Tom Mullen Talks Freedom

Summary: The core of libertarianism is property rights, including the rights to life, liberty, and justly acquired possessions. For those libertarians who believe government should exist at all, they must decide what, if any, land the government should control, who truly owns “publicly held” land, and how trespass on publicly held land should be dealt with. This is the essence of immigration polic...

Summary: Candace Owens has even trustworthy alternative media voices divided on whether she is uncovering important discrepancies in the official story about Charlie Kirk’s death or cynically exploiting a tragedy. But regardless of who’s right, there are a number of strange similarities between Charlie Kirk’s and JFK’s assassinations. Guest bio: Links: Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy JFK R...

Summary: The Trump administration’s summary execution of “narco-terrorists” has sparked fierce debate across the political spectrum. Tom’s guest Mike Bedenbaugh says this rejection of due process is symptomatic of the fundamental damage to our federal republic that he talks about repairing in his new book. Video version here! Guest bio: Mike Bedenbaugh is a Navy Veteran, historic preservationist,...

Summary: The Trump administration has been summarily executing suspected drug dealers from the air and now says he will begin hitting land targets. These extrajudicial murders are unconstitutional, un-American, and unprovoked acts of war against Venezuela. Links: Summarily Murdering Venezuelan “Narco-Terrorists” is Profoundly Un-American JAMES MADISON, WAR MESSAGE TO CONGRESS, JUNE 1, 1812 Support...

Summary: Fittingly, DOGE Is laid to rest just as Trump inexplicably pivots to acts of war against Venezuela. Spending is already increasing twice as fast under Trump as under Biden, and no, AI will not make work optional or money obsolete, regardless of what dreamy socialists like Elon Musk might tell you. Links: Venezuela could be the necons’ ticket back to power No, Elon, AI will not make work o...

Summary: Millions of Americans are invested in the narrative surrounding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The left believes release of the so-called “Epstein client list” will finally bring down their arch-nemesis, President Trump. The right is split between believing it will expose a vast network of satanic pedophiles controlling world governments or connections to foreign intelligence. Bu...

Summary: The bias and corruption of legacy media have given rise to a plethora of alternative media via webcasts, podcasts, and blogs. But just because they tell a different story doesn’t make all alternative media accurate. Thomas Eddlem joins Tom to dispel some fake news on immigration. Watch the video version here! Guest Bio: Thomas Eddlem is the William Norman Grigg fellow at the Libertarian I...

Summary: The American fairy tale says the so called “free press” hold the government accountable and informs the public so they can make informed political decisions. In reality, not only does the news media misinform the public, the public would make better political decisions if no news media existed at all. Tom makes that case on today’s episode. Links: Comprehensive Study on Government Covid P...

Summary: The media tell us the Trump administration has expended tremendous effort trying to “mediate” between the Ukrainian and Russia governments to bring about an end to the Ukraine War. Time magazine reports that Putin missed a chance to swing the U.S. to his side when relations cooled between Trump and Zelensky. Daniel McAdams joins Tom to explain why none of that narrative is true. Mideast p...

Summary: Libertarians and other free market advocates tend to dismiss Trump’s tariff policy out of hand as simply economically ignorant mercantilism. But the policy advisors around Trump are not ignorant of free trade arguments but rather are highly credentialed economists whose true arguments must be first understood before being refuted. Austrian economist Robert P. Murphy, Ph. D. joins Tom to h...

Summary: Many people are debating the effects of Trump’s tariffs on traditional free trade vs. protectionism grounds. But Peter Schiff says no one is talking about what artificially reducing trade deficits with tariffs may do to the U.S. dollar and U.S. bonds. Guest Bio: Peter Schiff is the Senior Economist and Chief Market Strategist for Euro Pacific Asset Management. He's also host of the Peter...

Summary: President Trump has designated April 2, 2025 “Liberation Day,” as he claims the reciprocal tariffs he imposes on American importers will make the rest of the country freer. But tariffs don’t make a country freer or richer and aren’t beneficial even as a response to like treatment from trading partners. As have conservatives throughout American history, Trump views trade as a zero sum game...

Summary: Pundits constantly refer to a supposedly binary “political spectrum” with extreme conservatism on one end and extreme liberalism on the other. Often libertarians are talked about as if they fall somewhere between these two extremes. But this is a false paradigm. Conservatives, libertarians, and the people we now call “liberals” have three completely different views of human nature and ide...

Summary: The stock market has entered correction territory and financial pundits wonder if a recession is coming. Are Trump’s tariffs to blame? Mises Institute economists Jonathan Newman, Ph. D joins Tom to discuss the economy, recession fears, Trump’s policies, and the business cycle. Guest Bio: Dr. Jonathan Newman is a Fellow at the Mises Institute where he has also taught graduate level courses...

Summary: In order to deport illegal immigrants who belong to criminal gangs more expeditiously, President Trump has invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act. His premise in justifying using this due process workaround is that the state of illegal immigration and its related maladies like drug trafficking constitute a war. Federal judges have ruled against this argument. Ironically, it’s the same dispute...

Summary: It has been five years since the federal and most state governments announced American society would be shut down for “two weeks to flatten the curve.” What followed was a series of atrocities that were immoral, unscientific, unjustified, and completely ineffective. The Covid Regime must not be allowed to stand. Links: Watch this episode on YouTube Comprehensive Study on Government Covid...

Summary: DOGE has dominated the news with its recommended cuts to the federal budget. But most people have no idea how most of the $7 trillion per year is spent or how it's funded. Tom breaks down federal spending and tax revenues to clarify where the money comes from and where it goes. Links: Watch this episode on YouTube The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2025 to 2035 (CBO) Total US Government Spe...

Summary: President Trump made good on his promise to Libertarians to pardon Ross Ulbricht, given a life sentence by the government for creating a website. Jacob Hornberger joins Tom to discuss the case for similarly pardoning Ian Freeman, the popular libertarian radio personality who was similarly prosecuted by the government for crimes he did not commit. Guest Bio: Jacob G. Hornberger is founder...

Summary: The administrative state has waged a war against automobiles for decades, its intensity increasing exponentially with each new Democratic president. They have regulated full-size sedans out of existence and soon will do the same for all internal combustion engine vehicles if they are not stopped. Only those affluent enough to afford electric cars will be able to drive. Can Trump save auto...

Summary: Tom appears on the Rand Paul Review webcast, hosted by Kurt Wallace, to discuss RFK, Jr., Trump, tariffs, and all things liberty movement. Links: Watch the video version of this interview Free Gifts from Tom: Get a free copy of It’s the Fed, Stupid at itsthefedstupid.com! Learn more about the philosophical differences between conservatives, liberals, and the founding fathers in this free...

Summary: Everyone is talking about tariffs, which very well could pop the post-Covid bubble. But there are at least two other economic land mines lurking that could cause an economic crisis and blow up Trump’s agenda. Links: Episode 183 Economics was invented to refute Trump’s tariff arguments Explaining Malinvestment and Overinvestment Is the Fed Loosening or Tightening? It’s Complicated Free Gif...

Summary: Since Summer 2023, the Federal Reserve has been reducing its balance sheet and thus reducing the base money supply available to member banks. However, the $2 trillion that has flowed out of the money supply during this “tightening” has been matched dollar for dollar by money flowing back into the economy from the Reverse Repo Market. Now, as the Reverse Repo Market balance approaches zero...

Summary: As part of his agenda to halt the mass migration of illegal immigrants into the United States, President Trump signed an executive order indicating the administration’s interpretation of the 14th Amendment as not extending citizenship to children born in the United States to mother’s who are here illegally or on a temporary visa if the father is not a citizen or permanent resident. Tom an...

Summary: The popular television series Yellowstone raises interesting questions about property rights. Who has the best claim to the land that comprises the Yellowstone ranch? The Duttons? The developers? Or the Native Americans? Most people will be surprised by Tom’s answer. Links: Watch Yellowstone on Amazon Prime A Short History of Man: Progress and Decline by Hans-Herman Hoppe Fossil Future: W...

Summary: December is upon us and that means plentiful opportunities to watch the enduring classic, It’s a Wonderful Life . Unfortunately, the overwhelming majority of viewers completely misinterpret Frank Capra’s dystopian nightmare as a heartwarming Christmas tale. The emotional appeal of angels getting their wings is undeniable. Crying out for correction, however, are the vicious slanders regard...