Money, Violence, and The State with Brent Johnson (WiM 032)

Brent Johnson joins me for a deep conversation about economics, money, debt, the state, violence, Bitcoin, geopolitics, and macroeconomics. Be sure to check out NYDIG, one of the most important companies in Bitcoin: https://nydig.com/ GUEST Brent’s twitter: https://twitter.com/SantiagoAuFund Brent’s website: https://santiagocapital.com/ 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 00:01:22 Brent’s Background and Economic Views 00:13:30 Austrian Economics 00:17:05 Defining “The State” 00:25:32 Debt as Primeval Money 00:35:11 Power, Violence, and Taxation 00:42:26 MMT and Keynesianism 00:47:10 What is Money? 00:51:49 Bitcoin and the Logic of Violence 00:58:26 Gresham’s Law and Geopolitics 01:03:42 Geopolitical Lawlessness and Money 01:09:00 The American “Black Hat” 01:17:40 Current Macroeconomic Landscape 01:25:27 “Dollar Milkshake Theory” 01:33:08 The Specter of Warfare in 2021 01:40:30 Gold’s Role in Modern Geopolitics 01:45:21 Freedom Maximalism and Bitcoin’s Potential 01:51:29 Bitcoin’s Conflict with The State 01:57:05 How can The State “Lockup” Bitcoin? SOCIAL Twitter: https://twitter.com/Breedlove22 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/breedlove22/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breedlove_22/ Medium: https://breedlove22.medium.com/ All My Current Work: https://linktr.ee/breedlove22​ CONTRIBUTE Bitcoin: 3D1gfxKZKMtfWaD1bkwiR6JsDzu6e9bZQ7 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32843101&fan_landing=true