COMPLETE LIBERTY

Guests Mark from http://reasonup.net/ and Scott from http://redpillplanet.com/

Moderating the Dark Side of Emotional Morality with the Bright Side of Market Morality by Dwight R. Lee
http://www.independent.org/publications/tir/article.asp?a=902

Reason, self-interest, and free market trade are aligned, without sacrifice

Can Expectations Save Communism? by Bryan Caplan
http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2013/04/can_expectation.html

The Power of the State versus the Power of Love by Robert Higgs
http://blog.independent.org/2013/04/17/the-power-of-the-state-versus-the-power-of-love/

My guest appearance on the Freedom Lovin Podcast:
http://www.freedomlovin.com/fl-002-freedom-lovin-podcast-2-breaking-free-with-wes-bertrand-of-complete-liberty/

bumper music "Sacrifice" by Gregorian (from Elton John and Bernie Taupin)
http://www.gregorian.de/

Guests Mark of http://reasonup.net/ and Scott

Ethics has predominantly been an externally imposed, or extrinsic, motivator for humans--thus revealing its problems

Beyond Good and Evil: Marshall Rosenberg On Creating a Nonviolent World
http://www.openexchange.org/features/Keep/rosenberg.html

http://carta.anthropogeny.org/events/sessions/moral-sense

Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human by Richard Wrangham
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0465013627/

http://mindsightinstitute.com

http://www.nonviolentcommunication.com/freeresources/2013-05-enl.htm#feature1

Anger, Guilt and Shame: Reclaiming Power And Choice by Liv Larsson
http://www.amazon.com/Anger-Guilt-Shame-Reclaiming-Choice/dp/9197944289
http://www.friareliv.se/

http://freekeene.com/2013/04/18/rich-paul-found-guilty-juror-admits-we-didnt-want-to-break-the-law/
http://freekeene.com/2013/05/03/rich-paul-from-trial-to-appeal-and-beyond/

bumper music "Liberation" by Ziggi Recado
http://ziggirecadomusic.com/

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/19/nyregion/babys-latest-going-diaperless-at-home-or-even-in-the-park.html

Nonviolent communication, or nvc
http://happinesscounseling.com/NVC_Intro.pdf
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/feelings-inventory
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/needs-inventory
http://www.wikihow.com/Practice-Nonviolent-Communication
http://www.amazon.com/Nonviolent-Communication-Language-Marshall-Rosenberg/dp/1892005034/
The Basics of Non Violent Communication 1.1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-129JLTjkQ

It can be challenging to learn a language of life and not fall back on past parenting scripts

An ethics based on needs, empathy, and compassionate connection can foster a free society

3-week nvc teleconference - http://a-path-with-heart.net

It's key to distinguish actual feelings from moralistic judgments of self and others
http://www.logicallearning.net/ResponsibilityForFeelings.mp3 (10min clip by Rosenberg)

http://wordsthatwork.us/

Conflict happens on the level of strategies, not needs (which are universal)

http://happinesscounseling.com/happiness-resources/

bumper music "I Love Being A Parent" by Jeff Foxworthy
http://www.amazon.com/Love-Being-Parent-Album-Version/dp/B001B85R5S
and
"Parents Just Don't Understand" by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hes-the-dj-im-the-rapper/id306676844

April 13-14 nvc conference in Oxnard, CA
http://chooseconnection.squarespace.com/2013-presentation-schedule/

Two Beers With Steve Podcast (with Brett and me)
http://twobeerswithsteve.libsyn.com/is-society-progressing

"The purpose of morality is to teach you, not to suffer and die, but to enjoy yourself and live." - Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged

http://www.richardcarrier.info/
http://www.amazon.com/Sense-Goodness-Without-God-Metaphysical/dp/1420802933

Richard Carrier on Morality (part 4 of 6)
http://youtu.be/zuBaU_lEggE
Richard Carrier on Morality (part 5 of 6)
http://youtu.be/N-BoLhhEKso
Richard Carrier on Morality (part 6 of 6)
http://youtu.be/xSscvyKLaRg

Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes
http://www.alfiekohn.org/books/pbr.htm

universal human needs
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/needs-inventory
universal human feelings
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/feelings-inventory

http://www.amazon.com/Loving-Life-Morality-Self-Interest-Support/dp/0971373701/

Ongoing 3-week nvc teleconference - http://a-path-with-heart.net

bumper music "(Emperor) Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_Concerto_No._5_(Beethoven)

Damon Horowitz: Philosophy in prison
http://www.ted.com/talks/damon_horowitz_philosophy_in_prison.html

Unfortunately, most of modern philosophy spends time in the realm of the nonobjective

http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/axioms.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/axiomatic_concepts.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/objectivity.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/errors_of_knowledge_vs_breaches_of_morality.html

My Years With Ayn Rand by Nathaniel Branden
http://www.amazon.com/Years-Ayn-Rand-Nathaniel-Branden/dp/0787945137

Kathryn Schulz: On being wrong
http://www.ted.com/talks/kathryn_schulz_on_being_wrong.html

In our own image and likeness
http://www.logicallearning.net/libertyourownima.html
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/needs-inventory

Damon Horowitz calls for a "moral operating system"
http://www.ted.com/talks/damon_horowitz.html

bumper music "The Ride of the Valkyries" by Richard Wagner
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ride_of_the_Valkyries

http://schoolsucksproject.com/197-the-sudbury-school-22-a-step-in-the-right-direction/

http://twobeerswithsteve.libsyn.com/complete-liberty-with-wes-bertrand

Troubled Family Life Changes Kids' Brains by Ian Chant
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=troubled-family-life-changes-kids-b

Whenever the "common good" is put above the individual good, human beings get sacrificed. Thus, by upholding what's best for individuals (i.e., respecting their freedoms), the "good" of society (i.e., of a group of individuals) is fostered

The Science of Libertarian Morality - A social psychology study explores the formation of the libertarian personality by Ronald Bailey
http://reason.com/archives/2011/01/20/the-science-of-libertarian-mor

http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/sacrifice.html

http://www.logicallearning.net/libfreedomethica.html

http://www.ted.com/talks/sam_harris_science_can_show_what_s_right.html
http://www.ted.com/talks/robert_wright_on_optimism.html
http://www.ted.com/talks/philip_zimbardo_on_the_psychology_of_evil.html

bumper music "My Sacrifice" by Creed
http://creed.com

Upcoming nvc conference in SoCal in April
http://chooseconnection.squarespace.com/nvc-conference/

Bali drugs: Death sentence for Briton Lindsay Sandiford
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21137649
http://www.news.com.au/world/british-woman-gets-bali-death-sentence-over-cocaine-smuggling/story-fndir2ev-1226559509016

Freedom--An Ethical Issue
http://www.logicallearning.net/libfreedomethica.html

http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/morality.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/self-interest.html

Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology by Ayn Rand, Leonard Peikoff, Harry Binswanger
http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=objectivism_nonfiction_introduction_to_objectivist_epistemology

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morality

I invite you to participate in an eight-week counseling group (each weekly session will be 1.5hrs)--please email me at wes@happinesscounseling.com, and we'll fine-tune the program.
http://happinesscounseling.com/group-sessions-2/

bumper music "The Great Divide" by VNV Nation
http://www.vnvnation.com/

I interview Stephanie Bachmann Mattei, Ph.D.
http://theSanctuary4Parents.org
http://nvctraining.com/index.php?Itemid=1342

The Parenting Matters TeleConference
Thursday, January 24 - Monday, January 28, 2013
Presented by the NVC Academy and Stephanie Bachmann Mattei
http://nvctraining.com/media/_special_programs/parenting-conference/

Are you playing the role of "good parent"?
http://philosophicalparenting.blogspot.com/p/home.html

It's vital to look at the needs underlying human behavior
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/needs-inventory

http://www.brainsciencepodcast.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_Genocide

FDR2268 Parenting for a Peaceful World - A Conversation with Robin Grille
http://media.freedomainradio.com/feed/FDR_2268_robin_grille_28_Nov_2012.mp3

Please feel free to join Brett's redesigned site!
http://schoolsucksproject.com

http://healthymindfitbody.com/2012/12/19/99-interview-with-eat-by-choice-not-by-habit-author-sylvia-haskvitz/

http://www.nathanielbranden.com/shop/taking-responsibility/

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/16-things-you-should-have-never-stopped-doing/
http://healthymindfitbody.com/2010/03/13/25-getting-primal-with-guest-mark-sisson/

http://www.thesanctuary4parents.org/Parent-Peer-Leadership-Program.html
http://www.thesanctuary4parents.org/SBM-jackal-voices.pdf

my recent guest appearance...
Episode 11: The End of the World
http://firstdegreeliberty.podomatic.com/entry/2013-01-04T19_35_05-08_00

bumper music "Fur Elise" by Ludvig van Beethoven
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Für_Elise

182: Logic Saves Lives Part 8 - Cognitive Distortions and Cognitive Restructuring
http://schoolsucks.podomatic.com/entry/2012-12-12T09_00_00-08_00

Self Empathy: Empower Yourself this Holiday Season! by Mary Mackenzie and Stephanie Bachmann Mattei
http://www.thesanctuary4parents.org/Empower_Yourself_This_Holiday_Season.pdf

The economics of xmas
http://www.adamsmith.org/blog/economics/the-economics-of-christmas

Anarchism as skepticism
http://mises.org/Community/blogs/brainpolice/archive/2008/08/29/anarchism-as-skepticism.aspx

Shermer's interview with DJ Grothe
http://www.pointofinquiry.org/michael_shermer_science_skepticism_and_libertarianism/

show covering The Theory of Moral Sentiments
http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2009/04/klein_on_the_th.html

The Nature Of Present Government
http://logicallearning.net/libnatureofgover.html
Capitalism And Current Political Views
http://logicallearning.net/libcapitalismpol.html
Laissez-faire, A More Enlightened View Of Capitalism—And Its Contradictions
http://logicallearning.net/libertylaissez-f.html

http://www.abundancethebook.com/
an inspiring presentation by Peter Diamondis... (~200MB download)
https://s3.amazonaws.com/getabundance/videos/presentationFinalv3.m4v

http://healthymindfitbody.com/2012/12/19/99-interview-with-eat-by-choice-not-by-habit-author-sylvia-haskvitz/

consider being in a group for self-exploration and inner healing...
http://happinesscounseling.com/group-sessions-2/

bumper music "On Nature" by Matisyahu
http://matisyahuworld.com

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/10/ridesharing-startups-hit-with-cease-and-desist-by-california-regulator/

Opting Out of the State by Sheldon Richman
http://c4ss.org/content/14302

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/secession-petitions-now-filed-50-states-183500440.html

learn about the statist legal matrix...
http://marcstevens.net

Those working for the coercive organization called "government" also have a need to respect others--which the nature of their organization demands that they sacrifice

Nonviolent Communication Live With Marshall Rosenberg - Session 1 - Oct 4th 2011 - CNVC.org
http://youtu.be/9E7lQlwNdgk
Nonviolent Communication Live With Marshall Rosenberg - Session 2 - Oct 26th 2011 - CNVC.org
http://youtu.be/uB6N5NOxabA
Marshall Rosenberg on Nonviolent Communication - CNVC.org
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ori6308ilQ

http://happinesscounseling.com/happiness-resources/

Paul Chappell Talk On Waging Peace
http://youtu.be/JRAOANK__r4
http://www.paulkchappell.com/videos/
http://iraqpaperscissors.com
Talk - Dahr Jamail - Soldiers Who Refuse to Fight in Iraq and Afghanistan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srHpERHNwKM
http://www.haymarketbooks.org/pb/The-Will-to-Resist

Please email me if you'd like to participate in an upcoming group:
http://happinesscounseling.com/group-sessions-2/

bumper music "From The Heart" by Hoobastank
http://hoobastank.com/