Fountainhead Forum

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.

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. Eloy's Linktree is here: https://linktr.ee/eloyverabel

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

Art Olivier Oliver 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://www.amazon.com/Death-Scientific-Possibility-Immortality-Copernicus-ebook/dp/B0BXGSJSTX

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.

Steffi Petersen is part of the Wake Up America podcast. We discuss Javier Milei's rise in Argentina. We also discuss gender wars in today's USA. She also talks about her past as a vegetarian and how and why she quit the vegetarian lifestyle. The show is here: https://wakeupamericashow.com/

Keith Knight is managing editor at the Libertarian Institute and is the author of two books: _Domestic Imperialism_ and _The Voluntaryist Handbook_. He has a show called Don't Tread on Anyone. He discusses his departure from progressivism after he saw the many contradictions in their beliefs. His page on Amazon is here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Keith-Knight/author/B0CPB4D5LD His page at the Libertarian Institute is here: https://libertarianinstitute.org/author/keith-knight/ His show is here: https://libertarianinstitute.org/dont-tread-on-anyone/

Christian Heiens is co-host of Making the Argument with Nick Freitas. He also does other shows with Nick Freitas. We discuss the growing divide between men and women in Western civilization. We talk about diverging viewspoints on politics and young men's wholesale rejection of feminism. We also discuss the declining birth rates and how men and women are adopting more divergent political views. We discuss differences in influencers like Jordan Peterson and Andrew Tate

Maggie Anders is a content creator and operations director at the Foundation for Economic Education. She also has a boy friend in Argentina and has made several trips there. She was there during the time of Javier Milei's election, and we discuss his rise and his movement. We also contrast and compare his movement in Argentina against the liberty movement in America. Maggie's page at FEE is here: https://fee.org/people/maggie-anders/ She also has a show with Olivia Rondeau here: https://fee.org/shows/video/undoctrination/

Marsha Enright is a long-time Objectivist and operates a Montessori school in Chicago. She is also the founder of the Reason, Individual, and Freedom Institute and Reliance College. Her web site is here: https://marsha-familaro-enright.com/ Her organizations are here: https://reliancecollege.org/ https://thegreatconnections.org/

Eduardo Marty is a long-time professor of economics who has taught in Guatemala and Argentina. He is president of the Fundacion Para la Responsabilidad Intelectual (Foundation for Intellectual Responsibility). We talk about Javier Milei's first month as President or Argentina and his speech at the World Economic Forum. Eduardo's organization is here: https://www.frilatam.org/

Kerry Baldwin was recently terminated from an allegedly libertarian organization which we call "Grass Roots Voldemort." We discussed the organization's endorsement of Nikki Haley in the 2024 USA Presidential race. Her web page is here: https://mereliberty.com/

Alejandro Chafuen (Alex) is with the Acton Institute and has also written for _Forbes_. He was born and raised in Argentina and now resides in the USA. He has known Patricia Bullrich since she was a teenager. He discusses Bullrich's career and activism, including security and fighting labor unions. We also discuss Pope Francis and his meeting with Milei. His page at the Acton Institute is here: https://www.acton.org/about/staff/alejandro-chafuen

Ed Hoefer is on the Fountainhead Forum for the third time. We discuss Ayaan Hirsi Ali's conversion to Christianity. We discuss issues and problems in the athiest movement. We discuss religion and poverty, along with the corrupt of academics.