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- FF-59: David Beito on mutual-aid groups, lodge doctors, and the attacks on private safety nets.
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This was originally published on 31 May 2023.David Beito is a professor at the University of Alabama and a research fellow with the Independent Institute. He is author of several books, including _From Mutual Aid to the Welfare State: Fraternal Societies and Social Services, 1890-1967_. We discussed the history of mutual-aid groups, fraternal organizations, and "lodge doctors." We discussed how they provided necessary services to those who needed them most.
https://history.ua.edu/people/david-t-beito/
1 hr 5 min - FF-58: Sunny Lohmann on the current state of the Ayn Rand Institute and the Objectivist movement
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This was originally published on 30 May 2023.Sunny Lohmann has been involved with Objectivist organizations since her college days at the University of Minnesota. She has appeared on Unsafe Space with Carter Laren. She also had her own show, House of Sunny.
We discuss the Ayn Rand Institute and their promotion of Amesh Adalja before 2020 and during the scares about the covid-19. We discuss the future of the Objectivist movement and some of the other splits in Objectivism.
1 hr 56 min - FF-57: Joseph Ford Cotto on the history of Florida and the future of American conservatism
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This was originally published on 20 May 2023.Joseph Ford Cotto is the author of four books. He talks about the history of Florida. He was born and raised there. He also talks about Ron DeSantis and the future of American conservatism. He discusses his experience when he was given the title of knight and baron from a Rwandan monarch. We discussed Rwanda since its horrible genocide. We also discussed monarchy.
1 hr 55 min - FF-56: Lars Mapstead (candidate for President in the Libertarian Party in the USA)
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This was originally published on 19 May 2023.Lars Mapstead is running for President. He is seeking the nomination of the Libertarian Party in 2024.
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1 hr 9 min - FF-55: Doug Bandow on the foreign policy of the USA and NATO toward Russia since the fall of USSR
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This was originally published on 17 May 2023.Doug Bandow is author of numerous books on liberty and American foreign policy, including _Politics of Envy_, _Politics of Plunder_, _Perpetuating Poverty_, _Tripwire_, and _Foreign Follies_. We talk about the fall of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact. We also discuss the foreign policy of the USA and NATO since 1991. This includes the attacks on Serbia and Russia's war with Ukraine. We also discuss how the war might end.
1 hr 11 min - FF-54: Karen Kwiatkowski on the changes in the military of the USA from 1982 to now
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This was originally published on 14 May 2023.Karen Kwiatkowski joined the Air Force in the USA in 1982 after ROTC in college. She discusses the corruption in the military and its move away from "defense" toward war profiteering. She talks about the Cold War with the old Soviet Union, the wars with Iraq, and the "war on terror." She retired as a lieutenant-colonel in 2003. We discuss the current state of the military with its greatly lowered standard and the prospects for war today in 2023.
2 hr 26 min - FF-53: Katie Ananina on second passports, Bitcoin, and Russia's war with Ukraine
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This was originally published on 12 May 2023.Katie Ananina speaks at conferences on Bitcoin, including Bitcoin 2023 in Miami, Florida. She is originally from Siberia in Russia, where she became an accomplished sailor and snowboard coach. Since immigrating to the USA, she learned about Bitcoin. She founded Plan B Passports, a firm which helps its customers look for second citizenships. She is a world traveler who has settled in Austin, Texas, USA, where she is married with one son. We talked about El Salvador's adoption of Bitcoin, and the future of Bitcoin. She also talked about the political situation in Russia, including Russia's war with Ukraine.
https://planbpassport.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@UC2p4YEkiYrhTA7Vb_0_K-kw
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/authors/kate-the-russian
1 hr 31 min - FF-52: Jeff Charles on the shooting of Garrett Foster and the conviction of Daniel Perry
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This was originally published on 6 May 2023.Jeff Charles is a journalist in Austin, Texas. We discuss the shooting of Garrett Foster in Austin on 25 July 2020. We discuss the conviction of Daniel Perry for that shooting. We discuss protests and the reality of veterans returning home. We also discussed police brutality, riots, protests, and "Black Lives Matter."
https://chasingliberty.substack.com/
57 min - FF-51: Bretigne Shaffer on Hong Kong in the 1990's, Tucker Carlson, and the liberty movement today.
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This was initially published on 4 May 2023.Bretigne Shaffer lived in Hong Kong in the 1990's when the country was almost a capitalist utopia. She discusses what she while living there, including the Kowloon Walled City. She comments on Tucker Carlson and Fox News. She also talks about her father Butler Shaffer and his time with the Nathaniel Branden Institute in the 1960's. We also discuss the libertarian movement and what it has and hasn't accomplished. We also talk about the future of the movement and raising a teenage son during this time.
http://bretigne.com/
https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B009KUMX0Q
https://bretigne.substack.com/
1 hr 56 min - FF-50: Tim Virkkala on Tucker Carlson, Murray Rothbard's alliances, and _Liberty_ magazine
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This was originally published on 30 April 2023.Tim Virkkala did many jobs for 12 years at _Liberty_ magazine, working in all aspects of the magazine from 1987 to 1999. He is well-read in many areas including culture, economics, and philosophy. We discuss Tucker Carlson's departure from Fox News. We also discuss the future of liberty from his time at _Liberty_ and now. We discuss Murray Rothbard and the journey of libertarians from libertarianism to other areas.
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