Year Zero

Last week a listener had some questions and I figured if everyone else can make an episode out of listener questions I can too. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe

Tommy invited Sherry Voluntary to come back to the show. They discuss how she is discussing the current hysteria with her kids, and how she's seeing their future as the economy nose-dives. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode Tommy looks at the idea of collectivism from the perspective of the markets, and how libertarians may better discuss the ideas of free markets with both the left and right. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe

Tommy is joined by Mike Maharrey of the Tenth Ammendment Center and the Godarchy podcast to discuss the government's response to the Coronavirus and the economic ramifications. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe

Tommy is joined by defense attorney Michael Harris to discuss the pros and cons of Private Membership Associations. Many doctors and patients, tired of bureaucracy and red tape, choose to find ways to interact without government involvement saving time and money.  Disclaimer: This episode was recorded a week ago, so all coronavirus related discussion is outdated.  This is a public episode. If you'...

Tommy invited Gord back on Year Zero to get another truck driver's perspective on the restocking of shelves during the panic buying around the coronavirus. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe

Tommy takes a jab at easing fears surrounding the Coronavirus and tries to explain why the panic is worse than the virus itself. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe

Donnie Gebert of the Direct Republic podcast and author of The Null Hypothesis of Politics joined Tommy for episode 101. Donnie's idea of a Direct Republic, decentralization down to the individual, was thought up within a mind trained and educated by the DOD to topple governments through peaceful revolution. When Donnie realized the enemy was domestic and not abroad he put his education to work at...

In this episode Tommy is joined by Pete Quinones of The Free Man Beyond the Wall podcast. They discuss the role of police, interactions with police, the Amish, and Shomrim. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe

When raising children you teach them voluntarism on the playground as you advocate conquest politically. It's time to take your lessons of civility seriously. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe

In episode 98 Tommy takes on the idea that any one ism should be argued as superior over another. When people argue capitalism v socialism v communism v progressivism v fascism they are forgetting that they are arguing in favor of forced integration or forced segragation. In a society founded on liberty people would be able to choose the ism that best fits them and the coercion that enforces and p...

The state, politicians, and bureaucrats are not, have not, and will not be incentivized to act in your best interest, or the best interest of the citizenry. The health, wealth, and power of the state directly contradicts the interests of a free people and must be combatted through revolutionary counter-economic methods. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers...

In Episode 96 Tommy looks at the narrative around the topic of abortion. The class division of the US, not to be mistaken with the Marxist idea of class, has worked tirelessly to set forth binary choices that work to empower the state. How can libertarians change the conversation to create more freedom? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...

There's no such thing as western culture. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe

The Virgin Islands have filed a lawsuit againt Epstein's trust. When will his co-conspirators and those that kept silent be charged?  Eric Ciaramella began planning to blow the whistle in 2017, and Trump believes the deep state when it's in his interest. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/s...

A few weeks ago Michael Korbel invited me on The Invictus Mind to discuss my life and how I became an anarchist. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe

The Trump administration has backed off of the natrative that Soleimani was in Baghdad to plot attacks on four American embassies, but they haven't addressed the imminent threat he truly posed. While it's true the Iranian general can't be credibly linked to the deaths of Americans or a future plot; he is absolutely linked to plotting peace in Yemen without US support, threatening the world empire'...

In Episode 91 Tommy looks at the death of Muhandis, and its potential meaning for US military in Iraq. Hassan Nasrallah called upon Hezbollah sympathizers to carry out attacks on US military personel and facilities in order to pressure the US to leave the region. What does that look like? Is it good or bad? And how long will it take? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with oth...

"Gen'rals gathered in their masses, Just like witches at black masses Evil minds that plot destruction, Sorcerer of death's construction In the fields the bodies burning, As the war machine keeps turning Death and hatred to mankind, Poisoning their brainwashed minds" This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.s...

Tommy discusses the events leading to the assassination of Soleimani and what Iran's response may look like. Rejecting the idea of this assassination leading to WWIII Tommy lays out what actions the US and Iran will probably take moving forward in this environment of rising tensions and chants for war. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...

Greta Thunberg is right, the world is indeed sick, but not for the reasons she'd have you believe. Greta, the 16 year old girl being used by government's and climate activists around the world is a perfect example of the cancer that infects the world. The cancer of appealing to authority. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes...

In this episode Tommy compares the homeless population of California, one of the wealthiest states in the US, to homelessness in the poorest state. The conclusion is simple to come to that homelessness is a result of too much government, not too little. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/su...

Mike Maharrey joins Tommy to discuss The Defend the Guard Act that is expected to be taken up in state legislatures in the 2020 session. They touch on the appropriate use of the National Guard and why states should demand congress declare war before being granted the power to deploy National Guard troops to combat zones.   Letter to state legislatures This is a public episode. If you'd like to dis...

In part 2 of the interview Tommy and Scott discuss relations with Turkey, more Ukraine, Iran, Russia, and Syria. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe

In Part 1 of this 2 part interview Tommy and Scott address Ukraine, Russia, and Iran. US foreign policy for the last 100 years has left millions dead around the world, and there doesn't seem to be a slow down in the interventionism of the US. What is the goal? Why is Ukraine important? And is Iran really a threat? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or ge...