The Pursuit

By Libertarianism.org

What's The Pursuit about?

A podcast about government action and individual liberty. Hosted by Tess Terrible, Landry Ayres, and Natalie Dowzicky. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Pursuit episodes:

10.02.2023
Coming Soon: The Liberty Exchange
Coming soon, a brand new podcast from Libertarianism.org... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
03.31.2020
The New American Dreamers (Pt. II)
When will the United States understand how important immigrants are to our country? It is not easy to get a green card. It is largely up the government who wins and who loses when it comes to immigrating to the...
03.17.2020
The New American Dreamers
There are about 11 million undocumented immigrants residing in the United States. About 800,000 immigrants in the U.S. are current DACA-holders. There is no way for them to get a green card or to become permanent residents. This is why...
03.03.2020
A System Riddled with Fraud
How can we make health care third-party free? When you go to see the doctor, they’re required to code your visit in order to get reimbursed by an insurance company or by Medicare or Medicaid, and what they put down...
02.18.2020
Holodomor: The Forgotten Ukrainian Genocide
In 1932, the Ukraine was a thriving farming nation. At the time, Joseph Stalin was trying to take back control. He was attempting to collectivize all farms, bringing all agriculture under state control. This led to a man-made mass starvation...
02.04.2020
All War is Darkness
President after president, and now even a slew of presidential candidates, promise to end endless wars, yet our troops remain engaged in hotbeds like Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. What will it take for the United States to finally bring our...
12.31.2019
Re-Release: It Hits Home
This episode is a re-release of Episode 3 from Season One of the Pursuit. Government, big or small, really does impact people’s lives. And more than that, it sets the tone about what people believe they can do about their...
12.17.2019
The Patient's Right
Shownotes:Over the course of the early 20th century, a series of amendments and court cases slowly expanded the FDA’s purview. But advocates of the “Right to Try” are motivating the FDA to act more efficiently and compassionately.Mentions:Landry Ayres spoke with...
12.03.2019
Mental Illness Behind Bars
Shownotes:When left untreated, individuals with severe mental illness can occasionally end up in jail for minor charges. The system is cyclical, recidivism rates are high, and law enforcement acts not only as judge and jury, but also as caretaker. The...
11.19.2019
Pressured to Plead Guilty
In 2018, just under 3% of all federal sentences were the outcome of a jury trial. An overwhelming amount were the consequence of plea deal. Does the current system of deals and agreements make us safer?Mentions:Throughout this episode Landry Ayres...
11.05.2019
Second Chances
Prior to November 2018, felons in Florida were barred from the voting booth for life. That meant that about 10% of the voting age population in the state was disenfranchised for having a felony conviction. When someone owes a debt...
10.22.2019
I've Already Been Punished Once
If you are convicted of a crime, can the police take hold of your personal property as part of your sentence? Forfeiture has resulted in many individuals losing some of their most valuable possessions. It has not helped police fight...
06.28.2018
6: of Happiness
We hear life, liberty and property, the Lockean version, or life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, which was something that the Founding Fathers of course used in the Declaration of Independence. It’s really interesting and important that property was...
06.21.2018
5: Incentives Matter
Due to the lack of transparency across most states and within the federal government, we simply don’t know whether people are convicted of a crime when their property is taken or not. Even the Department of Justice, which tracks more...
06.14.2018
4: You Could Make Things Easy
Many people who are proponents of the drug war believe that an important component of waging the drug war is to take away the money that essentially finances it and that provides the incentives for people to participate in the...
06.07.2018
3: It Hits Home
Government, big or small, really does impact people’s lives. And more than that, it sets the tone about what people believe they can do about their own lives. And when government makes people feel as though it’s untrustworthy or the...
05.31.2018
2: It's Not Just Land
Eminent domain is the power of government to take someone’s property away from them. And there are two requirements for government to exercise eminent domain, it has to be for a public use and it has to be justly compensated....
05.29.2018
1: The Pursuit Podcast - Intro
Eminent domain emphasizes that property taken must benefit the public and that the government must pay just compensation. In theory, asset forfeiture’s main objective is to dismantle crime. If used correctly within limitation, and carefully, these seem like effective, reasonable...

What's The Pursuit about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Pursuit episodes:

Coming Soon: The Liberty Exchange

The New American Dreamers (Pt. II)

The New American Dreamers

A System Riddled with Fraud

Holodomor: The Forgotten Ukrainian Genocide

All War is Darkness

Re-Release: It Hits Home

The Patient's Right

Mental Illness Behind Bars

Pressured to Plead Guilty

Second Chances

I've Already Been Punished Once

6: of Happiness

5: Incentives Matter

4: You Could Make Things Easy

3: It Hits Home

2: It's Not Just Land

1: The Pursuit Podcast - Intro