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James Just and Jason McPhee break down a packed week of stories showing how political power shapes markets, rights, and everyday life. We open with California’s controversial “Housing Killer” bills, where homebuilders warn new regulations could choke off construction and worsen the state’s affordability crisis. Then we turn to New York City, where Mayor Mamdani’s first 100 days raise questions abo...

On Libertarian Counterpoint 1802, James Just and Jason McPhee break down a week defined by governments tightening their grip—and citizens pushing back. California advances the controversial “Stop Nick Shirley Act,” raising fresh questions about fraud enforcement, due process, and the expanding reach of state power. Across the Atlantic, the Irish government deploys its military against its own citi...

James Just and John Cameron unpack a week of stories that all point in the same direction: when policy collides with reality, reality wins. California’s population continues to fall as families flee sky‑high housing costs in search of the American dream somewhere—anywhere—else. Meanwhile, the state’s $20 fast‑food wage is already producing ripple effects, and Bay Area leaders are floating a $30 mi...

The Supreme Court shakes up California’s conversion‑therapy ban, questions birthright citizenship limits, and rules against the music industry in a major piracy case. James Just and John Cameron break down what these decisions mean for free speech, digital rights, and constitutional limits. Plus: social‑media regulation battles, FBI pressure to release files on Rep. Swalwell, NASA’s costly Artemis...

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Jack Salmon, a Gibbs Scholar and research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, joins the Prairie State Wire Podcast to examine how aggressive tax policies in states like California, Washington, and New York are contributing to an exodus of high earners and shrinking tax bases. Salmon focuses on federal fiscal policy, including spending, deficits, debt, and taxation, and explai...

Philosopher Stefan Molyneux lays out the truth about debt as intergenerational enslavement through government borrowing, inflation, and taxes that trap kids before they’re born. He contrasts it with a Bitcoin economy that forces real accountability and free-market responsibility instead of endless coercion dressed up as virtue. GET FREEDOMAIN MERCH! https://shop.freedomain.com/ SUBSCRIBE TO ME ON...

An update on ReImagining Liberty and a preview of my new show, The Inner Life of Liberalism .Subscribe to The Inner Life of Liberalism in your favorite app: Apple Podcasts Spotify All other podcast apps Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heartland-newsfeed-podcast-network--6051130/support .

Did Libertarian Party national Chair Steven Nekhaila and Vice Chair Paul Darr call Jim Babka for a crucial LP history lesson? Did they take extraordinary action after that call? Who are these men, what makes them tick? And what will happen next, given that they're moving on from their current positions? NOTES I will be attending the national convention in Grand Rapids Michigan over Memorial Day we...

Episode 443 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Forrest Plank, and Zachary Burcham. It is Indy 500 race week, our guests are IMS Old Timer Mike McKown, ARCA racer Presley Sorah, and first timer Ean Southerland of the Playbook Podcast. We review the Indy 500 qualifying weekend, take note of the remarkably clean month of May, until the Monday practice accident....

The Waymo Takeover of ATL, Hanta Sperm, & Libertarians At It Again Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heartland-newsfeed-podcast-network--6051130/support .

On the latest episode of the Illinois REALTORS® Podcast David Ferrel guest hosts our interview with Cinny Chui, a Chicago-based REALTOR® who was recently named to NAR's 2026 list of 30 Under 30. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heartland-newsfeed-podcast-network--6051130/support .

Philosopher Stefan Molyneux's 17 May 2026 Sunday Morning Live shows how to overcome self-hatred by dropping the self-contempt and self-blame that childhood trauma plants in people who excuse their abusers while hating themselves. He urges facing the full truth about family harm, rejecting excuses for bad parents, and building real accountability to stop exploitation in work and relationships. My s...

On this Friday Night Live from 15 May 2026, Philosopher Stefan Molyneux discusses capitalism with a caller, framing it as voluntary exchange and non-aggression against socialism's force through taxes and threats, while urging clear definitions and practical peaceful parenting over yelling at kids. He pushes taking responsibility for habits now to build real freedom and virtue. GET FREEDOMAIN MERCH...

Recent testimony from a CIA whistleblower reveals that the agency knew early on that the COVID-19 virus came from a lab, but that finding was suppressed in favor of the natural origin theory at the urging of Dr. Anthony Fauci. Matt Kibbe is joined by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) to discuss how Fauci became so powerful within the intelligence community and why secretive agencies like the CIA are able to...

A president says he has “the best plan ever,” insists Iran is “defeated militarily,” and talks like one more strike package can end the problem. We slow that down and look at the actual mechanics of a modern Iran war: depleted standoff munitions, limited Patriot and THAAD interceptors, and an opponent that can keep producing missiles while the US waits years to scale replacement. When leaders beli...

Stefan Molyneux starts with a fan’s question about Star Wars and discusses its storytelling along with its wider societal implications. He explores what makes a life well lived, placing virtue at the center while examining how demographics and government programs shape urban culture. He reflects on mental health under societal pressures, the way COVID-19 affected public trust, and Bitcoin’s role a...

You've heard of an October Surprise. Now, Tom Massie is the victim of a May Surprise - because his primary election is next Tuesday. And you heard Jim Babka predict that this smear campaign would happen, back in December (see link below). Jim explains the fake attack. But the BIGGER QUESTION involves grief. Massie's opponents have continued to hit him where it hurts - the death of his wife. And th...

A “ceasefire” that still includes ships getting shot at isn’t a ceasefire, it’s a pressure campaign with a short fuse. Kyle sits down with Lieutenant Colonel Karen Kwiatkowski to make sense of the newest swings in the Iran conflict, from limited strikes and fast Iranian responses to the bigger question nobody wants to answer: what is the actual endgame, and who is paying the price while leaders po...

Former U.S. Congressman Bob Inglis joins Brian Nichols to make the "conservative" case for a carbon tax and why most Republican voters keep rejecting his free-market climate proposal. Inside, we dig into the Raise Wages Cut Carbon Act, the Milton Friedman defense of pricing pollution, and the border adjustment mechanism Inglis says could force China to follow America's lead on emissions. We expose...

For Wednesday Night Live on 13 May 2026, philosopher Stefan Molyneux defines three types of courage—for work, conflict, and love—judging risks by age, control, and rewards to claim real victories like "who dares wins." He connects media casting fights to multiculturalism's cohesion cracks, weighs childfree paths against parenting stakes, eyes AI coding for family providers, and builds family cultu...

It's been quite some time since I have responded to "mail" so I have curated five questions to address:. What should the USAF do now? Is fraud a form of irregular warfare? What should the DoW do with 1.5 trillion dollars? References: Unauthorized History of the Pacific War Podcast RAND wish-casting on drones in 2015. Slaughterbots (2017) Slaughterbots: if human: kill() (2021) How are Drones Changi...

In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the trade summit in China between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily  here . Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/heartland-newsfeed-podcast-network--6051130/support .

Episode 442 of Boss Hog of Liberty is available now. Host voices are Jeremiah Morrell, Bones Harcourt, and Zachary Burcham. Knightstown appears to be headed towards a special election. How will voter turnout be in a race that only 300 people voted in the first time? The New Castle Preservation District had a contentious meeting that resulted in two board members resigning, and the Mayor indicating...

Philosopher Stefan Molyneux unpacks a long-time caller's pandemic-worsened societal alienation and upbringing identity voids, forging cathartic paths to genuine bonds. GET FREEDOMAIN MERCH! https://shop.freedomain.com/ SUBSCRIBE TO ME ON X! https://x.com/StefanMolyneux Follow me on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@freedomain1 GET MY NEW BOOK 'PEACEFUL PARENTING', THE INTERACTIVE PEACEFUL PARENTIN...