Kibbe on Liberty

Reason magazine's Elizabeth Nolan Brown joins Matt Kibbe to discuss presidential candidate Kamala Harris' fluid understanding of her own time as a California district attorney. Despite what she may say in presidential debates, the former DA has a clear record of viciously prosecuting victimless crimes and lobbying to keep the innocent in prison, giving rise to the popular "Kamala is a cop" meme.

Matt Kibbe is joined by Naomi Brockwell, Avens O'Brien, and Free the People CEO Terry Kibbe, three of the leading lights in the modern liberty movement. Together, they discuss the potential of blockchain technology to change the world, the power of storytelling, and how education doesn't have to take place in a classroom. Oh yeah, and they also all happen to have red hair.

Jeffrey Tucker from the American Institute for Economic Research sits down with Matt Kibbe to debunk the idea that the free market is shallow and impersonal. On the contrary, his new book, “The Market Loves You: Why You Should Love It Back,” posits that markets are really about love and that giving people more freedom inspires more love and mutual respect.

Elected Libertarian Jeff Hewitt teaches Matt Kibbe how people like him can succeed in local politics through a combination of hard work and smart messaging. Instead of always shooting for the presidency, libertarians should be populating state and local governments. Only then can they change the world.

Matt Kibbe is joined by Cliff Maloney, the head of Young Americans for Liberty. Cliff explains his strategy for building a bench of young liberty legislators at the state level, recruiting persuasive communicators, and dealing with PC culture on college campuses.

Matt Kibbe is joined in Las Vegas by Glenn Beck and Penn Jillette. Together, they discuss their unlikely friendship, libertarianism, their changing attitudes towards religion, and the importance of tolerance and communication in modern America. Glenn and Penn show how it’s possible to approach freedom from radically different directions while maintaining mutual respect and good manners.

President Trump has enlisted the help of Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., to negotiate a new deal with Iran. The libertarian-leaning senator sat down with Matt Kibbe to discuss whether a diplomatic solution exists and whether the economic sanctions many in the GOP want are actually a good idea.

Matt Kibbe is joined by Jason Stapleton, host of Wealth, Power, and Influence, to discuss the future of the American Dream. In a country that’s never been richer or more prosperous, why do so many people feel left behind, and what can they do about it? Jason argues that it’s all about taking responsibility for your own life and not expecting anyone else to do it for you.

Economist Dr. Edward Lopez joins Matt Kibbe to discuss the fundamental insights of Nobel laureate James Buchanan and his public choice theory, namely that politicians are just as self-interested as anyone else. Lopez goes on to explain why government assistance programs so often fail, why elected officials don’t keep their promises, and why some regulations actually benefit the corporations they are supposed to restrain.

Matt Kibbe is joined by Maj Toure, founder of Black Guns Matter and Libertarian candidate for city council. The product of a tumultuous youth in north Philadelphia, Maj discovered that most government policies designed to help minorities actually hurt them, the origins of gun control are racist, and the benefits of liberty are for everyone.