Counterflow with Buck Johnson

This week, I am happy to have Mises Institute President, Jeff Deist back on the show. Jeff and I discuss a number of topics including: the state of libertarianism, the Old Right, paleo-libertarianism, secession, post persuasion America, and more. Jeff Deist pulls no punches and is always a wonderful guest. I know he will make you think. Here are links to the essays and books that we discussed: Han...

My guest this week is the President of The Texas Nationalist Movement, Daniel Miller. Daniel is here to discuss his organization's mission and how to get it done. That mission would be a peaceful secession from the union for the State of Texas. Many people used to scoff at this notion until our current political climate and secession movements all over the world have made it seem much more likely....

On my first episode with the new Counterflow brand, my guest is the man that helped it happen, Thaddeus Russell. We go over many of the 2020 moments and events that have caused us to view life, politics and people differently. We touch upon COVID, lockdowns, masks, Trump, Biden, Harris, and more. Then we talk about the optimistic future ahead, not only at our level but the macro level as well. Fin...

Today I am bringing you the last episode of the Death To Tyrants Podcast before the name change happens, and it is with my friend, Rebecca Dilingham, a.k.a. Dissident Mama. Rebecca and I get all into her long, wild, and unique journey that has lead her to where she is now, a dissident voice triggering leftists, yankees, and neo-cons. We discuss her religious beliefs, her Southern pride, her femini...

My guest this week is a successful entrepreneur who teaches people how to leave their country and be successful at it. That man is Mikkel Thorup, and he joins us from Panama, which is one of the eight countries in which he has lived. Mikkel and I discuss his journey around the world, the best countries for liberty-loving Americans to live, the steps to make the move, and more. This is a very inter...

Analytics expert Josh Ketter is back by popular demand. Josh has been analyzing the COVID-19 data for months now, and he is here to explain exactly what data regarding COVID-19, masks, lockdowns, and the like is relevant and why. He discusses the red flags to watch out for regarding media reports on anything involving COVID-19. You may have noticed that many in the corporate press are still report...

Strength coach extraordinaire Michael Wolf is with me today. We not only get to discuss his profession and weight lifting, but Michael has been doing quite a bit of research on the effectiveness of lockdowns and masks. Obviously, at this point, most people are seeing that the lockdowns are doing far greater damage than they are good. Michael's profession has been hit hard, as many in his field (sm...

My guest is a great author, a retired professor, and most notably, a Marxist turned libertarian: Dr. Michael Rectenwald. He is here to discuss his recent speech at a Mises Institute event, called "The Google Election". In this talk, Michael goes over the true beginnings of Google and Facebook and shows that, no, they were not "private companies" from the very start. They were funded by fronts of t...

My guests today are two of the brightest minds and best writers in the right-wing populist movement. Ryan James Girdusky is author of "They're Not Listening: How the Elites Created the Nationalist Populist Revolution", and he's a co-host on the American Conservatives podcast Right Now. Pedro Gonzalez is the assistant editor over at American Greatness. They join me to discuss Trump, the election, p...

My guest this week is the co-host of "Wealth, Power and Influence, with Jason Stapleton", Matthew Erickson. Matt has a lot of truly thought provoking things to say regarding his evolving political thought process. We talk libertarianism, anarcho-capitalism, monarchy, and other forms of government. In what type of system would liberty best flourish? It's not democracy, we know that. What about unde...

My guest this week is the wonderful paleo-libertarian writer, thinker, and author, Ilana Mercer. Ilana is the author of several great books including "Into the Cannibals Pot: Lessons for America From Post-Apartheid South Africa". She is here to discuss a multitude of topics with me ranging from: Paleo-libertariansism, Conservative Inc, mainstream libertarianism, her books, Donald Trump, and even s...

This week, my guest is Scott Ritter, former United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq from 1991 to 1998. Prior to the invasion of Iraq in March 2003, Ritter stated that Iraq possessed no significant weapons of mass destruction (WMD) capabilities. Scott and I discuss the foreign policy philosophy of Joe Biden. Scott is quite familiar with Joe Biden, and in 1998, he had a back-and-forth with him at t...

This week we discuss the 2020 Presidential Election results. Even now, there is finality lacking from this ever-going drama. My guest is Johnny Profita from the Peddling Fiction podcast. He and I discuss several aspects of the election. What does it mean for Trump, his voters, Biden, Harris, the Libertarian Party, and the future of secession or decentralization? We hit all of that and more in toda...

My guest this week is Norman Singleton, Vice President of the Campaign for Liberty. Norman worked for Congressman Ron Paul from 1997-2012. We discuss many lessons and stories from those days. Norman also saw Murray Rothbard give his "A Strategy for the Right" speech at the John Randolph Club. We get into the details of that speech and the lessons that we can take from it, especially in today's env...

My guest today is co-host of Radio Rothbard and assistant editor for Mises Wire, Tho Bishop. Tho and I discuss the recent presidential debate, the problems with the Libertarian Party, and Murray Rothbard and Hans-Herman Hoppe's strategies and writings on populism and libertarianism, and we put it all in terms of what we are seeing with politics in 2020. Here are links to some of the writings and m...

My guest today is highly acclaimed journalist and editor of Modern Age: A Conservative Review, Daniel McCarthy. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, USA Today, The Spectator, the National Interest, Reason, Modern Age, and other publications. Today, we are discussing the upcoming presidential election and the reasons that he believes libertarians should cast their vote for Donald Trump....

My guest today is Stephen Kirschner, and we are discussing something that is very often misunderstood and incorrectly defined--especially on Google!!!--and that is cultural Marxism. Stephen penned a great piece on it, and he's here to explain its meaning, its origins, and everything in between. We also discuss Critical Race Theory, since it's been in the news a lot lately and I want you guys to un...

This week, Thaddeus Russell is back, and we have a lot to discuss. Not only is he here to give his well-researched thoughts on the modern left, but he goes back decades to explain how we have arrived at the wild moment that we are in now. We touch on Marxism, BLM, feminism, the coming split within the Democratic Party, and more. Also, due to when we recorded this, we naturally had to discuss the w...

My guest this week is author, speaker, speech writer, and comedian, Evan Sayet. Evan is here to discuss his new book, "The Woke Supremacy: An Anti-Socialist Manifesto". This book is an easy and highly educational read for those interested in the dangers of all forms of socialism. Evan details the differences between types of socialism (e.g. national, democratic, Russian), but more importantly, he...

Today I have Donnie Gebert back on the show. Donnie is an author and former US Army Intelligence Officer. His new book is called "The Art of War 2020". This is a follow up to his first book detailing how to decentralize a legislature. We get into the psychological warfare that is being waged on us and how to recognize who is doing it and what it means. Check out Donnie's work here: https://www.the...

My guest today is former UFC fighter and man of many talents, Tim Kennedy. Tim has been a firefighter, cop, medic, professional MMA fighter, sniper, Army Ranger, and an accomplished businessman as well. Today we are discussing his politics, his Sheepdog training course (and just how relevant it has become in this current climate), Antifa, Trump, and more. Tim's Sheepdog course: https://sheepdogres...

My guest today is Phil Labonte, vocalist for the well known metal band, All That Remains. Phil is a libertarian who has had it with the direction of the Libertarian Party. He explains his decision to denounce them on Twitter. Phil and I went several different directions in the conversation, and I really enjoyed it. I think you will as well. We get into the election and the possibility of a civil w...

My guest this week is the founder and Chairman of the Mises Institute, Lew Rockwell. In 1990, Lew wrote a historic manifesto called, "The Case for Paleo- Libertarianism". This was a case to denounce the culturally leftist instincts of mainstream libertarianism and make the case that liberty thrives much better in a culturally conservative setting. Within the pages of the famed "Rothbard-Rockwell R...

My guest this week is the great Dr. Ron Paul. This is a great honor for me, as Dr. Paul has been an inspiration to me for a long time. His willingness to always stand on principle, no matter how unpopular it may be, has been unwavering, and his commitment to liberty and peace is unmatched by any congressman in the history of this country. He is here to discuss the harmful and disastrous lockdown p...

There is no shortage of dishonest reporting on COVID-19 these days, and we are here to help you understand what is really going on. Statistician extraordinaire Joshua Ketter is back with us to break down not only the COVID facts for Texas but for the country as a whole. How does Texas compare to NY? The NY Times wrote that the situation in Texas was "New York all over again". Why would they lie li...