In this solo, freeflowing episode of the podcast, I explain how small claims court does nothing to help people who are suing debtors that don't care about court judgments. I also reflect on where the show is at and how I want to keep my motivations for starting the...
Libertarianism
Problems Facing the Liberty Movement Ep. 106
by Patrick Macfarlane | Feb 16, 2019 | Libertarianism, Politics, Vital Dissent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpXn8Rbgg28 Keith and I livestream a discussion about how our perceptions of the Liberty Movement have changed throughout the years. We chronicle what we believe are the biggest challenges facing libertarians going forwards. We close...
FCC Commissioner Wants to Ban E-cigarette Commercials
by Sheldon Richman | Feb 15, 2019 | Blog, Economics, Justice, Libertarianism
If a member of the Federal Communications Commission gets her way, commercials for e-cigarettes (vaping products) would be banned from radio and television. A ban would not only violate freedom, specifically the freedom speech that is supposedly protected by the First...
TGIF: Who Owns You?
by Sheldon Richman | Feb 15, 2019 | Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Sheldon Richman, TGIF, Will Grigg Radio
“The issue comes down to whether the individual is viewed as a private person or as public property: the former has no obligation to the community to be or stay healthy; the latter does.” “Virtually everything the Founding Fathers sought to achieve by separating...
TGIF: The FDA’s Assault on Tobacco Consumers, Part 3
by Sheldon Richman | Feb 8, 2019 | Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
Updated Feb. 11, 2019 Early one morning last December, Jeff Gracik was heading to his southern California home garage-workshop where he makes his living when he heard a loud, hurried knock on his front door. Thinking it might be a rushed UPS driver, he quickly opened...
Realities of the U.S. Justice System Ep. 105
by Patrick Macfarlane | Feb 3, 2019 | Justice, Libertarianism, Vital Dissent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHhQEtf9osU I've been practicing law for about 5 months now. Not a super long time, but I've already learned some realities about how the system REALLY works. Check out Thijs van der Linde's new show! Gaius Libertatis Episode 105 of the...

TGIF: The FDA’s Assault on Tobacco Consumers, Part 2
by Sheldon Richman | Feb 1, 2019 | Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Politics, Sheldon Richman, TGIF
A bill introduced in the U.S. House last month would ban the flavoring of any “tobacco product.” The targets are vaping devices (vapes, e-cigarettes), but also cigars and pipe tobacco. (Flavored conventional cigarettes, other than menthol, have already been banned.)...

Income Inequality Ep. 104
by Patrick Macfarlane | Jan 26, 2019 | Economics, Libertarianism, Vital Dissent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reM61ytwjjI Income inequality. Is it a problem? Did it cause the financial crisis? Is it the cause of all the woes of our society? Can it be "solved?" Should it be "solved?" How would it be "solved?" We address these questions--and...