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The Bryan Hyde Show - Revel in WrongThink
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Wednesday May 12, 2021
Wednesday May 12, 2021
Serious question here: Have you stopped masking at every opportunity? I'm not suggesting that there's just one right answer. Like Annie Holmquist, I'm wondering whether it's time to plan mask-burning parties.
We've had some time to process what has worked and what hasn't worked regarding how to respond to Covid-19. As John Tamny explains, for those who have been paying attention, one lesson stands out clearly: Restricting freedom didn't defeat covid.
The line between informing and terrifying people gets pretty blurry depending upon the subject being discussed. Paul Rosenberg shares a couple of personal experiences with climate change events that highlight why we should maintain a healthy skepticism to impressive people making breathless pronouncements.
How do we break the bad habit of turning to the force of the state to solve every problem that arises in our lives? Kent McManigal has a solid example of how to handle a problem without gangs. I'd love to see this kind of thinking become the norm.
Why would the FBI seize heirlooms, coins and cash from hundreds of safe deposit boxes in Beverly Hills and then invite the owners to come forward and identify themselves and their property? Especially when much of the property in question is known to belong to honest citizens. At what point can we finally concede that St. Augustine was right in referring to the state as a "gang of thieves writ large"?
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Tuesday May 11, 2021
Tuesday May 11, 2021
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A federal financing system for elections
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Mandated same day voter registration
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Absentee voting ballots mandated to be sent 45 days before election
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Restricts photo id voter registration and requires only a sworn affidavit for voting.
Tuesday May 11, 2021
Tuesday May 11, 2021
Eric Peters from EP Autos joins me for our weekly conversation about current events.
How would you know if your country was in decline? It's not just a matter of political health. Donald Livingston has a thoughtful review of a book that analyzes our nation's health and diagnoses the disorders that are present in modern America.
People in touch with reality have options that those who have come untethered from it do not. The Z-Man has written an excellent essay on what happens when fools rule and why their worldview is so incomplete.
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Monday May 10, 2021
Monday May 10, 2021
The political class is flexing hard for the American people. What more can it do to consolidate its power over us? James Bovard says pay close attention to the coming IRS reign of terror.
Once upon a time, Disney could be counted on to be a family-friendly, non-politicized source of wonder and entertainment for children. Not anymore. Andrea Widburg has an excellent article on how the Disney Corporation is taking a deep dive into identity politics.
One of the first steps to loosening the stranglehold that politics has over our individual lives is to recognize that the real battle isn't between the left and the right or conservatives and progressives. It's the individual vs. the collective and Lawrence W. Reed has a marvelous tribute to F.A. Hayek who made this clear distinction years ago.
It's no surprise that some folks get upset when confronted with some of the growing similarities between current America and Weimar Germany in the 1930's. What would happen if we compared the former Soviet Union to what's happening in America today? Victor Davis Hanson explains how we're being sovietized in 10 easy steps.
Sometimes you can judge your success by the people who are most bothered by your efforts. Right now the German government is panicking over people who are invoking the legacy of legendary Nazi-resister Sophie Scholl to stand up and reject that country's increasingly totalitarian Covid restrictions.
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Friday May 07, 2021
Friday May 07, 2021
Why do so many people look for someone to lead them? Gary Barnett takes a hard look at how the very notion of leadership constitutes a failure of individual responsibility.
The president has proposed universal preschool as part of his "American Families Plan" that includes free community college, paid leave and subsidized child care. Kerry McDonald has 4 solid reasons to oppose this offer to invite even more government control into the lives of our kids.
The official push to get as many people vaccinated against Covid-19 as possible seems to be stalling. Those of us who have chosen to abstain from the vaccine are sometimes portrayed as selfish conspiracy theorists by the folks pushing for mandatory vaccination. Jeff Minnick has a well thought out response as to why he hasn't gotten the vaccine.
The most successful people don't have an aversion to failure. Instead they learn from it and continue to improve. Lawrence W. Reed has the inspiring stories of two historic business failures by legendary entrepreneurs that reveal a poignant truth about failure.
Change usually happens so incrementally that we hardly notice it. If you've been wondering how far tech has advanced in the past 20 years, Alex Hammond has some encouraging news.
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Thursday May 06, 2021
Thursday May 06, 2021
Brad Bennett with the Defending Southwestern Utah Heritage Coalition joins me to discuss the current crusade to rid Utah's Dixie of its allegedly "insensitive" name. Having lived in this magnificent community, it sure seems like a solution in search of a problem.
What exactly do the busybodies in our lives want and why are they willing to harm others to get it? Andrew Jason Cohen has a fascinating essay on moralism and busybodies -- from community to police state.
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Thursday May 06, 2021
Thursday May 06, 2021
Last night I worked my last shift at the neighborhood convenience store where I took a part time job to help make ends meet. I've been astonished at how hard this particular business has struggled to fill job openings. People would rather wait for a government check with their name on it than get a job. Ryan McMacken has a solid explanation of how trillions in newly printed money has created a labor shortage.
To revel in wrongthink isn't about being contrarian. It's about embracing the necessity of speaking the truth--especially when it is difficult or dangerous to do so. CJ Hopkins has a worthwhile piece on the criminalization of dissent and how to resist it.
Something wrongthinkers learn very early on is to stop seeking safety and approval in the crowd. Allan Stevo has a marvelous essay on how uniformity makes us into animals and machines.
Ever so slowly, societies are beginning to come to their senses and relinquish the fear that has driven so much of the Covid restrictions. Charles C.W. Cooke explains how COVID zealotry is slowing the nation's return to normal and why we ought not squander this opportunity to reclaim our rights.
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Tuesday May 04, 2021
Tuesday May 04, 2021
Fellow wrongthinker Gary Welch drops by to discuss current events:
1. Mitch McConnel says the GOP can get behind a $600B Infrastructure Plan to counter Biden's $2.3T Plan
Some notes: Under Trump, tax cuts for corporations were slashed from 35% to 21%. Revenues were not as projected, so the deficit went up. $668B in 2017, $1T in 2019, and $3.3T in 2020 (due to "COVID"), and projected to be another $3.3T this year. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said last week that investments in education “brings more money than anything back to the Treasury.”
2. Have Russian attacks on the U.S. moved up to physical attacks on US personnel?
Trump appointee and former acting Defense Secretary, Christopher Miller, is asking the CIA and the Biden Administration to investigate US personnel that have complained of symptoms that are the same as those from people that have been hit with particle or microwave weapons. Most of these have been in Havana and started in 2016. Now there is an increase
3. North Carolina proposes "Political Balance in Schools" Bill. It requires schools to provide equal time and material on any issue or subject that has a political bias.
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Tuesday May 04, 2021
Tuesday May 04, 2021
Eric Peters from EP Autos joins me for another foray into wrongthink. We discuss "masks required" signage and property rights as well as how to assert ownership of our own lives by reclaiming our freedoms.
Remember the good old days when companies existed to meet the needs of their customers and not to signal social virtue? Andrea Widburg has a fascinating story of a software company whose corporate speech policy is a welcome break from all the social justice force-feeding.
The solutions to so many of the problems facing our culture and society today start much closer to home than many of us realize. One of the most activist things a person can do is raise kids who understand and value their freedom. Annie Holmquist has a timely call to decolonize government schools and to teach your children what really matters.
If you're serious about propaganda-proofing yourself, here's another supremely helpful essay from Paul Rosenberg on how to recognize and counter common fallacies that are used to keep us from speaking and seeking the truth.
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Monday May 03, 2021
Monday May 03, 2021
Anyone who recognizes and says something about liberty being in peril is prone to getting the side-eye from others. As George Leef explains, if there was a time to speak up, it's now. He has a marvelous review of a book that examines democracy and power in American history and dares to ask: Can anything rekindle the love that Americans once had for liberty and reverse the upward ratchet of government control?
If you've felt discouraged over the ongoing loss of personal freedoms, it's a good time to step back and recognize that the current quest for total control has been attempted before. Max Morton reminds us of the inevitable end of a ruling elite who expect us to submit to their demands.
Some of the clearest possible proof of how Covid has been politicized can be seen in the recent revelation that there were backroom dealings between the CDC and a powerful teachers union on when to reopen schools. Kerry McDonald has an excellent write-up about what happened and why it's causing concern.
J.D. Tuccille has an unflinching look at how one of Covid's long haul victims is turning out to be freedom. The injustice that was imposed on so many millions in the name of public health is still a tool in the hands of those in power.
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