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Justin Raimondo’s American Epitaph Ep. 222

by Patrick Macfarlane | Jul 4, 2022 | Vital Dissent

https://youtu.be/8yNp_Rqr1AE On July 4, 2022, I reflect on the United States' fall from republic to failing empire. In doing so, I get a little help from Murray Rothbard and Justin Raimondo. Episode 222 of the Liberty Weekly Podcast is Brought to you by: LibertyWeekly.club Join my membership and newsletter site! Mises Pieces Merch: Grab your Liberty Weekly merch here. Use code LW10 for 10% off Dissolve NATO t-shirt The Liberty Weekly Patreon Page: help support the show and gain access to tons of bonus content! Become a patron today! Catch me at Freedom Fest in Las Vegas July 13-16 Use code...

106 Years Later, the Somme Still Echoes

by Patrick Macfarlane | Jul 1, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy

A couple weeks ago, I watched a documentary series called Apocalypse: WWI. In the same way that Peter Jackson's They Shall Not Grow Old did, this recent viewing reiterated the war's true human cost to me. For instance, today is the 106 anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of the Somme. 106 years ago, the British Army suffered 57,470 casualties in one day, including 19,240 killed. The battle continued for three and a half months. It would ultimately cost 1,123,907 casualties, including 318,700 killed. 318,700 young boys gone, cut down in the prime of their lives. That's 2,260 killed...

Climate Lockdowns Are Here

by Patrick Macfarlane | Jun 28, 2022 | Blog

In a development that has been widely broadcast for decades (to those tuned to the correct frequency), Western countries have begun implementing the next step in the government-by-emergency manual. Indeed, once the public allows government to immolate its rights to freedom of association and freedom of movement, those rights are never again absolute. Last week, local officials in Bordeaux, France banned outdoor events due to heat advisories, citing public “health risk.” The new regulations forbid “[c]oncerts and large public gatherings…until the end of the heat wave.” But not to...

Proxy Wars…The Punishment Due Ep. 221

by Patrick Macfarlane | Jun 26, 2022 | Vital Dissent

https://youtu.be/51gBx3rE7zw In this week's episode, I take the audience on an even deeper dive into my most recent piece for the Libertarian Institute. Episode 221 of the Liberty Weekly Podcast is Brought to you by: LibertyWeekly.club Join my membership and newsletter site! Mises Pieces Merch: Grab your Liberty Weekly merch here. Use code LW10 for 10% off Dissolve NATO t-shirt The Liberty Weekly Patreon Page: help support the show and gain access to tons of bonus content! Become a patron today! Catch me at Freedom Fest in Las Vegas July 13-16 Use code "Horton50" to save $50 on your...

Brzezinski’s Proxy War Playbook

by Patrick Macfarlane | Jun 22, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy

In 1998, President Jimmy Carter's National Security Advisor Zbiegnew Brzezinski told Le Nouvel Observateur that the CIA "knowingly increased the probability" that the Russians would invade Afghanistan by covertly supporting the Mujahideen before the Soviet invasion. Later in that same interview, Brzezinski claims that this covert intervention caused the end of the Soviet Union: B: Regret what? That secret operation was an excellent idea. It had the effect of drawing the Russians into the Afghan trap and you want me to regret it? The day that the Soviets officially crossed the border, I wrote...

Week of Action on Yemen

by Patrick Macfarlane | Jun 21, 2022 | Blog

Scott Horton and the Libertarian Party, among others, are whipping up support for a week of action to end US involvement in the Yemen War. And you can help. H.J. Res. 87 was introduced on May 31. The bill would "direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress." The Bill defines the term "hostilities" to include "sharing intelligence for the purposes of enabling offensive coalition strikes; and providing logistical support for offensive coalition strikes, including by providing maintenance or transferring...

National Review Senior Editor Turns Rothbardian Ep. 220

by Patrick Macfarlane | Jun 20, 2022 | Vital Dissent

https://youtu.be/sJXF9jgj1L4 Managing Editor of the Libertarian Institute and longtime friend and guest of the show Keith Knight joins me in this week's episode to review an article by Joseph Sobran. Sobran was the Senior Editor of the National Review, but questioned his conservatism. After meeting Murray Rothbard, he became a libertarian and left the National Review. In his article, entitled "The Reluctant Anarchist," he tells the world why. Episode 220 of the Liberty Weekly Podcast is Brought to you by: LibertyWeekly.club Join my membership and newsletter site! Mises Pieces Merch: Grab...

Patrick MacFarlane on the Hrvoje Moric Show Ep. 219

by Patrick Macfarlane | Jun 9, 2022 | Vital Dissent

https://youtu.be/yI1ND-TJR8g This week's episode is a mirror of my recent appearance on the Hrvoje Moric Show on Tnt Radio. We discuss the war in Ukraine, China, and the brave new world we are sleepwalking into. Hrvoje is the host of Geopolitics and Empire Podcast. Episode 219 of the Liberty Weekly Podcast is Brought to you by: LibertyWeekly.club Join my membership and newsletter site! The Liberty Weekly Patreon Page: help support the show and gain access to tons of bonus content! Become a patron today! Catch me at Freedom Fest in Las Vegas July 13-16 Show Notes: The Hrvoje Morić Show - TNT...