*warning - I do name the shooter and read / discuss the manifesto* After the mass shooting in El Paso I think its a good idea to have a discussion about motive, ideology, how everyone focuses on the wrong thing, and on how we need to look at ugly things to understand them http://traffic.libsyn.com/jenthelibertarian/episode113.mp3
In another installment of "I consume content so you don't have to" I did indeed watch both (!) nights of Round 2 of the democratic debates. I discuss some of what was discussed each night, my overall thoughts on the whole production, and what the DNC is doing to keep these from being a total cluster going forward. http://traffic.libsyn.com/jenthelibertarian/episode112.mp3
*since Round 2 of the Democratic debates are upon us here are my thoughts on the first round* Here we are, discussing the first Democrat debate of the primary season. Yes it is June 2019. This is the world we live in now. So here are my thoughts after actually watching in real time both nights of the debates, I do keep this kinda high level because lol I'm not going to get granular on 4 hours of debate. I cannot overemphasize the 4 hours part. Yep. http://traffic.libsyn.com/jenthelibertarian/episode105.mp3
Lots of things happened this week, none of them particularly good (except for one!) - I talk about Mueller's much hyped yet very boring congressional testimony, ICE's shiny new mandate, the asylum ban that thankfully wasn't, our safe third country agreement (?) with Guatemala and the upcoming Democratic debates http://traffic.libsyn.com/jenthelibertarian/episode111.mp3
Here is my valiant attempt to try to debunk some of the things I hear / read about immigration and the asylum process, hopefully it will be of some help to the general discourse (yeah I know I'm not holding my breath either but I tried) http://traffic.libsyn.com/jenthelibertarian/episode106.mp3
I sat down with Alex Merced (vice chair of LP National among other things) about publicly identifying as a libertarian, how to get more people to do that, and being a home for the newly politically homeless You find all of Alex's various projects here - https://main.whoisalexmerced.com http://traffic.libsyn.com/jenthelibertarian/alexmerceddone.mp3
Art and I sit down again to discuss our somewhat opposing views on the merits of social media, Laura Loomer and Katie McHugh, and what if anything can be done to "fix" social media Link to Art's piece on Loomer - https://spectator.us/tale-laura-loomer/ Link to Rosie Grey's piece on Katie McHugh - https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rosiegray/katie-mchugh http://traffic.libsyn.com/jenthelibertarian/newartinterviewcomplete.mp3
So let me tell you about the origins of the French / Ahmani feud AKA the oddest political dustup in recent memory and why libertarians should care about the odd new conservatism that lead to it http://traffic.libsyn.com/jenthelibertarian/episode100.mp3
