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Alex Merced, an independent, thoughtful and positive voice in today’s two party polarization comments and educates on the issues of the day. Learn more at AlexMerced.com

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    Latest episodes from Not Republican or Democrat: Politics for the rest of us

    Sex, Gender and the Evolution of Language

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2022 13:14


    Alex Merced discusses his OPINIONS on how a lot of recent debate is more a discussion of how language evolves than anything else. Also, reminder to be better to each other, cause regardless of our differences, kindness is valuable.

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    Understanding Rising Interest Rates and Inflation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 15:43


    LearnEconomicsNow.com

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    Is Inflation Worse Cause of Price Gauging? Some think so…

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2022 10:09


    AlexMerced.com LearnEconomicsNow.com

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    The Left, Right, Billianaires and Philanthropy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 13:28


    Alex Merced discusses Billionaires giving their wealth away. AlexMerced.com

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    Inflation, the causes, how to deal with it, and the politics

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 12:58


    LearnEconomicsNow.com

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    Another Overview of the Austrian Business Cycle Theory

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2022 21:34


    I explain the ABCT again AlexMerced.com

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    An Intro to Debt, Bonds, Interest Rates, Yield Curves, Government Debt and Politics

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2021 30:15


    LearnEconomicsNow.com

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    An Intro to Understanding Inflation in Money and Price

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 25:30


    LearnEconomicsNow.com

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    Decentralized Technology (IPFS, Mastodon, Gun.io, Blockchain)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2021 21:52


    Alex Merced discusses a round up of newer technologies that provide empowerment through decentralization. AlexMerced.com AlexMercedCoder.com

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    Bitcoin Blockchain Crypto – an Introduction – Part 4 – Tokens, ICOs, dApps, Settlement Layers and more

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2021 18:46


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    Bitcoin Blockchain Crypto – an Introduction – Part 3 – Proof of Work vs Proof of Stake

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2021 8:41


    AlexMerced.com

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    Bitcoin Blockchain Crypto – an Introduction – Part 2 – Why Validate Transactions?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2021 7:22


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    Bitcoin Blockchain Crypto – an Introduction – Part 1 – What is a Blockchain

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2021 11:33


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    Interview: David Dorr of Coro Global on Electronic Gold Payments, Distributed Ledgers and Finance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 47:19


    Download the Coro app on iOS/Android AlexMerced.com

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    Do Rights Exist?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 18:36


    AlexMerced.com Libertarian101.com

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    Revisiting Bitcoin and Blockchain – What is it, why does it matter, why you should care

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 25:25


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    Reflection/Austrian Econ: Stephan Kinsella questioning whether the Entrepreneurial Skill Exists?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2021 17:43


    This is me reflecting on a Facebook post by Stephan Kinsella questioning whether entrepreneurial skill exists (the skill that some…

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    Why the Libertarian Party Did, Does and WIll Always Matter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2021 13:58


    AlexMerced.com Libertarian101.com

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    Political Parties, Caucuses, and the Problems with Scaling

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 25:33


    Political Parties, Caucuses, and the Problems with Scaling AlexMerced.com Libertarian101.com

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    Decentralized Tech (Algorand, GUN Database, Mastodon)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 11:06


    Alex Merced talks about opportunities in Decentralized Technology Coding -> AlexMercedCoder.com, devNursery.comPolitics and Opinion -> AlexMerced.com

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    A Libertarian on Child Labor, Wages and Capital

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 31:18


    AlexMerced.com Libertarian101.com

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    How to Fund Scientific Research (Public vs Private Means)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 21:55


    I comment on this episode of Vox’s The Weeds Podcasthttps://megaphone.link/VMP1120369486 AlexMerced.com

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    Socialism vs Liberalism, a Discussion

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 21:39


    AlexMerced.com Libertarian101.com

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    The Oakland “UBI”, Social Justice, Consent, and Culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2021 25:36


    The Oakland “UBI”, Social Justice, Consent, and Culture AlexMerced.com

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    The Dangers of Populism In All Causes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 12:11


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    Digital Goods/Labor – Rethinking Inflation, Interest Rates and Price Levels

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 23:50


    Digital Goods/Labor – Rethinking Inflation, Interest Rates and Price Levels

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    Why Shorting Stock and Options are important and People should relax

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 14:26


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    Blockstack, Bitcoin, Capitol Building, Trump, Twitter, Parler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2021 21:16


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    Alex Merced – End of 2020 Look Back and Look Forward

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 12:49


    Alex Merced – End of 2020 Look Back and Look Forward

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    Success – Advice Based on my Life Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 16:16


    Success – Advice Based on my Life Experience

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    The Tea Party, BLM, BLTM and how movements get distorted by Politics

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 31:41


    Alex Merced reflects on a lot of idea… How movements are sparked out a feeling of being unheard, ignored and…

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    Jorgensen/Cohen 2020 Vote Total in Context, Reason for Optimism

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 21:13


    Pushing back against the pessimism on the Libertarian Parties performance in 2020.

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    Libertarianism, Politics, Division, Racism and Unity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 15:38


    Libertarianism, Politics, Division, Racism and Unity

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    American Healthcare and Education, Rights vs Privileges in Cultural Discussions

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 24:13


    American Healthcare and Education, Rights vs Privileges in Cultural Discussions

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    Libertarian Reflections on the 2020 Election Results

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 26:04


    My Thoughts on the 2020 Election Results What Could’ve happened What did happens What does it mean The Libertarian Party…

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    Why the Libertarian Party Matters now more than ever!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 15:40


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    Political Segregation and Uniting America

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 8:59


    AlexMerced.com and Libertarian101.com

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    Biden/Trump Debate, Healthcare and the Minimum Wage

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 15:15


    AlexMerced.com

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    Culture vs Equality

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 9:51


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    What does Capitalism mean? (Depends who you ask)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2020 20:55


    I talk about how meaningless the word Capitalism means and why a working price mechanism is so important.

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    Inclusive Language vs Political Weaponry

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2020 10:54


    AlexMerced.com – Libertarian101.com

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    Can the Film “The Platform” be seen as a Libertarian Allegory?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 16:05


    Can the Film “The Platform” be seen as a Libertarian Allegory?

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    Trump, Jorgensen, Biden, 2020, Debates, Covid, and Culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 17:14


    AlexMerced.com & Libertarian101.com

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    Why libertarianism, Libertarians, and Jo Jorgensen are the practical choice in 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2020 16:20


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    My Thoughts on 2016, 2020 and the Jorgenson/Cohen Libertarian Party Presidential Ticket

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2020 11:25


    My Thoughts on 2016, 2020 and the Jorgenson/Cohen Libertarian Party Presidential Ticket

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    Understanding Kindness as Activism, My Libertarian Message

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2020 8:09


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    Alex Merced – Reflections on the 2020 Libertarian National Convention

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2020 44:39


    Alex Merced reflects on his experience presiding over the 2020 National Convention.

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    Black Lives Matter, Identity and Libertarians

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 7:59


    Black Lives Matter, Identity and Libertarians Learn more at AlexMerced.com

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    LGBT & SCOTUS, Qualified Immunity & Public Labor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 20:16


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