California Liberty Project

In this solo episode, I recount California's numerous public-safety and public-policy failures over the past few years: water mismanagement, increasing street crime, subsidies & support for drug abuse, Prop. 57, homelessness, etc. Gavin Newsom is now being forced to sound like a voice of reason (partly), because he is trying to finagle a run for the presidency. So that might mean that repa...

In Episode 45, my guest is Tyler Janke. Tyler is a family-law attorney in California, and he is the host of the Libertarian Podcast Review on YouTube . We had a great discussion on the finer points of liberty podcasting, how the Right has evolved on certain issues in the past few years, skepticism toward the medical establishment, and what to do about California's myriad problems. (Should Cali...

In this episode, my guest was author Jorge Besada of Liberty Speaks. We discussed science and the priesthood of scientism, F.A. Hayek and Austrian economics, the dangers of central planning, RFK Jr.'s candidacy, and much more. Jorge also shared some of his family's history and their experiences when they fled Castro's Communist Cuba. Jorge Besada on twitter Visit Liberty Speaks (websit...

In this episode, I speak with guest Mike ter Maat. Mike is an Austrian economist, retired pro-reform police officer, and current candidate for President of the United States (as a Libertarian Party candidate). We discussed reforms in policing and what to do about crime, drugs, and homelessness in our cities. We also covered topics such as the failed War on Drugs, reining in the Federal Reserve, th...

In this episode, I started by sharing some thoughts I had regarding factions in political/religious movements -- and how the Sadducees & Pharisees might be analogous to factions in today's Republican Party. I went on to discuss the contentious concept of anarcho-tyranny, as well as California's bureaucratic water mismanagement, flooding in the Central Valley, Newsom's cringey meddl...

Don't miss this episode of the California Liberty Project! Our guest is Dr. Irene Mavrakakis, M.D., and we discussed the practice of medicine during a pandemic, the importance of informed consent, potential reasons for the proliferation of various food allergies in recent years, and effective vs ineffective medical treatments. We also talked about the hijacking of science by regime propagandis...

My guest this week is Siaka Massaquoi, who is a very busy man these days. In addition to being an actor and producer, Siaka is also active in politics. Last year, he ran for Assembly in a San Fernando Valley district; he is currently the Vice Chair of the L.A. Republican Party . Siaka is active with WhatTheFact.tv, Hollywood 4 Freedom , and the Babylon Bee. We discussed the ups and downs of runnin...

Will Trump be arrested on Tuesday? (Probably not.) Was this whole rumor just a grift/ruse to raise money and ensnare Desantis? (Maybe.) Should partisan district attorneys be arresting/imprisoning political foes from rival parties on trumped-up charges that are often misdemeanors? (I don't think it's a great idea.) And in local California news: Is our drought finally over, as many parts of...

Michael Heise joins the California Liberty Project as our guest this week.  Michael is the founder and chair of the LP Mises Caucus, which is a caucus within the libertarian party that focuses on promoting free markets, Austrian economics, peace, non-intervention in military as well as many domestic issues, and radical political decentralization.  We discussed the legacy of great free-ma...

This is a fun episode, in which Blas Carrasco and I discuss how we can/should distinguish nutty conspiracy theories (that are not supported by evidence) from the provable/actual absurdities that define modern life (since 2020).  We cover a lot of diverse topics in this conversation, and Blas recounts a recent (humorous) experience he'd had with some friends in the liberty community. There are...

The past three years of pandemic-related authoritarianism and biomedical tyranny have shown all of us -- especially in California -- the importance of grass-roots activism and family sovereignty.  In this episode, I am joined by Courtney & Keryn from Take A Stand Stanislaus (TASS).  These activists and their organization have been on-the-ground leaders in the struggle for freedom; th...

In this episode, I welcomed Arod and Lillian from LEXIT (Kern County, California) back onto the podcast.  It was a great discussion on topics such as p*ndemic policies, the general insanity and authoritarianism of the past three years, public-health policy & the bureaucracy, Trump vs Desantis, the timeless importance of Biblical history, and much more. Visit LEXIT online at LEXIT Movement...

In Episode 34, our guest is prolific author and researcher Germinal G. Van.  Germinal has written 26 (!) books on topics ranging from economics, history, political economy, and sociology. In addition to discussing his latest book on wealth distribution in America, we also talked about the benefits of capitalism, the errors of Marxism, and income inequality.  We also shifted gears and dis...

In this episode, my guest was Louis Marinelli, president of YesCalifornia. We discussed the new CalExit 3.0 efforts, in which 22 left-leaning coastal California counties would eventually secede from the United States. The remaining 36 California counties would remain in the United States. This effort seeks to put forth a citizen’s ballot initiative that would amend California’s Constitution, resul...

In Episode 32, my guests are Kerry Baldwin and Gregory Baus. Kerry and Gregory co-host the Reformed Libertarians podcast . We discussed several different topics including the relationship between Christianity, anarchy, and the state; Christian & libertarian approaches to abortion, prostitution, etc.; morality and the law; Romans Chapter 13; subsidiarity – and much more! Also, in the first few...

Join us on the first episode of the California Liberty Project podcast in 2023!  Michael Rectenwald is this week's guest, and we had a wide-ranging discussion on "social justice," political correctness, cultural revolutions, and the totalitarian tendencies of the Left.  This episode has some really interesting and important content, as we look ahead to the tyranny and authoritarianism th...

This is the last episode of 2022 for the California Liberty Project.  (Make sure to check out the big first show of 2023, on January 7!)  On this episode, I quickly recapped some of our wins and losses in 2022, and I discussed some of the challenges that we will be facing in 2023. I also tackled California's ill-advised MINIMUM-WAGE increase .  What will its effects be?  Who wi...

In Episode 29 of the California Liberty Project podcast, Tatum and Jennifer Shank joined me to discuss their work in Hollywood 4 Freedom. We covered topics such as medical freedom, the right to privacy, what it’s like to be a conservative living in LA, and whether or not it’s time to leave California for “greener pastures” (i.e., places in other states that actually value freedom of conscience, tr...

Lillian Lopez and A-Rod join the podcast to discuss their involvement with LEXIT, a movement dedicated to showing Latinos and Hispanic Americans that they don't have to vote Democrat automatically, just because of their ethnicity.  LEXIT was founded in 2018 as a vehicle to counter the leftist narrative being pushed by propagandists in the Corporate Media.   We discussed the power of thin...

Episode 27 of the California Liberty Project podcast is a roundup of some of the big news stories here in California.  These news stories include Governor Gavin Newsom's war on California's energy sector, a new task force that seeks to implement a reparations program that will "only" cost $569 billion, California's seemingly never-ending vote counting (one month after the election), a special...

In this quick episode of the California Liberty Project, I discuss Gavin Newsom's big/cynical announcement (that nobody asked for) that he will not be running for president in 2024.  Also, the upcoming California legislative session gets underway in January -- and there could be several bad bills that are introduced.  Californians who value their liberty and their family's autonomy &...

Denise Aguilar is the guest for Episode 25 of the California Liberty Project.  Denise is a mother, wife, and civil-rights activist from Stockton, California.  Her work is dedicated to reining in over-reaching government and empowering families to take charge of their own health, food security, and educational choices.  We discussed her path into activism, the state of California's m...

Don’t miss this episode! Kira Davis is my guest, and we discuss her run for school board in Orange County, as well as California’s election insanity, Gavin Newsom’s future, lockdowns, mandates, and much more. I also go through a brief rundown of this week’s election, at the national level and right here in California. Follow Kira on twitter HERE Follow Kira on Instagram HERE Listen to Kira's podca...

In this episode, I discuss the prospect of a Covid-related “amnesty,” which has been suggested/requested by some prominent Lockdown supporters and members of the left-liberal-interventionist coalition.  (There are millions of liberty advocates and human-rights activists who are not even remotely interested in granting an “amnesty” at this time, after all of the tyranny and Covid authoritarian...

Don't miss this episode of the California Liberty Project, in which Blas Vegas Carrasco and I dive into a free-market classic for the ages: Henry Hazlitt's Economics in One Lesson .  This short book serves as a powerful primer that will help you tear down every common economic fallacy that floats around today.  Blas and I cover topics such as minimum-wage laws, rent-control laws, price c...