Rakkur

Austrian Circle 18: Martin Luther King Jr and the Law

March 9, 2016

Martin Luther King, Jr. was known for taking action and speaking out against injustice and racism. What is less talked about is how the racism was often systematically enforced or implemented by and defended by...

Austrian Circle 17: Central Planning

Rakkur

March 6, 2016

Public Affairs, Talk

In the Star Wars universe, the empire was formed because of a betrayal by it's political class and because the people demanded something that could never work: central planning of resource allocation via the po...

Austrian Circle 16: Star Wars and The Modern State

Rakkur

February 27, 2016

Public Affairs, Talk

Star Wars is an epic tale of a Jedi family who, in the prequels, help to create and inflict the universe with a galactic empire, capable of the destruction of entire planets who refuse to submit to its demands....

Austrian Circle 15 With Devin Keehner: Liberty, Interest Rates, and War

Rakkur

February 23, 2016

Public Affairs, Talk

Devin Keehner, student and contributing writer, speaks with me about his article he wrote defending libertarianism and free will....

Austrian Circle 14: Capitalism vs. Socialism

Rakkur

February 18, 2016

Public Affairs, Talk

Today, we compare the different economic systems of capitalism and socialism in an attempt to understand how we can make human beings more prosperous and engage in ethically valid behavior. We also talk about s...

Austrian Circle 13: Terrorism, Middle East, and the War with Russia

Rakkur

February 18, 2016

Public Affairs, Talk

We take another look at how the Western governments have intervened in foreign lands and have created the very terrorists that they then use as justification for even more intervention, more meddling, and more ...

Austrian Circle 12 w/ Blooded the Brave: Hip Hop and Freedom

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September 15, 2015

Public Affairs, Talk

Blooded the Brave, a hip hop artist and performer from Indiana, guest stars the show with me this week. We talk about his music, the history of hip hop and it's focus on lyrics, and we also discuss the recent r...

Austrian Circle 11: Secession Around the World!

Rakkur

August 19, 2015

Public Affairs, Talk

Secession is a concept as old as the American Revolution itself, as the early colonists seceded from Britain with the Declaration of Independence. Armies and guns soon invaded, as also occurred in the South sec...

Austrian Circle 10: Environmentalism and the Free Market

Rakkur

June 23, 2015

Public Affairs, Talk

There are solutions that don't involve force, government and law in regards to the environment, climate change, pollution, and other property disputes over the use of our world. How can we save the oce...

Austrian Circle 9: War, ISIS, Syria, and Our Enemy Maker, The State

Rakkur

June 20, 2015

Public Affairs, Talk

The State and the military corporations who benefit from war create their own enemies to perpetuate those wars, whether it be the drug war against it's own citizens or the foreign wars. Today, Syria is being...

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