Episode 121 - Liberty on tour, statism and youth, child-rearing, rationalizing warfare

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Adam Mueller tells FTL the story of his arrest and caging in Las Vegas
http://traffic.libsyn.com/ftl/FTL2010-09-20.mp3
Police do not really care about property rights, and they won't until they become free market agents instead of coercive monopoly gangsters

Opposite Of Radical: Today's Youth Trust Uncle Sam by Tovia Smith
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126359205
The tribal premise, involving self-sacrifice, is the basis for government
Those in government have no property rights jurisdiction; "public property" is communistic
The injustices perpetrated by those in government are much more than unethical; aggression is an attempt to nullify the mind and thus objective morality
Corporations: The Semi-Good, The Bad, And The Ugly http://completeliberty.com/chapter4.php#80

A society of complete liberty entails a society of individuals who esteem themselves rationally and love virtue
The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem
http://www.nathanielbranden.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=35

Our nature is nurture: Are shifts in child-rearing making modern kids mean? by John Horgan
http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=our-nature-is-nurture-are-shifts-in-2010-07-12
Our distinctive mental faculty: http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/reason.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/rationality.html
Parents oftentimes exploit the empathetic nature of children, and their desire to obey and to please (to be "good"), in order to foist bad ideas and immoral behavior on them--and teach them to not question or challenge "authority"
FDR1294 The Rise of Corruption Part 2
http://www.freedomainradio.com/Traffic_Jams/FDR_1294_Rise_of_Corruption_Part_2.mp3
Parents need to make things comprehensible for kids, by reasoning from first principles, as opposed to offering them the cognitive and emotional confusion that they do today

Quitting the hominid fight club: The evidence is flimsy for innate chimpanzee--let alone human--warfare by John Horgan
http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=quitting-the-hominid-fight-club-the-2010-06-29
The Historical Societal Problem: http://www.logicallearning.net/libhistoricalsoc.html
War and irrational beliefs have been linked since the dawn of civilization--for people's torment

How We Support Our False Beliefs
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090821135020.htm
Does U.S. Foreign Policy Protect Us? Or Did It Cause 9/11?
http://files.meetup.com/1509488/pamphlet2.pdf
Confirmation bias and rationalization are antithetical to objectivity
To align with truth, one must come to terms with one's feelings, to understand and integrate them on a deeper level
Acquiring independence and being rational in today's society is a major, but necessary, feat!

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bumper music "Masters Of War" by Pearl Jam
http://pearljam.com/

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