Fountainhead Forum

Maria Lobo Murga is a professsor of economics in Argentina. We discuss the victory of Javier Milei in the Presidential election in Argentina. We discuss some obstacles Milei may encounter during his Presidency.

Andrew Bernstein is author of many books, fiction and non-fiction: _Heroes, Legends, and Champions_ _A Dearth of Eagles_ _Objectivism in One Lesson_ _Capitalism Unbound_ _Capitalist Solutions_ _American Racism_ _Reckoning_ He has also written Cliffs Notes for three of Ayn Rand's novels. He has taught philosophy at many colleges and has given lectures all over the world. We discuss the growth of identity poiltics and the new racism in America. We discuss racial quotas and using racism to fight allegations of racism. Andrew's web site is here: https://www.andrewbernstein.net/ His page on Amazon is here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Andrew-Bernstein/author/B001IODPPE

Aaron Clarey is an author and an economist. He is the author of several books, including _Bachelor Pad Economics_, _Poor Richard's Retirement_, and _Enjoy the Decline_. He discusses the economic factors of working women as opposed to women taking care of children. He discusses places where he might consider living outside of the USA. He discusses the problems which afflict many others countries. Aaron's books are here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00J1ZC350/allbooks Aaron's business is here: https://assholeconsulting.com/ Aaron is on Blogspot here: https://captaincapitalism.blogspot.com/ Aaron's podcasts are here: https://assholeconsulting.com/podcasts/

Lautaro Furundarena is a professor of economics at Facultad Derecho a Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. We talk about Javier Milei's debate Sergio Massa, as they are the only two candidates remaining in the Presidential race. He also talks about Milei's popularity among younger voters and Argentina's desire to retake the Islas Malvinas (Falkland Islands).

Axel Kaiser is a lawyer and one of the most admired public intellectuals in Chile. He is with the Fundación para el Progreso (Foundation for Progress). He talks about Javier Milei and his rise in Argentina. He talks about what has made Milei popular and Milei's chances for success in the 2023 Presidential election. He also discusses possible obstacles which a Milei Presidency could encounter. Axel is on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/AXELKAISER

Rudyard Lynch runs the WhatIfAltHist channel on Youtube. He covers world history, especially trends in culture and demographics. He discusses life in America from young men, especially growing up in a feminized culture. He discusses the rise of Andrew Tate and Jordan Peterson. He discusses historical trends and the how and why of revolutions and civil wars throughout history. He also discusses the dating culture and how feminism may be turned back in the future. He describes himself as a pessimist in the short term and an optimist in the longer term. His Youtube channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/@UC5Dw9TFdbPJoTDMSiJdIQTA The channel's Twitter account is here: https://twitter.com/whatifalthist

John Ziegler has been in sports and news journalism since the early 1990's. He is author of _The Death of Free Speech: How Our Broken National Dialogue Has Killed the Truth and Divided America_, which he prophetically wrote before 2005. John also has a podcast called Death of Journalism. We discuss how sports was becoming woke in the 1980's with the cancellation of Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder and Al Campanis. We move on to the media's coverage of scandals involving sexual harassment and more. He believes that sport journalists are MORE woke than news journalists. He also believes that sports journalists played a big part in the cancellation of sporting events in response to the coronavirus "pandemic." John's book is here on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Free-Speech-National-Dialogue/dp/1684421586 The Death of Journalism is here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-death-of-journalism/id1650632627 https://open.spotify.com/show/4kK1eSjSOhGhY4KYfTAMiW

Robert Campbell was a professor of psychology at Clemson University for many years. He has spoken at many events held by the Atlas Society, which was also known as the Institute for Objectivist Studies and Objectivist Center. We discuss his involvement with the movement since the early 1970's as well as schisms and "purges." We also discuss disturbing trends in the movement which differ from the writings of Ayn Rand. We discuss Objectivist viewpoints on the war between Israel and the Middle East.

Yaakov Shapiro is a retired rabbi with over 30 years of experience. He has a page here: https://www.icmes.net/board-of-directors/rabbi-yaakov-shapiro He is on Linktree here: https://lnk.bio/RabbiShapiro

Jesse Walker has written two books and is a long-time editor at _Reason_ magazine. He's also a dedicated cinephile, and we talk about pro-liberty films. We also talk about how "piracy" has preserved movies and television. We discuss a man who recorded news broadcasts off television and was sued for doing so. We also discuss how original versions of movies and television programs have been changed for various reasons, such as music rights. He is on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Walker He is on Blogspot here: https://jessewalker.blogspot.com/ His page at _Reason_ is here: https://reason.com/people/jesse-walker/

Alec Mouhibian is a film maker living in Los Angeles. He also has two podcasts--Back Wall and Filthy Armenian. He visited the unrecognized country of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) before Azerbaijan implemented a starvation blockade. He also talks about the Armenian genocide and Josef Stalin's treatment of the many different people in the Caucusus region. We talk about his movies and false accusations against innocent men. We finally talk about relationship with the Objectivist movement and its many issues. In this forum, I often discuss the country which is on Armenia's northern border. I use the traditional words in their native language. Thus _Sakartvelo_ is what most Americans call _Georgia_. The adjective _Kartvelian_ refers to _Georgian_. His Patreons are here: https://www.patreon.com/filthyarmenian https://www.patreon.com/thebackwall His movie production company is here: https://www.avalanche-entertainment.com/

Daniel Raisbeck is a former editor of _Pan Am Post_ and is currently at the Cato Institute. He talks about Javier Milei's rise in Argentina and his chances for winning the Presidency there. He also talks about the prospects for liberty in South America. His site at Cato is here: https://www.cato.org/people/daniel-raisbeck His Twitter is here: https://twitter.com/danielraisbeck

Bow-Tied Mara is originally from the Netherlands and moved to Argentina about 20 years ago. He consults "sovereign individuals" on wealth creation and on obtaining residencies and citizenships. He discusses life in Argentina and the rise of Javier Milei. He also discusses taxes and tariffs there and the burden they place on businesses there. His site is here: https://bowtiedmara.com/ He also has this business: https://www.sovspot.com/

Carrie Gress has written two books about feminism. She is a married mother of five children. She talks about the early days of feminism, specifically covering Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Shelley, and Percy Bysshe Shelley. She moves on to early feminists in America, mainly Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B Anthony. She discusses the hyprocrisy of free love. Her web site is here: https://www.carriegress.com/ Her books are here on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Carrie-Gress/author/B071YXRNBW

Jack Mason has his own podcast The Perfume Nationalist. Jack watches and critiques popular culture and trends. He is especially fond of American soap operas. We discuss Ayn Rand and Margaret Mitchell's _Gone with the Wind_. We also discuss American soap operas and _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_. We discuss the characters in Ayn Rand's novels and the importance of well-constructed villans. We also discuss Norman Lear's television shows. His Patreon is here: https://www.patreon.com/perfumenationalist He is on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/lotus__point

Alex Nowrasteh works for the Cato Institute. His focus is on American immigration policy. He is mostly famous for being target of a rant by US Representative Chip Roy in a Congressional hearing. His Cato page is here: https://www.cato.org/people/alex-nowrasteh

Jorge Trucco is an entrepreneur in Argentina. He also translates many libertarian books into Spanish. This includes the classic _Market for Liberty_ by Morris and Linda Tannehill. Jorge gave this book to Javier Milei, and the book converted him to anarcho-capitalsim. Jorge also discusses politics in Argentina since 1951. This includes coups and the "Dirty War" in the 1970's and the military rule that followed.

Michael Rectenwald is running for President. He is seeking the nomination of the Libertarian Party in 2024. https://rectenwald2024.com/

David Beito is a historian and returns to the forum to discuss his new book, _The New Deal's War on the Bill of Rights_. He discusses the career of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his war on civil liberties. David's site is here: https://history.ua.edu/people/david-t-beito/ You can find his books on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/David-T.-Beito/author/B001IXS7YY

Skot Sheller lives in New Hampshire in the United States of America. His wife was born and raised in Argentina. His wife's parents still live there. We analyze the second Presidential debate which happened on Sunday 8 October. We analyze Javier Milei and his four opponents. Skot also discusses life in Argentina. This includes crime and the economic situation there. He points out that only lawyers, politicians, and accountants can get rich there.

Italo Omegna is a libertarian activist in Chile. He offers his perspective on the rise of Javier Milei in Argentina. He also talks about the politicial situation in his home country of Chile.

Kyle Matovcik does the Liberty and Health podcast. We discuss many issues affecting men in Western Civilization. That includes: men's health, fitness, and testosterone "manosphere" figures like Andrew Tate, Rian Stone, Rollo Tomassi, Richard Cooper, and Neil Strauss false accusations against innocent men feminist follies and fallacies victim culture problems with online dating marriage and divorce cases and controversies including Mike Tyson, Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh, Duke lacrosse, Steubenville, Russell Brand, and Trevor Bauer Kyle's channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/@UCEk3qKqx4dy__0FkSmtSfbQ Kyle's Twitter is here: https://twitter.com/KyleMatovcik

Andrés Carbonell has his own channel on Youtube and is a fan of Javier Milei. He was born and raised in Panama and currently lives in Germany. We discuss Milei's first Presidential debate and his four opponents. We also discuss Milei's choice for vice-president, Victoria Villaruel. His Youtube channel is here: https://www.youtube.com/@UCSG8SYcURf4nSK_rNerKT-g

Philipp Bagus is professor at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid, Spain. He is the author of several books. He discusses Javier Milei's plan to fight inflation in Argentina if elected. He also discusses similarities and differences between Argentina in 2023 and Germany in 1923. His books are here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B006U7D5Q8 His page at URJC is here: https://gestion2.urjc.es/pdi/ver/philipp.bagus

Ugo Stornaiolo is a law student from Ecuador. He talks about Javier Milei's plans to make the USA dollar legal tender in Argentina. He also talks about Ecuador and how their dollarization has worked there.