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In this episode of the Lions of Liberty Podcast, host Marc Clair is joined by Fred Foldvary, economics lecturer at San Jose State University, to discuss his work “Public Good and Private Communities: The Market Provision of Social Services.” Fred explains how he took the philosophy of Georgism and took it a step further by combining it with libertaran ideas, and coined the term “geo-libertarianism”. Mr. Foldvary details how private communities have developed to provide the type of “public” services that many often presume require an overreaching, coercive government to efficiently obtain.  Fred and Marc examine several modern examples of these private communities, including the most well-known private community in the world: Walt Disney World. Check out our website:  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Lions of Liberty Podcast, host Marc Clair is joined by antiwar activist Alli McCracken of CODEPINK.  Alli describes her first visit to the  West Bank, and how her experiences there pushed her to question U.S. foreign policy and become a full-time antiwar activist. Marc and Alli discuss the Middle East conflict, drones, and how the foreign policy of the United States tends to eventually come back to haunt us at home. And of course, Marc finishes things off with one of his classic rants!                        Check out [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Lions of Liberty Podcast, I welcome in Blue Republican founder Robin Koerner! Robin details his journey to the United States from Great Britain, and how he found himself smack in the middle of the liberty movement when his article, “If You Love Peace, Become a Blue Republican (Just For a Year)” went viral and led to his founding of the Blue Republican political political organization. We discuss various obstacles that libertarians often face when trying to explain the ideas of liberty to others, and how we can reach out to other people who share similar ideas in order to show that liberty is the c [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Lions of Liberty Podcast, host Marc Clair welcomes  in Professor Benjamin Powell, head of the Free Market Institute at Texas Tech, and author of the new book “Out of Poverty: Sweatshops in the Global Economy.” Marc and Ben go over common criticisms of sweatshops in third world countries. Ben describes how sweatshops often offer a better viable alternative for many people to improve their lives, and how market forces – not government edicts – provide better working conditions over time.  Check out our website: Lions of Liberty[...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Lions of Liberty Podcast, host Marc Clair welcomes Wofford College Associate Professor of Economics and Associated Scholar with the Ludwig von Mises Institute Dr. Timothy Terrell to the show. The conversation touches down on multiple points revolving around economics, libertarian philosophy on environmental issues and private property rights. Check out our website: Lions of Liberty Follow us! Facebook: Facebook.com/lionsofliberty Twitter: @lionsofliberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Lions of Liberty Podcast, host Marc Clair welcomes professional wrestler RJ Brewer to the show. They discuss how RJ got into the pro wrestling business, the development of the RJ Brewer character, and to what extent the anti-illegal immigration stance of his in-ring character reflects his own personal views. Marc and RJ delve into the philosophical issues surrounding the immigration debate and how the left-right paradigm dumbs down political conversations. Check out our website: Lions of Liberty Follow us! Facebook: Facebook.com/lionsofliberty Twitter: @lionsofliberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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A special bonus for our dedicated listeners! This is the full clip of the “Best Quotes of 2013″ which originally aired in Ep. 14, the Holiday Extravaganza!  Props to John Daubert for the fantastic editing job!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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