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Citizen, Not Serf
by John Bunch
Libertarian podcast. Austrian economics, Hayek, Gottfried, Mises, Rothbard. Individual freedom. On this podcast I discuss economics, politics, and foreign policy. Twitter: TheRealGOP
Episodes
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Episode 198 - The horrific Hamas attacks
On this episode I discuss the Hamas terror attacks and the failure of major libertarians to condemn terrorism.
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Episode 197 - Socialism Sucks
On this podcast I discuss the book Socialism Sucks, Two Economists Drink Their Way Through the Unfree World, by Robert Lawson and Benjamin Powell. Travel to failed socialist states and learn valuable lessons.
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Episode 196 - How The Identity Cult Captured America
On this episode I discuss Martin Gurri's essay on woke identity politics and what it means. We are living in a "graveyard of ideologies."
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Episode 195 - The Am. Revolution, Borders (Part 2)
On part two of the podcast I discuss the American Revolution, borders, and the Great Reset.
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Episode 194 - Woke Craziness, Elites Can't Control Information (Part 1)
On this podcast I discuss Minnesota woke craziness, Martin Gurri's book The Revolt of the Public, and are Democrats communists (part 1 of 2)
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Episode 193 - The White Pill?
On this podcast I discuss Ukraine, SVB bank and bailouts for Democrat donors, FTX, woke, and why libertarians should be optimistic.
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Episode 192 - Inflation
On this podcast I review a new book about inflation. Why inflation is always bad.
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Episode 191 - Understanding Money
On this podcast episode I review John Tamny's new book, The Money Confusion. Myths about money and currency abound. I clear them up here.
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Episode 190 - I Don't Hate Russia
A rant against Borg-like hatred toward Russians. Why we should not trust US media on the Ukraine war.
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Episode 189 - The Ukraine Debacle
On this podcast I discuss Ukraine and the dangers of nuclear war. The US war state cynically created this war and wants it to continue.
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Episode 188 - The State Reveals Itself
The FBI raid on Trump's estate shows us what the modern American state is. Lessons to learn and a full discussion.
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Episode 187 - After Liberalism
On this podcast I discuss the decay of modern liberalism based on two articles I read recently. What are the implications?
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Episode 186- Libertarians And Racism
There was a recent controversy in the Libertarian Party about a clause condemning racism. My discussion of that here.
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Episode 185 - "Our democracy"
On this episode I do a deep dive on the Democrat Party and discuss what "our democracy" really means.
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Episode 184 - Lockdowns were a disaster
On this episode I summarize the disaster that was Covid lockdowns and mask mandates. Society won't recover soon from this debacle.
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Episode 183 - Chaos Or planned chaos?
On this podcast I discuss the failing state, school shootings, public disorder vs private order, Ukraine, Irish anarchism, and what the Davos elites really want.
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Episode 182 - What's Going On In Ukraine?
On this podcast episode I discuss current events in Ukraine and the potential for a wider war.
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Episode 181- Inflation, bitcoin, and gold
On this on this podcast I discuss an essay by John Tamny on bitcoin, gold, and inflation. What is inflation? What is bitcoin? And why is gold the best currency?
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Episode 180 - Understanding Economics
On this episode I dive into the writing of Austrian Economics exponent and investment banker John Tamny. Tamny blows up a lot of myths of economics and explains how things really work.
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Episode 179 - For A New Liberty
I review Murray Rothbard's book, For a New Liberty, and how a libertarian society can be possible, with no state.
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Episode 178 - Russia Is Winning
Biden disasters and the war in Ukraine continues. My thoughts on current affairs.
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Episode 177 - War Hysteria In Overdrive
On this episode I talk about banning Russian vodka, Ukraine - what we can believe and what we can't, how the DC establishment loves war, and what we can think of all this.
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Episode 176 - Russia Invades Ukraine
My thoughts on Putin and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Episode 175 - Canada Goes Full Lib-fascist
On this episode I return and discuss Canada's turn to liberal fascism. This is a great teachable moment on what the state is.
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Episode 174 - The Marxist Wolff Debates
I discuss the YouTube debate between Ayn Rand objectivist Yaron Brook and Marxist professor Richard Wolff. My takedown of the Marxist wolf.
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Episode 173 - What Is The Cathedral?
I discuss Curtis Yarvin's concept of The Cathedral. What is it? Why is it relevant? Let's talk red pills and deep states. Let's talk about why the Trump Revolution failed but why the establishment also can't win.
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Episode 172 - Atlas Shrugged America
On this podcast I rant about current events, supply chain woes, Paul Gottfried, woke "religion," the Pillage Party, and the decline of the rule of law. Enjoy!
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Episode 171 - Bastiat's Timeless Wisdom
On this podcast I go through Frederic Bastiat's top 25 quotes and how they apply to today.
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Episode 169 - Wildland
I discuss John Tamny's review of Even Osno's book Wildland. Is America a land of Ayn Rand slashing of government and Koch Brothers puppet masters, or is that a myth? Several leftist myths of economics exposed.
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Episode 168 - Libertarian Anarchy
On this episode I review Professor Gerard Casey's book Libertarian Anarchy, and why we don't need the state.
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Episode 167- Did Rothbard Suck?
I discuss Charles Peralo's Esaay, "Something Libertarians Must Admit: Murray Rothbard Sucked".
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Episode 166 - The Afghanistan Debacle
I discuss the monstrous government failure in Afghanistan on this episode.
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Episode 165 - Seder vs Brook - Leftist vs Libertarian
On this episode I discuss Yaron Brook's recent debate with leftist Sam Seder. Yaron Brook is an Objectivist. It was an interesting debate and I provide my thoughts.
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Episode 164 - Let's Talk Bitcoin
What is Bitcoin? I discuss my take on this episode.
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Episode 163 - The War On Small Business
On this podcast I review Carol Roth's new book The War on Small Business, how government tried to crush small businesses in America in 2020.
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Episode 162 - Basic Economic Insights
On this podcast I use an Austro-Libertarian framework to understand what's going on in Cuba, the debate about the embargo, and Jeff Bezos in space. I also take on the Bernie Bros.
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Episode 161 - Movie reviews and don't talk to police
On this episode I review the movies The Hunt, and Richard Jewell, as well as the book You Have a Right to Remain Innocent, by professor James Duane. Advice on dealing with the police.
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Episode 160 - The Empire Of Lies
On this podcast episode, I talk about what Ron Paul calls the empire of lies, how the corporate media and the government tell us lie after lie. This is an antidote to that.
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Episode 159 - Jeff Bezos Is Overtaxed
And this podcast I discuss John Tamny's recent article entitled A tax on Jeff Bezos is a tax on all of us.
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Episode 158 - Got Nuke?
On this podcast I dissect Joe Biden's incredibly dumb F15s and nukes comment. Would the ruling class statists use nukes in a civil war?
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Episode 157 - Getting Libertarianism Right
On this episode I discuss Hans-Hermann Hoppe's new book Getting Libertarianism Right. Right- Libertarians, borders, the state, and the way forward.
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Episode 156 - Elite Hypocrisy And Lies
On this podcast I discuss Joe Biden's meeting with Putin, the nature of the state, cryptocurrency, the Fauci mails, Covid "noble lies," and monetary inflation.
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Episode 155 - Libertarian Guide To The Middle East
On this podcast I discuss the current Mideast crisis and my thoughts on the Middle East, and what America's role there should be.
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Episode 154 - Inflation And Unmasked Faces
Austrian economics, 100 days of Biden, the CDC on masks, inflation, and Niall Ferguson on pandemics.
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Episode 153 - Equity!
May 1 is the international day of the worker, Comrades. On this episode I discuss equity and socialism and which policies really help the poor and the workers.
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Episode 152 - Woke Is No Joke
On this podcast I describe the current woke "jihad" in America, also known as racial grievance politics, also known as social justice, also known as identity politics. What it is, theories on it, and what we can do about it.
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Episode 151 - Privatize The Police
On this podcast I describe the current crisis in public policing and how a free market would solve this problem.
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Episode 150 - The Rothbard Reader
On this podcast I talk about The Rothbard Reader, a book I recently picked up. Rothbart in the 1970s made a lot of really interesting predictions that turned out to be true. We talk about the state and anarcho-capitalism here.
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Episode 149 - The Lockdown Debacle
One year after the pandemic began we can reassess. Lockdowns have been a disaster. Democrat governors are being recalled. Policymakers totally failed. I give you my top ten takeaways one year after Covid-19 began.
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Episode 148 - Libertarian and Alt-Right?
I discuss an alt-right libertarian book and what I like and don't like in it. I also discuss Michael Malice on Joe Biden, and on the media, Martin Gurri, and my Joker review.
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Libertarian podcast. Austrian economics, Hayek, Gottfried, Mises, Rothbard. Individual freedom. On this podcast I discuss economics, politics, and foreign policy. Twitter: TheRealGOP
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