The Big Questions with Big John is an interview show where our own Big John gets the opportunity to have conversations with interesting people from all walks of life.
In this episode, Big John sits down with Spike Cohen, the 2020 Libertarian Party candidate for Vice-President.
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Chapters:
00:00 Opening
04:15 Parallels between Libertarianism and Judaism
07:30 From Neo-Con to Libertarian
14:30 Classical Liberalism (Big John) vs. Anarcho-Capitalism (Spike)
16:30 Agorism as a tactic of AnCap
17:30 The need for unity in the Libertarian sphere
21:00 Spike’s entry into Libertarian Party politics
28:15 The four different groups of people
31:40 What is the proper role of the Libertarian Party?
36:30 Changing the mindset of the statist culture
37:30 The Mises Caucus takeover of the Libertarian Party
41:00 Becoming the Party of the Counter-Culture
43:30 Why did so many libertarians accept a statist like Trump?
53:15 Running with Jo Jorgensen on the 2020 Libertarian Party ticket
59:30 William Weld working his way onto the 2016 LP ticket– a bridge too far?
01:08:15 Avoiding the trap of “fiscally conservative, socially liberal”
01:11:45 Kids intuitively understand that taxation is theft
01:12:40 Justin Amash
01:14:00 Larry Sharpe
01:15:30 Dave Smith
01:21:45 Wrapping Up