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- FF-178: James Bovard on his long career writing and fighting for liberty
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This was originally recorded on 30 April 2024.James Bovard is an investigative journalist. He has been writing about government failures for over 40 years. He is the author of twelve books. His articles have appeared in many publications including _Playboy_ and the _New York Times_. He is currently affiliated with the Libertarian Institute.
His Wikipedia page is here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_BovardHis website is here:
https://jimbovard.com/His books are here on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/James-Bovard/author/B000AQ3XJE1 hr 22 min - FF-177: Stephen Hicks on the Enlightenment's importance to liberty and Javier Milei
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This was originally recorded on 24 April 2024.Stephen Hicks is a professor of philosophy at Rockford University in Rockford, Illinois, USA. He is the author of seven books and has been a scholar with the Atlas Society for over 30 years. He discusses the Enlightenment and how and they the values of reason are important to liberty. He also discusses how and why the Enlightenment collapsed and why we have post-modernism today. He also talks about the French Revolution and Javier Milei.
He is on Wikipedia here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_HicksHis site is here:
https://www.stephenhicks.org/His site at Rockford University is here:
https://www.rockford.edu/campus-directory/hicks-stephen/1 hr 10 min - FF-176: Joseph Collins, Jr.--candidate for President in the Libertarian Party in the USA
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This was originally recorded on 19 April 2024.Joseph Collins, Jr., is running for President. He is seeking the nomination of the Libertarian Party in 2024.
His campaign site is here:
https://josephcollinsjr.com/
1 hr 16 min - FF-175: Dave Crance on the American Civil War and Virginia's role in it
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This was originally recorded on 16 April 2024.Dave Crance has lived his whole life in Virginia and served in the military during America's invasion of Panama and during the 1991 war in the Persian Gulf. He discusses the history of Virginia and the state's motivation for seceding from the Union in 1861. He also discusses how Virginia helped Lincoln become President.
1 hr 42 min - FF-174: Jorge Trucco on his friend Javier Milei and Argentina's history
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This was originally recorded on 10 April 2024.Jorge Trucco has known Javier Milei since 2015. He is an entrepreneur in Argentina. He also translates many libertarian books into Spanish.
Jorge also discusses the history of Argentina. This includes Juan Peron. He also discussed Milei's appeal and his personality.
1 hr 29 min - FF-173: Marina Rocha on censorship in Brazil
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This was originally recorded on 11 April 2024.Marina Rocha is an intern with the Mises Institute and talks about the censorship regime in Brazil. She was born and raised in the country.
1 hr 1 min - FF-172: Suat Muradov on freedom in Azerbaijan and the ongoing war with Armenia
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This was originally recorded on 10 April 2024.Suat Muradov is from Azerbaijan and talks about fighting for freedom there. He talks about his country's position in the Caucasus region and the many ethnicities there. He talks about the ongoing war with Armenia. He talks about influences from Russia, Turkey, and Iran. He also discusses the old region known as Caucasian Albania.
1 hr 21 min - FF-171: Topher Field on _Battleground Melbourne_ and coronavirus tyranny in Australia
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This was originally recorded on 9 April 2024.Topher Field is a writer and film maker in Melbourne, Australia. He talks about coronavirus tyranny in his home state of Victoria and the policies of the state's premier, Dan Andrews. He also talks about prime minister Scott Morrison and policies in other Australian states. He talks about his home city's "broken heart."
He also talks about Australian wildlife, nature, and the water situation. He also recounts a story of rescuing some foreign travelers in the Outback. Finally, he talks about visiting Venezuela and China.
Topher is on IMDB:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4397578/The movie's web site is here:
https://battlegroundmelbourne.com/Topher's book is here:
https://www.amazon.com/Good-People-Break-Bad-Laws/dp/0645516147His website is here:
https://www.topherfield.net/1 hr 31 min - FF-170: Skot Sheller on Javier Milei's inaguration speech and what he's done
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This was originally recorded on 31 March 2024.Skot Sheller lives in New Hampshire in the United States of America. His wife was born and raised in Argentina. His wife's parents still live there. We analyze Milei's speech at his inauguration on 10 December 2023.
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https://twitter.com/Bangershell113 hr 3 min - FF-169: Esteban Hernandez on Javier Milei and factions among South American libertarians
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This was originally recorded on 29 March 2024.Esteban Hernandez lives in Florida and is originally from Venezuela. He is a part of two sites and channels for news in Spanish:
https://factoresdepoder.com/
https://contrapodernews.com/We respond to Antonella Marty's attacks on Javier Milei on the _Reason_ magazine web site. We discuss various factions among libertarians in Argentina, especially academic and "vulgar" libertarians. We also discuss the situation in Venezuela, the country of his birth.
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