Aaron Ross Powell on Libertarianism and Buddhism
Mutual Exchange Radio
Joining me today is Aaron Ross Powell. Aaron is currently the director of Liberal Projects at the Institute for Humane Studies where he is the chief editor of and host of the Liberalism.org podcast as well as . I wanted to have Aaron on today to discuss two seemingly disparate intellectual interests of his: Buddhism and libertarianism. To many, these may seem like disparate and unrelated interests, or perhaps two intellectual traditions that are in deep tension with each other metaphysically. After all, libertarianism is often understood as relying on a strong conception of self-ownership,...
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Kevin Carson on the Methodenstreit
Mutual Exchange Radio
Welcome to Mutual Exchange Radio, a project of the Center for a Stateless Society. I am your host, Zachary Woodman. Today’s guest—for the third time on MER—is Kevin Carson. Kevin probably needs no introduction, but he is a senior fellow of the (c4ss.org) and holds the Center's He is an anarchist without adjectives, heavily influenced by autonomism and the new municipalist movements. His written work includes , , , and all of which are freely available online. Carson has also written for such print publications as The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty and a variety of internet-based...
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Matthew McManus on Liberal Socialism
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Today my guest is Matthew McManus. Matt McManus is an incoming assistant professor of political theory at Spellman College. He is the author of as well as , which we are discussing today. McManus sees himself as engaging in a project of retrieval of a forgotten tradition of thought within the liberal tradition which advocates for socialist ends. This is a project with which I have some affinity as a liberal anarchist, but I have some big disagreements with how he sees the difference between liberal socialists and other more pro-market liberals as well as the institutional form he thinks...
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MER Roundtable: Immigration Under Fascism
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, , and join for a panel on Trump’s authoritarian actions on immigration, the history of immigration control and regulation, and what you can do to resist the administration’s authoritarian xenophobia. Show notes and Sources: Zachary Woodman’s Segment on the Trump Administration’s Actions on Immigration So Far Venezuelan Couple , and Nathan’s Segment on the History of US Border Policy: Alex McHugh’s Segment on Resisting ICE:
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Mutual Exchange Radio: Christopher Coyne and Abigail Hall on 'How to Run Wars'
Mutual Exchange Radio
This episode is hosted by C4SS’s Elinor Ostrom Chair in the Study of Self Governance, Nathan Goodman. Nathan is joined by Christopher Coyne and Abigail Hall for a deep dive into the authors’ new book, How to Run Wars, A Confidential Playbook for the National Security Elite, available from June 18th on Amazon, or through the Independent Institute. E-book versions are available for Kindle, Apple iBooks, and Barnes and Noble Nook and links are available in the show notes below. Buy on Amazon: Apple iBooks: Barnes & Noble: Christopher Coyne is a Professor of Economics at...
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John Cavanaugh on Data Privacy & The Digital Divide
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This episode of MER features Alex McHugh interviewing John Cavanaugh of the digital-privacy organization, The Plunk Foundation. The Plunk Foundation promotes digital data privacy through education, advocacy, and policy recommendations, and by developing privacy tools and tech. Our conversation ranges from the deeper discussion on consent and privacy as related to self-ownership, to the more practical question of how to ethically navigate today's digital landscape and the potential for privacy-focused tech. John Cavanaugh on LinkedIn: Email: Support C4SS podcasts on Patreon:
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Mikayla Novak & Akiva Malamet on Gender as a Discovery Process
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This episode brings Austrian economics into the gender identity discussion. We get into a lot of messy and fascinating questions about gender, identity, and social structures. Read the paper here: Mikayla Novak is senior fellow with the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. She is the author of Inequality: An Entangled Political Economy Perspective (2018) and Freedom in Contention: Social Movements and Liberal Political Economy (2021). Her research work has been published in a range of...
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Jason Lee Byas about Public Choice Theory, Reparations (for slavery and other injustices), and War
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Cory Massimino chats with Jason Lee Byas about public choice theory, reparations (for slavery and other injustices), and war. Jason Lee Byas is a fellow at the Center for a Stateless Society and a PhD student in Philosophy at the University of Michigan. His academic work focuses on punishment (and its alternatives), rights theory, and justice beyond the state.
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Dennis Danvers on Writing, Sci-Fi, and the Weirdness of Time
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Alex McHugh interviews sci-fi author Dennis Danvers on anarchist ideas in fiction, his books The Watch and Leaving the Dead, and the life of a writer. Mr. Danvers has written a variety of well-received sci-fi novels, including Circuit of Heaven, Time and Time Again, and End of Days, as well as the Locus and Bram Stoker nominee Wilderness. His short fiction has appeared in Strange Horizons, Intergalactic Medicine Show, Space and Time, Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet, F & SF, Realms of Fantasy, Electric Velocipede, Lightspeed, Tor.com, See the Elephant, Apex Magazine; and in...
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scott crow on Music, Media, and Community Defense
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A wide-ranging interview with acclaimed anarchist activist and musician, scott crow (). Alex McHugh hosts, with the first half focusing on scott's music and media project, eMERGENCY heARTS, and the latter on his previous work on theories of liberatory community armed self-defense. * Content note: scott and I talk about the murder of Garrett Foster in the second half of this episode. It comes up in a discussion about the strategic value (or lack thereof) of open carry at protests.
info_outlineWe’re excited to announce the launch of a new project from C4SS: Mutual Exchange Radio.
Our inaugural guest for this show is Gary Chartier, a distinguished professor of law and business ethics at La Sierra University and a leading Anarchist philosopher. He’s the author of such books as Anarchy and Legal Order: Law and Politics in a Stateless Society, The Consciousness of an Anarchist, and Radicalizing Rawls Global Justice and the Foundations of International Law.
Intro/Outro Music by Dan Burns