Herman Cain visited the Bloggers’ Lounge yesterday for a few moments. He gave us a quick introduction and took a few questions, including a couple from me on his support of the bailouts (he gave a woefully inadequate answer). After making the rounds, Cain came by for a quick chat with me on campaign finance, free trade and spending. You can download the podcast here (3.3MB/3:39). Stand by, I hope to have a couple more of these tomorrow.

Last year, Brett and I sat down to put together some of our thoughts for a podcast for 9/11. Not necessarily to memorialize it, but to share what we’ve learned from it. We discussed where we were that day and our thoughts on the state of the country, our rights in the aftermath and the wars that have taken place as a result of the “war on terror.” I also recommend two books by Michael Scheuer, Through Our Enemies’ Eyes and Imperial Hubris, on terrorism and al-Qaeda in relation to our foreign policy. You can download the podcast here (39 minutes/35 MB). Here is some coverage from that day. You can read my own recollection of that day over at my personal blog. Please share your own recollection in the comments.

This week, Jason and Brett gathered a crack team of drinkers, fiscal conservatives, or both to “celebrate” the recent record-breaking $13 trillion national debt. The discussion covers: The BP Oil Spill Alvin Greene wins DEM SC primary for US Senate Questionable Vote Totals Researched Democrats not moving forward with next year’s budget Liberals Don’t “Get” Economics To download the podcast, right-click here and choose “Save Link As…” The introduction music is once again “Silence is Violence” by the always lovely Aimee Allen.

This week, Jason and Brett speak with former Alabama GOP chair, Marty Connors, and Alabama Eagle forum Executive Director, Brooklyn Roberts. The discussion covers: Elena Kagan: Next Supreme Court Justice? DiscussionUS faces same problems as Greece, says Bank of EnglandState Aggression and Defensive ActionUS drug war has met none of its goalsDHS to States: Pleeease Spend This Money!Obama to Seek Line-Item Veto Power to Trim Spending From Bills To download the podcast, right-click here and choose “Save Link As…” The introduction music is once again “Silence is Violence” by the always lovely Aimee Allen.

This week, Jason and Brett speak with former Cato’s Former Director of Budget Studies and author of Buck Wild: How Republicans Broke the Bank and Became the Party of Big Government, Stephen Slivinski. The discussion centers around the Republican Revolution of 1994, how the GOP traded principles for power, the big spending, and how the fever of fiscal conservatism from 1994 compares to the tea party movement today. To download the podcast, right-click here and choose “Save Link As…” The introduction music is once again “Silence is Violence” by the always lovely Aimee Allen.

This week, Jason and Brett speak with Mike Hassinger & Doug Deal, both far too infrequent contributors here at United Liberty. The discussion covers these news stories from last week:Arizona Immigration BillNational Immigration ReformCrist’s party switch a ‘Hail Mary’ pass?‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ Repeal: Gates Warns Congress To WaitBestiality Law? Florida Takes Another Shot At Passing BillBoehner: 100 seats in play for GOPLaHood: Texting While Driving an Epidemic To download the podcast, right-click here and choose “Save Link As…” The introduction music is once again “Silence is Violence” by the always lovely Aimee Allen. Also, you can subscribe to the RSS of JUST our podcasts here, or you can find our podcasts on iTunes here.

We’re kicking the United Liberty Podcast off again this week with Jason and Brett speaking to Radley Balko, senior editor at Reason magazine and blogger at The Agitator (a favorite of ours here at UL). The discussion centers around the alarming trend in police militarization and the murders Kathryn Johnston and Johnathan Ayers. We also discussed Cory Maye’s case (video here) in Mississippi and Radley’s work in exposing the questionable methods of Dr. Steven Hayne, a forensic pathologist whose tesitmony at Maye’s trail was essential the death sentence handed down by the jury. Maye has since been granted a new trail by Mississippi Court of Appeals. To download the podcast, right-click here and choose “Save Link As…” The introduction music is once again “Silence is Violence” by the always lovely Aimee Allen. Also, you can subscribe to the RSS of JUST our podcasts here, or you can find our podcasts on iTunes here. Special thanks to the Daniel Adams of the Libertarian Party of Georgia for allowing us to use his hotel room to conduct the podcast.

Continuing our “Liberty Candidate Series” of interviews, Jason talks with Chuck Donovan, a Libertarian candidate running for United States Senate in Georgia. In the podcast, Jason and Chuck discuss some of his issues with the voting record of Sen. Johnny Isakson (the incumbent Republican), the aftermath of ObamaCare and free-market health care solutions, immigration, cap-and-trade and the economy. You can download the podcast here. The introduction music is “Silence is Violence” by the always lovely Aimee Allen. You can subscribe to the RSS of JUST our podcasts here, or you can find our podcasts on iTunes here.