Counterflow with Buck Johnson

My guest today is the very bright and articulate, Bradley Thomas from www.erasethestate.com He wrote an article called, "What Murray Rothbard Could Teach Bernie Sanders About Rights" and breaks down, with great precision, exactly what rights truly are. We get into negative vs positive rights, human rights, economic rights and of course, property rights. We then get into some general political topi...

My guest today is the former president of the Swedish Chapter of the Mises Institute, Jon Nylander. We discuss the large welfare state in Sweden and the damage it's doing. There has been a large influx of immigrants into Swedish society in the last few years and rather than assisting various cultures with assimilation, the welfare state is pushing them further apart from each other. Markets bring...

My guest today is the man himself, Joe Biggs. He became famous working for Alex Jones and Infowars. After that he became famous for taking on the violent communist group, Antifa. Antifa is know for provoking violent physical attacks on people they disagree with politically. Joe Biggs will be hosting a rally against the terrorist group in Portland, OR on August 17th 2019. To support Joe, visit  htt...

My guest today is Jose Nino. Jose was a lobbyist for the National Association for Gun Rights. He's now an author of books like "10 Myths of Gun Control" and "How Socialism Destroyed Venezuela". He also writes for the Mises Institute, Zero Hedge and Infowars. We discuss his time working for NAGR and many of the myths that gun control advocates rely on to pass more laws that limit your freedoms. You...

Today my guest it comedian and TV star, Lee Camp. He hosts the political comedy show "Redacted Tonight with Lee Camp" on RT. We discuss hero and journalist, Julian Assange. Lee wrote a great piece called, "18 Ways Julian Assange Changed The World" which details just how important Julian Assange has been in uncovering the crimes and lies of the elite and exposing them to the world. Find Lee here: ...

CJay Engel is the founder of Austro Libertarian Magazine and a very articulate and bright mind in the libertarian world. In this interview, we discuss his magazine, the inspiration he took from well known socialist publication, Jacobin Magazine, his  well researched views on libertarianism, socialism, culture, Mises, Hoppe, immigration, secession and more. Please go to  https://austrolibertarian.c...

Many ideas that were big in the Paleoconservatism movement are becoming popular once again. What do Paleoconservatives believe? When did this movement start? What is interesting is that libertarians and Paleoconservatives sure many of the same enemies. Why is that? If there is a go-to person to answer these questions, it's longtime Paleoconservative philosopher, thinker and author, Paul Gottfried....

Do you hear about the stories of leftist insanity on college campuses today? Is that a new thing? Is it as bad as it seems? Is there any pushback at all against it? My guest today is professor and author Eric Kaufmann. We discuss this and much more, including his new book, "Whiteshift: Populism, Immigration and the Future of White Majorities".  Find him at  http://www.sneps.net Find his book here:...

Despite several years of media lies, we now know that Putin and Trump didn't actually get together and collude to steal the 2016 election from Hillary Clinton. The Russia-gate mess showed us which media can't be trusted when we're searching for factual news. We also now know who can be trusted and my guest today is one of the good journalists. Why did the Russia/Trump investigation start? What did...

My guest today is former NYU professor Michael Rectenwald. He is an author of several books including, "Springtime For Snowflakes:Social Justice And It's Postmodern Parentage". We discuss his wild journey from an avowed Marxist to a free market libertarian and the subsequent fallout when he defected from the ideologically homogenous blob that made up his peer group within the university system. We...

Do you know the big differences between libertarians, conservatives and progressives? Well my guest today is Jacob Hornberger from the Future Of Freedom Foundation. He believes that one major difference is the constant talk from conservatives and progressives to want to "reform" government programs and our wish that the program be completely abolished. We don't want to reform immoral boondoggles,...

Capitalism is widely misunderstood even as we enjoy the riches of a capitalist system. Today, I have Dr Michael Munger on the show to explain what exactly a capitalist system is and how to understand it using just three principles. We get into the enormous benefits of capitalism and of course the 100% rate of failure that socialism has. Find my guest at www.michaelmunger.com  Find his article that...

My first milestone is here. Welcome to the big episode 50! And for this celebratory milestone,  I bring back my most popular guest thus far, Josie The Red Headed Libertarian. We discuss the Russia hoax, the media, the clown show that is the Democratic primary field, the 2020 election and of course owning the prudes and the libs. Follow her on Twitter @TRHLofficial  Thank you for your support the l...

Recently, I was a guest on the Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Snarkiness podcast. We discuss the types of libertarianism and just how a society might work with a limited government or ....gasp...no government! We also discuss the Julian Assange issue and many other issues! Enjoy!  Find them at  http://libertysnarkpodcast.com  and  www.facebook.com/libertysnark   Find us at www.facebook.com/death...

Julian Assange has been taken from the Ecuadorian Embassy by British Police and now faces a possible trial here in America. Who is he? What is Wikileaks? Why do so many governments hate him? Simply because he tells us many of their darkest dirtiest secrets. Today I interview the great Scott Horton about Assange and many other topics as well. Find Scott at: www.scotthorton.org   www.libertarianinst...

Today I share my interview with the great Sheldon Richman. We discuss the similarities between fascism and socialism and the interventionist system that we live under in America.  The article that we discuss is :  https://fee.org/articles/fascism-socialism-with-a-capitalist-veneer/ Sheldon's works can be found here:  https://libertarianinstitute.org Follow us at www.facebook.com/deathtotyrantspodc...

We have been fed lies for more than two years now. Trump colluded with Putin to steal the American election in 2016 from Hillary Clinton. American Democrats, "never Trumpers", resistors, neocons, NBC, MSNBC, ABC, CNN, CBS....they've all peddled this lie. Now, they must face a reckoning. I interview Sumantra Maitra, an we discuss the Russia collusion lie and the guilty parties that must now face a...

My guest today is Antony Mueller and we discuss his article :  https://fee.org/articles/only-capitalism-will-save-the-millennials/ We discuss how a true free market, free of the state, can save the future for young people and how democratic socialism will set them up for failure.  Antony's page can be found here:  http://www.capitalstudies.org Find us online at www.facebook.com/deathtotyrantspodca...

My guest is Michael Maharrey of the Tenth Amendment Center. We discuss their "State Of The Nullification Movement 2018". From legalized marijuana to gun sanctuary counties, to states effectively nullifying Obamacare, the nullification movement is spreading and great things are happening because of it. We discuss all of that and more. His links are as follows:  https://tenthamendmentcenter.com http...

What if you could choose to send your tax (theft) money to the nonprofit of your choice? Well, my guest today runs www. Wedobetter.org  that helps you do just that. We discuss We Do Better and exactly how it works and we get into just how little of your tax dollars end up helping people. Please check out We Do Better and you will not be disappointed. Dan does a great job and their site is very wel...

This story is a wild one. One of Canada's most well known feminists, Meghan Murphy, has been banned from Twitter. Her book deal has also been dropped. All of this because she spoke what she believes are truths about the transgender movement. She is with me on this great episode to explain what happened.  Here is where you can find Meghan online:  https://www.feministcurrent.com/about/donate/ https...

The US troops are actually coming home!! Today I have the brilliant Scott Horton on the show. He is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to foreign policy issues and we discuss the US withdrawing from Syria and Afghanistan. You can buy Scott's great book "Fools Errand: Time To End The War In Afghanistan" at  https://foolserrand.us   Also visit Scott at these sites:  https://scotthorton.org,  https:...

Today I welcome author and the president of the Libertas Institute, Connor Boyack, to the show. Connor is the mastermind behind a wonderful series of childrens books based upon the ideas of individual liberty and free markets. We discuss his Tuttle Twins book series along with his work as president over at the Libertas Institute and how effective they have been at transforming public policy in Uta...

I wanted to bring to you a special edition Thanksgiving episode. So much is made about avoiding politics now during large gatherings. I say, just like any topic, if you're knowledgable on it, speak up! In this episode I go over the underlying principle and philosophy behind libertarianism. We talk about common misconceptions about libertarianism, the US/Saudi backed War in Yemen, and rights, freed...

This week, its just me! As per usual, it was another bizarre week in politics. This episode, I discuss the now admitted false accusations against Brett Kavanaugh, the election results as they relate to liberty and the hilarity that is Jim Acosta of CNN vs Donald Trump.  www.facebook.com/deathtotyrantspodcast Follow me Twitter @buckrebel Recommended reading : https://www.amazon.com/Basic-Economics-...