Tim Preuss begins the podcast with a discussion of America life…

Tim Preuss begins the podcast with a discussion of America life…

This is my appearance on the Venture Stories Podcast by Village Global, April 6 episode, hosted by Erik Torenberg: A Comparison of Austrian and Keynesian Economics with Noah Smith, Parker Thompson and Stephan Kinsella. It ended up being a bit of a debate with the other guest, Noah Smith of Bloomberg. This was a bit of an interesting episode, as I explain in the informal “bonus” episode KOL262 (to be posted soon). We ended up discussing/debating a variety of issues, such as: Austrian economics and praxeology, the business cycle, bitcoin, libertarianism, the federal reserve, anarcho-capitalism and related.

By the time we started the podcast I had forgotten it was not exactly for an already-libertarian or Austrian audience, and in fact the host seemed at first (off-air) to think I was the Irish economic journalist Stephen Kinsella (see Stephen Kinsella’s I am Not), and I had forgotten it was a debate and that Smith would be taking positions opposed to Austrianism and libertarianism. My performance was a bit subpar, but I did the best I could to present Austrian views even though I’m not a professional economist.

From the show notes:

On this episode Erik is joined by Stephan Kinsella (@NSKinsella), libertarian writer and patent attorney, Noah Smith (@Noahpinion), Bloomberg opinion writer, and Parker Thompson (@pt), partner at AngelList.

In a spirited debate, the three of them discuss the relative merits of Austrian economics vs. Keynesian economics.

They start out by defining the primary schools of economic thought and explaining where each of the guests sits on the spectrum of economic thinking. They talk about the value of empiricism when it comes to economics and whether economic theories can be derived from first principles.

They discuss inflation and whether centralized control of the money supply leads to better economic outcomes, as well as how one can determine these things in the messy real world. They also touch on a number of other topics, including whether it would be a good thing to get rid of the FDA and pharmaceutical patents, whether antitrust law is “unethical,” and whether the patent system is a net positive for society.

This is my appearance on the Venture Stories Podcast by Village Global, April 6 episode, hosted by Erik Torenberg: A Comparison of Austrian and Keynesian Economics with Noah Smith, Parker Thompson and Stephan Kinsella. It ended up being a bit of a debate with the other guest, Noah Smith of Bloomberg. This was a bit of an interesting episode, as I explain in the informal “bonus” episode KOL262 (to be posted soon). We ended up discussing/debating a variety of issues, such as: Austrian economics and praxeology, the business cycle, bitcoin, libertarianism, the federal reserve, anarcho-capitalism and related.

By the time we started the podcast I had forgotten it was not exactly for an already-libertarian or Austrian audience, and in fact the host seemed at first (off-air) to think I was the Irish economic journalist Stephen Kinsella (see Stephen Kinsella’s I am Not), and I had forgotten it was a debate and that Smith would be taking positions opposed to Austrianism and libertarianism. My performance was a bit subpar, but I did the best I could to present Austrian views even though I’m not a professional economist.

From the show notes:

On this episode Erik is joined by Stephan Kinsella (@NSKinsella), libertarian writer and patent attorney, Noah Smith (@Noahpinion), Bloomberg opinion writer, and Parker Thompson (@pt), partner at AngelList.

In a spirited debate, the three of them discuss the relative merits of Austrian economics vs. Keynesian economics.

They start out by defining the primary schools of economic thought and explaining where each of the guests sits on the spectrum of economic thinking. They talk about the value of empiricism when it comes to economics and whether economic theories can be derived from first principles.

They discuss inflation and whether centralized control of the money supply leads to better economic outcomes, as well as how one can determine these things in the messy real world. They also touch on a number of other topics, including whether it would be a good thing to get rid of the FDA and pharmaceutical patents, whether antitrust law is “unethical,” and whether the patent system is a net positive for society.

Libertarian Response To Nationalist Economics

Libertarian Response To Nationalist Economics

Libertarian Response To Nationalist Economics

Matt and I had an amazing conversation today about human defaults and our predisposition to seek out labels and divide ourselves into groups.

It's hard to understand WHY we do it, but those who seek power and influence over us have mastered the art of turning us against one another for their own gain.

Today, we discuss how we wrestle control back from a corrupt and maniacal majority who seek to control the masses by preying on our most animal of tendencies.

Matt and I had an amazing conversation today about human defaults and our predisposition to seek out labels and divide ourselves into groups.

It's hard to understand WHY we do it, but those who seek power and influence over us have mastered the art of turning us against one another for their own gain.

Today, we discuss how we wrestle control back from a corrupt and maniacal majority who seek to control the masses by preying on our most animal of tendencies.

Scott talks to Joanne Leon of Around the Empire about all the left-leaning journalists who were skeptical of the mainstream “Russaigate” narrative all along, which, as opponents of President Trump, went against their interest in a certain sense. These people held an unpopular opinion because they believed the principle was right, and they deserve recognition now that it’s pretty clear there’s no evidence of collusion with the Russians.

Discussed on the show:

“Foreign Policy Follies: Russiagate Skeptics” (https://foreignpolicyfollies.blogspot.com/2019/03/russiagate-skeptics.html)

“12/13/16 Craig Murray: DNC, Podesta emails leaked by Americans, not hacked by Russia” (The Libertarian Institute)

“WikiLeaks operative claims Russia did NOT provide Hillary Clinton emails” (Daily Mail Online)

“07/25/16 – Jeffrey Carr – The Scott Horton Show” (The Scott Horton Show)

“VIPS Memos – Consortiumnews” (https://consortiumnews.com/vips-memos/)

“War Made Easy: How Presidents & Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death (2007)” (IMDb)

Colour revolution

Joanne Leon is a writer, software engineer, and the host of the Around the Empirepodcast. Find her on Twitter @joanneleon.

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