Podcast appearances and mentions of John V Denson

In this episode of Minor Issues, Mark Thornton explores how nations quietly prepare for war—and what the corporate media isn't telling you. From Europe's military buildup and the global trade war to the hidden toll of economic sanctions, Mark unpacks historical patterns that have repeatedly led societies to disaster.Why is gold at a record high? How does modern mercantilism fuel today's tensions? Are we all just pawns in a much bigger game? Join Mark as he examines the real risks simmering beneath the headlines, and what history can teach us about the cost of ignoring them.Additional Resources"The World at War—An Essential New Book from Ralph Raico" by Ryan McMaken: https://mises.org/MI_123AAn Anti-War Reading List: https://mises.org/MI_123BThe Costs of War: America's Pyrrhic Victories edited by John V. Denson: https://mises.org/MI_123CAudio and videos recordings of the Mises Institute's May 2025 Revisionist History of War Conference: https://mises.org/MI_123DRegister for the 2025 Mises Institute Supporters Summit in Delray Beach, Florida, October 16–18: https://mises.org/ss25

42 Minutes Suitable for All Ages Pete invited John Denson to come on the show to answer the question, "Did the U.S. have to fight in the European theater in WW2?" John V. Denson is Distinguished Scholar in History and Law at the Mises Institute. He is a practicing attorney in Alabama and the editor of two books, The Costs of War and Reassessing the Presidency, and the author of A Century of War: Lincoln, Wilson and Roosevelt. John Denson's Mises Page Indiegogo for The Monopoly on Violence Pete's Patreon Pete's Bitbacker Pete's Books on Amazon Pete's Books Available for Crypto Pete on Facebook Pete on Twitter

Judge Denson shares memories of his role in the founding of the Mises Institute. Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 27 July 2016, at a special reception in honor of John V. Denson's birthday.

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How – Actually – Does the State Work? 'Do As You Are Told, Or We Will Kill You' by Jeff Knaebel http://www.lewrockwell.com/knaebel/knaebel19.html Methods of domination... People who really value liberty are not so organized The ridiculous sporting event of politics, where winning equals everyone losing The free state project http://www.freestateproject.org Direct, raw violence perpetrated by individuals "working" for government Is democracy relative? Any initiation of force is wrong, absolutely Unjust laws...ad naseum The floating abstraction of "the public"; trying to hide government's true aims through the use of euphemisms Molding the minds of youth via "public education," i.e., extortion-funded governmental education Arguments against the notion that taxation is extortion and aggression, which are of course illogical Sick dependency created by those in government The monstrous ethical contradiction of using force as the means to (attempt to) achieve benevolent ends Stossel in America - ABC 20/20 Freeloaders - Creating Dependency Segment http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4teq7aKTNJ4 http://townhall.com/columnists/JohnStossel/2007/01/03/is_this_any_way_to_help_the_homeless Violence is not a way to "help" people Should we fear employees of the State (those in power) or, rather, our fellow slaves? The Next Thing... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH_paOt6_ZI 948 The Next Thing (Part 2) http://www.podnova.com/channel/392694/episode/25/ the backstory: Episode: 947 The Next Thing (Part 1) http://www.podnova.com/channel/392694/episode/26/ Discourse on Voluntary Servitude by Etienne de la Boetie http://www.constitution.org/la_boetie/serv_vol.htm Inculcating obedience through nonsense statements such as, "As long as you comply, it's not force" Ruling through fear; http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Heinrich_Himmler Conflating America with American government The popular values of equality, universal health care, and no child left behind can never be realized through force, and government is the biggest hindrance to realizing such values The initiation of force is the invalid means to achieve one's ends Only the free market can foster popular values, and then some! Obviously, the more government intervention, the worse the results Lessons From Tennessee's Failed Health Care Reform by Merrill Matthews, Jr. (beware the author's slavespeak) http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/BG1357ES.cfm The unpeaceful nature of Sweden, and other liberally praised authoritarian domains Sweden, Banana Republic by Per Bylund http://www.lewrockwell.com/bylund/bylund12.html Per Bylund Archives: http://www.lewrockwell.com/bylund/bylund-arch.html The argument from morality in relation to the welfare state The congressional umbilical cord to the military/industrial complex How The Military/Industrial Complex Works: You Scratch My back, Bombs Away! http://completeliberty.com/chapter2.php#45 Government "servants" that impose "services" on us, versus the beauty of services provided by businesses Government, by definition, is incapable of providing what we want; what we want are voluntarily chosen services (i.e., not to be forced) Speaking of which, my own new service :) http://www.happinesscounseling.com Ayn Rand had it right: happiness is our highest moral purpose http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/happiness.html The psychological payoff for avoiding the immoral essence of governmental "services" Worry as future related guilt, and our various means of dealing with it President as good domineering parent; Kings ordained by "God" and "the people" Democracy: The God that Failed by Hans Hermane Hoppe http://www.hanshoppe.com/publications.php#democracy http://tinyurl.com/4zt79u (searchable text from google books) http://www.mises.org/store/Democracy-The-God-That-Failed-P240C0.aspx Ah, government is beyond failure, because its employees perform magic tricks and miracles using the golden (blood drenched) gun of taxation and regulation and fiat currency! Apathy created by governmental "schooling," childhood indoctrination in obedience to authority, and the mainstream media of distractions and lack of logical analysis Obama's "hope" and "change" through coercion: put the following site-specific searches in google to see the essence of what politics is about, no matter the orator's popularity: site:www.barackobama.com require site:www.barackobama.com required site:www.barackobama.com mandate site:www.barackobama.com mandated Governmental employees use commerce and business language to try to hide their organization's thuggish nature Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins http://www.economichitman.com/ http://tinyurl.com/57w588 (google books) http://www.democracynow.org/2004/11/9/confessions_of_an_economic_hit_man http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confessions_of_an_Economic_Hit_Man#Controversy_and_criticism Fabricating external threats in order to gain more power and control http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_flag http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Tonkin_Incident http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Harbor_advance-knowledge_debate FDR, Pearl Harbor and the U.N. by John V. Denson http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig2/denson8.html The Conspiracies of Empire by H. Arthur Scott Trask http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig/trask1.html Pearl Harbor Was No Surprise by Don Hull http://www.strike-the-root.com/columns/Hull/hull5.html Do Freedom of Information Act Files Prove FDR Had Foreknowledge of Pearl Harbor? by Robert B. Stinnett, Douglas Cirignano http://www.independent.org/issues/article.asp?id=408 The Truth About Pearl Harbor: A Debate by Robert B. Stinnett, Stephen Budiansky http://www.independent.org/issues/article.asp?id=445 Sixty-Three Years of Lies by Anthony Gregory http://www.strike-the-root.com/4/gregory/gregory27.html Man accused of making license plate 'disappear' http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/04/1827266-man-accused-of-making-license-plate-disappear Live in accordance with rights-respecting free enterprise http://agorism.info/ With complete liberty (voluntary exchanges), everything will become more and more affordable; cost of living will continually decrease and standard of living will continually increase In the lose/lose scenario of government (involuntary exchanges), those wielding power become slaves too--it's a race to the bottom, economically and psychologically bumper music "Uncle Sam Goddamn" by Brother Ali http://www.brotherali.com/  http://www.myspace.com/brotherali to comment, please go to http://completeliberty.com/magazine/category/91697  

John V. Denson discusses the world-changing events that happened between January and June 1919: disastrous decisions that resulted in creating a platform for Hitler to rise in Germany, the Second World War, and beyond. Three men were responsible for these events: Woodrow Wilson, Georges Clemenceau of France and David Lloyd George of the UK. John Denson views WWI and WWII as a single war with an interim pause.Presented as part of the Mises Institute's Summer Seminar Series on July 20, 2005 in Auburn, Alabama.