WiM058 - The Hillebrand Series | Episode 5 | Crime and Punishment

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 00:00:05 NYDIG 00:01:25 Proportionality of Crime and Punishment 00:06:54 A Monopoly on Punishment is Inherently Evil 00:08:44 The Individual is Responsible for Punishment 00:12:06 Relations Between Victims, Perpetrators, and The State 00:14:48 Criminal Rehabilitation and Reintegration 00:18:08 Bureaucracy Distorts Prices and Property Rights 00:20:25 The State is Incentivized to Criminalize Victimless Acts 00:22:51 The Emergence of Voluntary Imprisonment? 00:26:20 Promises to Perform vs. Transfers of Property 00:30:12 The Impossibility of Slave Labor Contracts 00:33:36 Conscription is Slavery; Military Desertion is Just 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 IBAC assists central banks and sovereign wealth funds succeed in their digital asset investments: https://www.ibac.io/ Automatic Recurring Bitcoin Buying: https://www.swanbitcoin.com/breedlove/