Summary:The term “conspiracy theory” is used as a sledgehammer to try to discredit assertions without confronting their merits. The truth is people conspire all the time. These include politicians and connected academics and businesspeople. But their conspiracies have no teeth if the public makes the right choices when the opportunities come. Additional Reading & Listening:Do...
Summary: People tend to think of capitalism and labor unions as inherently antagonistic towards each other. But they’re not. It was actually a very anti-capitalist law passed as part of the New Deal that changed the nature of the employment contract and destroyed the natural buyer-seller dynamic that would otherwise emerge. Additional Reading & Listening:...
Summary: We don’t say someone’s right to life is violated if they die in an earthquake or flood. Why? Because the right to life is much narrower than that. Properly understood, the rights to life and to possess firearms and other deadly weapons are inseparable. And despite Supreme Court decisions to the contrary, the Second...
Summary: Elon Musk offered to buy 100% of Twitter. All who have decried the censorship of dissenting views on social media is hopeful he will be successful in acquiring the company and changing its policies. This would be a far better and more satisfying solution than violating Twitter’s property rights with regulation. Additional Reading &...
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...