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Why I Ended Liberty Weekly and Started Vital Dissent
by Patrick Macfarlane | Oct 17, 2022 | Blog
Since episode 234 was the last episode of Liberty Weekly. I thought it'd be fitting to sit down and work through exactly what that means. When I started the project in June 2016, I had no idea how long it would last or what it would turn into. The best thing about the...
Ukrainian Special Operations Officers Claim to Have Carried Out Operations Inside of Russia: The Times
by Kyle Anzalone | Jun 27, 2022 | News Roundup
The Times spoke with an intelligence officer and two sergeants in the Ukrainian special forces elite Shaman battalion who claimed Kiev had conducted covert operations inside Russia. The officers said they successfully carried out raids involving explosions to sow...
The Harrowing Conversations
by Kym Robinson | May 15, 2022 | Blog
I sometimes coach (MMA etc) cops and military types. They know my opinion on certain things and I am not shy about expressing them. I at times feel a hypocrisy in working with them and have even mentioned that to them. Those few I work with, are "nice" men. Easy to...
Vaccines, Autonomy, and Mandates: A Libertarian Analysis
by David D'Amato | Dec 30, 2021 | Featured Articles, Libertarianism
Prefatory Note Given the subject matter discussed below, I believe it prudent to state at the outset that I am not at all opposed to vaccinations themselves: indeed, I have received a COVID-19 vaccine, as well as all other normal-course vaccinations recommended for...
Salafis Throwing Bombs: How American and British Planners Partnered With Al-Qaeda Affiliated Groups At the Start of the Syrian Civil War
by William Van Wagenen | Dec 28, 2021 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
Introduction In the mainstream view, al-Qaeda did not play a role in the Syria conflict until Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dispatched his deputy, Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, to Syria in August 2011 to establish a wing of the group there, called...
5/28/21 Tom Woods on the Revitalization of the Libertarian Movement
by Scott Horton | May 30, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to the great Tom Woods about the latest happenings in Libertarian Party politics. Scott, Tom and many other committed libertarian activists have decided to join the LP recently in an effort to re-energize the movement and spread the principles of liberty....
Episode 570: Examining The Seth Rich Murder FBI File w/ Stacie of The Dissent
by Peter R. Quiñones | Apr 27, 2021 | Free Man Beyond the Wall
51 Minutes Some Strong Language Stacie is an attorney and host of The Dissent on YouTube. Pete invited Stacie to come on and expose some of the more interesting points in the file that the average person may gloss over. She finishes revealing information she has...
4/9/21 Danny Sjursen on AFRICOM’s Latest Adventure in Mozambique
by Scott Horton | Apr 12, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Danny Sjursen talks about the absurdity of the recent announcement that America is sending special forces troops to Mozambique, a country that he says has basically no strategic relevance to the United States whatsoever. Those who argue that this is only a dozen...
Episode 562: Vaccine “Fact Checkers” Exposed with Stacie-Ann from ‘The Dissent’ Podcast
by Peter R. Quiñones | Apr 9, 2021 | Free Man Beyond the Wall
41 Minutes NSFW Stacie-Ann is the host of "The Dissent" podcast on YouTube as well as being a lawyer. Stacie-Ann joined Pete for a Livestream to discuss a couple articles, including a FaceBook "fcat-check" one, addressing the CV19 vaccine and their alleged numbers....
Episode 554: Everything Except The Libertarian Party w/ Stacie-Ann of ‘The Dissent’
by Peter R. Quiñones | Mar 24, 2021 | Free Man Beyond the Wall, Uncategorized
93 Minutes PG-13 Stacie-Ann is the host of The Dissent Podcast on YouTube and a former lawyer. Stacie-Ann asked Pete to come on to field questions about every topic she could think of except the Libertarian Party. They hit everything from censorship to foreign policy....
3/12/21 Danny Sjursen on the Biden Administration’s Afghanistan Plan
by Scott Horton | Mar 13, 2021 | The Scott Horton Show
Scott talks to Danny Sjursen about the leaked Biden administration plan to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan. The document evidently represents the Biden administration's new take on the deal reached with the Taliban during the Trump administration, which laid...
Don’t Give Them the Crisis They Want
by Jordan Gambrell | Feb 4, 2021 | Blog
The Capitol Riot was this generations Reichstag and its being used by the cathedral in the exact same way. If you have to ask how German citizens could allow the rise of fascism, look to your fellow citizens asking, even demanding, the government take more power....
Unite and Stabilize America!
by Scott Horton | Jan 9, 2021 | Blog
First step: Label all radical right-wing dissent "terrorism." Step two: outlaw the most popular rifle in America. Step three: ??? Step four: Unity and Stability!...
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Occupational Licensing Increases Prices and Deprives People of Options
When you shop online, vendors usually give you a bunch of different ways to sort your options. Take Amazon: One popular sorting option – especially for customers with low income – is “Price: Low to High.” You’ve probably used it yourself many times. This...
Free Book: An Anarchist Critique of the COVID Mandates
I’ve had the opportunity to write a short book offering what is essentially an anarchist critique of COVID mandates. This includes the accusation that states did most of the killing rather than the virus. The 123-page book, Measuring the Mandates: Questioning the...
Democratic Socialist Turns Libertarian! #PorcFest2023
https://youtu.be/G2eSuiXNaaQ Once you accept the principle of government, namely that there must be a judicial monopoly and the power to tax, once you accept this principle incorrectly as a just principle, then any idea or any notion of restraining or limiting...
What War Hawks Would Sound Like If They Weren’t Psychopaths
Modern warfare almost always leads to killing lots of innocents; if governments were held to the same standards as individuals, these killings would be manslaughter, if not murder. This doesn’t mean that war is never justified. But the reasonable hawkish mood is...
The Free Market Serves the Masses, Governments Commit Genocide
Amazon is simply the best store that ever existed, by far, with incredible selection and unearthly convenience. The price: cheap. Facebook, Twitter, and other social media let us socialize with our friends, comfortably meet new people, and explore even the most...
Democracy is Mob Rule by the Ignorant, Embrace Free Markets
https://youtu.be/kQToT7640h4 A democratic vote is like the captain of a ship having to consult every passenger about the best course to chart through an approaching storm. – The School of Life, Philosophy in 40 Ideas (2020), p. 13 Watch on Odysee
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