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Can Reformed Libertarianism Counter Christian Nationalism? With Kerry Baldwin and Gregory Baus
4d ago
Can Reformed Libertarianism Counter Christian Nationalism? With Kerry Baldwin and Gregory Baus
Christian Nationalism, Theonomy, and monarchism are on the rise in libertarian circles. The hosts of the Reformed Libertarians Podcast, Kerry Baldwin and Gregory Baus, join my to explain why the Reformed stream of Christianity is compatible with libertarianism, and why it offers a peaceful alternative to Christian Nationalism. Follow the show at reformedlibertarians.com. Transcript - https://share.descript.com/view/qaDVvrw7pNo https://youtu.be/CTYbcxPdTdY See all of the show notes at ChrisSpangle.com. About The Reformed Libertarians Podcast The Reformed Libertarians Podcast aims to educate and inspire listeners to intelligently embrace and passionately promote a view of libertarianism as grounded in the Reformed Faith, and informed by a Reformed worldview. Exploring free society from a Reformed perspective, hosts Kerry Baldwin and Gregory Baus discuss culture, society, politics, economics, theology, philosophy, worldview, and more. Follow the show at reformedlibertarians.com and discover how to think about liberty and human flourishing based in the Reformed Faith. Gregory Baus A confessional Presbyterian and student of Reformational philosophy. He became a libertarian anarchist in 2008. His personal interests include classic diners, folk and jazz music, and speculative fiction. https://sites.google.com/site/ideolog/ Kerry Baldwin An independent researcher, co-author, and Socratic coach with a BA in Philosophy. She is a confessional Presbyterian and became a libertarian in 2008. Her interests include puzzles and brain teasers. https://mereliberty.com/about/kerry-baldwin/ Reformed Libertarianism Statement & Principles - https://reformedlibertarians.com/reformed-libertarianism-statement/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Biden Administration Moves to Lower The Cost of Prescription Drugs. Will it Work? With David McGarry
Nov 22 2023
Biden Administration Moves to Lower The Cost of Prescription Drugs. Will it Work? With David McGarry
Joe Biden is using a new tool from the Inflation Reduction Act to lower the cost of ten prescription drugs. Will it work? David B. McGarry is a policy analyst at the Taxpayers Protection Alliance and Young Voices Contributor, and he joins me to explain why it is likely to make things more expensive and less innovative in the prescription drug space.  Joe Biden’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad drug price controls - https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/faith-freedom-self-reliance/joe-bidens-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-drug-price-controls Transcript - https://share.descript.com/view/H66cEsD4Kd3 https://youtu.be/TLew_i-E81c Do you have comments or questions about this episode? Visit it on ChrisSpangle.com and leave one! --- Join our Patreon now for commercial-free shows, bonus content, and our complete archives - https://www.patreon.com/wearelibertarians --- Join our Facebook Group to meet other listeners. - https://www.facebook.com/groups/walnutssociety --- Visit Chris-Spangle.com to see my other podcasts and projects or to add me on social. www.Chris-Spangle.com --- Looking to start a podcast? Download my podcast Podcasting and Platforms now, and check out my recommendations for buying the right equipment. Chris Spangle and Leaders and Legends, LLC edited and produced this podcast. If you want to start a podcast or take yours to the next level, please get in touch with us at LeadersAndLegends.net. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How To Not Be A Fat Dad - My Personal Trainer Drops a Dose of Reality About My Weight
Nov 16 2023
How To Not Be A Fat Dad - My Personal Trainer Drops a Dose of Reality About My Weight
I've just discovered that I am fat again... I invite on my personal trainer Sean Murphy of Blockhouse Fitness to have a frank conversation about what I need to do to get back on track, and he explains what you need to do to get started if you're stuck too.  Blockhouse Fitness - https://www.instagram.com/blockhousefitness_indy Join the WAL Fitness Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/walfitness Chris's myfitnesspal - https://www.myfitnesspal.com/profile/chrisspangle Sean's online coaching application - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdoWj6CrlpYCQSqVwtXYfJp0TVjRoe-8azofHeI32vnKKSbLQ/viewform Transcript - https://share.descript.com/view/f5NHZu25iMu https://youtu.be/2HDlbF0Vn_U Do you have comments or questions about this episode? Visit it on ChrisSpangle.com and leave one! --- Join our Patreon now for commercial-free shows, bonus content, and our complete archives - https://www.patreon.com/wearelibertarians --- Join our Facebook Group to meet other listeners. - https://www.facebook.com/groups/walnutssociety --- Visit Chris-Spangle.com to see my other podcasts and projects or to add me on social. www.Chris-Spangle.com --- Looking to start a podcast? Download my podcast Podcasting and Platforms now, and check out my recommendations for buying the right equipment. Chris Spangle and Leaders and Legends, LLC edited and produced this podcast. If you want to start a podcast or take yours to the next level, please get in touch with us at LeadersAndLegends.net. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Antisemitism on U.S. Campuses After the Hamas Attacks in Israel, Plus Student Loan Reforms with Neetu Arnold
Nov 8 2023
Antisemitism on U.S. Campuses After the Hamas Attacks in Israel, Plus Student Loan Reforms with Neetu Arnold
I speak with Neetu Arnold, Research Fellow at the National Association of Scholars and a Young Voices contributor, about the recent responses of U.S. colleges to the attacks by Hamas on Israel on October 7th. We discuss the hesitancy of these universities to condemn the attacks, which has led to backlash from many major donors. We also delve into the issue of student loan reform under Joe Biden's administration and explore the trade-offs involved in these reforms. Biden’s student loan plan saves colleges, not students - https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/bidens-student-loan-plan-saves-colleges-not-students Campus Hamas Support Reveals a Harsh Truth about Higher Ed - https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/10/campus-hamas-support-reveals-a-harsh-truth-about-higher-ed/ Transcript - https://share.descript.com/view/poppsbBeXg4 https://youtu.be/dOidhDpQ39Q Do you have comments or questions about this episode? Visit it on ChrisSpangle.com and leave one! --- Join our Patreon now for commercial-free shows, bonus content, and our complete archives - https://www.patreon.com/wearelibertarians --- Join our Facebook Group to meet other listeners. - https://www.facebook.com/groups/walnutssociety --- Visit Chris-Spangle.com to see my other podcasts and projects or to add me on social. www.Chris-Spangle.com --- Looking to start a podcast? Download my podcast Podcasting and Platforms now, and check out my recommendations for buying the right equipment. Chris Spangle and Leaders and Legends, LLC edited and produced this podcast. If you want to start a podcast or take yours to the next level, please get in touch with us at LeadersAndLegends.net. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is Argentina About To Elect an Austrian Economist And Anarcho-Capitalist? With Marcos Falcone on Javier Milei
Oct 20 2023
Is Argentina About To Elect an Austrian Economist And Anarcho-Capitalist? With Marcos Falcone on Javier Milei
On October 22, 2023, Argentinians will go to the polls and have a choice of three candidates, two of whom are libertarians. The front runner is Javier Milei, an Austrian economist firebrand who could occupy their government's top spot. Marcos Falcone helps us make sense of the economic crisis that led the country to liberalize and how reliable the anarchy-capitalist front-runner might be if elected.  Falcone is the Project Manager of Fundación Libertad a regular contributor to Forbes Argentina, and a Young Voices Contributor. He is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.  Argentina's Liberalization - https://www.econlib.org/argentinas-liberalization/ Transcript - https://share.descript.com/view/gDomFOaa4V6 Do you have comments or questions about this episode? Visit it on ChrisSpangle.com and leave one! --- Join our Patreon now for commercial-free shows, bonus content, and our complete archives - https://www.patreon.com/wearelibertarians --- Join our Facebook Group to meet other listeners. - https://www.facebook.com/groups/walnutssociety --- Visit Chris-Spangle.com to see my other podcasts and projects or to add me on social. www.Chris-Spangle.com --- Looking to start a podcast? Download my podcast Podcasting and Platforms now, and check out my recommendations for buying the right equipment. Chris Spangle and Leaders and Legends, LLC edited and produced this podcast. If you want to start a podcast or take yours to the next level, please get in touch with us at LeadersAndLegends.net. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Massacre in Israel Leads to War in Gaza
Oct 14 2023
A Massacre in Israel Leads to War in Gaza
On the morning of October 7, 2023, 1,500 Hamas fighters set in motion an attack plan two years in the making as they invaded Israel, leaving 1,354 dead, including 27 Americans. Now Israel is bombing Gaza in anticipation of a land invasion, and 1900 Gazans are dead, including 538 children. What will happen next, and how did we get here? Rhinehold and Vaughn Spargur join me next to discuss the 2023 Israel-Hamas war.  For a guide to resources to learn more, or to comment, click here - https://www.chrisspangle.com/p/a-massacre-in-israel-leads-to-war Video - https://www.youtube.com/live/a4u8O-ut9VQ?si=6Pqu39w7kH7Y7BtO Do you have comments or questions about this episode? Visit it on ChrisSpangle.com and leave one! --- Join our Patreon now for commercial-free shows, bonus content, and our complete archives - https://www.patreon.com/wearelibertarians --- Join our Facebook Group to meet other listeners. - https://www.facebook.com/groups/walnutssociety --- Visit Chris-Spangle.com to see my other podcasts and projects or to add me on social. www.Chris-Spangle.com --- Looking to start a podcast? Download my podcast Podcasting and Platforms now, and check out my recommendations for buying the right equipment. Chris Spangle and Leaders and Legends, LLC edited and produced this podcast. If you want to start a podcast or take yours to the next level, please get in touch with us at LeadersAndLegends.net. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Compassion Solves Problems In Ways Profit and Coercion Can't with Dan Johnson
Oct 9 2023
Compassion Solves Problems In Ways Profit and Coercion Can't with Dan Johnson
Daniel Johnson is the Executive Director of the Institute for Community Solutions, and he outlines the three ways to solve problems in society: through force via the government, through profit using the business sector, and through compassion within civil society. He outlines why the third option works best for any problem that requires compassion.  On October 10th, they're releasing their groundbreaking report – Community Solutions to Justice – Solutions to Fairer, Faster, and More Effective Justice in American Communities. For the past two years, the Institute for Community Solutions has studied community solutions to justice – nonprofit programs offering free or low-cost services to help people resolve disputes and repair harm. On October 10th, they'll present the results of their research – 5 different solutions, practiced by 200 different organizations, that offer opportunities for communities to achieve faster, fairer, more effective justice. - https://instituteforcommunitysolutions.org/csj-launch-event/ Transcript - https://share.descript.com/view/rvPs4imLaHw Video - https://youtu.be/6Uy6L1dBxxk Do you have comments or questions about this episode? Visit it on ChrisSpangle.com and leave one! --- Join our Patreon now for commercial-free shows, bonus content, and our complete archives - https://www.patreon.com/wearelibertarians --- Join our Facebook Group to meet other listeners. - https://www.facebook.com/groups/walnutssociety --- Visit Chris-Spangle.com to see my other podcasts and projects or to add me on social. www.Chris-Spangle.com --- Looking to start a podcast? Download my podcast Podcasting and Platforms now, and check out my recommendations for buying the right equipment. Chris Spangle and Leaders and Legends, LLC edited and produced this podcast. If you want to start a podcast or take yours to the next level, please get in touch with us at LeadersAndLegends.net. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices