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James Bovard is an investigative journalist. He has been writing about government failures for over 40 years. He is the author of twelve books. His articles have appeared in many publications including _Playboy_ and the _New York Times_. He is currently affiliated with the Libertarian Institute.

His Wikipedia page is here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bovard

His website is here:
https://jimbovard.com/

His books are here on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/James-Bovard/author/B000AQ3XJE

Stephen Hicks is a professor of philosophy at Rockford University in Rockford, Illinois, USA. He is the author of seven books and has been a scholar with the Atlas Society for over 30 years. He discusses the Enlightenment and how and they the values of reason are important to liberty. He also discusses how and why the Enlightenment collapsed and why we have post-modernism today. He also talks about the French Revolution and Javier Milei.

He is on Wikipedia here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Hicks

His site is here:
https://www.stephenhicks.org/

His site at Rockford University is here:
https://www.rockford.edu/campus-directory/hicks-stephen/

Joseph Collins, Jr., is running for President. He is seeking the nomination of the Libertarian Party in 2024.

His campaign site is here:

https://josephcollinsjr.com/

Dave Crance has lived his whole life in Virginia and served in the military during America's invasion of Panama and during the 1991 war in the Persian Gulf. He discusses the history of Virginia and the state's motivation for seceding from the Union in 1861. He also discusses how Virginia helped Lincoln become President.

Jorge Trucco has known Javier Milei since 2015. He is an entrepreneur in Argentina. He also translates many libertarian books into Spanish.

Jorge also discusses the history of Argentina. This includes Juan Peron. He also discussed Milei's appeal and his personality.

Marina Rocha is an intern with the Mises Institute and talks about the censorship regime in Brazil. She was born and raised in the country.

Suat Muradov is from Azerbaijan and talks about fighting for freedom there. He talks about his country's position in the Caucasus region and the many ethnicities there. He talks about the ongoing war with Armenia. He talks about influences from Russia, Turkey, and Iran. He also discusses the old region known as Caucasian Albania.

Topher Field is a writer and film maker in Melbourne, Australia. He talks about coronavirus tyranny in his home state of Victoria and the policies of the state's premier, Dan Andrews. He also talks about prime minister Scott Morrison and policies in other Australian states. He talks about his home city's "broken heart."

He also talks about Australian wildlife, nature, and the water situation. He also recounts a story of rescuing some foreign travelers in the Outback. Finally, he talks about visiting Venezuela and China.

Topher is on IMDB:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4397578/

The movie's web site is here:
https://battlegroundmelbourne.com/

Topher's book is here:
https://www.amazon.com/Good-People-Break-Bad-Laws/dp/0645516147

His website is here:
https://www.topherfield.net/

Skot Sheller lives in New Hampshire in the United States of America. His wife was born and raised in Argentina. His wife's parents still live there. We analyze the second Presidential debate which happened on Sunday 8 October. We analyze Javier Milei and his four opponents.

Skot also discusses life in Argentina. This includes crime and the economic situation there. He points out that only lawyers, politicians, and accountants can get rich there.

His Twitter is here:
https://twitter.com/Bangershell11

Esteban Hernandez lives in Florida and is originally from Venezuela. He is a part of two sites and channels for news in Spanish:

https://factoresdepoder.com/
https://contrapodernews.com/

We respond to Antonella Marty's attacks on Javier Milei on the _Reason_ magazine web site. We discuss various factions among libertarians in Argentina, especially academic and "vulgar" libertarians. We also discuss the situation in Venezuela, the country of his birth.

Aleksandar Svetski is co-author of _The Uncommunist Manifesto_ with Mark Moss. He is also founder of _Bitcoin Times_ and writes for _Bitcoin_ magazine.

We talk about Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and good books on free-market economics. We also talk about Friedrich Nietzsche and Oswald Spengler.

His web site is here:
https://svetski.info/

Eloy Vera Beltrán has worked with Students for Liberty and the Cato Institute. _Reason_ published an article attacking Javier Milei, authored by Antonella Marty. We respond to the criticisms and discuss possible motivations for the attack. We also discuss controversies over people who were disappeared by the military in the 1970's.

This is Chris Baker's appearance on Tyler Janke's Libertarian Podcast Review. We discussed Javier Milei and his rise in Argentina. This was streamed live on 22 November 2023.

The original video is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbHPhHTryCE

LPR is also here:
Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1988814
Anchor: https://anchor.fm/libertypodreview
Locals: https://libertarianpodcastreview.locals/
Odysee: https://odysee.com/@LPR:b
Substack: tylerjanke.substack.com

Charles Ballay is running for President. He is seeking the nomination of the Libertarian Party in 2024.

Charles Ballay's campaign site is here:
https://www.ballay2024.com/

Richard Salsman is a scholar with the Atlas Society and the American Institute for Economic Research. He is also a professor at Duke University.

He discusses Alexander Hamilton's economic policies and philosophy. He argues that Hamilton was more capitalist than Thomas Jefferson and argues that he was a positive influence on America.

He also discusses briefly his break with the Ayn Rand Institute over their policies with regard to the mass hysteria of 2020.

His web site is here:
https://richardsalsman.com/

Art Olivier Oliver is running for President. He is seeking the nomination of the Libertarian Party in 2024.

Art Olivier's campaign site is here:
https://art2024.org/

Dave Benner is author of three books: _Compact of the Republic_, _The 14th Amendment and the Incorporation Doctrine_, and _Thomas Paine: A Lifetime of Radicalism_. We talk about the life and political career of Thomas Paine. We discuss Paine's impact on both the American and French Revolutions.

Toward the end, we also discuss Javier Milei in Argentina.

Dave's site is here:
https://davebenner.com/

Dave's page on Amazon is here:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00POEPVPQ

John Baeza is a retired police detective from the police department in New York City. He often investigated rape and molestation accusations. We talk about the how and the why of false accusations, including their prevelance. We also talk about how we can get better police work.

Jose Cordeiro has known Javier Milei for 20 years. He talks about his influence on Milei's politics, especially dollarization. Jose is very optimistic about Argentina's future and liberty around the world.

He is also the co-author of the book _The Death of Death_. He believes that we will soon be able to live forever.

Jose also has organized conferences for Liberty International. Their 2025 conference will be in Buenos Aires.

Jose's book is here:
https://thedeathofdeath.org/

Jack Lloyd is the creator of many comic books in the Voluntaryist comic book series. He produces content with his wife, Pho, also known as The Pholosopher. Jack discusses comic books and the importance of libertarian creatives.

Jack also discusses his influence on Javier Milei's character, Captain An-Cap. Jack's own character in his series influenced Milei's character. Jack has been following Javier Milei ever since, and we discuss Milei's rise in Argentina.

Jack's work is available here on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Jack-Lloyd/author/B0C549H2PH

Jack's comic series is here:
https://volcomic.com/

Along with Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanders is one of the co-founders of Wikipedia. We talk about the early days of Wikipedia. We also talk about Larry and Jimmy's participation in on-line Objectivist discussion groups in the 1990's. We talk about Wikipedia's growth and how it has been taken over by a certain demographic of users. We talk about possible solutions to biases on Wikipedia. We also talk about Wikipedia's refusal to censor at the behest of governments like the totalitarian state of China. Larry now calls himself an "ex-founder" and has moved onto other projects.

Adam Dubove is a journalist and libertarian activist in Argentina. He has written for _Infobae_ and the _Pan Am Post_. He is the director of financial consulting firm Ichimoku Fibonacci.

We talk about Javier Milei's first two months as President of Argentina. We discuss Argentina's first monthly budget surplus in over 12 years, which just happened in January 2024. We discuss the political structure of the legislature and how this can help or hurt Milei's plans.

Kevin Bass is a canceled medical student and has worked as a biologist. He has changed a lot during the past four years and talks about how his life has changed. He also talks about how his mind had changed. He was once in favor of censorship and now opposes it.

Erik Suarez is a political consultant and a writer. We talk about Javier Milei's speech at the World Economic Forum. We also show where people can protest Milei and refute the lie that Milei has outlawed protests.

Daniel was born in Argentina. As a teenager, he moved to Canada with his family. He has been following Javier Milei's rise in Argentia and also credits Milei with converting him to free markets.

We also talk about Milei's actions since becoming President. We talk about his meeting with the Italian prime minister.

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The Fountainhead Forum is a show dedicated to discussing many important topics that are key to living a great life. This includes libertarian politics, the values of the Enlightenment, and self-improvement. I may not endorse or agree with every guest on the Forum. However, I do attempt to bring on people who are sincerely looking for understanding and knowledge. This may include guests whose values seem to be polar opposites on the outside, but are very much alike on the inside.

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