Arguably the biggest threat to freedom is the widely accepted belief among citizens that the State is a neutral force for good, a social service organization established to solve society’s ills. But what is the State, and what is it not? In his book “Anatomy of the...
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Brews, Buds, & Beans ft. Jay of AnarchoInc Ep. 109
by Patrick Macfarlane | Mar 5, 2019 | Libertarianism, Vital Dissent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIwCGvTPc3s I was delighted to chat with Jay of AnarchoInc. Jay is an entrepreneur with several different business models. We chat about his liberty journey, the entrepreneurial spirit, and the Free State Project. Use promo code LWP10...
Finding Your Own Way w/ Jared Nordin of “The Voluntary Contrarian” Ep. 108
by Patrick Macfarlane | Feb 24, 2019 | Libertarianism, Politics, Vital Dissent
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h9yjjH3dRw I am joined by longtime listener of the podcast and friend of the show Jared Nordin. Jared documents his intellectual journey on the way to starting his own podcast "the Voluntary Contrarian." Along the way, we discuss his...
Small Claims Court Sucks Ep. 107
by Patrick Macfarlane | Feb 20, 2019 | Justice, Libertarianism, Vital Dissent
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...
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...









