The Freedom Report

The Freedom Report podcast invites back one of our favorite beautiful babes of liberty... the Science Babe! Yvette Guinevere comes back on the show to discuss the recent vaccine controversy, the politics of woo, and conspiracy claptrap. Today's show delves into the recent measles outbreak in Disneyland and asks her why several people who were vaccinated still contracted the illness? And why have vaccine courts given settlements to people if they are touted as safe? 

Also, should vaccines be voluntary, or mandatory? Science Babe and editor Austin Petersen differ on this point, although both self identify as libertarians. What do you think? Register on the right side of the website here and leave your comments below!

 

The Freedom Report podcast takes on the issue of vaccines today. We discuss comments by Senator Rand Paul which set vaccine conspiracy theorists into a tizzy, and pro-science libertarians into a tizzy. Did Paul's anecdotal comments about "hearing stories" of kids harmed by vaccines just deep six his presidential ambitions. Just why do politicians like Barack Obama and others pander to the kook lobby? Probably because they're bored, home alone reading Natural News, and they vote. 

Todays podcast pushes back against the anti-vaccine fearmongers, dealing with the question of individual rights, parental rights, and the danger of outbreaks of serious diseases. Do you have a right not to vaccinate your child? Yes. Do you have a right to send that child to public school? Hell no! And as Judge Andrew Napolitano recently said on the topic, "most fears are irrational." 

Gloom and doom prophets of disaster have been cooking up lies and legends of vaccines imagined dangers, scaring parents, and terrorizing critics for years. Now after decades of politicians pandering, and professional bullsh** artist conspiracy-theorist radio hosts fearmongering for profit, we see the results on full display: children dead from curable diseases. 

All that and more on this hot button issue on today's episode of the Freedom Report. 

The National Review's Kevin Williamson penned a biting essay attacking pornstar Miriam Weeks (AKA Belle Knox) for her views on politics. Williamson's article attempts to paint Weeks' views as irrelevant due to her age, and her chosen profession. In a time when Islamist Jihadis are blowing themselves up due to lack of good sexual options, such as the porn Ms Weeks produces, it's about time to put on the armor of the White Knight and ride to the defense of m'lady.

Today's episode of the Freedom Report podcast discusses the Williamson piece, and discusses whether the problem isn't that Weeks is speaking out on politics, but that she isn't speaking out on the right kind of politics. Conservative politics. She's a libertarian, and of course the big government conservatives at the National Review are not going to be happy about that.

Not only does she threaten their cultural values, but their political values as well. Where the libertarian says, "it's my hot body, I do what I want," the conservative says, "maybe, unless I can pass a law, and I'm also going to publicly stone you if given the chance." And that's a shame, considering the parable of Jesus and the adulteress. "Let he who is without sin..."

Pornography may not be the most noble of pursuits, but it's not necessarily ignoble either. We'll play devil's advocate for a moment and say that perhaps we wouldn't want our wives or daughters to get into the industry. And while some of these instincts are patriarchal in nature, some truly aren't. Our desire to protect the women we love and care for generally leads us to try and keep women away from such pursuits as might put them in danger. And the creation of pornography does come with some risks. Yes, what you can do and what you should do are oftentimes two separate things. That's the truth.

And yet, pornography can be a good thing. Yes, it absolutely can. When people can act out their baser instincts without fear of retribution. When Islamists can get off instead of blowing up. When women can take full ownership of their bodies, and men can enjoy the delights of a totally liberated woman, then we are talking about positive societal benefits from something universally denigrated. Pornography can be helpful for couples looking to learn new ways in which to express their love for one another. It can be fun, funny, and a positive way to let off steam. It's not for everyone. But if you don't like it. Don't watch it.

Today's Freedom Report is an orgiastic discussion of pusillanimous prudes, and negative-nancy neocons. Listen in and subscribe to the Freedom Report on iTunes. Also, register for our new communities and discuss and debate the show with fellow libertarians right here on The Libertarian Republic website!

Lt. Colonel Anthony Shaffer rejoins the Freedom Report podcast, and today he's the man of the hour. After a statement on Fox News to Bill O'Reilly claiming that Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl would be charged for desertion, Rear Admiral John Kirby is openly denying his report.

Shaffer stands by his statements, and the pressure is on the Obama administration to answer whether or not Bergdahl will indeed be charged with a crime. 

And today we learn that the militants who were traded for Bergdahl in the prisoner swap have been suspected of attempting to return to the fight against the United States. The Libertarian Republic questions former spy Shaffer on whether or not secret prisons such as Guantanamo Bay actually serve the nation's interest, or provide adequate justice. 

Also, who does Shaffer see in the GOP field with the most realistic foreign policy? And what does Lt Colonel Shaffer think of Senator Marco Rubio's desire to extend the PATRIOT Act's bulk collection of American citizen's data indefinitely? Is that really the most effective way to guard against terrorism, to sacrifice liberty for security? 

All that and more on the Freedom Report podcast! Subscribe on iTunes!

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) penned a lengthy op-ed at Fox News calling for the PATRIOT Act's unconstitutional mass surveillance program to be extended indefinitely. The Florida senator has staked his claim as an anti-privacy 2016 Presidential candidate, and firmly cemented himself as an enemy to libertarians. 

Now Rubio applies his limited critical thinking skills to the National Security Agency's warrantless wiretapping program, saying: 

"This year, a new Republican majority in both houses of Congress will have to extend current authorities under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and I urge my colleagues to consider a permanent extension of the counterterrorism tools our intelligence community relies on to keep the American people safe," Rubio wrote in a Fox News op-ed.

Representative Jared Polis (D-CO) took a swipe at Rubio, asking if the Florida senator wouldn't mind offering himself up for government surveillance. 

"If Senator Rubio believes that millions of innocent Americans should be subject to intrusive and unconstitutional government surveillance, surely he would have no objections to the government monitoring his own actions and conversations," Polis said. "Maybe after his 2016 strategy documents are accidentally caught up in a government data grab, he'll rethink the use of mass surveillance."

Today's episode of the Freedom Report podcast debunks many of the myths from government fearmongers about the realistic fears of terrorism. Should we sacrifice our liberty for a false sense of safety? Or should we protect the constitution, the 4th amendment, and the right to be secure in our persons, places, and effects from unreasonable searches and seizures?

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Chief Liberty Officer of Liberty.me Jeffrey Tucker joins the Freedom Report podcast today to discuss his new book "Bit by Bit," as well as current events of interest to libertarians. Tucker and TLR editor Austin Petersen have a wide ranging discussion about Senator Rand Paul and his relationship to his father Ron Paul, as well as the rights of individuals. 

Do some libertarians hate government more than they love liberty? Is secession legal? Is it moral? Can it be both illegal and immoral? Can it be illegal and moral? Tucker's anarcho-capitalist view of the world is put to the test with a debate about how individuals can be free of coercion, whether state or non-state. 

Today's Freedom Report is a fascinating insight into the events currently roiling the liberty movement. A little inside baseball, but sometimes we must engage one another in order to find out what it is we truly believe. Don't miss this special episode and don't forget to subscribe on iTunes and leave us a 5 star review!   

The Freedom Report podcast today analyze the relationship between Rand Paul and his father Ron Paul. A new Washington Post article carried the provocative title, "Daddy Issues: Are Ron Paul's hardcore stands a problem for son's presidential bid."  Our podcast today analyzes the piece, which focuses on comments the elder Paul made regarding secession. 

Is Secession legal? Is it moral? Or is it illegal and immoral? Can it be illegal and immoral? Today's show will delve into that. We'll also discuss "disaster porn," fearmongering for profit, and the differences between a libertarian optimist and a libertarian pessimist. If we tell the American people that they have no future unless the government collapses, will people be likely to want us in positions of influence? Maybe there's a good reason that libertarianism isn't very popular? 

Plus, this show tells the very true story of a Democrat who approached editor Austin Petersen about selling out the movement. Beware the mountebanks and fraudsters who wish to profit off our momentum. Charlatans abound when there's money to be made. 

All that and more on the Freedom Report podcast! 

TAANSTAFL - There Ain't No Such Thing as a Free Lunch

Why is it selfish for me to want to keep my own money, but it's not selfish for you to take it from me?

Frederic Bastiat once said that government is the great fiction through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else, and Obama's College Plan fits that bill to a T. The only problem is that the bill for his "free college" plan is going to be paid for by you and me.

Today's episode of the Freedom Report podcast dissects President Obama's "free college" plan he mentioned in last week's State of the Union Address. In this show we will analyze what Obama means when he says "free," and also pin down the problems of raising taxes on 529 college savings accounts.

The president made a flowery speech about helping students, but the reality is that these kinds of plans are really just giveaways to the schools themselves. Students spend more on books than they do on classes, and the schools just use the new funds to raise rates, thereby canceling out any benefit that might have been derived.

Don't forget to subscribe to the Freedom Report on iTunes and leave us a good review. Also, if you missed my appearance on Stossel last week responding to the State of the Union, you can see my highlights here. Have a great weekend!

Drones. Libertarians hate em. Presidents love em. Terrorists hate em. Terrorist propagandists love em. But is the use of drones in and of themselves unethical? Why do I care if I get shot with a drone or an M-16? Is the use of drones really the problem? Or is it how we administer justice to terrorists?

Today's episode of the Freedom Report podcast dissects the inherent legal and ethical issues with the use of drones for foreign and domestic policy purposes. Is the drone the problem, or how it's used? What can we do to ensure due process before we deploy such lethal technologies? And can drones ever be used ethically by domestic governments in order to cut costs and reduce dramatic police chases which endanger civilians?

It's a foreign policy frag-fest. Destroying dogma and obliterating orthodoxy right here on the Freedom Report podcast!

Today's episode of the Freedom Report podcast examines first world feminism's campaigns against making sandwiches and wrapping Christmas presents. Our special guest talks about men's rights, Marxist feminism, free speech, big government, and circumcision.

My guest today is Janet Bloomfield, also known as the Judgy Bitch. She’s a columnist at A Voice For Men, a mother to three and wife to one. She’s a woman against feminism, and she’s part of a growing backlash to first world feminists who perceive that the greatest threat to modern women is that they might have to wrap presents or god forbid, make their husbands a good home cooked meal.

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