In this unfiltered and thought-provoking episode of Harder Than Life, Kelly Siegel sits down with Spike Cohen, an entrepreneur, founder and president of You Are The Power, and former Vice Presidential candidate, to talk about liberty, government overreach, local solutions, and what it really means to live free.

Spike doesn’t just talk theory. He’s working on the ground across America to reduce government dependency, reform policing, and empower people to solve real problems without waiting for politicians to do it for them.

“We don’t need permission to make the world a better place.”

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

🔥 Why government isn’t the answer and it’s often the problem

🔥 The #1 reason people give up their own power

🔥 How to create local solutions that work

🔥 What most people misunderstand about freedom

🔥 Why freedom is both personal and communal

🔥 The role of personal responsibility in real change

🔥 What Spike’s working on right now to change lives

Main Points:

00:00 – Intro

03:21 – Spike Cohen’s Activism & Mission

04:05 – Success Stories & Uncovering CPS Corruption

07:08 – Libertarianism Explained

09:45 – Government Inefficiency & Public Apathy

12:22 – Going Against The System

14:17 – Accountability & KPIs In Government

16:24 – Changes In The Gov't

19:45 – Third-Party Politics

25:40 – Government Power vs Public Apathy

28:41 – Why Local Action works better than DC politics

30:55 – CPS vs ICE & Systemic Incentives

32:10 – The Case That Started You Are The Power

41:52 – Leveraging Social Media For Change

49:22 – Scaling the mission nationwide

50:28 – YATP's Success Rate

51:48 – What’s Next For Spike Cohen

52:36 – Reason For Running for Office

54:08 – 2020 Elections

56:23 – Closing Reflections & Future Vision

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Connect with Spike:

Instagram: @realspikecohen

Website: https://www.youarethepower.net

Subscribe To The Podcast Here:

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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/harder-than-life/id1725989697

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