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Reason.tv’s Nick Gillespie sat down recently with Patrick Byrne, the CEO of Overstock.com, the online retailer famous for sexy ads (”It’s all about the O”), low, low prices, and hyperattentive customer service. Born in 1962 and now living in Utah, Byrne holds a Ph.D. in philosophy from Stanford and serves as the co-chair (with Rose Friedman) of the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice. He is the former manager of Blackhawk Investment, a cancer survivor, and a black belt in tae kwon do. An outspoken critic of online sales taxes, Byrne is a self-declared libertarian who champions short-selling while adamantly opposing the more-controversial practice of “naked” short-selling. From his journalistic perch at the blog Deep Capture, he and his colleagues regularly chart the ways in which regulators routinely stifle innovation and maintain a status quo that favors connected firms at the cost of competitors and consumers alike. Raised in New Hampshire, Byrne describes himself as a former “Yankee Republican” who has never felt comfortable with anti-market Democrats and no longer recognizes the GOP as the party of small government and individual liberty. In this 10-minute interview, Byrne explains why school choice is the key issue of our day, how bad regulations contributed to the current economic crisis, and why “the government should pave the roads, run the Post Office, and stay off my porch.” Filmed by Dan Hayes and edited by Meredith Bragg.
have very Bad!!! service, send broken furniture, and we are compelled to have the truck to send back this broke
reprucussions from challenging the elite what do you work at GS
Mr. B should just perhaps stop pointing fingers at others and take care of his own companies ethics. A few filed complaints with the State of Utah against O/S: Violation of Civil Rights, Fraud, Discrimination, Violation of Freedom of Speech, plus, defamation of character, which O/S will not respond too! Not only do large companies like the SEC “sell and not deliver!” So, Mr. Brynes, tell us again, who did what to whom??
needs more views
why does Nick Gillespie always have to dress like a child molester?
This video is VERY high quality. I like!
They really, really aren’t. They only seem that way if you don’t really know much about political ideologies.
the modern state is a cancerous form of polity that has metastasized and poisoned the natural institutions from which the state derives all legitimacy—family, church, corporation (in the broadest sense), and neighborhood. Thus, it is almost always a mistake to try to use the modern state to accomplish moral or social ends
- John Calhoun
Doesn’t seem like the state is favored there… ( we can take this on private messages lol )
I think you have it abit backwards. Paleos want the government to enforce morality and support economic protectionism while Libertarians are viewed as more anarchist and support very minimal government.
lol I’m reading it now, more in depth this time around. It seems they actually don’t like eachother, period.
The Paleo seems to be more anarcho while the Libertarian seems more in recognition of a state to provide certain things.
interesting…
Well there is a difference, while Paleos and Libertarians are united in foreign policy and certain tax views. They conflict on social views like the war on drugs and gay marriage for example.
I looked up to read on what Paleoconservative was ( when I saw Alex’s bio a while back and it being mentioned in there ) I don’t get all these labels, they are all practically the same *shakes head*
Actually Paleoconservativism is the old right of the Republicans but Libertarianism is the better ideology.
This administration will look to tax everything and anything. They have to pay for all of these free social programs.
Patrick Byrne could have said it best about Libertarianism this way:
“Libertarianism Is The Old Right Of The Republican Party”
talking to people in that manner is not productive, I acquired my education within an indoctrinated system and the interview is still reasonable
I meant that Byrne wasn’t fluid in his delivery. There were several awkward pauses.
The Republicans should listen to him.
Only for you, anyone else who acquired their education outside of an indoctrinated system it’s perfectly reasonable.
awkward interview
the only problem i have is that the volume is low for all the Reason vids.
We have friends in high places. Very cool.
smart guy. overstock will get my biz.