KOL318 | The Libertarianism Litmus Test, Part 1 – With Keith Knight, “Don’t Tread on Anyone”

Summary: Kinsella on Liberty Podcast, Episode 318.<br> <br> This is my appearance on Keith Knight’s Youtube show “Don’t Tread on Anyone” (Feb. 3, 2021), discussing my "Libertarian Litmus Test" post on Facebook:<br> <br> <br> Time to update the libertarian litmus test:<br> <br> <br> To be a solid libertarian, you must be good on the following (ranked roughly in order of importance/obviousness):<br> <br> <br> 1. IP<br> 2. central banking/the Fed<br> 3. taxation<br> 4. the drug war<br> 5. war<br> 6. welfare<br> 7. government education<br> 8. the state (anarchist)<br> 9. and now, covid lockdowns (no offense, paranoid and "respectable" libertards)<br> <br> <br> I'll let you slide on one issue ("one deviation"), but one only. But you miss two, and you're relegated to Time Out.<br> <br> Youtube embedded below. See also KOL319 | The Libertarianism Litmus Test, Part 2 – With Keith Knight, “Don’t Tread on Anyone”<br> <br> Time markers:<br> <br> 0:00 - What is libertarianism?<br> 2:19 - Intellectual Property<br> 6:07 - History of IP<br> 13:05 - Central banking<br> 16:11 - Taxation<br> 18:06 - Drug war<br> 20:30 - War<br> 22:39 - Welfare<br> 24:28 - State education<br> 27:54 - The state<br> 31:12 - Lockdowns<br> 34:09 - A Proper understanding of socialism and capitalism<br> 43:35 - Most important contributions of….<br> <br> Carl Menger<br> Eugen von Bohm-Bawerk:  Shorter Classics - chapter II, "WHETHER LEGAL RIGHTS AND RELATIONSHIPS ARE ECONOMIC GOODS"<br> Ludwig von Mises -- UFOES<br> F.A. Hayek -- not a big fan<br> Murray N. Rothbard- Economic Controversies <br> Walter Block<br> Lew Rockwell -- The Free Market Reader