Summary: A revolution among parents of schoolchildren over everything from the Covid mandates children are expected to obey to the subject matter to which they’re exposed as early as kindergarten. It’s long overdue, says Jim Ostrowski. He joins Tom to discuss his new book, Free the Children: How Red State Americans Can Free Their Children...
Summary: Libertarians are being unrealistic in holding out for their ideal world. The path to freedom and peace in the world we live in is to acquire power to build freer societies on the local level, says Pete Quinones. He joins Tom to discuss. Guest bio: Pete Quinones has hosted his show since July 2017...
Summary: There have been strident political disputes lately over what children are being taught in public schools. But long before critical race theory or sex ed for grammar school children, the schools – public and private – were already decidedly anti-capitalist. Additional Reading & Listening: The benefit of libertie in the planters (from John Smith’s...
Summary: Not only is the U.S. government-media complex lying about what is happening in Ukraine, but it’s telling the same lies it did about its previous regime change project in Syria. Guest bio: Janice Kortkamp began researching Syria and the war in 2012 and has put in well over 10,000 hours in research, made hundreds...
Summary: From vast stretches of land to entertainment venues, the federal government owns a significant portion of what was once exclusively reserved to the private sector. Additional Reading & Listening: BLS “Jobs Report” BLS Civilian labor force participation rate “A Paradigm Shift Western Media Hasn’t Grasped Yet” – Russian Ruble Relaunched, Linked To Gold &...
Summary: One month after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Daniel McAdams joins Tom to discuss what’s going on within the Biden administration, the media’s coverage of the war, and the ongoing risk it could expand to a wider conflict involving nuclear powers. Guest bio: Daniel McAdams is executive director of the Ron Paul Institute for...
Summary: Following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. government placed more severe sanctions on Russia than it had on any major power since 1941. It kicked Russia out of the SWIFT system, seized its FOREX assets, and demanded the rest of the world cease trade with Russia (which even some European allies were unable...
Summary: The U.S. media propaganda about Ukraine has been over the top and unrelenting. But like all nations at war, Russia and Ukraine are engaging in propaganda as well. Is there any way to determine what, if anything, is real? Tom provides some tips and takes a look at how the media portrayed Zelensky before...
Summary: We constantly hear how politically divided Americans are, so much so that perhaps a national divorce might be necessary. While that would be a good thing, it turns out Americans aren’t as divided as they may believe. Additional Reading: Repressive Tolerance by Herbert Marcuse Common Sense by Thomas Paine Where Do Conservatives and Liberals...
Summary: Republicans, Democrats, and the media all incessantly invoke “our democracy,” a political system that doesn’t exist. Almost nobody talked like this for the first century and a half under our Constitution and one should be suspicious of the motives for doing so now. Additional Reading: United States Presidents’ Inaugural Speeches Where Do Conservatives...