TOR Radio No. 77, "Mark Thornton on The Debt Ceiling Novela and the Rise of Libertarianism" -- 2013 Oct 17 TH

On this edition of Traces of Reality Radio: Guillermo is joined by Dr. Mark Thornton, senior resident fellow at the Ludwig Von Mises Institute and Book Review Editor of the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics.  Guillermo and Mark discuss the anti-climatic conclusion to the latest Washington DC melodrama, the “default/debt ceiling crisis” (Spoiler Alert: No different than the last episode and the dollar dies in the end).

We also discuss the rise of libertarianism and the popularization of ideas like “ending the fed,” the gold standard, nullification, stateless order, and voluntary exchange.  The government, seemingly threatened by the rapid expansion of these ideas and a growing distrust in the state, has taken to naming “anarchists” as the new “terrorist threat.” Also, the economics of prohibition, Ross Ulbricht and the Silk Road, Bitcoin, and much more.

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From RepublicBroadcasting.org:
With a passion for Liberty, Guillermo has been involved in the Ron Paul Revolution since 2007, serving most recently as a National Delegate for Paul in 2012. As both a student and teacher of American History, much of what Guillermo discusses is based on a historical perspective, with emphasis on the struggle between liberty and tyranny, our deteriorating Constitution and civil rights. His background in Psychology and Sociology allow him the keen insight to filter through the propaganda and deliver the "traces of reality" that are left behind.