A Free Solution

Donald Trump might've been testing out the idea of eliminating the income tax and replacing it with tariffs Selective service now automatic The draft is slavery Nuclear power finally gets Congressional support with the ADVANCE act

Kevin and Tim talk, GDP, unemployment, stock market, inflation, cost of living and more. Most of the economy looks good by the numbers, but polls don't reflect that.

Kevin and Tim talk about the Trump conviction How Hunter Biden and Donald Trump can be unlikely 2A heroes Congestion Pricing Politics means we can't have nice things

Donald Trump speaks at Libertarian National Convention, gets booed Trump made some big libertarian promises. Will he keep them? Why did Trump do this? Why did the LP do this? The Libertarian Candidate Chase Oliver https://www.votechaseoliver.com/platform Tim is skeptical of a candidate who has played identity politics Why the more conservative candidate lost Gary Johnson could handle his THC bette...

Joe Biden Raising tariffs on China Tariffs are just taxes on Americans according to Joe Biden in 2019 Removing Check bouncing fees ends up with costs elsewhere Should we make it easier to build houses? No just subsidize demand again (Biden) Dexter Taylor and the courtroom without the 2nd Amendment Police kill Roger Fortson. Do you have 2A rights if police can kill you for holding a weapon in your...

Florida making it illegal to sell lab grown meat Cronyism or protecting consumers? Labeling Seizing property Rochester taxes going down after assessment NY bill to make it illegal for liquor stores to sell alcohol free alternatives Donald Trump given speaking spot at the Libertarian National Convention before

Kevin and Tim interview Mike Ter Matt who is seeking the Libertarian Party nomination for President - https://miketermaat.com/ Kevin talks about having heart surgery Kevin and Tim talk about the Rochester area DA who refused to pull over for a police officer. See the video here Whether Presidents can ever get a criminal charge

Tim thinks libertarians need to find solutions that would save social security, Kevin thinks the best solution is to move on to something else

Kevin and Tim end up talking about Israel and Gaza stuff for a while. The plan to save us from shrinkflation The eclipse is making people panic. Should they?

Kevin and Tim talk about the government suing Apple's iPhone for illegal monopolistic practices Tim comes out on the governments side sometimes, owns an iPhone. News about the bridge collapse in Maryland Sometimes accidents happen Tim's rapid fire news segment NY makes weed legal and somehow we all lose money thanks to government incompetence. WXXI Story

Supreme Court Justice asks whether the 1st Amendment hamstrings government So many hypotheticals Texas requires ID to watch porn Ride Share minimum wage fails Immigration is broken for businesses and people Should illegal immigrants get gun rights?

Kevin has another kid now NYS Gov Hochul puts national guard on NYC subway to check bags This will get dystopian quickly A fight about Blackrock, the nature of capitalism The State of the Union Drug laws and zoning Banning TikTok (or forcing the Chinese Communists to Divest) Bitcoin mutterings

Kevin and Tim do an episode talking about libertarian themes in pop culture

Tim praises NYS Mitch McConnel stepping down (from leadership only) Spending bill struck down? The IVF ban explained Elizabeth Warren should stay out of Wendy's surge pricing CA Gov Newsom may have given out special favors on minimum wage A long tangent on fast food and diet

Kevin and Tim roast Tucker Carlson's Russia propaganda The economics of why food seems cheaper in some countries compared to the US Police don't face many consequences for car crashes Acorn Cop mag dump Anarcho-tyranny?

Kevin and Tim talk about the Tucker Carlson interview. Was that journalism? Soft ball interview? Propaganda? Tim thinks Putin knows his history and trusts him more than Hillary Clinton Putin thinks selling nationalism will convince people he has a just war A detour on the overlap between nationalism and identity politics Shockingly, the NYS film tax credit is a huge loser Kevin thinks Hochul is ri...

The immigration bill is a political mess Were immigrants coming legally back in the old days? What does the immigration bill do? Open borders? Ties to Ukraine and Israel aid Do the feds need to do something about urban pharmacies closing? Bird Spies Kevin convinces Tim to train some birds to do his bidding Woke Kindgergarten Should the federal government regulation the size of Dorito's bags Ti...

Tim thinks climate activists are going to take away his ability to grow food at home Kevin is talks about how efficient farming has gotten Government has decided to subsidize NIMBYs, making building projects even harder Degrowthers hate the poor We aren't ready for UAPs Tim praises Nikki Haley RFK Jr. wants the Libertarian Party nomination

The government was trying to prevent Bills Mafia from feeding the pit Tim's more serious take that taxes on athletes hurt the only NY based NFL team Republican politics Should we just give Alaska back to Russia? Shady politics in Arizona News rapid fire

Did NY Gov Hochul need to be involved in the Bills snow delay? Are travel bans a good idea? Context on the Red Sea / Houthi stuff Is it the US Navy's job to defend trade routes? Where do we cross the line from self-defense of US military resources to offense? Do we need a declaration of war? Iowa caucus results - Libertarian Party edition Iowa caucus results - GOP edition Listener comments

Tim thinks Oneonta is making some good moves on parking Kevin is not a fan of subsidized parking anywhere How other towns are dealing with this Do we need government for parking or mass transit? What do libertarians do? Do you have the right to drink raw milk? Consumer debt Elon's drugs Aliens in Miami A tangent on magnets A further tangent on Start Trek, deep space 9. The great material conti...

Kevin and Tim talk about the end of local elections. Is higher voter turnout a good metric to work towards? Should the Thruway be free? NYS Gov Hochul vetoes a non-compete ban Attack in Rochester?

Tim and Kevin talk about great solutions to advance freedom in 2024. Some are practical and political popular. Some are more of a stretch.

Nuisance points coming to Norwich, NY? How it ends up working out in Rochester Rochester trying to get rent control again What happens if we constrain supply and subsidize demand in housing? Kevin talks about the housing virtue signalers Will a new bill in Congress get corporations out of housing and lower rent? (No) Trump kicked off ballot in Colorado How gun control hurts low income people defen...

Thomas Daniel Quiter joins Kevin and Tim to talk about finding new ways to achieve mobility independence with fighting for the right to repair his power chair, helping others do the same, and voluntarism. The absurdity and frustration of mobility support in government programs Right to repair Open source and voluntary solutions to fixing those problems. Mobility Independence Foundation - https://t...