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The Eruption of Illiberalism

Joining Jason Jones for this episode is John Zmirak, Senior Editor of The Stream, and the two talk about the spreading of illiberalism on both the Right and the Left; what American liberty means and what is leading to its slow erosion; the failure to defend bodily autonomy in the pandemic era; the rise of […]

Bob Murphy on the Folly of Government Interventionism

Joining David Gornoski for this episode is economist Bob Murphy who calls in to talk about the failures of interventionism as illustrated by the latest news from Afghanistan. Was the war in Afghanistan beneficial in any way from an economic point of view? Should be we worried about the inflation that is coming fast? How […]

Maj Toure on Lockdowns in Australia and Afghanistan Retreat

How do we build a culture of love and sympathy in this divisive time? How do we regain our search for wonder? In this episode, David Gornoski is joined by Maj Toure, founder of Black Guns Matter, who calls in to talk about what’s happening in the Solutionary Summit in Miami; discrimination based on mandated […]

The ‘Starry Night’ house: A win for freedom

This classic article by David Gornoski was originally published at WND.com on August 2, 2018. In the coldness of space, a star explodes. It creates a dazzling shock wave of cloud debris with a magnetic alignment resembling spokes on a cosmic bicycle wheel of light. We here on Earth call it SuperNova 1987A. But the […]

What Is Absolute Power and Why Does It Corrupt Absolutely?

“Absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Do people really understand the true meaning of this mantra? If they did then why are people still demanding the mandate of medicine? Join David Gornoski as he reflects on this question while also commenting on Rand Paul’s recent speech against lockdown tyranny. Does SARS-Covi-2 originate among the unvaccinated or is […]

Jeff Deist on Coercion and Mass Conformity Exercises

Jeff Deist of the Mises Institute returns to the show and joins David Gornoski to comment on what happened during the latest Mises U event; the possibility of a nationwide jab mandate; natural immunity; the rise of homeschooling in the United States; the decline of public schools and statist narratives; and more. Can the American […]

Dr. Norman Horn on the Coming Decentralization, Amy Povah on Criminal Justice Reform

Joining David Gornoski in this episode is the returning Dr. Norman Horn, founder of the Libertarian Christian Institute, who calls in to talk about the demand to mandate medicine; the coming decentralization of the internet; the gradual decline of the American empire; the decline of meritocracy; and more. Also in this episode, Amy Povah of […]

Beyond reason: What really motivates our choices

This essay was originally published at WND.com on February 25, 2016. A few years ago I used to write for WND under the pen name David Hanson. I derived the name in honor of my maternal great-great-great, etc. grandfather John Hanson, the first president of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation. Besides being […]

John Odermatt on the Hidden Victims of the Drug War

Sixty-five percent of Americans believe in aliens, an Axios poll says. Join David Gornoski as he comments on the latest news and highlights why we must reject self-destructive sacrificial violence and coercion and look towards creativity. Also in the show, David is joined by John Odermatt from the Lions of Liberty podcast who calls in […]

Media Runs Interference for Big Pharma

The world must adopt the Florida man spirit, David Gornoski says as he begins the episode. Join David as he comments on the corporate press’ shilling for big pharma, the criticism of fake version of free markets, doctors persecuted for raising concerns about the vaccines, Paul Ryan’s appeal to GOP to ditch Trump, Ivermectin helping […]