Blogs/Podcast - COMPLETE LIBERTY

Complete Liberty Podcast promotes total respect for self-ownership, property rights, and personal choice—amidst the authoritarian/obedience-oriented political and psychological memes in American culture (and elsewhere). Basically, governments and all they entail are the problem, not the solution. Voluntarism (or market anarchism, or anarcho-capitalism) and customary law principles, in accordance with reason and dignity, spell the solution.

The easiest way to podcatch is to load all the past episodes into iTunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=254220370

Alternatively, you can use the libsy rss feed for all past episodes:
http://completeliberty.libsyn.com/rss

However, the comments on the Libsyn page have been deactivated, so it's best to use the Complete Liberty Podcast category feed here if you want to throw in your two cents :)
feed://completeliberty.com/xml/magazine/category/91697.xml

Also, the first ten episodes of Complete Liberty Podcast are actually the audiobook (shows 11 and higher are the podcast episodes). So, if you'd like to read the book first and/or you're new to the concepts of a voluntary society, here's the page to begin listening: http://completeliberty.com/audiobook.html

(The pdf and html files can be found in the "CL Book" links in the site's menu above.)

May 8th

Episode 162 - Atheism, religious violence and dogma, importance of logic and human needs

By Wes Bertrand

Atheism: A New Strategy. Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Science, US - Sean Faircloth
http://richarddawkins.net/videos/644419-atheism-a-new-strategy-richard-dawkins-foundation-for-reason-science-us

Lobbying (religious or otherwise) is not the problem; "government" is the problem

Killing for a Book by Lauryn Oates
http://www.butterfliesandwheels.org/2012/killing-for-a-book/

"Faith and force are...corollaries: every period of history dominated by mysticism, was a period of statism, of dictatorship, of tyranny." A.R.
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/faith.html

A system designed to maim women into submission by Lauryn Oates
http://www.butterfliesandwheels.org/2011/a-system-designed-to-maim-women-into-submission/

We Won't Be Silent!
http://youtu.be/Vv7VdQNC8Yc

starting at 39:15, caller tells her story of stopping courtroom "proceeding" and walking out when her questions about standing weren't addressed.
http://marcstevens.net/radioarchive/nsp20120407.html

The Price of Atheism by John Stossel
http://youtu.be/sTRDRP2n4Sk
Price of Atheism — 20/20 piece « Atheist Asshole
http://atheistasshole.wordpress.com/2010/09/30/price-of-atheism-2020-piece/
The Price of Atheism | MilkandCookies
http://www.milkandcookies.com/link/64147/detail/

Human minds don't need to "submit" or "be saved"--but they do need self-esteem and life-enriching connections
Every person is born naturally atheistic and anarchistic

Thunderf00t -Westboro Baptist Church (full interview)
http://youtu.be/OTSbfs32yCU

How should I respond to my young child's doubts about God?
http://family.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/25668/~/how-should-i-respond-to-my-young-child's-doubts-about-god%3F

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

Omniscience, omnipotence, and infallibility are invalid concepts
In Our Own Image And Likeness
http://www.logicallearning.net/libertyourownima.html

Core Values by Glen Allport
http://www.strike-the-root.com/81/allport/allport6.html

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

bumper music "Patch Of Light" by Dogma
http://www.myspace.com/dogmarock

Direct download: Episode_162_-_Atheism_religious_violence_and_dogma_importance_of_logic_and_human_needs.mp3

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Apr 23rd

Episode 161 - The nature of religious memes and conceptualization

By Wes Bertrand

The Guru Papers: Masks of Authoritarian Power by Joel Kramer and Diana Alstad
http://www.joeldiana.com/guru_papers.html

No matter what or who you believe, you can't escape relying on your own judgment

http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/metaphysics.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/skepticism.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/certainty.html

http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/method,_concepts_of.html
http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/invalid_concepts.html

John Cleese Podcast #32: The Scientist at Work
http://www.johncleesepodcast.co.uk/cleeseblog/2008/07/john-cleese-podcast-32-scientist-at.html
John Cleese Podcast #33: The Brain Explained
http://www.johncleesepodcast.co.uk/cleeseblog/2008/08/john-cleese-podcast-33-brain-explained.html

#TL05AB: Anthropomorphism and Related Phenomena by Frederick Mann
http://www.buildfreedom.com/tl/tl05ab.shtml

http://anarchast.com/front/2012/3/24/anarchast-ep-22-with-wes-bertrand.html

bumper music "Guru Mantra (feat. Marti Nikko)" by DJ Drez
http://djdrez.com/DjDrez/Jahta_Yoga.html

Direct download: Episode_161_-_The_nature_of_religious_memes_and_conceptualization.mp3

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Apr 3rd

Episode 160 - History of anarchism, civilized voluntaryism, uncivilized statism

By Wes Bertrand

Anarchy: The Unknown Ideal by Bionic Mosquito
http://lewrockwell.com/rep3/anarchy-the-unknown-ideal.html

Who Owns What? by Paul Hein
http://www.strike-the-root.com/who-owns-what

DEATH BY GOVERNMENT by R.J. Rummel
http://www.hawaii.edu/powerkills/NOTE1.HTM

The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia by James C. Scott - Reviewer: Thomas J. Thompson
http://www.independent.org/publications/tir/article.asp?a=843

The World’s First Paleo-Libertarians by Carl Close
http://blog.independent.org/2012/03/27/the-worlds-first-paleo-libertarians/

Hunters-Gatherers: The Original Libertarians by Thomas Mayor
http://www.independent.org/publications/tir/article.asp?a=877
http://www.independent.org/pdf/tir/tir_16_04_01_mayor.pdf

A universal human needs vocabulary is essential for communicating compassionately and achieving a free society:
http://www.cnvc.org/Training/needs-inventory
http://www.wikihow.com/Practice-Nonviolent-Communication
A couple very informative audio interviews about NVC:
w/ Marshall Rosenberg, founder of NVC (76mins)
http://www.goodradioshows.org/peaceTalksL36.html
w/ Jorge Rubio, an NVC trainer (40mins)
http://www.goodradioshows.org/peaceTalksL05.htm

Anarchy, Monopoly, and Predation by Peter T. Leeson
http://www.peterleeson.com/Anarchy_Monopoly_and_Predation.pdf

30 Signs That The United States Of America Is Being Turned Into A Giant Prison by Michael Snyder
http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=37466

Illegal Everything by John Stossel
http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/fox-news-reporting/transcript/illegal-everything
http://www.foxbusiness.com/on-air/stossel/blog/2012/03/30/weekend-illegal-everything-airs-saturday-9-pm-and-midnight-et-fbn
John Stossel's Illegal Everything - http://youtu.be/nBiJB8YuDBQ

Pete and Ademo's sites:
http://libertyontour.com/
http://www.copblock.org/
You can get informed of the legal "case" (no standing) brought against Ademo and help him here:
http://www.copblock.org/10792/manchesterindictment/

bumper music "Acid Tribe" by Zetan Spore
http://www.zetanspore.co.uk/

Direct download: Episode_160_-_History_of_anarchism_civilized_voluntaryism_uncivilized_statism.mp3

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Mar 21st

“Unfollowing” the Media

By jessica coleman

The last time I checked, I still watched television even for just a bit of news so I wouldn't set travel plans and end up in a storm or something like that. Then, I just found myself tired of watching tv, listening to radio broadcasts, and reading magazines. Well, it was months' worth of “detoxifying” and I have largely become unattached from popular media only recently.

I realized I became successful in “unfollowing” things I don't need when I spent my weekend trip inside a nearly-empty hotel because of a hurricane. Well, that was a mistake because there are other ways to get such information. Unfollowing things like media is my way to focus on important things, namely, my life in general. I realized, commercial media creates so much drama and is geared towards capitalism.

Most things that are shown on tv have subliminal messages that are either good for their business or bad for our well-being. This was what I explored when I had to write my paper on Sociology.

Methinks we're not completely free, even if we're not voting or listening to some crap politician, if we're glued on tv and listening to what Kim Kardashian says is good for our skin. Think about it.

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Mar 10th

Episode 159 - Governmental regulation inducing suffering unto death

By Wes Bertrand

Guest Stephanie from http://porctherapy.com and http://freetalklive.com
her guest appearance on Healthy Mind Fit Body Podcast:
http://healthymindfitbody.com/2010/12/07/58-the-ills-of-insulin-part-1/
http://healthymindfitbody.com/2010/12/14/59-the-ills-of-insulin-part-2/

http://freestateproject.org/libertyforum

stem cell story about human eggs...
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2012/02/26/dogma-overturned-women-can-produce-new-eggs-video/

Reversal of type 1 diabetes via islet b cell regeneration following immune modulation by cord blood-derived multipotent stem cells
http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1741-7015-10-3.pdf

oldest known person (from France) lived to 122 1/2...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldest_people

The Truly Staggering Cost Of Inventing New Drugs by Matthew Herper
http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2012/02/10/the-truly-staggering-cost-of-inventing-new-drugs/

patents are a coercive monopoly granted by the State
duplicating things in the marketplace doesn't violate property rights (see CL podcast episodes 89-99)

Bellevue Inside Out documentary film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nVEN1Reeaw
http://www.teale-edwards.com/bellevueinsideout.asp
http://www.newsweek.com/2010/01/28/the-depressing-news-about-antidepressants.html
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/2012/03/05/are-psychiatric-medications-making-us-sicker/

the legalized coercive monopolies of government, such as the FDA, have NO property rights jurisdiction; they're based on the collectivistic premise of communism

an idea predominant in the EU
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precautionary_principle

Why Government Doesn't Work by Harry Browne
http://www.jrbooksonline.com/PDF_Books/why_govt_doesnt_work.pdf

How Big Pharma Undermined Medical Innovation for Financial Gain by Avik Roy
http://www.forbes.com/sites/aroy/2012/02/15/how-big-pharma-undermined-medical-innovation-for-financial-gain/

what the FDA spokesperson has to say about this coercive organization...
http://blogs.fda.gov/fdavoice/index.php/2012/02/50-years-after-thalidomide-why-regulation-matters/

A Culture Of Controlling Malicious Timidity by Reason
http://www.fightaging.org/archives/2012/01/a-culture-of-controlling-malicious-timidity.php

Benevolence. Ingenious. Life.
http://www.bilconference.com/

Liberty Cruise 2.0!
https://www.facebook.com/events/252501778170108/

bumper music "Fraud" by Dextems
http://www.myspace.com/dextemsdnb

Direct download: Episode_159_-_Governmental_regulation_inducing_suffering_unto_death_.mp3

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Feb 24th

Episode 158 - Roots of compliance, effecting societal change

By Wes Bertrand

Since when did obedience become the epitome of good parenting? by Annalisa Barbieri
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/jan/19/are-obedient-children-a-good-thing

Is the common aim of parenting to raise compliant children?
"The need for autonomy doesn't vanish because kids have been cowed into doing what they're told." A.Kohn

http://www.cnvc.org/Training/needs-inventory

Response to: Parenting on Facebook by Oliver Heuler
http://youtu.be/KLJNavN45ko

Achieving a Permanent Change in Society by Debbie Harbeson
http://debbieandcarl.blogspot.com/2012/01/achieving-permanent-change-in-society.html

Re-education via The Online Freedom Academy
http://tolfa.us

Though we don't have justice today, when our desires for freedom are perceived as demands by those in government, achieving justice becomes less likely. Speaking compassionately will help us start getting everyone's needs met.

Rant Farm's Podcast Episode 7
http://rantfarm.podomatic.com/entry/2011-11-28T20_36_56-08_00

Explore the future of our longevity...
http://healthymindfitbody.com/2012/01/06/85-interview-with-100-plus-author-sonia-arrison-part-1/
http://healthymindfitbody.com/2012/01/16/86-interview-with-100-plus-author-sonia-arrison-part-2/

bumper music "Society" by Eddie Vedder
http://www.pearljam.com/users/eddievedder

Direct download: Episode_158_-_Roots_of_compliance_effecting_societal_change.mp3

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Feb 16th

Liberation

By frances walker

It was my dad who gave me the idea to stop giving a damn about who sits where and who should be ousted and why we can never get enough of Iraq. I remember asking him when I was twelve why he isn't voting like mother or everyone else and he told me, "because I don't want to be fooled any longer." I wasn't sure what it meant at the time, but when I turned into the age where I get to vote, I remembered the conversation.

I voted three times since my first and later got involved in a student organization of "freethinkers," which led me to doubt everything in the world, that there's no absolute truth, etcetera. And being a Sociology student in college, I often wrote political essays and engaged in debates in school, which further developed my cynical disposition on many many things. I thought of myself as liberated, but even that, I doubted because despite the way I think and act, I can never free myself from my other responsibilities. I'm talking about doing my part as a citizen despite the absence of a political stand.

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Feb 8th