Exploring Liberty with Barend

Geoism - The Needed Moral Revolution, with Nicolaus Tideman

Nicolaus Tideman is probably one of the most famous Georgist economists in the world. He earned his PhD in economics at the University of Chicago, had various positions at universities and was a Senior Staff Economist for the Council of Economic Advisors. Since 1973 he has been at Virginia Tech. He published not only about economic topics but also about public decision-making. He has been the author of many scientific publications, but he also wants to make the world a better place with Geoism. His essay The Needed Moral Revolution is in the book Rent Unmasked: https://shepheardwalwyn.com/product/rent-unmasked/ [https://shepheardwalwyn.com/product/rent-unmasked/] In this episode, Mr Tideman explains his view on liberty. People should have the option to form communities with whom they prefer to cooperate. There should be much more diversity in regulatory and tax regimes. Geoism can enable us to achieve this. This can enhance our liberty and eventually result in a more peaceful world. The book he recommends is The Mason Gaffney Reader: https://www.amazon.com/Mason-Gaffney-Reader-Solving-Unsolvable/dp/0974184462 [https://www.amazon.com/Mason-Gaffney-Reader-Solving-Unsolvable/dp/0974184462]

Land and Liberty - an interview with political theorist Martin Jacobson

Martin Jacobson is a Swedish political theorist based in Sweden who works at the University of Upsala. Martin has spent several years exploring the relationship between geoism and liberty. This year he finished his PhD with a dissertation entitled Land and Liberty. In this episode, he talks about freedom. Why is liberty important, what are the different varieties of left-libertarianism, and what are the similarities and differences between Henry George and Benjamin Tucker? I hope you will enjoy this episode! Here are some of the books and websites referred to:   Martin Jacobson Land & Liberty: On the Natural Monopoly of Violence https://uu.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1852324&dswid=6293 [https://uu.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2%3A1852324&dswid=6293]   Geoism as part of the left-libertarian tradition https://progressandpoverty.substack.com/p/geoism-as-part-of-the-left-libertarian [https://progressandpoverty.substack.com/p/geoism-as-part-of-the-left-libertarian]   Martin Jacobson on Twitter https://x.com/MarWJac [https://x.com/MarWJac]   Kevin Carson Organization Theory https://kevinacarson.org/publication/ot/ [https://kevinacarson.org/publication/ot/]   Markets not Capitalism https://store.c4ss.org/index.php/product/markets-not-capitalism/ [https://store.c4ss.org/index.php/product/markets-not-capitalism/]   Rodrick Long https://oll.libertyfund.org/people/roderick-t-long [https://oll.libertyfund.org/people/roderick-t-long]     Background music by ⁠Kushal Rajkarnikar⁠ [https://pixabay.com/users/noisysymphony-1867620/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=176691] from ⁠Pixabay [https://pixabay.com/music//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=176691] My website is www.geoliberty.nl [https://geoliberty.nl/en/]

Geoism: explaining how we can share the earth

This will be a very boring episode because I do not have an exciting guest today. I will just read a piece from a book about how we can share the earth. I think I should do this because people who love liberty and are concerned about government intervention may be puzzled or even shocked if they hear that most geoist are in favor of a form of taxation. I agree that it is problematic to promote coercive governments as the best way to solve problems. And I prefer non-coercive forms of cooperation. We may find ways to do this. However, if we want people to live in liberty, we must find a way to ensure access to natural resources. A schedule of a land value tax and a government is not a proposal to have more government interference. It’s just one of the possible ways to ensure that everyone has access to what nature provides for free. I hope this helps you to understand the principle behind the Land Value Tax. Want to read more about this topic? I recommend the work of authors such as Nicolaus Tideman [https://shepheardwalwyn.com/nicolaus-tideman-author/] and Brian Hodgkinson [https://shepheardwalwyn.com/product/how-our-economy-really-works-a-radical-reappraisal-brian-hodgkinson/]. Or if you are willing to read a dissertation, consider this one. [https://www.uu.se/en/events/defences/2024-06-07-martin-jacobson-land--liberty-on-the-natural-monopoly-of-violence]

An introduction to geoist economics

In this episode, Gareth and I will introduce you to geoist economics. Geoists believe that people have equal rights to what nature provides for free. Geoist economists have found a simple way to organise this in an economy. If people have access to natural resources such as land, houses will be affordable and wages will be higher. Also, the system of taxes and benefits can become less complex. We hope this brief introduction will make you curious. Want to read more about this topic? Gareth recommends you to read Henry George's Progress and Poverty. https://www.henrygeorge.org/pcontents.htm [https://www.henrygeorge.org/pcontents.htm] Barend has a suggestion for lazy reader such as he is. How our economy really works by Brian Hodgkinson is less that 100 pages and a quick read! https://shepheardwalwyn.com/product/how-our-economy-really-works-a-radical-reappraisal-brian-hodgkinson/ [https://shepheardwalwyn.com/product/how-our-economy-really-works-a-radical-reappraisal-brian-hodgkinson/] Some interesting links are available on my website. https://geoliberty.nl/en/ [https://geoliberty.nl/en/] Background music by ⁠Kushal Rajkarnikar⁠ [https://pixabay.com/users/noisysymphony-1867620/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=176691] from ⁠Pixabay [https://pixabay.com/music//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=176691]

What is geoism?

In this first episode, Gareth Whelan and I introduce you to Geoism. Geoism is a smarter way to solve problems such as inequality, unaffordable housing, environmental issues and the decline of freedom. It can help us solve problems with a smaller and simpler government. Many people say that the free market is not working, so the government should take back more control. This seems a noble aspiration, but the results of planned economies are usually not so good. Geoism is the alternative that should appeal to people on both the left and the right. Geoists support a free market and a high degree of individual freedom but recognize that people have equal rights to what nature provides for free. We will try to make more episodes soon, but if you are interested in geoism you can find some resources on my website https://geoliberty.nl/en/ [https://geoliberty.nl/en/].   If you have time for a longer podcast on this approach, I recommend these for example: Podcast about Progress And Poverty and Land Value Taxation [https://open.spotify.com/episode/10NanTEPeNPBaVLos5sTJ0?si=ZSFwNwkSSX-eEESTUjxXhw]