Letting Go of the Two-Party Psy-Op: Podcast of February 22 Show

Here is the article I wrote about the REAL plan of the Republican Party… Neo-Conservatism: The Autobiography of an Idea A caller recommended we learn more about Ben Johnson but actually he meant Ben Carson – here’s an article on Ben Carson! What Does Ben Carson Prescribe for America? And here is Dr. Carson lauded (more…)

Immigration Reform Will Make the Real Problem Worse: Podcast of February 8 Show

I had some technical difficulties with the show – not a big deal but there are glitches both on the official WSB version (which also has commercials) and the podcast. My suggestion is to listen to the first segment in the WSB version and the rest of the show commercial free on my podcast… WSB (more…)

Our Enemy the State by Albert Jay Nock

I recently found Our Enemy the State, by Albert Jay Nock, under a chair in my kids’ playroom–I must have bought it long ago and misplaced it. I flipped the book open to a chapter: “Politics and Other Fetiches,” and despite the unpromising chapter heading I was immediately riveted. Although written in 1935, Our Enemy (more…)

Philip Seymour Hoffman vs William Stewart Halsted

Two of my brothers were hardcore heroin addicts. One quit, the other died. As a matter of fact, off the top of my head, I could name a half a dozen people in my family circle who died from drug abuse. Even short of risk of death, I think getting high every day, whether from illegal drugs, prescription meds or alcohol, is way more trouble than it’s worth, and I have seen people I loved degenerate into something less than fully human after transmogrifying into junkies.

For these reasons, it is understandable why I don’t take lightly my adherence to the libertarian principle that people are inherently free to abuse themselves, but I do believe neither the state nor the citizenry have the right to forcibly prevent an individual from using drugs for recreational purposes.