New York City’s new $127 billion preliminary budget is here.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani calls it a response to a historic $12 billion gap. Critics call it reckless. Supporters call it equitable.

The proposal includes:

• A 2 percent surcharge on income over $1 million
• Higher corporate taxes
• A possible 9.5 percent property tax hike
• Nearly $1 billion from the Rainy Day Fund
• Additional withdrawals from the Retiree Health Benefit Trust

From Wall Street revenue boosts to canceled NYPD hiring plans, this episode breaks down the political strategy and the economic risk.

Is the problem not enough taxation?

Or is it a $127 billion spending machine that never stops growing?

Listen now and decide.

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Before Das Kapital, there was 1844.

In his Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844, a 26 year old Karl Marx laid the philosophical foundation for his war on private property. Alienation. Species-being. Estranged labor. Money as the “universal pimp.” Communism as humanity’s redemption.

But was Marx diagnosing the disease correctly… or prescribing the wrong cure?

In this episode of Are You Smarter Than a Libertarian, we break down Marx’s original arguments in detail and put them under libertarian scrutiny.

Is wage labor exploitation or voluntary exchange?
Is profit theft or incentive?
Does abolishing private property restore humanity… or concentrate power?
Is alienation caused by markets… or by the reality of scarcity itself?

No slogans.
No safe takes.
Just economic philosophy in a head-on collision.

Are you smarter than a libertarian?

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Don Lemon says his First Amendment rights were violated. Libertarian ethics say something very different.

In this episode, Jeff explains why freedom of the press only protects publishing, not trespassing, why property rights are the foundation of all real rights, and how confusion about the Constitution fuels media outrage cycles.

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The FACE Act was written to stop violence. Today, it sits at the center of a federal case involving protest, religion, and journalism. This episode breaks down what the law actually says, how intent works, and why selective enforcement claims refuse to go away.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt is often remembered as a heroic leader. This episode challenges that narrative.

We examine how FDR’s New Deal policies prolonged the Great Depression, how his wartime decisions reshaped global politics for the worse, and how his expansion of executive power still impacts America today.

This is a critical, evidence-based look at one of the most protected figures in U.S. history.

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The American Dream did not disappear on its own.
It was inflated away, rate-hiked into oblivion, and sold back to you as a “market problem.”

In this episode, Jeff breaks down why housing is unaffordable, how government money printing destroyed savings, and why debt became mandatory just to live indoors.

If you still think this is about wages or vibes, you are missing the real enemy.

Watch, listen, and decide for yourself.

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The Minneapolis ICE shooting ignited nationwide protests and political outrage.
But what does the law actually say?

We break down the timeline, the video evidence, and the self-defense standards that matter.

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Every time socialism faceplants, the excuses come out like clockwork.

“It was sanctions.”
“It was capitalism.”
“It was outside interference.”

Funny how socialism never fails on its own.

Today, Jeff breaks down why libertarians reject the sanctions excuse, why socialism collapses even when left completely alone, and how blaming embargoes is the political equivalent of blaming the ref after losing by 40. From Cuba to the Soviet Union, we look at what actually causes shortages, stagnation, and authoritarian control. Spoiler alert. It’s not capitalism.

This episode is for anyone who still thinks socialism just needs better conditions, fewer enemies, or nicer planners. It doesn’t.

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A “glitch.”
That’s what TikTok called it.

What it actually was: fraud, identity theft, destroyed credit, and felony-level consequences.

In this episode of Are You Smarter Than A Libertarian, Jeff dismantles the viral Klarna myth and explains why Buy Now, Pay Later doesn’t mean Buy Now, Disappear. From dark web identity schemes to quiet financial retaliation, this episode is a masterclass in why personal responsibility still exists.

Free money isn’t real.
Consequences are.

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Do hunger strikes actually change policy or are they just moral theater.

In this episode of Are You Smarter Than A Libertarian, Jeff explains why hunger strikes for Palestine almost never achieve meaningful political change. We examine state power, repression, activist psychology, and why symbolic suffering feels powerful while remaining strategically useless.

If you’re tired of emotional activism and want real political analysis, start here.

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