Logan Marie Glitterbomb

This month we are joined by Logan Marie Glitterbomb, leading an awesome conversation about the fundamentals of Agorism, as well as its lesser known forms and environmentalist potential. We're also talking about Mardi Gras, Logan's legal incident, gun control and more. A Catholic anarchist-without-adjectives, Logan Marie discovered anarchism through the punk scene in high school and went on to join the Industrial Workers of the World in college where she studied theatre arts. She is a former editor, writer, and co-publisher of the queer anarchist news 'zine Pink&amp;Black, co-founder of the Libertarian Anti-Fascist Committee and the Libertarian Socialist Caucus of the Libertarian Party, member of the Libertarian Socialist Caucus of the DSA, co-founder of the anarchist Mardi Gras krewe Krewe de Main and their festival Coup de Gras, and current organizer with the IWW's Freelance Journalists Union. She spends her free time performing comedy, cosplaying, and writing comics.  Here you can find her work and support her legal fund: https://loganglitterbomb.com/ https://agorafest.wordpress.com/  https://gogetfunding.com/legal-defense-for-logan-glitterbomb/

This month we are joined by Logan Marie Glitterbomb, leading an awesome conversation about the fundamentals of Agorism, as well as its lesser known forms and environmentalist potential. We're also talking about Mardi Gras, Logan's legal incident, gun control and more. A Catholic anarchist-without-adjectives, Logan Marie discovered anarchism through the punk scene in high school and went on to join the Industrial Workers of the World in college where she studied theatre arts. She is a former editor, writer, and co-publisher of the queer anarchist news 'zine Pink&amp;Black, co-founder of the Libertarian Anti-Fascist Committee and the Libertarian Socialist Caucus of the Libertarian Party, member of the Libertarian Socialist Caucus of the DSA, co-founder of the anarchist Mardi Gras krewe Krewe de Main and their festival Coup de Gras, and current organizer with the IWW's Freelance Journalists Union. She spends her free time performing comedy, cosplaying, and writing comics. Here you can find her work and support her legal fund: <a href="https://loganglitterbomb.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://loganglitterbomb.com/</a> <a href="https://agorafest.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://agorafest.wordpress.com/</a> <a href="https://gogetfunding.com/legal-defense-for-logan-glitterbomb/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://gogetfunding.com/legal-defense-for-logan-glitterbomb/</a>

Logan Marie Glitterbomb on Agorism, Manifold Coloured Markets, Mardi Gras, and Gun Control

Cathy Reisenwitz

Cathy Reisenwitz joins Mutual Exchange Radio to discuss feminism, bodily autonomy, BDSM, power, and all things Sex and the State.  Cathy is a writer with bylines in The Week, Newsweek, Forbes, the Daily Beast, VICE Motherboard, Reason magazine, Talking Points Memo, Ravishly, Kink and Code and other publications. She is the Head of Content at a tech startup and VP of Comms for San Francisco Sex-Positive Democratic Club and a regular contributor to Exponents Magazine. Check out her newsletter, Sex and the State: https://cathyreisenwitz.substack.com/

Cathy Reisenwitz joins Mutual Exchange Radio to discuss feminism, bodily autonomy, BDSM, power, and all things Sex and the State.  Cathy is a writer with bylines in The Week, Newsweek, Forbes, the Daily Beast, VICE Motherboard, Reason magazine, Talking Points Memo, Ravishly, Kink and Code and other publications. She is the Head of Content at a tech startup and VP of Comms for San Francisco Sex-Positive Democratic Club and a regular contributor to Exponents Magazine. Check out her newsletter, Sex and the State: <a href="https://cathyreisenwitz.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://cathyreisenwitz.substack.com/</a>

Cathy Reisenwitz on Sex, Power, and Feminism

Abigail Devereaux

Abigail joins Mutual Exchange Radio to discuss the connections between complexity economics, systems theory, emergent order, science fiction, and more. Dr. Abigail Devereaux is a Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Economic Growth and Assistant Professor of Economics at Wichita State University. She’s also affiliated with the Independent Institute, the American Institute of Economic Research, and NYU’s Classical Liberal Institute. Abigail holds degrees in math in physics, both from Boston University, and had a career in high-tech focusing on complex systems science before getting her economics PhD from George Mason University. She fielded in complexity economics and Austrian economics. Her work these days is interdisciplinary and focused on two research programs: the mathematical and social implications of accelerating technological innovation, and the emergence of spontaneous orders.

Abigail joins Mutual Exchange Radio to discuss the connections between complexity economics, systems theory, emergent order, science fiction, and more. Dr. Abigail Devereaux is a Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Economic Growth and Assistant Professor of Economics at Wichita State University. She’s also affiliated with the Independent Institute, the American Institute of Economic Research, and NYU’s Classical Liberal Institute. Abigail holds degrees in math in physics, both from Boston University, and had a career in high-tech focusing on complex systems science before getting her economics PhD from George Mason University. She fielded in complexity economics and Austrian economics. Her work these days is interdisciplinary and focused on two research programs: the mathematical and social implications of accelerating technological innovation, and the emergence of spontaneous orders.

Abigail Devereaux on Complexity Economics

Host Alex McHugh interviews one of the founders of the radical humanitarian project Operation Solidarity, which is helping to organize anarchist resistance to the invasion as well as humanitarian support networks. If you're able to support this project with funding or material aid, please click through the linktree below.  Support Operation Solidarity: https://linktr.ee/operation.solidarity "War and Anarchists: Anti-Authoritarian Perspectives in Ukraine," CrimethInc:  https://crimethinc.com/2022/02/15/war-and-anarchists-anti-authoritarian-perspectives-in-ukraine  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zemlya.volya  Squat Autonomia:  https://en.squat.net/2014/07/13/kharkiv-ukraine-opening-of-a-political-squat/  

Host Alex McHugh interviews one of the founders of the radical humanitarian project Operation Solidarity, which is helping to organize anarchist resistance to the invasion as well as humanitarian support networks. If you're able to support this project with funding or material aid, please click through the linktree below. <ul> <li>Support Operation Solidarity: <a href="https://linktr.ee/operation.solidarity" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/operation.solidarity</a></li> <li>"War and Anarchists: Anti-Authoritarian Perspectives in Ukraine," CrimethInc: <a href="https://crimethinc.com/2022/02/15/war-and-anarchists-anti-authoritarian-perspectives-in-ukraine" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://crimethinc.com/2022/02/15/war-and-anarchists-anti-authoritarian-perspectives-in-ukraine</a> </li> <li>Instagram: <a href="instagram.com/zemlya.volya" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/zemlya.volya</a></li> <li> Squat Autonomia: <a href="https://en.squat.net/2014/07/13/kharkiv-ukraine-opening-of-a-political-squat/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://en.squat.net/2014/07/13/kharkiv-ukraine-opening-of-a-political-squat/</a> </li> </ul>

Special Cast: Inside Operation Solidarity

MER host Alex McHugh interviews C4SS Russian translator Citizen Ilya on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, anarchist resistance to war, and what things look like on the ground in Russia.  We intend this to be a two-part series. An interview with some of the folks behind the anarchist humanitarian project for Ukraine, Operation Solidarity, is forthcoming in the next week or so.  Links:  The Black Headquarters / Resistance Committee (https://linktr.ee/Theblackheadquarter) Operation Solidarity / Project Solidarity (https://linktr.ee/operation.solidarity) "Donbas Recognition? No Thanks" (https://c4ss.org/content/56313) 

MER host Alex McHugh interviews C4SS Russian translator Citizen Ilya on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, anarchist resistance to war, and what things look like on the ground in Russia.  We intend this to be a two-part series. An interview with some of the folks behind the anarchist humanitarian project for Ukraine, Operation Solidarity, is forthcoming in the next week or so.  Links: <ul> <li>The Black Headquarters / Resistance Committee (<a href="https://linktr.ee/Theblackheadquarter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/Theblackheadquarter</a>)</li> <li>Operation Solidarity / Project Solidarity (<a href="https://linktr.ee/operation.solidarity" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://linktr.ee/operation.solidarity</a>)</li> <li>"Donbas Recognition? No Thanks" (<a href="https://c4ss.org/content/56313" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://c4ss.org/content/56313</a>)</li> </ul>

Special Cast: Inside the Russian Resistance

Sarah Skwire

In this month's episode, Alex McHugh interviews Sarah Skwire, Senior Fellow and Director of Communications at Liberty Fund about the importance of studying literature and language, and why social scientists should pay attention to works of fiction and literary history.  Sarah's work can be found most often in the following places:  The "Reading Room" on OLL: oll.libertyfund.org/reading_room Adam Smith Works:  www.adamsmithworks.org EconLog: www.econlib.org/econlog  

In this month's episode, Alex McHugh interviews Sarah Skwire, Senior Fellow and Director of Communications at Liberty Fund about the importance of studying literature and language, and why social scientists should pay attention to works of fiction and literary history.  Sarah's work can be found most often in the following places: <ul> <li>The "Reading Room" on OLL: <a href="http://oll.libertyfund.org/reading_room" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">oll.libertyfund.org/reading_room</a></li> <li>Adam Smith Works:  <a href="http://www.adamsmithworks.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.adamsmithworks.org</a></li> <li>EconLog: <a href="http://www.econlib.org/econlog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.econlib.org/econlog</a> </li> </ul>

Sarah Skwire on What We Can Learn from Literature

Alex McHugh

Cory Massimino

This year, C4SS Fellow Cory Massimino joins Alex McHugh as a host for Mutual Exchange Radio. For this first episode of the season, we sat down together to talk about intellectual influences, the upcoming podcast season, and C4SS's forthcoming Mutual Exchange Symposium on Egoism and Anarchism.  See the Mutual Exchange Symposium starting 2/2/2022 at: https://c4ss.org/content/category/mutual-exchange

This year, C4SS Fellow Cory Massimino joins Alex McHugh as a host for Mutual Exchange Radio. For this first episode of the season, we sat down together to talk about intellectual influences, the upcoming podcast season, and C4SS's forthcoming Mutual Exchange Symposium on Egoism and Anarchism.  See the Mutual Exchange Symposium starting 2/2/2022 at: <a href="https://c4ss.org/content/category/mutual-exchange" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://c4ss.org/content/category/mutual-exchange</a>

Meet the Hosts: Cory Massimino & Alex McHugh

Nathan Goodman

In our final episode for the year, Alex McHugh interviews a return guest to the show Nathan Goodman. We focus on Nathan's recent paper, published with Chris Coyne, "U.S. Border Militarization and Foreign Policy: A Symbiotic Relationship" - https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3961152 Nathan is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Economics at New York University, affiliated with the Program on the Foundations of the Market Economy. He earned his Ph.D. in economics at George Mason University, where he was a Ph.D. fellow with the Mercatus Center and a Graduate Fellow with the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. Nathan’s research broadly focuses on political economy, applied microeconomics, market process economics, New Institutional Economics, and defense economics. He analyzes how alternative institutional arrangements shape the provision of security. 

In our final episode for the year, Alex McHugh interviews a return guest to the show Nathan Goodman. We focus on Nathan's recent paper, published with Chris Coyne, "U.S. Border Militarization and Foreign Policy: A Symbiotic Relationship" - <a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3961152" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3961152</a> Nathan is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Economics at New York University, affiliated with the Program on the Foundations of the Market Economy. He earned his Ph.D. in economics at George Mason University, where he was a Ph.D. fellow with the Mercatus Center and a Graduate Fellow with the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. Nathan’s research broadly focuses on political economy, applied microeconomics, market process economics, New Institutional Economics, and defense economics. He analyzes how alternative institutional arrangements shape the provision of security.

Nathan Goodman on Border Militarization and Foreign Policy

Gary Chartier

Charles Johnson

For the 10-year anniversary of what many would consider our foundational book, C4SS Mutual Exchange Coordinator Cory Massimino interviewed Markets Not Capitalism editors Charles Johnson and Gary Chartier. They discuss the legacy and impact of MNC ten years on! If you've not read it, you can find the free .pdf and audiobook at: c4ss.org/content/12802

For the 10-year anniversary of what many would consider our foundational book, C4SS Mutual Exchange Coordinator Cory Massimino interviewed Markets Not Capitalism editors Charles Johnson and Gary Chartier. They discuss the legacy and impact of MNC ten years on! If you've not read it, you can find the free .pdf and audiobook at: <a href="http://c4ss.org/content/12802" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">c4ss.org/content/12802</a>

Gary Chartier & Charles Johnson on "Markets Not Capitalism" 10 Years On

Gus DiZerega

In this episode of MER, Alex McHugh interview Gus diZerega on his work around democracy as a spontaneous order. Gus is a retired professor with a Ph.D in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley. He is now an independent scholar and has been involved in an ongoing back and forth on libertarianism with our own Roderick Long. Read more about Gus diZerega at www.dizerega.com. Reading list:  "Democracies are Spontaneous Orders, not States, and Why It is Important," Cosmos + Taxis, [cosmosandtaxis.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/ct_vol7_iss3_4_dizerega.pdf] "Outgrowing Methodological Individualism: Emergence, spontaneous orders, and civil society," Cosmos + Taxis, [cosmosandtaxis.files.wordpress.com/2021/07/dizerega_ct_vol9_iss_7_8.pdf] "Spontaneous Order and Liberalism’s Complex Relation to Democracy," The Independent Review, [www.independent.org/publications/tir/article.asp?id=849] Ours: The Case For Universal Property, Peter Barnes [peter-barnes.org/book/ours-the-case-for-universal-property/] "Turning the Tables: The Pathologies and Unrealized Promise of Libertarianism," Molinari Review, [praxeology.net/MR1-1-S16-DIZEREGA.pdf] 

In this episode of MER, Alex McHugh interview Gus diZerega on his work around democracy as a spontaneous order. Gus is a retired professor with a Ph.D in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley. He is now an independent scholar and has been involved in an ongoing back and forth on libertarianism with our own Roderick Long. Read more about Gus diZerega at <a href="http://www.dizerega.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.dizerega.com</a>. Reading list: <ul> <li>"Democracies are Spontaneous Orders, not States, and Why It is Important," Cosmos + Taxis, [<a href="http://cosmosandtaxis.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/ct_vol7_iss3_4_dizerega.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cosmosandtaxis.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/ct_vol7_iss3_4_dizerega.pdf</a>]</li> <li>"Outgrowing Methodological Individualism: Emergence, spontaneous orders, and civil society," Cosmos + Taxis, [<a href="http://cosmosandtaxis.files.wordpress.com/2021/07/dizerega_ct_vol9_iss_7_8.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cosmosandtaxis.files.wordpress.com/2021/07/dizerega_ct_vol9_iss_7_8.pdf</a>]</li> <li>"Spontaneous Order and Liberalism’s Complex Relation to Democracy," The Independent Review, [<a href="http://www.independent.org/publications/tir/article.asp?id=849" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.independent.org/publications/tir/article.asp?id=849</a>]</li> <li>Ours: The Case For Universal Property, Peter Barnes [<a href="http://peter-barnes.org/book/ours-the-case-for-universal-property/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">peter-barnes.org/book/ours-the-case-for-universal-property/</a>]</li> <li>"Turning the Tables: The Pathologies and Unrealized Promise of Libertarianism," Molinari Review, [<a href="http://praxeology.net/MR1-1-S16-DIZEREGA.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">praxeology.net/MR1-1-S16-DIZEREGA.pdf</a>]</li> </ul>

Gus diZerega on Democracy as a Spontaneous Order

The Center for a Stateless Society (C4SS.org) is an anarchist think-tank and media center. Its mission is to explain and defend the idea of vibrant social cooperation without aggression, oppression, or centralized authority.In particular, it seeks to enlarge public understanding and transform public perceptions of anarchism, while reshaping academic and movement debate, through the production and distribution of market anarchist media content, both scholarly and popular.It is also the home of Mutual Exchange Radio, a new podcast on anarchist thought, hosted by Zachary Woodman. The show brings together a wide variety of guests, from academics, to on-the-ground activists, to Center scholars, to entrepreneurs to discuss the latest developments in the philosophy and practice of market anarchism.

Mutual exchange radio is a series of in-depth discussions between participants in social movements, students of various schools of thought and their fellow travelers. Personally, I can’t get enough of the perspectives and values discussed here and seize on any opportunity to consume media dedicated to these topics. I highly recommend it to anyone.

Growing Left Market Anarchy

C4SS’s Mutual Exchange Radio is a left-wing market anarchist podcast that produces in-depth long form interviews with guests from across the libertarian left. The host Zachery brings extensive knowledge from an individualist anarchist perspective that allows him to engage thoughtful with his guests. Would highly recommend.

Finally a Platform for Individualist Anarchism

The Center for a Stateless Society (<a href="http://C4SS.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">C4SS.org</a>) is an anarchist think-tank and media center. Its mission is to explain and defend the idea of vibrant social cooperation without aggression, oppression, or centralized authority. In particular, it seeks to enlarge public understanding and transform public perceptions of anarchism, while reshaping academic and movement debate, through the production and distribution of market anarchist media content, both scholarly and popular. It is also the home of Mutual Exchange Radio, a new podcast on anarchist thought, hosted by Zachary Woodman. The show brings together a wide variety of guests, from academics, to on-the-ground activists, to Center scholars, to entrepreneurs to discuss the latest developments in the philosophy and practice of market anarchism.

Mutual Exchange Radio

Maggie McNeill

Welcome to Mutual Exchange radio, a project of the Center for a Stateless Society. Today’s guest is Maggie McNeil, an author, journalist, and blogger who is an expert on sex work and a sex worker herself. Maggie has written a series of short stories on sex work, Ladies of the Night,  runs her own blog, The Honest Courtesan, and has had her writings featured in outlets such as The Washington Post, Reason Magazine and Cato Unbound. Most recently, she was featured prominently in the documentary The War on Whores, which you can rent on Vimeo. Today we discussed the legal and moral issues surrounding sex work in which Maggie gave her strongest case for decriminalization and responded to some common objections, as well as the social and moral implications of its decriminalization and normalization. You can tell that Maggie really knows the empirical literature on this topic and that made this an especially informative conversation. I hope you learned as much as I did.

Welcome to Mutual Exchange radio, a project of the Center for a Stateless Society. Today’s guest is Maggie McNeil, an author, journalist, and blogger who is an expert on sex work and a sex worker herself. Maggie has written a series of short stories on sex work, Ladies of the Night,  runs her own blog, <a href="https://maggiemcneill.wordpress.com/author/maggiemcneill/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Honest Courtesan</a>, and has had her writings featured in outlets such as <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-watch/wp/2014/03/27/lies-damned-lies-and-sex-work-statistics/?noredirect=on&amp;utm_term=.129f43c4d980" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Washington Post</a>, <a href="https://reason.com/people/maggie-mcneill/all" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reason Magazine</a> and <a href="https://www.cato-unbound.org/contributors/maggie-mcneill" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cato Unbound</a>. Most recently, she was featured prominently in the documentary The War on Whores, which you can rent on <a href="https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thewaronwhores" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vimeo</a>. Today we discussed the legal and moral issues surrounding sex work in which Maggie gave her strongest case for decriminalization and responded to some common objections, as well as the social and moral implications of its decriminalization and normalization. You can tell that Maggie really knows the empirical literature on this topic and that made this an especially informative conversation. I hope you learned as much as I did.

Maggie McNeill on Sex Work

Fabio Rojas

My guest today is Fabio Rojas, a professor of sociology at Indiana University. Dr. Rojas is an expert who works on the sociology of political movements and social theory. He is the author of several books, including Theory for the Working Sociologist, Party in the Street: The Antiwar Movement and the Democratic Party after 9/11 and From Black Power to Black Studies: How a Radical Social Movement Became an Academic Discipline. He is also currently co-editing Contexts, the official magazine of the American Sociological Association. Today we discussed the economics, sociology, and ethics of immigration and the open borders movement. We are exploring what a world with little to no immigration restrictions might look like and Dr. Rojas’ case for why it would be preferable, both on economic and on ethical grounds. Dr. Rojas addresses some of the most common objections to open borders from the left and the right. He is a very knowledgeable expert on the sociology of immigration as well as a passionate advocate for immigrant rights and that really comes through in our conversation.

My guest today is Fabio Rojas, a professor of sociology at Indiana University. Dr. Rojas is an expert who works on the sociology of political movements and social theory. He is the author of several books, including Theory for the Working Sociologist, Party in the Street: The Antiwar Movement and the Democratic Party after 9/11 and From Black Power to Black Studies: How a Radical Social Movement Became an Academic Discipline. He is also currently co-editing Contexts, the official magazine of the American Sociological Association. Today we discussed the economics, sociology, and ethics of immigration and the open borders movement. We are exploring what a world with little to no immigration restrictions might look like and Dr. Rojas’ case for why it would be preferable, both on economic and on ethical grounds. Dr. Rojas addresses some of the most common objections to open borders from the left and the right. He is a very knowledgeable expert on the sociology of immigration as well as a passionate advocate for immigrant rights and that really comes through in our conversation.

Fabio Rojas on Answering Common Objection to Open Borders

Lyn Ulbricht

Ross Ulbricht

Welcome to this episode of Mutual Exchange Radio, a project of the Center for a Stateless Society. Today’s guest is Lyn Ulbricht, the mother of Ross Ulbricht. Ross Ulbricht was the founder of Silk Road, a website run as a market that valued the privacy and security of its patrons highly. Because of its emphasis on privacy, it quickly became famous for hosting exchanges of a clandestine nature, such as drugs. Ross was targeted and sentenced to life without parole on entirely non-violent charges for his involvement in Silk Road on very legally dubious grounds. His case has important and dangerous legal implications for the future of the drug war, internet privacy, and due process more generally in the United States. Since Ross’ arrest Lyn has strived to direct awareness beyond the sensationalism of the case to issues at stake and how the case impacts freedom in the digital age, as well as a passionate defender of due process and her son. She has spoken at numerous events; appeared on many TV, radio and podcast shows, including Reason TV, CNN, HuffPost Live and Fox; and conducted interviews with major and alternative media, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes and The Guardian. She is also featured in the documentary Deep Web.   Our conversation today focuses primarily on the details and facts of Ross’s case, including the incredible story leading to his arrest and the dangerous legal precedent it sets. Without further ado, here is Lynn Ulbricht. You can get more information about Ross’ case and the petition to free him at FreeRoss.org.

Welcome to this episode of Mutual Exchange Radio, a project of the Center for a Stateless Society. Today’s guest is Lyn Ulbricht, the mother of Ross Ulbricht. Ross Ulbricht was the founder of Silk Road, a website run as a market that valued the privacy and security of its patrons highly. Because of its emphasis on privacy, it quickly became famous for hosting exchanges of a clandestine nature, such as drugs. Ross was targeted and sentenced to life without parole on entirely non-violent charges for his involvement in Silk Road on very legally dubious grounds. His case has important and dangerous legal implications for the future of the drug war, internet privacy, and due process more generally in the United States. Since Ross’ arrest Lyn has strived to direct awareness beyond the sensationalism of the case to issues at stake and how the case impacts freedom in the digital age, as well as a passionate defender of due process and her son. She has spoken at numerous events; appeared on many TV, radio and podcast shows, including Reason TV, CNN, HuffPost Live and Fox; and conducted interviews with major and alternative media, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes and The Guardian. She is also featured in the documentary Deep Web.   Our conversation today focuses primarily on the details and facts of Ross’s case, including the incredible story leading to his arrest and the dangerous legal precedent it sets. Without further ado, here is Lynn Ulbricht. You can get more information about Ross’ case and the petition to free him at <a href="https://freeross.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FreeRoss.org</a>.

Lyn Ulbricht on Ross Ulbricht and The Silk Road

Kelly Wright

Today we are joined by Kelly Wright. Kelly has written for the Center on topics ranging from the history of anarchist thought, transgender liberation, and police militarization. Kelly also served as Chelsea Manning’s Campaign Manager for her run for U.S. Senate in the Democratic Primary in Maryland in 2018 and is a member of Chelsea’s support committee providing material support for Chelsea as she defies a federal grand jury. Our topic today is on the legal tools the US Government has to target whistleblowers and dissenters and restrict the civil liberties of every day Americans. Today we cover the legal ground surrounding grand juries, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and other examples of legal overreach by the state. Kelly is able to draw from a wide variety of examples from the history of state overreach. 

Today we are joined by Kelly Wright. Kelly has written for the Center on topics ranging from the history of anarchist thought, transgender liberation, and police militarization. Kelly also served as Chelsea Manning’s Campaign Manager for her run for U.S. Senate in the Democratic Primary in Maryland in 2018 and is a member of Chelsea’s support committee providing material support for Chelsea as she defies a federal grand jury. Our topic today is on the legal tools the US Government has to target whistleblowers and dissenters and restrict the civil liberties of every day Americans. Today we cover the legal ground surrounding grand juries, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, and other examples of legal overreach by the state. Kelly is able to draw from a wide variety of examples from the history of state overreach.

Kelly Wright on Grand Juries and How the State Attempts to Control Information

Joel Williamson

Joining me today is Joel Williamson of Non-Serviam media. Joel is an individualist anarchist from Texas who has been involved in different activist projects over the years. These projects range from fundraising to support political prisoners such as Ross Ulbricht, organizing “counter economic farmers markets, and engaging in varied direct action efforts. His activism has most recently been focused on Non Serviam Media, which is a small collective dedicated to exploring the world of anarchist and anti-authoritarian ideas through audio and video production. If you spend much time in the left libertarian or anarchist podcast space, you may have come across Non Serviam’s excellent podcast Joel hosts called Non Serviam. If you enjoy this show at all, you probably would enjoy, if you are not already enjoying, that show. I went back and looked at our guest backlog, and roughly half of our past guests have also appeared on Joel’s show. Because of the similarities between our shows and audience, we figured some cross-episodes between Non Serviam and MER were in order. I appeared on the latest episode of Non Serviam to discuss my work on democracy, nationalism, and political authority and, today, we are happy to have Joel on. This was a fun conversation that covers a range of topics from underlying philosophical foundations of Joel’s anarchist outlook, to agorism, to praxis and direct action.  It was much more exploratory and funny than previous episodes of MER, which made for a fun and insightful change in pace. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed having it. Also, check out Joel’s interview with me on Mon Serviam, as well as all his other episodes if you happen to enjoy this conversation.

Joining me today is Joel Williamson of Non-Serviam media. Joel is an individualist anarchist from Texas who has been involved in different activist projects over the years. These projects range from fundraising to support political prisoners such as Ross Ulbricht, organizing “counter economic farmers markets, and engaging in varied direct action efforts. His activism has most recently been focused on Non Serviam Media, which is a small collective dedicated to exploring the world of anarchist and anti-authoritarian ideas through audio and video production. If you spend much time in the left libertarian or anarchist podcast space, you may have come across Non Serviam’s excellent podcast Joel hosts called Non Serviam. If you enjoy this show at all, you probably would enjoy, if you are not already enjoying, that show. I went back and looked at our guest backlog, and roughly half of our past guests have also appeared on Joel’s show. Because of the similarities between our shows and audience, we figured some cross-episodes between Non Serviam and MER were in order. I appeared on the latest episode of Non Serviam to discuss my work on democracy, nationalism, and political authority and, today, we are happy to have Joel on. This was a fun conversation that covers a range of topics from underlying philosophical foundations of Joel’s anarchist outlook, to agorism, to praxis and direct action.  It was much more exploratory and funny than previous episodes of MER, which made for a fun and insightful change in pace. I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed having it. Also, check out Joel’s interview with me on Mon Serviam, as well as all his other episodes if you happen to enjoy this conversation.

Joel Williamson on Pragmatic Anarchism

Roderick Long

Joining me today is Roderick Long. If you spend much time looking at C4SS’ work or any work in the market anarchist tradition in the last twenty years, you have likely come across Roderick’s work and surely something inspired by or responding to it. Dr. Long is a professor of philosophy at Auburn University, president of the Molinari Institute and Molinari Society, editor of The Industrial Radical and Molinari Review. He is a founding member of the Alliance of the Libertarian Left, an original founding member of C4SS, and senior fellow at the Center for a Stateless Society. His work centers on the intersection of ethics, especially in the Aristotelian tradition, political philosophy, especially in the libertarian anarchist tradition, and philosophy of social science. You can find Long’s writing on his blog, the Austro-Athenian Empire, Bleeding Heart Libertarians, and, of course, C4SS.org, among other places. Today’s discussion centers around Long’s work on libertarian class theory, as well as the normative concerns that rise out of such a theory on balancing distributive and relational justice concerns with individual liberty. As we will discuss, libertarian class theory sees a primary creator and enforcer of class distinctions as the state. This is a wide-ranging discussion that touches on the economic and sociological analysis on class theory at the heart of Roderick’s work on the issue, the empirical plausibility of such a theory, whether class distinctions of this sort would continue to exist under market anarchism, and the ethical and normative framework of justice that motivates this theory. Roderick draws from Aristotelian virtue ethics to bring the seeming contradictions between a concern for individual property rights and a concern for equal treatment of all in society into balance in interesting ways. This was an extremely good, informative discussion of the sort that C4SS has become quite well known for, and I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed having it. Just to set the stage a little more, like our last episode with Will, this was recorded at the Eastern Division meeting of the American Philosophical Association. Roderick, through the Molinari society, organized a panel with himself, William Nava, Jason Lee Byas, and myself where we presented papers on new work in anarchist philosophy. The following day, Roderick and I went out to lunch, with a few others from the Center. We then went up to my hotel room and recorded this fun conversation off-the-cuff. I’m surprised it went so well with so little preparation. I also recorded our previous episode with Will Nava on political legitimacy that weekend, so if you haven’t I encourage you to go checkout that episode. But without further ado, here is my conversation with Roderick Long.

Joining me today is Roderick Long. If you spend much time looking at C4SS’ work or any work in the market anarchist tradition in the last twenty years, you have likely come across Roderick’s work and surely something inspired by or responding to it. Dr. Long is a professor of philosophy at Auburn University, president of the Molinari Institute and Molinari Society, editor of The Industrial Radical and Molinari Review. He is a founding member of the Alliance of the Libertarian Left, an original founding member of C4SS, and senior fellow at the Center for a Stateless Society. His work centers on the intersection of ethics, especially in the Aristotelian tradition, political philosophy, especially in the libertarian anarchist tradition, and philosophy of social science. You can find Long’s writing on his blog, the Austro-Athenian Empire, Bleeding Heart Libertarians, and, of course, <a href="http://C4SS.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">C4SS.org</a>, among other places. Today’s discussion centers around Long’s <a href="http://praxeology.net/libclass-theory-part-1.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">work on libertarian class</a> theory, as well as the normative concerns that rise out of such a theory on balancing distributive and relational justice concerns with individual liberty. As we will discuss, libertarian class theory sees a primary creator and enforcer of class distinctions as the state. This is a wide-ranging discussion that touches on the economic and sociological analysis on class theory at the heart of Roderick’s work on the issue, the empirical plausibility of such a theory, whether class distinctions of this sort would continue to exist under market anarchism, and the ethical and normative framework of justice that motivates this theory. Roderick draws from Aristotelian virtue ethics to bring the seeming contradictions between a concern for individual property rights and a concern for equal treatment of all in society into balance in interesting ways. This was an extremely good, informative discussion of the sort that C4SS has become quite well known for, and I hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed having it. Just to set the stage a little more, like our last episode with Will, this was recorded at the Eastern Division meeting of the American Philosophical Association. Roderick, through the Molinari society, organized a panel with himself, William Nava, Jason Lee Byas, and myself where we presented papers on new work in anarchist philosophy. The following day, Roderick and I went out to lunch, with a few others from the Center. We then went up to my hotel room and recorded this fun conversation off-the-cuff. I’m surprised it went so well with so little preparation. I also recorded our previous episode with Will Nava on political legitimacy that weekend, so if you haven’t I encourage you to go checkout that episode. But without further ado, here is my conversation with Roderick Long.

Roderick Long on Class Theory

Anthony Di Franco

Joining me today is Anthony Di Franco. Anthony works at the intersections of complex adaptive systems and computing and focuses on developing convivial technologies, decentralizing infrastructure, and increasing the agency of individuals and communities. He is a co-founder and board member of Counter Culture Labs, a group of biohackers in Oakland, where he founded the Open Insulin project, an effort to develop open technology for insulin production at microbrewery scale and organize patient-led cooperatives to manufacture it. Additionally, he is currently pursuing computer science research on foundational technology to make software easy to create and modify for laypeople, built on declarative programming techniques together with techniques for representing uncertain information.

Joining me today is Anthony Di Franco. Anthony works at the intersections of complex adaptive systems and computing and focuses on developing convivial technologies, decentralizing infrastructure, and increasing the agency of individuals and communities. He is a co-founder and board member of Counter Culture Labs, a group of biohackers in Oakland, where he founded the Open Insulin project, an effort to develop open technology for insulin production at microbrewery scale and organize patient-led cooperatives to manufacture it. Additionally, he is currently pursuing computer science research on foundational technology to make software easy to create and modify for laypeople, built on declarative programming techniques together with techniques for representing uncertain information.

Anthony Di Franco on Counter Culture Labs

Jahed Momand

This month, we bring you a special episode from the Please Try This at Home transhumanism conference. In this episode, podcast producer Alex McHugh interviews Jahed Momand on autonomous medicine. Jahed is a PNW-based anarchist interested in epistemological anarchism and radical approaches to science. He writes long-form essays and a newsletter at againstutopia.com. In the episode, we get into the problems caused by hierarchy and authority in scientific discovery, and specifically the limitations this system has placed on treatment options for mental health issues. Jahed’s research focuses on depression, but we also dig into other mental health issues, such as psychotic disorders and personality disorders. It’s a bit science-heavy, but Jahed explains the terms well and anyone with a basic understanding of biology should be able to keep up.  

This month, we bring you a special episode from the Please Try This at Home transhumanism conference. In this episode, podcast producer Alex McHugh interviews Jahed Momand on autonomous medicine. Jahed is a PNW-based anarchist interested in epistemological anarchism and radical approaches to science. He writes long-form essays and a newsletter at <a href="http://againstutopia.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">againstutopia.com</a>. In the episode, we get into the problems caused by hierarchy and authority in scientific discovery, and specifically the limitations this system has placed on treatment options for mental health issues. Jahed’s research focuses on depression, but we also dig into other mental health issues, such as psychotic disorders and personality disorders. It’s a bit science-heavy, but Jahed explains the terms well and anyone with a basic understanding of biology should be able to keep up.

Jahed Momand on Epistemological Anarchism

Today, Nathan Goodman is joining Mutual Exchange Radio to discuss the provision of public goods and welfare in a stateless society. Nathan is a PhD student in economics at George Mason University. Previously, he was the Lysander Spooner Research Scholar in Abolitionist Studies at the Center for a Stateless Society (C4SS). His research interests include defense and peace economics, Austrian economics, public choice, Bloomington school institutional analysis, self-governance, and analytical anarchism. Our discussion centers around his research on why national defense might not always be a public good and how the Mormon church has found ways around game theoretic problems that arise in mutual aid. He also gives a really helpful introduction to polycentricity and some key economic concepts. 

Today, Nathan Goodman is joining Mutual Exchange Radio to discuss the provision of public goods and welfare in a stateless society. Nathan is a PhD student in economics at George Mason University. Previously, he was the Lysander Spooner Research Scholar in Abolitionist Studies at the Center for a Stateless Society (C4SS). His research interests include defense and peace economics, Austrian economics, public choice, Bloomington school institutional analysis, self-governance, and analytical anarchism. Our discussion centers around his research on why national defense might not always be a public good and how the Mormon church has found ways around game theoretic problems that arise in mutual aid. He also gives a really helpful introduction to polycentricity and some key economic concepts.

Nathan Goodman on  the Provision of Public Goods and Welfare in a Stateless Society

William Gillis

Welcome to Mutual Exchange Radio, a project of the Center for a Stateless Society. Joining me today is Will Gillis. Will is the director of the Center and is a second generation anarchist who’s worked as an activist in countless projects since getting involved in the lead-up to N30. He studies physics and writes regularly on the egalitarian potential of markets. His writing can be found on his website, humaniterations.net, as well as on C4SS.org. Today’s discussion centers around a technical topic in political philosophy that has utmost importance for real-world political movements and many ideological debates: the distinction between positive and negative liberty. Will positions himself as defending a universalist conception of positive liberty as primary and against particularly neo-Lockean libertarian views that place negative liberty as fundamental, but in many ways he comes at it from a different, more highly consequentialist perspective than most theorists. He also has some interesting theories for how a heavy priority on negative liberty has lead many American libertarians towards alt-right and fascist perspectives. This was a fun, philosophically exciting conversation and I hope it is as thought-provoking for you as it was for me. Be warned though, it is a long one which is necessary since we covered a lot of ground and Will takes a lot of great philosophical sophistication and thoughtfulness into his views, which I hope comes across here.

Welcome to Mutual Exchange Radio, a project of the Center for a Stateless Society. Joining me today is Will Gillis. Will is the director of the Center and is a second generation anarchist who’s worked as an activist in countless projects since getting involved in the lead-up to N30. He studies physics and writes regularly on the egalitarian potential of markets. His writing can be found on his website, <a href="http://humaniterations.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">humaniterations.net</a>, as well as on <a href="http://C4SS.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">C4SS.org</a>. Today’s discussion centers around a technical topic in political philosophy that has utmost importance for real-world political movements and many ideological debates: the distinction between positive and negative liberty. Will positions himself as defending a universalist conception of positive liberty as primary and against particularly neo-Lockean libertarian views that place negative liberty as fundamental, but in many ways he comes at it from a different, more highly consequentialist perspective than most theorists. He also has some interesting theories for how a heavy priority on negative liberty has lead many American libertarians towards alt-right and fascist perspectives. This was a fun, philosophically exciting conversation and I hope it is as thought-provoking for you as it was for me. Be warned though, it is a long one which is necessary since we covered a lot of ground and Will takes a lot of great philosophical sophistication and thoughtfulness into his views, which I hope comes across here.

William Gillis on Positive and Negative Liberty

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