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We all want to grow the libertarian movement, but not everyone always fully buys in.  We don't want to do purity testing, but we need some some ways to qualify and define libertarians.  We use a few examples to work out how to deal with this issue and try to appreciate some of the nuance to come up with something suitable.

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With red flag laws looming around us, the government has been more active in confiscating guns from the people it deems shouldn't have them.  While they are something to worry about, does it distract us from paying attention to the things it already does at achieve the same ends?  We look at two things going on this episode: an article detailing a new Pennsylvania law that requires people convicted a domestic abuse crime to turn in their guns and the case of Derek Heuring, an Indiana man who police busted for meth after obtaining a warrant to search his house with probable cause that he stole the GPS tracker they planted on his car because it went silent.  They're not very likely to take our guns en masse but will instead go after some easy targets first that will be hard for most people to defend.

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We discussed some of the reactions to the Hong Kong protests in Episode 167, but in this episode we welcome Reason's Zach Weissmueller for an in-depth discussion on what's really going on there.  Zach recently traveled to Hong Kong to experience the protests and talk to some of the people involved, so we welcome his valuable insight on the questions we have.

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The great Todd Hagopian joins us this week to discuss his campaign to take the Chair of the Libertarian Party from the incumbent Nick Sarwark and why Todd thinks that anarchists like Rollo and Slappy, who want nothing to do with politics, should get involved with the Libertarian Party.

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Bitcoin can only be useful if users are able to properly and adequately secure their keys.  If someone can easily find a way to gain access to your keys, then your Bitcoin is as good as gone.  As the value of Bitcoin continues to climb, hodlers will find it all the more imperative to have cold storage options that eliminate as many attack surfaces as possible.  A number of products and services available for purchase like hardware wallets and custodial multisignature arrangements, but they have their own drawbacks, so there is still a need for solutions that are simple to use and don't make the same security compromises.  Enter Yeti Cold, an open source project by JW Weatherman and his son, Will, aimed at providing a solution for maximizing the safety of your Bitcoin.

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As Christian (specifically Catholic) libertarians, Slappy and I get it from both sides.  Some libertarians say you can't be both a Christian and a libertarian.  Some Christians say it too but for obviously different reasons.  We explore this question and perhaps offer some of our own ultimatums.

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The law of comparative advantage is pretty straight forward and even Paul Krugman acknowledges the importance of free trade.  But many conservatives, in brainless support of President Trump, find ways to justify the economic destruction of tariffs.  Even the usually solid Pat Buchanan has an awful take on tariffs.  We discuss a piece penned by him.

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We love China.  China is great.  Don't ever say anything bad about anything the Chinese government is doing.  There are no protests.  We stand with the NBA players who stand with China.

Is that the only side to the story?

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We all know that Rollo is super-bullish on Bitcoin, but our friend Jake from Tasting Anarchy has some thoughts on the future of Bitcoin that we thought would be interesting to discuss.  He seems some threats to Bitcoin's goal to become money but also sees some incredible opportunities if it does succeed.

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