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The 1619 Project and Discussing Racism

by Jennifer Monroe | Aug 29, 2019 | Jen the Libertarian

Ah yes, the infamous 1619 Project. I have read a good chunk of it (even past the first two essays) and have some thoughts on it and the reactions to it and the topic of discussing racism in America. Spolier alert - there are some good pieces in there you just have to...

Bernie’s Big Criminal Justice Plan, Flores Fix, New Tariffs

by Jennifer Monroe | Aug 25, 2019 | Jen the Libertarian

Bernie has got A Plan for reform all the criminal justice things, the Trump administration tries to "fix" the Flores agreement, and hold on to your butts because here come the 15% tariffs http://traffic.libsyn.com/jenthelibertarian/episode118.mp3

Red Flag Laws, Mental Health, and The Epstein Suicide

by Jennifer Monroe | Aug 11, 2019 | Jen the Libertarian

Picking up on the topic of red flag laws from the last episode, the idea of adding mental health history to the federal firearms background database, and the suicide heard 'round the world http://traffic.libsyn.com/jenthelibertarian/episode115.mp3

The El Paso Tragedy (And What We Can Learn From It)

by Jennifer Monroe | Aug 4, 2019 | Jen the Libertarian

*warning - I do name the shooter and read / discuss the manifesto* After the mass shooting in El Paso I think its a good idea to have a discussion about motive, ideology, how everyone focuses on the wrong thing, and on how we need to look at ugly things to understand...

The Democratic Debate Dumpster Fire Round 2

by Jennifer Monroe | Aug 1, 2019 | Jen the Libertarian

In another installment of "I consume content so you don't have to" I did indeed watch both (!) nights of Round 2 of the democratic debates. I discuss some of what was discussed each night, my overall thoughts on the whole production, and what the DNC is doing to keep...

The Democrat Debate Dumpster Fire

by Jennifer Monroe | Jul 29, 2019 | Jen the Libertarian

*since Round 2 of the Democratic debates are upon us here are my thoughts on the first round* Here we are, discussing the first Democrat debate of the primary season. Yes it is June 2019. This is the world we live in now. So here are my thoughts after actually...

Talking The L Word with Alex Merced

by Jennifer Monroe | Jul 27, 2019 | Jen the Libertarian

I sat down with Alex Merced (vice chair of LP National among other things) about publicly identifying as a libertarian, how to get more people to do that, and being a home for the newly politically homeless You find all of Alex's various projects here...

Trump Praises China for Killing Drug Traffickers

by Scott Horton | Apr 24, 2019 | Blog

"In China, unlike in our country, the highest level of crime is very, very high. You pay the ultimate price. So I appreciate that very much." You might think a billionaire would know something about economics. I guess he's just going for that cop vote.

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