Summary:It’s hard enough to defend the First Amendment on state university and college campuses, but the Second? Young Americans for Liberty is doing just that and having some success in South Dakota. Guest bio:JP Kirby is the National Director of Free Speech for Young Americans for Liberty (YAL), an organization that grew out of Ron...
Summary: Regardless of how the government arbitrarily defines “recession,” it is still a fact that the economy as a whole is producing less goods and services. That it is creating more jobs to produce less product is not a good thing. Additional Reading: The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money (Keynes) Economic Sophisms and...
Summary: After giving the political establishment in New Hampshire a serious scare in her last state senate campaign, Carla Gericke is running as a Republican for a seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. She joins Tom to discuss her campaign, New Hampshire politics, and the war to regain our freedom. Guest bio: Carla...
Summary: The left’s insane quest to use government force to make us all equal in every way has caused untold misery and bloodshed ever since 1789. But it is a mistake to dismiss the very different, limited idea of equality in the Declaration of Independence, which is the foundation of all libertarian principles. Additional Reading...
Summary: Bruce Fenton believes America is at a crossroads, which provides an opportunity in politics to make big changes to everything from the monetary system to foreign policy to the government’s involvement in education. He is seeking the Republican nomination for U.S. Senator from New Hampshire and joins Tom to discuss his campaign. Guest...
Summary: The war in Ukraine is five months old and the narratives spun by both sides have changed several times. What is the actual status of the war and is there any realistic road to a peace agreement? Can there be peace with Russia afterwards? Scott Horton joins Tom to discuss. Guest Bio: Scott Horton...
Summary: Tom Mullen Talks Freedom is 100 episodes old. Tom talks about all that has happened since the podcast began, since Covid, and in the post-WWII era. Additional Reading Episode 1 How Can Biden Mandate Vaccines Without Congress? With Kevin R. C. Gutzman The State and Federal Governments’ Coronavirus Response Will Dwarf Economic Damage Done...
Summary: The media have been telling us the U.S. military has a “recruiting problem” in every branch, due to too few people willing or able to join. The truth is this isn’t a problem. With over 200,000 troops needlessly deployed overseas, we need a hiring freeze on the military and those troops brought home and...
Summary: These days it’s hard for many people to imagine human action and cooperation that isn’t either mandated or prohibited. That’s why Keith Knight of the Libertarian Institute put together his new compilation of writings by some of the most powerful thinkers and writers on a different way to organize society – The Voluntaryist Handbook:...
Summary: In just the past week, Boris Johnson has announced his resignation as Prime Minister of the UK, Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been forced to resign, Italy’s Mario Draghi narrowly avoided an early election, French president Emmanuel Macron came under fire for his dealings with Uber as economic minister, and former Japanese prime...