Complete Liberty Podcast
Show that promotes total respect for self-ownership, property rights, and personal choice--amidst the authoritarian/obedience-oriented political and psychological memes in American culture (and elsewhere). Basically, governments and all they entail are the problem, not the solution. Voluntarism (or market anarchism, or anarcho-capitalism) and customary law principles, in accordance with reason and dignity, spell the solution. www.completeliberty.com

Class and equality under statism versus a free market
The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History by Thomas Woods
http://www.mises.org/store/The-Politically-Incorrect-Guide-to-American-History-P247C0.aspx?AFID=14
http://books.google.com/books?id=ltSIOnW6XLsC
A video talk about the book:
http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/index.php?main_page=product_video_info&products_id=184310-1
How Capitalism Saved America by Thomas DiLorenzo
http://tinyurl.com/4r37q6
Book's review: How Capitalism Saved America by Laurence M. Vance
http://www.lewrockwell.com/vance/vance90.html
The Capitalist Manifesto by Andrew Bernstein
http://www.andrewbernstein.net/books/capman.htm
"Equality," like freedom, is an inside job
The bloody credo of communism--ability required to feed "need"
Rising prosperous economic tide of true capitalism lifts all boats
Nature of "abusive" corporations; The Semi-Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
http://completeliberty.com/chapter4.php#80
The free market never fails, but force and faith must always
Forcing "equality" on people is anti-mind and anti-life; it represents the evil doctrine of sacrifice
Coercive monopolies only exist because of the legitimacy granted to them by most people
The Importance of Agorist Class Theory by Niccolo Adami
http://catholicmarketanarchy.blogspot.com/2008/05/importance-of-agorist-class-theory.html
The entrepreneurial class versus the parasitic class
Problems with the idea of classes; http://completeliberty.com/chapter1.php#15
SEK3's essence of agorist class theory; http://agorism.info/docs/NewLibertarianManifesto.pdf
Should agorists ban together as comrades?
Religion as fosterer of conflicts between groups
Pemes, or political memes, that are enslaving us
#TL074: PEME-THEORY - BASIC, INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED By Frederick Mann
http://www.buildfreedom.com/tl/tl074.shtml
Challenging those, first and foremost in your personal life, who advocate statist aggression
Voting Decisions Made Easy by Hal O'Boyle
http://www.haloboyle.com/2004/03/voting_decision.html
to "...those who refuse to shuffle off to the voting booth like Eloi in the thrall of the Morlocks' dinner siren." ;)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morlock - ominous parallels...
"Representatives" don't represent you--no valid contract of agency
The insanity of gun control laws, especially in Mexico
War on drugs is war on individual rights, creating rampant crime both here and in Mexico
What would happen if they held an election, and nobody voted? Evidence that people don't see themselves as slaves anymore!
No such thing as a "Republic," and "Democracy" is a farce
Only the voluntary marketplace is legitimate, i.e., a society of rights-respecting individuals
What is Legitimacy? by Bill Orton, aka Hogeye Bill
http://www.ozarkia.net/bill/anarchism/library/aa/p004.html
Autonomy and self-ownership versus being ruled by other individuals (and governmental memes)
Sacrifice is really the corrupt ethical doctrine we must confront
Police State Mission-Creep by Scott McPherson
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig3/mcpherson10.html
statist "strength in numbers" thuggery
We aren't "customers" of the "business" of government
'Sensational' fossil illuminates birth of dinosaurs
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/earth/2008/08/22/scifossil122.xml
bumper music "Freedom Now" from album Crossroads by Tracy Chapman
http://www.myspace.com/tracychapmanfolk  http://www.tracychapman.com/

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The need for courage, integrity, and certainty, to resolve the personal side of ethical and political contradictions in our relationships
Episode: 947 The Next Thing (Part 1) by Stefan Molyneux
http://www.podnova.com/channel/392694/episode/26/
Implications of the "against me" argument
927 Ron Paul and Politics versus Personal Liberty by Stefan Molyneux
http://youtube.com/watch?v=0z-fhCFkISM
http://www.freedomainradio.com/Traffic_Jams/FDR_927_Ron_Paul_Politics_and_Personal_Freedom.mp3
http://www.podnova.com/channel/392694/episode/47/
The political contradiction of Objectivism's politics, which hinges on a collectivistic notion of a coercive monopoly; a couple extensive refutations:
The Facts Of Reality: Logic And History In Objectivist Debates About Government by Professor Nicholas Dykes
http://www.libertarian.co.uk/lapubs/philn/philn079.htm
Laissez-faire, A More Enlightened View Of Capitalism—And Its Contradictions
http://www.logicallearning.net/libertylaissez-f.html
Disproving the State: Four arguments against government by Stefan Molyneux
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig6/molyneux4.html
Separating the messages from the messengers in the early Objectivist movement
The Passion of Ayn Rand by Barbara Branden
http://www.noblesoul.com/orc/books/other/passion.html
I read my paper titled: Who is Nathaniel Branden?
Psychologist/Psychotherapist: http://www.nathanielbranden.com
His books, in order of most recent:
Self-Esteem at Work (treatise that contains psychotherapeutic exercises)
A Woman’s Self-Esteem (treatise that contains psychotherapeutic exercises)
Self-Esteem Every Day (collection of thoughts on self-esteem)
The Art of Living Consciously (treatise that contains psychotherapeutic exercises)
Taking Responsibility (treatise that contains psychotherapeutic exercises)
The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem (treatise that contains psychotherapeutic exercises)
The Art of Self-Discovery (psychotherapeutic workbook; my favorite:)
The Power of Self-Esteem (shorter book on the topic)
My Years with Ayn Rand (revised edition of Judgment Day)
How to Raise Your Self-Esteem (psychotherapeutic workbook)
Honoring the Self (treatise)
If You Could Hear What I Cannot Say (psychotherapeutic workbook for relationships)
What Love Asks of Us (with Devers Branden) (question and answer book)
The Psychology of Romantic Love (treatise)
The Disowned Self (treatise)
Breaking Free (compilation of vignettes from therapy)
The Psychology of Self-Esteem (seminal work on the subject)
Who is Ayn Rand? (deals primarily with Rand's novel moral code)
Overview of his biocentric psychology, in relation to objective philosophy
Volition as essential component in self-esteem and value-judgments
Emotions as indicators of "for me" or "against me"
The nature of the subconscious and automatization
Comprehensive framework of Ayn Rand's philosophy of Objectivism, from metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics, to politics and esthetics
Branden's revolutionary refinement of the concept of self-esteem, which can be seen as an integrated sum of self-confidence and self-respect; choice quotation from The Psychology of Self-Esteem: "To understand a man psychologically, one must understand the nature and degree of his self-esteem, and the standards by which he judges himself"
Man's mental health depends on being able to deal with reality--in particular, his internal reality--in an unblocked fashion
The Pillars of self-esteem:
The practice of living consciously
The practice of self-acceptance
The practice of self-responsibility
The practice of self-assertiveness
The practice of living purposefully
The practice of personal integrity
Branden's humanistic focus on the methods by which to acquire and maintain self-esteem stands as the ultimate tribute to the human soul
The respective roles of philosophy and psychology; inspecting the problematic modern dichotomy
The nature of psychotherapy and its challenges, both inside and out
To choose to change, even when change is often frightening
As Branden has noted, we need not be prisoners to yesterday's thinking and decisions
bumper music "Piano Concerto in A Minor, 1st Movement, Allegro Molto Moderato" by Edward Grieg
Pianist Pawel Mazurkiewicz: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF0WaXEf0xM
Pianist Arthur Rubinstein: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dxzpy1b1_BY
Pianist Leif Ove Andsnes (best sound, imo): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL_DT4DRxVA

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How – Actually – Does the State Work? 'Do As You Are Told, Or We Will Kill You' by Jeff Knaebel
http://www.lewrockwell.com/knaebel/knaebel19.html
Methods of domination...
People who really value liberty are not so organized
The ridiculous sporting event of politics, where winning equals everyone losing
The free state project http://www.freestateproject.org
Direct, raw violence perpetrated by individuals "working" for government
Is democracy relative? Any initiation of force is wrong, absolutely
Unjust laws...ad naseum
The floating abstraction of "the public"; trying to hide government's true aims through the use of euphemisms
Molding the minds of youth via "public education," i.e., extortion-funded governmental education
Arguments against the notion that taxation is extortion and aggression, which are of course illogical
Sick dependency created by those in government
The monstrous ethical contradiction of using force as the means to (attempt to) achieve benevolent ends
Stossel in America - ABC 20/20 Freeloaders - Creating Dependency Segment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4teq7aKTNJ4
http://townhall.com/columnists/JohnStossel/2007/01/03/is_this_any_way_to_help_the_homeless
Violence is not a way to "help" people
Should we fear employees of the State (those in power) or, rather, our fellow slaves?
The Next Thing...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH_paOt6_ZI
948 The Next Thing (Part 2)
http://www.podnova.com/channel/392694/episode/25/
the backstory: Episode: 947 The Next Thing (Part 1)
http://www.podnova.com/channel/392694/episode/26/
Discourse on Voluntary Servitude by Etienne de la Boetie
http://www.constitution.org/la_boetie/serv_vol.htm
Inculcating obedience through nonsense statements such as, "As long as you comply, it's not force"
Ruling through fear; http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Heinrich_Himmler
Conflating America with American government
The popular values of equality, universal health care, and no child left behind can never be realized through force, and government is the biggest hindrance to realizing such values
The initiation of force is the invalid means to achieve one's ends
Only the free market can foster popular values, and then some!
Obviously, the more government intervention, the worse the results
Lessons From Tennessee's Failed Health Care Reform by Merrill Matthews, Jr. (beware the author's slavespeak)
http://www.heritage.org/Research/HealthCare/BG1357ES.cfm
The unpeaceful nature of Sweden, and other liberally praised authoritarian domains
Sweden, Banana Republic by Per Bylund
http://www.lewrockwell.com/bylund/bylund12.html
Per Bylund Archives: http://www.lewrockwell.com/bylund/bylund-arch.html
The argument from morality in relation to the welfare state
The congressional umbilical cord to the military/industrial complex
How The Military/Industrial Complex Works: You Scratch My back, Bombs Away!
http://completeliberty.com/chapter2.php#45
Government "servants" that impose "services" on us, versus the beauty of services provided by businesses
Government, by definition, is incapable of providing what we want; what we want are voluntarily chosen services (i.e., not to be forced)
Speaking of which, my own new service :)
http://www.happinesscounseling.com
Ayn Rand had it right: happiness is our highest moral purpose
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/happiness.html
The psychological payoff for avoiding the immoral essence of governmental "services"
Worry as future related guilt, and our various means of dealing with it
President as good domineering parent; Kings ordained by "God" and "the people"
Democracy: The God that Failed by Hans Hermane Hoppe
http://www.hanshoppe.com/publications.php#democracy
http://tinyurl.com/4zt79u (searchable text from google books)
http://www.mises.org/store/Democracy-The-God-That-Failed-P240C0.aspx
Ah, government is beyond failure, because its employees perform magic tricks and miracles using the golden (blood drenched) gun of taxation and regulation and fiat currency!
Apathy created by governmental "schooling," childhood indoctrination in obedience to authority, and the mainstream media of distractions and lack of logical analysis
Obama's "hope" and "change" through coercion: put the following site-specific searches in google to see the essence of what politics is about, no matter the orator's popularity:
site:www.barackobama.com require
site:www.barackobama.com required
site:www.barackobama.com mandate
site:www.barackobama.com mandated
Governmental employees use commerce and business language to try to hide their organization's thuggish nature
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins
http://www.economichitman.com/
http://tinyurl.com/57w588 (google books)
http://www.democracynow.org/2004/11/9/confessions_of_an_economic_hit_man
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confessions_of_an_Economic_Hit_Man#Controversy_and_criticism
Fabricating external threats in order to gain more power and control
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_flag
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Tonkin_Incident
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Harbor_advance-knowledge_debate
FDR, Pearl Harbor and the U.N. by John V. Denson
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig2/denson8.html
The Conspiracies of Empire by H. Arthur Scott Trask
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig/trask1.html
Pearl Harbor Was No Surprise by Don Hull
http://www.strike-the-root.com/columns/Hull/hull5.html
Do Freedom of Information Act Files Prove FDR Had Foreknowledge of Pearl Harbor? by Robert B. Stinnett, Douglas Cirignano
http://www.independent.org/issues/article.asp?id=408
The Truth About Pearl Harbor: A Debate by Robert B. Stinnett, Stephen Budiansky
http://www.independent.org/issues/article.asp?id=445
Sixty-Three Years of Lies by Anthony Gregory
http://www.strike-the-root.com/4/gregory/gregory27.html
Man accused of making license plate 'disappear'
http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/04/1827266-man-accused-of-making-license-plate-disappear
Live in accordance with rights-respecting free enterprise http://agorism.info/
With complete liberty (voluntary exchanges), everything will become more and more affordable; cost of living will continually decrease and standard of living will continually increase
In the lose/lose scenario of government (involuntary exchanges), those wielding power become slaves too--it's a race to the bottom, economically and psychologically
bumper music "Uncle Sam Goddamn" by Brother Ali
http://www.brotherali.com/  http://www.myspace.com/brotherali

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Must the Government Combat Americans’ Addiction to Foreign Bananas? by Robert Higgs
http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/53228.html
banana crises sidenote:
http://www.slashfood.com/2008/02/24/the-great-banana-panic-continues/
Understanding free market economics and international trade, for the umpteenth time
Resistance to the truth is aided by rationalizations
http://www.aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/rationalization.html
Is Richard an 'merican?...
Keene Man (Russell Kanning) to Auction Off Vote by Kat Kanning
http://www.newhampshirefreepress.com/NHFreePress/?q=node/209
Exposing the hypocrisy of political vote buying
"Representatives" don't represent you; don't fall for the slavespeak
THE ANATOMY OF SLAVESPEAK by Frederick Mann
http://www.buildfreedom.com/tl/tl07a.shtml
Statement from Jason Gerhard (incarcerated friend of tax resistors Ed and Elaine Brown)
http://www.newhampshirefreepress.com/NHFreePress/?q=node/197
Imposing "services" at gunpoint: the essence of government
Parents forcing children to do things, which leads to uncritical acceptance of politics
The Meaning and Value of Gold by Glen Allport (in reference to growth of government pie charts)
http://www.strike-the-root.com/82/allport/allport2.html
Self-esteem versus rationalizations and defense mechanisms
No Such Thing as a Good Cop by Larken Rose
http://www.newhampshirefreepress.com/NHFreePress/?q=node/203
The horribly dangerous authority myth--the denial of personal responsibility
"...committing immoral violence is an unavoidable part of every cop's job." (LR)
The disorder created by government (and authoritarian parenting)
Simple rules for persons in a free market: Don't lie, cheat, and steal
What is the ~nature~ of parental influences? ~How~ the messages are delivered makes all the difference
Introducing, particularly to adolescents--via the Web--the anti-authoritarian anarchistic philosophy, which is a kind of psychotherapy to deal with the various abuses of one's will by others, by family, culture, and governmental "officials"
Authentic, independent challenging of "authority" versus inauthentic (typically collectivistic) revolting against it and replacing it with yet another "authority"
People's ambivalence about anarchy
Intro to Everyday Anarchy by Stefan Molyneux
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AidXSubb-2U
How – Actually – Does the State Work? 'Do As You Are Told, Or We Will Kill You' by Jeff Knaebel
http://www.lewrockwell.com/knaebel/knaebel19.html
Corrupt power cannot withstand moral courage
Implications of the "against me" argument
927 Ron Paul and Politics versus Personal Liberty by Stefan Molyneux
http://youtube.com/watch?v=0z-fhCFkISM
http://www.freedomainradio.com/Traffic_Jams/FDR_927_Ron_Paul_Politics_and_Personal_Freedom.mp3
http://www.podnova.com/channel/392694/episode/47/
Setting the standard for rational debate
Defending the Undefendable: The pimp, prostitute, scab, slumlord, libeler, moneylender and other scapegoats in the rogue's gallery of American society by Walter Block
http://www.mises.org/store/Defending-the-Undefendable-P136.aspx
http://mises.org/books/defending.pdf
One way to create a better world (especially for yourself): By not collaborating and compromising with those who forward evil premises
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/compromise.html
Errors of Knowledge vs. Breaches of Morality by Ayn Rand
http://www.aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/errorsofknowledge.html
Nullifying the will of others: the essence of the love of domination ("authority")
Respect presupposes a sovereign use of consciousness--which is why the initiation of force is NOT to be tolerated
Objectivists distorted use of moralization
Email dealing with the non sequitur of minarchism and fallacies about "human nature"
We can't escape philosophy
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/philosophy.html
The Not So Wild, Wild West: Property Rights on the Frontier by Terry L. Anderson and Peter J. Hill
http://mises.org/journals/jls/3_1/3_1_2.pdf
http://www.independent.org/publications/tir/article.asp?a=552
The trader principle (value for value) as part of the virtue of independence
Japanese researchers craft "e-skin" to let robots feel by Donald Melanson
http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/12/japanese-researchers-craft-e-skin-to-let-robots-feel/
Getting corrupt relationships out of your life and challenging slave-on-slave violence--thus fostering a better, happier, more courageous self, and a better society
The Next Thing... by Stefan Molyneux
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH_paOt6_ZI
948 The Next Thing (Part 2) by Stefan Molyneux
http://www.podnova.com/channel/392694/episode/25/
the backstory:
Episode: 947 The Next Thing (Part 1) by Stefan Molyneux
http://www.podnova.com/channel/392694/episode/26/
bumper music "Politik Kills" by Manu Chao (Politik kills db remix DUB+vox_mastered)
http://www.manuchao.net/
download it and check out all the remixes! http://www.politikills.com/les-remix.php

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