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Lions of Liberty Podcast Ep. 12: Julie Borowski

Mondays with Murray: Where Would All the Scientists Go (Without Gov’t)?

Lew Rockwell Had Pre-Fed Bernanke Pegged

Privately Owned Prisons Suing States Over Lack Of Prisoners

Felony Friday: Should Felons Have Second Amendment Rights Restored Upon Release?

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Lions of Liberty Podcast Ep. 12: Julie Borowski

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Marc Clair Posted in Philosophy of Liberty, Podcast, Politics Leave a comment

In this episode of the Lions of Liberty Podcast, I am joined by YouTube sensation Julie Borowski. Julie describes how she went from being a self-described “neoconservative” to discovering and passionately advocating for libertarian ideas through YouTube videos as “Token Libertarian Girl” and as a policy analyst for FreedomWorks. They also discuss some common misconceptions about libertarianism, as well as what budding libertarians can do to help spread the ideas of liberty themselves. NOTE: I’ve been hearing some people are having trouble getting

Mondays with Murray: Where Would All the Scientists Go (Without Gov’t)?

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Marc Clair Posted in Markets & Regulation Leave a comment

This week, we continue an earlier look at Murray Rothbard’s examination of how science and technology would be properly funded without government. In his the essay “Science, Technology, and Government” , Rothbard refutes the notion that without government extracting money from the populace in the form of taxes and redistributing it to scientists in various areas, there would simply not be enough scientists around! And of course, as progressive logic would follow, government must step in and “fill in the

Lew Rockwell Had Pre-Fed Bernanke Pegged

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Chris Rossini Posted in Monetary Policy Leave a comment

Back in June of 2005, Ben Bernanke was appointed by President George W. Bush as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors. (i.e., the head guy for giving the President the worst economic ideas). Well, just as Patrick Henry in 1787 when he “smelt a rat” with the centralization of power in the U.S. Constitution, so did Lew Rockwell smell a rat climbing up the ladder of power. Here’s Lew’s prescient take on Bernanke: “The Bernanke appointment is certainly a

Privately Owned Prisons Suing States Over Lack Of Prisoners

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Brian McWilliams Posted in Economy, Health Freedom 6 Comments

This is a story that would be unbelievable if the government weren’t so consistently blind and idiotic in its everyday dealings. Privately owned state prisons have begun suing states for millions of dollars because they aren’t filled to capacity with inmates. Yes, you read that right. Way back when we were covering Ron Paul’s 32 Questions, both John Odermatt and I touched on the topic of the private prison system and its lobbyists as a reason that the US drug

Felony Friday: Should Felons Have Second Amendment Rights Restored Upon Release?

Posted on December 5, 2013 by John Odermatt Posted in Philosophy of Liberty 103 Comments

A hunting trip into the woods is always enjoyable, even when returning home without a deer in the back of the vehicle. Hunting provides an escape from the hectic pace of everyday life and abundance of time to think. This past Monday was the opening day of rifle deer hunting season in Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, I did not get a deer. What I did get was plenty of time to reflect and appreciate how I lucky I am to be able

Neocon Heads Explode Over Iran Deal

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Marc Clair Posted in Police State, War & Peace 1 Comment

With this past week’s news of a tentative deal between the “P5 + 1″ (read: the U.S. + a few puppet governments) and Iran that would – theoretically and hopefully – ease sanctions while guaranteeing that Iran will not be attacked by the United States – it should come as no surprise that the usual neocon talking heads are in a tizzy about it. Setting aside the ridiculous notion that people halfway across the world should have to get “permission” from

“I’m Just a Mom!” – Powerful Speech Against NDAA!

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Marc Clair Posted in Grassroots Activism, Police State Leave a comment

Dan Johnson of PANDA emails: 8,000 views in three days. That’s how Powerful Daphne Lee’s speech is. It’s going viral, and several people have told us it brought them to tears. She’s taking on her county commission on the NDAA, and it is probably the most powerful public comment you will see all year. Check out the video here: For more about the NDAA and PANDA’s mission to curb it, check out my interview with Dan Johnson here:

Bionic Mosquito’s Two Bits on Bitcoin

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Marc Clair Posted in Markets & Regulation, Monetary Policy Leave a comment

By Bionic Mosquito My view in a nutshell: I support a free market in money, credit, currency and banking. If you think I write something counter to that in this post, you are mistaken; re-read the first sentence. I will use an opinion piece by Edward Hadas to walk through some of my views on bitcoin; I will also use his post to put a spear in some of his views. The developers of bitcoin are trying to show that money can be

Coming This Month on the Lions of Liberty Podcast!

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Marc Clair Posted in Podcast, Police State, Politics Leave a comment

Due to a hectic professional life, I had to take a brief hiatus from the Lions of Liberty Podcast following my interviews with Hunter Lewis and Roger Stone. But the podcast will soon return with a Liberty Roar, starting next week with…. Monday 12/9/13 Julie Borowski Check out her excellent YouTube videos! and then… Monday 12/16/13 John Whitehead President of the Rutherford Institute, Auth0r, A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police State And then, for the first time ever,

MSM Finally Acknowledges Warren Buffet’s Gov. Gravy Train

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Marc Clair Posted in Current Events, Economy, Markets & Regulation Leave a comment

{I’m happy to report that a favorite site of ours, Seth Mason’s ECOMINOES, is back in operation and putting out quality material on the state of the economy with a libertarian bent. I highly recommend making ECOMINOES a regular Internet stopping point. MC} by Seth Mason Long-time readers of ECOMINOES know that I’ve been highly critical of Warren Buffett for using the federal government to do his bidding. I’ve noted that Buffett’s railroad interests have made billions since the government barred