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That Time the U.S. Army Sprayed Millions of Americans With Zinc Cadmium Sulfide

by Patrick Macfarlane | Apr 4, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy

In 1985, the classic horror-comedy film Return of the Living Dead was unleashed upon the world. In it, a worker at a medical supply warehouse accidentally releases a chemical weapon while hazing a teenage employee. The weapon, now affectionately known as “Tar-man,” was a zombie sealed away in a rusty iron barrel that had been forgotten in the basement of the warehouse. The Tar Man’s origins are explained in the film: Frank: Lemme ask a question. You ever seen that movie, “Night of the Living Dead?” Freddy: The one about the corpses eating people? Sure. That was one of the finest movies ever...

Ron DeSantis, Champion of Liberty?

by Patrick Macfarlane | Mar 29, 2022 | Featured Articles, Politics

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is now the political face of populist conservative opposition to U.S. COVID-19 policies. Notably, he signed legislation to prohibit (1) private employer COVID-19 vaccination mandates, (2) government entities from requiring COVID-19 vaccinations of anyone, including employees, (3) educational institutions from requiring students to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, (4) school districts from requiring face masks for students and teachers, and (5) school districts from quarantining healthy students. DeSantis has also spoken against the COVID-19 regime on numerous...

Self Reliance in the Coming Crisis ft. Reed Coverdale Ep. 209

by Patrick Macfarlane | Mar 28, 2022 | Vital Dissent

https://youtu.be/C5uV0CGx5Gk Reed Coverdale of the Naturalist Capitalist Podcast joins me to for a discussion revolving around trusting yourself and your abilities in living life the way you want to. Episode 209 of the Liberty Weekly Podcast is Brought to you by: Join Liberty Weekly and tons of your favorite creators on Rokfin for one low subscription fee! Liberty Weekly Subscribestar Rakuten Cash Back Referral Link Liberty Weekly Substack The Liberty Weekly Patreon Page: help support the show and gain access to tons of bonus content! Become a patron today! Liberty Weekly on Flote. Patreon...

The Cheese in the Trap: When Will the Populist Right Join the War Party?

by Patrick Macfarlane | Mar 23, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics

On Wednesday, March 13, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene released a statement on the war in Ukraine. As the White House is purposely prolonging the conflict, risking a wider war, Greene’s statement is praiseworthy and needed. She condemned weapons shipments to Ukraine, decried the establishment of a no-fly zone, and warned of the real risk of nuclear war with Russia. She criticized America’s long, pointless wars in the Middle East. She spoke against sanctions that would prevent Russia from exporting fertilizer, grains, and energy and warned these measures will push Russia closer to China. She...

49 Rothbard Quotes on War and Peace Ft. Keith Knight Ep. 208

by Patrick Macfarlane | Mar 21, 2022 | Vital Dissent

https://youtu.be/qZdu41Usab4 Returning guest Keith Knight joins me for the monstrous task for dissecting 49 Murray Rothbard quotes on war and peace. In times like this, we should calibrate our political compass by returning to first principles. Episode 208 of the Liberty Weekly Podcast is Brought to you by: Join Liberty Weekly and tons of your favorite creators on Rokfin for one low subscription fee! Liberty Weekly Subscribestar Rakuten Cash Back Referral Link Liberty Weekly Substack The Liberty Weekly Patreon Page: help support the show and gain access to tons of bonus content! Become a...

It is Not Enough Just to Be Correct…One Must Be Correct in the Critical Moment

by Patrick Macfarlane | Mar 19, 2022 | Blog

I do not recall being afraid in March 2020. Truth be told, I do remember being excited to stay home from work with my wife and our baby. (You see, as an attorney, remote work was a luxury afforded to me (but not others)). Sure, on some level I knew something was off about the whole thing. But I wasn’t podcasting at the time. I had closed the show to focus on my career and my family. Even though I was not afraid, I was silent in the critical moment. So, on the two year anniversary of “two weeks to flatten the curve" I reflect back on what it means to be correct and when being correct is worth...

The Neocons’ ‘Very Heavy’ New Cold War Agenda ft. Robbie Martin Ep. 207

by Patrick Macfarlane | Mar 14, 2022 | Vital Dissent

https://youtu.be/136bnoDONOw Robbie Martin of Media Roots Radio joins me to discuss his multi-part documentary "A Very Heavy Agenda." Robbie recently released Part II for free on YouTube because it documents the Neoconservative revival of the early 2010s which led directly to the 2014 Maidan Coup and the current stand-off between NATO and Russia. Robbie and I also discuss the US' new cold war with Russia and China, including certain suspicious narratives that libertarians are particularly prone to fall for. Episode 207 of the Liberty Weekly Podcast is Brought to you by: Join Liberty Weekly...

After Ukraine, Is Taiwan Next?

by Patrick Macfarlane | Mar 9, 2022 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy

While the western world busts its own fingers googling the location of Ukraine, many newly-minted Ukrainian partisans have loudly predicted that China will capitalize on the crisis to finally invade Taiwan. Indeed, the day the Russian military began its so-called “Special Military Operation” in Ukraine, several mainstream outlets once again trotted out the tired hawkish headline: Chinese warplanes violated Taiwanese airspace! Unfortunately, Google Maps does not display ADIZ designations, which arbitrarily assign airspace in the southeast Pacific. If it did, the western public would clearly...