They hate you for believing in real things. Who's team are you on?
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Website re-launch: Los Gatos Review (quarterly magazine): The O'Leary Letter: O'Leary's Laws O'Leary's First Law: Nice is not a virtue. O'Leary's Second Law: You can't cast yourself out of a tangle. O'Leary's Third Law: While apologies are often necessary or appropriate, never should you have to explain yourself, particularly for something you believe and are not sorry for.
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They're now calling it discourse ... not disinformation
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Column at Substack: For our regular emails: Find us on 𝕏-Twitter : This column on 𝕏-Twitter : Text of article follows: They're now calling it 'discourse' What happened to disinformation? By now, you've probably seen a host of graphics in the swampwaters of social media, hastily cobbled together by run-of-the-mill milquetoast leftists. Virtue-signalers, viz. A meme gone viral over the last few days is a checklist that attempts to pacify the reader with a bunch of platitudes, one being "Contribute to discourse, not division." This, of course, is a less-than-subtle dig at...
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Surround yourself with better people
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Straight to the email list + our FREE Time Management checklist : O'Leary's Inner Sphere : (gathered by Alistair Cooke) “As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.” Since we tend to “Serious Content Amidst an Unserious Culture,” we don’t believe in linking to anything that isn’t worthwhile. We believe in our mission here and we’re in the business of keeping our website, emails, and podcasts going. Affiliate commissions do help to cover some associated costs.
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Biden v. Trump - where do we stand right now?
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The first and perhaps only presidential debate happened on June 27. Adam Haman and Brian O'Leary have the definitive smackdown of the whole thing. The fellows awarded a winner and offered some commentary. Hilarity ensues (though not necessarily intentional - it's a factor of who was "debating.") Adam Haman - https://hamannature.substack.com/ Brian O'Leary - https://briandoleary.com/ O'Leary's FREE e-book Run at Thunder, Vol. 1 - https://runatthunder.com/ Natural Order - https://naturalorderpodcast.com/
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Henry Bingaman - Freedom Through Freelancing
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Links: (Tom Woods School of Life)
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Save Standard Time — Ditch Daylight Saving. Keep Standard.
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Links: O'Leary and Company Brian O'Leary on 𝕏-Twitter Save Standard Time on 𝕏-Twitter
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Jason Purcell on the Petrodollar System (part 3)
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Links: Tucker talks to Vlad about the role of the U.S. dollar as the world’s reserve currency. They must have been listening to Purcell and O’Leary … O’Leary side project (Natural Order Podcast) breaks down the entire Tucker-Vlad interview… Possible definitions of “petrodollar” Revenues from petroleum exports. Dollars paid to oil-producing nations (petrodollar recycling). The currency of oil-producing nations usually fluctuates with the price of oil. E.g.s when the price of oil rises, the currency has more value. Vice-versa … when the price of oil falls, the...
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Remembering Buddy Holly and Friends
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Building wealth with ₿itcoin w/ Wesley Schlemmer (Bitcoin Bay)
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The Brian D. O’Leary Show January 27, 2024 Wesley Schlemmer – Bitcoin Bay Ep. 94 Wesley Schlemmer is a leading bitcoin (₿) evangelist and educator in the Tampa Bay region. One of the goals of his 501c3 organization — Bitcoin Bay — is to create a circular economy with bitcoin at the center of it all. We had Wesley on the show a few months back to talk about Wesley is a born-and-raised “Florida Man” who is working to Make America Florida. Links and topics mentioned: · ...
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Jason Purcell — The Petrodollar System (Part 2) - The Brian D. O'Leary Show Ep 93
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The Brian D. O’Leary Show December 5, 2023 Jason Purcell – The petrodollar system (Part 2) Ep. 93 Check us out on Substack: We welcome financial analyst Jason Purcell on the program for the second part in a series on the history of money and banking. We’re talking about the “petrodollar” once again. Jason is working on a book on the topic which includes a chapter about his theory of the “Petrodollar System.” You can find the first episode at our Substack page (and on all podcatchers): Jason will be on the show again soon to complete his analysis of the...
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December 4, 2023
Matthew Sercely – Agorist Tax Advisor
Ep. 92
Matthew Sercely has been a licensed attorney since 2009, and in 2020 he founded his own company to provide tax advice and planning for small businesses.
He is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, and side-hustlers by setting up their businesses to legally avoid as much tax as possible.
While he exclusively works with those who have or are starting businesses, Matthew’s weekly newsletter offers general advice that anyone can use.
When he's not screwing with the government, Matthew enjoys camping, weightlifting, and gaming.
For Matthew’s free report on over 60 Business Expense Ideas (and a few personal deductions as well), go to www.agoristTaxAdvice.com/oleary
Topics discussed:
1031 Exchange
· According to Investopedia, a 1031 Exchange is a swap of one real estate investment property for another that allows capital gains taxes to be deferred.
Agorism
· The mises.org wiki defines agorism as the practice of counter-economics and the ideas associated with that practice. Agorist ideas assert that Libertarian philosophy occurs in practice, in the real world, as Counter-Economics. It was first proposed by libertarian philosopher Samuel Edward Konkin III in 1975.
· The Agora program at Boston College we mentioned is now apparently retired: http://agora.bc.edu/
Libertarianism
· On the Natural Order Podcast, we give listeners a primer on libertarianism in episode 1 of the show.
· The Substack page for that show: https://naturalorder.substack.com/p/libertarian-political-philosophy
Austrian Economics
· Also on the Natural Order Podcast, we dedicate a show for our listeners to learn the basics of the Austrian school of economics.
· You can find the Substack version here: https://naturalorder.substack.com/p/methodology-matters-and-the-other
Adam Martin – Texas Tech University
· Adam Martin is Political Economy Research Fellow at the Free Market Institute and Associate Professor of acgricultural and applied economics in the Gordon W. Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources at Texas Tech University.
Kelo vs. City of New London (Supreme Court Case)
· Read about it on Wikipedia. It is depressing and criminal.
· Go Whalers!
Eminent domain in Tennessee
· Many such cases…
Is taxation theft?
· Theft (Wikipedia) the act of taking another person's property or services without that person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it.
· Robbery (Wikipedia) the crime of taking or attempting to take anything of value by force, threat of force, or by use of fear.
· Extortion (Wikipedia) the practice of obtaining benefit (e.g., money or goods) through coercion.
· Probably (Wiktionary) In all likelihood.
The Tom Woods Show
· Episode 2175 Taxes and How to Minimize Them (Matthew Sercely)
The Lew Rockwell Show
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More resources:
Matthew Sercely on LinkedIn
Sercely on 𝕏-Twitter
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www.agoristTaxAdvice.com/oleary
Tom Woods School of Life
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