Against Nice Podcast

David Harsanyi in our view is the most insightful and skilled columnist in the country. He writes for National Review.

Are you disgusted with how our constitutional liberties have been dealt with during the COVID-19 crisis? Have the politicians acted appropriately? Are we supposed to listen to the scientists? If so, to what extent? Did the massive, $2.3 trillion have a positive effect? Was it necessary?

David and Jim then have a broader discussion about the philosophy of freedom. Where do freedoms come from? How does the Judeo-Christian ethic inform freedom? Keep in mind, David is an atheist from a Jewish family who embraces this ethic of freedom with all the questions that brings up.

David's articles can be found at https://www.nationalreview.com/author/david-harsanyi/. His love to interact on Twitter at @davidharsanyi.

Cliff Maloney is President of Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) www.yaliberty.org. YAL leads a growing liberty movement on college campuses. They are also involved in a major effort to elect liberty-minded candidates at the state and local level around the country.

We discuss  what's happening on college campuses and the challenges students face dealing with speech codes and opposition to the principles of freedom on campuses.

YAL is also in the midst of a major effort to recruit candidates who will stand for liberty in state legislatures. It's the Mobilize America 2020 effort.

I've had the privilege of serving on the National Advisory Committee of YAL. Cliff Maloney is one of the great liberty leaders in the country. His organization (which grew out of the original Ron Paul youth movement) is making a big difference for freedom and constitutional liberty in our country.

Cliff has an announcement on 2nd Amendment problems they are targeting in Florida.

Peter Schweizer is President of the Government Accountability Instititue (GAI) www.g-a-i.org. He is also a New York Times bestselling author who has exposed the worst of corruption and ethical problems in Washington and around the country. His most recent book Secret Empires exposed how Joe Biden used his influence as Vice President to help his son Hunter gain lucrative deals with the Chinese government.

We discuss the problems with many of the excessive measures which have shut down the economy over the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Have these measures been successful? Are people's civil rights being honored?

We also discuss the nature of the political reaction in Washington. Who's been acting naughty and why? What does it mean that they are spending trillions of dollars in response to this.

There are also new reports coming out of GAI. www.cronyism.com.

What in the world do we mean "Against Nice." Jim Pfaff shares his idea behind this concept. Aren't "nice" people who we should aspire to be? Don't nice people have good intentions? What does it mean to be nice?

Jim talks about why he says "nice people are often meanest, most evil people in the world. Sure, motivations may seem good. The goals may sound like something we want. But "nice" people have an idea in their mind they want to impose upon you.

On the other hand, kindness is a much different motivation. Kind people think of others before themselves. There are times kindness has a gentle approach. But kindness must at times correct bad ideas and actions. Parents are kind when they discipline their children. But no child thinks discipline is very nice when it's happening. 

Listen to the podcast to learn more. And you can read Jim's ideas about the harm in being "nice" at www.PoliticsIsntNice.com.