The police often shirk responsibility for their actions by saying that they were just doing their jobs.  They don’t write the laws, they just enforce them.  This defense was proven to be completely absurd with the violent arrest of Juanita Mendez-Medrano for selling flowers on the side of the road…without a license!  Cue the horror […] The post Episode 49 – The violent arrest of flower saleswoman Juanita Mendez-Medrano and the problem of state-granted licensing appeared first on Inside McFloogle's Mind.

It’s such a common mistake, but people make it all the time.  People tend to assume that their intentions for any given law are enough to justify their support of it.  This makes it awkward when a libertarian says, “I’m against the Civil Rights Act.”  Are libertarians racist or is there something more to their […] The post Episode 48 – The Civil Rights Act and libertarianism appeared first on Inside McFloogle's Mind.

Bitcoin is arguably one of the more important innovations in recent times and cryptocurrency, along with the blockchain technology, has huge implications.  But Bitcoin isn’t the simplest thing in the world, so we brought Vivek Raj on the podcast to talk about the basics of Bitcoin and what’s going on with Bitcoin today.  In Part […] The post Episode 47 – An overview of Bitcoin and what’s going on with it today with Vivek Raj, Part 2 appeared first on Inside McFloogle's Mind.

Bitcoin is seen as arguably one of the more important innovations in recent times and cryptocurrency has huge implications.  But Bitcoin isn’t the simplest thing in the world, so we brought Vivek Raj on the podcast to talk about the basics of Bitcoin and what’s going on with Bitcoin today. This is part 1 of […] The post Episode 46 – An overview of Bitcoin and what’s going on with it today with Vivek Raj, Part 1 appeared first on Inside McFloogle's Mind.

The Non-Aggression Principle, or NAP for short, is one of the core principles of libertarianism.  Surprisingly, it is often misunderstood even among libertarians.  Is it axiomatic?  Does it cover preemptive strikes?  How do you handle retaliation?  Rollo and Slappy discuss these ideas in this week’s podcast. Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter: @RolloMcFloogle […] The post Episode 45 – Exploring the Non-Aggression Principle in more depth appeared first on Inside McFloogle's Mind.

The borders issue never seemed like a big deal until about six months ago.  There was some discussion on it, but how a libertarian felt about the state controlling the borders was usually predictable based on how much government he believed should exist.  Nowadays, whether or not a person believes the state should exist is […] The post Episode 44 – The borders debate frustrations appeared first on Inside McFloogle's Mind.

For most of the country, buying gas for your car involves driving up to a gas station, getting out of your car, and operating the pump.  There may be a few full-service gas stations left here and there, but they are largely a thing of the past—unless you live in New Jersey or Oregon.  In […]

Slappy came across a local story of a man named Dan Selby who escaped from the police while being transported to prison after he was arrested for not showing up to his court hearing.  And why was he due in court?  It was for extremely minor drug charges.  Was the huge manhunt for him worth […]

Rollo had an interesting Friday night and Saturday morning.  It could have been very bad for him but the fruits of the free market were instrumental in helping him fix his problems.  We take a lot of these things for granted, so it’s important to reflect on all of the benefits the market provides. Send […]

A common argument against standing up for your rights against the police is “If you’ve committed no crime and are truly in the right, then you’ll be able to have things settled out in court.  Justice will be served.”  But will it?  Rollo and Slappy discuss the incentive structure of the current criminal justice system […]