What Then Must We Do?

I talk with Attorney for Freedom, Marc Victor, about my dad's influence on his thinking and his life, some of his latest lawsuits against tyrants, the Live and Let Live movement... and why he is optimistic about the future. Live and Let Live.org The website dedicated to my dad: ButlerShaffer.com Marc's lawfirm: Attorneys for Freedom .

I speak with Ron Paul's former communications director, Rachel Mills, about her chidhood experience in Haiti, what she learned about poverty, racism and social systems. She also tells us what we can do to truly help people in underdevelolped countries. Find Rachel here . The film she mentions: Poverty, Inc.

I speak with educator and activist, Peggy Hall, about the legality (or lack thereof) of CA Governor Newsom's "orders" to shut down businesses and force people to wear masks. We also talk about what increasingly appears to be an executive-branch takeover of the government in California, and what you can do to stop it. Peggy's website: The Healthy American . You can see Peggy&apo...

I speak with entrepreneur and "serial founder in the functional medicine space", James Maskell, about how he came to see the impact of lifestyle choices on health, and on burdening the healthcare system. He also tells listeners how they can find functional medicine practitioners matched to their specific needs, through his service "FindFunctional.com." FindFunctional.com The Im...

I speak with homeschooling mom and advocate, Kerry McDonald , about her recent debate with Harvard's Elizabeth Bartholet, who has called for a "presumptive ban on homeschooling." You can see the debate here . Kerry's debrief of the debate is here .

I speak with Jeff Tucker, Editorial Director of the American Institute of Economic Research, about censorship of AIER's content on Amazon and Facebook, the dysfunctional nature of that censorship, and what it took for him to stop taking mainstream media seriously. The American Institute of Economic Research " Woodstock Occurred in the Middle of a Pandemic " - the article that was &q...

I speak with JJ Pavoni, former US Air Force pilot turned conscientious objector, about his philosophical transformation, the role of the Federal Reserve in war and peace, and what he would say to individuals serving in the military or police today. JJ and his wife were on the Tom Woods Show in 2015. You can listen here .

Independent journalist Jeremy R. Hammond provides some much-needed perspective on the contentious topic of masks as protection against Covid-19. Jeremy wrote recently about the mask issue here . His website is here .

I speak with history student Chris Calton about everything from the difference between private police and "policing" as we know it, to what "institutionalized racism" really looks like. Did you know that not only are African Americans disproportionately represented in the prison population, but that the proportion of African Americans in prison has RISEN over time, and is conti...

I speak with Kerry McDonald , unschooling mom and vocal advocate of homeschooling, about how governments may have inadvertantly sparked a homeschooling revolution, and about what homeschooling families can do to continue giving their children "old normal" lives. Kerry McDonald is a Senior Education Fellow at FEE and author of Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside th...

I speak with the great Jim Bovard , about his recent article "Will the Political Class Be Held Liable for What They've Done?" the question of holding the state accountable for its crimes against the rest of us. Jim has been chronicling the abuses of the US state for decades, and has written for numerous publications including the Wall Street Journal, Playboy, the New Republic and US...

I speak with Rosemary Frei, MSc, molecular biology; medical journalist for 22 years and now an investigative journalist, about her article from back in March, " Where's the Evidence Supporting the Drastic Measures Against COVID-19? " We talk about the extent to which what we're living through today was simulated last October with Event 201, what's coming next, and what we...

I speak with Twin Cities writer and videographer Brandon Ferdig, about what he is seeing in Minneapolis now, and about how the quality of our conversations plays a role in feeding–or not feeding–unrest and violence. Brandon can be reached at brandon@theperiphery.com You can see his videos (including his documentary on homelessness in Minnesota) on his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/...

I talk with Sara Brady, the Idaho mom who was arrested for "trespassing" on a park playground that had been closed off as part of that state's lockdown measures. We discuss what happened on that day, her upcoming court battle, and a question each of us needs to be asking ourselves in these times: Where do we draw the line against tyranny? The video of what happened is here. News cov...

I speak with independent journalist Jeremy R. Hammond about the nonsensical and devastating government actions in response to Covid-19, why a vaccine may not be the answer, and the opportunity this represents for educating about health freedom and problems with medical orthodoxy. You can find Jeremy's work here . And you can see his recent series of videos on Covid-19 here .

The Freedom Angels are moms, and long-time activists for health freedom. I spoke with them briefly today about the power of peaceful protest against the lockdowns, and about their event this coming Saturday (May 32rd) in Sacramento: Liberty Fest. For information on attending Liberty Fest, to donate to help support the event, or to learn more about the Freedom Angels, go here . Earlier this month,...

I talk with Michael Boldin about how we can use the principles of the Tenth Amendment center to take back our freedom. Links: The Tenth Amendment Center “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” The Tenth Amendment Center Report Electronic Frontier Foundation Electronic Frontie...

I speak with Heather and Daniel, both of whom participated in the protests last Friday (May 1st 2020) against the lockdown of California. They talk about the unprecedented police presence and arrests of peaceful demonstrators. One of the videos mentioned in the interview, of the former Marine who (apparently) talked the police officers down, is here . 

CSO of Medicinal Genomics, Kevin McKernan, explains why Covid-19 may have been with us for much longer than we've thought; how the desire for information is pushing people to bypass peer review - maybe for something better, and why looking to a vaccine as a solution is a terrible idea. Links from the discussion: Preprint site, BioRxiv Preprint site, MedRxiv Nextstrain The Braun, et al paper h...

I speak with Kevin McKernan, CSO of Medicinal Genomics , about some of the problems with the peer review process, and how blockchain technology can provide a solution. Links discussed in the episode: Nature Biotech article Cannabis Genomic Blockchain on DASH Cryptocurrency Incentivized, Blockchain Recorded Peer Review (CIBR)

Last week, I was a guest on Ernie Hancock's Show " Declare Your Independence ." We talked about Covid-19, about the official suppression of information on vitamin C as a treatment, about the devastating total-state response, and about what to do about Internet censorship. ...and we also talked about this show. If you don't already know Ernie, you should. You can find him on Fre...

I interview Stefan Raymond, a Canadian who has lived in South Korea for nine years. We chat about some of the differences between how the Covid-19 outbreak has been handled in the US vs. in South Korea, as well as how people living in both places have reacted to it all. You can read Stefan's blog here , and the blog post I mention in this podcast is here . After recording this podcast, I was...

I talk with long-time libertarian writer, Tom Mullen, about the US government's never-ending war on prices, and how it hurts all of us. Tom wrote a piece recently, titled "The State and Federal Governments' Coronavirus Response Will Dwarf Economic Damage Done by FDR." You can read that here . And if you didn't know that FDR's actions actually harmed the economy rather...

A few days ago, I spoke with Larry Cook, founder of the Stop Mandatory Vaccination Facebook group. We talked about how high-dose Vitamin C has been part of the official protocol for treating Covid-19 in China, and how at least one of his posts about that has been "fact checked" by Facebook (see here for what that looks like.) Larry also has some pretty dismal predictions for what is comi...

I talk with Jeff Tucker about how governments around the world have responded to the threat of the Covid-19 virus, whether the response of the US government has been warranted, how that response will impact our society and the people living in it, and whether there is any hope for liberty in these times. Jeff is editorial director for the American Institute for Economic Research , where you can fi...