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Monday Aug 02, 2021
Monday Aug 02, 2021
When I'm looking for well-sourced and credible information (meaning not attached to a power-seeking agenda), I've come to appreciate the American Institute for Economic Research. Ethan Yang from AIER has an excellent new article about not repeating the same mistakes with the Delta variant.
By now it should be clear that the task of defending freedom is a constant, intergenerational effort. Anders Koskinen correctly identifies a common mistake that many parents are making when their children see them putting politics ahead of faith. The moral clarity required to stand for freedom is always augmented by faith.
Speaking of doing things as a family...one of the greatest activities you can do is to sit down with your kid and help them build their own rifle. I've done it myself and can vouch for J.D. Tuccille's wise advice on the matter.
Ever paid more for an item because it was a name that you associated with quality? Just for fun, let's explore the power of name brands to inspire confidence in us. Art Carden has a brilliant piece that asks, what's in a name? The answer is, quite a lot, actually.
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Monday Aug 02, 2021
Monday Aug 02, 2021
Do you find yourself wondering why your freedoms are evaporating like water droplets from a hot sidewalk? In this episode, we'll take a closer look at how and why this is happening.
A perfect storm of economic trouble, civic decay and geopolitical instability has been developing over the past few years. Thomas Luongo has an excellent summary of where we currently stand. He also warns that we've run out of time to prepare.
Media bias has been a major dynamic in our growing societal chaos. As James Bovard reports, the memo has gone out calling for mass media to become even more biased in a bizzare quest to "save our democracy." No wonder the public's trust in media continues to tank.
The remedy for widespread deceit and misinformation is to choose our language with care. Karen Kwiatkowski has a thought-provoking take on 7 words that curse the state by describing its predation accurately rather than opting for softer euphemisms.
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Friday Jul 30, 2021
Friday Jul 30, 2021
Panic is a proven tool for manipulating the masses. Just think about the infamous death toll ticker that was camped in the corner of the TV screen over the past year and a half. Robert E. Wright has a worthy take on CNN's death toll.
The push is on to extend some of the worst policies in the history of the CDC. Brad Polumbo takes aim at the eviction moratorium and spells out the unavoidable consequences that are en route.
If you're serious about exercising your right to dissent, you'll find this essay by Julius Ruechel to be very timely. It's all about the psychology of dissent and finding the courage to acknowledge that the emperor has no clothes.
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Friday Jul 30, 2021
Friday Jul 30, 2021
Understanding the difference between narrative and reality is becoming more important by the moment. Case in point, that plot to kidnap the governor of Michigan last year was held up as proof that anti-government extremism is our biggest threat. As Glenn Greenwald explains, the idea of kidnapping the governor came from the FBI, not the people it was trying to entice into joining the plot.
As much as we get caught up in political labels, the real dynamic behind most of our societal conflict comes down to the collective vs. the individual. Lawrence W. Reed has a marvelous essay on what the worst totalitarian regimes have in common with one another.
The relaxing of prohibitions on marijuana has provided some of the best illustrations of how the free market is superior to state-run central planning. John Stossel has an excellent article on how some states nevertheless impose so many rules that they effectively end up creating their own drug cartels.
The Centers for Disease Control can't seem to make up their minds about masks. It's enough to make a thinking person wonder if they're manipulating the data to fit whatever their narrative requires at the moment. Jeffrey Tucker says the CDC exercises arbitrary power while it vandalizes the science to maintain its grasp on that power.
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Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Outsourcing our thinking and policy decisions to politicized experts comes with a higher price tag than most people realize. Christopher Lingle has a great explanation of how scientific authoritarianism erodes private property and human liberty.
It's not a difficult formula to follow, government and laws are called into existence to protect us from violence and fraud and to ensure that justice prevails. But what happens when the government breaks its own laws with impunity? Judge Andrew Napolitano has a spot on description of what we've allowed our government to become.
Finding common ground these days takes work. But, as Kent McManigal explains, it's worth it when compared to the alternative of using state force to bend others to our will.
My waistline is testament to how little food insecurity I've experienced throughout my life. Having said that, food insecurity has been on the rise throughout the pandemic and we'd be wise not to be taken by surprise as to how and why it's happening.
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Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Programs like mine exist, in part, to help provide encouragement and insights into withstanding the daily barrage of official agitprop. Michael Anton has penned a brilliant down and dirty guide to recognizing regime propaganda.
One of the worst side effects of the coronavirus pandemic is how it has been used to divide us into warring tribes. Annie Holmquist provides some needed perspective to how the numbers don't support the scapegoating of the unvaccinated.
Equality before the law used to be a foundational principle of a free and just society. But the current push to expand registration for military conscription to women may be over the line. Thomas L. Knapp says, don't expand draft registration--end it.
The thought that we are being abused at the hands of the political class is a tough thing to even consider, let alone to accept. Jeff Minnick has a thoughtful piece on the elites' abuse of average Americans and what we can do about it.
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Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
It doesn't take very much to cause a breakdown in our supply chain. Remember the empty store shelves and scarcity of toilet paper we experienced in early 2020? Aden Tate has an eye-opening article about what a complete supply chain breakdown might look like and it's a sobering reminder to plan ahead for interruptions.
The greatest fear of the political class isn't a shortage of food, fuel or electricity. They are terrified of losing legitimacy in the eyes of those they wish to rule. Jim Bovard confirms that as long as those in power are unwilling to abide by the limits on their power, their political legitimacy will continue to tank.
Another institution that is suffering from diminishing legitimacy is the CDC. Check out this timeline of all the policy announcements and subsequent reversals that the CDC has thrown at the American public over the last year and a half. It's pretty revealing. No wonder we have trust issue with them.
The new variants of Covid are keeping a good portion of the public off balance and unsure who or what to believe. Joakim Book describes the race to win Covidfinity and how we're becoming stuck in a never-ending cycle of moving goalposts.
Like them or hate them, the ACLU once had a reputation for keeping government power in check. Nowadays, they've become woke and are reduced to peddling conspiracy theories about the Second Amendment.
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Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
It used to be fun to watch sports. That was before woke culture began projecting its groupthink through various athletes and organizations. As Alexander Riley explains, all that virtue signaling is backfiring in a spectacular way during the Tokyo Olympics. Maybe that's a good thing.
As the democratic political process continues to devolve into tribal warfare, there's an abundance of craziness going around. Robert Weissberg has an excellent take on how the internet is contributing to our unhinged political atmosphere. It's enough to make you rethink how much time you spend online.
In a desperate attempt to remain relevant in the eyes of a wearied public, the Centers for Disease Control is recommending a return to face masks when public school resumes. By the way, that means masks for the vaccinated and unvaccinated alike. Kerry McDonald shares some timely information on how to get around the outrageous back-to-school mask mandates.
On a related note, homeschooling is surging among those who are tired of the increasingly authoritarian tone that is dominating public education. Many parents have simply had enough. Brandon Morse points out that the surge includes a dramatic increase in homeschooling among households the left may find concerning.
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Tuesday Jul 27, 2021
Tuesday Jul 27, 2021
Grayson Quay joins me to discuss his latest article on how our current societal focus on "sex positive" education is powering our transformation into a decadent dystopia. It turns out that Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" gave us a surprisingly clear vision of what that might look like. Was his story a blueprint or a warning?
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Tuesday Jul 27, 2021
Tuesday Jul 27, 2021
It's my weekly visit with Eric Peters from Eric Peters Autos. With sickness kabuki threatening to return, we talk about why it ever began in the first place. We also visit about his latest experience with the Dodge Charger Hellcat Redeye.
Utah's so-called hate crime law took a long time to get passed. But it sure didn't take long to see it misused to punish someone who offended an enforcer. Connor Friedersdorf has an excellent take on how hate crime laws are used to chill speech that people in power don't like.
Not everyone has time or interest in studying economics. Even so, we'd all be better off to understand some basic principles of economics. Isaac Morehouse has a wonderful essay on the division of labor and forbidden knowledge. It might just open your eyes to some of the things we tend to take for granted.
I love Kent McManigal's clear and principled take on liberty. Check out his latest piece on how liberty is illegal. If you want to claim your liberty, you better get used to the idea of being an outlaw of sorts.
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