Connor Boyack: The Tuttle Twins
KEY MOMENTS
0:00 – Intro: Connor Boyack of Libertas Institute and Tuttle Twins
2:54 – How Ron Paul inspired a think tank and kids' books
5:06 – Explaining freedom to your kids
7:21 – Selling 3.5 million books
9:05 – Reaching the next generation and the Tuttle Twins
11:42 – Peaceful parenting and a nose grab
14:00 – The Golden Rule and blowback
15:03 – Classic books retold for kids and Ron Paul as Chief Ron
21:13 – From Mike Lee's campaign to state-level change
24:41 – Legalizing medical cannabis in Utah
25:39 – Asset forfeiture, data privacy, and a regulatory sandbox
29:01 – States competing for businesses
31:56 – Mormon history and leaving the United States
35:44 – "Mind your own business": the Mormon creed
37:40 – Lysander Spooner and the parchment barrier
41:15 – A Mormon mission in Honduras
43:54 – Measuring success as a missionary for freedom
47:02 – Do kids rebel against their parents' politics?
47:59 – Reaching more kids and the Tuttle Twins cartoon
50:33 – Thomas the Tank Engine and wrap-up
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Connor Boyack of Libertas Institute and The Tuttle Twins joins Lou to talk about teaching kids about freedom, how Ron Paul inspired a think tank and a kids' book series that's sold 3.5 million copies, and changing policy at the state level.
We also get into peaceful parenting and a nose grab, the Golden Rule and blowback, classic books retold for kids (with Ron Paul as Chief Ron), legalizing medical cannabis in Utah, asset forfeiture and a regulatory sandbox, states competing for businesses, the Mormon creed of "mind your own business," Lysander Spooner and the parchment barrier, a Mormon mission in Honduras, and whether kids rebel against their parents' politics.