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Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Political analyst Gary Welch joins me to see if we can make sense of what is currently in motion. Among the topics we'll discuss:
- Rulers vs Representatives - How do our elected officials see themselves?
- What is the thought process of a ruler vs a representative and how you can tell one from the other.
- Legislative sessions are starting. Does talking/writing to your legislator really work?
- How do we combat disconnected government officials, especially at the state and federal level?
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Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Eric Peters from Eric Peters Autos joins me for our weekly check-in. Among the topics we cover: what choices do we still have? Eric has some thoughts about the options we face as we move ahead. Some are positive, others--not so much.
Ready for some good news? Cars are becoming safer than ever. Satish Bapanapalli explains how the free market--not government regulation--has made the automobile safer.
We're all hearing the word "fascism" being thrown around a lot these days. Lew Rockwell has a timely explanation of what fascism is and how we've been living under it for some time.
While we're on the subject, Vasko Kohlmeyer has an excellent piece about when fascists accuse their victims of being fascists. Given the MSM's detachment from reality, this is some very useful information that illustrates where the real violence and intimidation originate.
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Monday Jan 18, 2021
Monday Jan 18, 2021
Paul Rosenberg has become a trusted voice of reason as I've followed his writing over the past several years. His take is insightful, unflinching and always tempered with humility. His latest essay asks a question looming large in many people's minds today: Are we still allowed to ask questions?
Paul Rosenberg's excellent series on fallacies is a great place to learn how to sift truth from error. His latest essay covers the correlation implies causation fallacy--one that we're likely to encounter daily.
With all the political craziness, it's easy to forget that there's still a pandemic going on. Wait. No it isn't. As James Bovard explains, pandemic security theater is still going strong and millions of Americans have volunteered as enforcers.
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Monday Jan 18, 2021
Monday Jan 18, 2021
Are you ready for a new definition of free speech? Kit Knightly spells out how some are pushing to silence those information sources that are outside of the MSM bubble.
Some on CNN are openly wondering if AT&T, Verizon and Comcast should be carrying OAN and Newsmax. Nothing creepy about that.
The digital purge is just getting underway and Aaron White wonders if we are on the road to a dim dystopia.
When is civil disobedience an appropriate response? I guarantee there are a lot more people are asking themselves this question. Lawrence W. Reed has 11 examples of historical civil disobedience that demonstrate how, sometimes, it is exactly the correct thing to do.
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Friday Jan 15, 2021
Friday Jan 15, 2021
As much as we'd like to think that things are going to snap back to normal, it's not likely to happen. That's the bad news. The good news is that just because politics won't fix the American decline, doesn't mean that we can't restore order in our own hearts. Zachary Yost explains how this works.
The violence at the Capitol last week is being used to justify what's being billed as PATRIOT Act 2.0. JD Tuccille sounds a timely warning not to let last week's events become another 9/11-style excuse for greater authoritarianism.
Some say that we live in a post-truth era. I'm not sure what that is supposed to mean but I'm pretty sure that the truth still matters. Anders Koskinen says there is no monopoly on post-truth and we should be very careful not to allow ourselves to be steered into newspeak.
If you've found yourself wishing the government would do something about the tech giants, here's something to consider: Families, not government, should be the first line of regulation for big tech. Kerry McDonald has an excellent explanation of why.
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Friday Jan 15, 2021
Friday Jan 15, 2021
It's no secret that the number of people standing in line for comforting lies will always be longer than the one for painful truths. Jeff Minnick has an insightful essay on what happens when we become comfortable with lies and how it threatens our well-being as individuals and as a society.
I love my convenience as much as the next guy. And at the same time, it can have a lot of unseen costs too. Bryan Caplan has an excellent article on convenience vs. social desirability and how government uses convenience to get us to sacrifice other values.
Last week, we got our first real glimpse of what a big tech purge might look like. In true free market fashion, those whose voices are at risk of cancellation are taking steps to maintain their platforms. Jeff Deist shares what the Mises Institute is doing.
What's your reaction when you hear that Elon Musk has now become the richest man in the world (net worth $185 billion)? If it's resentment or anger that a person could attain that kind of wealth, there's something you're not seeing. Danielle Butcher explains why we need more pioneers like Musk, not fewer of them.
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Thursday Jan 14, 2021
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
A PBS executive has openly floated the idea that the children of people who supported Donald Trump should be taken from their parents and re-educated by the state. That's pretty dark. Hypothetically, what would you want your children to know if they ever had to face such a scenario? Annie Holmquist has a take worth considering.
No fly lists don't seem like that big of a deal, until you find yourself on one. Hannah Cox explains why, historically, this kind of thinking has tended to demolish civil liberties.
I probably won't share this bit of satire on the air. It's sharp. But it's also spot on. CJ Hopkins asks, are you ready for total ideological war?
How serious are you about understanding an issue? Not that many people are willing to pay the price to know what they know for themselves. Jeffrey A. Tucker has a recommended reading list for anyone wanting a better understanding of what the coronavirus is and what had been learned from this past year's public health response.
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Thursday Jan 14, 2021
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
Here's a conundrum: Who do you side with when the political class is at war with each other? Thomas L. Knapp breaks down our current situation and advises that none of the factions vying for power are your allies.
The massive social media purge of anyone to the right of Mitt Romney has caused a lot of folks to rethink their digital footprint. Elizabeth Nolan Brown says millions of users are flooding encrypted apps as their preferred means of staying in touch.
The posturing and virtue signaling that followed last week's unrest at the nation's Capitol was fairly predictable. After all, no one wants to be seen as a bad guy. As a result, it's rare to find some genuine dissent on the popular narrative that claims that Trump incited violence. Judge Andrew Napolitano makes the case that Trump's speech was protected under the First Amendment.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted yesterday to impeach Trump for a second time. I'm getting the impression that someone there really doesn't like him. Pat Buchanan explains how members of the political class are exploiting last week's violence to finish off the man who has humiliated them for the past 4 years.
A few more thoughts on the wisdom of avoiding armed protests in public: Someone is trying to provoke freedom-loving Americans to figuratively "fire on Fort Sumter." We must be wise enough not to take the bait. Becky Akers has some relevant thoughts on what's at stake and when violence is justified in defense of one's life, liberty and property.
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Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
There's a lot of talk about armed protests at all the state capitols this weekend. This is not the time to go flexing your tactical doodads in public. Andrea Widburg has some of the timeliest advice you'll ever hear: Do not fall for a plot to entrap Second Amendment supporters.
To hear some tell it, last week's protest at the Capitol was akin to the Holocaust in terms of its affront to humanity. That's a viewpoint that is lacking perspective. James Bovard doesn't hesitate to condemn the violence in Washington D.C. as well as the Congressional hypocrisy that followed.
Your ride share driver likely understands opportunity costs at a level that the rest of us don't. I don't think I've seen a clearer example than the one given in this article by Jeffrey A. Tucker.
It was five years ago today that I had my last interview with LaVoy Finicum. I wish more people could have met this man and knew enough about him to challenge the narrative of who he was and what he was doing in Malheur.
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Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
Wednesday Jan 13, 2021
Most of us recognize that something is terribly wrong right now and we're actively trying to figure out what we can do about it. Allan Stevo has some very good advice about the tools we'll need to be effective leaders rather than frightened followers.
Like it or not, we are seeing a hard shift towards totalitarianism. Anger alone isn't enough to move us in a more positive direction. Robert Weissberg explains why friends of liberty must honor Mother Nature to keep our own totalitarian impulses under control.
A letter that I wrote to my granddaughter popped up in my Facebook memories today. It's still going to be a while before she can read it, but there's a message in there that I wanted to share with you as well.
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