Episode 2 of MIND SCOUT is now officially up! This week's main discussion topic: politics, how economics plays a part, the differences between the hosts' personal political viewpoints (socialism and libertarianism), as well as the middle ground both camps can find in moving toward a better future in humanist solidarity. You're not gonna want to miss this one, not only for the educational value as host MICAH J. FLECK speaks on various schools of thought and concepts within the field of economics, but also the the brilliant rapport and ability to see reason and reach common ground between both hosts. LUCA CAREY, the show's co-host this week, also does the artwork for the episodes.# SHOW NOTES #Host: Micah J. Fleck (mjfleck.wordpress.com | twitter.com/MicahJFleck)Co-Host: Luca Carey (www.rainbots.com | www.facebook.com/LucaCareyIllustration)Title Image: Luca CareyFeatured Artist:Rishloo - "The Water Is Fine" (Opening/Closing Music)"Harlequin" (Periodic Background Music)Special Background Guest: Micah's son, Morrison Alexander.Names Mentioned:-Thomas Jefferson (2nd U.S. President)-Christopher Hitchens (English Journalist)-George Washington (1st U.S. President)-Martha Washington (1st U.S. First Lady)-Charles Murray (American Political Scientist)-Plato (Classical Greek [Athenian] Philosopher)-Alexander Hamilton (First U.S. Treasury Secretary)-Richard P. Wolff (American Economist)-Karl Marx (German Sociologist)-Paulo Freire (Brazilian Philosopher)-Socrates (Athenian Philosopher)-John Maynard Keynes (English Economist)-Milton Friedman (American Economist) -Ludwig von Mises (German Economist)-Friedrich A. Hayek (Austrian Economist)-Murray Rothbard (American Economist)-Thomas Sowell (American Economist)-John Oliver (English Journalist)-Bernie Sanders (U.S. Senator; 2016 Candidate)-Ron Paul (Former U.S. Congressman, Physician)-Barack Obama (44th U.S. President)Economic Concepts Discussed:-Animal Spirits-Marginal Utility-Price Discovery-Supply and Demand-Externality-Austrian vs. Chicago Schools-Negative Income TaxBook Recommendation:"Microfoundations and Macroeconomics"Author: Steven HorwitzPublisher: Routledge - 2009# LINKS #Micah's Points:-Keynes' "Animal Spirits" Debunked:http://socialdemocracy21stcentury.blogspot.com/2011/06/animal-spirits-is-red-herring.html-Marginal Utility Delineated:http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Academic/Price_Theory/PThy_Chapter_4/PThy_Chapter_4.html-Price Discovery Lecture:https://mises.org/library/price-discovery-—-forgotten-enemy-bubbles-Why Capitalism Doesn't Exploit Workers:https://youtu.be/4Ttbj6LAu0A-3 Capitalist Myths:https://youtu.be/KGPa5Ob-5Ps -How Capitalism & Innovation Ends Poverty:https://youtu.be/a0nsKBx77EQ------Luca's Points:-Baltimore, MD Census:http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/24/24510.html-Article on "True Cost" Documentary:http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-true-cost-cheap-clothes-documentary-20150528-story.html-Income Inequality Stats:http://inequality.org/income-inequality/