Logical Anarchy Today

The mixed economy is the idea that we can have the propserity and choice of the free unhampered market with the equality created by the government. Is this possible or is it like mixing oil and water? I think you know my answer so listen to the episode for the detailes.The Quoteable MisesHuman Action by Ludwig Von MisesJeff Herbener's Course on Liberty Classroom about Textbook EconomicsDynamics of the Mixed Economy: Toward a Theory of Interventionism, by Sanford IkedaMyths of the Mixed EconomyWhy Bernie Sanders Has to Raise Taxes on the Middle ClassBernie Sanders on Economic Inequality Tom Woods Liberty ClassroomInterested in Bitcoin as an alternative to US Dollars? Use our Coinbase link!If you sign up with our coinbase link and purchase $100 in bitcoin, you will recieve an extra $10 from coinbase.The "Shift" Bitcoin debit card is through coinbase as well.Support the show by entering Amazon through our link HERE!Support the show with Bitcoin HERE!Use this address to add the Logical Anarchy Today show to your

Austrian Economics rests on the "Action Axiom". The Action Axiom is the idea that all individuals engage in action and purposeful behavior. Many critics of Austrian Economics understand that if they can disprove this idea, they can get rid of us pesky Austrians. The problem is that refuting this proposition is not so easy. Listen to today's episode to find out why.Definition of a prioriSynthetic a priori propositionDoubt the Action Axiom? Try to Disprove ItTom Woods Liberty ClassroomInterested in Bitcoin as an alternative to US Dollars? Use our Coinbase link!If you sign up with our coinbase link and purchase $100 in bitcoin, you will recieve an extra $10 from coinbase.The "Shift" Bitcoin debit card is through coinbase as well.Support the show by entering Amazon through our link HERE!Support the show with Bitcoin HERE!Use this address to add the Logical Anarchy Today show to your podcatcher or subscribe on iTunes!http://shoutengine.com/LogicalAnarchyToday.xml

Who is the burden of proof on when debating between anarchists and statists? Listen to today's episode to learn why it is statists that need to prove the merits of government, not the anarchist.It's Not Isolationist For America To Mind Its Own Business20th Century DemocideBetter off StatelessOver 500,000 Children in Iraq Killed by Trade SanctionsIraq and Depleted UraniumIraq Body CountOver 100,000 People Killed in the Middle East in 2014Anarchy Has Never Been Tried?Tom Woods Liberty ClassroomInterested in Bitcoin as an alternative to US Dollars? Use our Coinbase link!If you sign up with our coinbase link and purchase $100 in bitcoin, you will recieve an extra $10 from coinbase.The "Shift" Bitcoin debit card is through coinbase as well.Support the show by entering Amazon through our link HERE!Support the show with Bitcoin HERE!Use this address to add the Logical Anarchy Today show to your podcatcher or subscribe on iTunes!http://shoutengine.com/LogicalAnarchyToday.xml

Often times when you talk to someone who is critical of capitalism or free markets, you hear them make the argument that capitalism is feudalism reborn. That like feudalism, capitalism steps on the modern day serf, the wage earner. This couldn't be farther from the truth and today's episode attempts to explain why.Why Capitalism Is Worth DefendingMises in Four Easy PiecesFeudalism and Cronyism in Machiavelli’s ItalyCapitalismCapitalism = Feudalism!Feudalism (MART: The Medieval Academy Reprints for Teaching)Tom Woods Liberty ClassroomInterested in Bitcoin as an alternative to US Dollars? Use our Coinbase link!If you sign up with our coinbase link and purchase $100 in bitcoin, you will recieve an extra $10 from coinbase.The "Shift" Bitcoin debit card is through coinbase as well.Support the show by entering Amazon through our link HERE!Support the show with Bitcoin HERE!Use this address to add the Logical Anarchy Today show to your podcatcher or subscribe on iTunes!http://shoutengine.com/LogicalAnarchyToday.xml 

I was involved with another conversation with someone sympathetic to left anarchism. Talking to these people is difficult. Not because their arguments are good, but because they refuse to adhere to any form of logic or train of throught. Tom Woods Liberty ClassroomInterested in Bitcoin as an alternative to US Dollars? Use our Coinbase link!If you sign up with our coinbase link and purchase $100 in bitcoin, you will recieve an extra $10 from coinbase.The "Shift" Bitcoin debit card is through coinbase as well.Support the show by entering Amazon through our link HERE!Support the show with Bitcoin HERE!Use this address to add the Logical Anarchy Today show to your podcatcher or subscribe on iTunes!http://shoutengine.com/LogicalAnarchyToday.xml

I have been involved in a back and forth with someone regards to the freemarket, waste, profits and other economic topics. They seem really confused about this so I decided to make this into a podcast episode and explain why these statists get economics wrong.Tom Woods Liberty ClassroomInterested in Bitcoin as an alternative to US Dollars? Use our Coinbase link!If you sign up with our coinbase link and purchase $100 in bitcoin, you will recieve an extra $10 from coinbase.The "Shift" Bitcoin debit card is through coinbase as well.Support the show by entering Amazon through our link HERE!Support the show with Bitcoin HERE!Use this address to add the Logical Anarchy Today show to your podcatcher or subscribe on iTunes!http://shoutengine.com/LogicalAnarchyToday.xml

Do women really make less then men for the same kind of work? Are 1 in 5 women raped or sexually assaulted on college campuses? Or is there more to all of this that you are not being told. I dissect all of this in today's podcast episode.Infographic: “Why Women Don’t Make Less Than Men.”No, 1 in 5 women have not been raped on college campusesWhat’s Behind the Gender Wage GapTom Woods Liberty ClassroomInterested in Bitcoin as an alternative to US Dollars? Use our Coinbase link!If you sign up with our coinbase link and purchase $100 in bitcoin, you will recieve an extra $10 from coinbase.The "Shift" Bitcoin debit card is through coinbase as well.Support the show by entering Amazon through our link HERE!Support the show with Bitcoin HERE!Use this address to add the Logical Anarchy Today show to your podcatcher or subscribe on iTunes!http://shoutengine.com/LogicalAnarchyToday.xml

A man in Hong Kong built a simple robot that looks like Scarlett Johansson. People are asking the question "Does Johansson have a say in this? Should she have a say in this since it is her likeness?" As weird as this is, it's a great jumping off point to talk about intellectual property verses real private property.Man Builds $50,000 Scarlett Johansson Robot in Hong KongAgainst Intellectual PropertyIntellectual Property, Patents, and PantsYour Social Contract is Not LegitimateLogical Anarchy Today Episode 76 - I Don't Remember Signing a Social Contract!Tom Woods Liberty ClassroomInterested in Bitcoin as an alternative to US Dollars? Use our Coinbase link!If you sign up with our coinbase link and purchase $100 in bitcoin, you will recieve an extra $10 from coinbase.The "Shift" Bitcoin debit card is through coinbase as well.Support the show by entering Amazon through our link HERE!Support the show with Bitcoin HERE!Use this address to add the Logical Anarchy Today show to your podcatcher or subscribe on iTunes!

Jerry Brown has passed a statewide minimum wage law for California that would put the minimum wage at $15 per hour by 2023. I live in southern California and this is just another piece of government action that makes me further consider leaving the great weather here.Gov. Brown Admits $15 Minimum Wage Does Not Make Economic Sense, Approves It AnywayCalifornia Unemployment by CountyCalifornia Passes $15 Minimum Wage; New York to FollowEdgar the ExploiterHow Minimum Wage Laws Increase PovertyYes, Minimum Wages Still Increase UnemploymentRothbard on Minimum Wage LawsTom Woods Liberty ClassroomInterested in Bitcoin as an alternative to US Dollars? Use our Coinbase link!If you sign up with our coinbase link and purchase $100 in bitcoin, you will recieve an extra $10 from coinbase.The "Shift" Bitcoin debit card is through coinbase as well.Support the show by entering Amazon through our link HERE!Support the show with Bitcoin HERE!Use this address to add the Logical Anarchy Today show to your podcatcher or subscribe

The Obama administration is saying that it want's to get more people into their own homes by lowersing lending standards. They want to lower lending to people that have the same level credit score as before the 2008 crisis. We all know how this ends. Economic crisis and the the free market getting the blame.Obama administration pushes banks to make home loans to people with weaker creditAs consumer credit scores plunged in 2008-2009, lenders raised their standardsDeregulation Caused the Recession of 2008White House Philosophy Stoked Mortgage BonfireThe True Origins of This Financial CrisisTom Woods Liberty ClassroomInterested in Bitcoin as an alternative to US Dollars? Use our Coinbase link!If you sign up with our coinbase link and purchase $100 in bitcoin, you will recieve an extra $10 from coinbase.The "Shift" Bitcoin debit card is through coinbase as well.Support the show by entering Amazon through our link HERE!Support the show with Bitcoin HERE!Use this address to add the Logical Anarchy Today show to yo

Today I talk about what we can expect both foriegn and domestically with a Clinton Presidency.Logical Anarchy Today Episode 81 - What to Expect from a Trump Presidency... Maybe... I Don't KnowLogical Anarchy Today Episode 75 - Trump, Sanders and Free TradeInterested in Bitcoin as an alternative to US Dollars? Use our Coinbase link!If you sign up with our coinbase link and purchase $100 in bitcoin, you will recieve an extra $10 from coinbase.The "Shift" Bitcoin debit card is through coinbase as well.Support the show by entering Amazon through our link HERE!Support the show with Bitcoin HERE!Use this address to add the Logical Anarchy Today show to your podcatcher or subscribe on iTunes!http://shoutengine.com/LogicalAnarchyToday.xml

This is a listener requested episode on what to expect if Trump becomes president. What will he do? What are his plans? Jon tries to go over these ideas in this episode. Trump is a hard guy to figure out in some ways because he has no grounding or coherent princples guiding him. He's just shooting from the hip.Donald Trump PositionsDonald Trump on the IssuesTrump Says He Supports Reauthorizing Patriot Act, NSA Metadata CollectionLogical Anarchy Today Episode 75 - Trump, Sanders and Free TradeThe Logical Anarchy Live Podcast Episode 22 - The Donald and ImmigrationInterested in Bitcoin as an alternative to US Dollars? Use our Coinbase link!If you sign up with our coinbase link and purchase $100 in bitcoin, you will recieve an extra $10 from coinbase.The "Shift" Bitcoin debit card is through coinbase as well.Support the show by entering Amazon through our link HERE!Support the show with Bitcoin HERE!Use this address to add the Logical Anarchy Today show to your podcatcher or subscribe on iTunes!http://shoutengin

34 people have been killed in Brussels due to a deadly terrorist attack. This shouldn't come as a surprise. Europe, with it's large welfare programs, is on the verge of collapse in some respect. Perhaps if they closed their borders and the US and it's allies stopped creating refugees to begin with, this wouldn't be a problem.Social Security in BelgiumBelgium Spooked by Migrant Influx as Europe's Refugees Crisis SpiralsBrussels Airport and Subway Explosions Kill 34Death toll in Syria tops 55,000 in 2015Iraq Body CountFertility Rate for Muslims vs. Non-Muslims in Europe80% Of Turkish Muslims in Germany Are On WelfareBefore We Know Much of Anything About Brussels Attack, Encryption Fears Already InvokedInterested in Bitcoin as an alternative to US Dollars? Use our Coinbase link!If you sign up with our coinbase link and purchase $100 in bitcoin, you will recieve an extra $10 from coinbase.The "Shift" Bitcoin debit card is through coinbase as well.Support the show by entering Amazon through our link HERE!Support t

Is morality and ethics relative to individuals and cultures? Are there no moral truths and laws? Tune in to today's episode as Jon talks about this very subject in relation to the non-aggression principle.Your Social Contract is Not LegitimateLogical Anarchy Today Episode 76 - I Don't Remember Signing a Social Contract!Interested in Bitcoin as an alternative to US Dollars? Use our Coinbase link!If you sign up with our coinbase link and purchase $100 in bitcoin, you will recieve an extra $10 from coinbase.The "Shift" Bitcoin debit card is through coinbase as well.Support the show by entering Amazon through our link HERE!Support the show with Bitcoin HERE!Use this address to add the Logical Anarchy Today show to your podcatcher or subscribe on iTunes!http://shoutengine.com/LogicalAnarchyToday.xml

Why did the Roman Empire fall? What did it do to it's money and political structure that caused it to fail? Today, Jon discuss the fall of Rome and how our culture is going down the same path.CHART OF THE DAY: The Roman Coin Chart That Doomsayers Love To Pass Around"Currency Debasement and Social Collapse" by Ludwig Von Mises"The Decline and Fall of the Roman Denarius" By Chris HorlatcherInterested in Bitcoin as an alternative to US Dollars? Use our Coinbase link!If you sign up with our coinbase link and purchase $100 in bitcoin, you will recieve an extra $10 from coinbase.The "Shift" Bitcoin debit card is through coinbase as well.Support the show by entering Amazon through our link HERE!Support the show with Bitcoin HERE!Use this address to add the Logical Anarchy Today show to your podcatcher or subscribe on iTunes!http://shoutengine.com/LogicalAnarchyToday.xml

David Stockman posted an article full of damning evidence that the economy is already in another recession and headed for disaster. Listen and learn how and why."Here Comes The Big Flush—–Recession Pending, Fed ‘Put’ Ending" by David Stockman"Hillary Clinton Wins the Federal Reserve Primary" by Tho BishiopFebruary 2016 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®Over 80% Of Jobs Added In January Were Minimum Wage EarnersInterest - Mises.org wikiInterested in Bitcoin as an alternative to US Dollars? Use our Coinbase link!If you sign up with our coinbase link and purchase $100 in bitcoin, you will recieve an extra $10 from coinbase.The "Shift" Bitcoin debit card is through coinbase as well.Support the show by entering Amazon through our link HERE!Support the show with Bitcoin HERE!Use this address to add the Logical Anarchy Today show to your podcatcher or subscribe on iTunes!http://shoutengine.com/LogicalAnarchyToday.xml

The good old social contract argument. It's been around since Socrates and poeple still use it even today. I find that it is generally a poor argument used when the statist is backed in a corner. It's thier trump card or ace up their sleeve (at least in their mind). But it really is an illogical and bad argument. Today's episode explains why that is.The Tom Woods Show EP 545You Can Always LeaveGeorge Ought to Help"Social Contract: A Critique", by Williamson M. EversInterested in Bitcoin as an alternative to US Dollars? Use our Coinbase link!If you sign up with our coinbase link and purchase $100 in bitcoin, you will recieve an extra $10 from coinbase.The "Shift" Bitcoin debit card is through coinbase as well.Support the show by entering Amazon through our link HERE!Support the show with Bitcoin HERE!Use this address to add the Logical Anarchy Today show to your podcatcher or subscribe on iTunes!http://shoutengine.com/LogicalAnarchyToday.xml

Are tariffs and protectionism good for the economy? Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders think so. But it actually makes use poorer to limit true free trade. Listen and learn how."Economics in one Lesson" by Henry HazlittInterested in Bitcoin as an alternative to US Dollars? Use our Coinbase link!If you sign up with our coinbase link and purchase $100 in bitcoin, you will recieve an extra $10 from coinbase.The "Shift" Bitcoin debit card is through coinbase as well.Support the show by entering Amazon through our link HERE!Support the show with Bitcoin HERE!Use this address to add the Logical Anarchy Today show to your podcatcher or subscribe on iTunes!http://shoutengine.com/LogicalAnarchyToday.xml

This last week we made a lot of people upset by attacking some core pillars of left anarchic thought. Many in that camp view anarcho-capitalists as something outside of anarchism but in this episode, I explain how pure anarchism is capitalism and pure capitalism is anarchism.Books used for this episode:"Economics in one Lesson" by Henry Hazlitt"The Road to Serfdom" by F.A. Hayek"Man, Economy and State with Power and Market" by Murry Rothbard"Human Action" by Ludwig Von Mises"Meltdown" by Tom WoodsTom Woods Liberty ClassroomInterested in Bitcoin as an alternative to US Dollars? Use our Coinbase link!If you sign up with our coinbase link and purchase $100 in bitcoin, you will recieve an extra $10 from coinbase.The "Shift" Bitcoin debit card is through coinbase as well.Support the show by entering Amazon through our link HERE!Support the show with Bitcoin HERE!Use this address to add the Logical Anarchy Today show to your podcatcher or subscribe on iTunes!http://shoutengine.com/LogicalAnarchyToday.xml

Today is another episode where I talk about the economic fallacies regarding Bernie Sanders and his tweets. There are some good topics here. Statism, monopolies and business cycles are all covered here.Logical Anarchy Today Episode 69 - The Office of the President has Always Been ThisDeregulation Caused the Recession of 2008Interested in Bitcoin as an alternative to US Dollars? Use our Coinbase link!If you sign up with our coinbase link and purchase $100 in bitcoin, you will recieve an extra $10 from coinbase.The "Shift" Bitcoin debit card is through coinbase as well.Support the show by entering Amazon through our link HERE!Support the show with Bitcoin HERE!Use this address to add the Logical Anarchy Today show to your podcatcher or subscribe on iTunes!http://shoutengine.com/LogicalAnarchyToday.xml