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Friday Oct 30, 2020
Friday Oct 30, 2020
A handful of protestors have been picketing outside the home of Utah state epidemiologist Dr. Angela Dunn. How dare these ingrates peacefully register disapproval of someone in authority? It's not like she bears any responsibility for placing their civil liberties under attack, right?
Are the poor and the underclass being used as human shields when it comes to Covid-19? Martin Cothran says the elites seem to have no problem with allowing blue collar workers to be the guinea pigs that will build up the population immunity.
I'm sure we're all hoping for a relatively drama-free election next Tuesday. At the same time, Walmart appears to be taking no chances. The retail giant has removed guns and ammo from the shelves of its stores across the nation.
The over-politicization of everything is adding to our already challenging circumstances. It's undermining our trust in our institutions and impoverishing us in most areas of our lives. Daniel Rothschild reminds us that it doesn't have to be like this.
On the bright side, our days of worrying about global warming seem to be behind us. Of course, if you still need something climate-related to fret over, there's always cold climate change.
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Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Are you getting your information about American politics from the media, politicians or even D.C. area think tanks, you're not as informed as you could be. Ethan Yang reviews John Tamny's new book " They’re Both Wrong: A Policy Guide for America’s Frustrated Independent Thinkers. It sounds like an eye-opening piece for independent thinkers.
Speaking of John Tamny, he has a timely piece about how no one is required to join the herd in search of immunity. In dealing with serious challenges, freedom is always the answer.
What's the scariest thing going this Halloween? Kerry McDonald says it's the misguided effort to ban trick or treating and every other part of normal existence to avoid the coronavirus.
Of all the people out there who claim to be journalists, Glenn Greenwald is one of the very few who actually lives up to the title. He has resigned from The Intercept after it succumbed to the same pressure to censor that has neutered so many media outlets. Finding trusted sources of truth and light is getting tougher.
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Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Join me for our weekly visit with Eric Peters from EPAutos.com. We discuss the need for mobility in the coming days when dissenters may not want to be sitting targets in their homes. We also talk about how taxpayers are being forced to pay for school systems which they cannot access out of concern for Covid.
If you've recently become a firearms owner, you've likely been surprised at how tough it can be to find guns and ammo. Michael Warren Davis breaks down how Americans can't get enough guns these days and what this likely portends.
The mental instability of American society is hard to miss lately. Jeff Minnick has coined a new word to describe our current malady: Krakzy. He also offers some sound advice on how to avoid becoming caught up in it.
One of the biggest challenges before us is figuring out how to extricate ourselves from the clutches of those-who-know-best. Alex R. Knight III has a handy 7 point list of things each of us can do to improve our personal freedom in an unfree world.
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Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
It couldn't be more clear that social media is working overtime to shape public opinion. Is there a way to limit the power of these private sector tech giants without growing government? Peter St. Onge has some ideas.
By the way, you'll be happy to know that social media giants like Facebook are already getting their "emergency measures" in place for the aftermath of next week's election. Michael Snyder asks, are we about to witness the worst emotional meltdown in America's history?
Will the votes cast in next week's election be able to close the Pandora's box of authoritarianism that has opened across the nation? James Bovard strips away all the sugar coating to explain how, for many of us, we're simply going to be voting on who will be our next dictator.
Serious question here: Do you tend to see others as people or as potential vectors for spreading disease? We've all had our worldview challenged in 2020 but Barry Brownstein says, masks don't have to divide us.
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Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Fellow wrongthinker and political analyst Gary Welch joins me to discuss various scenarios of how next week's general election may go. We talk about what a Biden presidency might look like and what happens if Trump wins but loses the Senate. We also discuss how state legislatures have been passing the buck to their governors and unelected health department bureaucrats and how this is affecting our governance. We explore what a servant leader is like and why we should be looking for this quality in those we elect.
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Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
The scarlet letter of our day is to have tested positive for Covid. Folks who've had it and recovered are still being tracked, watched and given the stink eye by those around them. Robert E. Wright spells out the plight of the latest minority whose rights are in peril.
The debate between the lockdowners and those who oppose lockdowns may be the most prominent division in our society right now. Stacey Rudin poses the question of which side deserves your trust and why.
With all of the upheaval around us, one could be forgiven for wanting to simply walk away from it in disgust. Gary Barnett makes a powerful plea to resist the urge to hide from reality and to make your stand for liberty, no matter what.
Here's the touchiest subject I'll cover this year: Suicide. With suicide rates climbing as people are forced into involuntary isolation and financial ruin, Alex R. Knight III digs into the most painful subject that will touch any of our lives.
Why is health care so outrageously expensive? How can we fix it? David Sukoff explains how part of the problem is that the consumer rarely even knows the costs that are largely being paid by someone else.
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Monday Oct 26, 2020
Monday Oct 26, 2020
Now is the perfect opportunity to get your house in order, now is the time. Robert Wheeler lists out the 9 food items that are becoming harder to find in the U.S.
I don't know a single person who hasn't felt tested to their limits this year. That can make it tough to look to the future with a sense of hope. Take heart, my fellow wrongthinker, George F. Smith makes a solid case against pessimism.
Each of us should aspire to hone our critical thinking skills. Being capable of thinking clearly and independently during a time of crisis is among the highest duties of citizenship. To this end, Paul Rosenberg is doing an ongoing primer in recognizing and avoiding common fallacies. This week he explains the "either-or" fallacy and how to avoid it.
You don't have to be an economist to appreciate the majesty of the free market when it comes to solving problems. Per Bylund has a great essay on why there's no such thing as a coercive monopoly in a free market.
No matter how tyrannical the measures to combat Covid-19 become, there are those who will push for more. Phillip W. Magness has put together a solid critique of the sketchy claims of those calling for a mask mandate.
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Monday Oct 26, 2020
Monday Oct 26, 2020
Getting burned out on all the anger and contention? Hannah Cox explains that there's only one way to stop polarization from tearing America apart.
The lockdowners are pushing hard to embrace even greater restrictions on our lives and livelihoods. Before we shut it all down again, let's take a look at the 10 worst Covid data failures to date to see whether their credibility holds up.
Do lockdowns create serfs? Jeffrey A. Tucker has another excellent essay on the new feudalism that is being created out of how officialdom responds to Covid-19.
Now is the perfect opportunity to get your house in order, now is the time. Robert Wheeler lists out the 9 food items that are becoming harder to find in the U.S.
If you've seen the 60 minutes interview that the president walked out on, you got to see Leslie Stahl at her shrillest as she concluded that Trump doesn't have a "plan" to micromanage the medical sector. As Thomas DiLorenzo explains, the more government "plans" for us, the more we resemble slaves.
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Friday Oct 23, 2020
Friday Oct 23, 2020
When it comes to analyzing current events, Jim Quinn has a knack for getting it right. His latest take on the Fourth Turning election year crisis is well worth considering. The choices each of us make over the next few weeks will definitely matter.
Have you noticed how there's still a lot of contention over who is following "the science" and who isn't in regards to Covid-19? Thomas L. Knapp has a really solid take on why claims of "scientific consensus" are irrelevant and how science cannot be used to decide what's most important to us.
Jordan B. Peterson is back after nearly a year in seclusion while battling symptoms of benzodiazepine withdrawal. Grayson Quay is happy to see him back and suggests that Peterson may have tapped into something divine during his long absence.
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Thursday Oct 22, 2020
Thursday Oct 22, 2020
Less than two weeks to go until the political reassurance ritual is observed. Yeah, I know it's a cynical way to see elections but think about the last time an election resulted in less government and more freedom. James Bovard explains how "democracy" is graciously allowing us to choose our own liar.
If the powers that be were serious about tracking the spread of Covid-19, they'd see the wisdom in letting people do a rapid, at-home Covid test. Instead, these tests are illegal. Ronald Bailey explores why we aren't allowed to have these tests and how the market could deliver on them quickly if it weren't artificially limited.
There is apparently no limit to how far some authorities will go to continue flexing their control with Covid-19 as their excuse. Case in point, California just declared war on Thanksgiving. Will they take away Christmas next?
Actor Chris Pratt is under a lot of pressure right now for being out of step with the rest of Hollywood. His thought crime? He belongs to a church that still teaches the concept of right and wrong. Jeff Deist has a terrific essay about the privilege of politics and how the goal of lovers of freedom is a world where people don't seek to coerce others to think as they do.
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