Author Archives: Marc Clair

Arrested Development Guitarist “JJ Boogie” on His Path to Liberty

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In today’s flagship Lions of Liberty podcast, Marc is joined by the guitarist for the band Arrested Development – and sprouting Rothbardian libertarian – Jason “JJ Boogie” Reichert! Jason has been active in the discussion in the Lions of Liberty Forum on Facebook, and after discovering he was currently a member of a band I grew up jamming to in the ’90’s, I decided to bring him on the show to discuss his journey to libertarianism. Jason describes how he began defying

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Scott Horton on Ukraine, Russia, Trump and Nazis

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On today’s flagship Lions of Liberty podcast, Marc is joined by the liberty movement’s foremost expert on foreign policy, Scott Horton! In addition to hosting The Scott Horton Show – on which he has conducted over 3500 interviews on foreign policy – Scott is the Managing Director of The Libertarian Institute, the Editorial Director at AntiWar.com, and the host of AntiWar Radio on KPFKin Los Angeles.  When Howie mentioned Nazis in Ukraine on a recent episode, I realized how little I

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Jordan Page’s Mind Blowing Path to Liberty

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In today’s flagship Lions of Liberty podcast, Marc is joined by libertarian musician Jordan Page! Jordan dives deep on his path to becoming a libertarian, which all began after a strange dream led him to writing a song about (inadvertently) the Ron Paul Revolution. Jordan explains a series of odd events that led to him dedicating his life to spreading the ideas of liberty through his music. Jordan also details the background behind the tragic murder of rancher Lavoy Finicum

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It’s Time to Decentralize the National Parks!

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In this week’s flagship Lions of Liberty podcast, Marc is joined by Ryan McMaken of the Mises Institute to discuss his recent article “Government Shutdown Shows Why We Need to Decentralize National Parks.” After Marc and Ryan catch up and vent about the nature of social media commentary, they dig into the issue of national parks in the context of the current government shutdown. Ryan breaks down the problems with a federal monopoly over the National Parks and Forests, and why

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Should Libertarians Advocate for a Universal Basic Income to Replace the Welfare State?

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On today’s flagship Lions of Liberty podcast, Marc hosts a lively debate on the concept of a Universal Basic Income guarantee! While most libertarians would oppose a UBI on it’s surface, there are those who see it as a practical replacement for the current welfare state. Today, Marc welcomes Michael Munger, professor of political science at Duke University, and Antony Sammeroff, co-host of the Scottish Liberty Podcast and author of Universal Basic Income: For and Against to debate the resolution, “The Universal Basic Income should

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A Very Liberty New Year’s Party!

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Happy Liberty New Year! And what better way to celebrate than with a Liberty New Year’s Party, as Marc welcomes in some of his fellow Lions including Brian McWilliams, Howie Snowdon and not-really-a-hoodie-model J.B. Lubin.  Having re-capped plenty of liberty in the last week, the Lions start off by discussing their favorite movies of 2018, before getting into vaguely relevant topics such as the question “IF you had to give up one of your five senses, which would it be?”,

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Naughty or Nice 2018!

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Merry Christmas ya Liberty animals! It’s time once again for our annual “Naughty or Nice” show, where we go through various names in the political realm and and determine whether they have been “naughty” or “nice” for Liberty in 2018! Marc is joined by Brian, Odie, JB and sort-of by Rico, as they pass judgment upon Donald Trump, Rand Paul, Kim Jong Un, Arvin Vohra, Alexandria Occasio-Cortez, Matt Stone and Trey Parker and more!  Don’t forget to check out the bonus

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How to Piss Off Federal Agencies with Jim Bovard

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On today’s flagship Lions of Liberty podcast, Marc is joined by the great libertarian columnist and author, Jim Bovard! Jim is the author of many books including Public Policy Hooligan and Attention Deficit Democracy,and his writing has appeared in numerous publications including USA Today, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Playboy, Washington Post, New Republic, Reader’s Digest, and many more!  Jim starts off describing how his predilection for open spaces made him keenly aware of government interventions, and how Watergate further solidified that the government is a

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Why Health Insurance Is a Mess, and What You Can Do About It

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In today’s flagship Lions of Liberty podcast, Marc welcomes in Jeff Kanter, co-founder of Health Excellence Plus, a longtime sponsor of the show. Jeff has over 30 years experience in the health insurance industry, and has helped lead the way for free market solutions to controlling the cost of medical care. After detailing his path to libertarianism through the 1988 Ron Paul presidential campaign, Jeff helps uncover exactly why the health insurance industry is such a mess. He details how

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The Liberty Draft Returns: Keeper Picks and Expansion Draft!

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In today’s flagship Lions of Liberty podcast, it’s a special edition of “Libertarians in Living Rooms Drinking Liquor” featuring the return of The Liberty Draft! We revisit last year’s draft results in our liberty fantasy league, choose keepers for this next draft, and JB and Howie partake in a supplemental draft featuring some surprising picks!  Discussed in today’s episode: The Liberty Draft Part 1, Part 2 and the “One Year Later” update from last year! Robert Murphy on Lions of

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