Thoughts and Opinions of Alex Merced

Alex Merced expresses his opinions on a variety of topics and how he sees their effect on society. Follow Alex on twitter at @alexmerced Find all episodes here: https://host.alexmercedpodcast.com/series/thoughts/ All opinions expressed are Alex's and not those of any organization or individual he is associated with. Also Alex doesn't think he is always right and is very open to the idea, his opinion may be wrong or imperfect at times, cut him some slack if you disagree.

Episodes

Reflecing on “The Weeds” Episode about Limitarianism (Banning Millionaires)

February 28, 2024

Alex Merced talks about his thoughts on ideas like limiting income to 10 Million per year and the supposed effects of inequality and fixing it through policy. Find my social links https://bio.alexmerced.com/opinion

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BONUS – Emmet Shear and a 50% Inheritance Tax (My Thoughts)

December 29, 2023

Alex Merced reflects on a twitter conversation involving former Open AI CEO Emmet Shear about a 50% inheritance tax.

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11 – What I would tell a child about beliefs

December 10, 2023

Alex Merced discusses how if he ever had children, how he would present the idea of beliefs to them.

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10 – Politics and Division

June 16, 2023

Alex Merced discusses how politics divides society.

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9 – Thoughts on the Discussion around Gender Affirming Care

June 5, 2023

Alex Merced discusses the complex layers of the debate over transgendered children with an appeal for everyone to be more empathetic towards everyone. Follow on twitter @loveatarian

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8 – Summary of my Libertarian Worldview in 2023

May 23, 2023

In this episode, I discuss the state of the way I look at the world, whether I still care about economics and why I’ve focused so much on an inclusive cultural message as of late.

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7 – Florida and the LGBT community

May 17, 2023

Alex shares his opinion on the controversies in social discourse. Follow @loveatarian to hear more of Alex’s opinions.

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6 – Morality Beyond Politics (Libertarianism Internal and External)

May 8, 2023

Alex Merced discusses Libertarianism as a political and moral movement and disambiguates them. Follow Alex on twitter @loveatarian

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5 – Are people having too many or too few babies? (Discussing Birth Rate Doves and Hawks)

April 30, 2023

Alex Merced discusses the perspective of people who are overly concerned with birth and replacement rates. Bottom Line: Let natural market forces discover what is needed, not use policy to engineer what you think you want. Follow Alex on Twitter @loveatarian

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4 – How to Push back against hate with kindless

March 12, 2023

Alex Merced talks about where hate comes from and why it is so important to be kind.

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Thoughts and Opinions of Alex Merced

Episodes

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11 – What I would tell a child about beliefs

10 – Politics and Division

9 – Thoughts on the Discussion around Gender Affirming Care

8 – Summary of my Libertarian Worldview in 2023

7 – Florida and the LGBT community

6 – Morality Beyond Politics (Libertarianism Internal and External)

5 – Are people having too many or too few babies? (Discussing Birth Rate Doves and Hawks)

4 – How to Push back against hate with kindless

Popular Podcasts

Reflecing on “The Weeds” Episode about Limitarianism (Banning Millionaires)

BONUS – Emmet Shear and a 50% Inheritance Tax (My Thoughts)