63 Minutes Some Strong Language Pat Watson is former military/law enforcement and is the host of the Uncensored Tactical Podcast. Pete asked Pat to come on to talk about ways to reform modern policing but it quickly turned into an exposition of governmental...
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Episode 432: Discussing Possible Police ‘Reform’ w/ Sheldon Richman
by Peter R. Quiñones | Jun 17, 2020 | Free Man Beyond the Wall
42 Minutes Safe for Work Sheldon Richman is the executive editor at LibertarianInstitute.org and author of the book Coming to Palestine. Sheldon joins Pete to discuss lack of police accountability and the recent protesting, rioting and looting. They look into their...
*Bonus* Agorism And The Monopoly On Violence
by Peter R. Quiñones | Jun 13, 2020 | Free Man Beyond the Wall
60 Minutes PG-13 Pete appeared on the Jen the Libertarian podcast to discuss agorism and his production company's first documentary, "The Monopoly On Violence." Jen the Libertarian Podcast The Monopoly On Violence Link to Richard Grove's Autonomy Course Donate at the...
Episode 420: The NYPD Hid While He Was Attacked By A Spree Killer
by Peter R. Quiñones | May 20, 2020 | Free Man Beyond the Wall
61 Minutes PG-13 Joe Lozito was on a NYC train on a Saturday morning in 2012 when he was violently attacked by a knife-wielding spree killer. He survived, but when all of the information came out it became obvious that the attack could've been avoided. Joe tells Pete...
How Members Of ‘Gun Culture’ View The Ahmaud Arbery Killing
by Peter R. Quiñones | May 14, 2020 | Criminal Justice, Events, Featured Articles, Justice, Op Eds, Peter Quinones, Politics
There has been another controversial shooting of an unarmed man. The Ahmaud Arbery case is currently being litigated on social media by the usual suspects who plan on using this to further their “pet” agenda. Whether it be the “law and order” crowd who have their...
‘I Was Just Following Orders’
by Peter R. Quiñones | Feb 18, 2020 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles, Foreign Policy, Justice, Libertarianism, Op Eds, Peter Quinones, Politics
“I was just following orders” is the mantra of everyone who has found themselves on the wrong side of history - who is called into account for their actions as an order taker. How is it possible that everyone from corrupt mayors, to murderous tyrants have been able to...
Episode 363: How The Monopoly On Violence Handles A ‘Libertarian Cop’
by Peter R. Quiñones | Jan 13, 2020 | Free Man Beyond the Wall
41 Minutes PG-13 Pete invited John Baeza to come on the show. John recently wrote an article for LewRockwell.com entitled, "How I Survived 3 Years as a Libertarian Cop." John details his successes in applying libertarian principles to monopolistic policing and talks...
Eliminating the Horror of Modern Policing
by Peter R. Quiñones | Dec 11, 2019 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Peter Quinones, Politics
If people properly understood the role of police in the American system, they would probably trust anyone standing next to them in the grocery store to have their best interests at heart more than a “law enforcement” officer. There’s an important reason for this....
Episode 349: The War on Police Accountability Accounts w/ Jason Bassler
by Peter R. Quiñones | Dec 11, 2019 | Free Man Beyond the Wall
47 Minutes Some Strong Language Pete invited the founder of "Police the Police," and co-founder of "The Free Thought Project," Jason Bassler to the show. Both site's Twitter and Facebook accounts were taken down on the same day. Jason talks about this attack on police...
Episode 341: A Danish Cop Refuses to Enforce Drug Laws – Becomes an ANCAP
by Peter R. Quiñones | Nov 22, 2019 | Free Man Beyond the Wall
50 Minutes PG-13 Pete invited former Danish police officer, Lars Anderson< to come on the show. Lars made headlines in his home city of Copenhagen when he refused to enforce drug laws leading to his departure from the department. Lars talks about his background and...
WATCH: State Trooper Pulls Gun on Veteran Speeding to Hospital to See His Dying Mother
by Jack Burns | Oct 20, 2019 | Criminal Justice, Featured Articles
Tempe, AZ — A U.S. Army Reserves Translator was attempting to hurry to the hospital to be with his sick mother when Department of Public Safety (DPS) Trooper Brian Hillenbrand pulled him over. Mike Aldarraji admitted to AZ Family reporters he was weaving in and out of...
The Amber Guyger Trial Showcases a Special Class of Citizen
by Peter R. Quiñones | Oct 4, 2019 | Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Peter Quinones
Unless you’ve experienced a phone call informing you that a dear relative has been shot and killed (this author has unfortunately received such a call) you have no idea what Botham Jean’s mother and brother have gone through. When it is communicated to you that it was...
Episode 318: John Whitehead on the Already Present Totalitarian Police State
by Peter R. Quiñones | Sep 30, 2019 | Free Man Beyond the Wall
33 Minutes Rated PG-13 Pete welcomes John Whitehead back to the show. John is the founder of the Rutherford Institute and an attorney and author who has written, debated and practiced widely in the area of constitutional law, human rights and popular culture. Pete and...
The NYPD Throws a Tantrum… Again
by Peter R. Quiñones | Aug 26, 2019 | Featured Articles, Justice, Libertarianism, Peter Quinones
“Law enforcement are the standing army the Founders warned us of.” These are the words of attorney John Whitehead, founder of the Rutherford Institute. He spoke them on August 31, 2018, during his opening remarks on the Free Man Beyond the Wall podcast. This host...
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The Non-Existent Difference Between National Socialism and Democratic Socialism
Summary: National Socialism and Democratic Socialism both advocate institutionalized violence by the state against peaceful people only differing in rhetoric. The most popular self described Democratic Socialists in America today are Senator Bernie Sanders and...
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...
The Lesson From Germany and Korea
Institutions are, of course, in some sense the products of culture. But, because they formalize a set of norms, institutions are often the things that keep a culture honest, determining how far it is conducive to good behaviour rather than bad. To illustrate the...
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...
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