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"Democratic socialism" has come back into fashion -- with the monetary authority having pushed prices up, ordinary people have concluded that "capitalism," which makes it possible for them not to be living in the dirt, has "failed." Keith Knight has 64 arguments against it, but we discuss about 11. Sponsors: HomeServe Persist Marketing Guest's Website: Libertarian Institute Guest's Twitter: @an_ca...

This Friday we speak to Nathan Bernard from Drop Site News on the state of the Maine Senate race and how establishment Dems are using super delegates to decide the new candidate. Then we speak to Dr. Trita Parsi about the latest strikes in Iran and the Strait of Hormuz as well as claims from Israel that Iran is plotting an assassination on Trump. Nathan Bernard: https://x.com/nathanTbernard Trita...

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Joe is joined by mixed martial artists John Rallo, Matt Serra, and Din Thomas. John Rallo owns Shogun Fights and is the owner and head coach of Ground Control Mixed Martial Arts Academy. www.groundcontrolbaltimore.com www.shogunfights.com Matt Serra is a mixed martial artist and host of "UFC Unfiltered" with Jim Norton and "Geeking Out with Matt Serra." He is the owner and an instructor at Serra B...

She grew up in a house with twelve brothers and sisters, snuck into her uncle's library to devour books she wasn't supposed to read, and became one of the sharpest political writers of the American Revolution — armed with nothing but wit, satire, and a pen. Mercy Otis Warren doesn't get nearly the attention she deserves, but she's one of the most important Founding Mothers in American history. Bor...

Vacant commercial space can drag down a street, but Evan Snow sees something else: a chance to make room for local artists, small businesses, and community life. As co-founder of Zero Empty Spaces, Snow helps transform empty properties into affordable artist studios and cultural hubs. He explains why closed doors do not help property owners, downtowns, or neighborhoods, and why a temporary use can...

This is the best short essay on the Proposition Nation Myth from a leftist perspective. It isn't correct, but it's honest. https://mcclanahanacademy.com https://patreon.com/thebrionmcclanahanshow https://brionmcclanahan.com/support http://learntruehistory.com

Bob does a nerdy follow-up to prior interactions with George Selgin, Bryan Caplan, and Brad DeLong. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The BMS analyzing the SoHo Forum debate on FRB , Bob's recent interview of Bryan Caplan , and Brad DeLong's congressional testimony . Bob's blog post responding to DeLong. Bob's much earlier post on Hoover's memoirs . Help support the Bob Murphy...

Five years after wildfire destroyed most of Lytton, British Columbia, rebuilding remains slow despite more than $140 million in committed public funding. Norm Van Eeden Petersman talks with Michel Durand-Wood, author of You’ll Pay for This, and Graham Watt, who manages strategic initiatives and flood recovery for Grand Forks, British Columbia. They look at what happens when a small town is pushed...

Street trees, benches, slower speeds, and beautiful proportions are often treated as extras, added only after the “real” engineering work is done. Victor Dover argues that this gets the whole assignment wrong. In this episode, he talks about the second edition of Street Design: The Secret to Great Cities and Towns and why great streets have to be designed as places, not just routes. Dover makes th...

Most people buy the wrong land. They fall in love with a view, sign the papers, and only later find out the water's no good, the soil won't grow, or the access road washes out every spring. Curtis Stone has spent years helping people avoid exactly that. In this keynote, originally delivered at Exit & Build 3, Curtis breaks down his complete framework for finding the perfect homestead... the same s...

On today's episode, Andy and DJ break down President Trump's announcement that the U.S. and Iran will hold fresh talks after recent strikes strained the ceasefire, locals in Genoa, Italy pummeling a man accused of masturbating in front of young children and families at the beach, and Fever guard Sophie Cunningham saying WNBA players are "definitely targeting" Caitlin Clark.

Eric Kronberg is back again, to dive deeper into the topics of housing choice, scale and essentially - what works and what doesn’t. Eric’s firm, Kronberg Urbanists & Architects , produces some of the routinely best graphic content to explain these complex issues. In this episode, in particular we discuss his updated Housing Choice Catalog , which is a tour de force of a document for anyone remotel...

Authorized IBC Practitioner Mike Sidhu shares his journey from commercial lending and traditional financial planning to discovering Becoming Your Own Banker and the Infinite Banking Concept. After years of managing mortgages and investments, Mike encountered foundational ideas that challenged everything the mainstream industry taught him about capital flow and central monetary systems. In this con...

Dr. Champion shows you how, in the Tax Code, Congress has changed words of which you know the meaning, into “legal terms”, the meaning of which has nothing to do with the English dictionary, common usage, or your understanding of the word! Dave explains how Congress has created ‘fake’ definitions to fool the American people. Dave’s books are at https://drreality.news/store/

The Think and Act Locally newsletter serves as a community-focused guide for the Deer Park, La Porte, and Pasadena areas at the start of 2026. The primary mission is to encourage civic engagement, specifically urging residents to attend city council meetings to influence local decisions like the potential consolidation of La Porte and Shoreacres. Beyond politics, the source highlights economic gro...

The provided text is a collection of news articles and announcements from the Fredericksburg Standard, a local newspaper. Articles cover a wide range of topics, including local government updates, community events, business news, sports reports, and human-interest stories. Specific examples include reports on increasing emergency calls, a decrease in accidents, fundraising campaigns, and local ath...

Martin Luther King Jr.‘s “I Have a Dream” speech powerfully advocates for racial equality in America. King highlights the unfulfilled promise of the Emancipation Proclamation, emphasizing the ongoing struggle for civil rights a century later. He uses the metaphor of a check marked “insufficient funds” to represent America’s failure to deliver on its promise of freedom and justice for Black America...

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