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 - 911 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: Kindle version: br br Ayn Rand's, "Anthem" -- Paperback: Kindle version: br br The International Speculator: br br Conversations with Casey: ...