The Liberty Mic

080: The Final Conversion

Is everyone ready to admit the military has significant influence on the lives of average Americans, yet?  If not, we're here all week.  Independence Day is approaching and may be its own litmus test for whether it means anything.  What may a libertarian in an influential position do?  There was no real agenda for this week, so we wandered a bit.

079: Militarist Monetary Theory

We're for free markets and privatization, but not how the officials use these terms.  We explain why.  We also ask why we need government to protect us or why anyone but ourselves are responsible for our actions?  There's a brief foray into Covid vaccines, and we finish with wokism vs. individualism.  Guess which side we're on.

078: A Cloudy Future

We start with a little discussion of the stimuli and who they're really benefitting.  Then, we walk a path from Cornel West through Israel-Palestine, to Iraq and Iran and finally back to Biden.  We close with a long discussion of the Orwellian future we may be facing, if we don't start pushing back against our government.

077: Resist We Much

Sorry for the unplanned break, everyone; but we're back, baby!  Two main topics for this episode:  The economics of the Gamestop stock saga, crypto currency and the Federal Reserve and Marjorie Taylor Greene, domestic violent extremists and the persecution of the American right and radical left (or anyone outside of the mainstream).

076: Death of the American Dream

Post-partum depression sets in after the birth of this New Era.  We discuss the souring of the economy, environmental threats and the pervasive sickness.

075: Come On, Man

After Biden's calls for unity to an empty Wall... er, Mall, Biden went to the White House to revoke everything from the previous administration.  We review those orders, discuss the broadening of meaning for words, like "terrorist" and "incitement."  We close with an odd story of mariner hate speech.

074: Cleaning Up

We finally do our 2020 wrap after discussing the Governator, social media bans and more impeachment.  We also offer our thoughts on how the Libertarian Party could draw from the Trump movement.

073: Outside the Velvet Rope

Without someone to keep him out of trouble, Michael sets himself up as an enemy of the state in this episode.  First, he discusses the Assange extradition.  Then, he closes with talks about the capital protests, perhaps not condemning them in the way you might expect.

072: Pardon Me

After an unfortunate break, Michael returns with guest co-host G.I. Greg to discuss Biden's foreign policy team, Trump's pardons (and lack of) and the prospects of secession for dissatisfied states.

071: No New Normal

Michael is on his own this time and starts with a couple of comparative examples illustrating the idea that governments' primary job is to protect themselves.  There is discussion of France's global security bill and compulsory vaccination, as well as what you're consenting to with a Health Pass.  There's also an anecdote about what the pandemic panic is doing to people.