The Brian Nichols Show

Stop talking about what you care about. And if someone told you that that's not a good idea...? Then who are you taking advice from? I go solo on today's episode, as I address the most recent squabbles taking place in the Liberty Movement, this time focusing on messaging and solutions in regards to homelessness and sex work. Why are we having this debate right now when the topic of conversation should be centered around the skyrocketing inflation, economic uncertainty, and the government response to the new variant? Great question... and I address on today's episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When you're free, with an idea, you can change the world. That's the underlying theme of the new children's book written by today's guest, Laura Lington! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The secrets to sales success start with us getting laser-focused down to the one thing (and only one thing) that's actually holding you back… That is...? You! You can always be a difference-maker! You can always push harder than your top competitor. Personal development is just as important as learning the secret tips and tricks to sales success, which is why we need you to be the best version of yourself! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Nichols: "Why why is it so hard to close business? Because we make it harder than it actually has to be." Check out today's special solo episode where we dig into how to adapt with the changes, plus helping things make sense when closing business! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Thanksgiving! Here's a special BONUS episode, where yours truly joined Trent Ortner discuss the recent uptick in polarization in the country, how it's effecting our daily lives, and how sales & marketing can ultimately help show us a path out of the mess. Original Show Notes: www.untyranny.com @libertytreepod Twitter Brian Nichols: www.briannicholsshow.com @BNicholsLiberty Trent Ortner: @trentortner @untyrannycaucus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Marc Clair: "I think that, in many ways, politics was like still like a hobby. To me, it was just a fun thing to talk about. Now, I can go to Libertarian Party conventions and hang out with like-minded people, and we can go party afterwards to hang out on Bourbon Street, we can make jokes about Mises and Rothbard. And we all get it and it's not weird. It's fun people you can get along with. And that's kind of like how I took it... and the candidates who run in the LP... we know they're not going to win. And they know, they come on my show, and I invite them on, they tell me, they're not going to win. And we all agree they're not going to win. And it's all fun, it's all well and good. But now, after the last year, this isn't a game anymore. This is actually affecting everybody's life now. No one can really say they're not affected by this stuff at this point." Marc Clair from the amazing Lions of Liberty returns to the program discuss his focus on personal development, time spent in politics, and addressing the fact that politics aren't a game anymore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After a whirlwind of a week, I'm finally getting back into the swing of things... so, today will feature one of our "THROWBACK" episodes, and then getting back into the swing of things before Thanksgiving with two AMAZING conversations dropping... One with good friend and leader of the fearless crew at the Lions of Liberty, Marc Clair, talking about his journey away from the world of politics and instead towards personal development. The other is with Justin Goodman from the White Coat Waste Project who digs into the Fauci #BeagleGate insanity, the insane places your tax dollars go (like animal testing!), and the true origins of COVID-19 (hint, it's not a bat). Today, we're swinging back to August of 2019 with Aaron Hamlin from The Center For Election Science, who shows us how changing the way we vote can help us fix our broken voting system! Original Show Notes: "My vote just doesn't matter..." Have you heard this before? Or perhaps have you caught yourself saying that exact same phrase? Don't worry, you're not alone. As a matter of fact, I've said as much myself. With the "choose-one" voting system, many voters feel that their votes simply don't matter in today's electoral system. That's where today's guest, Aaron Hamlin, and the organization he co-founded, "The Center for Election Science", comes into play. See, Aaron and his team have been on a mission to help change the way that American voters look at the electoral system by helping promote and institute alternative voting methods, like that of the "approval voting", can help third-party and independent candidates gain momentum, eliminate the "spoiler effect", and actually win elections! Listen to learn how The Center for Election Science has been promoting approval voting, some wins they've tallied up, and the future prospects of changing our outdated voting system! Aaron's Bio: Aaron Hamlin is the executive director and co-founder of The Center for Election Science. He’s been featured as an electoral systems expert on MSNBC.com, NPR, Free Speech TV, Inside Philanthropy, 80K Hours, and Popular Mechanics, and has given talks across the country on voting methods. He’s written for Deadspin, USA Today Magazine, Independent Voter Network, and others. Additionally, Aaron is a licensed attorney with two additional graduate degrees in the social sciences.Find The Center for Election Science Online: https://www.electionscience.orgFind The Center for Election Science on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/electionscience/Find The Center for Election Science on Twitter: https://twitter.com/electionscienceEmail The Center for Election Science: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Defense attorney Natalie McCown joins Jeremy Todd to talk about the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, prosecutors, and the justice system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A special Throwback episode featuring good friend of the show, Caleb Shumate! With the Kyle Rittenhouse trial coming out on the side of self-defense, our throwback episode digs into why the ability to defend oneself is a human right, particularly for those who don't have the physical ability to do so without the help of a firearm, Original show notes from July 2019: Man, I sure missed you all last week while I was on vacation! But thankfully, we're back on track with our regularly scheduled programming, as this week I am joined by Caleb Shumate! Caleb is a passionate advocate for liberty and storyteller with a deep appreciation of history. Today he joins the show to discuss one of his more recent articles over at The Libertarian Republic- “Colt Made Me Equal”: A Disabled Libertarian’s Case For Gun Ownership. Listen as Caleb explains the importance of gun ownership, especially for those individuals who may be at a physical disadvantage when compared to those who might seek to cause them harm. We also touch on Caleb's experience as someone with cerebral palsy and how despite his physical limitations, he has found himself rejecting the concepts of government handouts and has embraced libertarianism and constitutional conservatism. Find Caleb's Article: https://thelibertarianrepublic.com/colt-made-me-equal-a-disabled-libertarians-case-for-gun-ownership/?fbclid=IwAR0i8aiomstuBPSsYiSXFBpXJS6Rl2yVHuYgnBMs1wC5koMU4Y6PRqD9kic Find Caleb at The Libertarian Republic: https://thelibertarianrepublic.com/author/freedomfighter92/ Find Caleb on Twitter: https://twitter.com/freedomsbeard92 Find Caleb on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FreedomsBeard92 Support The Brian Nichols Show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kenny Cody: "What 'concern purism' will do is create and value conservative fiscal policy. Because I every single Republican has to be relying on that issue." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a one-one-one with you and me for today's Morning Sales Huddle solo short. Being bold and principled allows you to control the conversation, but also gives you the opportunity to plant seeds with the right people in your market. Brian: "Instead of responding to narratives, we have to get better at confidently and articulately setting the narrative and thus setting the conversation. Otherwise, we're constantly playing catch up and constantly trying to explain ourselves versus being bold and reaching people on the truth versus the bias." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stuart (LibertyDownUnder): "I see this over the place... see certain people stopping them [pro-liberty activists) from speaking out. We've had police coming to people's houses door-knocking for memes that they've made online. In Melbourne, we had the police who went to the house of a woman who was pregnant, because she shared one post on Facebook about the protests. People being locked up, a guy who got eight months behind bars, who ran Instagram account that was anti-lockdown. He got eight months behind bars because of it. When we had the treaty protests, Facebook stopped the live streams. So you couldn't even do live streams to show what's happening on the ground. At the same time, the Victorian police got a no-fly order over Melbourne. So the civilian helicopters couldn't fly over it and get aerial shots of having the protests were. So it's their collaboration by the media outlets, social media and the police." Today, Stuart from LibertyDownUnder joins the program to highlight what is happening in Australia during an era of COVID. We've all seen the pictures and videos, but to hear the stories coming from someone on the ground, first-hand is truly eye-opening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Goyzueta: "People in the liberty movement are starting to do events, and they're starting to map big events where 1000s of people are showing up... so, talking about security is important and needs to be taken very seriously. Because if you look at the events of AstroWorld, again, nine people died, potentially more, and 11 had cardiac arrest, and over 300 people were injured, and it all could have been avoided." Chris G takes over our traditional "Monday Marketing/Sales" episode to talk about something the tragedy at Astroworld, how it could have been avoided, and what we in the liberty movement need to learn from this horrible event when planning our events in the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Congressman Amash joined The Brian Nichols Show to discuss his tenure in Congress, the principles that he leans on when crafting legislation, the rationale behind his public statements regarding President Trump's "impeachable offenses", and the manner in which populism and nationalism have taken over the Republican Party in an era of Trump. Original Show Notes: Welcome to The Brian Nichols Show! For you first time listeners, I am your humble host, Brian Nichols, and here at The Brian Nichols Show, our goal is to educate, enlighten, and inform. Today is no exception, as I am joined by Congressman Justin Amash. Congressman Amash has been making headlines as of late, with his being the first Republican in Congress to assert that President Trump committed potentially impeachable offenses in regards to his actions and potential obstruction of justice as it relates to the Mueller Investigation. Congressman Amash joins The Brian Nichols Show to discuss his tenure in Congress, the principles that he leans on when crafting legislation, the rationale behind his public statements regarding President Trump's "impeachable offenses", and the manner in which populism and nationalism have taken over the Republican Party in an era of Trump. Later, we discuss Congressman Amash's fierce opposition to the surveillance state, focusing on his staunch opposition to the Patriot Act, FISA, and his recent attempts to reign in FISA Section 702, which would have helped put a stop to warrantless FISA surveillance. We conclude our conversation by addressing the elephant (or porcupine?) in the room... Will Congressman Amash seek to fight President Trump at the ballot box in 2020 by primarying Trump as a Republican, or rather as the top of the Libertarian Party ticket? A transcript can be found here. Follow Congressman Amash on Twitter: https://twitter.com/justinamash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don’t miss this special episode of Sell Liberty with Jeremy Todd, as we are joined by Eric Ward owner of 4WardDefense, LLC and we discuss this 2A hornets nest, our right to self-defense, and how to be effective in persuading others to join us. Live on Thursday evenings on the Sell Liberty FB page! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eric Brakey from Free America Now returns to the program to discuss the blue-collar departure from the Democratic Party, women having to sign up for the draft(!?), and Young American's for Liberty signing up 100,000 college liberty activists! Eric Brakey: "This is a shift that has been taking place slowly over a long period of time, but has really accelerated to the point where you look at the US Senate... I think that Joe Manchin is perhaps one of the most interesting people of the moment because he is the last blue dog Democrat in that entire body... ...He is a conservative Democrat, not as conservative as I'd like, certainly, but he's been the lone voice there... In 1992, West Virginia, voted for Bill Clinton by 13 percentage points. Fast forward to 2016; they voted against Hillary Clinton and for Donald Trump by 40 percentage points. So we're talking about literally a shift of over a majority of the voting population there. So it has shifted, hard red. And why is that?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jack Hunter: "But Ron Paul had a big impact in 2008, where he sort of sucker-punch the tail end of the Bush-Cheney Republican Party. And it's something that people remember to this day." Jack Hunter joins us for a special solo-short! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carla Howell: "And so, what we should have been hearing over the last six months when we tune into libertarian or conservative, truly fiscally conservative podcasts and media is what would happen if we cut federal spending in half... we'd eventually end the income tax and we would be restoring health freedom... And we should be talking and talking and talking repeatedly about cutting the federal government in half." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Craig Elias: "There's push, and there's pull. And if there is no push, it's really hard to pull someone enough to have them leave something they're already generally happy with. And have them know or get to know the devil they didn't originally know because the argument is; Better the devil I know, than the devil I don't. And that's why it's so hard to move people from one place to another. Craig Elias is the creator of Trigger Event Selling , and the Chief Catalyst of SHiFT Selling, Inc. For almost 20 years, Craig used Trigger Event strategies to become a top sales performer at EVERY company that has hired him – including WorldCom where he was named the #1 salesperson within six months of joining the company. Craig’s Trigger Event strategies have: Won him a $1,000,000 prize in a global “Billion-Dollar Idea” pitch competition Earned him coverage on NBC news, in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Nikkei Marketing Journal, Business 2.0, The Globe and Mail, The National Post, Sales and Marketing magazine, Venture Magazine, Calgary Inc. Earned his last company, the distinction as one of “Silicon Valley’s 40 hottest” and one of Dow Jones 50 most promising companies in North America Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Adrian Bejan: "The word freedom is very important, because it's not discussed freely and openly and courageously in academia." Standing for freedom and standing for what is right is no easy task. Academia has made it a point to change the meaning of words, all while making the ideas of freedom appear selfish and backwards. Thankfully, one Dr. Adrian Bejan is standing against the horde, fighting back in the name of freedom and truth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike ter Maat makes a strong case: "If you’re looking for a fresh new approach to protecting your liberty, your right to an equal shot in a growing economy, and an equal shot at justice, you’re not just a Libertarian, you’re a part of this campaign." Learn more about Mike and the special election taking place on January 11, 2022 in Florida's 20th Congressional Dictrict! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Social Media and Branding expert Shaye Herrington joins Jeremy Todd in the Sell Liberty lounge to discuss strategies to grow your influence online and her recent journey that's turned her into a leader of her peers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Logan Albright makes the argument that we need to promote nonconformity. His book, "Conform Or Be Cast Out", specifically focuses on the ways in which society has historically identified those who are different with literal evil, whether it be demonic possession, witchcraft, or devil worship, and covers everything from religious freedom to medical abnormalities. Also, how does this conformity mindset impact our modern discourse as it pertains to COVID? Buy Conform Or Be Cast Out Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fritz from Fritz cast joins the program for a special solo short, today talking about Civil Disobedience "But you don't have to be violent to be revolutionary. Being revolutionaries, something as simple as businesses in New York, banding together, stating that they will not comply with orders put out by the governor or then or the mayor of New York City. It could be a business, like In N Out Burger telling San Francisco in California, "We're not your police force and we're not gonna be and you can't stop us"." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lee Kurisko joins the program to show how lived experiences can do to destroy formerly held beliefs. A former socialist, Lee explains why he has become a vocal supporter of free-market healthcare solutions and an open opponent to socialized medicine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What comes next after Tuesday's election? That's the topic of today's ELECTION NIGHT SPECIAL! Have winning arguments been advancing liberty? Or rather, has it been the Selling Liberty approach to liberty that has had the most success? You know my bias, but I outline why it's so silly wasting time arguing on today's solo episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The tides are turning... I can feel it You can feel it. The corporate press can feel it. Something big is happening. And why? Because of us. We're winning the battle for hearts and minds, and it starts with how we've been approaching politics. Instead of arguing. we're meeting people where they're at on the issues they care about with real, tangible solutions. So, for today's episode, I recap all that's transpired since January here on the program, plus some exciting new changes happening both personally and professionally, and what to expect as we wrap up 2021 and head into 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Original Show Notes from June 2019: The government stinks. I know it. You know it. We all know it. So, instead of sending your hard earned money to the government every year to do "societal good", why not send it to nonprofits who actually, ya know, know what they're doing and do it well? That's where "We Do Better" comes into play. We Do Better seeks to promote the freedom and well-being of all Americans by maximizing the quality and accessibility of public services and accountability in their provision. We Do Better is one of the leaders in advocating for charitable credits in cities, counties, states, and nationwide that allow taxpayers to direct a portion of their taxes to organizations that meet human needs in their communities. Listen as Rick Rivkin (part of We Do Better's national team) joins The Brian Nichols Show to discuss how easy it is to become an advocate of We Do Better's mission. Later, Rick discusses some of the wins that We Do Better has under their belt, different means of grassroots outreach that We Do Better has taken advantage of, and how easy it is for anyone to have their tax dollars go towards charities they care about rather than go to our inefficient government. Learn More About We Do Better: https://wedobetter.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy Todd is joined by one of the coolest people... DL Cummings! Together they discuss all of this “time preference” stuff from an entrepreneur’s perspective, being a dad, and empathy as our greatest weapon. Live on the Sell Liberty FB and Sell Liberty YouTube on Thursday evenings at 9pm Eastern/8pm Central Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Asking great questions. It is both a science AND an art. So... how do you ask great questions? Tim Wackel is a sales legend, serving as the founder and president of The Wackel Group, which serves as a training and consulting firm focused onons find, win, and keep customers for life. Wackel is one of today’s most popular business speakers who has mastered the ability to make information entertaining, memorable, and easy to understand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How can being different help you be a better sales pro? No kidding, it's probably one of the most important things you can do to INSTANTLY boost your up your wins. Why? Because being different helps you stand out from the competition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How are these libertarians helping veterans in need? Adam Kokesh returns to the program to discuss the brand new non-profit, the Homefront Battle Buddies, which focuses on offering a network and support system for veterans in need. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"The average American cares about what affects their wallet, their children, and the people around them, their friends, their family, their jobs. They don't care about some monument, they don't care about something getting tore down, they don't really care about our livelihoods getting tore down now, we may think a central problem is the opposition. But the central problem ism is within our own ideology. We need to figure out how to appeal to people and populism is that way." Kenny Cody returns to help guide candidates towards the issues their voters care about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ever have someone "oversell" to you? It's painful. And yet, that's actually exactly how I felt after reading a recent fundraising email from LP National. No, this is not a "crap on the LP" episode. This is a "show where the LP went wrong and how they can do better" episode, as Jeremy Todd returns to help me re-write this fundraising email so it's more effective! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is a "right" truly the opposite of a "wrong"? And how does something become a "right"? And who the heck enforces what is/is not a "right"!? Yeah, this stuff can get confusing, which is why we have Dan "Taxation is Theft!" Behrman returning to the program to talk about all things pertaining to "rights". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Business Owner, Author, Speaker, Community Activist, and New DAD Mike Abramowitz joins us to discuss the secret of compounding actions and what the last year has changed for him! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Since 2020, violent crime statistics have been skyrocketing... why? Larry Newman joins the program to outline his take as to why we've seen such an increase in violent crime, where he sees these trends heading if things don't change, and what action items he feels the audience could take to help make things better, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Be ahead the game AND your competition by not getting precious with your platforms! Chris Goyzeuta, our friendly hometown marketing professor, joins us on today's solo-short talking all things marketing... specifically, not getting stuck using one platform over the others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Original Show Notes: Listen as Hillary explains how Chavez and the concepts of socialism took control of Venezuela through the use of divisiveness, cause by building resentment between the differing wage classes. Later, Hillary discusses the deteriorating of the Venezuelan economy caused by the socialist policies of Chavez, the death of Chavez, and the new rule under Maduro. Finally, we conclude by discussing what those in favor of socialism today should learn from the failed socialist policies in Venezuela so that we never fall in the same way as Venezuela has. Again, I don't ask this often, but if you could please share today's episode with your family and friends, especially those in need of hearing the truth as to what socialism has done to Venezuela, that would be absolutely incredible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Caleb Franz returns to the program with a special solo-short on today's episode! Show Notes: We all know somebody who is in need of guidance, whether that be professional, philosophical, or personal. It's not natural for us to want to go out of our way, and help shape someone's life when yours is falling apart or just won't come together in the first place. Yet this is exactly what we need to do to secure a better future, both for ourselves and as a movement. Be the mentor that you wish you could have had when you were younger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could Twitch be a haven for free speech in an era of Big Tech censorship? That's the question I asked one professor of marketing, Chris Goyzueta, who returns to the program to help explain why Twitch is one of the fastest-growing video platforms you need to be aware of! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now that the GOP and Democrats have chosen their respective nominees in Jack Ciattarelli and Incumbent Governor Phil Murphy, the contrast is clear: Gregg Mele is the only candidate embracing liberty. That's especially true, as Gregg points out that the new GOP nominee Jack Ciattarelli is nothing more than "Murphy-Lite", touting progressive belief that barely differentiate him from his Democratic counterpart. What does Gregg see as the top issues needing addressed in New Jersey? And how does he plan to address those issues as a Libertarian governor? All that and more discussed as Gregg Mele returns to The Brian Nichols Show's Sunday Candidate Highlight Series! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spike Cohen joined Jeremy for the FIRST EVER EPISODE of Sell Liberty that aired LIVE EXCLUSIVELY on the Sell Liberty Facebook page. They talked shop, strategy, and sharpened your conversations with normies. Oh, and be sure to stick around for a special announcement at the end! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How has occupational licensing added to the monopoly of fear? Shoshana Weissmann returns to the program to show how many of these "feel good" policies end up causing more harm than good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I had the chance to join good friend Eric Brakey on his new program, "Free America Now", where we discussed the "unquestionable" federal power being cited by Jen Psaki in regards to enforcing mandates. Find the original episode: https://soundcloud.com/eric-brakey/questioning-unquestionable-federal-power-w-brian-nichols-free-america-now-ep-25 GO SUBSCRIBE TO FREE AMERICA NOW Original Show Notes: Biden’s Press Secretary, Jen Psaki, says it “unquestionable” that federal policies trump state policies, as the White House imposes vaccine mandates on all of America. Brian Nichols joins renegade statesman Eric Brakey to question the “unquestionable.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is New Hampshire Becoming a Sanctuary for Liberty? In short, it's because of people like today's guest and the rest of her team at the Free State Project! Carla Gericke returns to the program outlining the recent wins the FSP has experience, plus we discuss Carla's brand new program, "The Caral Gericke Show". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Switching things up and having our "Saturday Guest" episode air a tad early this week in prepartion for the launch of "Sell Liberty" with Jeremy on Saturday! Today, we're joined again by Mahgdalen Rose, who's helping us better understand the temperature of the GOP, where it's headed, and some "tough" love to the GOP for future success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meet the new podcast on The Brian Nichols Show, Sell Liberty, hosted by our good friend, Jeremy Todd! Jeremy joins our Monday episode to dig into his goal for the show, and what you can come to expect as a listener each week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We Need To Talk About The Inconvenient Truth About the Green New Deal. Original Show Notes From 2018: Wow! What a year! This will be the final episode of The Brian Nichols Show for 2018! But don't you worry, I have a special episode in store for you next week from my appearance on a different podcast... a podcast hosted by a dear friend of The Brian Nichols Show. To wrap up the 2018 season of The Brian Nichols Show, I am joined by Max Gulker from the American Institute for Economic Research! Max is an economist over AIER and has holds a PhD in economics from Stanford University and a BA in economics from the University of Michigan. Prior to AIER, Max spent time in the private sector, consulting with large technology and financial firms on antitrust and other litigation. Max joins The Brian Nichols Show to discuss one of his latest pieces from AIER- "The Inconvenient Truth About the Green New Deal". With the rise of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her promoting of the "Green New Deal", Max took an economist's look at the topic to see the true economic consequences of passing a "Green New Deal" versus letting the market decide what the best solution would be. We also take some time to discuss Max's background, as he came to libertarianism from the left-side of the political isle. With that, I hope you enjoy this week's episode! It has been an absolute pleasure sharing these 50 episodes with you during 2018. I cannot wait to kick things off strong in 2019! Have a safe and happy holiday with you friends, family, and loved ones. Max's Bio: Max Gulker is an economist and writer who joined AIER in 2015. His research often focuses on free markets and technology, including blockchain and cryptocurrencies, the sharing economy, and internet commerce. He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences, especially on blockchain technology. Max’s research and writing also touch on other economic topics, including governance, competition, and small businesses. Max holds a PhD in economics from Stanford University and a BA in economics from the University of Michigan. Prior to AIER, Max spent time in the private sector, consulting with large technology and financial firms on antitrust and other litigation. Find Max Online- Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.aier.org/staff/max-gulker-phd Twitter: @maxgAIER Link to Max's Article Discussed on this Week's Show- The Inconvenient Truth About the Green New Deal: https://www.aier.org/article/inconvenient-truth-about-green-new-deal (Here's some additional articles from Max!)- The Dangerous Fantasy of a ‘Jobs Guarantee’: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-dangerous-fantasy-of-a-jobs-guarantee-1542239737 Over Half of Millennials Identify as Socialist. Here’s How to Change Their Minds: https://www.aier.org/article/over-half-millennials-identify-socialist-heres-how-change-their-minds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices