Thorsten Polleit

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  1. 1d ago

    Ep. 494 I IMMANUEL KANT AND LIBERTARIANISM

    Lecture by Thorsten Polleit, 15 August 2026, F. A. v. Hayek Club Weimar. The main theses can be summarized as follows (thanks, AI): 1. The meaning of Enlightenment according to Kant Enlightenment is man’s emergence from self-incurred immaturity by having the courage to use his own reason (“sapere aude”). Freedom and independent thinking are not guaranteed and do not happen by themselves; they must be won against unfreedom and ideological paternalism (e.g. socialism, communism, and today’s political currents). 2. Kant’s epistemology as foundation Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) distinguishes between statements that depend on experience (a posteriori) and those that are independent of experience (a priori). Especially important here are synthetic a priori judgments: they expand our knowledge, yet they are not dependent on experience; they arise from the structures of our understanding. According to Kant, we impose on the objects of our experience properties that originate in our cognitive faculty (a priori categories). 3. Ludwig von Mises’s logic of human action Ludwig von Mises does not regard economics as an empirical science, but as an a priori science of human action. The central proposition: “Man acts” is an a priori, irrefutable starting point. From it, economic truths can be derived logically without their validity having to be subjected to empirical testing. Examples: Voluntary exchange makes all participants better off. Or: An increasing supply of goods lowers prices. Or: An expansion of the money supply lowers the purchasing power of the monetary unit. 4. Critique of the state and fiat money A priori praxeological thinking is, in the truest sense of the word, eye-opening: The state reveals itself as an apparatus of coercion and violence that is incompatible with the freedom, rights, and property of the individual. Or: The state’s fiat money system proves to be the cause of many economic and social ills (inflation, redistribution, growth of the state, crises). Or: The European Union and the social market economy are identified as forms of interventionism—and therefore as economically and socially harmful. 5. Libertarianism as consequence Libertarianism is built on the a priori logic of action. Its central principle is the a priori non-aggression principle: every person is the owner of himself and of his justly acquired property. The state as we know it today is incompatible with the non-aggression principle, because it rests on unwanted coercion and unwanted violence. In libertarian theory the state (as we know it today) has no place—on both economic and ethical grounds; the state must instead be rolled back as far as possible in favor of individual freedom. 6. Strategy for spreading liberty To regain liberty, Murray Rothbard recommends a dual strategy: building an intellectual elite to spread the theory, and a populist appeal to the masses to expose the state’s failings. Building on this, Polleit argues, a “firestorm of liberty” can be ignited that unmasks and removes the false foundations of state rule. SUMMARY: In this lecture a line was drawn from Kant’s epistemology to Ludwig von Mises’s logic of human action and on to the political philosophy of libertarianism—thereby delivering a comprehensive critique of the state (as we know it today) as well as a rational justification for individual liberty.

    Ep. 494 I IMMANUEL KANT AND LIBERTARIANISM

  2. 3d ago

    Ep. 493 I ANLEIHEN-CRASH. DIE SZENARIEN, DIE INVESTOREN JETZT KENNEN SOLLTEN

    Die Anleihemärkte chrashen. Anders gesagt: Die Zinsen steigen weltweit an (denn fallen die Kurse der Anleihen, so bedeutet das nichts anderes, als dass die Renditen der Anleihen steigen). Und wenngleich die Zinshöhen von Währungsraum zu Währungsraum (noch recht) unterschiedlich sind, so klettern doch überall die Kreditkosten in die Höhe: in Deutschland, Frankreich, Italien, Großbritannien und vor allem auch in Japan. Auf das damit verbundene überaus wichtige „Zinsproblem“ haben wir in bisherigen Ausgaben von Dr. Polleits BOOM & BUST REPORT immer wieder hingewiesen. Der Grund: Der Zins ist die wohl wichtigste Größe für das Finanzmarktgeschehen. Er ist quasi in jedem Finanzmarktpreis enthalten, egal ob Aktien, Anleihen, Immobilien, Rohstoffe: Alle diese Preise hängen letztlich (auch) am Zins. In diesem Video zeigen wir die grundsätzlich möglichen Szenarien auf, mit denen der Investor sich auseinandersetzen sollte. Aufgenommen am 2. September 2026. Wenn Sie das ganze Bild erkennen wollen, dann besuchen Sie meine Website: https://www.boombustreport.com/

    Ep. 493 I ANLEIHEN-CRASH. DIE SZENARIEN, DIE INVESTOREN JETZT KENNEN SOLLTEN

  3. 4d ago

    Ep. 492 I ACHTUNG: DIE EU SCHRÄNKT DIE FINANZIELLE FREIHEIT DER MENSCHEN WEITER EIN

    Die Europäische Union (EU) beschneidet die finanzielle Freiheit der Menschen weiter — und zwar durch die neue EU-Regelung CRD VI (das ist die Abkürzung für „Capital Requirements Directive VI, Artikel 21c), die ab dem 11. Januar 2027 gilt. Ab dem 11. Januar 2027 dürfen Banken aus Drittstaaten (außerhalb der EU, des Europäischen Währungsraums, der EWR (wie zum Beispiel aus der Schweiz, Singapur, USA, Dubai, Panama, Großbritannien etc.) keine Kernbankdienstleistungen mehr an Personen erbringen, die in der EU ansässig sind. In diesem Video zeigen wir die Konsequenzen auf, ordnen das Ganze ein. Aufgenommen am 1. September 2026. Besuchen Sie meine Website: https://www.boombustreport.com/

    Ep. 492 I ACHTUNG: DIE EU SCHRÄNKT DIE FINANZIELLE FREIHEIT DER MENSCHEN WEITER EIN

  4. 5d ago

    Ep. 491 I WHY AND HOW THE EU STATES‘ CARTEL WORKS AGAINST FREEDOM, PROSPERITY AND PEACE

    Recorded 31 August 2026. Visit my website: https://www.boombustreport.com/

    Ep. 491 I WHY AND HOW THE EU STATES‘ CARTEL WORKS AGAINST FREEDOM, PROSPERITY AND PEACE

  5. 6d ago

    Ep. 490 I THE EVIL AND THE BEAST

    The Bible shows the way: Evil ideas are spiritual strongholds. One should take them captive, tear them down through God’s truth and overcome them with good, instead of ignoring them or fighting them with carnal means (2 Corinthians 10:4-5). It is therefore high time not to continue overestimating the effect of economic insights that have long been available about the state and its central bank coercive money monopoly, but to rely on the “spiritual armor” of Christianity, its biblical principles for the struggle against evil. Only with this help can one deal with the Evil and its Beast. Insights from economics alone will probably not suffice. Recorded 30 August 2026. Visit my website: https://www.boombustreport.com/

    Ep. 490 I THE EVIL AND THE BEAST

  6. Aug 26

    Preview: Dr. Polleit's BOOM & BUST REPORT, 62nd ed., 27 August 2026

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    Preview: Dr. Polleit's BOOM & BUST REPORT, 62nd ed., 27 August 2026

  7. Aug 26

    Preview: Dr. Polleits BOOM & BUST REPORT, 62. Ausg., 27. August 2026

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    Preview: Dr. Polleits BOOM & BUST REPORT, 62. Ausg., 27. August 2026

  8. Aug 23

    Ep. 489 I A Short Introduction to the Austrian Business Cycle Theory

    A lecture held by Thorsten Polleit at the FREEDOM WEEK, Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge, Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) and Adam Smith Institute, Cambridge, 17–21 August 2026. Please visit my website: https://www.boombustreport.com/

    Ep. 489 I A Short Introduction to the Austrian Business Cycle Theory
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