In this episode Tommy looks at the idea of collectivism from the perspective of the markets, and how libertarians may better discuss the ideas of free markets with both the left and right.
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No! ‘We’ Are Not the Government
During a speech in Asheville, North Carolina, in 1902, Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed, “The government is us; we are the government, you and I.” Most people believe this. And it's a bald-faced lie. Fernandina Beach, Florida, shut down all of its public beaches this...
Don’t Blame Political Opponents for Crimes of an Individual
On Wednesday morning, in the suburbs of Washington, DC, a gunman opened fire on a group of Republican Members of Congress. The Republicans were reportedly holding baseball practice for the annual charity game, and the shooter opened fire while they were on the field....
Trump’s Ego Is Actually Too Small
Long before Donald Trump became a controversial political figure, he was a household name famous for his phenomenal ego. He first rose to fame as a larger-than-life real estate tycoon. By cultivating the media, Trump became the poster boy for the gilded, go-go 80s: a...
Liberty and Race
Matthew McCaffrey at the Mises Institute has a good piece on Ludwig von Mises' views on racial collectivism. Most contemporary economists discuss racism in the context of labor market discrimination. But for Mises, racism is mostly a methodological and epistemological...
Freedom Zealot Podcast May 7, 2016
As the ever-escalating culture war demonstrates, tens of millions of Americans suffer from Collectivism Spectrum Disorder. It CAN be cured, however.
02/14/04 – G. Edward Griffin – The Scott Horton Show
Philip Dru interviews G. Edward Griffin, author of The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve and the forthcoming The Freedom Manifesto, about the war on terrorism, and the drive for a world government based on collectivism....
06/14/03 – David J. Theroux – The Scott Horton Show
Philip Dru interviews David J. Theroux, the Founder and President of The Independent Institute in Oakland, California, and the Publisher of The Independent Review, about the Independent Institute, and the superiority of individualism over collectivism....
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Last Rights: The Death of American Liberty
Americans today have “freedom” to be fleeced, groped, injected, harassed, surveilled, vilified, disarmed, beaten, detained, and maybe shot by federal agents. From hapless homeowners hit by SWAT raids to pandemic lockdowns pointlessly paralyzing lives, government...
The Fake China Threat and Its Very Real Danger
Today the front pages and bookstores are filled with tales of the so-called "China Threat." From spy balloons to Fentanyl pipelines, genocide to dreams of world domination: CHINA! But is it all true? Is any of it? Now, for the first time, the speciousness of these and...
