The Agora

Why should agorists be excited about HEX & Pulsechain? Richard Heart & I discuss what it is, what you need to know & how to get started.

Start exploring the metaverse now with eye towards disruption. Find out what the Metaverse is, how it's being used to disrupt parasitic politicians & how you can get in on the fun!

Irina Nistor is our guest today. Irina worked for an underground film smuggling operation bringing western media into communist Romania. The work of her and her cohorts has been credited with inspiring the 1989 Christmas Day Revolution that put an end to Nicholae Ceausescu's brutal communist dictatorship.

OG Agorist John Bush joins us to discuss some of the counter-economic projects he's working been working on. We also get his take on the current crypto craze & more. Enjoy!

Jeff Deist & Peter Klein school me on the role of the entrepreneur. Learn how to counter Marxist myths regarding exploitation, how to apply Austrian insights to your business, the competing economic interpretations of entrepreneurship & more. 

Pete Quinones & Chris Cofer of Stateless Productions join me to discuss their upcoming film, America's Police Crisis. What, if anything, can be done to reform the police?

In the context of Konkin's revolution - Where are we? Where do we need to be? And how do we get there? I ask Derek Broze & Shane Radliff, two of the world's foremost counter-economists.

Ben Burgis & I compare and contrast the logical underpinnings of our respective philosophies; socialism & agorism.

The great historian Brion McClanahan joins me to discuss the truth about the Southern War for Independence. 

My March appearance as a recurring guest on the Traditional Catholic Knight podcast, where I discuss current events from an agorist perspective along with host, Eric Gajewski.

Walter Block joins me to reminisce on the life & legacy of the 20th century's greatest intellectual, Murray Rothbard.

Jack Spirko & Curtis Stone drop by the Agora for an epic conversation on growing your own food. Learn why it's crucial for agorism & how ANYONE can do it. You can find all of the resources mentioned by Jack, Curtis & myself on the show notes page for today's episode.

Riley Bennett joins us to discuss pathways to entrepreneurship. 

Roger Ver & I try to persuade the great Walter Block that cryptocurrency is superior to precious metals.

Collin Enstad drops by to discuss the upcoming BCH fork on 11/15! Find out what you need to know & how to prepare.

Find out how I was introduced to the 3D printing community, where the industry is now, & what that means for agorists & counter-economists. I also cover why you should be excited about the Ender-6, how to use a resin printer & some industry trends like the much anticipated, upcoming release of a sub-$1k belt printer!

I answer your questions from Twitter! From Kenosha & Crypto to Counter-Economics & more. 

Vertical counter-economics is all about the creation of local production facilities that bypass parasitical state regulations. What better example of this than the homestead? On that note, Nicole Sauce joins us to breakdown the basics of homesteading. Nicole runs the Holler Homestead & hosts the Living Free in Tennessee podcast. We discuss the importance of preparing yourself mentally, selecting the right land & structure, sourcing water & electricity, working with animals & everything else you need to prepare for.

Two of the world's leading Austrian economists, Dr. Per Bylund & Dr. Walter Block, school us in Advanced Austrian Economics. This episode assumes the viewer has some background knowledge of the field. Topics covered include the Evenly Rotating Economy (ERE), the Law of Marginal Utility, High vs. Low Time Preference & it's cultural implications, Monopoly & Competition, the Nature & Role of the Firm, & Automation. *(If you're new to Austrian economics, episode 68 will serve as a solid primer to this more advanced discussion)*

Professor Timothy Terrell delivers a crash course on Austrian economics. In this episode, we cover a wide range of economic topics every libertarian worth their salt NEEDS to know about. Learn  methodological individualism, subjective value theory, ABCT, economic calculation & more.

Riley Bennett went from wage slave to entrepreneur. He explains how he did it & how you can too. 

A primer on crypto-anarchism. What it is, why it's important, & how to participate. We cover everything from old-school black market ciphers to modern day blockchains & end-to-end encryption services.  "A specter is haunting the modern world, the specter of crypto anarchy." -Timothy May

George Selgin takes us to econ school & explains the origins of money! We discuss how Bitcoin challenges traditional economic theories & how those theories can inform Bitcoin's future.    

Corey DeAngelis is the Director of School Choice at Reason & an adjunct scholar at CATO. He is the liberty movement's point man on all issues related to education policy. I asked him to come on the show and explain why government schooling has been such a disaster & what recourse parents and students have.

Joel Valenzuela is the host of the Digital Cash Network. He joins us to explain how you can become your own bank and live free of fiat blood-money. What resources, workarounds & services will you have to know about? Find out in this episode. IMHO, this episode is a must listen for everyone serious about counter-economics.

Bruce Fenton is the Cypherpunk Stockbroker.  He's the CEO of Chainstone Labs, & founder of Atlantic Financial & Satoshi Roundtable. He's an OG Bitcoiner who's been regulated by the SEC for most of his life & he's here to provide an insider's perspective on the coming wave of tokenized securities & assets.  Truly, there is no one else on the planet, better suited to explain why tokenization is so disruptive, what chains firms are looking at & the best paths for early adopters, investors & entrepreneurs.  

CTRL+Pew & Ivan the Troll lay out a beginner's guide to 3D-Printing with the Ender 3. Go from 0 experience to FGC-9 owner in one week. 

The tokenization of securities & assets will end FINRA's cartelization of the brokerage industry. Find out why agorists are so excited about tokenization & what steps we're taking to benefit financially from the coming tokambrian explosion. 

Roger Ver & I spoke about the future of money & what that will specifically look like. What role will privacy & tokenization play in shaping the future global economy? How did austrian economics predict the current financial crisis & why does it make us so bullish for cryptocurrency? We discuss all of this & much more!  

I answer the most common questions people have about agorism & field a bunch more from Twitter!

I use Austrian Business Cycle Theory to explain how central bank inflation has destroyed the US dollar. I talk about what we can expect economically, socially & politically in the near future. We also cover how agorists are preparing, using my favorite manta - gold, guns & a getaway!

The North American Bitcoin Conference was a success. There were tons of events and some great speakers. Plus, it's a great excuse to spend a week in Miami.   I met a bunch of awesome bitcoin enthusiasts, newcomers and OGs alike - & got the best of them to briefly answer a range of questions relevant to agorism. From artists to entrepreneurs and CEOs to professors, the one thing everyone I spoke with had in common is their desire to secure a more free and prosperous society.         

John McAfee is back on The Agora to school us in everything blockchain. We discussed Satoshi's identity, privacy coins, the McAfee DEX, the metanet, the coming halving, & much more. We also covered Epstein's "suicide" and John's favorite book. 

OG agorist, Victor Koman, stops by The Agora to give us a history of the early days. Having spent time at the famous "anarcho-village," Koman has a unique perspective to offer. He gives us all the inside details - including the role played by a certain former US congressman, inside drama, and what agorism means to him. He also reflects back on the life and work of Sam Konkin.  

Walter Block joins us to break down the correct libertarian position on slave reparations. Through the consistent application of the non-aggression principle, Block reaches a conclusion that is both counter-intuitive and logically sound. 

Not all entrepreneurship is agorist, but all agorism is entrepreneurial. Whether you're selling flowers at the local farmer's market, or zip guns to Chinese dissidents, agorists can't avoid entrepreneurship. Per Bylund, a fellow at the Mises Institute & Professor of Entrepreneuship at Oklahoma State University joins us for episode 52 to break down the inseparable relationship between agorism and entrepreneurship. 

This past spring, John McAfee clued myself & listeners of The Agora into a decentralized privacy coin known as Apollo. I began to research the project and was frankly, taken aback. Apollo is an attempt to create an all-in-one blockchain that encompasses all the best features a cryptocurrency can possess. This is done by marrying extreme privacy standards with a very decentralized ecosystem. AJ Mora, Media & PR Director for Apollo joins us for episode 51 to explain all the details.

As requested by patrons, Pete Raymond is back on The Agora! We caught up this past weekend over a few beers & I had the chance to ask him about his experience with the social media censors, and his forthcoming documentary, The Monopoly On Violence. We also discussed his beef with potential CIA-plant and Chair of the Partyarks, Nick Sarwark. Needless to say, Pete & I have a less than favorable opinion of LP strategy...

Jeffrey Tucker stopped by The Agora to school us in some of the finer points of crypto-economics. We discussed his expectations for Facebook's Libra, the disruptive potential of tokenization, Bitcoin maximalism & currency competition as well as hodling's effect on the velocity of cryptocurrencies. We also had a chance to discuss his new book The Market Loves You: Why You Should Love It Back which explores a brilliant thesis thus far unexplored in economics. This episode has something for both the beginner's and the OGs. 

With the growing tide of regulations against cryptocurrencies, privacy has become an increasingly valuable aspect in the blockchain ecosystem. Dash is a cryptocurrency agorists can confidently trust to facilitate instant & anonymous transactions. Amanda Johnson stops by for this episode of The Agora to explain how this is made possible by utilizing a unique secondary layer of masternodes. We also discussed the advantadges of Dash's treasury system and some of the development goals Amanda is looking forward to.

Stephan Kinsella is a renowned patent attorney and one of the world's foremost libertarian rights theorists. He stopped by The Agora to help us break down some of Craig Wright's recent legal claims, including his attempt to copyright the Bitcoin White Paper, as well as some of the torts he's filed. Does a copyright application imply CSW is Satoshi Nakamoto? Can he use the courts to force individuals to refer to him as such? This is a great opportunity to learn to some of the legal aspects and nuances of libertarianism from one of world's leading experts!

Growing your own food is one of the easiest, safest and most enjoyable ways to practice counter-economics. Every produce item grown in your garden denies the state a litany of taxes, including but not limited to sales, gas, & export. Not to mention it saves you and your loved ones from state mandated pesticides and chemical additives. Unfortuantely, available planting space has become increasingly rare, particularly for young folks. So, with that in mind, Alex Utopium joins us to share some of his favorite urban gardening tips! 

Vin Armani stopped by the Agora! Vin is the CEO of CoinText & an OG agorist so our meeting was well overdue. He drops some knowledge on STOs and the future of tokenization and also tells us what he's looking forward to in crypto's near future. We also got to discuss an amazing article he wrote for the recent May issue of Counter Markets titled Emerging Opportunities to Profit on The Bitcoin Blockchain.

Thaddeus Russell stops by The Agora to elaborate on his plans for a School for Agorism! What sorts of classes will be offered? When can you sign up? A historian by trade, he has a unique appreciation for the role counter-economics has played throughout human affairs. From the freedom-fighting sex workers of yesteryear to Gandhi's satyagraha, we put a close lens on the heroic agorists throughout time.

Dr. Craig Wright is the chief scientist at nChain and is believed by many to be Satoshi Nakamoto, the original inventor of bitcoin. That means he is either a computer science genius or a marketing genius. In either case, I thought it would be wise to acquaint ourselves with him and his ideas. We spoke about Bitcoin Satoshi Vision, nChain - and although he isn't an anarchist, we may have even found a bit of common ground regarding central banking.

Gabriel Cardona is head of R&D at bitcoin.com & one of the most skilled developers in the blockchain community. He stopped by the Agora recently to discuss technological decentralization and we hit all the stops. 3D-printing, AI, tokenization, smart contracts, DAOs, biomimicry & more. 

Roger Ver, stops by The Agora to discuss voluntaryism, tokenization and bitcoin cash. He is the brains behind a number of projects in the crypto space and a dedicated voluntaryist. I asked him if he agreed with my assessment that the tokenization of securities and assets will be a death knell for the FINRA cartel & the SEC. You'll be as pleasantly surprised as I was to hear his encouraging repsonse.

Smoking L's, talking crypto, and dippin on the IRS with John McAfee. This is the fun part of the liberty movement. 

In logic, an axiom is a statement that is self-evident or otherwise accepted as true. The action axiom is simply that individuals act. It is the foundation of austrian economics and the subject of episode 41 of The Agora. To help shed some light on the topic, I asked the world's leading praxeologist, Walter Block, to help us sort thru the minutiae. 

Each year, trimmigrants from all over the world gather in Humboldt County to prepare the cannabis crop. In doing so they knowingly put themselves at risk; which is perhaps one reason they are rewarded so generously for their efforts. In this episode, fellow agorist and experienced trimmer, Angelo Depuma, gives us the low down on the north cali trim scene.