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Latter-Day Liberty
by Darrel Portzline
The Latter-Day Liberty Podcast features a couple Latter-Day Saint libertarians discussing the link between Latter-Day Saint theology and liberty. The hosts, Mat Kent and Darrel Portzline, maintain that every Latter-Day Saint is already a libertarian, they just may not realize it yet.
Episodes
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How to Think about the Economy
Per Bylund joins Mat and Darrel to discuss his recently published book How to Think about the Economy.
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Ep. 24 Covid retrospective
Darrel and Mat talk about what has happened over the last two years and the outlook for the future
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Ep. 23 Just and unjust warfare in the Book of Mormon
In this episode, Mat and Darrel discuss the non-aggression principle and what we can learn about it from some instances of war in the Book of Mormon.
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Ep. 22 The proper role of government
Mat and Darrel take a look at what the Doctrine and Covenants has to say about the proper role of government. In particular, they examine when governments may and may not be worthy of our support.
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Ep. 21 What does the Book of Mormon teach us about political leaders?
There are many examples of righteous and unrighteous political leaders in the Book of Mormon. In this episode, Mat and Darrel examine just a few of these and suggest some ways we might apply these examples today.
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Ep. 20 How Do You Enforce That?
Behind every law is the threat of violence. Today we discuss episodes that show the darker side of enforcement and should make us question which laws are worth enforcing. Article mentioned: The War on Drugs is a War on American Citizens.
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Ep. 19 Intellectual Property
How could a true libertarian claim to be against intellectual property? Aren’t property rights central to the principles of liberty? Stephan Kinsella joins us to discuss the case against IP and why, as libertarians, we should oppose it. About the Guest: Stephan Kinsella is a practicing patent...
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Ep. 18 Anarchy
What does the government do that couldn’t be handled better by the market? Jeffrey Tucker joins us today to discuss the conclusion he came to when asking himself this question. About the Guest: Jeffrey Tucker is Director of Content for the Foundation for Economic Education. He is also Chief…
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Ep. 17 Political Persuasion
Have you been using airtight logical arguments in order to spread the cause of liberty? How’s that going for you? Robin Koerner joins us today to discuss his book on the art of political persuasion and suggests some tactics that might be a little more effective.
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Ep. 16 Vote FOR Someone
We have been encouraged by church leaders to be involved in the political process. We have also been counseled to select “good and wise” leaders. But, what do we do when neither choice seems to fit the bill? Are there only two choices?
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Ep. 15 The Declaration of Independence
With Independence Day upon us, we thought it would be a great time to reflect on just why this country was founded in the first place. To do this, we discuss the Declaration of Independence and the grievances it listed and how they compare with our plight today.
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Ep. 14 The Constitution
As Latter-day Saints, we know that the Constitution is an inspired document. What about it was inspired? Why is it important to understand the principles upon which the document was founded? Kyle Roberts joins us to discuss these and other aspects of the Constitution on today’s episode.
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Ep. 13 What the Book of Mormon Tells us About War
President Ezra Taft Benson stated that “from the Book of Mormon we learn how disciples of Christ live in times of war”. Today we discuss what we can learn from the accounts of war given, and apply those lessons to our times.
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Ep. 12 Food Freedom is a Fundamental Right…Right?
Today we discuss food freedom and our ability to decide what we consume and from whom we purchase our food. To help in this effort, we’ve got Representative Marc Roberts to talk with us about some legislation he tried to get passed this last legislative session.
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Ep. 11 Is character essential for liberty?
Lawrence Reed joins us to discuss the relationship between character and liberty. Which one comes first? Can we have one without the other? We also examine some examples from the life of Jesus Christ and what we can learn from them. About the Guest: Lawrence (Larry) W. Reed is president of the...
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Ep. 10 Connor Boyack: The Importance of Being “Anxiously Engaged”
Today we are joined by Connor Boyack to discuss the responsibility we as Latter-Day Saints have in being “anxiously engaged”. We explore the reasons why Connor’s desire to keep this commandment has led him to spread the cause of liberty and why he believes every Latter-Day Saint should join that...
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Ep. 9 The Law of Consecration vs. Socialism
Today we discuss the apparent similarities and stark differences between the Law of Consecration and Socialism. There are many, including Latter-Day Saints, that still believe the two are almost synonymous despite repeated statements by church leadership to the contrary. In fact, we use a talk...
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Ep. 8 Monopolies
Today we cover monopolies and their causes. We talk about the different types and sources of monopolies and try to get away from the “all monopolies are bad” and “the government breaks up monopolies” mentality.
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Ep. 7 Taxation: Continued
After discussing some of the problems caused by taxation in our last episode, there were some points we didn’t have time to get to. In this episode we cover some more problems with coercive funding of government activities.
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Ep. 6 Troubles With Taxation
Today we examine the problems with taxation both from an ideological and utilitarian point of view. Though there are countless arguments made in favor of compulsory taxation, we address what we have time for and save the rest for a later episode.
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Ep. 5 Moral agency and its importance
Today we discuss the importance that moral agency plays in God’s plan of salvation and the difference between agency and liberty.
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Ep. 4 Why are property rights essential to liberty?
Having accepted my invitation to be co-host of the Latter-Day Liberty Podcast, Darrel Portzline is back and today we discuss the importance of property rights: why they are not just important, but essential to liberty.
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Ep. 3 Darrel Portzline joins us for the first time
Today my friend and coworker Darrel Portzline joins me to discuss his progression in libertarianism.
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Ep. 2 What is the best “Utilitarian” argument for libertarianism?
Many of the arguments one hears against libertarianism are utilitarian. Today I give my thoughts on what the best utilitarian argument is and why libertarianism is still the best answer to current political problems.
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Ep. 1 Every Latter-Day Saint (Mormon) is a libertarian… but a lot of them don’t know it
In this episode I make the claim that every Mormon is a libertarian. Give it a listen and see if you agree. Book Mentioned: For a New Liberty.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Latter-Day Liberty Podcast features a couple Latter-Day Saint libertarians discussing the link between Latter-Day Saint theology and liberty. The hosts, Mat Kent and Darrel Portzline, maintain that every Latter-Day Saint is already a libertarian, they just may not realize it yet.
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The Latter-Day Liberty Podcast features a couple Latter-Day Saint libertarians discussing the link between Latter-Day Saint theology and liberty. The hosts, Mat Kent and Darrel Portzline, maintain that every Latter-Day Saint is already a libertarian, they just may not realize it yet.
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