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Edward Snowden Comedy Tribute

Edward Snowden Comedy Tribute

by | Nov 16, 2019 |

Did you know the NSA keeps a permanent record of your movement through your cellphone’s location? Is the government’s mass surveillance program even legal? Edward Snowden is the NSA whistleblower who revealed the extent of the government’s bulk data collection.  In...

Is Israel Guilty of War Crimes in Lebanon?

Is Israel Guilty of War Crimes in Lebanon?

by | Aug 17, 2019 |

The Sabra and Shatila massacre in Lebanon was the brutal murder of many Palestinians committed by a Christian group (that Israel was allied with).  Is Israel responsible? Some blame Ariel Sharon, Israel’s Defense Secretary at the time, because he was directly...

Why’d the US Gaza Coup War Fail?

Why’d the US Gaza Coup War Fail?

by | Jun 15, 2019 |

Hamas is a thorn in the side of Israel.  To get rid of their control over the Gaza Strip, America sponsored a coup, arming a different Palestinian faction. But Hamas is still in control of the Gaza Strip.  How did the plan go awry? Get the truth in our brand new...

Israel Debate: Whose land is it?

by | May 18, 2019 |

Both the Jewish and Arab communities claim Israel is their homeland.  But what does history say?  In this political comedy episode, we learn the timeline of events over this land and debate the merits of both sides.  Tune in!

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The “Rich Get Richer” Myth

Some 94 percent of Americans who reach “top 1 percent” income status will enjoy it for only a single year. Approximately 99 percent will lose their “top 1 percent” status within a decade. Now consider the top 400 U.S. income-earners—a far more exclusive club than the...

A Response to My Memorial Day Critics

My article against Memorial Day drew a lot of ire and attention. This should not have been surprising; I was making a controversial statement. What did surprise me, however, was that many critics were self-described libertarians or former libertarians. There were many...

Ignoring Political Gossip & Sticking to Principle

https://youtu.be/ZwWHjYVY4tg In the private sector, firms must attract voluntary customers or they fail; and if they fail, investors lose their money, and managers and employees lose their jobs. The possibility of failure, therefore, is a powerful incentive to find...

The Myth of “Hyper-Rugged-Isolationist-Individualism”

Myth #1: Libertarians believe that each individual is an isolated, hermetically sealed atom, acting in a vacuum without influencing each other.   This is a common charge, but a highly puzzling one. In a lifetime of reading libertarian and classical-liberal...

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