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Monday Nov 09, 2020
Monday Nov 09, 2020
The media may have prematurely called it's preference but the election has not yet been completed. The electors haven't cast their votes, the votes haven't been certified either. You don't have to be a conspiracy geek to question whether the same folks who've spent the past 4 and a half years railing against Trump have suddenly become objective in their reporting.
Still, there are a few areas where the government cannot be considered the clear winner. Emma Meshell from Young Americans for Liberty joins me to discuss the notable successes her organization had in getting 119 strong, pro-liberty candidates elected around the country.
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Monday Nov 09, 2020
Monday Nov 09, 2020
Dang. A lot has happened over the past 48 hours.Let's see what we can do to make sense of it all.
After many months of angry tantrums and threats to "burn it all down", the paragons of tolerance are now calling for national unity. Riiiiight. Paul Rosenberg has a very timely warning about how political unity is a recipe for the worst of which humanity is capable.
A big question hanging over many freedom-lovers' heads is whether their guns will be safe from government meddling. Jon Miltimore has a great article on how the ATF has become a rogue executive agency that creates criminals where there were none.
Now that the voters have taken part in the civic sacrament, it's no shock to see the lockdown authoritarians moving swiftly to consolidate their hold on power. Jeffrey A. Tucker has a timely reminder of how death by lockdown is becoming worse than the prospect of death by Covid.
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Friday Nov 06, 2020
Friday Nov 06, 2020
One of the biggest takeaways of the lockdown approach to Covid-19 is that everyone is vulnerable when government determines which jobs are "essential" and which are not. Sam Bocetta makes a strong case for the free market when the consumer is sovereign.
The uncertainty that blankets America right now is uncomfortable for most of us. In a year that has moved most of us far beyond our comfort zone, it's just one more degree of difficulty. Joseph Pearce has some much needed perspective about how what's playing out before us is part of a much larger battle that has being going on forever. The current drama is not the crisis that we're being led to believe it is.
The prospect of secession isn't just a refuge for sore losers. As Jeff Deist explains, it's a viable alternative to violence between two parties that have irreconcilable differences and little prospect of finding common ground.
When things are chaotic, our best bet is to return to our first principles to keep us on course. As James Bovard points out, our political leaders seem to struggle with this concept. They prefer to play the part of King Canute and claim power over nature that's not really theirs to exercise.
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Friday Nov 06, 2020
Friday Nov 06, 2020
The after-election drama and spin that we were all expecting is here. As Sean Collins explains, if there's a bright spot to the 2020 American general election, it's that the elitists' "woke" identitariansm was rejected by millions.
Another bright spot of this past week is that we're seeing clearly how corruptible and incompetent government can be at all levels. As Dan Sanchez and Jon Miltimore point out, if government can't even count ballots, how can we expect it to manage a virus or our healthcare?
The Fifth of November has come and gone, remembered by fans of V for Vendetta as proof that life imitates art. Daniel Buck shows how crises are exploited in order to destroy liberty.
As much as we may wish to pretend that everything hinges on the outcome of this particular presidential race, the truth is that some things aren't likely to change regardless. Judge Andrew Napolitano spells out how the U.S. government still will have a voracious appetite for spying on us, no matter who is in the White House.
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Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
It might just be nostalgia but I seem to remember a time when election night was fun. It didn't seem like an existential choice. Jeffrey A. Tucker has an excellent breakdown of the fun night that wasn't fun.
Despite the angst over presidential politics, there were some bright spots in Tuesday's election results. One of the brightest was the undeniable green wave for taking marijuana out of the criminal realm. Jon Miltimore explains why the march toward ending cannabis prohibition is a good thing.
As antifa militants patiently wait for the votes to be counted so they can know whether or not to riot, a strange calm seems to have settled over the country. Pat Buchanan asks, can a disintegrating America come together?
Could you differentiate between freedom and liberty? As much as we use these words interchangeably, there are subtle differences in what they mean. Sam Jacobs breaks down the difference and explains how these two ideas have changed our world.
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Tuesday Nov 03, 2020
Tuesday Nov 03, 2020
Gary Welch joins me to explore some election-related topics including:
- The Solution to Voting Between Two Evils and why you want to vote for Trump even if you feel a 3rd Party candidate fits more to your beliefs
- Why 3rd parties should be hoping for a Biden victory.
- If Biden wins, how the Democrats will use the Hunter Biden case to get him impeached, (Yes, I said Democrats, not Republicans)
- If Trump wins, does this mean more violence and more conflict?
- What is the scenario for there being no clear winner on Election Night
- Is this the worst election in recent memory? Even 3rd party candidates are bad.
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Tuesday Nov 03, 2020
Tuesday Nov 03, 2020
It's Election Day and Eric Peters from EPAutos.com joins me to assess the lay of the land. Among other things, we talk about how the vote people cast today will reflect the kind of automobile they'll be able to purchase in 2025. Eric breaks down the regulatory rigamarole for us.
We also discuss the concept of being "at war" with coronavirus and what that portends. If this is a "war" effort, then it's pretty clear that war crimes are being committed against the population.
Thinking clearly and independently takes real effort. That's especially true when the mass media is actively working to keep us in the dark. Jeff Minnick explains how the deception is most often found in what the media will not report as opposed to what it is obsessing over at the moment.
Not to dampen anyone's enthusiasm for today's election but there's a reality that many of us find particularly had to face: A lot of things will not change as a result of the election. John W. Whitehead explains the hard truth of what will continue regardless of who wins.
Is Donald Trump the Scarlet Pimpernel? Gary Arnell has a thoughtful essay that weighs Trumps strengths and weaknesses against the caricature his opponents have created. There's good news and bad news but the biggest takeaway is that the problem with American politics is found in the American people themselves.
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Monday Nov 02, 2020
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Why is herd immunity preferable to greater lockdowns? Michael S. Rozeff explains why Sweden has achieved far better results in managing Covid than other nations that have gone full authoritarian.
Paul Rosenberg's excellent series of essays on logical fallacies continues. If you're serious about improving your critical thinking skills, this is a powerful tool. This past week Paul tackled the fallacy of Nirvana.
As an added bonus: Paul Rosenberg has some great advice regarding what to remember while we're all holding our breath waiting for election day to come and go.
Don't be short-sighted enough that you start cutting people out of your life for some perceived short-term political goal. There are wounds being inflicted right now that will be extremely difficult to heal.
Democratic candidate Joe Biden is making his last-minute plays to his base with promises of greater gun control than ever before. Jon Miltimore has a better alternative: a libertarian approach to gun control that will reduce deaths without violating people's rights.
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Monday Nov 02, 2020
Monday Nov 02, 2020
We all have a lot on our plates right now. Being able to sort reality from fantasy takes sincere personal effort. Chris Martenson has a terrific explanation of how we are pawns in a bigger game than most of us realize.
Now that November is here, I'm sure you'll want to seriously rethink any plans you had for family gatherings. Here's what California is requiring of its citizens for the upcoming holidays.
I find it difficult to take seriously individuals who have no skin in the game, so to speak. The courageous scientists who signed the Great Barrington Declaration are definitely being made to suffer for their beliefs. Dr. Sunetra Gupta describes her experience in battling a contagion of hatred and hysteria.
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Friday Oct 30, 2020
Friday Oct 30, 2020
One of the great measures of the free market is how it improves our lives in ways that we may not immediately recognize. Richard N. Lorenc explains how the massive improvement of Halloween costumes over the years is proof of this.
Few people have enunciated the principles of authentic liberty like Leonard E. Read. Gary M. Galles shares a Read essay about the principle of violence and how those who wish to be free must be willing to walk away from it.
If there's one thing we know about liberty, it's that most people don't tend to appreciate it until it's either taken from them or on the verge of being taken. Christine Smith points out how Covid-19 has provided us with just such a learning opportunity.
Just how important are private property rights? We're poised to learn that they're more important than we think. Brad Polumbo shares the details of a new survey that finds 65% of college students surveyed say that rioting and looting is justified.
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