Podcasts about c4ss

Zachary Woodman, Alex McHugh, and Nathan Goodman join Cory Massimino for a panel on Trump's authoritarian actions on immigration, the history of immigration control and regulation, and what you can do to resist the administration's authoritarian xenophobia.   Show notes and Sources: Zachary Woodman's Segment on the Trump Administration's Actions on Immigration So Far Trump's Executive Order on the Alien Enemies Act Venezuelan Couple in Virginia Case Thrown out of Civil Court ICE disappears 48 Undocumented Migrants DC Circuit Court Judge: Nazis got more Due Process under Alien Enemies Act Legal History of Migrant's Constitutional Rights Migrants Deported for Non-Gang-Related Tattoos 90% of Migrants Deported to El Salvador Have No Criminal Record Trump's Appeal up to the Supreme Court, Supreme Court's Rulings on the matter So Far Trump Defying Court Orders Mike Johnson Floats Dissolving District Courts that Rule Against Trump on Administration House passes bill restricting district court judges from issuing nationwide injunctions MAGA Supporters Send Death Threats to Judges Trump Administration's Letter Intimidating Northwestern Law Clinic The Trump Administration's Populist Arguments in Courts Thom Homan: “What was Laken Riley's Due Process?” Trump Admin Executive Order Revoking Citizenship for Thousands of Migrants Trump Administration Pausing Green Card Applications Filipino Woman from Washington Disappeared by Border Patrol Canadian Woman Held in Custody by CBP Canada, Germany, UK Issuing Travel Warnings against United States Legal Migrant from Tampa Being Extradited to El Salvador  Columbia Student Hunted by ICE for Her Palestinian Disagreement Tufts Student Abducted by Unmarked Immigration Officials Trump Admin Revokes Legal Status for Hundreds of Student Visa Holders Three Deaths in ICE Custody at Krome Detention Center in Miami Texas Migrants Being Deported to Guantanamo Bay Luis Alberto Castillo Rivera's Legal Deposition Kristi Noem's Propaganda Video in El Salvador, which Violates National Law Opening of Migrant Detention Center in Michigan CBP's 100-Mile Border Zone ICE Targeting US Citizens Mahmoud Khalil's Public Statement of His Detention Louisiana Judge Rules Against Mouhamad Khalil, Citing Foreign Policy Authority Trump's Birthright Citizenship Executive Order and Why it's Unconstitutional Nathan's Segment on the History of US Border Policy: Coyne and Hall: Tyranny Comes Home Border Militarization and Domestic Institutions Federal Officers Use Unmarked Vehicles To Grab People In Portland, DHS Confirms Drones on the Border: Efficacy and Privacy Implications  Reece Jones, Nobody is Protected: How the Border Patrol Became the Most Dangerous Police Force in the United States US Citizens Deported on Accident Pre-Trump Kenyon Zimmer: Faces of the First Red Scare: Documenting Red Scare Deportees Alex McHugh's Segment on Resisting ICE: Tool to Find ICE Contractors Meet the ICE Contractors We Have Rights: Document and Witness ICE/CBP Abuse of Power Borderlands Relief Collective Border Kindness Al Otro Lado Woomera Quaker Meeting Raided in UK Nathan Goodman, et al: Collective Action in the Sanctuary Movement: Polycentric Protection of Central American Asylum Seekers Immigrant Legal Justice Center-Know Your Rights National Immigrant Justice Center-Know Your Rights ACLU-Know Your Rights, Immigrant Rights  

NSP #64 we spoke with Thomas Webb (they/them) about transhumanism, social media, libertarianism, transphobia and gender liberation. Thomas is a software engineer who manages open source projects and advocates for decentralized social media. They are a fellow at C4SS, having written articles on various subjects, often touching on transgender rights and youth liberation. Links https://mastodon.social/@thomasjwebb https://thomaswebb.net https://c4ss.org/content/author/thomas-j-webb 0:00:00 Introduction 0:05:09 Political Origins and Prop 8 0:16:17 The Focus is Freedom 0:20:17 The Psychological Toll of Elections 0:26:25 Elon Trump 0:31:39 The Case for Anti-Bigotry Activism 0:42:39 Mainstream Media 0:53:39 AI 1:01:22 Real Name Policy FB 1:11:59 Social Media 1:16:43 Privacy 1:21:08 Bottom Unity 1:28:39 Fear of Change 1:31:23 The News Bias 1:32:58 Burkean Anarchism 1:36:29 Conspiracy Theory Censored by Big Tech 1:41:19 Parler J6 1:44:16 Bans 1:47:09 Free Speech 1:50:54 Ruby Ridge 2:00:53 The "Liberty" Movement and Conspiracies 2:07:40 Skepticism of Power 2:19:46 The Trans - Libertarian Connection 2:24:05 Holocaust Denial 2:29:45 Lightning Round 2:39:12 Media Recommendations 2:44:32 Outro Thanks for listening! Please like, comment, subscribe, and share! --- If you'd like to see more anarchist and anti-authoritarian interviews, please consider supporting this project financially by becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/nonserviammedia Follow Non Serviam Media Collective on: Mastodon kolektiva.social/@nonserviammedia Bluesky bsky.app/profile/nonserviammedia.bsky.social As well as Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and X/Twitter. Connect with Lucy Steigerwald via: mastodon.social/@LucyStag bsky.app/profile/lucystag.bsky.social x.com/LucyStag https://lucysteigerwald.substack.com/

Send us a textAre modern political ideologies simply a remix of old ideas, or are we witnessing a seismic shift in belief systems? Join us as we, along with my longtime interlocutor Alex Strekal, embark on a riveting exploration of alternative politics spanning the last twenty years. This episode unravels the journeys of influential figures like Ron Paul, Bernie Sanders, and Donald Trump, uncovering how their impact has rippled through the political landscape, creating unexpected intersections and new alliances. We reflect on our personal transitions from paleo-conservatism and libertarian roots to more progressive stances, uncovering the hidden links that have brought seemingly disparate movements together.We navigate through the early 2000s to the Obama era, examining the rise and evolution of libertarianism and its eventual decline, as well as the anti-war sentiments that united unlikely allies. Our discussion touches on the ideological tensions and strategic voting behaviors that often accompany political cycles, highlighting the transformative nature of the Ron Paul and Occupy movements. By tracing the origins of the alt-right movement and its connection to paleo-libertarianism, we reveal the splintered nature of right-wing politics and the complex dance between nationalism and anti-systemic beliefs.Hear how figures like Michael Rectenwald and organizations such as C4SS have navigated the shifting landscape of political ideologies, contributing to the resurgence of certain libertarian ideas. We also offer a glimpse into the challenges of balancing anarchism and Marxism, sharing insights from personal experiences and the broader political context. As we wrap up, we reflect on the revival of blogging through platforms like Substack, advocating for a return to thoughtful, long-form content amid the rapid consumption of social media. Join us for a journey through the intricate world of political ideologies, where each chapter offers a fresh perspective on the ever-evolving narrative of alternative politics. Support the showCrew:Host: C. Derick VarnIntro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason MylesArt Design: Corn and C. Derick VarnLinks and Social Media:twitter: @varnvlogblue sky: @varnvlog.bsky.socialYou can find the additional streams on YoutubeCurrent Patreon at the Sponsor Tier: Jordan Sheldon, Mark J. Matthews, Lindsay Kimbrough, RedWolf

For NSP 58 we spoke with our friend and host of The Curious Task, Alex Aragona about anarchism, liberalism, economics, indigenous rights, Canada, and more. Alex Aragona is a partner at a creative marketing agency. He also is the host of the Institute For Liberal Studies Podcast, The Curious Task, and is a fellow at C4SS. His writing has appeared at C4SS, Adam Smith Works, and Liberal Currents. https://www.liberalstudies.ca/people/alex-aragona/ https://www.c4ss.org/content/author/alex-aragona/ https://www.adamsmithworks.org/people/alex-aragona/ https://www.liberalcurrents.com/author/alexaragona/ 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:58 The Bridge Between Liberalism and Anarchism 00:20:52 Canadian Politics 00:36:03 Erasure of Indigenous Peoples 00:46:48 What is Justice for Indigenous Peoples? 00:55:18 Land 01:00:14 Influencial Thinkers 01:13:46 The Geneology of Labels 01:19:55 Hurray for Hayek 01:26:14 Markets 01:37:21 The Morality of Shoplifting 01:47:15 Bringing Anarchism To Your Life 01:56:36 Progressives Being Classist Online 02:03:06 Media Recommendations 02:08:43 Cappuccino 02:10:04 Outro Thanks for listening! Please like, comment, subscribe, and share! --- If you'd like to see more anarchist and anti-authoritarian interviews, please consider supporting this project financially by becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/nonserviammedia Follow Non Serviam Media Collective on: Mastodon https://kolektiva.social/@nonserviammedia Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/nonserviammedia.bsky.social As well as Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and X/Twitter. Connect with Lucy Steigerwald via: https://mastodon.social/@LucyStag https://bsky.app/profile/lucystag.bsky.social https://x.com/LucyStag https://lucysteigerwald.substack.com/

This episode is hosted by C4SS's Elinor Ostrom Chair in the Study of Self Governance, Nathan Goodman. Nathan is joined by Christopher Coyne and Abigail Hall for a deep dive into the authors' new book, How to Run Wars, A Confidential Playbook for the National Security Elite, available from June 18th on Amazon, or through the Independent Institute. E-book versions are available for Kindle, Apple iBooks, and Barnes and Noble Nook and links are available in the show notes below.  Buy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1598133926/theindepeende-20 Apple iBooks: https://books.apple.com/us/book/how-to-run-wars/id6502372918 Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/how-to-run-wars-christopher-j-coyne/1145071631?ean=9781598133943  Christopher Coyne is a Professor of Economics at George Mason University, the Associate Director of the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center, and the Director of the Initiative for the Study of a Stable Peace (ISSP) through the Hayek Program. He is the Co-Editor of The Review of Austrian Economics and of The Independent Review. Abigail R. Hall is an Associate Professor in Economics at the University of Tampa in Tampa, Florida. She is an affiliated scholar with the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and a Senior Fellow with the Independent Institute in Oakland, California. She is a Non-Resident Fellow with Defense Priorities and a Public Choice and Public Policy Fellow with the American Institute for Economic Research. She earned her PhD in Economics from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.  

Send me your questions or comments about the show and I'll read them out sometime. This episode is the start of a subseries where I've partnered with my comrade Giulio Quarta from the Crypto Commons Association and their initiative called the Commons Economy Roadmap (CER) where we will be interviewing some of the projects listed as part of the CER. In this first interview we've spoken to Christopher Goes, co-founder of Anoma, a framework for an ecosystem of blockchain based protocols launched in 2021 that introduces an "intent-centric architecture" for decentralized systems, defining themselves as a “third generation protocol” and a distributed operating system.  During the interview we discuss what intents actually are, the potential socio-political implications of the technology, and how Anoma intends to help us rethink money and value. We also took a bit of a dive into a paper from C4SS titled "The Problem of Scale in Anarchism and the case for Cybernetic Communism" and how Anoma and intents relate. You can find a transcription of the interview on the CER website here.The CER is a knowledge base and promotion protocol to highlight and empower what we consider to be among the most relevant 20 projects in the current economic juncture: companies and ecosystems that are building open infrastructures to regenerate society, to support the struggle of citizens, farmers, activists, scientists, tech experts and entrepreneurs on the ground at the dawn of global collapse.The Crypto Commons Association is also a project within Breadchain, an organization I co-founded for building blockchain apps from a left-wing political POV. If you liked the podcast be sure to give it a review on your preferred podcast platform. If you find content like this important consider donating to my Patreon starting at just $3 per month. It takes quite a lot of my time and resources so any amount helps. Follow me on Twitter (@TBSocialist) or Mastodon (@theblockchainsocialist@social.coop) and join the r/CryptoLeftists subreddit and Discord to join the discussion.Support the Show.ICYMI I've written a book about, no surprise, blockchains through a left political framework! The title is Blockchain Radicals: How Capitalism Ruined Crypto and How to Fix It and is being published through Repeater Books, the publishing house started by Mark Fisher who's work influenced me a lot in my thinking. The book is officially published and you use this linktree to find where you can purchase the book based on your region / country.

This episode of MER features Alex McHugh interviewing John Cavanaugh of the digital-privacy organization, The Plunk Foundation. The Plunk Foundation promotes digital data privacy through education, advocacy, and policy recommendations, and by developing privacy tools and tech. Our conversation ranges from the deeper discussion on consent and privacy as related to self-ownership, to the more practical question of how to ethically navigate today's digital landscape and the potential for privacy-focused tech.  John Cavanaugh on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/privacy-evangelist/  Email: john@plunkfoundation.org Support C4SS podcasts on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c4ssdotorg

This episode brings Austrian economics into the gender identity discussion. We get into a lot of messy and fascinating questions about gender, identity, and social structures.  Read the paper here: https://cosmosandtaxis.files.wordpress.com/2023/10/malamet_novak_ct_vol11_iss11_12_epub.pdf Mikayla Novak is senior fellow with the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. She is the author of Inequality: An Entangled Political Economy Perspective (2018) and Freedom in Contention: Social Movements and Liberal Political Economy (2021). Her research work has been published in a range of academic journals, including Research Policy, Constitutional Political Economy, Review of Austrian Economics, Journal of Institutional Economics, and Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice. Mikayla's research interests include Austrian and evolutionary economics, public choice, entangled political economy, economic sociology, public finance, and regulatory economics. And listeners will recognize Akiva Malamet, a returning guest to the show. Akiva previously appeared on our June 2020 episode of Mutual Exchange Radio to discuss his work on Nationalism and Identity Formation. He is a contributing editor at Unpopulist and an MA candidate at Queens University, and a long-time friend of C4SS. 

Alex McHugh interviews sci-fi author Dennis Danvers on anarchist ideas in fiction, his books The Watch and Leaving the Dead, and the life of a writer. http://dennisdanvers.com/ Mr. Danvers has written a variety of well-received sci-fi novels, including Circuit of Heaven, Time and Time Again, and End of Days, as well as the Locus and Bram Stoker nominee Wilderness. His short fiction has appeared in Strange Horizons, Intergalactic Medicine Show, Space and Time, Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, F & SF, Realms of Fantasy, Electric Velocipede, Lightspeed, Tor.com, See the Elephant, Apex Magazine; and in anthologies Tails of Wonder, Richmond Noir, The Best of Electric Velocipede, Remapping Richmond's Hallowed Ground, and Nightmare Carnival. He taught fiction writing and science fiction and fantasy literature at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia for over thirty years.

A wide-ranging interview with acclaimed anarchist activist and musician, scott crow (https://www.scottcrow.org/). Alex McHugh hosts, with the first half focusing on scott's music and media project, eMERGENCY heARTS, and the latter on his previous work on theories of liberatory community armed self-defense.  * Content note: scott and I talk about the murder of Garrett Foster in the second half of this episode. It comes up in a discussion about the strategic value (or lack thereof) of open carry at protests. 

Kevin A. Carson of C4SS fame joins us today to talk about his scholarly new book "The State: Theory and Praxis"! Order your copy of The State: Theory and Praxis:https://www.amazon.com/State-Theory-Praxis-Kevin-Carson/dp/B0BKHPZTS8/Kevin Carson's Website (where you can read much of his work):https://kevinacarson.org/Kevin Carson's Academia.edu:https://independent.academia.edu/KevinCarsonDON'T FORGET TO LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, AND SHARE!Become a Patreon Patron:https://www.patreon.com/cyberdandySupport the show

For the 18th installment of The Enragés, host Eric Fleischmann met with Frank Miroslav (@mutual_ayyde) to discuss Frank's article Why Collective Action Problems Are Not a Capitalist Plot: On the Non-Triviality of Going from Individual to Collective Rationality (https://c4ss.org/content/56494). Frank Miroslav is an Australia based anarchist. Support C4SS – https://www.patreon.com/c4ssdotorg

This month on Mutual Exchange Radio, we are joined by Eric Fleischmann, leading an informative and inspiring conversation about their comprehensive Laurance Labadie archival project, Labadie's special relevance for the market anarchist tradition, their study on Historical Materialism and more. Eric Fleischmann (he/they) is an undergrad student working in the solidarity economy and pursuing a double major in anthropology and philosophy. He is an anarchist indebted to communistic and continental thought but engaged primarily in the traditions of mutualism, North American individualist anarchism, and modern left-libertarianism. He has been involved in various capacities with numerous leftist, left-leaning, and labor-oriented organizations—generally ones which promote forms of politico-economic decentralization and democratization and/or degrees of left unity (Center for a Stateless Society, Industrial Workers of the World, Union of Musicians and Allied Workers, Resource Generation, and his college's Leftist Coalition). He has also played in and currently plays in several punk, hardcore, and alternative bands (Soy., Consumerist, Manbitesdog, and Nope) and has released multiple albums.

Host Alex McHugh interviews one of the founders of the radical humanitarian project Operation Solidarity, which is helping to organize anarchist resistance to the invasion as well as humanitarian support networks. If you're able to support this project with funding or material aid, please click through the linktree below. Support Operation Solidarity: https://linktr.ee/operation.solidarity "War and Anarchists: Anti-Authoritarian Perspectives in Ukraine," CrimethInc: https://crimethinc.com/2022/02/15/war-and-anarchists-anti-authoritarian-perspectives-in-ukraine  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zemlya.volya  Squat Autonomia: https://en.squat.net/2014/07/13/kharkiv-ukraine-opening-of-a-political-squat/ 

We sat down with Cory Massimino to talk about Individualist and Market Anarchism at Exploring Anarchism, a conference organized by Students For Liberty and Students for a Stateless Society in Norman Oklahoma in 2015. Cory Massimino is a self-identified individualist anarchist, a student of philosophy, a Students For Liberty Senior Campus Coordinator, a Young Voices Advocate, and a fellow at the Center for a Stateless Society (C4SS). His writings have appeared in such publications as Town Hall, Counterpunch, The Daily Caller, The American Conservative, Antiwar.com, and The Guardian. Cory regularly contributes to the Students For Liberty blog, Young Voices, C4SS, and The Circle Molinari; a student-run left libertarian blog. You can get in touch with Cory on twitter @CoryMassimino For more information on these topics, Cory recommends: Relation of the State to the Individual, written by Benjamin Tucker, published in "Instead Of A Book, By A Man Too Busy To Write One" in 1893/1897: http://fair-use.org/benjamin-tucker/instead-of-a-book/relation-of-the-state-to-the-individual Equality: The Unknown Ideal, a transcribed lecture given by Roderick T. Long in September of 2001: https://mises.org/library/equality-unknown-ideal Agorism: Libertarian Politics Beyond Policy by Jason Lee Byas: https://c4ss.org/content/45983 Mutual Aid Is Not Just Historical: Modern Alternative Services by Sharon Presley: http://www.libertarianism.org/columns/mutual-aid-is-not-just-historical-modern-alternative-services Society without a State, by Murray N. Rothbard: https://mises.org/library/society-without-state What Is Anarchism, by Cory Massimino: https://c4ss.org/content/36946 Additional resources: Libertarian Anarchism: Responses to Ten Objections, by Roderick T. Long: https://mises.org/sites/default/files/longanarchism.pdf New Libertarian Manifesto, by Samuel Edward Konkin III: http://agorism.info/docs/NewLibertarianManifesto.pdf

MER host Alex McHugh interviews C4SS Russian translator Citizen Ilya on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, anarchist resistance to war, and what things look like on the ground in Russia.  We intend this to be a two-part series. An interview with some of the folks behind the anarchist humanitarian project for Ukraine, Operation Solidarity, is forthcoming in the next week or so.  Links: The Black Headquarters / Resistance Committee (https://linktr.ee/Theblackheadquarter) Operation Solidarity / Project Solidarity (https://linktr.ee/operation.solidarity) "Donbas Recognition? No Thanks" (https://c4ss.org/content/56313)

This year, C4SS Fellow Cory Massimino joins Alex McHugh as a host for Mutual Exchange Radio. For this first episode of the season, we sat down together to talk about intellectual influences, the upcoming podcast season, and C4SS's forthcoming Mutual Exchange Symposium on Egoism and Anarchism.  See the Mutual Exchange Symposium starting 2/2/2022 at: https://c4ss.org/content/category/mutual-exchange

For the 36th and final episode of the podcast hosted by Joel Williamson (@NalevoA3), he sat down to speak with Railing (@Railing56) about mutualism, cryptocurrencies, tech development, and anarchy. Railing, an Anarchist Without Adjectives interested in economics and markets, who writes for Center For A Stateless Society and blogs at anarchyrain.tech.blog. Railing on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Railing56 Railing's Blog - https://anarchyrain.tech.blog/ Railing at C4SS - https://c4ss.org/content/author/rai-ling Mutualism Co-op- Mutualismcoop.com --- Thanks for watching! Please like, comment, subscribe, and share! --- View Non Serviam's full, downloadable catalog online at https://www.nonserviammedia.com/ Follow Non Serviam on Twitter - https://twitter.com/nonserviammedia Support Non Serviam on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/nonserviammedia Listen to the Non Serviam Podcast on your favorite podcast platform! iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and more. Thanks for watching!

We're back! A little late, but hopefully worth it, here's our "August" episode of Mutual Exchange Radio. In this episode Alex McHugh stands in for host Zachary Woodman to interview C4SS editing coordinator Evan Pierce.  Evan is a gardener, builder, and anarchist working on generating and regenerating universal ecological infrastructure. They're into the cross-pollination of ideas and intersections of praxis between anarchism, permaculture, and transhumanism. Read Evan's essay "Beyond UBI: Sowing the Seeds of Universal Ecological Infrastructure": https://c4ss.org/content/52790

For the 31st episode of the Non Serviam Podcast, we spoke with William Gillis about an anarchy worth having. It's hardly controversial to point out that some proposals made by anarchists for post-state coordination suffer from similar issues proposed by non-anarchist opponents of the status quo. In this episode, we explore how said schemes tend to cause unfreedom through the suppression of complexity, or through the total bureaucratization of human life. As a solution, Will promotes distributed, fluid networks of trade in a world beyond the trappings of patchwork or endless meetings. What's a meaningful way to distinguish between centralization and decentralization? What are some examples of distributed efforts expanding freedom? To what extent would New Municipalist or Ostromite common resource management strategies be utilized within anarchy? We explore all these questions and more with piercing critiques, in this exciting conversation with William Gillis. William Gillis is a second generation anarchist, lapsed physicist, and transhumanist, who is interested in exploring the roots of things and expanding degrees of freedom. Introduced to the ideas of anarchy at age five and organizing by age thirteen, Will has gone on to become a prolific writer and political theorist who has undoubtedly made a mark in anarchist history. William is the former Lead Coordinator at C4SS who identifies most with Voltairine de Cleyre's "steal bread for the hungry'' style of market anarchism. Will's writings can be found at C4SS Dot Org and Human Iterations Dot Net. Will participated in a video interview with Non Serviam back in 2016 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leW18Q8SnMk) and has appeared as a headlining speaker at one of our in-person events in 2018 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbDtjv_S55w). ----- Will suggested listeners donate to the project's linked below (instead on Will's Patreon): https://bangladeshasf.com/ https://onsiteinfoshopphilippines.wordpress.com/ https://www.patreon.com/etnikobandidoinfoshop/posts https://twitter.com/rechelon/status/1393046705688436736?s=21 ----- Will's Website: http://humaniterations.net/ Will's Twitter: https://twitter.com/rechelon Relevant Articles & Links: http://humaniterations.net/2015/04/17/anarchy-is-a-scale-independent-proposition/ https://c4ss.org/content/52295 https://c4ss.org/content/53476 https://c4ss.org/content/51379 ----- Non Serviam Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/nonserviammedia Support Non Serviam Media: https://www.patreon.com/nonserviammedia View Non Serviam's Full Catalogue: https://www.nonserviammedia.com/ --- Listen to the Non Serviam Podcast on your favorite podcast platform! iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and more. Thanks for watching! Please like, comment, subscribe, and share!

On June 29, 2021, a UK court found that Australian computer scientist Craig Wright is the proper copyright owner of the Bitcoin Whitepaper, awarding initial damages in excess of $48,000 to Wright and demanding that Bitcoin.org remove the Whitepaper from its site. Guest Stephan Kinsella of the Open Crypto Alliance joins Tatiana today to talk about the decision and why it reveals all the most troubling problems with the government-run patent, trademark & copyright system. He discusses the background of the case and the personal financial interest that he believes is driving Wright's copyright trolling campaign. And he also gives his own thoughts on Bitcoin, blockchain technology, smart contracts and more. If you like the program, subscribe today via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen! About the Guest: (Norman) Stephan Kinsella is an attorney and libertarian writer in Houston. He was previously General Counsel for Applied Optoelectronics, Inc., a partner with Duane Morris, and adjunct law professor at South Texas College of Law. A registered patent attorney and former adjunct professor at South Texas College of Law, he received an LL.M. (international business law) from King's College London-University of London, a JD from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at LSU, and BSEE and MSEE degrees from LSU. He has spoken, lectured and published widely on both legal topics, including intellectual property law and international law, and also on various areas of libertarian legal theory. Libertarian-related publications include Property, Freedom, and Society: Essays in Honor of Hans-Hermann Hoppe (co-editor, with Jörg Guido Hülsmann, Mises Institute, 2009); Against Intellectual Property (Mises Institute, 2008); and Law in a Libertarian World: Legal Foundations of a Free Society (Papinian Press, 2021). Forthcoming works include Copy This Book: The Case for Abolishing Intellectual Property (Papinian Press, 2022). Kinsella's legal publications include International Investment, Political Risk, and Dispute Resolution: A Practitioner's Guide (Oxford, 2020); Online Contract Formation (Oceana, 2004); Trademark Practice and Forms (Oxford & West/Thomson Reuters 2001–2013); World Online Business Law (Oxford, 2003–2011); Digest of Commercial Laws of the World (Oxford, 1998-2013); Protecting Foreign Investment Under International Law: Legal Aspects of Political Risk (Oceana Publications, 1997); and Louisiana Civil Law Dictionary (Quid Pro Books, 2011). Kinsella is a co-founder and member of the Advisory Council for the Open Crypto Alliance (2020–), a member of the Editorial Board of Reason Papers (2009–), a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Molinari Review (2014–), a member of the Advisory Board of the Lexington Books (Rowman & Littlefield) series Capitalist Thought: Studies in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (2013–), Founder and Director of the Center for the Study of Innovative Freedom (2010–present), and legal advisor to LBRY (2015–). Previously, he was Founder and Executive Editor of Libertarian Papers (2009–2018), a Senior Fellow for the Ludwig von Mises Institute (2009–2013), a member of the Advisory Council of the Government Waste and Over-regulation Council of the Our America Initiative (2014–2017), Book Review Editor of the Journal of Libertarian Studies (Mises Institute, 2000–2004), a member of the Editorial Board of The Journal of Peace, Prosperity & Freedom (Liberty Australia, 2012–2016), a member of the Advisory Panel of the Center for a Stateless Society (C4SS) (2009–2012), and served as Chair of the Computer Law Subcommittee of the Federalist Society's Intellectual Property Practice Group. More Info: Tatiana Moroz – https://tatianamoroz.comCrypto Media Hub – https://cryptomediahub.comOpen Crypto Alliance – https://opencryptoalliance.org Stephen Kinsella – https://stephankinsella.com Friends and Sponsors of the Show: Proof of Love – https://proofoflovecast.comGlobal Crypto Advisors – https://globalcryptoadvisors.io You have been listening to The Tatiana Show. This show may contain adult content, language, and humor and is intended for mature audiences. If that's not you, please stop listening. Nothing you hear on The Tatiana Show is intended as financial advice, legal advice, or really, anything other than entertainment. Take everything you hear with a grain of salt. Oh, and if you're hearing us on an affiliate network, the ideas and views expressed on this show are not necessarily those of the network you are listening on, or of any sponsors or any affiliate products you may hear about on the show.

Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 346. I was a guest on the Tatiana Show, with host Tatiana Moroz. (Released July 1, 2021, recorded June 30, 2021). Youtube: https://youtu.be/HSIIzKGk_aw From her shownotes: COPYRIGHT & SATOSHI'S LEGACY WITH STEPHAN KINSELLA OF THE OPEN CRYPTO ALLIANCE On June 29, 2021, a UK court found that Australian computer scientist Craig Wright is the proper copyright owner of the Bitcoin Whitepaper, awarding initial damages in excess of $48,000 to Wright and demanding that Bitcoin.org remove the Whitepaper from its site. Guest Stephan Kinsella of the Open Crypto Alliance joins Tatiana today to talk about the decision and why it reveals all the most troubling problems with the government-run patent, trademark & copyright system. He discusses the background of the case and the personal financial interest that he believes is driving Wright's copyright trolling campaign. And he also gives his own thoughts on Bitcoin, blockchain technology, smart contracts and more. If you like the program, subscribe today via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen! About the Guest: (Norman) Stephan Kinsella is an attorney and libertarian writer in Houston. He was previously General Counsel for Applied Optoelectronics, Inc., a partner with Duane Morris, and adjunct law professor at South Texas College of Law. A registered patent attorney and former adjunct professor at South Texas College of Law, he received an LL.M. (international business law) from King's College London-University of London, a JD from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at LSU, and BSEE and MSEE degrees from LSU. He has spoken, lectured and published widely on both legal topics, including intellectual property law and international law, and also on various areas of libertarian legal theory. Libertarian-related publications include Property, Freedom, and Society: Essays in Honor of Hans-Hermann Hoppe (co-editor, with Jörg Guido Hülsmann, Mises Institute, 2009); Against Intellectual Property (Mises Institute, 2008); and Law in a Libertarian World: Legal Foundations of a Free Society (Papinian Press, 2021). Forthcoming works include Copy This Book: The Case for Abolishing Intellectual Property (Papinian Press, 2022). Kinsella's legal publications include International Investment, Political Risk, and Dispute Resolution: A Practitioner's Guide (Oxford, 2020); Online Contract Formation (Oceana, 2004); Trademark Practice and Forms (Oxford & West/Thomson Reuters 2001–2013); World Online Business Law (Oxford, 2003–2011); Digest of Commercial Laws of the World (Oxford, 1998-2013); Protecting Foreign Investment Under International Law: Legal Aspects of Political Risk (Oceana Publications, 1997); and Louisiana Civil Law Dictionary (Quid Pro Books, 2011). Kinsella is a co-founder and member of the Advisory Council for the Open Crypto Alliance (2020–), a member of the Editorial Board of Reason Papers (2009–), a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Molinari Review (2014–), a member of the Advisory Board of the Lexington Books (Rowman & Littlefield) series Capitalist Thought: Studies in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (2013–), Founder and Director of the Center for the Study of Innovative Freedom (2010–present), and legal advisor to LBRY (2015–). Previously, he was Founder and Executive Editor of Libertarian Papers (2009–2018), a Senior Fellow for the Ludwig von Mises Institute (2009–2013), a member of the Advisory Council of the Government Waste and Over-regulation Council of the Our America Initiative (2014–2017), Book Review Editor of the Journal of Libertarian Studies (Mises Institute, 2000–2004), a member of the Editorial Board of The Journal of Peace, Prosperity & Freedom (Liberty Australia, 2012–2016), a member of the Advisory Panel of the Center for a Stateless Society (C4SS) (2009–2012), and served as Chair of the Computer Law Subcommittee of the Federalist Society's Inte...

On June 29, 2021, a UK court found that Australian computer scientist Craig Wright is the proper copyright owner of the Bitcoin Whitepaper, awarding initial damages in excess of $48,000 to Wright and demanding that Bitcoin.org remove the Whitepaper from its site. Guest Stephan Kinsella of the Open Crypto Alliance joins Tatiana today to talk about the decision and why it reveals all the most troubling problems with the government-run patent, trademark & copyright system. He discusses the background of the case and the personal financial interest that he believes is driving Wright's copyright trolling campaign. And he also gives his own thoughts on Bitcoin, blockchain technology, smart contracts and more.If you like the program, subscribe today via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen!About the Guest:(Norman) Stephan Kinsella is an attorney and libertarian writer in Houston. He was previously General Counsel for Applied Optoelectronics, Inc., a partner with Duane Morris, and adjunct law professor at South Texas College of Law. Aregistered patent attorneyand former adjunct professor atSouth Texas College of Law, he received an LL.M. (international business law) from King's College London-University of London, a JD from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at LSU, and BSEE and MSEE degrees from LSU.He has spoken, lectured andpublishedwidely on both legal topics, including intellectual property law and international law, and also on various areas of libertarian legal theory. Libertarian-related publications includeProperty, Freedom, and Society: Essays in Honor of Hans-Hermann Hoppe(co-editor, with Jrg Guido Hlsmann, Mises Institute, 2009);Against Intellectual Property(Mises Institute, 2008); andLaw in a Libertarian World: Legal Foundations of a Free Society(Papinian Press, 2021).Forthcoming worksincludeCopy This Book: The Case for Abolishing Intellectual Property(Papinian Press, 2022).Kinsella'slegal publicationsincludeInternational Investment, Political Risk, and Dispute Resolution: A Practitioner's Guide(Oxford, 2020);Online Contract Formation(Oceana, 2004);Trademark Practice and Forms(Oxford & West/Thomson Reuters 2001'“2013);World Online Business Law(Oxford, 2003'“2011);Digest of Commercial Laws of the World(Oxford, 1998-2013);Protecting Foreign Investment Under International Law: Legal Aspects of Political Risk(Oceana Publications, 1997); andLouisiana Civil Law Dictionary(Quid Pro Books, 2011).Kinsella is aco-founder and memberof the Advisory Council for theOpen Crypto Alliance(2020'“), a member of theEditorial BoardofReason Papers(2009'“), a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of theMolinari Review(2014'“),amemberof the Advisory Board of the Lexington Books (Rowman & Littlefield) seriesCapitalist Thought: Studies in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics(2013'“),Founder and Director of theCenter for the Study of Innovative Freedom(2010'“present), and legal advisorto LBRY(2015'“). Previously, he was Founder and Executive Editor ofLibertarian Papers(2009'“2018), a Senior Fellow for the Ludwig von Mises Institute (2009'“2013), a member of the Advisory Council of theGovernment Waste and Over-regulation Councilof the Our America Initiative (2014'“2017), Book Review Editor of theJournal of Libertarian Studies(Mises Institute, 2000'“2004), a member of the Editorial Board ofThe Journal of Peace, Prosperity & Freedom(Liberty Australia, 2012'“2016), amember of the Advisory Panelof theCenter for a Stateless Society(C4SS) (2009'“2012), and served as Chair of the Computer Law Subcommittee of the Federalist Society'sIntellectual Property Practice Group.More Info:Tatiana Moroz '“https://tatianamoroz.comCrypto Media Hub '“https://cryptomediahub.comOpen Crypto Alliance '“ https://opencryptoalliance.orgStephen Kinsella '“https://stephankinsella.comFriends and Sponsors of the Show:Proof of Love '“https://proofoflovecast.comGlobal Crypto Advisors '“https://globalcryptoadvisors.ioYou have been listening to The Tatiana Show. This show may contain adult content, language, and humor and is intended for mature audiences. If that's not you, please stop listening. Nothing you hear on The Tatiana Show is intended as financial advice, legal advice, or really, anything other than entertainment. Take everything you hear with a grain of salt. Oh, and if you're hearing us on an affiliate network, the ideas and views expressed on this show are not necessarily those of the network you are listening on, or of any sponsors or any affiliate products you may hear about on the show.

This audio was taken from a video interview series called Anarchy In Oklahoma and was originally published in 2016. View the original here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a0v4X8o_vk We sat down with Charles Johnson to pick his brain on left market anarchism at Exploring Anarchism, a conference organized by Students For Liberty and Students for a Stateless Society in Norman Oklahoma in 2015. Charles is a self-described individualist anarchist, a web developer, a left-libertarian writer, a student of Philosophy, and sometimes- teacher of Logic. He is the author of several articles published in magazines and journals, including The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty, Free Voices, The Industrial Radical, and the Southwest Philosophy Review. He is the editor of Markets Not Capitalism: Individualist Anarchism Against Bosses, Inequality, Corporate Power, and Structural Poverty. You can find Charles online at http://radgeek.com/ on C4SS at https://c4ss.org/content/author/radgeek You can purchase Markets Not Capitalism here https://www.amazon.com/Markets-Not-Ca... and you can download the audiobook at https://c4ss.org/content/12802

We have a very exciting announcement about a new show joining the C4SS podcast network! This Monday, we'll be releasing the first episode of Hadal Quadrants with Leslee Peterson. If this teaser isn't enough for you, check out our most recent episode of the Outgroup, our Patron-only roundtable show.  And tune in for the first episode of Hadal Quadrants this Monday, June 7th. The first episode will feature Kitty Stryker and Cathy Reisenwitz on sex work and SESTA/FOSTA and you can find it all the same places as our other shows, including Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and more. 

In this episode of Mutual Exchange Radio, host Zachary Woodman interviews Jesse Spafford. Jesse is a Research Fellow at Trinity College Dublin working on the project REAL - Rights and Egalitarianism. His research is focused on social and political philosophy with particular attention paid to debates between libertarians, socialists, and anarchists over the moral status of the market and the state. Jesse espouses a version of left-libertarianism that's quite different from what you’ll hear promoted by many here at the Center—a philosophical position that holds that certain moral principles traditionally associated with libertarianism are compatible with egalitarian views about the distribution of resources. It's a great episode for libertarians and anarchists alike. As Zach and Jesse dig into these differences and discuss what a stateless society should look like, you'll find yourself questioning all kinds of prior assumptions.  Further Reading: "Social Anarchism and the Rejection of Private Property," The Routledge Handbook of Anarchy and Anarchist Thought "Does Initial Appropriation Create New Obligations?"  Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy (jesp.org)

In this special edition of Mutual Exchange Radio, Alex McHugh interviews Ilya, a Russian social anarchist and anti-fascist. Ilya has written for C4SS a couple of times as well as translating some English articles into Russian. In this interview, part of our "Around the World" mini-series with C4SS contributors across the world, we dig into the current muted nature of Russian political activism, the Russian far-right and the dangers they pose, and antifascist hardcore and anarcho-chanson music. Get the “Dispatches from Russia” Zine: https://store.c4ss.org/index.php/product/dispatches-from-russia-reports-from-citizen-ilya/   Additional Notes: “Coronavirus: Why Mutual Aid is Important”: https://c4ss.org/content/52819 “The Russian Government’s Far Right Friends”: https://c4ss.org/content/53943 More on “Male State” (Russian group similar to the Proud Boys): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_State Shared equity construction fraud in Russia: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/may/30/investment-scandal-russia-defrauded-coinvestors Russian antifascist music recommendations Проверочная Линейка (Proverochnaya Lineyka): https://soundcloud.com/provierochnaialinieika What We Feel: https://www.last.fm/music/What+We+Feel Moscow Death Brigade: https://moscowdeathbrigade.bandcamp.com/ Techno Poetry: https://technopoetry.bandcamp.com/ 

Conversation with Frank Miroslav a writer at C4SS and The Plausible Possible as well as the host of the podcast All Power to the Imagination. We talk about radical scientists, crypto-currencies and nuclear power.

Conversation with Alex McHugh a writer and coordinator at C4SS. We talk about the intersection of religion and radical politics from Islamophobia being disguised as Secularism, Jewish Anarchism, the relationship between queer identity and spirituality and the possibility of multi-confessional alliances against authoritarianism everywhere. Note: In the moment of conversation when Alex mentions that there are 6 genders referenced in Torah he intended to say that is referenced in the Talmud.

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In this episode of Mutual Exchange Radio, host Zachary Woodman interviews libertarian commentator Shikha Dalmia. Shikha is a former policy analyst for the Reason Foundation and has contributed to publications including Bloomberg View, the Washington Examiner,  Reason magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. In this interview, we discuss two timely issues in American politics: immigration and populism. Starting with a philosophical discussion of what our priorities should be in how we respond to rising populism and authoritarianism, we discuss various options for moving forward. Should we move more radically in order to try and protect the rights of those targeted by populists and authoritarians -- or, as Shikha suggests, should we focus on limiting the damage done to liberal democratic institutions by surging populism?  Thank you for your continued support! Look out next month for a return to more radical perspectives after this deep dive into democracy and liberalism for the start of the season. You can always give us feedback or suggest guests by emailing us at editor@C4SS.org, or by sending us a message on Patreon!   And we're back on YouTube! You can now find Mutual Exchange Radio, The Enragés, and bonus content like our recent live episode of The Outgroup, our roundtable show for patrons on the C4SS YouTube channel. 

We're excited to share this pilot episode of our new show with Joel Williamson, The Enragés. Joining Mutual Exchange Radio on the C4SS podcast roster this year, The Enragés will take a deep dive into the recent works of C4SS writers and scholars on the site. You can find the new show in all the same places as Mutual Exchange Radio, including Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube, and on our Patreon.  In this first episode of The Enragés, host Joel Williamson sits down with Kevin Carson to discuss Kevin’s recent piece on the Center for a Stateless Society website “The Myth of the Private Sector, Part I: Why Big-Small and Vertical-Horizontal Trumps ‘Public-Private’”—a conversion that spans from the role of government interference in the scale and structure of economic institutions to the definitions of “large” and “small” to possible right-libertarian objections to Kevin’s argument and beyond. Kevin Carson is a senior fellow of the Center for a Stateless Society (c4ss.org) and holds the Center's Karl Hess Chair in Social Theory. He is an anarchist without adjectives, heavily influenced by autonomism and the new municipalist movements. His written work includes Studies in Mutualist Political Economy, Organization Theory: A Libertarian Perspective, The Homebrew Industrial Revolution: A Low-Overhead Manifesto, and The Desktop Regulatory State all of which are freely available online. His book Exodus: General Idea of the Revolution in the XXI Century is forthcoming. Carson has also written for such print publications as The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty and a variety of internet-based journals and blogs, including Just Things and The Art of the Possible, as well as his own blogs, Mutualist Blog and Tea, Earl Grey, Hot.

Posted first on Patreon, this is a special Season 2 bonus episode with a new focus we're trying out: C4SS around the world. Our network is a truly global one and if this is content y'all enjoy, I'd like to do a short series spotlighting some of the brilliant people we're connected to outside of the U.S.  For this first episode, I interview C4SS contributor Camilo Gomez on an entirely different kind of presidential crisis. Camilo hosts the podcast, “History and Politics” which has featured a few other folks from C4SS. Besides podcasting, Camilo is a freelance writer based in Lima. In this interview, Camilo walks us through what’s happening with the Peruvian presidential crisis and what anarchists and left-libertarians outside of Peru should know about the situation.  Let us know if you want to see more of this kind of content and we may make the series a part of our Season 3 line-up! (You can email editor@C4SS.org if you're not a supporter on Patreon yet.) - Alex McHugh

To kick off Season 3, we brought on YouTuber Yusuf Mahmood for a timely interview on the events in the capital on January 6th. Yusuf grew up in the Baltimore area and recently graduated from the University of Maryland at College Park with two degrees in economics and philosophy. He has long been an activist in the libertarian movement, working on issues of systemic racism, civil liberties, and economic justice. He has worked and interned at organizations such as the Cato Institute, the Niskanen Center, and Students For Liberty. He is a writer and video essayist who publishes videos on his YouTube channel, YusufTakes.  Yusuf has done work on the relative importance of often unjust liberal institutions and democratic norms in the face of fascist autocrats, even from a more radical perspective, and so is a perfect person to talk to given the relevance of those insights to what we saw this week. In this conversation, we discuss how we got here, the facts surrounding the event, where this might be going, and what we can learn from it. It is a bit of an unusual conversation, but one I think a lot of people are having given how exceptional and disturbing these events are.  You'll also notice we have updated the MER logo! We're ready for Season 3 to be our best one yet -- so look forward to a jam-packed year, exciting and timely guests, and more Patreon bonus content than ever before. 

This episode is Part II of a two-part interview with Aurora Apolito and William Gillis, two of the lead contributors to our summer symposium on Decentralization and Economic Coordination. Listen to Part I here, or on Spotify, iTunes, and Stitcher. Aurora Apolito is a mathematician and theoretical physicist. She studied physics in Italy and mathematics in Chicago, and later worked for various scientific institutions in the US, Canada, and Germany. She also works on mathematical linguistics, and on mathematical models for neuroscience and has authored six books on various aspects of this work. I should also note that Aurora Apolito is a pen name meant to differentiate this research from her work in other fields. Our other guest is someone most listeners will be familiar with, William Gillis. Will currently acts as technology coordinator at C4SS and was formerly our coordinating director. Will is a second-generation anarchist who's worked as an activist in countless projects and capacities since getting involved in the lead-up to N30 (also known as the "Battle in Seattle"). Gillis studies high energy physics and has held a deep fascination with the egalitarian potential of markets since 2003. Their writing can be found at C4SS.org and humaniterations.net. Here are both Will & Aurora’s essays in the summer Symposium: The Problem of Scale in Anarchism and the Case for Cybernetic Communism, Aurora Apolito Action Is Sometimes Clearer Than Talk: Why We Will Always Need Trade, William Gillis Centrifugal Tendencies in Information & Wealth, William Gillis *Support Logan Glitterbomb* As noted in this episode's intro, we're currently raising legal defense funds for C4SS writer Logan Marie Glitterbomb. Learn more and donate here. Meet the podcast team: Zachary Woodman - Host Tony Dreher - Audio Editor Can Standke - Editing Assistant Logan Marie Glitterbomb - Audio Contributor Cory Massimino - Treasurer Alex McHugh - Producer

This episode is Part I of a two-part interview with Aurora Apolito and William Gillis, two of the lead contributors to our summer symposium on Decentralization and Economic Coordination. Look out for Part II later this month, or if you’re a supporter of the show on Patreon, you can access Part II there now.  Aurora Apolito is a mathematician and theoretical physicist. She studied physics in Italy and mathematics in Chicago, and later worked for various scientific institutions in the US, Canada, and Germany. She also works on mathematical linguistics, and on mathematical models for neuroscience and has authored six books on various aspects of this work. I should also note that Aurora Apolito is a pen name meant to differentiate this research from her work in other fields.  Our other guest is someone most listeners will be familiar with, William Gillis. Will currently acts as technology coordinator at C4SS and was formerly our coordinating director. Will is a second-generation anarchist who's worked as an activist in countless projects and capacities since getting involved in the lead-up to N30 (also known as the "Battle in Seattle"). Gillis studies high energy physics and has held a deep fascination with the egalitarian potential of markets since 2003. Their writing can be found at C4SS.org and humaniterations.net.  Here are both Will & Aurora’s essays in the summer Symposium:  The Problem of Scale in Anarchism and the Case for Cybernetic Communism, Aurora Apolito Action Is Sometimes Clearer Than Talk: Why We Will Always Need Trade, William Gillis Centrifugal Tendencies in Information & Wealth, William Gillis   Support Logan Glitterbomb: As noted in this episode's intro, we're currently raising legal defense funds for C4SS writer Logan Marie Glitterbomb. Learn more and donate here.  Meet the podcast team: Zachary Woodman (Host), Tony Dreher (Audio Editor),  Can Standke (Editing Assistant), Logan Marie Glitterbomb (Audio Contributor), Cory Massimino (Treasurer), Alex McHugh (Producer)

This episode is Part I of a two-part interview with Aurora Apolito and William Gillis, two of the lead contributors to our summer symposium on Decentralization and Economic Coordination. Part II will be released on December 21st, although patrons can access that here now.  Aurora Apolito is a mathematician and theoretical physicist. She studied physics in Italy and mathematics in Chicago, and later worked for various scientific institutions in the US, Canada, and Germany. She also works on mathematical linguistics, and on mathematical models for neuroscience and has authored six books on various aspects of this work. I should also note that Aurora Apolito is a pen name meant to differentiate this research from her work in other fields. Our other guest is someone most listeners will be familiar with, William Gillis. Will currently acts as technology coordinator at C4SS and was formerly our coordinating director. Will is a second-generation anarchist who's worked as an activist in countless projects and capacities since getting involved in the lead-up to N30 (also known as the "Battle in Seattle"). Gillis studies high energy physics and has held a deep fascination with the egalitarian potential of markets since 2003. Their writing can be found at C4SS.org and humaniterations.net. Here are both Will & Aurora’s essays in the summer Symposium: The Problem of Scale in Anarchism and the Case for Cybernetic Communism, Aurora Apolito Action Is Sometimes Clearer Than Talk: Why We Will Always Need Trade, William Gillis Centrifugal Tendencies in Information & Wealth, William Gillis *Support Logan Glitterbomb* As noted in this episode's intro, we're currently raising legal defense funds for C4SS writer Logan Marie Glitterbomb. Learn more and donate here. Meet the podcast team: Zachary Woodman - Host Tony Dreher - Audio Editor Can Standke - Editing Assistant Logan Marie Glitterbomb - Audio Contributor Cory Massimino - Treasurer Alex McHugh - Producer

This is a two-part episode. Part 2 will come out next week.Samuel Miller McDonald (@sjmmcd) and yungneocon (@yungneocon) come on the show to critique several articles on degrowthSamuel's WebsiteBe sure to check out Samuel's upcoming book: https://twitter.com/thebookseller/status/1317087909254733828 Articles we discuss in this episode (not just in this part):John Cassidy's ArticleNoah Smith's ArticleBlogspot Article Additional resources:C4SS article on degrowthRobin Hahnel article that attempts and fails to debunk degrowth (PDF)yungneothread on degrowth

This is a two-part episode. Part 2 will come out next week.Samuel Miller McDonald (@sjmmcd) and yungneocon (@yungneocon) come on the show to critique several articles on degrowthSamuel's WebsiteBe sure to check out Samuel's upcoming book: https://twitter.com/thebookseller/status/1317087909254733828 Articles we discuss in this episode (not just in this part):John Cassidy's ArticleNoah Smith's ArticleBlogspot Article Additional resources:C4SS article on degrowthRobin Hahnel article that attempts and fails to debunk degrowth (PDF)yungneothread on degrowth

Joining us today is Emmi Bevensee. Emmi is a senior fellow at the Center for a Stateless Society and currently organizing the Mutual Exchange Symposium on Decentralization and Economic Coordination. They identify as a solarpunk mutualist and research disinformation and fascism on the internet as a Mozilla Open Web fellow and data scientist. In this discussion, we discuss Emmi’s lead essay in C4SS’ recent Mutual Exchange Symposium on Decentralization and Economic Coordination. This is a rich discussion about a complicated issue that anarchists of all stripes, and political theorists more generally, need to take on: how do we get the goods delivered to where they need to be in society. Emmi expresses a sense of skepticism about claims social anarchists have made that communes can economically coordinate in the absence of markets. We also discussed the lead essay of and their reply to another essay from the exchange which tried to give a mathematical formulation to social anarchist attempts to work around the calculation problem by Aurora Apolito. This was an interesting informative discussion, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed having it.

Bio:   Akiva Malamet is completing his BA in Government at the  Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (IDC) in Israel. He is an incoming MA student in Philosophy and member of the interdisciplinary program in Political and Legal Thought (PLT) at Queen’s University, Kingston, and Frédéric Bastiat Fellow in political economy and public policy with the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He has written for Liberal Currents, Libertarianism.org, and other publications. He was a winner of the 2018 ‘Carl Menger Undergraduate Essay Contest’ for his paper “Spontaneous Order as Social Construction”, from the Society for the Development of Austrian Economics (SDAE).   Essays for show notes:  https://www.liberalcurrents.com/fearing-ourselves-dignity-and-disgust-in-a-pandemic/ https://www.libertarianism.org/columns/vice-virtue-nationalism https://www.libertarianism.org/columns/reconciling-libertarian-leftist-views-power-equality  https://www.libertarianism.org/columns/postmodernism-libertarian-introduction  https://www.liberalcurrents.com/if-not-now-when/  https://sweettalkconversation.com/2018/06/03/the-zen-of-chaos/ https://www.spreaker.com/user/camilomgn/akivamalamet   Black anarchists/radicals:  https://www.8toabolition.com/  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/opinion/sunday/floyd-abolish-defund-police.html https://www.akpress.org/as-black-as-resistance.html  https://www.akpress.org/burn-down-the-american-plantation.html   Hello and welcome to Mutual Exchange Radio, a project of the center for a stateless society. This is your producer, Alex McHugh, filling in for host Zachary Woodman. Zach has been dealing with a flooded house, but we wanted to get another episode out this month, so today I’m in the host chair, interviewing Akiva Malamet. Zach and his family are okay, but obviously it’s a stressful situation to deal with.    Before we get started, I have just a few programming notes. First, I want to apologize for the slow production schedule these past few months. We’ve of course been dealing with pandemic-related chaos, followed by Zach’s house flooding, and now many of us are involved in organizing in our cities as accomplices to the movement for black lives. We’re trying to get back onto a regular production schedule, but we appreciate your patience in the meantime.    Next a quick content note: at the beginning of this interview we talk a bit about the movement for black lives, racialization, and white supremacy. It’s directly relevant to Akiva’s work on nationalism and identity formation, but I want to note that Akiva and I are both white and encourage listeners to seek out the voices and writings of black anarchists and radicals in this time. There are a few essays and manuscripts in the show notes that I would recommend, including the work of William C. Anderson and Mariame Kaba, who are both black radicals worth reading.    Finally, an update on podcast merch! We’re planning on releasing new Mutual Exchange Radio merchandise in the fall. Thanks to everyone who responded to our poll on Patreon, it was helpful in deciding what items to stock. All patreon supporters will get one piece of merch for free when we release the line up, and it looks like coffee cups were the most in demand. Before the merch is finalized, we’re also updating the MER logo, so look out for a newer, slicker logo towards the end of the summer, and a whole line of new swag shortly after that.    With all that out of the way, let me introduce today’s guest….  Thanks for listening everyone, and special thanks to our associate producers:  James Tuttle Dt Jacob Tyspkin  And Alex Gutowski    These folks support us with a pledge of $10 or more per month on Patreon. If you’re interested in becoming a patron of Mutual Exchange Radio, you can find us at https://www.patreon.com/c4ssdotorg. Supporters gain access to bonus episodes, free C4SS swag, and opportunities to submit questions for our upcoming guests. Thanks again!    Questions: If Not Now, When - Why study nationalism, fascism, and white supremacy?  - You talk about the ways in which whiteness shifts and how white supremacy seeks to divide and pit minorities against each other. Do you see this happening in the context of the current BLM protests? There's been some discussion about antisemitism and personally I’ve seen people pointing to the participation of groups like the Black Hebrew Israelites as evidence of this.  - What’s the difference between actual concern trolling as a means to divide & conquer and the way it’s used by those on the alt right?  virtue of nationalism (review) “Finally, he radically oversimplifies Jewish tradition, misrepresenting a complex faith with competing values of both universalism and particularism.” What are the major divides at work here?  Benedict Anderson & "imagined communities" -- Are bottom up nationalisms as dangerous as top down nationalisms?  On the abstract application of values -- Smash mouth or anime title trolley problem  Is there a case for national anarchism? --> nationalism as self determination, self-governance & pluralism  Postmodernism -- the formation of identity, values & sense of self Talk to me about heavy metal shows, liminal space, & the pit --zen of chaos What are some poignant examples of expert failure?  What’s your take on Szasz?  Fearing ourselves (pandemic & disgust)  what of animal rights & liberation? Does the case for expanding dignity extend to non-human animals?  Is dignity a redeemable/useful social value?  Libertarian & left conceptions of power  views on privilege & the bread & roses concept of anarchism (do we aim for the necessary minimum of abundance or expansive abundance?) Explain the “means of predation” theory. How worried are you about “soft” coercion in the “economic mode” of interaction?  Tell me about Austrian class theory one quibble: “Leftists are correct to highlight that market dominance provides businesses with influence, but overlook how such power can rapidly shift if consumers decide to abandon certain products or services. Big companies, unlike states, are continually subject to competition.”  Are they though? Who competes with Amazon? --> though i think youre right about the causes of rent seeking and similar effects  How does the “equality of authority” approach prevent class division? (plug Long episode)  Quotes / Passages to look at    https://www.liberalcurrents.com/fearing-ourselves-dignity-and-disgust-in-a-pandemic/   As a result, our notion of extreme separation, which distances us from our physical selves, often prevents us from recognizing or fully acknowledging the impact of ordinary biological, chemical, and physical processes on our ability to survive and flourish.  Invading the body  Because we experience such a profound disconnect between our self-image and our reality,  we are quick not only to examine the biological nature of illness, but to frame its emergence as part of some larger narrative, to metaphorize it. The urge to metaphorize is a function of the psychological discomfort with being vulnerable. If I am susceptible to something so primitive as disease, it must be because I or someone else is deeply flawed, rather than because such threats are inherent to our world.   https://www.libertarianism.org/columns/vice-virtue-nationalism   Neglected in his account is that such group membership exists only as strongly as a given individual buys into it. Hazony does not consider that while I might be born in one place, family, and community, I may choose something else later in life. I can also be part of multiple groups and communities which perform different functions and command different loyalties. This ability is imperfect because group statuses (such as race) are often imposed from outside, but we nevertheless possess significant freedom to determine who we are.   Hazony rejects moral universalism, as well as any account of human rights. He provides a version of an argument familiar to readers of Edmund Burke and other conservatives and communitarians, as well as the tradition of empiricism associated with David Hume. This says that moral relationships and duties are established through the communities of which we are a part, through the people with whom we interact and hold ongoing relationships. Universal claims are intellectual fictions and morality is only grounded in the norms of specific communities. This means that since each society has its own way of doing things, and that communities differ, we should give space for plurality. By contrast, a universal morality, such as that proposed by Locke, Kant, Mill, Rawls, and other liberal philosophers, is a motivation for imperialism, because universal norms and duties require universal enforcement.   https://www.libertarianism.org/columns/reconciling-libertarian-leftist-views-power-equality   true liberty requires equality among persons, in a society not fundamentally organized around divisions of power. This is a view held and defended by liberal and libertarian heroes such as Smith, Mises, Hayek, and many others, as well as by major thinkers of the left from Marx and Engels to Foucault and Butler.   true liberty requires equality among persons, in a society not fundamentally organized around divisions of power. This is a view held and defended by liberal and libertarian heroes such as Smith, Mises, Hayek, and many others, as well as by major thinkers of the left from Marx and Engels to Foucault and Butler.   Liberalism takes a decidedly different approach. For this tradition, what is important is not control over the means of production, but rather over the means of predation. The central instrument for control and dominance over other people is not the market, but the state.   More radically, property requires justification not only in terms of the fruits of one’s labour, but in terms of whether it contests or engenders coercion. It is certainly true that property rights are essential to a free society. They allow us to pursue a variety of independent plans and projects, to make free choices without permission from others, to innovate, and create  economic surplus. In particular, property allows people to exit from situations and choose a variety of alternatives—what David Schmidtz calls “the right to say no.” It is highly significant that early fights by feminists and other equality movements have been over the right to own property.   https://www.libertarianism.org/columns/postmodernism-libertarian-introduction   Postmodernism challenges our notions of what the twin tools of reason and empirical observation can accomplish. It also challenges the idea of a universal, clearly demonstrable, and binding morality. In this regard, postmodernism might be an issue for libertarians, who frequently view ourselves as heirs to the Enlightenment, which is often understood as claiming to establish all of these.   https://www.liberalcurrents.com/fearing-ourselves-dignity-and-disgust-in-a-pandemic/   Our capacity for self-awareness, combined with our capacity for abstract thinking often gives us a sense of psychological distance from our animal cousins. We see ourselves as mental or even spiritual beings, distinct from the rest of nature. The practical defenses developed by modern medicine have reinforced this sense of separateness, as well as a sense of purity. We can see this when we think about the concept of dignity in human culture. Dignity is often talked about as a synonym for respect, but this is to simplify a more complex feeling and concept. To be dignified means to be set apart. Dignity has a transcendental quality. There is  a sense that to be dignified is to be raised above material or instrumental matters in favor of some higher purpose, station, or meaning. It arguably emerges from the notions of holiness present in Abrahamic religious traditions, but altered in the transition to our modern secular context. Notably, the word for “holy” used in the Hebrew Bible is “kadosh” (variants: “kodesh” or “kedushah”) which means “separate” or “different.”   Because we experience such a profound disconnect between our self-image and our reality,  we are quick not only to examine the biological nature of illness, but to frame its emergence as part of some larger narrative, to metaphorize it. The urge to metaphorize is a function of the psychological discomfort with being vulnerable. If I am susceptible to something so primitive as disease, it must be because I or someone else is deeply flawed, rather than because such threats are inherent to our world.   https://www.liberalcurrents.com/if-not-now-when/   We think the relative clarity of this moment yields an opportunity for Jewish, Arab, and Muslim Americans to recognize and exit the mental and social system by which right-wing, white Christian culture controls and dominates political discourse by feigning and manipulating concern for the groups they dominate.

The world seems hopeless, so now is the time to make some hope! What do you do when shit hits the fan? Listen in for some tips with the former hosts of Agorist Nexus and C4SS's Logan Glitterbomb. Podcast links: https://www.itsgoingdown.org/ https://www.communitygarden.org/ https://greenmarketagorist.wordpress.com/ https://www.facebook.com/beyondtheboogaloo/ t.me/btbpodcast/ 3 Sisters Tutorial: https://www.nativeseeds.org/blogs/blog-news/how-to-grow-a-three-sisters-garden/ 100 Pounds of Potatoes Tutorial: https://lifehacker.com/grow-100-lbs-of-potatoes-in-4-square-feet-5202849/

Joining me today is Roderick Long. If you spend much time looking at C4SS’ work or any work in the market anarchist tradition in the last twenty years, you have likely come across Roderick’s work and surely something inspired by or responding to it. Dr. Long is a professor of philosophy at Auburn University, president of the Molinari Institute and Molinari Society, editor of The Industrial Radical and Molinari Review. He is a founding member of the Alliance of the Libertarian Left, an original founding member of C4SS, and senior fellow at the Center for a Stateless Society. His work centers on the intersection of ethics, especially in the Aristotelian tradition, political philosophy, especially in the libertarian anarchist tradition, and philosophy of social science. You can find Long’s writing on his blog, the Austro-Athenian Empire, Bleeding Heart Libertarians, and, of course, C4SS.org, among other places. Today’s discussion centers around Long’s work on libertarian class theory, as well as the normative concerns that rise out of such a theory on balancing distributive and relational justice concerns with individual liberty. As we will discuss, libertarian class theory sees a primary creator and enforcer of class distinctions as the state. This is a wide-ranging discussion that touches on the economic and sociological analysis on class theory at the heart of Roderick’s work on the issue, the empirical plausibility of such a theory, whether class distinctions of this sort would continue to exist under market anarchism, and the ethical and normative framework of justice that motivates this theory. Roderick draws from Aristotelian virtue ethics to bring the seeming contradictions between a concern for individual property rights and a concern for equal treatment of all in society into balance in interesting ways. This was an extremely good, informative discussion of the sort that C4SS has become quite well known for, and I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed having it. Just to set the stage a little more, like our last episode with Will, this was recorded at the Eastern Division meeting of the American Philosophical Association. Roderick, through the Molinari society, organized a panel with himself, William Nava, Jason Lee Byas, and myself where we presented papers on new work in anarchist philosophy. The following day, Roderick and I went out to lunch, with a few others from the Center. We then went up to my hotel room and recorded this fun conversation off-the-cuff. I’m surprised it went so well with so little preparation. I also recorded our previous episode with Will Nava on political legitimacy that weekend, so if you haven’t I encourage you to go checkout that episode. But without further ado, here is my conversation with Roderick Long.

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Welcome to Mutual Exchange Radio, a project of the Center for a Stateless Society. Joining me today is Will Gillis. Will is the director of the Center and is a second generation anarchist who’s worked as an activist in countless projects since getting involved in the lead-up to N30. He studies physics and writes regularly on the egalitarian potential of markets. His writing can be found on his website, humaniterations.net, as well as on C4SS.org. Today’s discussion centers around a technical topic in political philosophy that has utmost importance for real-world political movements and many ideological debates: the distinction between positive and negative liberty. Will positions himself as defending a universalist conception of positive liberty as primary and against particularly neo-Lockean libertarian views that place negative liberty as fundamental, but in many ways he comes at it from a different, more highly consequentialist perspective than most theorists. He also has some interesting theories for how a heavy priority on negative liberty has lead many American libertarians towards alt-right and fascist perspectives. This was a fun, philosophically exciting conversation and I hope it is as thought-provoking for you as it was for me. Be warned though, it is a long one which is necessary since we covered a lot of ground and Will takes a lot of great philosophical sophistication and thoughtfulness into his views, which I hope comes across here.

Welcome to Mutual Exchange radio, a project of the Center for a Stateless Society. Today’s guest is Maggie McNeil, an author, journalist, and blogger who is an expert on sex work and a sex worker herself. Maggie has written a series of short stories on sex work, Ladies of the Night,  runs her own blog, The Honest Courtesan, and has had her writings featured in outlets such as The Washington Post, Reason Magazine and Cato Unbound. Most recently, she was featured prominently in the documentary The War on Whores, which you can rent on Vimeo. Today we discussed the legal and moral issues surrounding sex work in which Maggie gave her strongest case for decriminalization and responded to some common objections, as well as the social and moral implications of its decriminalization and normalization. You can tell that Maggie really knows the empirical literature on this topic and that made this an especially informative conversation. I hope you learned as much as I did.

The Snowden problem? What is the Snooper's Charter? Also, the situation with Riseup.net, taking out a city's lightbulbs, and much, much more… Special Guest: N/A Stories of the Week: --Some Foreplay: Riseup situation, Kaspersky OS, headphones being used to listen to you, Telegra.ph by Telegram, Twitter launches QR codes and mute, TuneIn Radio adds offline listening for podcasts, Skype can now be used by anyone even without an account, ClickClickClick.click.--"Snowden and the Law" Link: bit.ly/2fZRGga HackSec: --"The British Big Brother" Link: bit.ly/2fgzRJf Internet of Targets: --"The Lightbulb Worm" Link: bit.ly/2ePvM1w Tech History: --"?" The Climax: --"Snowden (2016)" APPENDIX: --"Agorist Hosting" Link agoristhosting.com/ --"Roberts & Roberts Brokerage" Link: rrbi.co --"CryptoCompare" Link: www.cryptocompare.com/ --”Sovryn Tech Solutions” Link: solutions.zog.ninja --”Libreboot X200” Link: bit.ly/1FI57ew --"Worldwide Torrents" Link: worldwidetorrents.eu --"C4SS on Riseup.net" Link: c4ss.org/content/47015--"Autistici/Inventati" Link: www.autistici.org/--"Telegraph" Link: www.telegra.ph/--"ClickClickClick.click" Link: clickclickclick.click/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Make easy monthly donations through Patreon: patreon.com/sovryntech And you can tip me at: sovryntech.tip.me Sovryn Tech is powered by Namecheap! Get a website today with Bitcoin! Donate with Bitcoin! BTC: 1AEiTkWiF8x6yjQbbhoU89vHHMrkzQ7o8d Donate with PayPal! Link: donate.zog.ninja Donate with our Amazon Wish List! Link: wishlist.zog.ninja ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can e-mail the show at: bbs@soryntech.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can also visit our IRC channel on Freenode: #SovNet Or just go to: irc.zog.ninja ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- sovryntech.com twitter.com/sovryntech steamcommunity.com/id/ninjaprogram

The Snowden problem? What is the Snooper's Charter? Also, the situation with Riseup.net, taking out a city's lightbulbs, and much, much more… Special Guest: N/A Stories of the Week: --Some Foreplay: Riseup situation, Kaspersky OS, headphones being used to listen to you, Telegra.ph by Telegram, Twitter launches QR codes and mute, TuneIn Radio adds offline listening for podcasts, Skype can now be used by anyone even without an account, ClickClickClick.click.--"Snowden and the Law" Link: bit.ly/2fZRGga HackSec: --"The British Big Brother" Link: bit.ly/2fgzRJf Internet of Targets: --"The Lightbulb Worm" Link: bit.ly/2ePvM1w Tech History: --"?" The Climax: --"Snowden (2016)" APPENDIX: --"Agorist Hosting" Link agoristhosting.com/ --"Roberts & Roberts Brokerage" Link: rrbi.co --"CryptoCompare" Link: www.cryptocompare.com/ --”Sovryn Tech Solutions” Link: solutions.zog.ninja --”Libreboot X200” Link: bit.ly/1FI57ew --"Worldwide Torrents" Link: worldwidetorrents.eu --"C4SS on Riseup.net" Link: c4ss.org/content/47015--"Autistici/Inventati" Link: www.autistici.org/--"Telegraph" Link: www.telegra.ph/--"ClickClickClick.click" Link: clickclickclick.click/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Make easy monthly donations through Patreon: patreon.com/sovryntech And you can tip me at: sovryntech.tip.me Sovryn Tech is powered by Namecheap! Get a website today with Bitcoin! Donate with Bitcoin! BTC: 1AEiTkWiF8x6yjQbbhoU89vHHMrkzQ7o8d Donate with PayPal! Link: donate.zog.ninja Donate with our Amazon Wish List! Link: wishlist.zog.ninja ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can e-mail the show at: bbs@soryntech.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can also visit our IRC channel on Freenode: #SovNet Or just go to: irc.zog.ninja ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- sovryntech.com twitter.com/sovryntech steamcommunity.com/id/ninjaprogram

Welcome to Mutual Exchange Radio, a project of the Center for a Stateless Society. Today’s guest is Kevin Carson, a senior fellow of the Center for a Stateless Society who holds the Center's Karl Hess Chair in Social Theory. He has written books such as Studies in Mutualist Political Economy, Organization Theory: A Libertarian Perspective, and The Homebrew Industrial Revolution: A Low-Overhead Manifesto, all of which are freely available on C4SS’ website. Carson has also written for such print publications as The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty and a variety of internet-based journals and blogs, including Just Things, The Art of the Possible, the P2P Foundation, and his own Mutualist Blog. Today, we discussed a study he published last year for the Center on New Libertarian Municipalism. Libertarian Municipalism is an idea that has its roots in one of the most famous social anarchist thinkers of the twentieth century, Murray Bookchin. However, Kevin is more interested in modern movements focusing on a more decentralized model of a market economy based on common ownership of certain resources, drawing from thinkers such as Elinor Ostrom. Its focus is on an openly democratically run city on a local level, transforming local governments into partners in the transition to a post-capitalist economy. In this discussion, we cover the history of the idea of libertarian municipalism, what the movement on the ground has looked like in recent years, the policy implications of it for local cities, economic indicators that society is progressing in that direction, and common objections to the idea. It was a fun conversation that allows leftist thinking to move on from focus on, from the center, electoral political outcomes on the national level and, from more radical circles, violent insurrections that are impractical in the near future.

We’re excited to announce the launch of a new project from C4SS: Mutual Exchange Radio. Our inaugural guest for this show is Gary Chartier, a distinguished professor of law and business ethics at La Sierra University and a leading Anarchist philosopher. He’s the author of such books as Anarchy and Legal Order: Law and Politics in a Stateless Society, The Consciousness of an Anarchist, and Radicalizing Rawls Global Justice and the Foundations of International Law. Intro/Outro Music by Dan Burns

In the fifty-second episode, Todd, Jim, and their panelists pro-liberty pundit Michael Weinheimer, pro-liberty activist Shaun Lee, and LiberaLaw blogger and C4SS writer Gary Chartier discussed Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY)'s sexting scandal and the events that have unfolded since the publicity of his underwear-clad erect weener photos on Twitter, the Chair of the Democratic National Committee calling for Weiner's resignation, Democrats calling for Weiner's resignation in light of the scandal, Weiner's half-assed apology, the release of the Sarah Palin emails, a former Utah governor calling Obama's economy a "failure," U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan threatening to free states from No Child Left Behind and much more. [*Note: The show went very well, although I thought it was a bit on the weak side. But it's gone well, although it was a much lower-rated show. Hopefully we can get it back up to three times more than we got in tnight. Other than that, the show was a good one tonight. It wasn't my best, but it also wasn't my worst either.]

In the fifty-second episode, Todd, Jim, and their panelists pro-liberty pundit Michael Weinheimer, pro-liberty activist Shaun Lee, and LiberaLaw blogger and C4SS writer Gary Chartier discussed Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY)'s sexting scandal and the events that have unfolded since the publicity of his underwear-clad erect weener photos on Twitter, the Chair of the Democratic National Committee calling for Weiner's resignation, Democrats calling for Weiner's resignation in light of the scandal, Weiner's half-assed apology, the release of the Sarah Palin emails, a former Utah governor calling Obama's economy a "failure," U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan threatening to free states from No Child Left Behind and much more. [*Note: The show went very well, although I thought it was a bit on the weak side. But it's gone well, although it was a much lower-rated show. Hopefully we can get it back up to three times more than we got in tnight. Other than that, the show was a good one tonight. It wasn't my best, but it also wasn't my worst either.]