A Free Solution

Sean and Kevin discuss whether it's every okay for governments and experts to lie to people if there is a good reason. Was there a good reason to tell people that masks aren't effective when that wasn't true? We talk about whether or not this erodes trust in government and what harmful impact that might have.  Much of this is based on the article found in Cato: https://www.cato.org/blog/again...

Kevin and Sean talk about the Trillions in spending coming down the pipe from the federal government, plus whether or not NYS is actually making hand sanitizer or just slapping a label on it.  Vice article about whether Cuomo is actually making hand sanitizer: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/5dma4k/cuomos-prison-workers-say-theyre-not-actually-making-hand-sanitizer Big stimulus bill summar...

How do candidates get on the ballot? Why are local committees so important? Andrew and Bob talk the mechanics of ballot access and elections in NYS. 

Andrew and Kevin talk about Andrew Cuomo's 100% shutdown order and how that will impact the economy. How do we balance safety and letting people work during a pandemic? How do we talk about the economy without sounding like ghouls? Plus some solutions to this. Targeted back to work approach FDA blocks home testing

Andrew talks about general wellness and some activities you can do at home. 

Alex Merced - Libertarian , Vice Chair of the Libertarian National Committee, joins Kevin Wilson on a prerecorded Radio Free New York to answer: What on earth is the Federal Reserve doing? We go over some basic terms and whether or not all this stuff will help. 

A lot of people are suddenly getting more interested in personal defense and buying firearms. This is great! But it's important that people are safe too. Andrew speaks with Dave Jenkins from Rochester Personal Defense about how you can defend yourself in a crisis situation. 

For this week's Whitehouse Wednesday, Andrew Hollister interviewed John Monds, who is seeking the Libertarian Party nomination for President.  Facebook Website: https://monds2020.com/

Andrew, Kevin, and Bob talk about what it means to be in a state of emergency. Can travel be restricted? Can firearm sales be restricted? We talk about it all. 

There are a lot of changes happening really fast, but Andrew is wondering, will anything positive come out of this pandemic? 

Sean and Kevin talk about Gov. Cuomo's new order to limit gatherings of more than 500 and cutting restaurant capacity in half.  Is this what we need to do to flatten the curve? Plus the Federal Reserve is putting up some big numbers to help the stock market and Fake News Friday. 

Kevin and Bob talk about the federal government response to COVID-19, a little bit more of Andrew Cuomo's response, and whether we should be taking this serious. Is just media fear mongering or is there something to this?  Plus, the world keeps moving on; FISA abuses continue with the renewal of the USA Freedom Act. 

Andrew, Bob, and Kevin go over Governor Cuomo's new ability to suspend laws and take other actions to combat the covid-19 virus and discuss the Governors bizarre plan to produce hand sanitizer. Gov. Cuomo's Executive Order: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/no-202-declaring-disaster-emergency-state-new-york Government Hand Sanitzer: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/ny-gov-reveals-state-hand-sa...

Turns out, property taxes aren't the only way to fund a government. 

Sean Phelan joins Andrew Hollister for this episode of RFNY to talk about whether or not laws can save lives. 

The NYS Legislature voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday just past midnight to give Governor Cuomo broad sweeping emergency powers to deal with the COVID-19 virus. Was this a necessary measure to keep a disease in check or did we just create a dictatorship? https://amp.democratandchronicle.com/amp/4936360002 https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-cuomo-coronavirus-20200303-5kxocftsvrhptolsu32ipzz...

Andrew and Bob go over some of the results from Super Tuesday Democratic Primary Process. 

Zoning isn't the sexiest topic, but it's one of the most pervasive parts of government happening at the local level. It controls what you can build on your own land, how you can build it,  what it looks like, and what you're allowed to do there. Your town, village, or city has a complex network of rules about all of these things in their zoning code. We wanted to do an introductory show on zo...

Andrew talks about the government imposed barriers on being an entrepreneur. 

There's a new bill in NYS to teach sex education to Kindergartners. There are other bills that would allow kids to get STD treatment and vaccinations without parental consent.  It's even upsetting some Democrats including Rochester Mayor Warren. Andrew and Kevin talk about some of the details of the bill and whether NY is stripping the rights of parents with these bills.  Mayor Lovely Wa...

After taking a little detour to talk about some local political processes, Andrew and Kevin talk about the pardon power. What does it mean, how can it be used, and how have Presidents used it in the past. Then we they talk about Trump's pardon of Blago, possible pardon of Stone, and his pardon of people caught up in the war on drugs. Is Trump just pardoning his buddies or is he advancing criminal...

Andrew discusses the wild Las Vegas debate from last week. 

Andrew, Kevin, and Bob were all in studio today to talk about Sanctuary Counties for the 2nd Amendment in New York. How do they work? Are they legal? Plus, Fake News Friday. Link to the ordinance for Sanctuary Counties: http://2ndamendmentshow.com/2019%20NY%20SASO.pdf NYS Constitution: https://www.dos.ny.gov/info/constitution/article_13_public_officers.html

Andrew talks about medicare care and why you should always pay your doctor in cash

Andrew and Kevin discuss how federal government policy created a lot of the segregation we still see to this day.  https://reason.com/podcast/richard-rothstein-color-of-law/ https://reason.com/2019/01/21/washington-forced-segregation/ https://www.democratandchronicle.com/in-depth/news/2020/02/05/rochester-ny-kept-black-residents-out-suburbs-decades/2750049001/