gitmo-isnt-nearly-enough/The Little Book Of Restorative Justice by Howard Zehr with Ali Goharhttp://www.unicef.org/tdad/littlebookrjpakaf.pdfhttp://www.amazon.com/Little-Restorative-Justice-Books-Peacebuilding/dp/1561483761http://www.amazon.com/Changing-Lenses-Focus-Justice-Christian/dp/0836135121/The No State Projecthttp://marcstevens.net/radioarchiveDisarming with Empathy: Jo Berry at TEDxExeterhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coljnvVH18oGroup counseling available...http://happinesscounseling.com/group-sessions-2/bumper music "Retribution" by Brand X Music (John Sponsler, Tom Gire, and Joshua Lynch)http://brandxmusic.net/

    1 hr 15 min
  • Episode 193 - Voluntaryism as the future way, identity formation and reformation via volition

    Benefits of empathy for self, others, and systemshttp://happinesscounseling.com/2013/10/the-benefits-of-empathy/Ten Reasons Why Libertarianism Is the Way of the Futurehttp://strike-the-root.com/ten-reasons-why-libertarianism-is-way-of-futureJohn Stossel's recent programhttp://reason.com/archives/2013/11/06/privatize-everythinghttp://www.foxbusiness.com/on-air/stossel/blog/2013/11/07/privatize-everything-sunday-10pm-et-fncCreating Freedom: Raoul Martinez at TEDxWhitechapelhttp://youtu.be/cAYBgR8zlu0http://www.creatingfreedom.info/about-the-project/the-creators/raoul-martinez/Raoul Martinez's TEDx Talkhttp://www.mangu.tv/node/2034http://www.creatingfreedom.info/watch-the-films/episode-one/The Whitest Kids U' Know - Pledge of Allegiancehttp://youtu.be/Q2BfqDUPL1IWhy Not "Opt Out" of Government Control?From bootlegging to working off the books, we've done it many times before, and it's getting ever-easier to exit the system. by J.D. Tuccillehttp://reason.com/archives/2013/11/07/why-not-opt-out-of-government-controlComprehensive paper on compatibilism by Peter Vosshttp://www.optimal.org/peter/freewill.htmfurther reading...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compatibilismhttp://www.logicallearning.net/libfreewill.htmlThe Power of Love: Shawna Korgan at TEDxUniversityofNevadahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jl51nmLY5kThe Goosebumps of Life: Grant Korgan at TEDxYouth@SanDiegohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7PFNti1ZYoHave an interest in group counseling? More info here:http://happinesscounseling.com/group-sessions-2/bumper music "Freewill" by Vitamin String Quartet (tribute to Rush)http://www.vitaminstringquartet.com/rush.html

    1 hr 44 min
  • Episode 192 - Discussion of the benefits of empathy

    Benefits of Empathy (page still in development)http://j.mp/UUZ1RR http://cultureofempathy.com/References/Benefits/index.htmWes Bertrand and Edwin Rutsch explore the benefits of empathyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhonwQfAuwUEdwin's new empathy circles...https://www.facebook.com/events/452547791521372/Nonviolent Communication: A Language Of Life by Marshall Rosenberghttp://www.amazon.com/Nonviolent-Communication-Language-Marshall-Rosenberg/dp/1892005034/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror_neurondownload The Art Of Self-Discovery by Nathaniel Branden on this page...http://happinesscounseling.com/happiness-resources/bumper music "Empathy" by Alanis Morissettehttp://www.alanis.com/

    1 hr 46 min
  • Episode 191 - Peace, freedom, strength, and the Orwellian nightmare

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_orwellhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homage_to_Cataloniahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trotskyismhttp://archive.org/details/ost-english-1984-george-orwell-1937-dystopiahttp://archive.org/details/George-Orwell-1984-Audio-bookhttp://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/axiomatic_concepts.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terror_management_theoryhttp://sens.orghttp://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/primacy_of_existence_vs_primacy_of_consciousness.htmlThe State is an Epidemic by Thomas L. Knapphttp://c4ss.org/content/10147Exclusive - U.S. directs agents to cover up programme used to investigate Americans by John Shiffman and Kristina Cookehttp://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/08/05/uk-dea-sod-idUKBRE9740HP20130805Be Afraid of NSA Spying: We’ve only seen the type of the iceberg when it comes to NSA abuse. by Gene Healyhttp://reason.com/archives/2013/09/24/be-afraid-of-nsa-spyingFour Ways Obama Needs to Control His Spooks by Jeffrey Rosenhttp://www.newrepublic.com/article/113685/obamas-second-term-recovery-guide-roll-back-surveillance-stateTake Action: What You Can Do to Nullify NSA Spying by Mike Maharrey http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2013/10/01/what-you-can-do-to-nullify-nsa-spying/NSA-proof encryption exists. Why doesn’t anyone use it? by Timothy B. Leehttp://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/06/14/nsa-proof-encryption-exists-why-doesnt-anyone-use-it/Silicon Valley Luminaries Got Grilled On The NSA At Disrupt, Here’s How They Responded by Billy Gallagherhttp://techcrunch.com/2013/09/14/silicon-valley-luminaries-got-grilled-on-the-nsa-at-disrupt-heres-how-they-responded/Take back the Internet by Bruce Schneierhttp://www.kurzweilai.net/take-back-the-internet/http://continuations.com/post/60444129080/disagreeing-with-bruce-schneier-more-crypto-is-not-the/http://yro.slashdot.org/story/13/10/05/1347200/chinas-web-surveillance-system-employs-more-than-2-million/Our System’s Complexity Is Both Its Weakness and Its Strength by Robert Higgshttp://blog.independent.org/2013/08/13/our-systems-complexity-is-both-its-weakness-and-its-strength/bumper music "Piano Concerto No. 1, Allegro con fuoco" by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky - performed by Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajanhttps://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tchaikovsky-piano-concerto/id4706174http://www.amazon.com/Tchaikovsky-Piano-Concerto-no-1/dp/B000001GAR

    1 hr 41 min
  • Episode 190 - Malady of taxation, surveillance statism, and the killing fields

    Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams bemoan paying half of record $3.6 million prize money to tax man by Jim Slaterhttp://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/tennis/rafael-nadal-serena-williams-bemoan-paying-half-of-record-36-million-prize-money-to-tax-man/story-fnibcgxs-1226716205073Rafael Nadal Vs Novak Djokovic Final Extended Highlights US Open 2013 [HD]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHbCLuEXfpMLittle Brother by Cory Doctorowhttp://craphound.com/littlebrother/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guantanamo_Bay_detention_camphttp://rt.com/news/us-drone-strikes-yemen-protests-669/http://www.gallup.com/poll/161474/support-drone-attacks-terrorists-abroad.aspxhttp://www.travelchannel.com/tv-shows/anthony-bourdain/episodes/cambodiahttp://www.amazon.com/Cambodia/dp/B00CYAV2MYhttps://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/cambodia/id419018384?i=423392694http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmer_Rougehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_farming#Soviet_Unionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomorhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_leap_forward#Consequenceshttp://worldwithoutgenocide.org/genocides-and-conflicts/cambodian-genocidehttps://sites.google.com/site/thesecretbombingofcambodia/rise-of-the-khmer-rouge-and-pol-potPolitical Problems Have Only One Real Solution by Robert Higgshttp://blog.independent.org/2013/02/18/political-problems-have-only-one-real-solution/bumper music Cambodian Music (Khmer Surin) by Nam Phoeunghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7xvqq_okzo

    1 hr 16 min
  • Episode 189 - The needs underlying empathy

    I was a guest again on http://cultureofempathy.com with host Edwin RutschWes: Human Centered Design Project: What are your needs for empathy? Interviewhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyDJQiMuruIHuman-centered designhttp://dschool.stanford.edu/use-our-methods/http://dschool.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/BootcampBootleg2010v2SLIM.pdfGeorge Packer: Can Silicon Valley Embrace Politics?http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/05/27/130527fa_fact_packerMarshall B. Rosenberg - How do you talk to yourself about making mistakeshttp://youtu.be/iibgCYQTXCsHighly recommended free novel (and audiobook): Little Brother by Cory Doctorowhttp://craphound.com/littlebrother/Dying to Win: The Strategic Logic of Suicide Terrorism by Robert Papehttp://www.amazon.com/Dying-Win-Strategic-Terrorism-ebook/dp/B000FCK904/Blowback, Second Edition: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire (American Empire Project) by Chalmers Johnsonhttp://www.amazon.com/Blowback-Second-Edition-Consequences-ebook/dp/B003JH8MAG/Civil Liberties and Security in an Age of Terrorism, July 18, 2013 - Robert Higgs, Anthony Gregory, Mary L. G. Therouxhttp://www.independent.org/events/transcript.asp?id=158http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/314255-1Taking on the California DMVhttp://completeliberty.com/videos/view/taking-on-the-california-dmv_35.htmlhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41ZY5LSDEZAVirginia Satir Forgiving Parents Family Therapy clip3https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxysb4PD6yIhttp://deadeasylife.com/support/http://libertopia.org/2013/http://freestateproject.org/http://miplc.org/http://www.blueridgelibertyproject.com/http://languageofcompassion.com/2013/06/new-culture-house-starting/http://choiceconversations.libsyn.com/the-virgin-diet-and-n-1-experiments-with-wes-bertrandbumper music "Empathy" by Fatsohttp://www.fatsomusic.net/

    1 hr 24 min
  • Episode 188 - Empathy circle addressing domination systems

    I was a guest on http://cultureofempathy.com with host Edwin Rutsch along with friends Katie of http://miplc.org/ and http://www.michiganmainstream.com/thelocalfocus.html and Tom of http://wearesole.com/ and http://www.meetup.com/Libertarian-Entrepreneurs-in-Los-Angeles/Panel 25: Libertarian: How might we transform domination cultures & systems into empathic cultures?http://cultureofempathy.com/Projects/Conference/Panels/025-A.htmRe-imagining Capitalism: Love and Compassion in Economicshttp://www.p-ced.com/1/node/38The Next Big Thing by Umair Haquehttp://blogs.hbr.org/haque/2012/05/the_next_big_thing.htmlhttp://hbr.org/product/the-new-capitalist-manifesto-building-a-disruptive/an/12794-HBK-ENGInsight: Iraq security forces outmatched as 'open war' returns by Suadad al-Salhyhttp://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/30/us-iraq-security-jailbreak-insight-idUSBRE96T0X020130730Reserve or share the Kite™ Patch - a breakthrough mosquito-fighting technology designed to block mosquitoes' ability to track humans and spread disease.http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/kite-patchhttp://adamvstheman.com/preliminary-hearing-dc-vs-kokesh/http://happinesscounseling.com/2010/08/bullshit-hit-piece-on-self-esteem-and-nathaniel-branden/http://www.nathanielbranden.com/discussions/self-esteem/for-the-record/bumper music "Compassion" by LOWBhttp://www.lowb.co.uk/http://www.amazon.com/Compassion/dp/B00CVCFRVC/

    1 hr 59 min
  • Episode 187 - Discussion of a culture of empathy

    I was a guest on http://cultureofempathy.com with host Edwin Rutsch. Edwin has been seeking to build a culture of empathy, one that encompasses all human systems, starting with oneself and one's family.Wesley Bertrand and Edwin Rutsch: How to Build a Culture of Empathyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFkcZCB09h0Our conversation with other notes: http://j.mp/1366vQShttp://cultureofempathy.com/Projects/Empathy-Tent/index.htmhttp://cultureofempathy.com/Projects/Empathy-Movement/Restorative-Empathy-Circle/Index.htmhttp://www.youtube.com/user/EdwinRutsch/videosThe Six Pillars of Self-Esteemhttp://www.nathanielbranden.com/product-category/self-esteem/Breaking Free by Nathaniel Brandenhttp://books.google.com/books/about/Breaking_free.html?id=2U8dAQAAMAAJPunished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribeshttp://www.alfiekohn.org/books/pbr.htmUnconditional Parenting: Moving From Rewards And Punishments To Love And Reason by Alfie Kohnhttp://www.unconditionalparenting.com/up/Nonviolent Communication: A Language Of Life by Marshall Rosenberghttp://www.amazon.com/Nonviolent-Communication-Language-Marshall-Rosenberg/dp/1892005034/http://en.nvcwiki.com/index.php/Restorative_justicehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VoluntaryismFundamentals of Voluntaryism (nod to Carl Watner)http://voluntaryist.com/fundamentals/Sudbury Valley School that fosters intrinsic motivationhttp://www.sudval.org/http://www.guywinch.com/the-book/http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-squeaky-wheelHuman Centered Designhttp://dschool.stanford.edu/http://abc.go.com/watch/wife-swap/SH5539547/VDKA0_lgk9v6h5/avery-lamb--martinhttp://schoolsucksproject.com/208-whole-parents-with-dayna-martin/Dayna Martin: What is Radical Unschooling?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiHyzS26N0YUnschooling: What is Deschooling? (Dayna Martin)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9meP3a64MzYDayna Martin: Common Unschooling Questions Answeredhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-NheCjqDMMhttp://dirtywars.org/jeremy-scahillhttp://reason.com/reasontv/2013/06/13/jeremy-scahill-dirty-wars[154] Dirty Wars: Terror Begets Terror | Jeremy Scahill Breaks the Sethttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_fq-20h5SwThe Stream : Uncovering America's 'dirty wars'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCRMDBk13PINVC teleconference - http://a-path-with-heart.net/level1/Dominic Barter's site - http://www.restorativecircles.org/Google Personal Growth Series The New Science of Mindsight by Dan Siegelhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr4Od7kqDT8bumper music "Empathy" by Jayswayshttp://jayswaysmusic.com/

    1 hr 33 min
  • Episode 186 - Needs for privacy and peace instead of police statism

    http://wikileaks.org/Statement-from-Edward-Snowden-in.htmlThe black box: Inside America's massive new surveillance centrehttp://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2012/05/features/the-black-box?page=allhttps://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/07/restore-fourth-campaign-organizes-protests-against-unconstitutional-surveillanceNo Treason: The Constitution Of No Authority by Lysander Spoonerhttp://lysanderspooner.org/node/64http://files.libertyfund.org/files/2194/Spooner_1485_Bk.pdfhttp://oll.libertyfund.org/?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php%3Ftitle=2194&Itemid=27http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palantir_Technologieshttp://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/06/07/startup-palantir-denies-its-prism-software-is-the-nsas-prism-surveillance-system/Ron Paul Wants to Abolish the CIA; His Largest Donor Builds Toys for It: Why does 76 percent of the civil libertarian’s Super PAC money come from billionaire Peter Thiel, whose Palantir Technologies helps the government spy on citizens? by Mark Ameshttp://www.thenation.com/article/166421/ron-paul-wants-abolish-cia-his-largest-donor-builds-toys-it/http://reason.com/archives/2013/07/03/stossel-shruggedhttp://reason.com/blog/2013/06/27/license-plate-cameras-are-part-of-the-dohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lives_of_Othershttp://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_lives_of_others/http://www.sonyclassics.com/thelivesofothers/swf/http://www.collateralmurder.com/WikiLeaks' Collateral Murder: U.S. Soldier Ethan McCord's Eyewitness Storyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWOIv12lZi0http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL33F2898A888F6CB7http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kelmEZe8whIhttp://www.strike-the-root.com/melpomenes-magnum-opusNew World Rising: The quest for human freedom in the 21st century by Tom de Lorenzohttp://tzopress.blogspot.comJust one big dysfunctional family by Claire Wolfehttp://www.backwoodshome.com/blogs/ClaireWolfe/2013/06/04/just-one-big-dysfunctional-family/bumper music "Informer" by Snow and "WHISTLEBLOWER - feat. Edward Snowden [RAP NEWS 19]" by thejuicemediahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtILxBszyf8http://thejuicemedia.comhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnMPQmIPibE

    1 hr 9 min

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