
Ep. 209: ‘Is money speech?’ with Robert Breedlove
from So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast
by FIRE
Published: Mon Mar 25 2024
Show Notes
There is a recurring debate in the free speech community regarding whether money is speech.
Bitcoin-focused entrepreneur, writer, and philosopher Robert Breedlove joins us today to help resolve the debate. Describing money as “the language of human action,” Robert makes the case that money, like the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, is information and should be free from government regulation and manipulation. During this longer-than-usual episode, Robert and Nico discuss everything from Keynesian economics and 3D-printed firearms to the Chinese Communist Party.
Robert is the host of the popular podcast, “The ‘What is Money?’ Show,” which dives into the nature of money by asking guests one simple question: What is money? In 2020,he co-authored the book, “Thank God for Bitcoin: The Creation, Corruption and Redemption of Money.”
Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
3:56 Robert’s background
What is Austrian economics?
Is money speech?
Can money express irrational things?
Is access to perfect information always a good thing?
Bitcoin and anonymity
Prediction markets
Is code speech?
Is economic freedom more fundamental than freedom of speech?
Regulating bitcoin
Bitcoin ETFs
Rapid-fire Bitcoin questions
Does more access to information make the world a better place?
Outro
Show Notes
“TheCreature from Jekyll Island” by G Edward Griffin
“TheBitcoin Standard” by Saifedean Ammous
“The Use of Knowledge in Society” by Friedrich Hayek
“TheLogic of Scientific Discovery” by Karl Popper
“Areopagitica” by John Milton