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June 26, 2020
Monopoly Government – Always the Wrong Answer: GodArchy Podcast
Image: Public domain. I was on the GodArchy Podcast today, talking about why coercive, centralized decision-making is always the worst solution. Even in a crisis. You can listen here.
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June 24, 2020
The Most Important Lesson from the Lockdowns
Image: Public domain. I am going to say this over and over and over again: The reason the lockdowns were/are a terrible idea is NOT that Covid-19 is "not a very serious threat." Yes, for the vast majority of the...
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June 23, 2020
WTMWD #19: JJ Pavoni, From F-15 Pilot to AnCap Conscientious Objector
I speak with JJ Pavoni, former US Air Force pilot turned conscientious objector, about his philosophical transformation, the role of the Federal Reserve in war and peace, the importance for a free society of building community and communities, and what...
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June 19, 2020
Inside the Mind of an Authoritarian: Kerry McDonald Debates Harvard Professor who Called for "Presumptive Ban" on Homeschooling
This past Monday, unschooling mom and homeschooling advocate Kerry McDonald took on the Harvard professor, Elizabeth Bartholet, who recently called for a "presumptive ban" on homeschooling. Their debate was sponsored by the Cato Institute, and you can watch it here....
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Thoughts on Masks: 2
Image: Public domain. Here's the dilemma: Civilized society requires that people either a) all behave in very similar ways and hold similar beliefs about most things (even beyond basic values) or b) have a very high degree of tolerance for...
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June 17, 2020
Thoughts on Masks: 1
Image: Public domain. One more thought on the masks: This is really such a brilliant tool (whether intentionally or not) for both controlling, and dividing people. Because whatever your view of masks - useful, useless, symbol of obedience and oppression,...
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June 16, 2020
The Life Force
I don't get out much. I joke that my husband and I have been "sheltering in place" for the past thirteen years, ever since our son was born. So it had been a while since I'd been out to a...
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June 15, 2020
WTMWD #18: Chris Calton on Defunding the police, and what institutionalized racism really means
I speak with history student Chris Calton about everything from the difference between private police and "policing" as we know it, to what "institutionalized racism" really looks like. Did you know that not only are African Americans disproportionately represented in...
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WTMWD #17: Jeremy Hammond on the Great Mask Debate
Independent journalist Jeremy R. Hammond provides some much-needed perspective on the contentious topic of masks as protection against Covid-19. Jeremy wrote recently about the mask issue here. His website is here.
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June 13, 2020
I Talk with David Forsyth About "The Pandemic Isn't the Threat, the Paradigm Is"
Image: Public domain. I spoke a little while ago with David Forsyth of the "Freedom Adventure" podcast, about my article "The Panemic Isn't the Threat, the Paradigm Is" (on LRC, April 28.) You can listen to the whole thing here.
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