• FF-445: Krassen Stanchev on Bulgaria since communism and their assimilation of immigrants
    May 9 2026

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    Krassen Stanchev served on a committee which wrote Bulgaria's Constitution after the end of communism. He discusses transitions and progress made by former Warsaw Pact and USSR countries since then. He also discusses Bulgaria's lack of welfare programs and their successes with the assimilation of Muslim immigrants.

    He is on Wikipedia here:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krassen_Stanchev

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • FF-444: Ken Krawchuk on running for governor of Pennsylvania
    May 7 2026

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    Ken Krawchuk has been involved with the Libertarian Party for over 30 years and is currently running for governor of Pennsylvania. He has a radio show and is a life-long resident of the Philadelphia metro area.

    His site is here:
    https://www.kenk4pa.com/

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • FF-443: Vin Armani on new federal policies for Bitcoin and cryptocurrency
    May 6 2026

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    Vin Armani is a programmer who has been involved with Bitcoin for over ten years. He talks about Trump's deals with the owners of the Tether cryptocurrency, which is pegged to the USA dollar. He talks about the Genius Act and the Clarity Act. He also talks about the Trump-owned cryptocurrency, USD1. He also predicts the downfall of Michael Saylor.

    His books are here on Amazon:
    https://www.amazon.com/stores/Vin-Armani/author/B006JUAAF0

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    57 mins
  • FF-442: Andrew Bernstein on free will vs. determinism
    May 1 2026

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    Andrew Bernstein is author of many books, fiction and non-fiction:
    _Heroes, Legends, and Champions_
    _A Dearth of Eagles_
    _Objectivism in One Lesson_
    _Capitalism Unbound_
    _Capitalist Solutions_
    _American Racism_
    _Reckoning_
    _Aristotle Versus Religion and Other Essays_
    _A Challenge to Determinism_

    He has also written Cliffs Notes for three of Ayn Rand's novels. He has taught philosophy at many colleges and has given lectures all over the world.

    He discusses his book about free will and determinism. He argues that determinism comes from materialism. We also discuss fictional heroes in books like _Harry Potter_ and _The Hunger Games_.

    Andrew's web site is here:
    https://www.andrewbernstein.net/

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    https://www.amazon.com/stores/Andrew-Bernstein/author/B001IODPPE

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • FF-441: Manuel Garcia on Javier Milei's rise in Argentina and Mexico's new "socialized medicine"
    Apr 29 2026

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    Manuel Garcia is a PhD candidate at George Mason University and writes for the Mises Institute. He first predicted Javier Milei's win in 2022. He talks about Milei's rise and his split with Victoria Villarruel.

    He also discusses Claudia Sheinbaum's policies in his home country of Mexico.

    His article is here:
    https://mises.org/mises-wire/will-argentinas-next-president-be-rothbardian

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    https://x.com/ManuGarGojMX

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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • FF-440: Tony D'Orazio on running for vice-chair of the Libertarian Party (USA)
    Apr 26 2026

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    Tony D'Orazio has been in the Libertarian Party for over 30 years. He has served as chair of the LP in the state of New York and is currently running for vice-chair of the Libertarian National Committee. He talks about his time in the LP, including his time in 1994 when Howard Stern won the LP's nomination for Governor of New York.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • FF-439: Jason Sorens on why housing is expensive
    Apr 22 2026

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    Jason Sorens is the founder of the Free State Project and is still on the board of the FSP. He is also with the American Institute for Economic Research.

    Jason talks about zoning and why housing is so expensive. He talks about regulations on developers and builders. He also talks about Houston, Texas, one of the USA's largest cities without zoning.

    He is on Twitter:
    https://x.com/JasonSorens

    He is also here:
    https://www.statepolicyindex.com/jason/

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • FF-438: Colin Grabow on the Jones Act and other regulations on ships
    Apr 21 2026

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    Colin Grabow works at the Cato Institute. We discuss the Jones Act and how it makes shipping goods between ports in the USA more difficult. We also discuss regulations involving cruise ships.

    His page at Cato is here:
    https://www.cato.org/people/colin-grabow

    His Twitter is here:
    https://x.com/cpgrabow

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    52 mins