"This is an effective way to tear a country apart — and the Fed is trying to cover it up with its ludicrous rhetoric. But politicians in Washington of all stripes – who could stop the Fed’s policies with legislation – are fully on board with the wealth effect because...
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Looking Towards a Productive, Robotic Future
One argument against the idea of technological unemployment, offered by many people who today sincerely style themselves as leading defenders of the free market, goes that automation will create more jobs than it destroys but due to the nature of the market, the...
4/9/21 Jesselyn Radack on the Latest Victim of America’s Draconian Espionage Act
Scott interviews national security attorney Jesselyn Radack about her work in the protection of whistleblowers. Daniel Hale, the man who leaked the so-called "drone papers" to the Intercept in 2014, has just pleaded guilty to violations of the Espionage Act in what...
4/8/21 Trita Parsi on Biden’s Willingness to Negotiate With Iran
Trita Parsi talks about the state of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran. President Trump, of course, made a point of withdrawing from the JCPOA and increasing hostilities with Iran, deliberately parting ways with one of President Obama's signature issues. But the...
COI #94: NATO’s Push Into Ukraine Is Increasing Tensions Between the US and Russia
On COI #94, Connor Freeman - writer at The Libertarian Institute - returns to the show to discuss the escalating tension between the US and Russia. Most of the escalation is over Ukraine. Biden is reassuring the Ukrainians that they have America's full support and...
4/2/21 Pete Quinones Interviews Scott About Vaccine Passports and the New Domestic Terror War
Listen to a livestream Scott recorded with Pete Quinones on Friday. They discuss covid passports, the government's response to the pandemic over the last year and the growing focus in the U.S. government on so-called "domestic terrorism." Discussed on the show:...
Police Chief In Missouri Charged With Bashing Wife’s Head In With Hammer
As TFTP has consistently reported, police officers in the United States have an exceedingly higher rate of domestic violence than any other occupation. The average rate of domestic violence among most families in America is around 10%. As the National Center for Women...
4/2/21 Peter Lee on China’s Treatment of the Uyghur Muslims
Scott talks to Peter Lee about the ongoing Uyghur controversy in China. The Chinese government, he says, is trying to integrate their minority Uyghur Muslim population, as part of their larger project to urbanize and centralize China. There is growing concern,...
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