It might seem reasonable to think that in the early days of a pandemic involving an unfamiliar pathogen, the public ought to allow the government leeway in its imposition of extreme measures, such as the virtual shut down of economic activity. But the initial...
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Our Foolish Politicized Era
by Sheldon Richman | Oct 27, 2020 | Blog
It's ridiculous to think you can divine people's politics merely from their views on the pandemic or any given policy response to it. Similarly, it's absurd to rebut a view by referring to the holder's politics.
How to Panic the Public
by Sheldon Richman | Oct 26, 2020 | Blog
Disseminate worst-case scenarios, taking care to ignore the dubious assumptions that go into modeling while vilifying anyone, no matter how well-qualified, who refuses to ignore them. Emphasize the (alleged) benefits of a draconian government response, taking care to...

Episode 486: Surviving ‘Corona-World’ w/ Tom Woods
by Peter R. Quiñones | Oct 19, 2020 | Free Man Beyond the Wall
48 Minutes Safe for Work Tom Woods is a New York Times best-selling author and the host of The Tom Woods Show. Tom has been one of the best voices commenting on the government's damaging response to CV-19. He joins Pete to talk about the continuing harmful effects to...

Episode 478: We’ve Entered The ‘Dim Age’ w/ Vin Armani
by Peter R. Quiñones | Sep 30, 2020 | Free Man Beyond the Wall
106 Minutes Some Strong Language Pete invited Vin Armani to return to the show to continue their conversation from a few months ago where they made predictions on what would be wrought from the government's response to the CV-19 pandemic. This time Vin and Pete talk...

Episode 477: Dr. Knut M. Wittkowski On His Work To Cure CV19
by Peter R. Quiñones | Sep 28, 2020 | Free Man Beyond the Wall
47 Minutes Safe For Work Dr. Knut M. Wittkowski is a former Senior Research Associate at Rockefeller University and is the founder of ASDERA. Knut joins Pete to talk about his work to cure SARS-CoV-2. He details his research, talks about how it works and the next step...

How to Misuse Global COVID-19 Statistics
by Eric Schuler | Sep 7, 2020 | Economics, Featured Articles
Have you heard about Somalia's COVID-19 policy? In the official statistics, Somalia has just 3,362 confirmed infections and 97 confirmed deaths from COVID-19. On a per capita basis, the country has a death toll just barely above New Zealand, and below other widely...

Episode 457: NYC Has Reached Herd Immunity w/ Gene Epstein
by Peter R. Quiñones | Aug 14, 2020 | Free Man Beyond the Wall
56 Minutes PG-13 Gene Epstein is the founder of the Soho Forum debate series in NYC and is a former economics editor at Barron's Magazine. Pete invited Gene on to talk about the impact on NYC of CV19 and the George Floyd protests, riots and looting. Gene starts off...

Is Sweden’s COVID-19 Response a Cautionary Tale or a Model to Follow? It’s Complicated
by Eric Schuler | Aug 2, 2020 | Featured Articles
In the ongoing debate about lockdowns in the US, Sweden has become the battleground. To mainstream media outlets, Sweden's experience is cited as a cautionary tale. CBS writes that Sweden has become "an example of how not to handle COVID-19". Meanwhile, to those who...

Episode 450: The Coming ‘Vaccine War’ w/ Spiro Skouras
by Peter R. Quiñones | Jul 29, 2020 | Free Man Beyond the Wall
51 Minutes Safe for Work Spiro Skouras is an Independent Journalist and contributor at ActivistPost.com Spiro joins Pete to talk about the near-future likelihood that a mandatory CV19 vaccine will come to "market". Spiro has written about mandatory vaccination...

Episode 449: Wrecking All CV19 Narratives w/ Jack Spirko
by Peter R. Quiñones | Jul 26, 2020 | Free Man Beyond the Wall
70 Minutes Strong Language Jack Spirko is the host of one of the most successful podcasts out there, The Survival Podcast." Jack started investigating CV19 at the beginning of the year relying on his access to experts in various medical fields. Jack comes on the show...

Episode 448: ‘Fear And Ignorance Are Reigning Today’ w/ Richard Grove
by Peter R. Quiñones | Jul 23, 2020 | Free Man Beyond the Wall
84 minutes Strong Language Richard Grove is the proprietor of TragedyandHope.com, the man behind "Ultimate History Lesson w/ John Taylor Gatto," and is the creator of Autonomy. Richard joins Pete to give a run down of everything that has happened in the last seven...

Fauci Admits to Lying, Case Closed
by Keith Knight | Jul 20, 2020 | Don't Tread on Anyone
Plato’s “Utopia” was the first model for later despotisms — compulsory education and obedience were stressed, there was “communism” of children among the elite “guardians” who also had no private property, and lying was considered a proper instrument for the State to...

Episode 445: Solutions To The Growing Tyranny w/ John Bush
by Peter R. Quiñones | Jul 17, 2020 | Free Man Beyond the Wall
51 Minutes PG-13 John Bush is an Agorist, entrepreneur and visionary when it comes to examining the present and future, and devising plans to escape the tyranny of the system. He and Pete start off talking about John's business of marketing and selling Kratom and CBD...
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The Capitalist Competition Myth
Capitalism involves far more cooperation than competition—think of the number of mutually beneficial transactions you’ve had today compared to the number of competitions you’ve been in today - Chris Freiman, author of Why It's OK to Ignore Politics Democratic...
Blame Mexico? Blame Neocons! Blame Big Pharma! Blame the USA!
ABC News: If fentanyl is so deadly, why do drug dealers use it to lace illicit drugs? I have an alternative explanation. America has been fighting endless wars almost the entire century. Many have come home from these never-ending wars with injuries and pains. Doctors...
My Testimony Before the Maine State Senate
In support of Ld 1054, Defend the Guard legislation: Thank you all so much for the opportunity to testify before your committee today. Today is the 20th anniversary of the beginning of Iraq War II. The consensus now is that we should not have done it. Iraq was not...
These Iraq War Supporters Are Still in Congress
On March 19, 2003 the United States began its military invasion of Iraq. The Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq passed Congress in October 2002, with 296 congressmen and 77 senators voting in favor of giving President George W. Bush carte blanche...
Laci Green is Wrong: Democratic Competition vs. Free Market Competition
In environments where there's a lot of competition, people tend to lie out their ass and you can apply this to any competitive situation. Take capitalism. As industrialization took full effect, the Federal Government had to interfere because there was so much false...
Empower the Workers: Decriminalize Economic Activity Between Consenting Adults
The most reliable and effective protection for most workers is provided by the existence of many employers. As we have seen, a person who has only one possible employer has little or no protection. The employers who protect a worker are those who would like to hire...
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