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Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
On today's show, we're going to learn a couple of new words: "interregnum" and "zozobra." These words describe the period we find ourselves in and the anxiety that comes with an uncertain future. Chris Martenson encourages us to face them squarely and meet the future on our own terms. Seems like good advice.
Ready for some great news? Despite all the setbacks and outright suppression of our economy, entrepreneurship is accelerating at its fastest rate in decades during the pandemic. Kerry McDonald explains how Americans are pushing through the challenging times and becoming more creative and inventive than ever.
Something we should be watching very closely is the growing push toward a cashless society. With honest money, it would be no big deal. However, as Paul Rosenberg explains, our money has become a weapon of mass destruction and control.
During this week as we ponder and celebrate those things for which we're thankful, Barry Brownstein has a powerful essay about having gratitude for our mutual dependence on one another.
The pushback against investigating allegations of corruption or manipulation in this last election is as vehement as it is curious. Most of us remember the non-stop efforts of politicians and mass media to prevent Trump from ever getting elected in the first place as well as their efforts to remove him from office. As Jim Cox points out, how could we possibly think that these same folks would ever consider meddling with an election to get their way?
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Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Few writers have influenced me like Paul Rosenberg has. He has a great gift for being able to take complex issues and to state the essential truths at stake. I've been enjoying his ongoing series of essays about recognizing and countering logical fallacies. His latest is on how to deal with loaded questions.
Bias in mass media is nothing new. Anyone who has been paying attention has recognized the trend for many decades. What's astonishing is the amount of open deception and gaslighting we're seeing today where mass media denies reality with a straight face and social media attempts to filter any attempts to challenge the narrative. As Jeffrey A. Tucker explains, nowhere is this more true than in the blizzard of bogus journalism on Covid.
Among the many things for which I'm thankful this year, I appreciate those individuals who have found the courage to make a principled stand against authoritarianism. Jon Miltimore has a great article about Waffle House and its CEO's stand against lockdowns.
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Friday Nov 20, 2020
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Those who are contesting the integrity of the most recent election aren't just playing the part of a sore loser. They're paying attention to the stated intentions of people like AOC who are advocating for creating lists of people to punish for their political impurity of thought. Rev. Ben Johnson warns of how this could impact us in ways we might not have considered.
Of all the freedoms we take for granted, a free market in money is one that few people ever consider. Thorsten Polleit has an interesting take on how we could make fiat currency a thing of the past once again.
In a related topic, Bitcoin is experiencing meteoric growth in 2020. Ethan Yang has a fascinating explanation of what's happening and why.
When is the right time to rebel against those who would take your remaining freedoms? Brandon Smith has a few ideas on the matter. One thing is for sure, the ones trying to keep you under their control will never give you permission to stop obeying them.
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Friday Nov 20, 2020
Friday Nov 20, 2020
The most discouraging aspect of the age of COVID is how it has brought out the worst in some people. Patrick West explains how the pandemic has empowered the petty among us.
A second deadly virus is running rampant throughout American society and its damage could last for generations. Jeff Minnick explains the dangers--and the cure--for IDVID-2020.
It's fashionable these days to portray those who are pushing back against authoritarian lockdown policies as selfish, knuckle-dragging contrarians. What's less common is an authentic understanding of what our natural rights are and why they matter in both good times and bad times. Judge Andrew Napolitano has an excellent explanation.
In my opinion, one of the most accurate measures of good character can be found in our willingness to use persuasion rather than coercion in our interactions with others. When we strip away all the labels and tribal identities, these are the only two dynamics that really matter.
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Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Thursday Nov 19, 2020
The growing societal division over masks seems to have less to do with proven health benefits and more to do with a visible badge of compliance with the official narrative. Jon Miltimore has an eye-opening piece about a new Danish study that finds that masks don't protect the wearers from infection.
Politicians are always making promises to provide favors with someone else's money. Take, for instance, the current promises to forgive student loan debt. Neal McCluskey warns that this would be a very bad idea.
Things may look bad, for the moment. Just remember that there are some bright moments of hope in an otherwise dismal year. For instance, an awful lot of Californians used this latest election to stand up for their rights and to deny their state government the power it wanted.
Another ray of hope is that the current trend to ramp up the lockdowns across America may be on a collision course with the Supreme Court. Anders Koskinen notes that the resistance in building throughout the nation.
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Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Mass media tends to treat the current exodus from social media giants like Facebook and Twitter as an aberration. James Czerniawski from Libertas Institute explains how it's actually a great example of using the market rather than government counter to the bias of Big Tech. His own success story is noteworthy.
The documentary The Social Dilemma on Netflix does a magnificent job of illustrating how social media can manipulate us. Adam Taggart has a great article on weapons of mass deception and how politicians and marketers are hacking our psychological vulnerabilities.
A good measure of the sickness psychosis that has taken hold in our society can be witnessed in the tendency to believe that anyone who contracts Covid was behaving irresponsibly or even criminally. Robert E. Wright emphatically makes the case that getting Covid is not a crime.
One of our biggest current dividing factors is the friction between those who trust the election results and those who don't. For those who are too ideologically entrenched to risk a broader perspective, John Howting has a great illustration of what they're missing. He asks us to consider what we'd think if the shoe was on the other foot.
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Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
If you're feeling imposed upon, you're in good company. Turns out that half of politics comes down to our refusal to be imposed upon. Robin Koerner has a great essay about why this is so.
Politicians fret that we aren't obeying their decrees. I guess they don't realize that we see them violating their own lockdown policies. Jon Miltimore recounts how Gavin Newsome gets away with apologizing for what he'd gladly jail other Californians for doing.
Watching the cultural disintegration of the family is equal parts fascinating and horrifying. Annie Holmquist has an interesting take on the latest slant on online dating and how marriage is no longer the goal.
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Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
The accusation of cult-like thinking used to be a pretty serious slight. But what happens when cultish behavior becomes a societal norm? Bretigne Schaffer has a thought-provoking letter to her future grandchildren that illustrates our situation perfectly.
There's a technological game of whack-a-mole going on right now. What few people seem to realize is that we are the rodents and Silicon Valley is holding the mallet. Tim Hartnett has a fascinating essay on how Big Tech is using its influence to shape our access to the truth.
Defenders of the lockdown mentality have taken to shouting "SCIENCE!" with a fervor that would impress Thomas Dolby. Micha Gartz asks the question that has crossed many of our minds: Does science really demand that bars and restaurants close in order to keep us "safe"?
Those who insist on turning over responsibility for our lives to the self-appointed "experts" have forgotten one of the great truths of personal liberty: Regular people can and have been solving America's problems from the bottom up for as long as our nation has existed. We need to stop underestimating ourselves and outsourcing our responsibilities.
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Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Fellow wrongthinker Gary Welch joins me to talk about how to nullify the ongoing encroachments on our personal freedoms without being seduced into committing or endorsing violence or fraud.
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Eric Peters from Eric Peters Autos joins me to engage in wrongthink as we happily question the official narratives. We talk about "emotional rights" and how to resist emotional blackmail, simply by showing your face.
While the narrative managers are working to keep us focused on Covid-related illness, there's a larger tragedy looming just out of sight. Kerry McDonald shares the findings of Harvard researchers who say that nearly half of young adults are showing signs of depression amid the pandemic.
Jim Quinn's take on the passing scene is always a worthwhile one. His latest breakdown of how our current Fourth Turning is unfolding is well worth your time. All the malarkey about this past election being the "most secure and fairest election in U.S. history" is establishment propaganda that's been cranked up to 11. No matter how you slice it, half the country considers the presidency illegitimate. That's going to lead to problems.
Anyone who has principles worth defending is going to need some serious backbone in the days ahead. Rev. Ben Johnson warns that cancel culture is about to be legitimized at the highest levels of American government. Quietly hiding out is no longer an option.
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