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You Can Still Protest Tyranny in Sacramento

Image: Public domain I've written before about those who have been standing up against the state of California's outrageous power grabs in the area of medical freedom, since long before anyone ever heard of Covid-19. If you're familiar with my...

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WTMWD #48: What is "Non-Violent Communication" and what does it have to do with liberty? With Gretchen Wahlstedt

I speak with my sister, Gretchen Wahlstedt, about her experiences with Non-Violent Communication, what that actually means, and the role it can play in the fight for liberty. We also talk about the current state of civil (or not-so-civil) discourse,...

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WTMWD #47: Why Japan is Different, ALSO: Next Week's Truly Indie Film Fest that You Won't Want to Miss

I talk with radio DJ and director of the Japan Indies Film Festival. We try to pin down what it is that makes Japan so awesome, touch on the role of immigration restrictions on culture, and even mention masks. We...

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Why Japan is Different, ALSO: Next Week's Truly Indie Film Fest that You Won't Want to Miss

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WTMWD #46: When Libertarians Cheer the Total State, with Don Boudreaux

I ask economics professor and columnist Don Boudreaux what the Hell is going on. He doesn't know either. We commiserate. You can find Don at Cafe Hayek. His article "Why so Gullible About Government in the Face of Covid-19?" is...

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End All Licensing Everywhere - Especially in Medicine

Image: Public domain. This is a policy piece from 1995, titled "The Medical Monopoly: Protecting Consumers or Limiting Competition?" It's not like any of what is in here is new information. But good luck getting the power-motivated political system to...

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Maajid Nawaz Embarrasses Epidemiologist Over Lockdowns

This is painful to watch. But watch it. From Sean Hickey's commentary at Leading Britain's Conversation: Professor Gabriel Scally explained to Maajid Nawaz that a second lockdown would serve to buy time to get the UK's test and trace up...

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WTMWD #45: Kevin Kiley on his Court Victory Against CA Governor Newsom

I speak with California legislator Kevin Kiley after the favorable ruling in his case against Governor Gavin Newsom's one-man rule. My earlier episode with Kiley is here. The court ruling is here. Kevin Kiley's blog post about the ruling is...

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Fear, Pharma, and Paradigms: I Talk with Tatiana Moroz

I was on The Tatiana Show earlier this week, talking about how fear is used to control people, the history of the pharmaceutical industry's takeover of medicine in the US, and asking whether we really have to learn all over...

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CA Governor Newsom's Executive Orders Ruled Unconstitutional - Court Issues Injunction Against Future Orders

Image: Public domain. UPDATE: I'm changing the headline, because technically, the judge didn't rule on Newsom's "lockdown orders," but on the vote-by-mail order that Kiley and Gallagher sued him over. As I mentioned below, the point of that was to...

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