Fountainhead Forum

Jack Mason has his own podcast The Perfume Nationalist. Jack watches and critiques popular culture and trends. He is especially fond of American soap operas. We discuss Ayn Rand and Margaret Mitchell's _Gone with the Wind_. We also discuss American soap operas and _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_. We discuss the characters in Ayn Rand's novels and the importance of well-constructed villans. We also discuss Norman Lear's television shows. His Patreon is here: https://www.patreon.com/perfumenationalist He is on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/lotus__point

Alex Nowrasteh works for the Cato Institute. His focus is on American immigration policy. He is mostly famous for being target of a rant by US Representative Chip Roy in a Congressional hearing. His Cato page is here: https://www.cato.org/people/alex-nowrasteh

Jorge Trucco is an entrepreneur in Argentina. He also translates many libertarian books into Spanish. This includes the classic _Market for Liberty_ by Morris and Linda Tannehill. Jorge gave this book to Javier Milei, and the book converted him to anarcho-capitalsim. Jorge also discusses politics in Argentina since 1951. This includes coups and the "Dirty War" in the 1970's and the military rule that followed.

Michael Rectenwald is running for President. He is seeking the nomination of the Libertarian Party in 2024. https://rectenwald2024.com/

David Beito is a historian and returns to the forum to discuss his new book, _The New Deal's War on the Bill of Rights_. He discusses the career of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his war on civil liberties. David's site is here: https://history.ua.edu/people/david-t-beito/ You can find his books on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/David-T.-Beito/author/B001IXS7YY

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.

Italo Omegna is a libertarian activist in Chile. He offers his perspective on the rise of Javier Milei in Argentina. He also talks about the politicial situation in his home country of Chile.

Kyle Matovcik does the Liberty and Health podcast. We discuss many issues affecting men in Western Civilization. That includes: men's health, fitness, and testosterone "manosphere" figures like Andrew Tate, Rian Stone, Rollo Tomassi, Richard Cooper, and Neil Strauss false accusations against innocent men feminist follies and fallacies victim culture problems with online dating marriage and divorce cases and controversies including Mike Tyson, Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh, Duke lacrosse, Steubenville, Russell Brand, and Trevor Bauer Kyle's channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/@UCEk3qKqx4dy__0FkSmtSfbQ Kyle's Twitter is here: https://twitter.com/KyleMatovcik

Andrés Carbonell has his own channel on Youtube and is a fan of Javier Milei. He was born and raised in Panama and currently lives in Germany. We discuss Milei's first Presidential debate and his four opponents. We also discuss Milei's choice for vice-president, Victoria Villaruel. His Youtube channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/@UCSG8SYcURf4nSK_rNerKT-g

Philipp Bagus is professor at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid, Spain. He is the author of several books. He discusses Javier Milei's plan to fight inflation in Argentina if elected. He also discusses similarities and differences between Argentina in 2023 and Germany in 1923. His books are here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B006U7D5Q8 His page at URJC is here: https://gestion2.urjc.es/pdi/ver/philipp.bagus

Ugo Stornaiolo is a law student from Ecuador. He talks about Javier Milei's plans to make the USA dollar legal tender in Argentina. He also talks about Ecuador and how their dollarization has worked there.

Bryan Caplan is (co)-author of eight books and a professor of economics at George Mason University. He is co-author of _Open Borders_ with Zach Weinersmith. We discuss immigration derangement syndrome. We discuss the facts and the myths about immigration. We discuss why borders should be more open than closed. His site is here: http://bcaplan.com/ His blog is here: https://betonit.substack.com/ He is on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/bryan_caplan His books are on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001JSCEV0

Caitlin Peters is a translator and interpreter living in California. She's also a big fan of Ayn Rand and has long been interested in freedom issues in the Americas.

Tim Moen is the former leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada. He has his own podcast and is also a fire fighter in Alberta. He talks about life as a fire fighter, along with life in Alberta. He talks about the political differences among the provinces, as well as coronavirus policies. He talks about Canada's libertarian heroes, like Wilfrid Laurier. He is on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Moen His show is here: https://www.youtube.com/@UCLEObF9t1hVXC07J-9Bl9yg

Daniel Lacalle is an economist in Madrid, Spain, and has been friends with Javier Milei since 2017. He talks about Milei's rise in Argentina's political culture and the current Presidential election. His personal site is here: https://www.dlacalle.com/ His business site is here: https://alphastrategyconsulting.com/

Born and raised in El Salvador, Evelyn Lemus is now teaching the citizens of her country how to use Bitcoin. She is part of Bitcoin Berlin and talks about life in El Salvador under the current President Nayib Bukele. She talks about the new prosperity and optimism there. She also discusses Bukele's round-up of criminal gangs in the country and his popularity with the public.

Ioni Appleberg is a doctor in Sweden. He is an advocate for psychedelics and Bitcoin. He talks about Bitcoin, psychedelics, and life extension. He is author of the book _Abundance through Scarcity_. He has spoken at several Bitcoin events. His Youtube channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/@UCbs8XRzTUtCx11kw47auk5Q His book is here: https://www.amazon.com/Abundance-Through-Scarcity-Ioni-Appelberg/dp/9916723087

Hrvoje Morić holds three citizenships: Croatia, Mexico, and USA. He has lived in Mongolia and Kazakhstan. He has also researched the "color revolutions" supported by the USA in many countries. He was also a professor of international relations. He discusses international relations frequently on his show on TNT Radio (not actual radio): His show on TNT Radio is here: https://tntradio.live/shows/the-hrvoje-moric-show/ His show "Geopolitics and Empire" is here: https://odysee.com/@GeopoliticsAndEmpire:f https://rumble.com/c/GeopoliticsAndEmpire https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Li1M7KirPLcr/

Max Borders is the author of four books. He has worked at the Foundation for Economic Education and has founded Social Evolution. He discusses how liberty can be achieved by building new systems. He talks about Bitcoin and other innovations which made the world a freer place. Max is a voice of optimism for the future. Max has two sites here: https://social-evolution.com/ https://underthrow.org/ Max has books on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B07BZW2VKW

Martha Bueno lives in Florida and has lived in Venezuela. She is a successful business owner and has run for office. Her parents fled to America from Cuba, after her mother broke her father out of jail there. Her mother's father was a pharmacist, who lost his business in the Communist revolution (just like Ayn Rand's father). Martha has known Javier Milei for several years and discusses his appeal to voters in Argentina. She also discusses Fidel Castro's meddling in other countries, going back to the early 1970's. She especially discusses Castro's funding of death and destruction in Venezuela and Colombia.

Sean Mitsui works for the Grass Roots Institute in Hawai'i. He talks about how land-use and zoning regulations have made the state very expensive. He talks about other regulations. He also discusses the impact of the Jones Act. He also discussed the state's horrible policies against the big bad corona virus.

Daniel was born in Argentina and moved to Canada with his family as a teenager. He has been following Javier Milei for several years and credits Milei for converting him to libertarianism. He has prefered not to provide his last name because of his unemployment situation. He talks about Milei's appeal and what has made Milei successful.

Avens O'Brien is a second-generation libertarian originally from New Hampshire. She has went to Burning Man nine times and has also spoken at many libertarian events. She discusses the events at Burning Man 2023, where mud made it virtually impossible for people to come and go from the event. She also discusses the culture and principles of Burning Man

Erik Suarez is a political consultant and a writer. We talk about socialism in Peru and Venezuela. We also talk about the 2023 Argentina Presidential election and Javier Milei.

Johan Norberg is a scholar, author, and film maker from Sweden. He talks about Sweden during the time of the corona virus and how their policies worked out for the country. He also discusses the current political situation in Sweden, specifically their reaction to the Russia-Ukraine War. He also talks about what he would say to Greta Thunberg. His web site is here: http://www.johannorberg.net/ His Cato web page is here: https://www.cato.org/people/johan-norberg His Wikipedia page is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Norberg