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The guest Christina Sandefur discuss the "Right to Try" initiative. It is a bill that has been adopted by 33 US States that will allow terminally ill patients to try experimental treatments in order to save their own lives. Christina is an attorney with the Goldwater Institute. Links: Goldwater Institute Texas Doctor Saves Life with Right to Try Law Goldwater Inst on Twitter Christina Sandefur Goldwater Inst on FB Righttotry.org

Today's episode is about educational options available to parents. Our guest is David Rodriguez a thought leader in primary education and the publisher of the John Taylor Gatto book, "The Underground History of American Education." Links: Education Options Expo   The Underground History of American Education

My interview with Carlos Rene who works inside a Costa Rican Special Economic Zone we discuss how SEZ's bring greater economic prosperity to developing countries. Links: http://www.americafreezone.com/v2/ http://costarica.com/business/free-trade-zones/

2016 was one of the best years for human kind   Links: http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/12/2016-one-greatest-years-ever-humanity/  

A look back at the podcast, the themes we cover, and what to look for in the new year. 

Ralph Raico passed away recently he was a professor who had an outsize impact on the liberty movement. Ralph was a contemporary of Murrary Rothbard and Ayn Rand and he was taught by both Ludwig Von Mises and Fredrich Hayek making him an important link the history of the Austrian School of Economics and the liberty movement. He focused on logic and clarity of thought, in all his work.   Links: Ralph Raico  Lectures Seminar Remembering Ralph Raico

In this episode I read my article Mojitos Or Malice? and discuss why trade embargoes do not have the desired effect. Links: Mojitos or Malice If we make it thru December     

In this episode I speak with Mike Lorrey about the issue of Secession from the USA and from states within the USA. There is a legal and peaceful way to go about secession and we discuss historical example of states seceding from other states (Maine seceded from Massachusetts), and US Territories seceding to form their own countries (Cuba and the Philippines). Mike has also worked with a present day secession movement in Vermont, he is also active in the Free State Project in NH.   Links: Free State Project

This brief episode is an overview of Liberty Classroom. Purchase the course now to take advantage of the Cyber Monday Sales   Link: Liberty Classroom

This is my solo rant on California Secession. California is a diverse state and I think the easiest and best path to secession would be for the Bay Area to Secede.   Links: CBS Article on California Secession  (it doesn't get anymore mainstream than that)

In this episode I speak with Gret Glyer founder of the app Donorsee. Donorsee is being called the Uber of charitable giving, it allows aid workers, missionaries, and relief workers around the world to post stories about people in need. Through the Donorsee app you can send money directly to the aid workers who then use the money to help those in need. The aid worker then posts an update on how your money directly benefited the person you gave money to. Its a beautiful elegant system which eliminates 99% of the overhead most aid organizations have.   Links: https://donorsee.com  

Bretigne Schaffer is on the show to discuss her article "The Real Reason Libertarians Don't Matter." We discuss the current political system in the United States and why the incentive structure of that system guarantees greater freedom will not come about through the political process. We also discuss how the actions of individuals does bring about greater freedom.    Links: The Real Reason Libertarians Don't Matter     Urban Yogini   Anarcho Soccer Mom   George Carlin Why I don't Vote   Tom Woods Episode On Bretigne's Article

Lisa Caprelli and Michael Ashley are co-authors of "Skip a Step" a collection of stories from entrepreneurs about their struggles and success as entrepreneurs. They also have a website called Young Entrepreneurs Worldwide were they offer resources for young people interested in starting their own business.' If you are interested in freedom then having your own business is another strategy to ensure more personal freedom in your life.    Links:   http://www.yewhoo.org/ https://www.instagram.com/squarespace/ https://www.facebook.com/squarespace      

Andreas Kohl Martinez is on the show to discuss Lichtenstein, this tiny country strongly follows Austrian Economic Policies. The country defies many objections to Libertarian principles, they have no armed forces, a small population with few natural resources yet they the world's highest per capita GDP, and a diverse economy that includes: agriculture, manufacturing, and banking. It also allows the right of secession to any town or village within its borders by a simple majority vote. The monarch of Lichtenstein receives no tax revenue. Yet the country has never been invaded and has had the moral backbone to provide passports to Jews in WWII and refused to repatriate Russian refugees after WWII a move that saved hundreds of lives and was something no other country did. Lichtenstein is an amazing example for anyone interested in Liberty. Links: Vernon Smith Prize Andreas Foundation Liberty and Austrian economics in the principality of Liechtenstein Lichtenstein Non-Aggression in Foreign Relations Vent d' Est

Today's Guest is Kevin McKernan, he works with Courtagen and Medicinal Genomics. In this episode we talk about personalized medicine and how mapping out both the human genome and canabis genome has already led to better medical care for people suffering from a variety of illness. The implications of personalized medicine are huge, but there are many regulatory hurdles to overcome. You don't want to miss this episode. Links: http://www.medicinalgenomics.com/   http://www.courtagen.com/   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTahvZMF3ZE   http://www.kannapedia.net/

Free Private Cities is a Startup that seeks to build new cities from the ground up complete with their own legal jurisdiction and a contract with clients about what services will be provided.   https://www.facebook.com/FreePrivateCities/?pnref=lhc http://freeprivatecities.com/  

In this episode I explore the question of why everyone should be interested in Startup Socieites.   Links:   http://www.startupsocieties.com/  https://www.facebook.com/independentinstitute/?fref=ts https://www.facebook.com/groups/1046418728728636/ https://www.facebook.com/seasteading/?fref=ts    

I love the writings of CS Lewis and I think he has a stronger link to the liberty movement than most people realize. Isaac Morehouse comes back on the show to discuss CS Lewis and his writings.   Links Ethics of Liberty CS Lewis Quote The Great Divorce That Hideous Strength Till We Have Faces Willing Slaves of the Welfare State

In this episode I interview Tom Thomison about his latest project Encode. Its a way to decentralize your business. We talk about the effects of decentralization in the work place and how it better aligns incentives for everyone.   Links: http://www.encode.org/  

in this interview with Christopher David we discuss Arcade City a new ride sharing platform that allows drivers to set their own prices. Arcade City famously stepped into the void when Uber and Lyft were banned from that city they have since helped to coordinate over 30,000 rides.   http://arcade.city/ https://www.facebook.com/ArcadeCityHall/ https://twitter.com/search?q=arcade%20city%20hall&src=typd