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Free Bonus Friday Enjoy (and you will enjoy) a snip of one of our bonus productions for supporting listeners, including The Discomfort Zone, In Pursuit of Utopia, Picture of the Month Club, and other older selections. Today: My Speech and AMA On the Contra Cruise Full Show description - This is audio of my two presentations on the Contra Cruise, including a speech, an impromptu workshop and an Ask Me Anything. My speech was written as the cruise progressed and it was delivered in two parts later in the week. It was assembled from thoughts and feelings I gathered from the dinner conversations I had over the week, and it covered a set of experiences, mostly related to the crucial communication of libertarian ideas, that I felt would be useful for the attendees. Topics Include: Thinking Fast and Slow, Emotions are a means of discovery, the Trump election mystery solved, people overwhelmed by information, blowing up the bridges of connection, getting people to say yes vs getting them to acknowledge why they're saying no, the NPC meme, lessons from dating, School Sucks Across America, measuring freedom in different areas of life, fallacies of addition and division, and the moon landing? Released Nov 1, 2018 on Patreon + A/V Club. Full Show: patreon.com/posts/my-speech-and-on-22400201 ATTENTION JOB-SEEKERS, ENTREPRENEURS, AND LEADERS WHO WANT TO LEVERAGE THE TOOLS FOR SUCCESS - Get Autonomy's 19 Essential Skills For Success (Not Taught In School)

(https://www.bobmurphyshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Matt-Bankert.png) Online rock artist and music blogger Matthew Bankert walks Bob through his picks for the Top Ten Libertarian Rock Bands. . . . . . Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: “The Top Ten Libertarian Rock Bands,” (https://www.mattbankert.com/2018/07/19/the-top-10-libertarian-rock-bands/) according to Matt Bankert. The special link (https://www.mattbankert.com/bob/) for Bob Murphy Show listeners, to get a free Bankert song. Bankert’s new song (http://mattbankert.com/enlighten-me) . Matt Bankert’s Facebook page (http://facebook.com/mattbankert) . For Matt’s monthly playlist, search Spotify for “Libertarian Rock.” Bob covers Dylan’s “Serve Somebody” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIXWAHyysEg) on the 2018 Contra Cruise. How you can contribute (http://bobmurphyshow.com/contribute) to the Bob Murphy Show. The audio production for this episode was provided by Podsworth Media (https://www.podsworth.com/) .

In this episode, Noah goes solo. I discuss some concepts about IBC that I have recently discovered. I also give you updates about where we are with our policies, how we’ve been using them and how we think about them. Resources: Patreon, Contra Cruise, Wealth...

Bob goes solo to explain why the common practice of “offering a plea deal” is a horrible practice, which gives us little reason to trust that those convicted are actually guilty of the crimes to which they confess. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Join Bob and Tom Woods on the Contra Cruise (https://contracruise.com) ! The Bob Murphy Show, ep. 32 (https://www.bobmurphyshow.com/ep-32-lew-rockwell-on-the-college-cheating-faux-scandal/) (in which Lew Rockwell discusses the college cheating faux scandal). Help support (http://bobmurphyshow.com/contribute) the Bob Murphy Show. The audio production for this episode was provided by Podsworth Media (http://podsworth.com) .

The Soho Forum: www.sohoforum.orgDebate on climate change April 15!Resolution: Carbon dioxide in atmosphere threat has been greatly exaggerated vs. climate change is a serious threat. Mr. Epstein talks with Bob Murphy about his communist parents and debating: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-12-gene-epstein-on-commies-krugman-and-crushing-debaters/id1441789978?i=1000427879905&mt=2Find Mr. Epistein on this year's Contra Cruise: http://www.tomwoodscruise.com/Jet fuel? Will private space companies impact jet fuel demand? It could! But we need to know how much of jet fuel demand these companies make up.https://www.wsj.com/articles/omani-ports-give-u-s-navy-greater-control-over-strategic-waterway-near-iran-11553448471?Tactical play. Extra level of security for a very significant water way to global oil trade. Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz isn’t a real threat, but U.S. having access to bases close by makes it obvious that the U.S. could counter any Iranian threat to the waterway.https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/435437-oil-execs-boasted-of-unprecedented-access-to-admin-report?What extra access could possibly help oil companies that the Trump administration wasn’t already going to help them with? Perhaps its more significant that these companies are part of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), and are hoping to have better access that larger corporations like Exxon, Chevron.Called top of the oil market and predicted that oil market would go below $30/barrel.Market moves - we don’t really ever know what’s going on behind the scenes. Some rationals could just be what someone on the desk made up at the moment to have something to say.Tend to interpret data as having finality of market close and that monthly data are approximations and change all the time. This happens a lot with monthly employment data, etc. Commodities markets: how much is coming form big traders vs. small traders? How much comes from major companies trading? Big trading firms know that their moves impact the market so they may prefer to move gradually instead of abruptly because the reaction can be bad for their trades. Example of Mexico’s oil hedges - they aren’t doing the best job of it. Be careful of glib interpretations for why a market has moved. People don’t want to be transparent in the act of trading. Then you are acting against your own interests.Should insider trading be illegal? Epstein argues that it shouldn’t be illegal. If your buying pressure bids up the market (based on information that isn’t public) you are actually helping those who are selling by pushing up the price. Likewise with those who are selling.If its known that Aramco is trading on OPEC meetings, then traders may decide to stay out of the market as a result. Looking at positions of large hedge fund can basically show you where the inside information is. Can see where commitments of large hedge funds are and can take advantage of his. If an OPEC meeting is happening might be best to be out of the market or if you can figure out what Aramco is likely to do, might want to take that into account when it comes to trading strategy.But Aramco could destroy the market - If its known that they are dominating the market it could push people out trading because Aramco (or other big traders) are controlling it. Could that actually be Aramco’s strategy? Is so, Epstein argues they are under a delusion that they can stabilize the market. Inherent volatility of oil market is based on inelasticities of demand. This is why commodity markets exist.How should we think about economic indicators for global economy?- sustained oil spikes (shocks) have at times been associated with downturns. Don’t anticipate that happening now, Next recession won’t be oil related.- Recessions do impact price of oil. - Right now, looking mostly at yield curve. 3 months interest rate moved above the 10 year interest rate. Inverted yield curve. In a normal yield curve the 3 month interest rate should be higher. When this happens it is one of the most reliable signs of a recession. Needs to be sustained for a bit longer to see recession. Could take a full year for a recession to occur. That, along with others, indicates there will at least be a slowdown in economic growth globally, though not necessarily a recession. - Need to see if yield curve inversion continues for another month.https://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenrwald/2019/03/14/why-the-new-aston-martin-ev-is-the-perfect-car-for-james-bond/

The Soho Forum: www.sohoforum.orgDebate on climate change April 15!Resolution: Carbon dioxide in atmosphere threat has been greatly exaggerated vs. climate change is a serious threat. Mr. Epstein talks with Bob Murphy about his communist parents and debating: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-12-gene-epstein-on-commies-krugman-and-crushing-debaters/id1441789978?i=1000427879905&mt=2Find Mr. Epistein on this year's Contra Cruise: http://www.tomwoodscruise.com/Jet fuel? Will private space companies impact jet fuel demand? It could! But we need to know how much of jet fuel demand these companies make up.https://www.wsj.com/articles/omani-ports-give-u-s-navy-greater-control-over-strategic-waterway-near-iran-11553448471?Tactical play. Extra level of security for a very significant water way to global oil trade. Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz isn’t a real threat, but U.S. having access to bases close by makes it obvious that the U.S. could counter any Iranian threat to the waterway.https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/435437-oil-execs-boasted-of-unprecedented-access-to-admin-report?What extra access could possibly help oil companies that the Trump administration wasn’t already going to help them with? Perhaps its more significant that these companies are part of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), and are hoping to have better access that larger corporations like Exxon, Chevron.Called top of the oil market and predicted that oil market would go below $30/barrel.Market moves - we don’t really ever know what’s going on behind the scenes. Some rationals could just be what someone on the desk made up at the moment to have something to say.Tend to interpret data as having finality of market close and that monthly data are approximations and change all the time. This happens a lot with monthly employment data, etc. Commodities markets: how much is coming form big traders vs. small traders? How much comes from major companies trading? Big trading firms know that their moves impact the market so they may prefer to move gradually instead of abruptly because the reaction can be bad for their trades. Example of Mexico’s oil hedges - they aren’t doing the best job of it. Be careful of glib interpretations for why a market has moved. People don’t want to be transparent in the act of trading. Then you are acting against your own interests.Should insider trading be illegal? Epstein argues that it shouldn’t be illegal. If your buying pressure bids up the market (based on information that isn’t public) you are actually helping those who are selling by pushing up the price. Likewise with those who are selling.If its known that Aramco is trading on OPEC meetings, then traders may decide to stay out of the market as a result. Looking at positions of large hedge fund can basically show you where the inside information is. Can see where commitments of large hedge funds are and can take advantage of his. If an OPEC meeting is happening might be best to be out of the market or if you can figure out what Aramco is likely to do, might want to take that into account when it comes to trading strategy.But Aramco could destroy the market - If its known that they are dominating the market it could push people out trading because Aramco (or other big traders) are controlling it. Could that actually be Aramco’s strategy? Is so, Epstein argues they are under a delusion that they can stabilize the market. Inherent volatility of oil market is based on inelasticities of demand. This is why commodity markets exist.How should we think about economic indicators for global economy?- sustained oil spikes (shocks) have at times been associated with downturns. Don’t anticipate that happening now, Next recession won’t be oil related.- Recessions do impact price of oil. - Right now, looking mostly at yield curve. 3 months interest rate moved above the 10 year interest rate. Inverted yield curve. In a normal yield curve the 3 month interest rate should be higher. When this happens it is one of the most reliable signs of a recession. Needs to be sustained for a bit longer to see recession. Could take a full year for a recession to occur. That, along with others, indicates there will at least be a slowdown in economic growth globally, though not necessarily a recession. - Need to see if yield curve inversion continues for another month.https://www.forbes.com/sites/ellenrwald/2019/03/14/why-the-new-aston-martin-ev-is-the-perfect-car-for-james-bond/

(https://www.bobmurphyshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/PSC-Cover-Draft-2.jpg) Liberty musician Jordan Page discusses the plight of Schaeffer Cox, an Alaska liberty activist and militia leader who is being held by the federal authorities in a high-security prison. There were many irregularities in the case, with the original verdict having been vacated and the case sent to a lower court for re-sentencing. Cox’s supporters argue that he was targeted for his political views. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The website dedicated (https://freeschaeffer.com/) to the case of Schaeffer Cox. Jordan Page’s website (http://www.jordanpagemusic.com/index/) . The music video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGV1TXuR610) of “The Persecution of Schaeffer Cox.” The audio of the song (https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/jordanpage8) , available for purchase. Jordan’s song, “Pendulum.” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlZldWmmDTY) Speaking of Bob Dylan, Contra Cruise (http://contracruise.com) … The audio production for this episode was provided by Podsworth Media (https://www.podsworth.com/) .

(https://www.bobmurphyshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/peace.png) In order to motivate his upcoming debate on the Contra Cruise against Tom Woods, Bob goes solo in describing his vision of a Rothbardian society. Without taking a stand on the morality involved, Bob simply explains as an economist why he predicts that the major companies and property owners in an anarcho-capitalist framework would quickly adopt policies that minimized violence, even against criminals. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Join Tom Woods and Bob Murphy on the Contra Cruise (http://contracruise.com) ! Bob explains the market for security (https://youtu.be/V0_Jd_MzGCw) at Mises University. Bob’s article on legalizing blackmail (https://mises.org/wire/case-legalizing-blackmail) . Help support (http://bobmurphyshow.com/contribute) the Bob Murphy Show. Information on the theme song to the podcast, “Get to Higher Ground.” (http://bobmurphyshow.com/higher) The audio production for this episode was provided by Podsworth Media (http://podsworth.com) .

(https://www.bobmurphyshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/gene-epstein.jpg) Gene Epstein, former Barron’s economics editor and founder of the Soho Forum, joins Bob for a lively discussion covering a variety of topics. Gene explains that his mother, a card-carrying member of the Communist Party, had an FBI file and was responsible for Gene’s original position as a democratic socialist. It was only through his reading of Rothbard’s Man, Economy, and State that Gene became a free-market libertarian. Gene recounts his experiences teaching economics and working on the New York Stock Exchange, and shares examples of the abuse of economic statistics as detailed in his book Econospinning. Finally Gene offers Bob some advice for his upcoming debate with Tom Woods. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Murray Rothbard’s  free study guide (https://mises.org/library/study-guide-man-economy-and-state) ). Gene’s books  Making Money in Commodities (https://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=consultingbyr-20&keywords=making money in commodities eugene epstein&index=aps&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=xm2&linkId=0460b9a4dba633c894214b56ca1acaa0) . The Contra Cruise website (http://contracruise.com) (which will feature Gene as a guest speaker in July 2019). Bob’s book (http://contrakrugmanbook.com) . The main website for the Soho Forum (https://www.thesohoforum.org/) . Bob’s debate with George Selgin (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDLCa7maGZA) at the Soho Forum. DeLong calls Bob a clown (http://factsandotherstubbornthings.blogspot.com/2013/08/we-dont-need-no-stinkin-aloe-vera.html?showComment=1377873280782#c4253429056627302490) who should give up economics. Krugman’s eight-week flip-flop on deficits (https://lara-murphy.com/krugmans-case-deficits-flip-flopped-eight-weeks/) after Trump’s election. The sound engineer for this episode was Chris Williams. Learn more about his work at ChrisWilliamsAudio.com (http://www.ChrisWilliamsAudio.com) .

How is Trump doing from a libertarian perspective? Tom Woods really sees Trump as a mixed bag with the good, the bad and the ugly. From college professor to a wildly successful entrepreneur Tom lays out what he sees are the biggest keys to success and the key tool most people aren’t utilizing that will radically improve your results! Tom officially leaks out the first guest on the Contra Cruise 2019 to Alaska! Folks, you don’t want to miss out on all the gems laid out in this episode of the Justin Mohr Show.

According to the survey we ran for the Freedom Feud game aboard the Contra Cruise, the #2 most popular guest on the Tom Woods Show is Scott Horton, the great foreign-policy expert. This time, though, we discuss his background, his evolution, how he became a libertarian and foreign-policy expert, and a lot more.

In this episode I delve into some myths and truths of U.S. monetary history, from the colonial period through the creation of the Federal Reserve. The second part is a treat: some audio footage, recorded on the Contra Cruise, of Bob, Tatiania Moroz, and I as contestants in the Crypto Quiz Show, hosted by Naomi Brockwell.

Special episode of the Crypto Quiz Show from aboard the Contra Cruise!! @ThomasEWoods, @BobMurphyEcon, and @queentatiana pitch their own cryptocurrencies that @paulkrugman would be proud of! If you liked this, please subscribe to my YouTube Channel! YouTube.com/NaomiBrockwellTV If you would like to support my podcast on Patreon, please visit: Patreon.com/NaomiBrockwell For any links mentioned in this podcast, please visit NaomiBrockwell.tv

Aboard our third Contra Cruise, we take on some of the hardest questions libertarians have to answer: roads, the poor, defense, and more. Show notes for Ep. 162

Highlights include: • Sequencing the cannabis genome • The process of submitting a project for funding from the Dash DAO • The banking crisis in the cannabis industry • Medical marijuana and CBD oil • Obstacles posed to the cannabis industry by the US government • Will the Trump administration legalize cannabis? • How blockchain can become part of popular culture • Reclaiming the mainstream narrative of bitcoin and blockchain technology • The recent Facebook purge and alternative social media platforms We’re moving to a new audio format! While I enjoy seeing the lovely faces of all my guests, we are trying some new things for The Tatiana Show. Audio-only enables me to work with less bandwidth while I’m recording shows on the road, and makes for easier editing. This means listeners will get more regular, top quality episodes! Thank you always to The Tatiana Show sponsors: Stamps.com, The Bitcoin CPA, CryptoCompare, and my marketing company, Crypto Media Hub. Kevin Mckernan kicks off this episode and treats us to his extraordinary range of knowledge and experiences from the cannabis and cryptocurrency spaces. Kevin has spent his career researching and developing various DNA sequencing technologies in both the research and clinical industries. He is the CSO and Founder of Medicinal Genomics. Kevin explains how he obtained funding for his cannabis genome sequencing project from the Dash DAO. For people who don’t know, Dash is a cryptocurrency that not only uses its fees to pay miners, like Bitcoin does, but also puts tokens from its fees into a treasury. People can then propose projects to Dash stakeholders and receive money from that fund. The Patent and Trade Office (PTO) has posed various obstacles to the cannabis industry, particularly through a controversial and overly broad patent issued in 2015, which Kevin helped to oppose. We also discuss the banking crisis in cannabis and in general how governments have stifled cannabis research and innovation for generations. Mckernan explains that “through prohibition, everyone started breeding for high THC, and that has come at the cost of all the other cannabinoids not being made” (20:23). There are rarer cannabinoids, with more therapeutic effects. Kevin and his team targeted one of those rarer strains to sequence for their Dash project. We also delve into some examples of diseases and ailments that can be aided by cannabis and CBD oils. At 24:00, Kevin treats us to a brief world history of cannabis, discussing how different strains originated in different parts of the world. The earliest cannabis was present 20 million years ago in the Hindu Kush mountain range. Ancient people grew hemp for its fibers, which were useful for making sails for their ships. Do you think the Trump administration will legalize marijuana? We discuss how new cannabis industries have affected the American economy and how Canada’s recent legalization of cannabis could force the Trump administration’s hand in U.S. policy-making (34:00). Kevin’s event is Cannmed, currently taking place at UCLA this week. Next we’re joined by Naomi Brockwell (37:30). Naomi is a film and television producer for John Stossel; she also hosts her own Youtube show on blockchain, bitcoin, and technology. Her newest project is a crypto thriller noir series called Hard Fork. She discovered the project through Steemit, where she connected with Doug Karr, an alumni of the Sundance festival, and Christopher James Baker (of the television series, Ozarks) as they were putting together this blockchain sci fi thriller. Like Kevin McKernan, they also received funding from the Dash DAO, and they’ve raised their first million dollars. The show is still in development. They will go into production and are hoping for a release at the end of 2019. Follow Naomi on social media (@NaomiBrockwell) or check out hardforkentertainment.io to stay updated. Naomi says of the Hard Fork series: “I wanted to get involved because all you hear about with crypto is the negative. ‘Oh it’s a bubble. Everyone in crypto is a loser.’ The mainstream media just talks about the drug dealers and money launderers and how they’re awful. But blockchain is the most empowering technology we’ve seen in the last hundred years. This is a way to decentralize trust. This is a way to completely revolutionize the traditional financial sector. Please do not discount this. Let’s talk about all the ways that this can change lives, how this can give people back more freedom, more financial autonomy. So I think getting in control of that narrative and creating a mainstream-audience-accessible series that actually looks at the way this can be a really empowering tech is what drew me to the project.” Cheers to that! Naomi came to cryptocurrency from a background in Austrian economics, in which economists like F.A. Hayek were eerily prescient about cryptocurrency. Speaking of economics, I’ll be seeing Naomi next on the Contra Cruise! Comment below if you’ll be there. Josh is missing out, but he’s helping with the Bitcoin Lightning Network Hack Day in New York. (56:00) Finally, we discuss Steemit, alternative social media, the recent Facebook purge of many libertarian pages and outlets, and how other activists have struggled with banning on various platforms. Naomi is a big fan of BitChute, an alternative to Youtube. If you’re interested in more on these topics, check out another recent episode of The Tatiana Show, in which I interviewed Bill Ottman of Minds.com and Matt Asher of BeforeTheBan.com. Thanks so much to my co-host Joshua Scigala, and our awesome guests! We hope you enjoy the episode! About the Guests: Kevin has spent his career researching and developing various DNA sequencing technologies in both the research and clinical industries. Additionally, Kevin has had a parallel interest in driving the tools used for personalized medicine into the world of cannabis medicine. Kevin believes the intersection of personalized medicine, genomics, blockchains and cannabis is one of the most exciting growth opportunities in our lifetime. Kevin is the CSO and Founder of Medicinal Genomics and has pioneered the genomics of cannabis and hemp to build a stronger scientific environment (Kannapedia.net) for the study of cannabis based therapeutics and blockchain technologies for tracking and verifying cannabis genetics. Previously, Kevin was the CSO of Courtagen Life Sciences, Inc., and held the position of Vice President and Director of R&D of Life Technologies where he managed the development of Life Technologies next generation SOLID sequencing technology. Integral to the SOLID R&D process, Kevin oversaw over 100 research collaborations exploring the new biological frontiers with next generation sequencing and saw particular excitement and traction in human tumor sequencing. Kevin initiated an R&D project to investigate chemFET semiconductor based DNA sequencing and spearheaded a process to acquire the DNA sequencing  company Ion Torrent for $350M. These collaborations resulted in hundreds of publications and 7 journal covers from Science Translational Medicine to Nature. Kevin was the President and CSO of Agencourt Personal Genomics, a startup company he co-founded in 2005 to invent revolutionary sequencing technologies that dropped the cost of sequencing a human genome from $300M to $3,000; a 100,000-fold improvement in sequencing speed and cost in a few years. Kevin oversaw the growth and research of APG until it was sold to Applied BioSystems. In 2000, Kevin Co-Founded Agencourt Biosciences Corporation and acted as the CSO until 2005 where it was acquired by Beckman Coulter. From 1996 to 2000 Kevin managed the Research and Development for the Human Genome Project at Whitehead Institute/MIT resulting in several patents for nucleic acid purification. Kevin holds a B.S. in Biology from Emory University with a focus on cloning and expressing Norepinephrine Transporters. When not decoding DNA and unraveling the mysteries of cannabis medicine, Kevin enjoys boating, skiing, and gardening. Naomi Brockwell is a film and television producer, and host of the show "Bitcoin, Blockchain, and the Technologies of our Future". She is a producer for Stossel, a producer for the TV series HardFork, and formerly produced for Fox Business Network and Fox News Channel. Naomi is the co-founder of The Soho Forum, on the Advisory Council at the Mannkal Economic Education Foundation, and in 2017 was awarded Uber's "Young Libertarian of the Year" at the Friedman Conference. She has produced numerous award-winning feature films, including the 2015 feature documentary Bitcoin: The End of Money as We Know It (Best International Documentary, Anthem Film Festival; Winner of Special Jury Prize, Amsterdam Film Festival), Audition (Best documentary, Lone Star Film Festival) and the Lionsgate thriller, Subconscious. Check out her daily videos at Youtube.com/NaomiBrockwellTV If you like this content, please send a tip with BTC to: 1444meJi7YjgQGNg3U8Z6qYZFA5cgz4Gmj More Info: TatianaMoroz.com CryptoMediaHub.com Medicinalgenomics.com Cannmedevents.com Osf.io/7d968/ Bigbudsmag.com/will-jamaican-lion-save-the-cannabis-industry-from-patent-trolls/ Dashforcenews.com/dash-labs-exclusive-update-interview-with-tito-rios-on-data-collection-protocol/  Youtube.com/channel/UCD-8zwMuJMW_Rf9xw3SF4Ew Hardforkentertainment.io Youtube.com/NaomiBrockwellTV Friends and Sponsors of the Show: TheBitcoinCPA.com CryptoCompare.com Stamps.com

In this episode, The Brothas from Different Mothas discuss Ryan’s Mega-Sized October. Rob opens up with how he lives vicariously through his loved ones, as the good news generates enthusiasm. Ryan breaks things down like The Christmas Carol; past, present, and future. Tracy closed on the new hospital; a brother had a kid; the other brother got married; and played in a two-day tennis tournament. Ryan lowers the boom and talks about the Contra Cruise. He continues on with descriptions of some of the activities he has done on prior cruises. Upon his return, he will be going to see his hero, Ron Paul, at a convention in Texas. If given the chance, he tells us the single question he would ask Dr. Paul. Ryan pushes for individualism. Ryan lays out the details of the Libertarian party. Rob encourages people to cease pleading to any offense other than an infraction. The Dynamic Duo disagree on the death penalty, leading Rob to show his reasons for his support for putting assholes to Deep Sleep. Ryan counters with the tenets of the non-aggression principle. Rob gives props to Ryan for his skill in being able to channel his objectivity.  Website: http://legendarymancave.com/ Become a Patron! Sponsered Links: Learn a new skill that can get you out of the same tired ratrace your in. Always be better and do better than the next guy and you will eventually be on top. Skillshare can help! Get 2 months free when you sign up through our link below. 

In this episode, Ryan and Rob get schooled on Austrian economics by Dr. Robert P. Murphy. The doctor describes the differences between various schools of economic analysis, including Austrian, the Chicago School, Keynesianism and other modern methodologies. Buckle your seatbelts and get ready to get your learn on. Dr. Murphy defines the difference between The Chicago School and Modern Monetary Theorists, Austrian Economist is often maligned as being favored by economists who are lazy with math, of course this is highly summarized. Ryan gives his explanation of the wisdom behind Austrian economics. Dr. Murphy gives his reasons why economists argue all the time. It's a matter of a lack of time travel. Dr. Murphy goes on to explain how Krugman is basically a piece of crap (our words, not his), and hypocrite of high regard. This is why Dr. Murphy and Tom Woods host the show Contra Krugman and have released a book of the same title. Ryan recommends all Knuckle-draggers to listen to the Contra Krugman and wrap your minds around solid economics. The discussion dips into an overview on the Free Market so newbies can get the straight dope on Capitalism. Ever wonder what would happen if the Mafia killed half the veterinarians? Dr. Murphy has the answer. Ryan and Dr. Murphy gush about the Contra Cruise, happily teasing non-Californians about the difficulty to acquire tickets. http://www.tomwoodscruise.com LINKS Murphy booksChoice: Cooperation, Enterprise, and Action    Contra Krugman The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism  Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt  Mises Institute https://www.mises.org/

In this thinly-veiled 52-minute promotion for the Contra Cruise, happening October 21-28 (tickets available at ContraCruise.com), Tom and I open talking about the cruise, highlights from previous cruises, and the origins of the Contra Krugman podcast. What's up with the title? I recently turned someone on to Tom's show, and after listening for a couple weeks he asked me "why isn't this guy the Libertarian Party candidate for president?" I ask Tom to provide an answer. Before recording, I just listened to Episode 1236 of The Tom Woods show, called A Thousand Statist Arguments Smashed. Also I just moved to Pittsburgh and I have been meeting a lot of new people lately, and have been having some really frustrating political conversations. Most of these people at first are simply baffled by me not being a progressive, and I have to explain to them I'm not really a Republican either. I have proceeded calmly, and I usually discovered their political identities are almost entirely driven by emotion. So in 1236, Tom has some great rational arguments against statism/leftism, but very few people REASON their ways into those ideologies. I wanted to hear how Tom factored in and handled the volatile emotions of leftism in some of his debates/interventions. Please Support School Sucks We do cool things! Thanks to your support. School Sucks is one of the longest running liberty-minded podcasts on the web, and the only one completely devoted to the issue of education (versus public school and college). Your support keeps the show going and growing, which keeps us at the top of the options for education podcasts and leads to new people discovering our work. Please help us continue to spread this important message further! Thanks for visiting this page. Before you do anything, please bookmark and use this link for your Amazon shopping: Shop With Us One-Time Donation Options: Paypal/Venmo; Donate DASH Donate ETHEREUM Donate LITECOIN Donate BITCOIN Donate BITCOIN CASH Donate ZCASH Recurring Options: Support Us On PATREON Help incentivize our production! Pledge $1 per content item and access dozens of Patron only audios and videos. Join the A/V Club If you're looking for more School Sucks content, the A/V Club option grants you access to a bonus content section with 400+ hours of exclusive audio and video. If you are a regular consumer of our media, please consider making a monthly commitment by selecting the best option for you... A/V Club - Basic Access - $8.00/Month A/V Club - "Advanced" Access - $12.00/Month Sigma Sigma Pi - "Privileged" Access - $16.00/Month   Crypto Addresses: DASH; XcZfPP6GZGVo9VKViNBVJZja5JVxZDB229 ETHEREUM; 0x3c5504CE3401C028832173506fa30BD4db4b7D35 LITECOIN; LKNp24f5wwvZ2QzeDbvxXgBxyVwi1yXnu2 BITCOIN; 1KhwY836cfSGCK5aaGFv8Q7PHMgghFJn1U BITCOIN CASH 1AmqLVxjw3Lp9KT5ckfvsqfN2Hn3B1hCWS ZCASH; t1by1ZGJ63LoLSjXy27ooJtipf4wMr7qbu4

Topics include: New branding for Zencash, now Horizen The upcoming Contra Cruise, October 21-28 Universal basic income, pros and cons P3D, POWH.io, and FOMO3D Thank you to my new sponsor, Equity Trust. Check out their free e-book, “Guide to Investing in Digital Currency with an IRA.”   In this episode, entrepreneur Rob Viglione discusses new branding for his company, Horizen (formerly Zencash). The coin name and ticker remains “ZEN,” and users of zencash don’t need to change anything! The new branding reflects their broader vision to build a full digital economy, including investments, new wallets, and liquid democracy with an on-chain voting system. See their website and exciting new projects at horizen.global. Next, we feature Bob Murphy, an economist at Texas Tech University, the Institute for Energy Research, the Fraser Institute, and The Independent Institute. He’s also a co-host of Contra Krugman, a weekly podcast in which he addresses The New York Times economist Paul Krugman.   Relatedly, I’ll be joining Bob Murphy on the upcoming Contra Cruise, October 21-28, sailing from San Diego along the Mexican coast with like-minded libertarians, economists, and fun people. At various stops, people can enjoy beaches and touring local cities. While sailing, the cruise features sessions in the morning on history, economics, and more.   Bob Murphy discusses how he became interested in cryptocurrency and how he brought his knowledge of monetary theory to understanding the new technology, eventually releasing a book online, Understanding Bitcoin. I also recently did an episode of The Tatiana Show on P3D, POWH.io, and FOMO3D. Bob assesses their models along with ideas about universal basic income and existing solutions to certain economic problems, such as Sam’s Club. Do you think P3D or similar projects represent brilliant new economic models? Do you support a universal basic income policy? Comment below or ping me on Facebook or Twitter. About the Guests: Robert Murphy is a research assistant professor at the Free Market Institute. Dr. Murphy earned his B.A. in economics from Hillsdale College and his Ph.D. in economics from New York University. Prior to joining Texas Tech University, he was a visiting assistant professor at Hillsdale College, a visiting scholar at New York University, a research analyst at Laffer Associates, and a senior fellow with the Pacific Research Institute. He is currently Senior Economist at the Institute for Energy Research, where he writes a frequent column on the economics of climate change. Dr. Murphy also serves as a senior fellow with the Fraser Institute, an associated scholar with the Ludwig von Mises Institute, and a research fellow at the Independent Institute. He has authored numerous scholarly articles and energy policy studies, over 100 popular publications for lay audiences, and multiple books. His most recent book is Choice: Cooperation, Enterprise, and Human Action (Independent Institute, 2015). He and best-selling author Tom Woods also host a weekly podcast, Contra Krugman, in which they critique the New York Times column of economist Paul Krugman from alternative economic perspectives. Rob Viglione is co-founder of ZenCash, a decentralized blockchain-based platform for private transactions, communication, and document publishing. He’s also a Board advisor for ETHlend and HeroEngine World. As a PhD candidate in finance, Viglione is an expert in crypto-finance, asset pricing, and crypto-related innovations, and teaches university courses about Bitcoin and blockchain applications. If you like this content, please send a tip with BTC to: 1444meJi7YjgQGNg3U8Z6qYZFA5cgz4Gmj More Info: TatianaMoroz.com CryptoMediaHub.com ConsultingByRPM.com Zencash.com    Friends and Sponsors of the Show: TheBitcoinCPA.com CryptoCompare.com FreeRoss.org ThirdKey.Solutions SovrynTech.com www.SexAndScienceHour.com www.TrustEtc.com/Crypto  

Krugman is on vacation this week, so we take a topic suggestion from someone who's joining us on this year's Contra Cruise: how to unwind the welfare state peacefully as the fiscal crisis becomes impossible to evade. Show notes for Ep. 149

At the Libertarian National Convention I caught up with Robert Murphy, perhaps one of my favorite people on the internet, and we discussed what I can expect from the ContraCruise this year. I will be a speaker at this 7-day cruise along the Mexican Riviera, where people come together for games, intellectual discussions, and anti-Krugman sentiment 😂 Robert Murphy and Tom Woods base the cruise on their podcast "ContraKrugman", so check that out if you haven't already! If you liked this, please subscribe to my YouTube Channel! YouTube.com/NaomiBrockwellTV If you would like to support my podcast on Patreon, please visit: Patreon.com/NaomiBrockwell For any links mentioned in this podcast, please visit NaomiBrockwell.tv

The economy may be doing well, says Krugman, but when you look closer at what Trump touts as his great economic victories, they've been neutral to negative. (Also: winners of the Contra Cruise contest announced!) Show notes for Ep. 146

This Halloween the PC police are at it again so what you plan on dressing up as this Halloween make sure you don’t offend anyone!  If you are dressed up in the Donald Trump Wall costume that must mean you’re a racist that hates Mexicans! Or if you’re a man and dress up as a woman you are making fun of transgender!  I mean seriously what the hell don’t people have a life!?  Also, what really is the key to influencing people in your life and pulling them to your side?  There’s one factor and skill that if you master it, it can completely change your life and you will indeed change your life!  I just got back from the Contra Cruise and boy do I have a story for you guys… I literally almost missed the ship at the last stop. Imagine running down the pier to the ship as the horn is blaring and it’s about to take off and I’m running for my life… Yep, that really did happen. Let me explain.

In this episode I talk to Dave Smith and Bob Murphy on Dave's podcast Part of the Problem, recorded aboard the Contra Cruise. We hit on lots of topics: what we'd do without state-run "help the needy" programs, where the biggest threat to liberty is coming from these days, what it means to be a good teacher, what happened to the prospects for liberty after 9/11, and plenty more.

Krugman is a fan of Richard Thaler, winner of the Nobel Prize in economics, and speaks in favor of Thaler's argument that real people often don't act like the calculating robots of neoclassical lore. Thaler is right about that, but we've got a bunch of punchy responses to his more dubious claims -- responses that are all the more fun to listen to because delivered before a live audience aboard the Contra Cruise! Show notes for Ep. 109

Krugman wrote two columns in a row on Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Accord and the abdication of American leadership on climate change, and we reply to them both in this episode. Our thanks to Marcus Brown for the Contra Cruise jingle! Check out his comedy podcast, Make My Day. Show notes for Ep. 90

In episode 77, Phil sits down with returning guest Justin Mohr to discuss the state of the U.S. economy, Freedom Fest, the Contra Cruise and way more! Phil and John sandwich the interview with a discussion on the left coast, NBA players penchant for spending and the tiny house movement! www.PhilipKennedy.com

I recently got back from the Contra Cruise that was hosted by Tom Woods and Bob Murphy. The Contra Cruise was phenomenal and it was such a great group of libertarians to connect with. What came up often amongst the group was a question of messaging and converting people to libertarian ideas. What is the best way to do this? The last part of this episode, I have a few answers.

In this special episode recorded before a live audience on board the Contra Cruise, which Tom and Bob are hosting this week, your hosts take on Krugman on tighter fuel efficiency standards of automobiles, Krugman's anti-scientific statements on climate change, and more, including audience questions. Show notes for Ep. 56

In episode 75, Phil and John overcome technical difficulties to discuss the unseen consequences of affordable housing, the paltry American savings rate and an event called the Contra Cruise! Be sure to get your FREE copy of Financial Judo at www.PhilipKennedy.com!