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Donald Rainwater ran for Governor of Indiana, USA, in 2020 and got 11.44% of the vote in the race. This was the highest total ever by a Libertarian running for governor against both parties.

Rainwater discusses why his campaign did better than others and how he appealed to voters upset by coronavirus nonsense.

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This is Chris Baker's appearance on Mann Sharma's Rational Frontier. We discussed Javier Milei and his rise in Argentina. We also discussed Objectivism and the American liberty movement. This was recorded on 17 October 2025.

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David Beito is a historian and discusses the life and career of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He discusses FDR's rise and his use of the radio to influence the nation. He also discusses FDR's foriegn policy and his antipathy toward the Holocaust. He also discusses how FDR promoted discrimination against Jews. He is author of the new book, _FDR: A New Political Life_.

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https://history.ua.edu/people/david-t-beito/

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Lady Astor does public relations for La Libertad Avanza and Javier Milei in Argentina. She talks about Milei's split with Victoria Villarruel. She also talks about changes in Milei's Cabinet. She also discusses the 2025 elections and why La Libertad Avanza found more success in the very important Buenos Aires province.

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Miguel Duranti is a philosopher in Argentina who has known Javier Milei for several years. We discuss the general election in Argentina in 2025 and huge gains for La Libertad Avanza in the Argentine Congress. We discuss changes in the election laws and how the markets responded positively to the election.

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Charles Murray is a long-time policy analyst, scholar, and author. He has long been with the American Enterprise Institute. His long list of books includes:
_Losing Ground_
_In Pursuit of Happiness and Good Government_
_The Bell Curve_ with Richard Herrnstein
_What It Means to be a Libertarian_
_Coming Apart_

We discuss changes in academic life since he graduated Harvard in 1965. We also discuss social policy and the welfare state and how those things have impacted America.

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Daniel Mitchell is an economist who has worked for the Heritage Foundation and Cato Institute. We discuss the elections in Argentina on 26 October 2025. We discuss the future of Javier Milei's movement and victories for La Libertad Avanza.

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César Báez is a producer and writer for _Reason_ magazine. He talks about Javier Milei and the current situation in Argentina. He also talks about Venezuela, as he was born and raised there.

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Adam Dubove is a journalist and libertarian activist in Argentina. He has written for _Infobae_ and the _Pan Am Post_. He is the director of financial consulting firm Ichimoku Fibonacci.

We discussed Argentina's currency swap with the USA. We also discussed the upcoming mid-term elections.

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Todd Zywicki is a law professor at George Mason University. He talks about the American liberty movement during the height of coronavirus hysteria. He also discusses his own experience with coronavirus in early March 2020 and natural immunity. He discusses how natural immunity was rejected in favor of vaccinated immunity.

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https://sls.gmu.edu/todd-zywicki/

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