
The episode discusses the evolution of currency, the implications of fiat money, and historical events surrounding the American Revolution.
The dollar went from gold backing to oil backing to something far shakier: belief. We talk through why that shift changes everything, from how people save and invest to how governments sell endless programs and endless wars. I share a story that captures the hypocrisy at the heart of modern central banking, then we zoom out to the bigger claim: fiat currency is not just an economic policy, it is a social solvent.History gives us a measuring stick, so we revisit 1776 without the lazy shortcuts. I separate the American Revolution from the French Revolution, dig into why “liberation” can turn into terror, and explain how mythmaking and bad research muddy the waters around secret societies and the Enlightenment. We also hit the strange timing around July 2, July 4, and the Jefferson and Adams coincidence, not as fortune-telling, but as a reminder that patterns and incentives matter.Then we get current: Project 2029 and the push to ban social media for users under 16. I’m all for protecting kids, but I’m not interested in handing the internet over to digital ID, age verification, facial recognition, and permanent surveillance as the price of admission. From there, we look at central…
Host: Tony Arterburn
Places: USS Liberty
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