Download Episode. Scott talks with Mike Swanson about where things stand with the economy and where current trends are heading. They discuss Fed policy, the boom-bust cycle, the national debt and more. Discussed on the show: The War State by Michael Swanson Why The...
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Remembering John Pilger, Aussie Truthteller
“Official Truths are often powerful illusions.”- John Pilger For most of his life, John Pilger spoke out against power and championed those who get lost in the shadows of history. The Australian-born journalist (though truly a citizen of the world) passed away in...
The World Doesn’t Owe You a Thing
A huge drawback to social media is this: I'm not sure I really want everybody's opinions on every last thing, and it's frankly demoralizing to realize just how far gone so many people are. For example, one of my own Twitter followers wrote this: "The idea of having to...
The EU Wants to Spy on Europeans’ Internet Use
The European Commission is a legislative body in the European Union with regulatory authority over digital technology. The EC’s eIDAS Article 45, a proposed regulation, would deliberately weaken areas of internet security that the industry has carefully evolved and...
Several Large Accounts That Criticized Israel and Musk Banned from X
[UPDATE: The suspensions were lifted soon after Elon Musk said X would investigate the matter.] A group of journalists and political commentators with large followings were banned on X without notice. The owners of the banned profiles pointed to criticisms of Israel...
Biden: Vote for Me or Hitler Wins
“Endless hysteria will keep you free,” said none of the Founding Fathers. But President Joe Biden missed that message before his absurdly overheated speech last Friday near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Biden draped himself in Revolutionary War virtue as he demanded...
12/14/23 Sheldon Richman on the Long History of Jewish Anti-Zionism
Download Episode. Sheldon Richman joins the show to debunk the ridiculous conflation of anti-zionism with anti-semitism. He and Scott review the long history of Jewish opposition to the Zionist project. That leads them to today’s fights over free speech in relation...
Tyranny Comes to Main Street
The following is chapter one of James Bovard's new book, Last Rights: The Death of American Liberty, published by the Libertarian Institute. Order your copy today. Americans today have the “freedom” to be fleeced, groped, wiretapped, injected, censored, injected,...
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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...
Questioning the COVID Company Line: Critical Thinking in Hysterical Times
