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The Voluntaryist Handbook with Keith Knight (WiM352)

Episode Summary

Keith Knight joins me to discuss the Voluntaryist Handbook. This Handbook covers several prominent libertarian essays on topics such as: the deceptive tendencies of the state, the definition of the free market, the conflict of collectivism, and six questions for the statists.

Episode Notes

Keith Knight joins me to discuss the Voluntaryist Handbook. This Handbook covers several prominent libertarian essays on topics such as: the deceptive tendencies of the state, the definition of the free market, the conflict of collectivism, and six questions for the statists. 

Keith Knight is the organizer of the Voluntaryist Handbook. He is also the Managing Editor at Libertarian Institute. 

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// OUTLINE // 
00:00:00 - Coming up 
00:00:21 - Intro 
00:01:55 - Helping Lightning Startups with In Wolf's Clothing 
00:02:41 - Introducing Keith Knight 
00:03:31 - Coercivists and Voluntaryists 
00:07:01 - Divide and Conquer by the State 
00:10:42 - Why the State Always Lies 
00:12:36 - Statism is an Emergent Property 
00:15:50 - Unpacking the Notion of Free Market 
00:19:32 - Running a Business in the Free Market 
00:22:35 - The Line Between Greed and Self-Interest 
00:25:30 - Secure Your Bitcoin Stash with the iCoin Hardware Wallet 
00:26:26 - Three Thought Experiments 
00:30:13 - Explaining Statism and Taxation in Layman’s Terms 
00:34:23 - Individualism and the War of Collectivism 
00:39:42 - Low-Resolution Depiction of Reality 
00:43:38 - The Slavery of Conscription 
00:48:10 - Redrafting in the United States 
00:49:08 - A Bitcoin Wallet with Privacy Built-In: Wasabi Wallet 
00:49:59 - Hold Bitcoin in the Most Secure Custody Model with Casa 
00:50:47 - Private Governance 
00:54:00 - The Cooperation of Competitors 
00:55:26 - A Real-Life Example of Private Property Violation 
00:59:08 - The Game of Incentive 
01:00:42 - Six Questions for Statists 
01:02:06 - Solving the Problem in Question 
01:04:04 - Applying Anarchic Solution 
01:05:22 - Questioning Individual Action 
01:07:09 - Voluntarily Coercive 
01:08:13 - Does Political Organization Change Human Nature? 
01:11:00 - Where to find Keith's Work on the Internet

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