Politely, Up Yours!

Dave Rael and Joe Macaluso faith and religion, the impact of religion on societal norm, Chapters: 0:52 - Book Club - Man, Economy, and State2:11 - Elasticity of demand3:17 - Outlay5:47 - Speculation and equilibrium12:13 - Digging into religion and personal experiences of faith and institutional religion19:21 - Science, observation, the scientific method, and faith20:49 - Progression of human knowledge; morality and ethics; the state as religion24:13 - Sources of wisdom, inspiration, and ideas of "right" behavior28:25 - Secular ethics: The Non-aggression principle and Stefan Molyneux's Universtally Preferable Behavior32:22 - Selfishness, virtue, and altruism42:01 - Guilt, Original Sin, and white privilege44:48 - Comparisons of church and state47:28 - Perceptions of "the one percent"49:49 - Sources of conflict and zealotry Resources: Man, Economy, and State with Power and Market, Scholar's Edition - Murray N. Rothbard Arbitrage Herbert Henry Dow and the German Chemical Cartel Campus Crusade for Christ Deism Scientific method Non-aggression principle Stefan Molyneux - Freedomain Radio Universally Preferable Behaviour: A Rational Proof of Secular Ethics - Stefan Molyneux The Virtue of Selfishness, Centennial Edition - Nathaniel Branden, Ayn Rand Dave's Blog Post on Self-Sacrifice Original Sin

Joe Macaluso and Dave Rael discuss the nature of supply and demand economics and whether markets work only for those things that are merely wants, rather than needs, or if regulation is necessary to make sure people are able to meet their needs. Chapters: 0:08 - Book Club - Man, Economy, and State1:32 - Expanding a sample economy to multiple economies3:39 - Self-maintenance of market equilibrium6:34 - Supply and demand and the capability/incapability of markets to serve needs as well as they serve wants10:14 - Cancer treatment as an example of failure of the market17:48 - Failures of entire economies20:38 - The nature of money and monetary policy, central banks, and currency manipulation27:45 - Wealth and income imbalances and the potential of the imbalance to distort market equilibria34:04 - Market instability, cycles, and the creation of the Federal Reserve in US History39:18 - Real examples from history of free societies - do they exist?43:06 - Flawed human nature, greed, and concentration of power Resources: Man, Economy, and State with Power and Market, Scholar's Edition - Murray N. Rothbard Costs of Cancer Treatment Insuring against the high costs of cancer The Peter Schiff Show The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger - Kate Pickett, Richard Wilkinson Best of the Left Podcast The Best of the Left Episode with the recommendation of The Spirit Level History of the Federal Reserve Dr P.J. Hill on the Tom Woods Show - The Not So Wild West The Not So Wild, Wild West: Property Rights on the Frontier (Stanford Economics & Finance) - Terry L. Anderson, Peter J. Hill

Dave Rael and Joe Macaluso discuss rights and come to an agreement on what rights are. The conversation uses healthcare as an example to explore what is and isn't a right and goes through many examples. Ultimately, the question whether citizens are slaves of the state is addressed with a thought exercise. Chapters: 0:22 - Book Club - Man, Economy, and State1:06 - Psychic Revenue2:00 - Exchange and the division of labor4:06 - Buying the same goods from different suppliers: different goods rather than same goods with different pricing considerations?7:53 - What are rights?8:48 - Right to free healthcare?11:38 - What is healthcare?13:43 - More clarity on the nature of rights15:47 - The theistic terminology of the US Declaration of Independence16:55 - The nature of the "right to life" and relevance for medical care21:28 - Are medical care providers forced to provide care?24:27 - Charity, marginal utiilty, and insurance28:13 - Philosophy and government providing where individuals cannot32:32 - Conclusion regarding the nature of rights34:33 - Application of the term "right to eduction"35:03 - Voting rights36:00 - The US Bill of Rights and gun ownership rights38:52 - Establishment of ownership and homesteading41:15 - Unfairness45:37 - The reality or unreality of an impartial arbiter46:44 - Good enough government49:38 - Membership in government as voluntary? The example of the secession of the southern states52:03 - The imperfect nature of the American system of government53:17 - Slave of the state? Resources: Man, Economy, and State with Power and Market, Scholar's Edition - Murray N. Rothbard Bernie Sanders on the Right to Healthcare A respectful ideological collision between Bernie Sanders and Rand Paul United States Declaration of Independence "I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." (may not have been Mark Twain) Homestead Acts Homesteading

Joe Macaluso and Dave Rael discuss and try to define a free society and what it would look like. They go deep on thinking about a society without government and whether it would work and speculate on how. Chapters: 0:12 - Book Club - Book Club: Man, Economy, and State1:10 - Transition in Rothbard from individual actors to societal interactions3:10 - The "choice to be a slave"5:55 - From hegemonic association to voluntarism9:39 - What is a free society?13:47 - Preventing coercion in a free society17:53 - Allowing society to prioritize their own defense as they see fit20:46 - Parenting and a free society and the treatment of children23:22 - Nature vs nurture and behavior modification27:16 - Self-defense, criminal justice, and vengeance30:40 - Early man and origins of states, motivations for being told what to do33:33 - Really living vs a sheltered life34:21 - Marriage39:03 - Is a free society possible? Resources: Man, Economy, and State with Power and Market, Scholar's Edition - Murray N. Rothbard Man's Search for Meaning - Viktor E. Frankl One man, one vote Behavior Modification Criminal Justice 1 Samuel 8: Israel Asks For a King 5 monkeys : because we have always done it that way

Dave Rael and Joe Macaluso discuss the nature and acceptability/unacceptability of discrimination. The discussion touches on freedom of association, remedies for unreasonable discrimination, and becoming that which we claim to oppose. Chapters: 0:26 - Book Club: Man, Economy, and State3:01 - Rationality of decisions of individual actors?5:39 - Incompleteness of information7:31 - Consumer goods and producer goods8:39 - Our main topic of the day - Sexuality as illustration of the acceptability of discrimination11:19 - What is discrimination?14:34 - The example of a baker discriminating based on not wanting to bake a cake for a gay couple15:35 - Liberty - Freedom of association16:42 - Institutionalization of discrimination19:42 - Discrimination in employment and livelihood24:21 - The importance or nonimportance of membership in a group and how to approach judgement on color of skin27:51 - The futility of persuasion29:46 - The present and future of "runaway" discrimination34:08 - The primacy of sensitivity, empathy, and better parenting37:19 - Reciprocation of open-mindedness and freedom of association39:18 - Becoming the thing we claim to oppose Resources: Man, Economy, and State with Power and Market, Scholar's Edition - Murray N. Rothbard Oregon Wedding Cake Controversy Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 "I have a dream" speech - Martin Luther King

Joe Macaluso and Dave Rael discuss common ground found in a free website providing the service of identifying where you align and disagree with ideologies, parties, and candidates. The discussion evolves into touching on fairness, rights, and the purpose of law. Chapters: 0:01 - The podcast now has a name (but you already knew that)0:19 - The Politely, Up Yours! book club3:10 - Can groups be actors or only individuals?6:07 - Democracy as a restaurant8:39 - Encountering and experiencing isidewith.com and insights regarding common ground11:09 - Governments forcing businesses to do things they don't want to do15:04 - Finding those ideals we share18:12 - Extremism21:56 - Embracing imperfection and striving for improvement22:44 - Fairness27:43 - The suboptimal nature of a two-party system32:46 - Yes and no questions in law - is there a third possibility?33:44 - The nature of rights and guarantees, the purpose of law47:24 - Freedom to be a jerk and freedom of association48:26 - Discrimination in employment Resources: Man, Economy, and State with Power and Market, Scholar's Edition - Murray N. Rothbard "Fear the Boom and Bust" a Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Anthem Keynesian economics Austrian economics Austrian eh? isidewith.com The Communist Manifesto - Karl Marx FBI–Apple encryption dispute Best of the Left Podcast Oregon Wedding Cake Controversy Ian Malcolm explains Chaos theory (Jurassic Park) Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

Dave Rael and Joe Macaluso use reports that the hacker group, Anonymous, targeted Donald Trump as a starting point to discuss vitriol, discourse, power, and emotion Chapters: 0:12 - Introduction of our topic - the level of discourse and attacks by Anonymous on Donald Trump1:07 - Reactions to reports of Anonymous attacking Donald Trump - would such actions be a fight for freedom or an immoral act?3:40 - Thoughts on the nature of Donald Trump4:21 - Nuance regarding the Trump rhetoric and statements regarding Islam and Muslims9:05 - Trump supporters and the ignorance of American voters - Trump's statements and the presence or absence of content (any different from any politician?)11:25 - Is there a difference between Donald Trump's preying on fear and the underlying draw of other politicians? Is there a difference between the parties?15:31 - Bernie Sanders - is he different?16:33 - The thoughts of Scott Adams on Donald Trump as the master persuader and the primacy of emotion in decisions20:11 - "Vitriol rules" - the absence of civil discourse23:38 - Are personal attacks justified?25:25 - Breaking the law, the nature of law, and the morality of attacks27:34 - Batman, justice and penal systems, and vengeance vs. defense29:48 - The Electoral College, protection from self, and the utility/futility of trying to contribute to the determination of representatives Resources: Anonymous Declares Total War on Donald Trump *MARCH 2016* Anti-Trump campaign sparks civil war among Anonymous hackers Bill Maher on Islam: The More People Know About Islam The More You Would Be Afraid Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy Ferguson unrest 2015 Baltimore protests Scott Adams on Donald Trump, The Master Persuader Amygdala Why does the Electoral College exist? Mob Mentality Jimmy Carter: ‘I would choose Trump’

Dave Rael and Joe Macaluso dive into the nature of democracy, government, power, and corruption Chapters: 0:01 - Welcome and Hello0:59 - Inflammatory statement and opening to the discussion: Democracy is a disaster3:52 - Incentives, alignment, intent, and reality6:32 - Distinguishing levels of government8:23 - Legalization of marijuana and the criminality of possession9:42 - Citizens United, Bernie Sanders, and the power to overturn10:54 - The nature of democracy11:52 - “A democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.” - Gary Strand12:24 - The purpose and nature of government16:02 - Rational and legitimate fears19:17 - The concentration of force as response to the fear of force21:55 - Intent of the US Constitution22:46 - How government finances itself and use of force25:50 - Dave compares government to Mafia26:59 - Pragmatic concerns in public vs. private sector29:33 - Government making things more effective and efficient - reality or fiction?31:14 - The myth of the free market and "money in politics" vs. "politics in money"33:31 - Decision makers vs. freedom, vigilante justice, and anarchy37:21 - The Star Wars story of the rise and reign of Palpatine as illustrative of reality40:15 - Elections as popularity contests42:22 - Evolution of societal structure46:39 - The utility or futility of trying to use the system to make improvements Resources: Decmoracy According to Wikipedia Bernie Sanders on Money In Politics and Overturning Citizens United Gary Strand on Democracy, Wolves, and Lamb Government According to Wikipedia Government as Monopoly on Violence The Federalist No. 51 - James Madison - "If men were angels ..." United States Contitution The Laws of Thermodynaics Local Maximum

Joe Macaluso and Dave Rael introduce the "Politely, Up Yours!" podcast and describe their intent in creating the show. You meet both hosts and get a brief introduction to who they are and the approach the show will take. Chapters: 0:00 - Wecome and Hello0:44 - Meet Dave1:37 - Meet Joe2:37 - Where the hosts categorize themselves politically3:40 - Objectives for the show Resources: Developer On Fire Product Manager