We Are Libertarians

342: Trump's National Emergency, New Green Deal Update

February 20th, 2019  |  2 hrs 21 mins

libertarian, libertarianism, opinion, politics

Chris Spangle and Harry Price discuss the power of personal growth in building a libertarian society. We then give all the facts on Trump's National Emergency Declaration over the wall. We then give the details on Alexandria Ocazia-Cortez's Green New Deal.

341: Bill Weld Leaves the LP, and We Don't Blame Him

February 13th, 2019  |  2 hrs 15 mins

libertarian, libertarianism, opinion, politics

Chris Spangle, Harry Price, Rhinehold, and Hodey Johns discuss the departure of Bill Weld. Does it say more about Bill Weld or the culture that exists in the libertarian movement?

WAL Daily 58: The USDA Sucks

February 12th, 2019  |  25 mins 2 secs

libertarian, libertarianism, opinion, politics

The US Department of Agriculture is a program that costs you as much as your heating bill. It ensures that we pay people already richer than you to make sure that you eat your mayonnaise. Hodey Johns unloads of the scandals, waste, and terrible incompetence at the USDA.

WAL Daily 57: The Forgotten Man

February 11th, 2019  |  16 mins 56 secs

libertarian, libertarianism, opinion, politics

Rhinehold discusses the subject of the article The Forgotten Man by William Graham Sumner, who that person is and how forcing humans to help each other by force rarely ever works.

Show Notes:

https://oll.libertyfund.org/pages/sumner-the-forgotten-man-1883

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Graham_Sumner

WAL Daily 56: What to do with Confederate Statues?

February 8th, 2019  |  25 mins 43 secs

libertarian, libertarianism, opinion, politics

Art or white supremacy? Reminder or oppressor? Culture or racism? There's not a clear course on what to do with Confederate Statues, even from a libertarian perspective, so Sarah Brady Wagner and Hodey Johns talk about where they stand on the issue.

WAL Daily 55: Citizens United

February 7th, 2019  |  20 mins 41 secs

libertarian, libertarianism, opinion, politics

Rhinehold discusses Citizens United, the Supreme Court decision that affirmed free speech rights for individuals when they are acting in coordination with other individuals within a defined group. This includes an examination of the history of the decision and what the detractors get wrong in their opposition.

340: The Swamp, Explained - Rob Quartel's Time on the George HW Bush Campaign

February 6th, 2019  |  1 hr 13 mins

libertarian, libertarianism, opinion, politics

Rob Quartel served as Issues Director for two Presidential campaigns. After serving on Gerald Ford's 1976 campaign, he was the third person hired on George HW Bush's 1980 campaign. He details how the campaigns worked and what kind of man Bush was. He went to the funeral and shares his experience there. We briefly touch on the shutdown as well.

WAL Daily 54: Bill Weld Leaving the Party?

February 5th, 2019  |  26 mins 31 secs

libertarian, libertarianism, opinion, politics

WARNING This is a hot take on a preliminary report. Rhinehold, Paul Copeland, and Hodey Johns join up to talk about if Bill Weld has left the party, what that means, and what the Libertarian Party needs to change going forward.

WAL Daily 53: Woody the Warrior Sheds Light on Social Justice

February 4th, 2019  |  46 mins 29 secs

libertarian, libertarianism, opinion, politics

Woody Johns join his brother Hodey Johns on the show this week to talk about social justice. Many libertarians hear the term and put up their defenses. You'll learn about why this is a poor response and how liberty lovers should be embracing and not fighting against equality of the oppressed.

WAL Daily 52: Teaching the Bible in Public Schools

February 1st, 2019  |  24 mins 32 secs

libertarian, libertarianism, opinion, politics

Vaughn Spargur from the research teams makes his debut on the podcast with Hodey Johns, and talks about the effects of public schools making a curriculum about Bible Literacy. While the president and social conservatives might see it as a positive, find out why teaching the Scriptures in schools is a bad idea from the perspective of two people who believe in the Bible.

WAL Daily 51: Voting for Freedom

January 31st, 2019  |  31 mins 55 secs

libertarian, libertarianism, opinion, politics

Join Hodey Johns and Paul Copeland as they do a current and historical dive on voting. The concept of voting being violence or supporting a broken system is put under the microscope as they look at what voting has... and hasn't... done for people around the world.

339: Venezuela's Constitutional Crisis

January 30th, 2019  |  1 hr 57 mins

libertarian, libertarianism, opinion, politics

Chris Spangle, Harry Price, Aaron Ewert, and Alina Pabon discuss the constitutional crisis happening in Venezuela. What is happening? What role should the United States play?

WAL Daily 50: Government Programs and Libertarians

January 29th, 2019  |  27 mins 15 secs

libertarian, libertarianism, opinion, politics

Many people think libertarians oppose all government programs. Is this true? Or do they just oppose the government doing them? Paul Copeland and Hodey Johns explore what roads, welfare, and housing would look like before... and after... government control.

WAL Daily 49: The X Gender

January 28th, 2019  |  23 mins 28 secs

libertarian, libertarianism, opinion, politics

Starting this year, in New York, you can put X as the sex on your birth certificate. Hodey Johns and Sarah Brady Wagner go into the details and effects of the law. Then they explore what it means to be intersex, genderqueer, or just suspicious of the government and examine what the fallout could be for them.

WAL Daily 48: My Libertarianism

January 25th, 2019  |  18 mins 17 secs

libertarian, libertarianism, opinion, politics

Rhinehold sits down and discusses his view of what libertarianism is, how he came to discover he is a libertarian and puts the call out to hear your stories and views on what libertarianism means to you. You can go to WeAreLibertarians.com and click on the 'Community' and 'Mailbag' options to see how you can join the conversation.

WAL Daily 47: Should Libertarians Vote? Hodey Johns vs. Larken Rose

January 24th, 2019  |  1 hr 20 mins

libertarian, libertarianism, opinion, politics

Should Libertarians Vote? Hodey Johns vs. Larken Rose face off in a debate hosted by Tricia Stuart.