The Lost Art Of Liberty

The host argues that shelter is a necessity but not a right, and that individuals should have the freedom to acquire property without government permission.

The host critiques victimhood culture and argues for individual responsibility and laissez-faire capitalism.

The host critiques the AI race from a libertarian perspective, warning of potential dystopian outcomes if humans become dependent on AI.

The host critiques government funding and welfare fraud from a libertarian perspective, arguing that forced taxation reduces happiness.

The host argues that pursuing personal happiness is moral and critiques the idea that selflessness should be society's guiding principle.

The state is treated as ordinary theft with better branding.

Law is not morality.

The state is called a monster.

What is the merchant state?

Michael Calpino opens a foundational episode by defining three terms — society, government, and state — arguing that society is a voluntary collection of individuals, government is legitimate collective self-defense against rights violators operating with consent, and the state is an illegitimate criminal monopoly of force built on conquest.

The host discusses the meaning and current state of free speech and the First Amendment in the context of government overreach.

The host argues that central banks and government are intentionally causing economic collapse to gain control over money and implement a digital payment system like FedNow.

Michael Calpino delivers a solo lecture explaining money from first principles — starting with barter economies and the division of labor — and argues that money is a substitute for production whose value is determined by the market, not the state.

It starts with a familiar charge.

Michael Calpino opens by arguing that Americans are not truly free, even when life seems to offer plenty of choices.