In this episode we speak with Louis James who writes Casey Research's, The International Speculator and also is a regular host of Conversations with Casey, a weekly <br /> <br />Topics include: <br /> <br />- Louis' evolution from a socialist to an anarchist <br />- The two authors that woke Louis up were Ayn Rand (the Fountain Head) and Robert Heinlein <br />- Anarchists need to go back and re-watch movies after they convert to anarchism <br />- Louis' comments on Occupy Wall Street (OWS), "This looks like one of those times when history is about to veer completely in the wrong direction" <br />- OWS has so much potential for good but it likely won't happen <br />- Louis used to protest protesters with his organization, "Bureaucrash" <br />- We (anarchists) can't wish away human nature any more than the communists could <br />- Louis isn't sure anarchy has grown that much because of the internet or if the internet just made it easier to find anarchists <br />- Louis believes Ron Paul cannot win but is spreading education in a great way <br />- 9/11 swayed the pendulum back towards the statists after a long rise in free market understanding <br />- In the US, talking about capitalism is like going into a church and talking about statism <br />- In the old eastern bloc countries, people thirst for knowledge about capitalism <br />- Socialism ultimately always ends once everyone is so impoverished <br />- Louis operates the Casey Youth Conference on Liberty and Entrepreneurship - (ProfitFromFreedom.com) and teaches students in Lithuania about free-market capitalism <br />- Anarchists should focus on reducing government. It doesn't have to go to zero, overnight. <br /> <br />LINKS & REFERENCES <br /> <br />Ayn Rand's, "The Fountainhead" -- Paperback: http://amzn.to/sXf0Xb Kindle version: http://amzn.to/uhcNs3 <br /> <br />Ayn Rand's, "Anthem" -- Paperback: http://amzn.to/sRV82e Kindle version: http://amzn.to/sHwJmi <br /> <br />The International Speculator: http://www.caseyresearch.com/premium-publications/caseys-international-speculator <br /> <br />Conversations with Casey: http://www.caseyresearch.com/free-pub... <br /> <br />Casey Youth Conference on Liberty and Entrepreneurship: http://ProfitFromFreedom.com
