Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating nearly 14 years broadcasting on the internet.

On Thursday’s show, we discuss proposed Florida Public Education legislation with Co-Founder and CEO of the Florida Citizens Alliance Keith Flaugh. We visit with Doug Wheeler from the James Madison Institute about local impact fees and affordable housing. We visit with Collier County Comptroller and Clerk of Courts Crystal Kinzel about agenda items for the upcoming Commissioners meeting, the financial health of Collier County, and their free Risk Alert Notification System. We also visit with the former Mayor of Naples Bill Barnett.

We have terrific guests scheduled for Friday’s show including Senior Legal Fellow with the Pacific Legal Foundation William Yeatman, Vice President of Landmark Legal Foundation Michael O’Neill, Executive Director of the Collier Senior Center – Golden Gate Esther Lully, and Professor Larry Bell.

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Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating nearly 14 years broadcasting on the internet.

On Wednesday’s show, we continue our discussion of the expansion of the powers of the Presidency with Cato Institute Chairman Emeritus Bob Levy. Professor and author Andrew Joppa and I discuss a variety of topics including tariffs, China and our National Security, the rulings of rogue District Judges, and the hypocrisy of the Left.

Please join us on Thursday’s show. We’ll visit with Co-Founder of the Florida Citizens Alliance Keith Flaugh, and former Naples Mayor Bill Barnett.

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Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating nearly 14 years broadcasting on the internet.

On Tuesday’s show, we visit with our Florida State Senator Kathleen Passidomo about week seven of the Florida Legislative session, including updates on the state budget and the various tax cut proposals by the Governor, the House, and the Senate. We visit with CEI Senior Economist Ryan Young about “optimal” tariffs and the strength of the U.S. economy. We also visit Linda Harden about Tucker Carlson’s interview of former Congressman Curt Weldon and the flawed 9-11 report as well as the directionless Democrat party.

Please join us tomorrow when we visit with Chairman Emeritus of Cato Institute Bob Levy and Professor Andrew Joppa.

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Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating nearly 14 years broadcasting on the internet.

On Monday’s show, we discuss current global events including Trump’s tariffs and developments in Iran, Israel and Ukraine with Marc Schulman, Founder and Publisher of HistoryCentral.com. We visit with Senior Editor for the American Institute for Economic Research Jon Miltimore about government funding of private universities, including Columbia, Northwestern and Brown. We also visit with author and former Barron’s Washington Bureau Chief, Jim McTague, about our bloated bureaucracy and the need to downsize government.

We have terrific guests for tomorrow’s show, including Florida State Senator Kathleen Passidomo, Vice President of Landmark Legal Foundation Michael O’Neill, Boo Mortenson and Linda Harden.

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Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating nearly 14 years broadcasting on the internet.

On Friday’s show, we visit with Senior Legal Fellow with Pacific Legal Foundation William Yeatman about Trump’s legislative and regulatory agendas. We visit with CEO of NAMI Collier Beth Hatch about mental illness and programs to provide support to families, individuals, and caregivers.  We visit with James Madison Institute CEO Dr. Bob McClure about the current Florida legislative priorities and we discuss his views on tariffs. We also visit with Professor Larry Bell about the waste of taxpayer money in green energy programs.

We have terrific guests on Monday’s show including historian Marc Schulman, columnist Jon Miltimore, and author Jim McTague.

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Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating nearly 14 years broadcasting on the internet.

On Thursday’s show, we discuss proposed Florida Public Education legislation with Co-Founder and CEO of the Florida Citizens Alliance Keith Flaugh. We visit with Michael Cannon, Director of Health Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, about RFK, Jr.’s endorsement of the vaccine for measles, and we discuss the importance of maintaining a healthy skepticism for health advice from any source. We visit with economics columnist Patrick Carroll about classical French economist Bastiat and his views on tariffs. We also visit with the former Mayor of Naples Bill Barnett.

We have terrific guests scheduled for Friday’s show including Senior Legal Fellow with the Pacific Legal Foundation William Yeatman, President of the James Madison Institute Dr. Bob McClure, CEO of NAMI Collier Beth Hatch, and author and Professor Larry Bell.

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Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating nearly 14 years broadcasting on the internet.

On Wednesday’s show, we continue our discussion of the expansion of the powers of the Presidency with Cato Institute Chairman Emeritus Bob Levy. Professor and author Andrew Joppa and I discuss a variety of topics including tariffs, the success of Mississippi, and violent rhetoric and actions from the left.

Please join us on Thursday’s show. We’ll visit with Co-Founder of the Florida Citizens Alliance Keith Flaugh, Cato Institute’s Michael Cannon, and former Naples Mayor Bill Barnett.

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Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating nearly 14 years broadcasting on the internet.

On Tuesday’s show, we visit with our Florida State Senator Kathleen Passidomo about week six of the Florida Legislative session, including updates on the state budget and the various tax cut proposals by the Governor, the House, and the Senate. We visit with Boo Mortenson about surprising average ages for marriage, having children, buying a home and retiring in the United States. We visit with Vice President of Landmark Legal Foundation Michael O’Neill about the “lawfare” against Trump’s agenda. We also visit Linda Harden about the need to “follow the money” when it comes to corruption among the political elite.

Please join us tomorrow when we visit with Chairman Emeritus of Cato Institute Bob Levy and Professor Andrew Joppa.

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Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating nearly 14 years broadcasting on the internet.

On Monday’s show, we discuss current global events including Trump’s tariffs and developments in Israel and China with Marc Schulman, Founder and Publisher of HistoryCentral.com. We visit with Senior Editor for the American Institute for Economic Research Jon Miltimore about concerns over our tariff policies. We also visit with author and former Barron’s Washington Bureau Chief, Jim McTague, about Senator Rand Paul, “checks and balances” in our government, and the Associated Press.

We have terrific guests for tomorrow’s show, including Florida State Senator Kathleen Passidomo, Vice President of Landmark Legal Foundation Michael O’Neill, Boo Mortenson and Linda Harden.

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Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating nearly 14 years broadcasting on the internet.

On Friday’s show, we visit with Senior Legal Fellow with Pacific Legal Foundation William Yeatman about Trump’s legislative agenda and Trump’s tariffs. We visit with Bill Golden about the heroics of the Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment and the Night Stalker Foundation.  We visit with Senior Economist of the Competitive Enterprise Institute Ryan Young about Trump’s tariffs. We also visit with Professor Larry Bell about the cost of climate alarmism and NASA’s focus on space exploration.

We have terrific guests on Monday’s show including historian Marc Schulman, columnist Jon Miltimore, and author Jim McTague.

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