Counterflow with Buck Johnson

This week I have a brilliant interview with Maj Toure of Black Guns Matter. They tour around to various cities to promote firearm education and safety classes. They are quickly becoming a major force on the pro freedom and pro second amendment scene. Maj pulls no punches and this interview is powerful. You can find him here:  https://www.facebook.com/blackgunsmattermajtoure/ Twitter:  @blkgunsmatt...

I am honored to interview Dr Mark Thornton, Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute. We discuss his new book The Skyscraper Curse and How Austrian Economists Predicted Every Major Economic Crisis Of The Last Century. Why does our economy go through booms and busts? What causes economic downturns? Many will tell you it is deregulation. We examine why they are oh so very wrong. Please visit the amazing...

Today I have Reason Magazine editor Joe Setyon on the show. We discuss his article on the electoral college. Why do we have it? Why is direct democracy a terrible idea? What is mob rule? All this and more on this episode of Death To Tyrants. Joe's article is here:  https://reason.com/blog/2018/10/08/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-we-should-elimi#comment You can follow him on twitter @JoeSetyon You follo...

This week, I chat with Josie aka the Red Headed Libertarian. She gives her hot takes on Kavanaugh, #metoo, Libertarianism and the personal attacks she's endured from her leftist haters. You can find her @TRHLofficial on Twitter and  https://www.facebook.com/EdgyLiberty/ on FB.  You can find us at www. Facebook.com/deathtotyrantspodcast   Follow me on Twitter @buckrebel 

This week I feature my interview with the brilliant Stephan Kinsella. We discuss the nature of rights as libertarians view them. We get into property rights, human rights, self ownership and why there is really no such thing as intellectual property. Stephan makes a strong case against copyrights and patents. Stephan's body of work can be found here:  http://www.stephankinsella.com  and here:  htt...

This week I have  Mike Maharrey  on the show. We discuss his latest article The Astronomical Price of America's Undeclared Wars as well as the fine work done by the Tenth Amendment Center. Decentralization, local control and much much more. Enjoy! Michael's page can be found at  https://www.michaelmaharrey.com You can visit the wonderful Tenth Amendment Center at  https://tenthamendmentcenter.com...

Recently Bill Maher had ex CIA director John Brennan on his show. Just a few years ago, the left showed skepticism toward massive government spy agencies. Not so now. Bill Maher treated John Brennan like the second coming of Christ. Keep in mind, John Brennan actually aided Al Qaeda. Why all of a sudden, does the left love people like this? I discuss that today. Share the show! See you next week. ...

The media, the establishment and most politicians from both "sides" of the aisle fell over themselves trying to pontificate about what an amazing man John McCain was. Luckily, there are writers and thinkers like my guest today, Tom Luongo. He calls John McCain out for being the slimy establishment brutal warmonger that he was. The amount of blood that was on McCain's hands is immeasurable. The amo...

Antifa recently engaged in more property destruction and violence at the "Unite The Right 2" rally in DC. Rather than report on this and condemn it, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo defended the violent tactics of Antifa. Communism is responsible for over 100 million deaths and yet Chris Cuomo defends the group that calls for more state sponsored violence and death. Also, the CIA has infiltrated MSNBC and T...

The idea of decentralization and/or secession is an idea that our country was founded on. Now, in 2018, 39% of the country believes in the idea. We are probably headed for some sort of breakup in the next decade or so. States like California, Texas and New Hampshire have all had ballot referendums on it already. As things become more polarized and technology moves us even further away from needing...

I get asked a lot about the "libertarian stance on _____". In this episode, I go over the philosophy of libertarianism and discuss various political issues. We talk about war, drugs, income tax, social security, the federal reserve , education and healthcare. This is a clear and concise explanation of the consistent philosophy of libertarianism and how we see the political issues that people care...

The Democrats, the media and some Republicans have removed any secrecy to the fact that they are thirsty for more blood. Now, the boogieman we should attack immediately is RUSSIA and (gasp) PUTIN. How dare Trump actually meet with such a vile terrorist, they say. We were attacked! Weapons of mass destruction all over again.  Some are calling their meeting to discuss peace an actual act of treason....

The leftists were already out in force *before* Trump named his next Supreme Court nominee. Where can you find an honest sophistry-free take on Judge Kavanaugh's nomination? Right here on Death To Tyrants! We discuss his takes on abortion, the fourth amendment, terrorism and more. Share the show! "Like" us at www. Facebook.com/deathtotyrantspodcast  and follow me on Twitter @buckrebel  

They NY Times recently published a story on conservatives now "weaponizing" free speech. The claim is that progressives need to be skeptical of free speech absolutism. In the 60s, liberals were the champions of free speech. Today, the modern left is anti free speech and even the NY Times is saying that free speech is a libertarian issue now. Well duh. It always has been. Here's the articles I disc...

White House Press Secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders was recently asked to leave a restaurant due to her politics. Maxine Waters is pushing for businesses and people, in general, to use segregation as a weapon once again. A gay couple demanded that a Christian cake decorator be forced at gunpoint to bake and decorate their wedding cake. What does all of this mean for libertarians? We have a simple...

Bernie Sanders tells us that we should be more like Sweden, Denmark and Norway. He softens his old beloved term socialism by calling it "democratic socialism" as if blending two awful terms makes one great term. We explain what kind of government actually exists in Scandinavia and what Bernie and his ilk actually long for. Caution: socialism is violent and ugly.  Links to related articles:  https:...

This week we have Aaron Pomerantz back on the show. Aaron is a social psychology grad student and is a frequent guest on the show. This week, we discuss his two latest articles:  https://fee.org/articles/rising-above-shame-based-identity-politics/ https://fee.org/articles/the-psychological-phenomenon-behind-the-partisan-response-to-roseanne-barr-and-samantha-bee/ Identity politics, shame, guilt, R...

Tommy Robinson has been imprisoned for reporting on what is a very controversial topic in the UK. A topic that the press has been forbidden to cover. Why are judges in England disallowing free speech? Why is Tommy Robinson in jail? What has happened to England? They are experiencing 1984 like you may not even realize.  Find us at www.facebook.com/deathtotyrantspodcast  follow me on twitter @buckre...

This week I have Robert Taylor, author of the book "Reactionary Liberty: The Libertarian Counter-Revolution". We discuss everything from liberty, the non aggression principle and economics to the Physical Removal Principle and open/closed borders. His book can be found here:  https://www.amazon.com/Reactionary-Liberty-Counter-Revolution-Robert-Taylor/dp/1537539078/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1527471373...

Bernie Sanders has gone off the rails once again. His new "plan" is to create a government job for every unemployed person in America. That's somewhere around 13 million people. It gets better. So far, he admits that they don't know how to pay for it. Yes. You read that correctly. So, lets talk about it. Thank you for the support.  "Like" us at www.facebook.com/deathtotyrantspodcast.com Follow me...

We are morally opposed to the income tax. However, if we are coerced into it, would you rather be able to choose where it goes? How would adding in some amount of choice into a system of force look? Would certain agencies and programs disappear? We discuss all of this and more with our guest Theodore from www. Crowdfundedgovernment.com  You can also find him on Twitter @Crowdfundedgov Find us at w...

This week on Death To Tyrants, we discuss the Non Aggression Principle, which is the bedrock of libertarianism. It can be logically and consistently applied as can the property rights theory of which it is paired with. Many people are still confused as to what libertarianism actually is so we cover the philosophy behind it and how we apply iy issues like the income tax and the drug war. Thank you...

Is a US war against Syria a sure thing now? What about WW3? The left has been pushing for war with Russia for over a year now. The right says something must be done to Assad and the Syrian government. Why are libertarians the only ones left who oppose mass human slaughter? We are principled and therefor anti consequentialist. We remain strong against the wars in the Middle East, the war on drugs a...

There will be an economic downturn at some point in our future. Before it happens, we discuss the actual causes of economic booms and busts. Charlatans will blame markets, deregulation or whatever other fallacy they can throw at you. Arm yourself with the truth and be ready to explain it to those who spread lies. Plus, Buck discusses the fascistic nature of Antifa.  https://fee.org/articles/the-de...

Today on Death To Tyrants, we bring Aaron Pomerantz back to the show. He's a writer and social psychology graduate student at Oklahoma University. He gives us a view of the March For Life through a social psychological lens. Aaron uses what is known as "construal level theory" to look at the March in a way you may not have looked at it yet. We get into gun control, collectivism and the many fascin...