I speak with economist Bob Murphy about what needs to happen in order to heal the deep dysfunction that is healthcare in America. If you think we can "reform" our way out of this mess, you might need to listen to this interview. We unravel the complexities of regulation, the insurance industry, licensing, and what an alternative way might look like.

Bob's book on "surviving the sick-care sinkhole" is here.

The Bob Murphy show is here, and you can find Bob on Twitter here.

My recent episode on medical licensing can be found here, and my September 2021 episode with Keith Smith, of the Surgery Center of Oklahoma, is here.

When newly elected President of Argentina Javier Milei described his anarcho-capitalist position, he referenced economist Bob Murphy's Chaos Theory. So I asked Bob to come on the show and explain to everyone what anarcho capitalism IS.

We cover a lot of ground in this one, discussing how a society could operate with privatized justice, law enforcement, and even defense, and taking on all of the usual objections, from the control of nuclear weaponry to preventing new states from arising. Bob even answers the age-old question: Why should anarcho capitalists move to Somalia?

Prepare to have your perceptions of governance and societal organization challenged.

Bob Murphy is a renowned Austrian economist. His podcast is The Bob Murphy Show, and he is on Twitter. His essays on anarcho-capitalist principles, "Chaos Theory", can be found here and here.

He also speaks about anarcho capitalism here and here.

Hayek's "Law, Legislation, and Liberty" is here.

And the article by Benjamin Powell, "Somalia After State Collapse: Chaos or Improvement?" can be found here.

"Good cops kill Jesus," says Dominic Scarcella, author of "Good Neighbor, Bad Citizen: Reflections on the core social conflict revealed by Jesus Christ's Way of the Cross."

We cover a lot of ground in this interview: Can one be a good neighbor and also a "good citizen"? Or are the two fundamentally at odds? Should Christians put their faith in the authority of the Bible, or religious leaders? Or are they responsible for discerning truth for themselves? When and how did Jesus' church become more aligned with "good citizenship" than with good neighborliness? How does one find a spiritual community that is aligned with the true principles taught by Jesus? And of course... was Jesus an anarchist?

Dom blogs here, and you can find him on Twitter here.

You can find his book, "Good Neighbor, Bad Citizen" at Amazon (paperback), Amazon (Kindle), Barnes & Noble (paperback), Barnes & Noble (ebook), and Lulu (paperback).

It's a fantastic little book, and will make a wonderful Christmas gift for some of the more thoughtful people in your life!

Canadian restaurateur Jesse Johnson had his business taken from him and destroyed by the Candadian government because he refused to discriminate against patrons who had not been vaccinated against Covid-19. The charges against him were later dropped, but the damage had already been done. 

We talk about what happened, what was lost, the reaction of those around him, and the methods the government uses to exert total control over small business owners. We also talk about what's next, including legal action against the government.

What's clear from this story is that we need an awful lot more people like Jesse.

You can read about Jesse's story here, here and here.

And you can keep up with what's going on with him, and with any upcoming legal action - and check out the cool City of Fear posters - at wopizza.ca.

If you think that there's something necessary or good about medical licensing, you might want to tune in to this episode. In it, independent journalist Jeremy R Hammond and I demolish some of the myths around medical licensing. You might be surprised by what you hear.

Jeremy's articles on "Why Medical Licensing Should be Eliminated" can be found here and here.

And here is some of the analysis we referenced:

• Ronald Hamowy, “The Early Development of Medical Licensing Laws in the United States, 1875-1900”, Journal of Libertarian Studies, 1979, . 
• Sue A. Blevins, “The Medical Monopoly: Protecting Consumers or Limiting Competition?” Cato Institute Policy Analysis, December 15, 1995, . 
• Charles H. Baron, “Licensure of Health Care Professionals: The Consumer’s Case for Abolition”, American Journal of Law & Medicine, April 29, 2021, . 
• Jeffrey A. Singer & Richard P. Menger, “The Coronavirus Pandemic Shows the Folly of Medical-Licensing Laws”, National Review, May 29, 2020,

I speak with Jeremy Hammond, independent journalist and author of the book Obstacle to Peace: The US Role in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. We go over some of the history underlying the conflict, untangle some of the myths, and ask the question: When state actors on both sides thrive on continued violence, and are themselves obstacles to peace, is there any hope for peace, and what can ordinary people do to help bring it about?

Jeremy's website is here, and his book can be found here.

His debate with Alan Futerman is here.

The interview with Scott Horton that we mention is here.

The public statement from scholars warning of potential genocide in Gaza is here.

There's a new film out, and it's probably not like anything you've seen before. I sat down with Larken and Amanda Rose to talk about "Jones Plantation" - what's so special about it, and how it is that a film with such a powerful anti-state message is finding itself so well received even outside of anarchist and liberty-minded circles.

I also ask their advice for other creatives in the liberty community - a small but growing population - and they have some valuable tips for other filmmakers, artists and fiction writers wanting to get their work out into the world.

We spoke briefly about "Candles in the Dark", an "educational course designed to help voluntaryists and anarchists be far more effective in their communications with the rest of the world.” 

You can find the film here. And you can find information about the soon-to-be-released novel, here. And if you find yourself craving a Jones Plantation t-shirt, you can find one of those right here!

Larken is the author of "The Most Dangerous Superstition."

Tomorrow is the day we all celebrate Susan's Still Alive Day, so I sat down with Susan herself, to talk about how the holiday began and what it means.

We also take on the issue of focus - addressing the importance of being intentional in where we put our focus, and the ways in which medical-freedom advocates (and others) can trip ourselves up with our beliefs about where our focus ought to be - and faith.

Susan May hosts the Gather and Get Moving group on Facebook, and Rise Up with Susan May.

You can learn more about Susan's Still Alive Day, and how to celebrate it.

And you can learn more about the Spellers method that we talked about, here.

Now go get your bananas and have a fabulous Susan's Still Alive Day!!!

We all know vaccines don't cause autism, because we're not allowed to talk about it on social media. So the science must be settled, right?

I sit down with journalist Jeremy R. Hammond, to ask the question we're not supposed to ask. You might be surprised by what he has to say.

You can find Jeremy's work here.

Jeremy's book is The War on Informed Consent, and I can't recommend it highly enough. By telling the story of what happened to Dr. Paul Thomas when he published peer-reviewed research on health outcomes between vaccinated and unvaccinated children, Hammond ends up telling the story of how information about vaccines is tightly controlled through threats of coersion. And it's a quick read!

Jeremy covers a lot of the issues we talk about in this interview, here.

Here is his article about being expelled from a pediatric practice.

And here are the two e-books we mentioned in the interview:

FDA Fraud

The NYT vs. RFK

This is a good one! Enjoy!

I speak with Jeff Tucker about his recent article, "Downton Abbey, the Corruption of the Great Families, and the Future of Freedom."

We talk about Downton Abbey, its insights into the role of the "great families" in a free society, and also the massive transfer of wealth and power - from private to public - that took place during the period chronicled by the show, and which continues in spades in the 21st century.

We discuss the actual workings of a free society - something most Americans and Britons alive today have little direct experience with. We also discuss the "corruption" of the great families, and how the classes that have traditionally upheld individual liberty have now almost entirely defected to the side of the centralized state.

...and we talk about what comes next.

Jeff is Founder and President of the Brownstone Institute.