The Reformed Libertarians Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

A reading of edited excerpts from the article “On The General Relation Of Religion, Metaphysics, and Science” by Dr Roy A. Clouser, presenting the Neo-Calvinist view of what has been called The Myth Of Religious Neutrality. The predominant Scholastic view of the general relation is summarized, followed by a summary of the Neo-Calvinist, or Reformational view. According to the Neo-Calvinist view, the way in which religious belief guides theories is then summarized, the view of religious belief is further explained, how religious belief within a given metaphysics affects science is further explained, and a prominent objection is answered.

https://reformedlibertarians.com/019

Main Points of Discussion

00:00 Introduction

00:32 Episode description

03:29 The Scholastic View

07:46 The Neo-Calvinist (Reformational) View

13:34 Scientific theories guided by a basic view of reality

17:47 A basic view of reality guided by a religious belief

19:02 More about religious belief

27:11 How religious belief within a metaphysics affects science

37:03 Example of atomic theory

40:13 An objection answered

Additional Resources

• About Dr. Roy A. Clouser
  https://www.royclouser.com
  https://allofliferedeemed.co.uk/roy-a-clouser/ 

• “On The General Relation Of Religion, Metaphysics, And Science” by Roy Clouser
  https://tukampendatastore.blob.core.windows.net/neocalvinism/allofliferedeemed/Clouser/Clouser1996-Facets-of-faith-and-Science-ch%203.PDF 

• The Myth Of Religious Neutrality (rev, 2005) by Roy Clouser
  https://www.amazon.com/dp/0268023662 

• Introduction to A Commentary on Genesis by John Calvin (1554)
  https://ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom01/calcom01.vi.html

• Video on the Myth of Religious Neutrality by Roy Clouser
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLUAtso8cBw&list=PLwrDNUO5MDu9Y8kqS66XUSgRaVXbf9M-A&index=3 

• “Is There A Christian View Of Everything?” by Roy Clouser
  https://sites.google.com/site/christianviewofeverything

• “Five Versions Of ‘Two Kingdoms’ and Foundations For Christian Cultural Activity” by Gregory Baus
  https://reformedlibertarians.com/five-versions-of-two-kingdoms-and-foundations-for-christian-cultural-activity/  

• 11 videos on Philosophy of Religion by Roy Clouser
  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwrDNUO5MDu_XWQBwDFvjTk0Au0-6un3D 

• 32 videos on Introduction to (Reformational) Christian Philosophy by Roy Clouser
  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwrDNUO5MDu-T6PEv7K3nfET-yWKoo523

The Reformed Libertarians Podcast is a project of the Libertarian Christian Institute: https://libertarianchristians.com and a member of the Christians for Liberty Network: https://christiansforliberty.net

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We discuss the teaching mission of the institutional church, its relation to the church’s statements of faith, and what the institutional church must and may not teach about politics on several important points. We talk about the Reformed confessional view of submission to civil governance, the recent failure of some churches in the face of unlawful state dictates, the error of theonomic views, and how a biblically Reformed covenantal hermeneutic informs a correct view of general equity.

https://reformedlibertarians.com/018

Main Points of Discussion

00:00  Introduction

00:32  Episode description

01:00  Why are we discussing this?

02:15  What is the church’s teaching mission?

05:07  One way the Reformed confessions are part of the church’s mission

07:34  False teaching about submission to God-ordained civil governance

13:43  Not a matter of political theory

14:53  False teaching of original and so-called “general equity theonomy”

19:28  Proper meaning of general equity

24:30  The Reformed biblical covenantal hermeneutic

30:39  Recap

32:53  Disestablishmentarianism and Biblical criterion of proportional retribution

Additional Resources:

• What Does Romans 13 Say About Civil Government?
  https://reformedlibertarians.com/002

• Why Is The Right Of Resistance Important?
  https://reformedlibertarians.com/006

• Answers to Objections to Reformed Confessional View of Romans 13
  https://reformedlibertarians.com/episode/why-isnt-the-state-biblically-justified-resolving-romans-13-objections/

• Annotated bibliography of Reformed Political Resistance Theology
  https://tinyurl.com/RefoPoliResistBib

• Paper and video presentation of “Theonomy, General Equity, and Libertarianism” by Jonathan McIntosh
  https://reformedlibertarians.com/theonomy-general-equity-and-libertarianism-by-jonathan-mcintosh

• Excerpt from “Men In Combat Over The Civil Law: ‘General Equity’ in WCF 19.4” by Peter Wallace and Craig Troxel
  https://sites.google.com/view/general-equity/

• Lecture series on Reformed Covenant Theology in systematic, biblical, and practical perspectives by Lee Irons
  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwrDNUO5MDu9WPd6FaReLxZkaK7VO8plE

• Video explaining the relations between the Abrahamic, Old Mosaic, and New Covenants, by Lee Irons
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_ScAhK-s2s

• 5 videos explaining the typological works principle in the Old Mosaic Covenant, by Lee Irons
  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwrDNUO5MDu-vEf9AeUSZt8UY53E7OYnF

• The Westminster Confession of Faith (1788)
  https://opc.org/wcf.html

• The Belgic Confession of Faith (1958)
  https://threeforms.org/the-belgic-confession/

• Resources on the false teaching of Theonomy
  - Meredith G. Kline’s article on theocracy
  https://meredithkline.com/klines-works/articles-and-essays/the-relevance-of-the-theocracy/
  - Lee Irons’ article on Theonomy’s Dispensational Hermeneutic
  https://www.the-highway.com/theonomy-hermeneutic_Irons.html
  - Lane Tipton’s article on The Eschatology of Hebrews 2:1-4: A Critical Appraisal of the Theonomic Thesis
  https://kerux.com/doc/1501A1.asp
  - T. David Gordon’s article on Critique of Theonomy: a Taxonomy
  https://web.archive.org/web/20200718055717/http://tdgordon.net/theology/theonomy.pdf

• Can Christian Civil Government Be 'Theocratic'?
  https://reformedlibertarians.com/015

• “Against Civil Establishment Of Religion” by Gregory Baus
  https://reformedlibertarians.com/against-civil-establishment-of-religion/

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An interview with Lawrence W. Reed, President emeritus of The Foundation for Economic Education, about his booklet, Great Myths of the Great Depression. We talk about the Progressive Era as the context for the government policies that brought about the Great Depression, and discuss several commonly misunderstood elements that caused or perpetuated the Great Depression. We conclude with a note about personal character.

https://reformedlibertarians.com/011/

00:00 Start

00:32 Episode description Book discussed: https://fee.org/resources/great-myths-of-the-great-depression/

01:51 About Mr. Reed https://www.lawrencewreed.com/about Books by Mr. Reed https://www.lawrencewreed.com/books

03:07 Mr. Reed's background and faith

07:13 Jesus is NOT a socialist https://www.amazon.com/dp/1610171608?tag=kerrybaldwin-20

09:56 The Progressive Era

15:34 Progressive population control The eugenics movement, by Bradley Thomas https://fee.org/articles/the-progressive-ideas-that-fueled-america-s-eugenics-movement/

18:27 Monetary policy and the Fed https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLALopHfWkFlGvgxFXosWmjzSGw95IFa1t

24:21 Tariffs, income tax, and stifling trade https://fee.org/articles/its-more-important-to-be-american-than-to-buy-american/

29:06 New Deal disasters https://fee.org/articles/fdr-campaigned-on-fiscal-restraint-in-1932-he-delivered-just-the-opposite/

34:32 Government causes inflation https://fee.org/articles/35-government-is-an-inflation-fighter/

36:21 Wagner Act disasters

41:12 Minimum wage https://fee.org/articles/38-the-minimum-wage-helps-the-poor/

44:59 The importance of personal character https://fee.org/articles/character-liberty-and-economics

 Further Resources

The Progressive Era, by Murray Rothbard https://mises.org/library/progressive-era-0

America's Great Depression, by Murray Rothbard https://mises.org/library/americas-great-depression

What Has Government Done To Our Money, by Murray Rothbard https://mises.org/library/what-has-government-done-our-money

The Case Against The Fed, by Murray Rothbard https://mises.org/library/case-against-fed-0

The Great Depression, by Hans Sennholz https://mises.org/library/great-depression

Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression, by Tom Woods audio: https://mises.org/library/14-herbert-hoover-and-great-depression

Truth about the Great Depression, by Thomas DiLorenzo audio: https://mises.org/library/9-truth-about-great-depression

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An interview with Dr. E. Calvin Beisner, President of The Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation about politically-concocted climate alarmism in contrast with climate realism, based on genuine scientific study. We also talk about destructive governmental emissions policy, and the environmental Kuznets curve.

https://reformedlibertarians.com/010/ 

00:00 Start

00:32 Episode description https://www.cornwallalliance.org Dr. Beisner's dissertation: https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/handle/10023/2698

01:51 About Dr. Beisner How he became Reformed

06:34 Some of Dr. Beisner's past work Coalition On Revival: https://www.reformation.net/the-17-worldview-documents.html Hebert Schlossberg's book Idols for Destruction: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0891077383?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 Beisner's book Prosperity and Poverty: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1579108083?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 Beisner's book Prospects for Growth: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1592449832?tag=kerrybaldwin-20

09:08 How the Cornwall Alliance began The Cornwall Declaration: https://cornwallalliance.org/landmark-documents/the-cornwall-declaration-on-environmental-stewardship/ Highlights: https://cornwallalliance.org/about/our-history-in-highlights/

10:05 Why the work of the Cornwall Alliance is important 2006 A Call to Truth, Prudence, and Protection of the Poor - An Evangelical Response to Global Warming: https://cornwallalliance.org/landmark-documents/a-call-to-truth-prudence-and-protection-of-the-poor-an-evangelical-response-to-global-warming/ 2009 Declaration: https://cornwallalliance.org/2009/05/evangelical-declaration-on-global-warming/ 2014 Reiteration: https://cornwallalliance.org/landmark-documents/a-call-to-truth-prudence-and-protection-of-the-poor-2014-the-case-against-harmful-climate-policies-gets-stronger/

16:23 Ways the Cornwall Alliance does its work Cornwall agenda: https://www.cornwallalliance.org/docs/cornwall-stewardship-agenda.pdf Blog: https://cornwallalliance.org/category/blog/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@cornwallallianceforthestew1587 Created to Reign Podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1939979 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CornwallAlliance Twitter: https://twitter.com/CornwallSteward

19:19 How should we evaluate climate alarmist claims? Dr.s Beisner and Legates' book (Forthcoming April 2023) Climate and Energy: The Case For Realism https://www.regnery.com/9781684512676/climate-and-energy/

Hot Talk, Cold Science by Fred Singer: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1598133411?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 Why you shouldn't be alarmed: https://www.cornwallalliance.org/docs/global-warming-why-evangelicals-should-not-be-alarmed.pdf Feedback and climate: https://cornwallalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sen.pdf Examination of policy: https://www.cornwallalliance.org/docs/an-examination-of-the-scientific-ethical-and-theological-implications-of-climate-change-policy.pdf

Orlando 23-25 February 2023 Climate Conference:  https://climateconference.heartland.org

36:35 About so-called "net zero" emissions policy https://www.buzzsprout.com/1939979/12131215-brief-what-can-t-be-done-won-t-be-done

46:09 About the Kuznets curve https://cornwallalliance.org/2018/12/fighting-climate-change-make-the-world-cleaner/

Further resources:

BONUS AUDIO: About the Founding and Formation of the Cornwall Alliance http://reformedlibertarians.com/010 

Francis Schaeffer's (1970) Pollution and the Death of Man: The Christian View of Ecology https://www.amazon.com/dp/1433576953?tag=kerrybaldwin-20

Real Climate Science with Tony Heller https://realclimatescience.com/the-five-top-arguments-against-climate-alarmism/

Nongovernmental International Panel on Climate Change https://climatechangereconsidered.org

Master Resource: Free-Market Energy Blog https://www.masterresource.org

The Politically Incorrect Guide to Climate Change, by Marc Morano https://www.amazon.com/dp/1621576760?tag=kerrybaldwin-20

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A discussion of the main points of Kerry Baldwin's article on economics, social relations, and the question of the inevitability of the state in a properly-functioning society. Robert Nozick's economic argument for the immaculate conception of the state, and Russel Kirk's social argument for states are both answered. A non-monopolistic view of civil governance is placed in terms of "sphere sovereignty" and a non-individualistic and non-collectivistic view of society.

https://reformedlibertarians.com/009/

00:00 Start

00:32 Episode description Article: https://libertarianchristians.com/2018/04/11/economics-hierarchy-states-inevitability/ Part 1 on law and order and the question of civil governance legitimacy: https://reformedlibertarians.com/003 Part 2 on human sinfulness and the question of civil governance necessity: https://reformedlibertarians.com/005

01:45 Summary overview of article

03:20 The economic argument for the state's supposed inevitability, as presented by Robert Nozick in his book Anarchy, State, and Utopia https://www.amazon.com/dp/0465051006?tag=kerrybaldwin-20

04:24 Murray Rothbard's refutation of Nozick's hypothetical "immaculate conception of the state" Text: https://mises.org/library/robert-nozick-and-immaculate-conception-state Audio: https://mises.org/library/29-robert-nozick-and-immaculate-conception-state

04:43 Nozick's false assumption about contract and Rothbard on title-transfer view of contract Text: https://mises.org/library/property-rights-and-theory-contracts Audio: https://mises.org/library/19-property-rights-and-theory-contracts

06:39 Nozick's false assumption about dispute resolution and Bob Murphy's "Wouldn't Warlords Take Over?" on the realistic alternative to combat Text: https://mises.org/library/wouldnt-warlords-take-over Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7fJCtv90Pc

07:55 Nozick's false assumption about agreements and organizational merger and the counter-example of Ancient Ireland's non-monopolistic legal order https://mises.org/library/private-law-emerald-isle

09:53 The social argument for the state's supposed inevitability, as presented by Russel Kirk in his 10 Conservative Principles, from the principle of variety https://kirkcenter.org/conservatism/ten-conservative-principles/ from his book The Politics of Prudence https://www.amazon.com/dp/1932236554?tag=kerrybaldwin-20

12:09 The Reformed Libertarianism statement https://reformedlibertarians.com/reformed-libertarianism-statement/ Why the worst rise to the top of the state https://fee.org/articles/hayek-was-right-the-worst-do-get-to-the-top/

13:10 The neocalvinist and reformational view of society (sphere sovereignty) as a superior alternative to individualistic and collectivistic views of society https://www.academia.edu/32356017/Dooyeweerds_Societal_Sphere_Sovereignty_2017_revision_

14:56 Praxeological / methodological individualism (recognizing that only individual persons properly act) is not an individualistic view of society

16:35 Society is not a single thing, nor something normatively governed "overall"

18:44 No specific community normatively governs all the others of that same kind, whether familial, ecclesial, or civil (or any other kind)

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A discussion of Murray Rothbard's Introduction to Etienne de la Boetie's "The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude". The connection of La Boetie's essay to the French Reformed is explained. Also highlighted is the main idea of the Discourse, that state tyranny relies on popular compliance, and when such compliance is withdrawn, the tyranny ends.

https://reformedlibertarians.com/008/

00:00 Start

00:32 Episode description
Rothbard's introduction: https://mises.org/library/politics-etienne-de-la-boetie
La Boetie's essay: https://mises.org/library/politics-obedience-discourse-voluntary-servitude
Audiobook: https://mises.org/library/politics-obedience-discourse-voluntary-servitude-audiobook

01:24 About Murray Rothbard
article: https://mises.org/profile/murray-n-rothbard
audio: https://mises.org/library/who-is-murray-rothbard

01:44 Summary of Rothbard's introduction

04:55 Flashes Of Liberty on La Boetie https://mereliberty.com/podcasts/etienne-de-la-boetie

05:06 Summary of La Boetie's bio and the French Reformed (Huguenot) connection

About Huguenots: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huguenots

A 3 part presentation from Bill Edgar on Huguenots:
  a. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kk0n5umun6A
  b. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDUc3O-WKt8
  c. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qnqzmf7Ay5A

08:48 The question of the consent of the governed

12:32 Episode 2 on Romans 13 https://reformedlibertarians.com/002

13:45 The peaceful underthrow of the state by withdraw of popular compliance

15:41 Larken Rose's videos
The Tiny Dot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6b70TUbdfs
The Jones Plantation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb8Rj5xkDPk
Film: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/jones-plantation-feature-film-post-production/

16:27 Working together to spread the message
The First Follower video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW8amMCVAJQ

18:12 The Velvet Revolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velvet_Revolution

18:43 The crucial educational task of de-bamboozling

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A discussion of the article "Can Conservatives Be Libertarians?" by Gerard Casey. Several mischaracterizations of libertarianism are answered. How Reformed libertarians value tradition and liberty in contrast with progressive liberalism is clarified, with reference to an essay by Friedrich Hayek. Also mentioned is the relation between liberty and civil justice.

https://reformedlibertarians.com/007

00:00 Start

00:32 Episode description article "Can Conservatives Be Libertarians?": https://mises.org/library/can-conservatives-be-libertarians audio: https://mises.org/library/can-conservatives-be-libertarians-can-libertarians-be-conservatives chapter: https://books.google.com/books?id=uh0rBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA33#v=onepage&q&f=false

01:35 Article summary

02:59 Why this article is important for Reformed libertarians

04:12 Popular story about tradition vs Cambodia

06:55 We should evaluate and value tradition as a heuristic and as wisdom according to normative standards

09:15 The example of marriage and family life. Civil government interference is destructive, despite best intentions https://mises.org/wire/welfare-state-did-what-slavery-couldnt-do

12:05 Friedrich Hayek's "Freedom, Reason, and Tradition" https://web.archive.org/web/20221012174445/https://web.law.columbia.edu/sites/default/files/microsites/gender-sexuality/Hayek%20on%20tradition.pdf

12:37 "Autonomous self" statist-progressivist liberalism not an outgrowth of classical liberalism, contra (among others) Deneen and Koyzis https://www.amazon.com/dp/0830852425?tag=kerrybaldwin-20

13:46 Property right and non-aggression is key. Libertarianism is not libertine-ism, and does not entail condoning or otherwise supporting immorality.

15:12 Libertarianism is also the key to religious liberty https://mises.org/wire/when-you-have-property-rights-you-dont-need-religious-freedom

16:03 Moral action must be free. Liberty is not the highest value, principle, or end in life as such. Rather, civil justice is the leading norm for civil governance, and so liberty (in the sense of non-aggression) as one's right is at issue.

18:28 Recap

19:40 Only by maintaining the non-aggression principle can we best promote a moral and overall flourishing society to God's glory

See Gerard Casey's book Libertarian Anarchy https://www.amazon.com/dp/1441144676?tag=kerrybaldwin-20 And his article "Meddling In Other Men's Affairs" https://tinyurl.com/caseforanarchy Also hear Norman Horn on "How Libertarianism Differs From Other Political Movements" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8BFm9AtUmQ

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A summary of the doctrine of the Right of Political Resistance, with four reasons for its importance. Plus, a little about the life of John Chrysostom and his early church contribution to this important doctrine.

https://reformedlibertarians.com/006

00:00 start

00:32 episode description

00:52 What is the doctrine of the Right of Political Resistance? See episode 2: https://reformedlibertarians.com/002

01:11 summary of the doctrine No obligation to submit to tyranny since it is not God's ordinance

02:03 taught in the Reformed confessions

05:05 Reformed Political Resistance Theology annotated bibliography https://tinyurl.com/RefoPoliResistBib

05:17 One reason this doctrine is important: the Right of Resistance is a non-indifferent ethical matter addressed in Scripture and church's subordinate doctrinal standards

06:47 A second reason this doctrine is important: the Right of Resistance is required to be taught, and contradicting it is subject to discipline

08:55 A third reason this doctrine is important: decisions related to one's view of the Right of Resistance are frequently encountered

10:12 Examples of resisting injustice:

a. feeding the poor without govt approval https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/nov/05/fort-lauderdale-pastors-arnold-abbott-arrested-feeding-homeless

b. buying govt-unapproved necessities https://www.aier.org/article/how-government-created-the-baby-formula-shortage/

c. sheltering the homeless without govt approval https://tinyurl.com/GastoniaShelter https://libertarianchristians.com/2022/11/25/episode-302/

10:45 obsta principiis / resist at the beginning https://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2018/09/27/obsta-principiis-nip-the-shoots-of-arbitrary-power-in-the-bud/

11:59 of course, there are prudential considerations in strategic defense

12:50 A fourth reason this doctrine is important: teaching the Right of Resistance is a matter of the church's faithful witness to the truth of Scripture as God's Word

15:55 there is a great need for greater familiarity with this doctrine in Reformed churches today

16:52 John Chrysostom's historical context https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Later_Roman_Empire#Towards_Christianization

19:55 John Chrysostom's biography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Chrysostom

22:02 Chrysostom's 23rd Homily on Romans 13 Paul is addressing God's prescriptive ordination of an office of administering civil justice, not addressing providence or requiring submission to whomever wields power https://ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf111.vii.xxv.html

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A discussion of the main points of Kerry Baldwin's article on human sinfulness and the question of the state's necessity for civil governance. The fact that people are sinners and there will always be crime is shown to be not a reason that states are necessary, but rather a reason for stateless (non-monopolistic) civil governance.

https://reformedlibertarians.com/005

00:00 start

00:32 episode description article discussed: https://libertarianchristians.com/2018/03/28/sinful-nature-question-states-necessity/

01:06 overview of 4-part series Listen to episode 03 on first article concerning law and order and the question of the legitimacy of civil governance: https://reformedlibertarians.com/003

01:27 article preface and summary

03:02 Federalist Paper 51: https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed51.asp

04:40 Who will watch the watchmen? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quis_custodiet_ipsos_custodes%3F

05:02 original sin and total depravity Westminster Confession chapter 6: https://opc.org/wcf.html#Chapter_06 audio on original sin: https://renewingyourmind.org/2022/02/04/original-sin video on total depravity: https://www.ligonier.org/learn/series/what-is-reformed-theology/total-depravity-part-1

06:17 introductory book about the Reformed view of the Bible's teaching about salvation: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0801014212?tag=kerrybaldwin-20

06:34 Robert Higgs' article on non-necessity of the state "If Men Were Angels": https://mises.org/library/if-men-were-angels-basic-analytics-state-versus-self-government excerpt from article: https://mises.org/library/if-men-were-angels video presentation "The State Is Too Dangerous To Tolerate": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RILDjo4EXV8&list=PLwrDNUO5MDu95jfsFdfN2oe8vXQ6Cma-h&index=12

09:02 US govt says police have no duty to protect you https://mises.org/power-market/police-have-no-duty-protect-you-federal-court-affirms-yet-again

09:35 in principle, if we are at risk and need protection because people are sinners, then granting monopoly power to any group of sinners is the absolute worst thing we could do

10:33 R.J. Rummel on 20th century democide (murder by the state) https://hawaii.edu/powerkills/20TH.HTM

12:48 some seem willfully naive about what states really are. Anatomy Of The State by Murry Rothbard audiobook https://mises.org/library/anatomy-state-audiobook

13:50 conclusion Stateless civil governance takes the principles of limited government to their most consistent and prudential conclusion The idea of limiting the monopoly state is unrealistic

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