The Contradictions of Statism | The Hillebrand Series | Episode 9 (WiM068)

Max Hillebrand joins me for a multi-episode conversation covering the masterwork on libertarian philosophy “The Ethics of Liberty” written by Murray Rothbard. Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/ GUEST Max’s twitter: https://twitter.com/HillebrandMax Max’s Website: https://towardsliberty.com/btcpay/apps/wxB4qDBjfaZNqn9vSidLnn4dGbV/pos PODCAST Podcast Website: https://whatismoneypodcast.com/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-what-is-money-show/id1541404400 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/25LPvm8EewBGyfQQ1abIsE?si=wgVuY16XR0io4NLNo0A11A&nd=1 RSS Feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/MLdpYXYI Transcript: OUTLINE 00:00:00 “What is Money?” Intro 00:00:08 The Inevitability of Statism? 00:05:55 A Thought Experiment on Statism: Alien Invasion 00:09:28 The Chimera of “Limited Government” 00:14:04 Why is Defense Different Than Any Other Industry? 00:15:31 Did Nation-States Arise from Technological Realities? 00:17:07 A Thought Experiment on Statism: Individual Invincibility 00:22:15 Unassailable Property Makes Statism Irrelevant 00:26:00 The Zero-Sum Revenue Model of Statism 00:33:07 Bitcoin’s Price in Relation to The Demand for Security 00:34:38 Can Bitcoin Miners Operate At a Loss? 00:38:48 NYDIG 00:39:56 The Rise and Fall of States Across History 00:43:09 Inviolable Property Makes Statism Irrelevant? 00:47:19 Is Bitcoin a Regulator on The Growth of Statism? 00:50:45 The Ratio of Resistance to Statism SOCIAL Breedlove Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22 WiM? Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatisMoneyShow LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@breedlove22?lang=en All My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22​ WRITTEN WORK Medium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/ Substack: https://breedlove22.substack.com/ WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7 Sats via Strike: https://strike.me/breedlove22 Sats via Tippin.me: https://tippin.me/@Breedlove22 Dollars via Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RBreedlove Dollars via Venmo: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=1784359925317632528 The "What is Money?" Show Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=true RECOMMENDED BUSINESSES Worldclass Bitcoin Financial Services: https://nydig.com/ Join Me At Bitcoin 2022 (10% off if paying with fiat, or discount code BREEDLOVE for Bitcoin): https://www.tixr.com/groups/bitcoinconference/events/bitcoin-2022-26217 Put your Bitcoin to work. Earn up to 12% interest back on Bitcoin with Tantra: https://bit.ly/3CFcOmg Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/ Buy Bitcoin in a Tax-Advantaged Account: https://www.daim.io/robert-breedlove/