Freelandia: Could A Libertarian Nation Survive In A Statist World?

The Inflation Lie: How The Fed Robs You Without Firing A Shot

Inflation is not some mysterious force floating through the economy. It is what happens when the money supply gets inflated, purchasing power gets destroyed, and regular people are left paying higher prices while insiders get the new money first. In this episode of Are You Smarter Than A Libertarian, Jeff explains why CPI only shows the bruise, while M2 money supply growth shows the punch. The Fed wants you focused on trimmed inflation numbers. The real question is much simpler: who created the money, who got it first, and who paid for it later? Follow the show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and iHeart Radio. Share this episode with someone who still thinks inflation is caused by grocery stores being too greedy. #smarterthanalibertarian #inflation #federalreserve #moneyprinting #economics #libertarian #podcast The Mises Wire article by Connor O’Keeffe argues that inflation originally referred to expansion of the money supply, while modern discourse usually treats inflation as rising prices, and it criticizes Kevin Warsh’s interest in core or trimmed inflation measures. The St. Louis Fed confirms that M2 grew at record rates during the COVID period and later declined at record rates beginning in late 2022. The Federal Reserve’s H.6 release defines M2 as M1 plus small-denomination time deposits and retail money market funds, with relevant exclusions for IRA and Keogh balances. The St. Louis Fed’s 2023 annual report notes that annual PCE inflation peaked in June 2022 at 7.1 percent before declining through 2023. Luca Benati’s ECB Working Paper No. 1027, “Long Run Evidence on Money Growth and Inflation,” is the long-run cross-country study referenced in your report.

Clarence Thomas Exposed Progressivism’s Dirty Secret

Justice Clarence Thomas just hit progressivism where it hurts: its history. The media wants you to believe progressivism is just compassion, reform, and “being on the right side of history.” But the record is a lot uglier: Woodrow Wilson, federal segregation, eugenics, central banking, war, bureaucracy, and the never-ending growth of state power. In this episode of Are You Smarter Than A Libertarian, Jeff breaks down why Thomas was right to challenge the sanitized version of progressivism, why the political class panicked, and why every movement that promises “progress” should be judged by what it does with power, not what it says in campaign slogans. Watch, listen, and decide for yourself: was progressivism really about justice, or was it just control with better marketing? Follow Are You Smarter Than A Libertarian on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and iHeart Radio. #smarterthanalibertarian #progressivism #clarencethomas #libertarian #podcast #politics #history

The Fake Choices They Use To Keep You Poor

Is capitalism really the enemy, or are its “alternatives” just new ways to control your life? In this episode of Are You Smarter Than A Libertarian, Jeff takes on socialism, feudalism, crony capitalism, and anti-civilization fantasies with an edgy but factual breakdown of why private property, voluntary exchange, and individual liberty matter. The real debate is not capitalism versus compassion. It is consent versus coercion. Based on Vincent Cook’s Mises Wire article, “Beware the Alternatives to Capitalism and Socialism.” #smarterthanalibertarian #libertarian #capitalism #socialism #podcast #economics #freedom https://mises.org/mises-wire/beware-alternatives-capitalism-and-socialism

Freelandia: Could A Libertarian Nation Survive In A Statist World?

What happens if one society chooses liberty while the rest of the world keeps clinging to central banks, inflation, taxation, tariffs, sanctions, and government control? In this episode of Are You Smarter Than A Libertarian, Jeff explores the idea of Freelandia, a hypothetical libertarian country built on sound money, free trade, limited government, private property, neutrality, and voluntary institutions. But this is not utopian fantasy. A free society would still have to deal with foreign governments, global banking pressure, military vulnerability, fiat currency manipulation, and the uncomfortable reality that freedom inside one border can still be affected by coercion outside it. This episode breaks down the risks, rewards, and political consequences of building a free society in an unfree world. Could Freelandia become a shining example of liberty? Or would statist governments make sure it never survives long enough to prove them wrong? #smarterthanalibertarian #podcast #politics #libertarian #economics #freedom #financialliteracy

Hobbes’s Leviathan: Consent Or Coercion?

Thomas Hobbes gave the modern state one of its favorite excuses: the idea that government power is legitimate because “the people” consented to it. But did you actually consent, or were you born into a system that calls your obedience agreement? In this episode of Are You Smarter Than A Libertarian, Jeff breaks down Hobbes’s Leviathan, social contract theory, and the dangerous idea that the state can tax, regulate, punish, and control you while claiming it is acting in your name. This is a sharp, edgy, and factual look at how coercion gets repackaged as consent. If the state says, “We are you,” maybe it is time to ask why it needs so much force to prove it. #smarterthanalibertarian #libertarian #politics #podcast #politicalphilosophy #government #freedom