https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZuA3V2qV3s&feature=youtu.be In an unprecedented abridgment of the most basic rights of an ostensibly free society, American citizens are being wholly deprived of their right to Due Process in the name of an amorphous "public health...
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US Tensions Post-RBG Ep. 130
by Patrick Macfarlane | Sep 18, 2020 | Justice, Libertarianism, Politics, Vital Dissent
Oh boy, are we in for a rough six weeks. In this episode I discuss the effect of Ruth Bader-Ginsburg's death on the upcoming election in light of growing political division. Episode 130 of the Liberty Weekly Podcast is Brought to you by: The Liberty Weekly Podcast is...
Making Politics More Like a Free Market
by Sukhayl Niyazov | Sep 10, 2020 | Featured Articles, Politics
Free-market capitalism is the most successful economic system in history, as it has brought unprecedented prosperity and powered vast improvements in all aspects of human well-being. However, in spite of capitalism’s success, the application of economic ideas to...
Toxic Partisanship: A Gateway Towards Authoritarianism
by David D'Amato | Sep 1, 2020 | Featured Articles, Politics
For years a consistent refrain in American politics has bewailed an increasingly polarized political atmosphere. As the Pew Research Center observes, for the first time in almost 25 years, “majorities in both parties express not just unfavorable but very unfavorable...
A Question of Motives
by Sheldon Richman | Aug 27, 2020 | Featured Articles, Politics
People who regard themselves as members of the ideological environmental movement may or may not have good science on their side in any particular matter, but they do themselves no service when they speculate wildly about the motives of their opponents. I frequently...
Matt Taibbi on the Origins of the Russiagate Hoax
by Scott Horton | Aug 19, 2020 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Politics, Scott Horton, The Scott Horton Show
A New Whistleblower Exposes the 'Cambridge Four' This interview was recorded August 13, 2020. The computer garbled the audio terribly, but at least the auto-transcriber was able to make sense of it. The following is edited for clarity and minor mess-ups. Scott Horton:...
A ‘Sound Money Caucus’ Has Launched On Capitol Hill
by Jp Cortez | Aug 15, 2020 | Economics, Featured Articles, Politics
As the political and central banking establishment in Washington continues to bail out the economy and markets by creating trillions of unbacked pieces of paper and electronic digits, a handful of congressmen hope to shine a new spotlight on the devastating effects of...
Crony Capitalist Execs Cheer Selection of Kamala Harris as Dem VP
by Jake Johnson | Aug 14, 2020 | Featured Articles, Politics
With the prospect of longtime bank critic and progressive Sen. Elizabeth Warren being chosen as Joe Biden's running mate now officially dead, Wall Street executives are openly applauding the presumptive Democratic nominee's selection of California Sen. Kamala Harris...