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Ep 263256: I'm Your Huckleberry

We cover duels in the White House, in Congress, East Asia and the frozen steppes.

Mar 14, 202553 min

Ep 262255: Defeating Tariffism

We talk about the Oval Office row (with empathy for all parties, of course), the need to end the wars, Israeli expansionism, our own version of the domino theory, the terror of tariffs and postal privatization.

Mar 7, 20251h 5m

Ep 261254: Schrodinger's Peace

We talk about the economic benefits of farm subsidies, the economic benefits of diplomacy, the economic benefits of imperialism and the economic benefits of gold. We also relate a Jewish mystery.

Feb 21, 202557 min

Ep 260253: Don't Buy It

USAID, corruption, foreign policy steps and missteps, and a little Economics 101 are all to be found here.

Feb 14, 20251h 1m

Ep 259252: Don the Builder

We talk about an inefficient use of resources in the context of DEI, AI, tariffs, scientific research and blowing stuff up.

Feb 7, 20251h 23m

Ep 258251: Outsiders In

Governments are thieves, but maybe some of your money may be saved. We cover some local expropriation, some national expropriation and some international expropriation as well as the confirmation of some political outsiders and insiders. We close on the step backward to arrest the momentum.

Jan 31, 20251h 7m

Ep 257250: Pardon Me

We talk about the transition from one President to another, last minute acts and first minute acts.

Jan 25, 20251h 6m

Ep 256249: Cease Fire

We talk about the Gaza ceasefire, the California wildfires and Zuckerberg liar-liar-pants-on-fire.

Jan 17, 20251h 12m

Ep 255248: Seeking Influence

Vivek, Trudeau, Trump and Panama, science education and what can the Libertarian Party do for you?

Jan 10, 20251h 11m

Ep 254247: Driving It Home

A couple of terrorist attacks, a discussion of government contingencies to maintain control in case peace were to break out and the most significant events of 2024.

Jan 4, 20251h 7m

Ep 253246: Family Crisis

We talk about drone attacks, capitalism, communism and healthcare.

Dec 21, 20241h 9m

Ep 252245: Shifting Sands

We provide some updates on pardons and acquittals. Then, we tell a little story about alliances and conflicts across the Middle East and Persia.

Dec 13, 20241h 7m

Ep 251244: Knife's Edge

Daniel Penny, Brian Thompson, Hunter Biden, Pam Bondi, Kash Patel and probably some others are mentioned in this episode, as well as hopeful prospects for the upcoming administration.

Dec 7, 20241h 0m

Ep 250243: Gates Closed

We discuss the incoming Cabinet recommendations and the outgoing munitions.

Nov 22, 20241h 3m

Ep 249242: Dead Horses

We talk about the presumptive administrative appointments, the continuing media debrief of the election, public health and why Ross is not a criminal.

Nov 15, 202452 min

Ep 248241: Hope for Change

We talk about the only thing anyone is talking about.

Nov 8, 20241h 4m

Ep 247240: Derailed

Israel's nukes, Buddhist terrorism, media restraint and maybe some discussion of elections.

Nov 3, 20241h 1m

Ep 246239: Enemy Within

US militarism, riot preparation and RFKJ.

Oct 26, 202452 min

Ep 245238: Abort! Abort!

This one's kind of a free-form podcast. We talk about US foreign policy and scrape the surface of what libertarianism is really about.

Oct 13, 20241h 7m

Ep 244237: Smartest Among Us

There's a brief discussion of the VP debate, followed by our thoughts on the effects of the Longshoremen strike; and we finish with the escalations in the Middle East and what the US could do to prevent a widening war.

Oct 6, 20241h 1m

Ep 243236: Dumb It Down

The pitiful state of American politics and braindead foreign policy are the topics of discussion tonight.

Sep 28, 20241h 6m

Ep 242235: Thou Shalt Not Martyr

We discuss the recent terrorist attack in Lebanon, the state of disunion in Ukraine and the US, and the dangers of suppressing dissenting views.

Sep 21, 20241h 2m

Ep 241234: A Liar and a Fool

We review the debate, the return of the neocons to the Democrat party, the inanity of US foreign policy and profane policing.

Sep 13, 202459 min

Ep 240233: Except the Cockroaches

Free speech, piracy and voterless democracy.

Sep 7, 202458 min

Ep 239232: Not My Neighbor

Telephones, Telegrams, economic plans, censorship, and treachery in politics. Can you believe it?!

Aug 30, 20241h 7m

Ep 238231: Paths of Corruption

Michael's alone this episode and talks about the corruption of the public health system and its use of money to control development, testing and treatment prescriptions.

Aug 26, 202455 min

Ep 237230: A Nation of Outlaws

Trying to catch up after an off week, so there's some politics with a new VP candidate, some elections stuff and some foreign affairs.

Aug 15, 20241h 0m

Ep 236229: Another Yahoo

Do you remember Crowdstrike? What do you think of the Olympics' creative choices? What's going on in the Middle East? Do you want to be a libertarian?

Aug 2, 20241h 17m

Ep 235228: Mumbling, Bumbling, Stumbling

Biden bows out. Kamala steps up. RFKJ's better MAGA.

Jul 26, 202457 min

Ep 234227: Hanlon Hears a Who

Lots of news on the Presidential hopeful (some we even forgot to mention): The RNC, the muggle bullet and the VP pick.

Jul 19, 20241h 12m

Ep 233226: Send It Back

We cover more Supreme Court this week, as well as an extensive discussion of Democrat ballot prospects.

Jul 11, 20241h 0m

Ep 232225: Indecision

We review the debate and a few of the key Supreme Court opinions from the last few weeks.

Jul 5, 202455 min

Ep 231224: Lock, Stock and Smoking Barrel

Assange has been freed! We assess the fallout and talk about a couple of 2nd Amendment Supreme Court decisions, discuss Louisiana's questionable 10 Commandments (well, one of them) and close with some foreign policy and terrorist attacks.

Jun 28, 20241h 7m

Ep 230223: Non-Negotiables

We spent more time than intended on some diversionary culture war issues before settling in to the various peace/ceasefire negotiations that were intended to be the focus. We finish on the typically unfair presidential campaign procedures.

Jun 21, 20241h 6m

Ep 229222: One Law to Bind Them

We catch up on some Ukraine stuff, proceed to Buttigieg's bad economics, general lawfare and finish with a rant about the biggest criminal of them all.

Jun 14, 20241h 5m

Ep 228221: Chasin' Tale

Internal politics, external genitalia, lawfare and accountability....

Jun 8, 20241h 0m

Ep 227220: LP Convention Recap

The title says it all: boots on the ground coverage of last weekend's Libertarian Party National Convention in Washington, DC.

May 31, 20241h 15m

Ep 226219: Inflation Nation

Spies in the schools before we discuss the unforeseen consequences of rent control. Have you ever wondered where money comes from? It's horrifying, but we tell you. Then we finish on the wisdom of the atomic bombing of Japan, and a fake hate crime. The crime is real but not the hate.

May 18, 20241h 19m

Ep 225218: Service Level Agreement

If you make it through the LP inside baseball stuff, we discuss the anti-semitism definition and its impact, as well as the role of religion in the politics of war. Finally, we discuss the all volunteer military, and the restraint that places on government.

May 10, 202457 min

Ep 224217: Who's the Superpower

Trump to address Libertarian National Convention. What does this say about us? There's a history lesson on the Kent State murders on May 4, 1970 and it's relationship to today's campus protests and the restrictions to free speech recently passed by the House. We finish with an update on an older story.

May 3, 202457 min

Ep 223216: Lightning Round

FISA, foreign aid, Mike Johnson, campus protests, teachers with guns, oppression, corruption and more on this episode.

Apr 27, 20241h 0m

Ep 222215: Israeli Sours

We start with the PRESS Act, then turn to foreign policy and close with domestic politics and protectionism.

Apr 19, 20241h 6m

Ep 221214: Have It Your Way

We talk about the California fast food price hike and San Fran's ban on grocery store moves. Then, we switch to the third rail.

Apr 13, 20241h 19m

Ep 220213: Apple a Day

We start with a short discussion of how US tax money is being used overseas. We finish with how government is sticking its nose in your home, your bank account and your pocket.

Apr 4, 20241h 2m

Ep 219212: Economic Gangrene

We spend a little time on the recent UN Security Council resolution related to the Middle East conflict. We spend the balance on the economy.

Mar 29, 202459 min

Ep 218211: Cliptastrophe

Most of the episode is spent on some court cases. We discuss the recent conviction of Ethan Crumbley's parents and the First Amendment case at the US Supreme Court.

Mar 23, 20241h 7m

Ep 217210: Free Reined Choice

Alabama is freer than it was, opinions need to be limited by the feds before the election and even the best politicians are terrible.

Mar 16, 202451 min

Ep 216209: Bless Their Hearts

The State of the Union, the rebuttal, a little history refresher and some gender economics.

Mar 10, 202459 min

Ep 215208: Terrible Twos

We talk about the state of the Ukraine war, some other strategic rivals and the recent Alabama Supreme Court decision about IVF and its potential impacts.

Mar 1, 202452 min

Ep 214207: Pick Your Poison

Trump's legal woes, Putin's opposition and supremacist foreign policy.

Feb 24, 202455 min