Flagship Freedom

When Michael is away on a ski trip, Danny has a long-awaited conversation with listener and free society advocate Matt Sands. Danny and Matt review Matt’s “Nations of Sanity” proposal, a fellowship agreement for a free society that he claims can offer more clarity to the NAP. They also review a whole laundry list of topics ranging from government divestment strategies to the statute of limitations for criminal acts.

* Nations of Sanity

Danny and Michael are split in their opinions on the recent actions of gun activist and voluntaryist James V. Baker, who entered a Dearborn, MI police station armed with two firearms, a ski mask, body armor, and a camera to file a complaint. We have James on the program to talk about the incident, learn about the message he is trying to import, and ascertain whether his tactics are a net benefit to the liberty movement.

This is a topic that we anticipate deeply conflicting opinions from our diverse listener base as well. We welcome all discussion but in the spirit of the Flagship, keep it civil and productive.

* Footage of James’ initial police encounter

* Footage of James’ police station event

* James V. Baker

* Local news report

* John Brown/Raid on Harper’s Ferry

With Danny off doing more important things than co-hosting our podcast, Michael rides solo in a conversation with Maj Toure, founder of Black Guns Matter. Maj sets the record straight on why we need firearms, how to responsibly own them, and debunks many common myths surrounding them.

* BGM Facebook

* BGM Swag

* Maj on Twitter

* FBI gunfight stats

Danny and Michael recruit Peaceful Anarchism’s Danillo Cuellar to take on the infamous chapter 14 of Ethics, a portion of Rothbard’s philosophy dealing with children’s rights that has received a considerable amount of attention since its publication. Along the way, they touch upon Kinsella’s body/property ownership distinction, Child Protective Services, spanking, and animal rights.

* Peaceful Anarchism

* Psychological Anarchist

* How to Win Friend’s and Influence People

* Carlos Morales

* Ethics of Liberty, Chapter 14

* Stephan Kinsella on Children’s Rights

Danny and Michael invite Raeford Davis, a former cop turned critic of the drug war, onto the Flagship to talk about his experience on the force that led to his shocking realization of the malfeasance committed every single day by his own brothers in blue.

* Raeford’s Twitter

* Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP)

* Blue Enmity

* “Murder in the Service of the Drug War”, Libertarian Institute

Danny and Michael discuss the failures of the single axis left-right spectrum to adequately map contemporary American politics. By introducing multi-dimensional mapping, the two believe the way Americans currently look at the nominal differences of left and right can be fundamentally altered to reflect real political differences. The distinction is as radical as B&W versus color!

* Nolan Chart

* Nolan Chart Quiz

* Dave Nolan

* History of Left-Right

Danny is back to join Michael and our guest, The Asian Capitalist, in a journey into the murky ethics of immigration from a Libertarian perspective. They also briefly touch upon nationalism and the possible dangers that it poses to a free society.

* The Asian Capitalist Blog

* Hoppe’s controlled border writings

* Singapore’s nanny state

Here is the conclusion of the remarkable conversation Michael has with Commander Dale Brown of Threat Management Center. In this episode, we talk about the common objections against private security, hear more fascinating personal anecdotes of Brown’s more than twenty years experience, and how we can change existing structures to follow more successful models such as TMC.

This is part two of the two part conversation.

* Threat Management Center

* Detroit Crime Rate

* Private Securities Analysis

* Young Boys Inc.

With Danny missing out on all the fun on a work-related excursion, Michael invites Commander Dale Brown of the Detroit-based Threat Management Center to have an in-depth conversation about how the private sector can revolutionize the way we look at protecting people, neighborhoods, and businesses. You won’t wanna miss this one.

This is part one of the two part conversation. Please note that the audio from Commander Brown is sub-par due to a bad connection we just couldn’t resolve.

* Threat Management Center

* Detroit Crime Rate

* Private Securities Analysis

Danny and Michael have a lively discussion with their new friend, The Pholosopher, on relationships, the immigrant experience, and Asians as the model minority.

Please forgive the audio one more time for Michael. He was forced to use his computer audio rather than external mic. Everything will be peaches and cream next episode!

* Pholosopher’s Channel

* Model Minority in The Atlantic

* Asian-American income in America

* The restaurant Michael was actually thinking about