It may be a cliché, but it doesn’t make it untrue.  Conservatives and leftists are like two sides of the same coin.  Sometimes it’s as obvious as their absolute flip flopping on the issue of executive orders once Donald Trump became President.  Under the Obama years, the leftists defended his liberal use of them while […] The post Episode 79 – The left/right horseshoe of guns and terrorism appeared first on Inside McFloogle's Mind.

It just feels like it’s impossible to do anything without a partisan fight breaking out.  Maybe my expectations were warped since it’s the Olympics that’s the center of the latest political bickering, but they are supposed to be a time of peace and goodwill.  And this time each side is no better than any of […] The post Episode 78 – Ridiculous partisan bickering over North Korea appeared first on Inside McFloogle's Mind.

Slappy and I had a great evening last night.  Our Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl—it’s something we’ve been waiting for our entire lives.  And it finally happened in improbable fashion.  Now Slappy and I don’t live and die with our sports teams.  If the Eagles would have lost, it wouldn’t have been very much […] The post Episode 77 – Libertarians and the world of sports appeared first on Inside McFloogle's Mind.

Venezuela gets all the attention for socialism in South America, but it’s certainly not the only country that has experienced its ravages in the continent.  Brazil has suffered under the policies and practices of socialism for years.  We brought our friend, Nina Maria Bastiat, as a guest on our show to talk about political and […] The post Episode 76 – Socialism in Brazil and the movement towards libertarianism with Nina Maria Bastiat appeared first on Inside McFloogle's Mind.

Universal basic income (UBI) or Basic Income Guarantee has some surprising allies: libertarians.  Libertarian supporters of a Basic Income Guarantee are quick to point to some apparently pragmatic defenses of such a program and criticize the libertarian “purists” who dig their heels into the ground to stand against it.  An article written by Matt Zwolinski […] The post Episode 75 – Should libertarians support the Basic Income Guarantee? appeared first on Inside McFloogle's Mind.

As libertarians, we often put pressure on ourselves to disassociate from any and all government institutions and programs.  That’s a generally healthy position, but sometimes we’re tempted to reject things simply associated with statism that cause no harm themselves.  The United States government does a lot of terrible things, so it ought to be rejected, […] The post Episode 74 – Is it okay to enjoy American culture? with Car Camp It appeared first on Inside McFloogle's Mind.

I know we use Twitter as our muse for a lot of our episodes, but this week, we glean some inspiration from the bright sunshine of the real, non-Internet world.  Yes, we get to see the light of day sometimes.  Recently, I was refilling a prescription at my drugstore and was informed that the 20-day […] The post Episode 73 – Is our current health insurance really insurance? appeared first on Inside McFloogle's Mind.

We argue that there is nothing more important than fighting to end wars.  We brought Angela Keaton to talk about the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.  Saudi Arabia, backed explicitly by the United States, is starving the people of Yemen to death with a blockade and fighting a war against them.  It is an absolute disaster—a […] The post Episode 72 – Angela Keaton on the crisis in Yemen and antiwar strategies appeared first on Inside McFloogle's Mind.

We won’t even let Christmas stop us from getting you your weekly episode.  Merry Christmas, and in honor of the day—and one of my obsessions—we’re going to talk about the economics behind fruitcake.  I, Rollo, believe that fruitcake is the greatest confectionary delight in existence, but it seems that a lot of people disagree with […] The post Episode 71 – I, Fruitcake appeared first on Inside McFloogle's Mind.

We had some audio issues, which is why it sounds odd and seems to cut out at some points.  We now know how to get around this issue, so it won’t happen anymore. Breaking news! No, not really, but those are probably the two most-used words by the media today.  The news cycle has become […] The post Episode 70 – News cycle panic and control appeared first on Inside McFloogle's Mind.