Tertium Quids: Freedom & Prosperity Radio

Jason Riley, Pt. 1 Jason Riley, Pt. 2

Jason Riley, member of the Wall Street Journal editorial board and author of Please Stop Helping Us: How Liberals Make It Harder for Blacks to Succeed, talks to us about his recent snafu with Virginia Tech. There are two rules to the race debate in today’s America, and black parents should be more worried than anyone else. Rule 1: If anything goes wrong, white racism is to blame; and Rule 2: Free speech should only apply to those who believe and abide by Rule 1. This “no we can’t till whites let us” mentality has even been brought up by celebrities (and we all know how in touch they seem to be). One pop star recently rejected Hillary Clinton saying she feels like Clinton talks to blacks as if they are “pets or children,” which strangely sounds like a description of Johnson’s Great Society program. Mr. Riley further discusses the incredibly precarious position that America finds itself as we approach an election that will likely determine the future of Liberty in the United States. There’s a question that none of us are willing to ask, but all of us are thinking: If not here, where will freedom ring?

If you’re looking for Mr. Riley’s book, Please Stop Helping Us: How Liberals Make It Harder for Blacks to Succeed. Check it out here. http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/please-stop-helping-us-jason-l-riley/1118232831

Delegate Rob Bell, of Virginia’s 58th District, speaks on the extraordinarily horrifying attempt by Gov. McAuliffe’s office to positively spin the blanket return of voting and jury rights to (at least) 40,000 violent criminals. Apparently, even those who have not fully paid their debts to society, who are still serving their sentences through probation can now vote and serve on juries. Even more spectacular, Delegate Bell reports that if they happen to be re-entered into attendance in Virginia’s penal system for some violation of probation, they (currently) retain their rights to vote and sit on a jury. Is anyone else picturing a jury of our “peers” having to be kept under armed guard by prison wards? Simply amazing!

Delegate Rob Bell

John Daniel Davidson, senior correspondent for the Federalist, describes the surprising turn from the free-market in Austin, TX as they recently pushed ridesharing wonder-companies Uber and Lyft from the city’s marketplace. The progressive island floating in a conservative sea has again proven its resilience against Liberty as the city-bosses backed their chosen corporate taxi cartels limiting the ride options in one of the most exuberant festival and bar towns in the country. I suppose we just chalk it up to more progressive support of blatant corporatism or does the city-counsel just hate Capitalism so much that they actually prefer drunk driving? Mr. Davidson also details the major operating differences between taxi services and ridesharing and the core failures in the progressive and corporate arguments against the wonderfully innovative companies that will now be dropping riders off at the Travis county line.

Take a look at Mr. Davidson’s article here: http://thefederalist.com/2016/05/10/uber-lyft-were-driven-out-of-austin/

John Daniel Davidson

May 7, 2016

Philip Van Cleave, Pt. 1 Philip Van Cleave, Pt. 2

Philip Van Cleave, President of the Virginia Citizens Defense League, speaks about the recent successes and challenges faced by gun owners from Virginia and those visiting our Commonwealth. Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring’s rejection of conceal carry reciprocity last year threw us all for a loop, but its upcoming reinstatement on July 1st is something to be celebrated. Gun rights advocates also had several successes in the 2016 legislative session although Gov. McAuliffe seems to be a bit happy with the veto pen. These include the reversal of the second ID rule, as well as support for the freedoms of the increasing number of people who love the semiautomatic sporting rifle, among others. Philip also takes on progressive attempts to redefine the word “militia” as well as the modification of “violence” to suit political interests. A question for our listeners: what is “gun control” if you remove the gun?

Check the VCDL website for more information on what they have been up to and see the preparations for the upcoming 2017 legislative session: https://www.vcdl.org/

In continuing this week’s homage to our 2nd Amendment rights, Lenden Eakin, President of the law firm Ferris & Eakin, P.C. and author of the recently published Showdown: The Looming Crisis over Gun Control, talks about the legal definitions of “militia” and “assault weapon”, recent court battles in Maryland and Virginia that may end up before the Supreme Court, and the importance of fighting Senate ratification of the UN small arms treaty. State and local government attorneys seem to have all the resources they need to persecute unwitting gun owners, but regular citizens are left holding the proverbial bag afterwards, as always. Why are gun owners so much safer from government intervention in the more rural counties? Can Northern Virginia continue to be a safe place to live if no one there is armed? Does the infeasibility, and potential hazard, of progressive gun tracing and collection schemes warrant an end to the gun control debate? With nearly 400 million privately owned guns and an estimated 12 trillion rounds of ammunition (enough to shoot a million rounds every day for nearly 3000 years), maybe we can feel safe in the statistical improbability that even the UN can affect any real change in the 2nd Amendment.

Looking to purchase Mr. Eakin’s new book? Take a look at https://lendenaeakin.com/gun-control-book/

Lenden Eakin, Pt. 1 Lenden Eakin, Pt. 2

April 30, 2016

https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?161+amd+HB389AG

Adam B. Schaeffer, Ph.D., co-founder of Evolving Strategies and an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, speaks on the recent committee evisceration and executive veto of the Virginia Parental Choice Savings Accounts Bill, HB 389. The bill was introduced by Delegate Dave LaRock at the beginning of the 2016 session. Gov. McAuliffe’s reasoning behind the veto was that the money was his (the government’s) and that we wouldn’t want to short the public school systems. Of course, he did not bother with the reality that the money is ours, and homeschoolers and private schools consistently do more with less. Dr. Schaeffer also clarifies the importance of school choice, the often absurd spending of the public school systems, and those demographics who will benefit the most when it is enacted. Is there a reason public schools require so much more money per child when they accomplish so little? Does Gov. McAuliffe truly believes that he knows what’s better for our children than we do? Who is the Governor truly representing: the special interests who support him politically or the inner city children of limited means who are still trapped in a subpar public school system? Why are Virginia Republicans so afraid to stand for parental choice that they emasculate education reform in committee?

To see the Governor’s veto excuse… sorry, explanation:

Adam B. Schaeffer, Ph.D., pt. 1 Adam B. Schaeffer, Ph.D., pt. 2

Congressman Dave Brat, Ph.D., Virginia’s 7th district, talks about the state of our federal government, the economy, and executive overreach from his seat on the House Budget Committee. It seems our well-studied hero of the 7th district is less than impressed by the Republican Party’s generally incurable complacency. Considering Representative Brat’s summary trouncing of Eric Cantor two years ago, the tea party uprising, the perpetual immolation of Party leadership by conservative talk radio and TV show hosts, the rise of Donald Trump, and the continual primary challenges of establishment Republicans by political outsiders, one would think that the flimsy spine that comes standard in the GOP would have stiffened. It frankly begs the question: under what rock has the second party in our two party system been hiding.

Congressman Dave Brat, Ph.D., pt. 1 Congressman Dave Brat, Ph.D., pt. 2

March 12, 2016

Tim Kane, Ph.D., pt. 1 Tim Kane, Ph.D., pt. 2

Tim Kane, Ph.D., an economist and research fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University who twice served as a senior economist at the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress, discusses his recent article, “How a Trump Presidency Would Hurt American Incomes.”

Augusta County has a balance of trade deficit with Albemarle County. Should we be concerned? Virginia has a balance of trade deficit with Texas. Should we put a tariff on goods coming in from Texas? How many Americans realize that the United States has never manufactured more than it is manufacturing today? How many Americans understand that for the first time in our history the debt of the United States is larger than the GDP? Yes, it is obviously true that we have an underperforming economy in the U.S. Is that caused by foreigners, particularly the Chinese, or by our own federal and state governments?

Ed Feulner, Ph.D., founder of The Heritage Foundation, remembers Nancy Reagan and the amazing relationship and love she shared with her Ronnie.

“I first met the former Governor Reagan and Mrs. Reagan in 1977, and remained in close contact through the years. To her husband, she was more than a helpmate; she was his soulmate – always at his side, always supportive and always protective of him and, later, of his legacy. Later in life, when President Reagan was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, the Reagans together decided to announce his condition, a step which provided some comfort to many. She became an unofficial spokesperson for those dealing with Alzheimer’s while she took care of “Ronnie’” – Ed Feulner

The Reagans took it upon themselves to not only set an example, but a tone with the overarching goal of creating an atmosphere in which people could attain their highest potential. It is doubtful either of the Reagans would have recognized a society that in one generation “progressed” from smoking a joint to the recreational use of heroine; where Americans are divided between those who reject any controls on personal behavior versus those who seek to preserve the basic tenets and values of Western Civilization and Culture.

Ed Feulner, Ph.D., pt. 1 Ed Feulner, Ph.D., pt. 2

March 5, 2016

Michael Del Rosso, pt. 1 Michael Del Rosso, pt. 2

Michael Del Rosso, research fellow in National Security Policy at The Claremont Institute and senior fellow for Homeland and National Security at the Center for Security Policy, outlines the issues on which he is running for the Republican nomination for Virginia’s 5th district congressional seat. Michael was a contributor to Shariah: The Threat to America, published by the Center for Security Policy.

In the last seven years, the United States has changed its allegiances in the Middle East. Why were stable countries ruled by compliant allies (e.g., Egypt and Libya) given to Muslim jihadists? Del Rosso attributes this to people who are associated with the Muslim Brotherhood now being in influential and, in some cases, senior positions in the U.S. government. Political correctness prevents us from even identifying our enemies and, with no one willing to hold an executive branch in check, we have gone so far as to illegally arm al Qaeda.

Oh yeah, you might have noticed the economy isn’t doing so hot either!

Paul D. Miller, Ph.D., is the associate director of the Clements Center for History, Strategy & Statecraft at The University of Texas at Austin. He served as director for Afghanistan and Pakistan on the National Security Council staff from 2007 through September 2009. Dr. Miller was an assistant professor at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., at which he developed and directed the College of International Security Affairs' South and Central Asia Program. He also worked as an analyst in the Central Intelligence Agency's Office of South Asian Analysis, and served in Afghanistan as a military intelligence analyst with the U.S. Army.

Professor Miller discusses his recent article, “5 Reasons Every American Should Oppose Donald Trump.” At a time when the nation should be having a serious discussion as to how we can devolve power out of Washington and back to the states or to the people, the Democrat nominee for President, pending a Department of Justice wink-and-a-nod decision not to prosecute, will be a New York liberal. On the other hand, the Republican nominee will likely be [wait for it] a New York liberal.

Dr. Miller believes a Trump presidency could be a threat to the culture of a free and open society. Having expressed open admiration for dictators and autocrats who rule by strength of will, Trump has spoken favorably of Putin, Mussolini, and how the Chinese crushed the Tiananmen Square uprising. Ignoring, or possibly unaware of the First Amendment to the Constitution, Trump has said people ought to be allowed to sue the media for unfavorable coverage. He has publicly praised violence.

Unfortunately, reality is beginning to assert itself in ways neither candidate shows a willingness to address. For example, we can solve our current debt crisis now, or wait for fiscal discipline to be imposed on us when others stop buying our debt. Perhaps a member of our crack media should ask both candidates a question or two in this regard.

Paul D. Miller, Ph.D., pt. 1 Paul D. Miller, Ph.D., pt. 2

February 27, 2016

Kevin Mooney, investigative reporter for The Daily Signal, speaks to the victories of property owners over so-called “environmental” groups in both the General Assembly of Virginia and the courts. Most recently, Jennifer McCloud, owner of Chrysalis Vineyards, had to go to court against Wetlands America Trust, the holder of a conservation easement on the property where the vineyard is located, when she wanted to construct a farm building that would contain a creamery, bakery, and tasting room. Winning her case last month, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled that “Under this common law principle, consistently recognized and applied by this Court for over a century, ‘[v]alid covenants restricting the free use of land, although widely used, are not favored and must be strictly construed and the burden is on the party seeking to enforce them to demonstrate that they are applicable to the acts of which he complains.’”

Kevin also discusses the status of the right to work movement nationally. Today, 26 states are right to work, with four states becoming so in just the last four years. As Democrats abandon blue-collar energy workers in favor of funding from the environmental movement, will right to work’s momentum only increase? Should the Commonwealth of Virginia be working to enshrine right to work in its Constitution?

Hans von Spakowsky, J.D., pt. 1 Hans von Spakowsky, J.D., pt. 2

Hans von Spakowsky, J.D., senior legal fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, discusses two current topics including the history and purpose of the Electoral College, and whether anyone will be held accountable for the Obama administration’s Operation Fast and Furious.

The Founders established the Electoral College to prevent candidates from ignoring rural areas. (A state’s Electoral College delegates equal its number of Representatives plus Senators in Congress.) Today, 40% of the nation’s population lives in 10 urban centers. Going to a system based upon the national popular vote would create an incentive for candidates to focus almost exclusively on a handful of population centers when campaigning to the exclusion of everyone else. Also, an election based upon the national popular vote would create an enormous incentive for voter fraud.

Operation Fast and Furious was Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms’ gunrunning scheme to Mexican drug cartels. This “felony stupid” operation sent more than 2,000 weapons from the United States to Mexico where they have been used to kill hundreds of Mexican citizens, Mexican law enforcement officials, and at least one American border patrol officer. Apparently, the deaths caused by this illegal activity were supposed to make the case for increased regulation of guns in the United States.

Attorney General Eric Holder was held in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over documents related to Fast and Furious, and subsequently the Obama administration attempted to keep the documents from becoming public by claiming executive privilege. However, a federal judge has ruled that executive privilege does not apply to many of the documents and has ordered they be made public. This should begin in April. Are mug shots and orange jump suits in the future of former high government officials? Just when you thought our prison population couldn’t sink any lower!

February 20, 2016

Ryan Mauro, professor of Homeland Security at Liberty University and national security analyst at the Clarion Project, states there is widespread cooperation between the Muslim community in the U.S. and law enforcement. He particularly stresses the role informants have played in stopping many terrorist events before they happened. Professor Mauro believes there needs to be an embrace in the American Muslim community of reform that would bring Islam into modernity.

Given the unprecedented speed of radicalization of young males in the U.S., he suggests the resources available to law enforcement are woefully inadequate.

Finally, Professor Mauro says the West does a terrible job of publicizing victories against radical Islamic terrorists, we are losing the propaganda war, and we must stop allowing the terrorists to write our headlines.

Professor Ryan Mauro

February 13, 2016

Tom Rustici, Ph.D., pt. 1 Tom Rustici, Ph.D., pt. 2

Tom Rustici, Ph.D., professor of economics at George Mason University and senior economic adviser to Republican presidential candidate, Ben Carson, M.D., discusses how he came to work for Dr. Carson to whom he refers as “the genuine article.” Dr. Rustici goes on to explain why character is the primary and essential attribute of leaders.

After describing the fiscal crisis this country faces in the immediate future, Professor Rustici details what progressives have done to destroy opportunity, upward mobility, the Constitution, and liberty.

When socialists promise security in exchange for freedom, what must be done to those who refuse the bargain? (Hint: In the last century, Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot and two or three other tyrants/losers murdered more than 100,000,000 of their own people.)

Finally, Dr. Rustici exposes the fact that out of control regulatory agencies are the biggest cause of poverty in the U.S. today. Whereas the regulatory state unquestionably benefits large companies and wealthy individuals, it costs every man, woman, and child in this country $4,000 annually.

Tom Rustici, Ph.D., pt. 3 Tom Rustici, Ph.D., pt. 4

February 6, 2016

Delegate Michael Webert, pt. 1 Delegate Michael Webert, pt. 2

Delegate Michael Webert (R-18th) discusses two bills for which he is the chief patron in the current session of the General Assembly:

HB 1096 – (summary as passed House): Regulation of firearms by state entities. Prohibits any state entity from adopting or enforcing any rule, regulation, policy, or administrative action governing the purchase, possession, transfer, ownership, carrying, storage, or transporting of firearms, ammunition, or components or combinations thereof unless expressly authorized by statute. The bill invalidates any such rule, regulation, policy, or administrative action adopted by a state entity prior to July 1, 2016. The bill does not prohibit a law-enforcement officer from acting within the scope of his duties, nor does it apply to the Department of Corrections, Department of Juvenile Justice, Department of State Police, Virginia National Guard, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, Department of Social Services, Virginia Port Authority, Officer of the State Inspector General, or any institution of higher education. The bill allows entities to adopt or enforce rules or regulations necessary for compliance with the Fire Prevention Code or necessary for the operation of Reserve Officer Training Corps programs. The bill expressly authorizes the Board of Game and Inland Fisheries to create certain regulations governing the possession, carrying, transportation, and storage of firearms, ammunition, or components or combinations thereof.

HB 1163 – (summary as passed House): Recognition of out-of-state concealed handgun permits; photo identification. Provides that the holder of an out-of-state concealed handgun permit who is at least 21 years of age is authorized to carry a concealed handgun in Virginia if (i) the other state has a 24-hour-a-day means of verification of the validity of the permits issued in that state, if available, (ii) the person carries a government-issued photo identification and displays it upon demand of a law-enforcement officer, and (iii) the person has not previously had a Virginia concealed handgun permit revoked. The bill requires the Superintendent of State Police (Superintendent) to enter into agreements for reciprocal recognition with other states that require an agreement to be in place before the state will recognize a Virginia concealed handgun permit as valid in the state. The bill provides that if the Superintendent determines that another state requires the Attorney General to execute or formally approve such agreement, the Attorney General will execute or approve such agreement within 30 days of written notification by the Superintendent that the Attorney General is required to execute or approve such agreement. Current law recognizes concealed handgun permits issued by states that (i) provide a 24-hour-a-day means of verification of the validity of the permits issued in that state and (ii) have requirements and qualifications that are adequate to prevent possession of a permit by persons who would be denied a permit in Virginia. In addition, the bill requires the Superintendent, within 60 days of the effective date of the bill, to enter into agreements for reciprocal recognition of concealed handgun permits or licenses with other states where agreements were in existence on December 1, 2015.

Jeremy Hopkins, attorney at law and a partner with the Norfolk, Virginia-based law firm Waldo & Lyle, P.C., analyzes two bills before the General Assembly regarding property rights, as well as how the requirements for due process and notice in regards to eminent domain are being ignored or stretched to the point of no longer being constitutional.

SB 478 – (summary as passed Senate): Eminent domain; reimbursement of costs. Provides that costs and fees may be awarded in condemnation actions where the amount the owner is awarded at trial as compensation for the taking of or damage to his property is 25 percent or more greater than the amount of the condemnor's initial written offer. Under current law, such costs and fees may be awarded if the amount awarded as compensation at trial is 30 percent or more greater than the petitioner's final offer. The bill removes an exception for meeting the requirements for payment of costs and fees for condemnation actions involving easements valued at less than $10,000 and adds an exception for public service companies, public service corporations, and railroads that have been delegated the power of eminent domain.

The bill also replaces the word "petitioner" with "condemnor" in the provision of the Code allowing the court to award costs and fees and allows the court to order the condemnor to pay to the owner reasonable fees and travel costs incurred by the owner for up to three experts, or as many as called by the condemnor, whichever is greater, who testified at trial.

The provisions of the bill do not apply to condemnation proceedings in which the petitioner filed, prior to July 1, 2016, a petition in condemnation or a certificate of take or deposit.

SB 1163 – (summary as introduced): Inverse condemnation proceeding; reimbursement of owner's costs. Directs the court to reimburse a plaintiff for the costs of an inverse condemnation proceeding for "damaging" property if a judgment is entered for the plaintiff. Under current law, the court is directed to award costs only for the "taking" of property. The change made in this bill corresponds with the language of amendments to Article 1, Section 11 of the Constitution of Virginia, which became effective on January 1, 2013.

Jeremy Hopkins, J.D., pt.1 Jeremy Hopkins, J.D., pt. 2

January 30, 2016

Delegate Bob Marshall, pt. 1 Delegate Bob Marshall, pt. 2

Delegate Bob Marshall (R-13th) introduces three bills for which he is the chief patron in the current session of the General Assembly:

HB 132 – Requires that the risk management plan of the Commonwealth of Virginia cover claims made by individuals with valid concealed handgun permits who as a result of a criminal act were injured or killed on property owned or leased by the Commonwealth and where they were prohibited from carrying a concealed handgun by regulation.

HB 133 – Similar to HB 132 above, but applies to owned or leased properties by public institutions of higher education. Basically, these bills codify the moral responsibility of the state when denying the citizen of his right to defend himself.

HB 83 – Prohibits agencies and political subdivisions of the Commonwealth from aiding the federal government 1) in the enforcement of federal firearms laws, or 2) in the enforcement of criminal background checks related to an intrastate transfer of a firearm between Virginia citizens.

Finally, Delegate Marshall addresses a significant problem in Virginia in which proposed legislation simply vanishes. The result is that the legislation is defeated without a recorded vote, meaning no legislator can be held accountable. This also happens at the end of each General Assembly session when conference committees are formed from members of the House and Senate to iron out differences in the wording of similar legislation. Once again, there are no recorded votes taken in conference committees.

Delegate Mark Cole (R-88th) discusses four bills currently before the General Assembly, the first three of which he is the chief patron:

HB 49 – Codifies the opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court in District of Columbia v. Heller that the right to keep and bear arms is an individual right.

HB 48 – Requires a conviction before asset forfeiture.

HB 167 – Permits local school boards to allow school-district employees who are former law-enforcement officers to possess a firearm on school property, at school functions, and on school buses.

HB 389 – Establishes Parental Choice Education Savings Accounts. Parents of public school students may apply for renewable Parental Choice Education Savings Accounts equivalent to 90% of annual per pupil state funds to use for education-related expenses including tuition, deposits, fees, and books at a private, sectarian, or nonsectarian elementary or secondary school or preschool in Virginia.

Delegate Mark Cole, pt. 1 Delegate Mark Cole, pt. 2

January 23, 2016

Serge Trifkovic, Ph.D., pt. 1 Serge Trifkovic, Ph.D., pt. 2

Serge Trifkovic, Ph.D., foreign affairs editor of Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture, and author of The Sword of the Prophet and Defeating Jihad, argues that the ruling “elites” in Europe and the United States refuse to face reality in regards to Islam – namely, that the Islamic worldview is incompatible with Western values and the Western way of life. Furthermore, he believes the views of practicing Muslims on the need to impose sharia cannot coexist with Jeffersonian principles and a system of government that recognizes a separation of church and state. In a current environment in which concessions by the West are not seen as gestures of goodwill but weakness, Dr. Trifkovic states that it is hard to imagine how Islam could be brought into the 21st century when: 1) the Koran cannot be interpreted, but must be taken at face value; and 2) there is no single source of authority.

Dr. Trifkovic describes what is transpiring across the Atlantic today as the “Third Conquest of Europe” (the first ended at the Battle of Tours in 732 A.D.; the second ended when the siege of Vienna was broken in 1683 A.D.).

Due to a lack of political will and moral strength on the part of political decision-makers, Dr. Trifkovic is not optimistic about Europe’s chances today, fearing not anarchy, but a post-modern totalitarianism by government and media “elites” whose political correctness always requires accommodation in the face of aggression or outright evil.

The solution according to Dr. Trifkovic, stop treating Islam as a religion, but as subversive political activity. To do otherwise is to accept the multiculturalist suicide that we are witnessing today in Europe.

Serge Trifkovic, Ph.D., pt. 3

Delegate Nick Freitas (R-30th) addresses the anti-gun, anti-Second Amendment bigotry of those in our state government. After paying lip service to bipartisanship, Governor McAuliffe has repeatedly bypassed the legislature and the citizens of Virginia who they are supposed to be representing, and he appears to think he, alone, can do the thinking for all of us.

Most recently, he threatened to veto any gun-rights bills introduced in this session of the General Assembly. At a time that we are repeatedly warned not to respond out of fear to terrorists, our political “leaders,” as well as the deep thinkers in our media, take every opportunity to react irrationally against law-abiding gun owners.

Delegate Freitas is the patron of a bill in this session that would substantially increase transparency exposing how our state government spends money. He has also proposed legislation prohibiting state resources from being used to enforce federal administrative law.

Delegate Nick Freitas

January 16, 2016

Dr. Charles Battig, pt. 1 Dr. Charles Battig, pt. 2

Dr. Charles Battig discusses: the positive effects of carbon dioxide without which plants would die closely followed by the human race; and how according to the satellite data, there has been no global warming for the last 18 years. Dr. Battig also asks if the environmentalists are so certain of their positions, why do they: refuse to debate, make personal attacks on opponents, refuse to release their data, and try to limit the freedom of speech of those who disagree with them. Aren’t these actions more typical of the side that realizes it holds a losing hand? Of what are they afraid other than losing their federal research bribes, er, grants?

Lars Dalseide, public affairs media liaison with the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action, addresses a number of topics including: police chiefs and sheriffs who are taking the position that an armed citizenry is the first line of defense against terrorists; how, thanks to the Obama administration, returning veterans are not seeking medical attention for fear they will have their personal firearms confiscated; how one man, Attorney General Mark Herring, took it upon himself to do the thinking for half of the United States; and how we collectively can continue to defeat Michael Bloomberg.

Did you realize that despite their severely restrictive gun laws, Virginia has a firearm homicide rate that is one-half of Maryland’s and one-quarter of the District of Columbia’s?

Lars Dalseide, pt. 1 Lars Dalseide, pt. 2

January 9, 2016

Delegate Ben Cline, pt. 1 Delegate Ben Cline, pt. 2

Delegate Ben Cline previews the 2016 General Assembly session and addresses the recent elimination of the Commonwealth’s concealed carry reciprocity with other states, the corporate income tax, Syrian refugees, and asset forfeiture. Delegate Cline also discusses the role and recent success of the Virginia Conservative Victory Fund.

John Taylor, president of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy, reveals how refugee/immigrant assimilation is going in Europe. With refugee resettlement offices popping up around Virginia, will the challenges here be the same as those currently being experienced across Western Europe?

January 2, 2016

Kevin Mooney, investigative reporter for The Daily Signal, exposes Jagadish Shukla, a George Mason University professor, who has urged the Obama administration to conduct criminal investigations under the RICO Act of scientists and organizations who are skeptical of global warming. More clearly, Professor Shukla hopes to deny the First Amendment rights of people with dissenting views from his own. Shukla is the founder of the Institute of Global Environment and Society which has received at least $63 million in taxpayer funds since 2001.

Kevin also discusses the future prospects for the GOP given the ongoing antagonism between the establishment and the conservative wings of the Party. Finally, Kevin gives his thoughts on the pros and cons of an Article V convention.

John Taylor, president of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy, offers a summary of where the United States stands at the end of 2015. In regards to the economy, despite $8,000,000,000,000 in additional debt, interest rates near zero, and the price of gasoline cut in half, we have a record number of people not working, a shrinking middle class, and an economic growth rate that has been below 3% for a decade. Our foreign policy resulted in a Syrian refugee crisis and the resulting chaos across Europe; Libya became a failed state; though held up as an administration success, Yemen became a failed state; Iran is now flush with cash and going nuclear; Cuba became the latest vacation hot spot for leftist American politicians and Hollywood celebrities; and the theme of the Obama administration’s leading from behind continues to be, “Terrorists, what terrorists?” Worsening race relations are deflecting attention away from other failed efforts with Baltimore being burned and cops being murdered in New York City. Despite an 18% approval rating, former White House chief-of-staff and ballerina, Rahm Emanuel, continues to work progressive wonders in Chicago with the city’s bonds now being rated as junk, no prospect of paying pension obligations, and civil unrest in the streets.

John also gives his thoughts on an Article V convention.

December 26, 2015

Sylvia Wright, pt. 1 Sylvia Wright, pt. 2

Sylvia Wright owns property in Henrico County that has been in her family since it was a Quaker homestead in 1838. But since 2011, an individual associated with the Islamic Community of Richmond has filed one court action after another in an effort to force her from her property. Sylvia, “But it’s not approached in terms of compensation or restitution. It’s done in ‘I want what you got, I demand that it be given to me, and then I demand you give me any other money you have, and you walk away from here penniless.’ That’s the approach that has gone on.”

Land of the free, home of the brave? Local officials have done little to protect Sylvia’s property rights. But then political correctness is often a cover for cowardice!

Sylvia Wright, pt. 3

Delegate Rob Bell addresses Attorney General Mark Herring’s recent proclamation which ended concealed carry permit reciprocity with 25 other states. Bypassing “those pesky legislatures and that awful Constitution,” the Attorney General seems to be more concerned with representing the Michael Bloomberg’s of the world, than the 420,000 Virginians who have concealed weapons permits, or for that matter, the Virginia citizenry as a whole.

Delegate Rob Bell

December 5, 2015

Sebastian Gorka, Ph.D., pt. 1 Sebastian Gorka, Ph.D., pt. 2

Sebastian Gorka, Ph.D. teaches irregular warfare and is regarded as an expert in counterinsurgency and counterterrorism. He frequently lectures at West Point, the National Counterterrorism Center, and the School of Advanced Military Studies. Dr. Gorka previously taught for four years at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies and now teaches at The Marine Corps University.

We live in a world today in which totalitarianism is on the rise. Whether one is considering North Korea, ISIS, Putin, the Mullahs in Iran, Venezuela, Occupy Wall Street, or Noam Chomsky and his merry band of useful idiots, the common denominator is always a hatred of America.

Domestically, in the last twenty months 82 have been arrested or killed who were supporters of ISIS and thirty percent of those wanted to create jihad here. According to Dr. Gorka, Paris-style attacks in the U.S. are not a question of if, but when. No longer are we limited to defending against incidences of passenger jets being flown into skyscrapers, but about soft targets being attacked anywhere. (Perhaps a man with a machete attacks patrons in a local restaurant in Columbus, Ohio, or in a local tavern in your community.)

Dr. Gorka, who has a concealed weapons permit and admits to carrying whenever he is outside his home, advises that we must take responsibility for our own safety and the safety of our families. He asks, “What’s the alternative?” (Please see, www.TheGorkaBriefing.com, “ISIS: The Threat to the United States.”)

Internationally, Dr. Gorka states the majority of Muslims around the world would prefer to live under Sharia law and oppose both democracy and capitalism. He believes that in the Middle East the battle against ISIS and other terrorists must be waged primarily by Sunni Muslims and Kurds. (Please see, www.TheGorkaBriefing.com, “The Management of Savagery”)

Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh was born in Apostolescu in Ploiesti, Romania during the communist era of Nicolae Ceausescu. She immigrated to the United States in 1978 and became an American citizen in 1982. Subsequently, she earned four college degrees and for thirty years taught various economic classes as a college professor.

Dr. Paugh discusses how nearly fifty years of the “Great Society” and the trillions of dollars we have spent on the “War on Poverty” have produced generational welfare dependency. Crony capitalism is being used as a tool to destroy capitalism and attract people to socialism. Globalism seeks to replace the nation-state. And our national debt is a self-inflicted wound that today represents the most serious threat to our country.

The situation is further complicated by an education system in decline. Our colleges and universities are indoctrinating our young people into the wonders of communism. Cultural Marxism is replacing our cultural heritage. Graduates may not understand the basic tenets of economics, but this certainly doesn’t blunt their narcissism. Don’t want grades, want safe zones, offended by seemingly everything, the little cupcakes are turning our campuses from the bastions of tolerance they have always been to environments in which all views and opinions outside of the liberal/progressive/Marxist orthodoxy must be suppressed. Upon graduation, the new graduates find that worthless college degrees do not entice employers into offering them a job. The country must issue H1B visas to import a workforce that has the needed skills. (Please see, http://canadafreepress.com/article/the-chickens-of-communism-have-come-home-to-roost.)

Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh, pt. 1 Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh, pt. 2

November 28, 2015

Dick M. Carpenter, II, Ph.D., pt. 1 Dick M. Carpenter, II, Ph.D., pt. 2

Dick M. Carpenter, II, Ph.D., director of strategic research at the Institute for Justice, discusses IJ’s recently released publication, Policing for Profit: The Abuse of Civil Asset Forfeiture. A report that grades each state’s asset forfeiture law, IJ gives Virginia’s law a D-. Why? Because in the Commonwealth a citizen’s property can be confiscated: 1) without anyone being convicted of a crime; 2) with third parties having to go to court to prove their innocence (parents could have a car confiscated if a child commits a crime while driving their car); 3) with 100% of the forfeiture proceeds going to law enforcement thereby creating a powerful incentive for corruption; and 4) with no transparency in regards to how the proceeds of the confiscation are used. Was it for bulletproof vests or a new bathroom for the chief of police’s home?

In the 2015 General Assembly session, an asset forfeiture reform bill passed the House of Delegates, but was never taken up by the Senate. Should we require that there be no online dating during the session?

Kevin Moody, investigative reporter for The Daily Signal, offers an update on the continuing saga from Fauquier County where the land is beautiful and the elitist citizenry is truly disgusting, and where nonprofits pretend to be protecting the environment when they are actually just front groups for wealthy, land grabbing property owners.

Can we expect someone to go to jail for the fraud of there being two versions of Martha’s original conservation easement – the first that Martha agreed to and signed, and the second a much more restrictive, unsigned alternative that the Piedmont Environmental Council (PECers) filed with Fauquier County?

Martha Boneta unplugged and on offense! In 2016 Martha will move to federal court by filing a federal RICO suit against the Piedmont Environmental Council and other high rent low rents.

November 21, 2015

Allan Meltzer, Ph.D., pt. 1 Allan Meltzer, Ph.D., pt. 2

Allan H. Meltzer, Ph.D. is a university professor of political economy at Carnegie Mellon University, distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution, and a former president of the Mont Pelerin Society.

Professor Meltzer discusses his recent commentary, “The GOP’s Tea Party Problem.” Is it possible the Founders had a good idea regarding federalism? What is hamstringing the American economy?

Victor Davis Hanson, Ph.D. is the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, and the Wayne and Marcia Buske Distinguished Visiting Fellow in History at Hillsdale College.

Professor Hanson addresses his recent article, “Tooth-Gnashing in the Republican Establishment,” as well as his recent podcast, “Understanding 2016.” What are the political and ideological fault lines in the Republican Party? Can they be overcome before 2016’s presidential election?

Victor Davis Hanson, Ph.D., pt. 1 Victor Davis Hanson, Ph.D., pt, 2

November 14, 2015

Chris Edwards, pt. 1 Chris Edwards, pt. 2

Chris Edwards, director of Tax Policy Studies and editor of DownsizingGovernment.org at the Cato Institute, discusses his recent commentary, “Ted Cruz’s and Rand Paul’s Strange Embrace of the VAT.”

Patrick J. Michaels, Ph.D., director of the Cato Institute’s Center for the Study of Science, previews next week’s Paris Climate Summit. Do these events contribute to climate change by producing a lot of hot air? Is the real goal of these summits to address climate change, or to redistribute wealth from countries with political and economic systems that generate wealth, to countries with political and economic systems that do not?

Patrick J. Michaels, Ph.D., pt. 1 Patrick J. Michaels, Ph.D., pt. 2

November 7, 2015

Hans Bader, J.D., pt. 1 Hans Bader, J.D., pt. 2

Hans Bader, J.D., senior attorney with the Competitive Enterprise Institute, exposes the powerful left-wing lobbies that are seeking to silence dissent and free speech on campuses. Must progressives shut down free speech and the challenge it poses to a progressive worldview when that worldview becomes so silly that it can no longer be defended in open debate? How is Title IX being misused? Is the federal government blackmailing our colleges and universities?

Jillian Kay Melchior writes for National Review as a Thomas L. Rhodes Fellow for the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity. She is also a senior fellow at the Independent Woman’s Forum and the Tony Blankley Fellow at the Steamboat Institute.

What was the punishment for Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents who participated in drug cartel funded sex parties with prostitutes at United States government leased facilities? What was the punishment for a DEA agent who physically assaulted one of the prostitutes in a dispute regarding payment for services rendered? Correct answer: They were given bonuses!

Over the last five years, .01% of DEA agents have been fired. If assaulting a prostitute gets one a bonus, what must the .01% have done to merit expulsion?

Jillian Kay Melchior, pt. 1 Jillian Kay Melchior, pt. 2

October 31, 2015

Dr. Peter Cressy, pt. 1 Dr. Peter Cressy, pt. 2

Dr. Peter Cressy is retiring as president of the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS). Dr. Cressy discusses challenges facing the distilling industry in Virginia (e.g.. there are more than 7,000 places one can buy beer in Virginia, but only 350 ABC stores selling spirits; there have been 12 tax and mark-up increases on spirits since 1977 – the last time the excise tax on beer was raised).

DISCUS has an amazingly productive partnership with Mount Vernon. In 2001, DISCUS funded an archeological dig of George Washington’s distillery. Since then, it has funded its reconstruction into what is today a working distillery. DISCUS holds an annual dinner at Mount Vernon that raises approximately $350,000 annually for the historic venue.

Dan Mitchell, Ph.D. is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute where he focuses on fiscal policy, tax reform, international tax competition, and the economic burden of government spending.

Dan discusses the recent congressional Republican surrender on spending caps and the corruption of the American political class. (“If you put enough food in the dumpster, you attract rats.”) Dan defines good fiscal policy as not balancing the budget, but shrinking the burden of government by controlling spending. Mitchell’s Golden Rule states, “The private sector should grow faster than the government.”

Dan Mitchell, Ph.D., pt. 1 Dan Mitchell, Ph.D., pt. 2

October 24, 2015

Jeremy Hopkins, J.D., pt. 1 Jeremy Hopkins, J.D., pt. 2

Jeremy P. Hopkins, attorney at law and a partner with the Norfolk, Virginia-based law firm Waldo & Lyle, P.C., addresses the rather evil practice of “quick takes.”

Current Virginia law does not require condemning authorities to tell owners when they take the owner’s property. For example, a condemnor can file a certificate at the courthouse and deposit with the court an amount the condemnor estimates to be the value of the property. The condemnor then has six to twelve months to file suit. Meanwhile, the owner continues to incur expenses for maintaining the property, paying the property taxes, insuring the property, never knowing that he no longer owns the property.

The only obligation for the condemnor is to send a letter informing the owner that it intends to take the property sometime in the future.

Perhaps you should find out if your legislators know what a quick take is?

John W. Whitehead, founder and president of The Rutherford Institute and author of the recently released book Battlefield America: The War on the American People, discusses his recent Commentary, “Things Are Getting Scary: Global Police, Precrime, and the War on Domestic ‘Extremists.’”

Perhaps you should find out if those who represent you in Congress can explain why the Social Security Administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Department of Agriculture, and the Environmental Protection Agency are buying weapons and hollow point bullets.

John W. Whitehead, J.D., pt. 1 John W. Whitehead, J.D., pt. 2

October 17, 2015

Gray Delany, pt. 1 Gray Delany, pt. 2

Gray Delany, from his firsthand experiences in the trenches of Dave Brat’s campaign to defeat Eric Cantor, discusses the recently released How to Bag a RINO, co-authored with Zach Werrell.

Congressman Dave Brat addresses the current effort in the U.S. House of Representatives to find a Speaker to replace John Boehner. Why is it necessary for Speaker Boehner to step down? What changes need to be made in the way business is conducted in the House? What criteria has Congressman Brat developed that a Speaker-wannabe should have to agree to, and abide by? Who could Dr. Brat support for the position?

Congressman Dave Brat, Ph.D., pt. 1 Congressman Dave Brat, Ph.D., pt. 2

October 10, 2015

Edward Peter Stringham, Ph.D., pt. 1 Edward Peter Stringham, Ph.D., pt. 2

Edward Peter Stringham, Ph.D., Davis Professor of Economic Organizations and Innovation at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, addresses his recent article “Government ‘Research’ Grants: Another Way for Bureaucrats to Push Political Causes.” Professor Stringham explains how government research grants have become increasingly political, not meant to discover and then lead one to a truth, but instead a naked attempt to provide background support for personal and/or political agendas. Is there any reason for the American people to believe they were only “Grubered” on Obamacare and climate change?

Larry Pratt, executive director of Gun Owners of America, discusses the history of mass murders since 1950, and the rather predictable reactions of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton to the recent event in Roseburg, Oregon.

Larry Pratt, pt. 1 Larry Pratt, pt. 2

October 3, 2015

Raymond Ibrahim, pt. 1 Raymond Ibrahim, pt. 2

Raymond Abrahim, a Shillman Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center and an associate fellow at the Middle East Forum, discusses: the disappointing visit, and missed opportunities, of Pope Francis; how embracing barbarism for the sake of diversity will probably not end well; how the American foreign policy of overthrowing secular dictators, thus causing the expansion of the Islamic state, may have to be rethought; that there are moderate Muslims, but not moderate Islam; why there is no Buddhismophobia; the academy’s doctrinal and historical ignorance of Islam; the American public’s misconceptions regarding the Crusades.

Raymond Ibrahim, pt. 3

Congressman Dave Brat addresses false media narratives; accusations of “false prophets whipping up false expectations”; the growing percentage of GOP voters apparently not impressed with the genius, competence, or hubris of our Beltway poltroons; and the potentialities of having a new Speaker.

Congressman Dave Brat, Ph.D.

September 26, 2015

Daniel Hannan, pt. 1 Daniel Hannan, pt. 2

Daniel Hannan has been a Member of the European Parliament since 1999, and also serves as Secretary-General of the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists. Hannan addresses the massive influx of refugees and immigrants into Europe. What are the implications for welfare states/entitlement societies? What are the implications in regards to terrorism? What are the implications for the European Union? What are the implications for Western civilization?

Philip Van Cleave, president of the Virginia Citizens Defense League, exposes how Obama has used the Department of Veterans Affairs to disarm 177,000 vets and their spouses for no other reason than the veteran returned to this country with health challenges or reached out for professional help with his/her finances. Now Obama is seeking to use the Social Security Administration to do the same to seniors.

Philip Van Cleave, pt. 1 Philip Van Cleave, pt. 2

September 19, 2015

Congressman Dave Brat, Ph.D., pt. 1 Congressman Dave Brat, Ph.D., pt. 2

A modern-day profile in courage, Congressman Dave Brat is challenging his own congressional leadership for always having an excuse to do nothing – except, of course, when it comes to enriching K Street lobbyists/special interests. Since taking the majorities in both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives last January, what has Republican “leadership” done in regards to immigration, regulatory overreach, executive overreach, and the budget? We are well aware of their pathetic handling of the Iranian nuclear agreement. What next as 73-year-old Mitch McConnell addresses the Senate in that “wooden and perfunctory” way?

Os Guinness is the founder of the Trinity Forum and the author of A Free People’s Suicide: Sustainable Freedom and the American Future. He has been a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institute and a guest scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Studies.

Os makes a convincing case that Americans are squandering their classical liberal and religious heritage. In trading the “melting pot” for multiculturalism, today it is easy to become an American, but we have lost what it means to be an American. Our churches sell out politically in exchange for easy money from the federal government, while President Obama ushers in a new era of colonialism by forcing an LGBT agenda on small Pacific islands. Can America remain free and prosperous when we no longer practice those things that made us free and prosperous?

Os Guinness, pt. 1 Os Guinness, pt. 2

September 12, 2015

Scot Faulkner, pt. 1 Scot Faulkner, pt. 2

Scot Faulkner served as the chief administrative officer of the U.S. House of Representatives and on President Reagan’s White House staff. In this interview he discusses his recent article, “Budget Bacchanal,” which explains why raising the debt ceiling is unnecessary.

Stephen Moore, distinguished visiting fellow with the Project for Economic Growth at The Heritage Foundation, discusses the economic platforms of several of the Republican presidential candidates – both what their platforms contain and what they should contain.

September 5, 2015

Jim Simpson, pt. 1 Jim Simpson, pt. 2

Jim Simpson is an investigative reporter and is the author of the book, The Red-Green Axis. Jim also wrote a revealing article for American Thinker titled, “Barack Obama and the Strategy of Manufactured Crisis.”

In the interview Jim discusses refugee resettlement. Do you recall voting for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees? And yet, that person decides the number of refugees the United States will take and from where (country of origin) they will come.

How many Syrian refugees are being taken in by Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, China, or Russia? Zero.

Lt. General Jerry Boykin is the executive vice president of the Family Research Council. He was one of the original members of the U.S. Army’s Delta Force. He later commanded all of the Army’s Green Berets as well as the Special Warfare Center and School. Lt. General Boykin spent his last four years in the military as the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence.

Lt. General Boykin discusses Muslim expansion and the future of Europe. What is likely to happen as a result of the enormous influx of immigrants and refugees? He also gives his thoughts on the Iranian nuclear agreement.

Lt. General Jerry Boykin, pt. 1 Lt. General Jerry Boykin, pt. 2

August 29, 2015

Delegate Scott Taylor, pt. 1 Delegate Scott Taylor, pt. 2

Delegate Scott Taylor discusses the future of Europe: armed terrorists, an unarmed citizenry, entitlement societies, and hundreds of thousands of immigrants fleeing Africa and the Middle East. Is this going to end well?

Delegate Taylor was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November, 2013. He previously served as a Navy Seal (1997-2005), and he is the author of Trust Betrayed: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and the Selling Out of America’s National Security.

Mary Kissel, member of the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal, identifies what is to blame for the volatility in the American economy: 1) China, 2) the Federal Reserve, and 3) Obama’s fiscal policy. Referring to the present chaos as “the great liberal reckoning,” she warns, “More government spending, more government debt, and this time it’s global.”

Mary Kissel, pt. 1 Mary Kissel, pt. 2

August 22, 2015

The latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show union membership remains in a steady decline. The percentage of the workforce that was unionized was 12.4% when Obama was first elected President. Today, that percentage has dropped to 11.1%.

John Taylor, president of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy, introduces National Employee Freedom Week. You, too, can opt out of your union membership and here’s how.

Dan Mitchell, Ph.D., pt. 1 Dan Mitchell, Ph.D., pt. 2

Dan Mitchell, Ph.D. is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute where he focuses on fiscal policy, particularly tax reform, international tax competition, and the economic burden of government spending.

Focusing on Obamanomics and “Popeanomics,” Dan critiques bad public policy and the inevitable consequences.

August 15, 2015

Ken Peterson, pt. 1 Ken Peterson, pt. 2

Local hero and future Governor (?) Ken Peterson, Supervisor in Goochland County, details the dramatic accomplishments that have been made in Goochland since the citizenry rose up and took control of their government. From refinancing debt obligations, consolidating local government functions, placing the county checkbook online, earning a AAA bond rating, putting in place financial controls, creating a rainy day fund, establishing a debt ceiling, beginning a whistleblower protection plan, ensuring every school in the county is fully accredited with a high school graduation rate in the top 10% of the state, all for $.53 on every $100 of assessed value. Did I mention the town hall meetings held around the county to ask citizens, “Does this reflect the way you want your tax dollars spent?” Why isn’t every county in Virginia following Goochland’s lead?

Charles Murray, the W.H. Brady Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, has previously written Losing Ground: American Social Policy, 1950-1980; Real Education: Four Simple Truths for Bringing American Schools Back to Reality; and Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010. On this week’s program, Dr. Murray discusses the recommendations contained within his most recently released book, By the People: Rebuilding Liberty without Permission. Who’s up for a little civil disobedience?

Charles Murray, Ph.D., pt. 1 Charles Murray, Ph.D., pt. 2

August 8, 2015

Senator Tom Garrett, pt. 1 Senator Tom Garrett, pt. 2

Senator Tom Garrett exposes Governor Terry McAuliffe and his Board of Elections’ attempt to steal elections. Is a President or a Governor attempting to rig elections no big deal, or is it the very essence of tyranny?

Chris Horner, J.D., senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, discusses President Obama’s Clean Power Plan (“We need to be more like Denmark. No, forget that. We need to be more like Japan. No, forget that. We need to be more like Germany. No, ….”) After exposing the lawlessness and corruption of those in the somewhat less than pristine environmental movement, Chris details how rising fuel costs have impacted people at the bottom of the socio-economic ladder and how many die when they can no longer afford fuel. On the other hand, the environmental movement can trace its roots back to population control efforts. Perhaps the folks in charge at the EPA are planning to harvest the organs of the deceased to fund the agency. Nah, something like that could never happen!

Chris Horner, J.D., pt. 1 Chris Horner, J.D., pt. 2

August 1, 2015

Robert P. Murphy, Ph.D., pt. 1 Robert P. Murphy, Ph.D., pt. 2

Robert P. Murphy, Ph.D., research fellow at the Independent Institute, introduces his most recent effort to make Misesian economics accessible to undergraduates and lay audiences. His latest book, Choice: Cooperation, Enterprise, and Human Action, was recently released.

Angus Macqueen, director at Ronachan Films, exposes the utter futility of the “War on Drugs,” and discusses his documentary film on Joaquin “El Chappo” (the Shorty) Guzman, Drug Lord: The Legend of Shorty.

Angus Macqueen, pt. 1 Angus Macqueen, pt. 2

July 25, 2015

Joel Salatin, pt. 1 Joel Salatin, pt. 2

Joel Salatin, owner of Polyface Farm in Swoope, Virginia, and author of Everything I Want to Do Is Illegal: War Stories from the Local Food Front, updates us on the food freedom movement, the challenges of being a farmer/rancher in today’s regulatory environment, his thoughts concerning the EPA’s new Clean Water rule, and the upcoming Food Freedom Fest. This year’s festival, www.farmtoconsumer.org/fff, will be held on August 14-16 at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel in Staunton, Virginia and at the nearby Polyface Farm, www.polyfacefarms.com. Come meet Joel, get him to sign one of his books, tour his farm, and buy his fresh vegetables and meat now served in the finest restaurants in Virginia.

George Gilder, co-founder of the Discovery Institute in Seattle, Washington, who first caught the public’s attention with the publication of his international bestseller Wealth and Poverty (1981), discusses his most recently published work, The 21st Century Case for Gold: A New Information Theory of Money.

George Gilder, pt. 1 George Gilder, pt. 2

July 18, 2015

John C. Goodman, Ph.D., Martha Boneta, Sean Malone

This week Freedom & Prosperity Radio show host, Joe Thomas, travels to Las Vegas to attend FreedomFest. Interviews include:

John C. Goodman, Ph.D., senior fellow at the Independent Institute and author of A Better Choice: Healthcare Solutions for America, outlines the way forward in healthcare post-Obama.

Martha Boneta of Liberty Farm, and Sean Malone of the Charles Koch Institute introduce their award-winning film, Farming in Fear. At the recent Anthem Film Festival in Las Vegas, Farming in Fear won awards in two categories: the Excellence in Filmmaking award, and the Audience Choice award. Martha and film director Sean Malone received protracted standing ovations for their courageous fight on behalf of property rights. On July 30, Farming in Fear will be shown at the Young Americans for Liberty National Convention in Washington, D.C.

Eamonn Butler, Ph.D., director of the Adam Smith Institute in London, exposes obstacles to the free market and addresses the need to get back to real money.

Stephen Moore, distinguished visiting fellow with the Project for Economic Growth at The Heritage Foundation, revels in his debate take down of Paul Krugman at FreedomFest.

Eamonn Butler, Ph.D., and Stephen Moore

Public School teacher and Nevada State Senator Scott Hammond explains the exciting school choice legislation that was recently passed in that state.

Senator Scott Hammond

Lt. Col. Allen West, president & CEO of the National Center for Policy Analysis, describes the current status of the American Dream.

Lt. Col. Allen West

July 11, 2015

Stephen Moore, distinguished visiting fellow with the Project for Economic Growth at The Heritage Foundation, reviews the failures of socialism from Greece, to Spain, to Portugal, to Argentina, to Venezuela. Wouldn’t it seem that Americans could look at our postal service, transportation system (e.g., Amtrak), and K-12 public education and draw some conclusions regarding statism vs. competitive markets?

Nicole Kaeding, pt. 1 Nicole Kaeding, pt. 2

Nicole Kaeding, budget analyst for the Cato Institute, discusses her recent article, “Washington Helped Create the Puerto Rican Crisis.” With an economy that has been in a depression for a decade, a debt to GDP ratio of 70%, and a $70 billion debt they can’t repay, does Puerto Rico have a future?

July 4, 2015

Donald J. Boudreaux, J.D., Ph.D., pt. 1 Donald J. Boudreaux, J.D., Ph.D., pt. 2

Donald J. Boudreaux, J.D., Ph.D., is a senior fellow with the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University (GMU) and a professor of economics and former economics-department chair at GMU. This week Professor Boudreaux discusses his recently released book, The Essential Hayek, and the Fraser Institute’s companion website (www.essentialhayek.org) on which one can find short videos to help explain Hayek’s main ideas/contributions.

Kevin R.C. Gutzman, J.D., Ph.D., is the New York Times best-selling author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution; Who Killed the Constitution? The Federal Government vs. American Liberty from World War I to Barack Obama; James Madison and the Making of America; and Thomas Jefferson – Revolutionary (forthcoming in late 2015 or early 2016).

Professor Gutzman addresses the current feeding frenzy to rid ourselves of historical icons. The Confederate flag is an easy target, but is it the real target? Will the purge ultimately include the American founding? After all, Washington, Jefferson, and Madison were slave owners! Since the onset of progressivism, haven’t the real targets always been the three Cs: the Constitution, capitalism, and Christianity?

Kevin R.C. Gutzman, J.D., Ph.D., pt. 1 Kevin R.C. Gutzman, J.D., Ph.D., pt. 2

June 27, 2015

Bishop E.W. Jackson, pt. 1 Bishop E.W. Jackson, pt. 2

Bishop E.W. Jackson is the founder and president of S.T.A.N.D. (Staying True to America’s National Destiny), a conservative nonprofit organization “dedicated to preserving life, the traditional family, Judeo-Christian history, and values as the Foundation of our Constitution and culture.” Bishop Jackson is also the head pastor at Exodus Faith Ministries in Chesapeake, Virginia.

In a wide-ranging interview, Bishop Jackson discusses the tragedy in Charleston; how we can prevent violence in “gun-free zones” like churches, malls and schools; and, what we must do as a people to have a nation and a culture worth preserving.

Reagan George, president of the Virginia Voters Alliance, discusses voter fraud in Virginia. What has happened to those who registered to vote in multiple states? What has happened to those who did vote in multiple states? Are the statistics relating to voter fraud artificially suppressed by corrupt prosecutors who use their “prosecutorial discretion” to not prosecute those who have broken the law? If one political party is committed to corruption and the other is committed to the fetal position, which do you think will win elections?

Reagan George, pt. 1 Reagan George, pt. 2

June 20, 2015

David Hogberg, Ph.D., pt. 1 David Hogberg, Ph.D., pt. 2

David Hogberg, Ph.D., a healthcare policy analyst for the National Center for Public Policy Research, addresses two of his recent articles: “The ObamaCare Death Spiral Rears Its Head”; and “Montana: More Evidence Death Spiral Bearing Down on ObamaCare Exchanges.”

Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D., senior fellow with the Cato Institute, discusses two of his articles: “If You Want Real ‘Social Justice,’ Support Free Markets and Small Government”; and “Obama’s Technically Not a Socialist but He Won’t Like How Thomas Sowell Describes His Philosophy.”

Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D., pt. 1 Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D., pt. 2

June 13, 2015

Michael Tanner, senior fellow at the Cato Institute, discusses his recently released book, Going Broke: Deficits, Debt, and the Entitlement Crisis.

Thomas Fleming, pt. 1 Thomas Fleming, pt. 2

Thomas Fleming, distinguished historian and author of more than fifty books including Washington’s Secret War; The Hidden History of Valley Forge; Liberty! The American Revolution; The Man from Monticello; 1776; and The Secret Trial of Robert E. Lee (fiction), discusses his latest, The Great Divide: The Conflict between Washington and Jefferson that Defined a Nation.

June 6, 2015

Mark Skousen, Ph.D., pt. 1 Mark Skousen, Ph.D., pt. 2

Mark Skousen, Ph.D., previews the 2015 FreedomFest in Las Vegas, an annual event held each summer where “free minds meet to celebrate great books, great ideas, and great thinkers.” Unlike any other conference in terms of the sheer number and variety of speakers, FreedomFest “invites the best and brightest from around the world to talk, strategize, socialize, and celebrate liberty.” This year features a debate between Paul Krugman and Stephen Moore.

Diana Furchtgott-Roth, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, discusses her recently released book, Disinherited: How Washington Is Betraying America’s Young. Ms. Furchgott-Roth details how the federal government seems to be going out of its way to harm young people, including those trying to enter the workforce for the first time. Recent college graduates are put in the unenviable position of attempting to make payments on truly ridiculous college loans, while their government makes it more difficult to find work by increasing the minimum wage, restricting corporate internships, requiring licensure to enter some professions, etc., etc., etc. What are Millennials to do with their degrees in gender studies?

Diana Furchtgott-Roth, pt. 1 Diana Furchtgott-Roth, pt. 2

May 30, 2015

Congressman Dave Brat, Ph.D., pt. 1 Congressman Dave Brat, Ph.D., pt. 2

Congressman Dave Brat discusses the travails of being a free-market conservative in Congress, and how you may not be favorably received by many inside the Beltway, both Republicans and Democrats, if you understand economics and believe in ethics.

Vince Haley, Republican candidate for the 12th district state Senate seat being vacated by Walter Stosch, updates us on his campaign and his plan to phaseout the state income tax if elected.

Vince Haley, pt. 1 Vince Haley, pt. 2

May 23, 2015

Robert Everett Johnson, pt. 1 Robert Everett Johnson, pt. 2

Robert Everett Johnson, an attorney with the Institute for Justice, discusses the latest developments in the Lyndon McLellan asset forfeiture case in North Carolina.

Before joining IJ, Robert was an attorney in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, where he specialized in appellate and constitutional law. Robert clerked for Justice Anthony M. Kennedy on the United States Supreme Court, and for Chief Judge Alex Kozinski on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Robert graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he also served as an editor of the Harvard Law Review.

John Taylor, president of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy, details why the last two weeks have only accelerated the free fall of progressivism.

May 16, 2015

Peter Schweizer, pt. 1 Peter Schweizer, pt. 2

Peter Schweizer, author of New York Times bestsellers Extortion: How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own Pockets and Throw Them All Out, discusses his latest book, Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich. Is a follow-up bestseller on Virginia’s Governor Terry McAuliffe in the works?

Eamonn Butler, Ph.D., director of the Adam Smith Institute in London, discusses the recent elections in the UK and the implications for Britain, Scottish Nationalism, and the European Union.

Eamonn Butler, Ph.D., pt. 1 Eamonn Butler, Ph.D., pt. 2

May 9, 2015

Jeremy Hopkins, J.D., pt. 1 Jeremy Hopkins, J.D., pt. 2

Jeremy Hopkins, attorney at law and a partner with the Norfolk, Virginia-based law firm Waldo & Lyle, P.C., exposes the trilogy of abuses (i.e., lowballing, lack of adequate notice, and excessive or unnecessary takings) foisted on property owners in the Commonwealth of Virginia today. Listen to Jeremy describe the current state of the law and then decide for yourself if our legislators go to Richmond to represent their constituents, or are they there to do the bidding of special interests while protecting the questionable actions of a largely unaccountable state government – people be damned!

John Moody, executive director of the Food-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, discusses the Wyoming Food Freedom Act which makes Wyoming the first state in the nation to pass legislation protecting private commerce for food. John also updates us on the food sovereignty movement in Maine that today includes 30 cities/townships/counties, and the animal abuse cases being brought against farmers by “animal rights” groups antagonistic to both capitalism and property rights.

John Moody, pt. 1 John Moody, pt. 2

May 2, 2015

John W. Whitehead, J.D., pt. 1 John W. Whitehead, J.D., pt. 2

John W. Whitehead, founder and president of The Rutherford Institute, discusses his recently released book, Battlefield America: The War on the American People.

Jeremy Hopkins, attorney at law and a partner with the Norfolk, Virginia-based law firm Waldo & Lyle, P.C., discusses a very important case recently won by the firm before the Virginia Supreme Court. In the past, if the Virginia Department of Transportation made an offer for a Virginia citizen’s property, and then months later made a totally different offer only days before the case went to court, the first offer was prohibited from being admitted into evidence. Waldo & Lyle argued that this practice concealed relevant information/evidence from the jury that it would need to make an informed decision. The Virginia Supreme Court ruled that the first offer can be admitted into evidence, thus setting a very important precedent going forward.

Jeremy Hopkins, J.D., pt. 1 Jeremy Hopkins, J.D., pt. 2

April 25, 2015

Senator Mike Lee, pt. 1 Senator Mike Lee, pt. 2

U.S. Senator Mike Lee (Utah), chairman of the Senate Steering Committee who also serves on the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Armed Services Committee, and the Joint Economic Committee, discusses his recently released book, Our Lost Constitution.

Iain Murray, vice president for strategy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, exposes the continued overreach of the Environmental Protection Agency that now wants to regulate wood-burning stoves in people’s homes and backyard grills. Wouldn’t we all be better off if we took the environmentally sensitive alternative and just composted the EPA?

Iain Murray, pt. 1 Iain Murray, pt. 2

April 18, 2015

Van D. Hipp, Jr., pt. 1 Van D. Hipp, Jr., pt. 2

Van D. Hipp, Jr., chairman of American Defense International, identifies the full range of threats facing the United States in The New Terrorism: How to Fight It and Defeat It. With threats coming from a number of directions and sources, Mr. Hipp calls for the U.S. to upgrade its missile defense system, develop the means to stop cyberattacks, and secure its borders.

Peter Morici, Ph.D., professor of international business at the R.H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, outlines the economic and moral disadvantages of the income tax and how a national sales tax would eliminate many of those drawbacks.

Peter Morici, Ph.D., pt. 1 Peter Morici, Ph.D., pt. 2

April 11, 2015

Doug Badger, pt. 1 Doug Badger, pt. 2

Doug Badger, former Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, discusses his recent column, “Obamacare: The More You Pay, the Less You Get.”

Mark Fitzgibbons, Esq., president of corporate and legal affairs at American Target Advertising, Inc., makes the case for a 21st Century Fourth Amendment. What was the Fourth Amendment meant to accomplish? Is there any reason to believe our President understands the separation of powers doctrine? Should the American people slam the door on administrative subpoenas?

Mark Fitzgibbons, Esq., pt. 1 Mark Fitzgibbons, Esq., pt. 2

April 4, 2015

Dean Stansel, Ph.D., pt. 1 Dean Stansel, Ph.D., pt. 2

Dean Stansel, Ph.D., associate professor of economics at Florida Gulf Coast University, discusses the recent policy report he authored for the Virginia Institute for Public Policy, A Pro-Growth Tax Reform Agenda for Virginia. What are the advantages of consumption taxes over income taxes? Could Virginia’s income tax be headed for the dustbin of history?

Matthew Spalding, Ph.D., associate vice president and dean of educational programs at Hillsdale College, introduces the FREE online courses offered by the Hillsdale faculty: Constitution 101; Constitution 201; The Federalist Papers; the Presidency and the Constitution; and Economics 101: The Principles of Free Market Economics.

These online courses are based upon those in Hillsdale’s undergraduate core curriculum, which all Hillsdale students must complete prior to graduation.

Matthew Spalding, Ph.D., pt. 1 Matthew Spalding, Ph.D., pt. 2

March 28, 2015

Harold Furchtgott-Roth, pt. 1 Harold Furchtgott-Roth, pt. 2

Harold Furchtgott-Roth, director of the Center for Economics of the Internet at the Hudson Institute, responds to the recent approval by the FCC of the net neutrality rule and what this means going forward for the Internet, technological innovation, and U.S. competitiveness.

[Repeat of the January 17, 2015 interview with Os Guinness]

Os Guinness was the founder of the Trinity Forum and has been a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution as well as a guest scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Studies. Discussing his book, A Free People’s Suicide: Sustainable Freedom and the American Future, Os addresses America’s lack of statesmanlike leaders (referring to today’s leaders as pygmies); exposes radical nihilists who don’t believe in anything, but seem determined to tear down our free society without having any idea of what to put in its place; laments a sound-bite culture without an attention span long enough to make a Churchill speech or Lincoln-Douglas debate possible; and differentiates between negative freedom (freedom from) and positive freedom (freedom for).

Os Guiness, pt. 1 Os Guiness, pt. 2

March 21, 2015

Cheryl Chumley, pt. 1 Cheryl Chumley, pt. 2

Cheryl Chumley, a writer with World Net Daily, addresses Hillary Clinton’s latest scandal – at least her latest scandal at the time of this posting. With an elitism common to progressive Ivy League flyweights; an understanding of the rule of law summarized by “it applies to Thee, but not to me;” an ethical standard that is standard for the unethical (“the ends justifies the means”); a misunderstanding that her emails belong to her when they are actually the property of the American people; and an Internet server named “Justin Cooper;” a polarizing, calculating, and ambitious Hillary Clinton is positioned well as a Democrat running for President. Will Craig Livingstone, the former Georgetown tavern bouncer who the Clintons previously put in charge of the White House Office of Personnel Security, and who improperly requested and received some 900 FBI background dossiers on potential political enemies, be named a Four-Star General and put in charge of the NSA? Enquiring minds want to know ….

David Boaz, executive vice president of the Cato Institute, discusses his recently released book, The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom. The libertarian philosophy calls for greater personal freedom, fiscal responsibility, and limited government. Will libertarian-leaning millennials, who tend to be socially liberal, vote Democrat, or will they vote Republican once they understand how previous generations have loaded them up with perpetual debt to the point that it will be almost impossible for them to ever attain their parents’ standard of living?

David Boaz, pt. 1 David Boaz, pt. 2

March 14, 2015

Dan Mitchell, Ph.D., pt. 1 Dan Mitchell, Ph.D., pt. 2

Dan Mitchell, Ph.D., senior fellow with the Cato Institute, addresses one of his recent articles “If You Want Good Fiscal Policy, Forget the Balanced Budget Amendment and Pursue Spending Caps,” and also speaks to the White House threat to raise taxes without congressional approval.

Philip Van Cleave, president of the Virginia Citizens Defense League, discusses the Obama administration’s Operations Choke Point, an effort to deny financial services to out-of-favor industries and political opponents, as well as the ATF’s recent attempts to ban certain types ammunition. Philip advises liberty lovers on what they should be doing to fight these efforts and his wildly successful track record in Virginia is evidence that we need to listen to him.

Philip Van Cleave, pt. 1 Philip Van Cleave, pt. 2

March 7, 2015

Eamonn Butler, Ph.D., pt. 1 Eamonn Butler, Ph.D., pt. 2

Eamonn Butler, Ph.D., director of the Adam Smith Institute in London, analyzes the current challenge in the European Union regarding Greece – what is the likely solution, and what the consequences will be for the European Union and the Euro. Dr. Butler also addresses the May 7th election in the U.K. – who is going to come out on top and will it mean substantive change.

Jeffrey Utsch, member of the board of directors of the Compact for America Educational Foundation, explains his organization’s efforts to assist the states in proposing and ratifying a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Mr. Utsch also discusses the difference in approach between the Compact for America and a competing organization, the Convention of the States. According to the Compact for America’s website, “The Compact approach allows for the specification of the text of the amendment to be advanced by the limited convention it organizes under Article V of the U.S. Constitution – avoiding the very difficult sales pitch ‘we have to organize a convention to find out what it might propose.’”

Jeffrey Utsch, pt. 1 Jeffrey Utsch, pt. 2

February 28, 2015

Jeff E. Schapiro, political reporter and columnist with the Richmond Times-Dispatch, addresses his recent column, “Nothing Tidy about Virginia’s Clean-Government Push.” Bob McDonnell, Maureen McDonnell, Phil Hamilton, Fightin’ Joe Morrissey – is Virginia becoming a laughingstock? Does gerrymandering contribute to the illegal and unethical behavior of Virginia’s politicians?

Jeff E. Schapiro

John Taylor, president of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy, discusses why voters must know the individual running for public office and not just what political party he or she represents; asset forfeiture; crony capitalism; why it can be rational at this time for citizens not to vote, but how this represents a tremendous opportunity to get people to the polls in the future; and stunning admissions by former FBI special agents on border security. Should the citizenry have a plan for who is going to be held accountable – and how – when this country’s lack of security literally blows up in our faces?

John Taylor, pt. 3

February 21, 2015

Mark Fitzgibbons, Esq., pt. 1 Mark Fitzgibbons, Esq., pt. 2

Mark Fitzgibbons, Esq., president of corporate and legal affairs at American Target Advertising, Inc., outlines the reasons for a proposed constitutional amendment (HJ 578) that would have added 21st century 4th Amendment protections to the Virginia Constitution, and the Asset Forfeiture bill (HB 1287) that among other things would have required a conviction before the government could seize a citizen’s assets. Both the constitutional amendment and the bill were killed by the Republican General Assembly.

Vince Haley, Republican candidate for the 12th district state Senate seat being vacated by Walter Stosch, discusses his campaign, the issues on which he is running, and his willingness to play offense with the EPA and Governor McAuliffe.

Vince Haley, pt. 1 Vince Haley, pt. 2

February 14, 2015

Veronique de Rugy, Ph.D., pt. 1 Veronique de Rugy, Ph.D., pt. 2

Veronique de Rugy, Ph.D., senior research fellow with the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, discusses President Obama’s proposal budget. Dr. de Rugy addresses the moral implications of deficits. And while the U.S. is benefiting currently from other nations being even worse off fiscally than we are, we still are paying a heavy price for very sluggish economic growth and for American families suffering a dramatic loss in their purchasing power. Ultimately, though, the crisis on the horizon regards the Chinese economy slowing and if we should anticipate that they will continue to loan us money.

Susan Stimpson, Republican candidate for the 28th district House of Delegate seat currently held by Speaker Bill Howell, discusses his record as Speaker and the issues on which she is running.

According to Ms. Stimpson, Howell’s speakership has revolved around the twin themes of the Republican establishment – increasing spending and raising taxes. Stimpson accuses the Speaker of making no effort to lead Virginia by Republican principles; for raising taxes three times for transportation with little-to-nothing to show for it; and for pushing unfunded mandates down to the localities.

Stimpson juxtaposes her own record on the Stafford County Board of Supervisors, on which she served as Falmouth District Supervisor and Chairman of the Board, and where she cut taxes nine times in four years and abolished the hated BPOL tax.

Susan Stimpson, pt. 1 Susan Stimpson, pt. 2

February 7, 2015

Mark Fitzgibbons, Esq., pt. 1 Mark Fitzgibbons, Esq., pt. 2

Mark Fitzgibbons, Esq., president of corporate and legal affairs with American Target Advertising, Inc., relates how HJ 578 and SJ 302, which would have added 4th Amendment protections to the Virginia Constitution and provided protections against administrative subpoenas and general warrants were left in the House Privileges and Elections Constitutional Amendments subcommittee, and the Senate Courts of Justice committee, respectively. In a General Assembly in which both the House and the Senate are controlled by Republicans, these two resolutions were both left to die and never made it out of committee.

And what victory is won when we elect Republicans who embrace progressivism? Correct answer, NONE!

Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer (U.S. Army-retired), senior military fellow at The London Center for Policy Research, addresses the prospect of large-scale terrorism coming to the U.S., again. Are there precautions the U.S. should be taking that we are not? Why have we not seen another major incident when in other countries schools and malls are being attacked? What can the average person/family do to protect themselves, or at least minimize the risk?

Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer, pt. 1 Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer, pt. 2

January 31, 2015

Kevin Mooney, investigative reporter for The Daily Signal, discusses the latest in regards to Martha Boneta and Liberty Farm versus the underhanded tactics of the Piedmont Environmental Council and the trashy world of Fauquier County politics. Kevin recently wrote an article for The Daily Signal titled, “Virginia Farmer’s Property Rights Dispute with Green Group Hits Another Snag.” (Kevin’s article) Truly unbelievable stuff!

Kelly Riddell, pt. 1 Kelly Riddell, pt. 2

Kelly Riddell, investigative reporter for The Washington Times, exposes the sinister world of George Soros – what he is trying to accomplish, how he goes about it, who and what he funds, and what his recent role in the Ferguson, Missouri riots was.

January 24, 2015

Ernest Istook, pt. 1 Ernest Istook, pt. 2

Ernest Istook, former congressman and current radio talk show host, discusses his recent article, “An Agency Formed to ‘Protect’ Consumers Grows Like a Weed.” The Consumer Financial Protection Board (CFPB), the brainchild of Senator Elizabeth Warren that was created by the Dodd-Frank legislation of 2010, has an independent source of funding and was designed to be outside the control of congressional oversight. Today the CFPB has 1,443 employees, a payroll of $171 million (with an additional $200 million spent on outside contractors), and a mission that has grown far beyond its original bounds.

Carl Higbie, former Navy seal and author of Battle on the Homefront, exposes the politicization of our military, the status of the terror threat, and how he believes the battle on terror must be fought if it is to be defeated.

Carl Higbie, pt. 1 Carl Higbie, pt. 2

January 17, 2015

Ken Cuccinelli, pt. 1 Ken Cuccinelli, pt. 2

Ken Cuccinelli, former Attorney General of the Commonwealth, explains a proposed Amendment to the Virginia Constitution (HJ 578) that would accomplish the following: 1) clarifies the right of the people to be secure against unreasonable searches and seizures of their persons, houses, businesses, lands, papers, and effects, and applies to communications and stored personal information and data, as well; 2) requires that a warrant describing the place to be searched, or the persons or things to be seized, is extended to communications, personal information, and data to be accessed; 3) provides that a person’s disclosure to another person of his papers, effects, or electronic communications, personal information, or data is not alone a waiver of this right; 4) provides that the people shall have remedies of exclusion and actions for damages and other remedies, and that defendants shall not enjoy greater immunity than other citizens of the Commonwealth.

Os Guinness, pt. 1 Os Guinness, pt. 2

January 10, 2015

Del. Ben Cline, pt. 1 Del. Ben Cline, pt. 2

Del. Ben Cline previews the 2015 Virginia General Assembly session. Del. Cline specifically addresses the need for the Commonwealth to move away from dependency on the federal government, to enshrine right-to-work in the Virginia Constitution, to provide more transparency in the budgeting process, to write “Fourth Amendment” protections into the Virginia Constitution, and to be judicious on a Convention of States.

Allen West, the new president and CEO of the National Center for Policy Analysis in Dallas, Texas, outlines the issues on which they will concentrate in the coming year: reining in the Environmental Protection Agency, evaluating the effort to reform the Veterans Administration, critiquing the success of the Great Society programs, eliminating Obamacare, and replacing the baseline budgeting at the federal level with zero-based budgeting.

Allen West, pt. 1 Allen West, pt. 2

January 3, 2015

[Repeat of October 11, 2014 program]

Michael Tanner, senior fellow at the Cato Institute, critiques Obamacare on its one-year anniversary. We were not told the truth about how many people would be covered. We were not told the truth about how much the coverage would cost. We were not told the truth about being able to keep our doctors. We were not told the truth about being able to keep our health care plans. And Obamacare is turning our careers into part-time jobs.

But the joke may finally be on the incumbent politicians who voted for this fiasco. If they think we are going to settle for the type of health care that is meted out by our Veteran’s Administration, they will soon learn the meaning of “He who owns the gold [the taxpayer], makes the rules.”

Robert Rector, pt. 1 Robert Rector, pt. 2

Robert Rector, senior research fellow at The Heritage Foundation, exposes the record of LBJ’s “War on Poverty” after 50 years. We have currently spent $22 trillion on 80 overlapping welfare programs and yet the percentage of our population that is labeled poor remains 14.5%, almost exactly what it was on Day 1 of the War on Poverty. Can you imagine how our economy would be humming along today if $22 trillion had not been extracted from the private sector? With the increased economic activity and the resulting economic growth, what would have been the effect on employment and wages, the federal deficit, the national debt, and perhaps most importantly, two-parent households?

December 27, 2014

David Corbin, Ph.D. and Matthew Parks, Ph.D., pt. 1

“Who has benefited from the federal government’s actions over the last fifty years? It certainly hasn’t been those communities in south and southwestern Virginia. It has been those counties in northeastern Virginia, right around the nation’s capital. The economy is booming in that area. Those are the managers of the poor. This is exactly that progressive oligarchic class that has taken our country in the wrong direction for the last fifty to one hundred years.”

– David Corbin, Ph.D.

David Corbin, Ph.D., professor of politics at The King’s College, and Matthew Parks, Ph.D., assistant professor of politics at The King’s College, address two of their recent essays in The Federalist Today: “The Rise of Progressive Oligarchy” and “How a Conservative Insurgent Can Win the 2016 GOP Presidential Nomination.”

David Corbin, Ph.D. and Matthew Parks, Ph.D., pt. 2

David Corbin, Ph.D. and Matthew Parks, Ph.D., pt. 3

David Corbin, Ph.D. and Matthew Parks, Ph.D., pt. 4

December 20, 2014

Andrew C. McCarthy, pt. 1 Andrew C. McCarthy, pt. 2

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at the National Review Institute, a contributing editor at National Review, and the author of two New York Times bestsellers Willful Blindness: A Memoir of Jihad and The Grand Jihad: How Islam and the Left Sabotage America. His most recent book is Faithless Execution: Building the Political Case for Obama’s Impeachment. As a former Assistant United States Attorney, he led the successful prosecution of the “Blind Sheikh,” Omar Abdel Rahman, for waging a terrorist war against the United States.

Andrew discusses whether our system of government is flawed due to the difficulty of citizens being able to remove a politician who proves to be incompetent, or who misrepresents himself to the voters during a campaign, or who misleads the people about the principles for which he stands and what he will try to accomplish when in office. What options does the citizenry have, and what options should we have, to hold a politician accountable who gets elected under false pretenses, immediately changes colors upon taking office, and then unbelievably claims a mandate based upon his election?

Erik Prince is an American businessman, philanthropist, and former U.S. Navy Seal officer. Erik is perhaps best known for founding the government services and security company Blackwater USA, serving as its CEO until 2009 and later as chairman. Today, Erik heads the private equity firm Frontier Resource Group and is chairman of the Hong Kong-listed Frontier Services Group Ltd. He lives in both Virginia and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He recently released a book, Civilian Warriors: The Inside Story of Blackwater and the Unsung Heroes of the War on Terror.

Erik identifies two threats currently facing the United States. Iran being allowed to develop a nuclear weapon could destabilize the Middle East. Erik has previously warned, “I think it’s highly concerning that the Obama administration is talking about making an Iranian nuclear deal that wouldn’t be subject to Senate approval like any other treaty would be.” But he has also gone on record saying that the greatest threat to the United States has nothing to do with terrorism: “We have a Constitution. We have a separation of powers within the U.S. government. If we start destroying the constitutional foundations of America, that clearly is the greatest threat to American survivability. We’re going into uncharted waters here – very, very dangerous waters.”

Erik Prince, pt. 1 Erik Prince, pt. 2

December 13, 2014

John Moody, pt. 1 John Moody, pt. 2

John Moody, executive director of the Food-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, introduces the farm to consumer movement, the unfortunate need for a Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, and the current status of the law in the Commonwealth of Virginia in regards to farmers being able to freely bring their products to market.

Mark Skousen, Ph.D. is the author of the college-level textbook Economic Logic (now in its fourth edition) and A Viennese Waltz Down Wall Street, a tutorial on both economics and investment that sheds new light on both fields. He is also the producer of FreedomFest, an annual festival held each summer in Las Vegas where “free minds meet to celebrate great books, great ideas, and great thinkers.” As Dr. Skousen describes the event, “FreedomFest invites the best and brightest from around the world to talk, strategize, socialize, and celebrate liberty.”

On this week’s Freedom & Prosperity Radio, Dr. Skousen discusses what 100 years of progressive economics has done to the American Dream.

Mark Skousen, Ph.D., pt. 1 Mark Skousen, Ph.D., pt. 2

December 6, 2014

James Ostrowski, Esq., pt. 1 James Ostrowski, Esq., pt. 2

For whom is majority rule the highest moral principle/political axiom? Their economics has no theory of costs; denying that objective truth exists, they are philosophical pragmatists; they believe that citizens have no natural rights, as rights are given and taken away based upon the current needs of the state; and for them, constitutions are little more than just words on a page.

James Ostrowski, Esq., author and practicing attorney, discusses his recently released book, Progressivism: A Primer on the Idea Destroying America.

John Taylor, president of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy, responds to recent events in Ferguson, Missouri and New York City, defends grand juries, and predicts the outcome of attempting to take a police officer’s weapon.

November 29, 2014

Mark Herr, pt. 1 Mark Herr, pt. 2

What is “self governance?” Mark Herr, president of the Center for Self Governance, explains the mission of the Center, the classes they offer, and what they currently have going in Virginia.

John A. Allison, is the president and CEO of the Cato Institute. Prior to joining Cato, John was chairman and CEO of BB&T Corporation, the 10th largest financial services holding company headquartered in the United States. During his tenure as CEO from 1989 to 2008, BB&T grew from $4.5 billion to $152 billion in assets. He was recognized by the Harvard Business Review as one of the top 100 most successful CEOs in the world over the last decade.

John discusses his recently released book, The Leadership Crisis and the Free Market Cure.

John A. Allison, pt. 1 John A. Allison, pt. 2

November 22, 2014

Travis H. Brown, pt. 1 Travis H. Brown, pt. 2

Travis H. Brown is the author of How Money Walks, a book that explores how people and wealth have been migrating from one state to another in the U.S. Travis’ purpose for writing How Money Walks was to enable cities and states to grow and prosper by implementing smart tax policies. In our interview with Travis, he explains migration trends across America and why people pack up and move their families and businesses.

Bret Stephens, the deputy editorial page editor and foreign-affairs columnist for The Wall Street Journal, discusses his most recent book, America in Retreat: The New Isolationism and the Coming Global Disorder.

Bret Stephens, pt. 1 Bret Stephens, pt. 2

November 15, 2014

Burton A. Abrams, Ph.D., pt. 1 Burton A. Abrams, Ph.D., pt. 2

Burton A. Abrams, Ph.D., research fellow at the Independent Institute and professor of economics at the University of Delaware, discusses his latest book, The Terrible 10: A Century of Economic Folly. Apparently, a “lack of economic understanding” on the part of those elites in the upper echelons of our federal government and professoriate is not just a recent occurrence, as the American people have been “Grubered” repeatedly for more than a century!

David Hogberg, Ph.D., a health care policy analyst for the National Center for Public Policy Research and a former Washington correspondent for Investor’s Business Daily, addresses his recent research report, 14 Ways ObamaCare Is Still a Big Mess.

David Hogberg, Ph.D., pt. 1 David Hogberg, Ph.D., pt. 2

November 8, 2014

Robert Everett Johnson, pt. 1 Robert Everett Johnson, pt. 2

Robert Everett Johnson discusses asset forfeiture and how the IRS is once again abusing its powers and ignoring the Constitution.

Robert is an attorney with the Institute for Justice who litigates cases protecting private property, economic liberty, and freedom of speech.

How can the Internal Revenue Service confiscate your property, charge you with nothing, place the burden on you to prove your innocence, deprive you of the funds needed for legal representation, and refuse to return your property – sometimes for years?

You’ve heard who the winners were coming out of last Tuesday’s election. Now John Taylor, president of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy, exposes the real losers.

November 1, 2014

Catherine Engelbrecht, pt. 1 Catherine Engelbrecht, pt. 2

Catherine Engelbrecht, founder and president of True the Vote, discusses the rather unbelievable decision by Judge Reggie B. Walton (nominated to the federal bench by President George W. Bush) to dismiss a lawsuit filed by True the Vote against the Internal Revenue Service.

From Breitbart Texas (10/23/14):

“Judge Walton's opinion stated that because the IRS had finally granted True the Vote their 501(c)(3) status, the case ‘no longer warrant[ed] the Court’s attention and further use of its resources,’ and deemed True the Vote's lawsuit to now be moot. However, True the Vote had argued specific costs that the IRS' delay had caused them, including fees for attorneys and CPAs, as well as fundraising losses. A number of other non-profit organizations and other donors had either pledged or donated money to True the Vote with the understanding that the group would have official 501(c)(3) status soon. Some of these groups even had requirements in their organizational documents that they could only give money to other approved 501(c)(3) organizations. According to Churchwell, the IRS' years-long delay acted as a ‘functional denial of our application’ and True the Vote was forced to return some donations, and other pledges were revoked. Churchwell described the total costs to True the Vote caused by the IRS' delay to be nearly $90,000.”

Martha Boneta, owner of Liberty Farm, updates us on her battles with the Piedmont Environmental Council and the board of supervisors of Fauquier County, Virginia.

Want to spend your life going through years of lawsuits? Want to have to fight to keep easement holders from installing surveillance cameras on your property to monitor compliance? Want to become buds with enviro-busybodies who want to snoop through your personal possessions and closets to enforce easement compliance? Want to subject yourself to eco-Laputians who, instead of welcoming you to the neighborhood with a fresh-baked pie, seemingly use their contacts to trigger IRS audits of your personal finances? Then agreeing to a conservation easement might be just the thing for you!

Martha Boneta, pt.1 Martha Boneta, pt. 2

October 25, 2014

Scott Gottlieb, M.D., pt. 1 Scott Gottlieb, M.D., pt. 2

Scott Gottlieb, M.D. is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a practicing physician who has served in various capacities at the Food and Drug Administration including senior adviser for medical technology, director of medical policy development, and deputy commissioner for medical and scientific affairs.

Dr. Gottlieb discusses: 1) the real risks imposed on the United States by the Ebola virus; 2) where the enterovirus, now sweeping across the U.S., originated; and 3) how marijuana compares to cigarettes as a health risk. Does science really indicate that filtered cigarettes are dastardly, while unfiltered marijuana is “medicinal,” or will marijuana just allow us to feel no pain when melting glaciers and rising sea levels wash the human race out to sea? We report, you decide, dude.

John O. McGinnis, the George C. Dix Professor of Constitutional Law at Northwestern University, discusses his recently released book, Originalism and the Good Constitution. Professor McGinnis maintains that the text of the Constitution should be adhered to by the Supreme Court because it was enacted by supermajorities – both its original enactment under Article VII and subsequent Amendments under Article V. A text approved by supermajorities has special value because it has unusually wide support and thus tends to maximize the welfare of the greatest number.

Nine justices on the Supreme Court over time can alter or replace the Constitution by their decisions. Is it likely that a continental consensus of the people can be achieved by nine elite lawyers in the “most artificial city in the world?” Professor McGinnis contends that it is preferable for a supermajority of citizens to essentially act as Framers through the amendment process and that this needs to happen more often.

Professor John O. McGinnis, pt. 1 Professor John O. McGinnis, pt. 2

October 18, 2014

Thomas E. Hall, Ph.D., pt. 1 Thomas E. Hall, Ph.D., pt. 2

Thomas E. Hall, Ph.D., professor of economics of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he teaches classes on macroeconomics, business cycle theory, and the Great Depression, discusses his recently published book, Aftermath: The Unintended Consequences of Public Policy. Could it be that oftentimes great harm is done by people attempting to do good?

John Taylor, president of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy, responds to events of the last several weeks and why these events have clearly revealed the impotency and/or incompetence of our Progressive, super-sized, federal government.

October 11, 2014

Robert Rector, pt. 1 Robert Rector, pt. 2

October 4, 2014

Bret Stephens, deputy editorial page editor and foreign-affairs columnist for The Wall Street Journal, and 2013 Pulitzer Prize winner, reveals the answer to a question posed by his recent column, “What Obama Knows.”

Bret Stephens

Stephen Moore, chief economist with the Institute for Economic Freedom and Opportunity at The Heritage Foundation, discusses the state of the U.S. economy six years into the Obama administration.

Stephen Moore

U.S. Senator Mike Lee (Utah) outlines the particulars of the pro-family, pro-economic growth tax reform proposal that he is developing with Senator Marco Rubio (Florida).

Senator Mike Lee

September 27, 2014

Travis Geary, pt. 1 Travis Geary, pt. 2

Paul Dreissen is a senior fellow with the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow; a senior fellow with the Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise; and author of Eco-Imperialism: Green Power, Black Death.

On this week’s program Paul addresses his recent article, “EPA’s Phony ‘Environmental Justice’ Caper.” Giving credit where credit is due, the EPA has done a good job in regards to its original mission to clean up the nation’s air and water. With that mission largely accomplished, we now see obvious signs of mission, and budget, creep as this most intrusive federal agency wishes to expand into areas of “sustainability,” “climate change,” “climate justice,” and “environmental justice.” Shouldn’t Congress just defund these increasingly political shams?

Paul Dreissen

In Part II of his interview with Freedom & Prosperity Radio, Travis Geary, co-chair of the Augusta County Alliance and a Virginia citizen whose family owns several farms in the Churchville area, explains how the most recent Dominion Power pipeline proposal is yet another battle between eminent domain vs. property rights. Are there better routes for the pipeline using public right-of-ways? How should property owners whose land is affected be paid?

September 20, 2014

Harmon Kaslow, pt. 1 Harmon Kaslow, pt. 2

Travis Geary, co-chair of the Augusta County Alliance and a Virginia citizen whose family owns several farms in the Churchville area, responds to the latest pipeline proposal of Dominion Power, a 42-inch pipe entering Virginia in Highland County and running all the way to Chesapeake.

Travis Geary

Harmon Kaslow, co-writer and co-producer, discusses the recent release of Atlas Shrugged: Part III. Harmon chronicles the obstacles that had to be overcome to make this movie, as well as future plans for this epic story.

September 13, 2014

Judge Andrew Napolitano, Fox News senior judicial analyst, in a wide-ranging interview discusses the U.S. going back to war in the Middle East, the particulars of the War Powers Resolution, a poison pill to neutralize President Obama’s executive orders, whether the U.S. Constitution has failed us, and “amendment by consent” (something we all need to understand).

Iain Murray, pt. 1 Iain Murray, pt. 2

Iain Murray, vice president for strategy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, exposes the Department of Justice’s “Operation Choke Point.” The purpose of this initiative is for progressives to close down perfectly legal, but “politically incorrect” business enterprises. From online gambling, to payday lenders, to gun manufacturers and retailers, to pawn shops, to coin dealers, in all some thirty industries have been targeted for extinction. In this age of using the powers of government to destroy one’s political opponents, where will this all end?

September 6, 2014

Hans Bader, J.D. pt. 1 Hans Bader, J.D., pt. 2

Chris Horner, J.D., senior legal fellow with the Energy & Environment Legal Institute, exposes the Obama administration’s latest effort to bypass Congress, the U.S. Constitution, and the will of the American people to forge an international climate change “accord” that could compel nations to cut their fossil fuel emissions.

Chris Horner, J.D.

Hans Bader, J.D., senior attorney with the Competitive Enterprise Institute, discusses the almost $1 million grant to researchers at Indiana University to create an online database for the purpose of tracking “false and misleading ideas,” hate speech, and “suspicious memes” on Twitter. With a major focus on online political activity, the database is being designed to “detect political smears, astroturfing, misinformation, and other social pollution.”

Gee, tracking citizens’ free speech on Twitter, wanting to put government observers in newsrooms, using the IRS to target political opponents, and using the National Security Agency to create an all-pervasive surveillance society. It’s almost like the President of the United States would be willing to give it all up to become a Third World, and third rate, dictator.

August 30, 2014

John W. Whitehead, J.D., pt. 1 John W. Whitehead, J.D., pt. 2

Originally broadcast the week of June 28, John W. Whitehead, founder and president of The Rutherford Institute and author of the award-winning book, A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police State, addresses an increasingly important topic as to whether ignorance of the law on the part of law enforcement authorities is an excuse for them breaking the law.

“It’s a tossup which is worse – law enforcement officials who know nothing about the laws they have sworn to uphold, support and defend, or a constitutionally illiterate citizenry so clueless about their rights that they don’t even know when those rights are being violated.”

Originally broadcast the week of August 2, William Binney is one of the highest-level whistleblowers to ever emerge from the National Security Agency. He was a leading code-breaker against the Soviet Union during the Cold War, but resigned after 9/11 due to his disgust with mass surveillance. In this interview he discusses the potential of using date collection to suppress political opposition, for blackmail, and ultimately, for total population control.

William Binney, pt. 1 William Binney, pt. 2

August 23, 2014

Tim Lynch, J.D., pt. 1 Tim Lynch, J.D., pt. 2

Paul Kengor, Ph.D., professor of political science at Grove City College, visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, and New York Times best-selling author of The Communist: Frank Marshall Davis, The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mentor, discusses his most recent book, 11 Principles of a Reagan Conservative.

Paul Kengor, Ph.D.

Tim Lynch, director of the Project on Criminal Justice at the Cato Institute, addresses the shooting of Michael Brown/militarization of the local police event that recently unfolded in Ferguson, Missouri.

August 16, 2014

Stephen P. Halbrook, J.D., Ph.D., pt. 1 Stephen P. Halbrook, J.D., Ph.D., pt. 2

Greg Garrett, owner of Forbidden Oysters, gives a last update on his battle with York County in regards to his oyster farm.

Greg Garrett

Stephen P. Halbrook, J.D., Ph.D., research fellow at The Independent Institute, member of the Board of Scholars of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy, and successful attorney with three victories before the U.S. Supreme Court, discusses his latest book, Gun Control in the Third Reich: Disarming the Jews and “Enemies of the State.”

August 9, 2014

Peter Morici, Ph.D. Peter Morici, Ph.D.

John W. Whitehead is the founder and president of The Rutherford Institute, a nonprofit civil liberties organization based in Charlottesville, Virginia. Today he discusses the salient points from his most recent commentary, “The Stealing of America by the Cops, the Courts, the Corporations, and Congress.”

John W. Whitehead, J.D.

Peter Morici, Ph.D., professor of international business at the R.H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland at College Park and five-time winner of the MarketWatch best forecaster award, discusses the economic basket cases around our globe today. Is there a common denominator(s) for how countries reach this level of despair? Are things likely to get worse before they get better? What lessons should we be learning in the U.S.? What course corrections should we be taking?

August 2, 2014

Tom Palmer, pt. 1 Tom Palmer, pt. 2

William Binney is one of the highest-level whistleblowers to ever emerge from the National Security Agency. He was a leading code-breaker against the Soviet Union during the Cold War, but resigned after 9/11 due to his disgust with mass surveillance. In this interview he discusses the potential of using data collection to suppress political opposition, for blackmail, and ultimately, for total population control.

William Binney

Tom Palmer, executive vice president for international programs at the Atlas Network and senior fellow at the Cato Institute, discusses last month’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in Palmer v. D.C. in which the court ruled the District of Columbia’s complete ban on the carrying of handguns in public is unconstitutional. This is the second time the D.C. handgun ban has been ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court. Dr. Palmer was a plaintiff in the case.

July 26, 2014

Andrew Kloster, pt. 1 Andrew Kloster, pt. 2

Larry Pratt, executive director of Gun Owners of America, discusses Operation Chokepoint, the Obama administration’s backdoor attempt at gun control.

Larry Pratt

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the federal government may not subsidize health insurance plans bought by people in states that decided not to establish their own health care exchanges under Obamacare. The 2-1 decision in Halbig v. Burwell sets up a judicial day of reckoning that could be the final nail in the coffin for that already terminally-ill patient we know as Obamacare.

Speaking to the decision, Andrew Kloster is a legal fellow in the Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation.

July 19, 2014

Dinesh D’Souza, pt. 1 Dinesh D’Souza, pt. 2

John R. Lott, Jr., Ph.D., president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, discusses the results of his recently released report, Concealed Carry Permit Holders across the United States.

John R. Lott, Jr., Ph.D.

Dinesh D’Souza, author of The Roots of Obama’s Rage and filmmaker for the related film, 2016: Obama’s America, discusses his latest book and film, America: Imagine the World without Her.

July 12, 2014

Ed Klein, pt. 1 Ed Klein, pt. 2

In a wide-ranging interview, Dan Mitchell, Ph.D., senior fellow at the Cato Institute, exposes the futility of the establishment media’s efforts to prop up the Obama administration. Yes, the American economy continues to sputter along, but even with poorly designed entitlement programs and an aging population, Dr. Mitchell explains why there is reason for optimism. He suggests a flat tax to replace a politicized IRS – a tool of redistribution, crony capitalism, and special interests that increasingly is used to distort the political process away from free and fair elections. And finally, Dan addresses the role FACTA will play as a huge impediment to global investment flows.

Dan Mitchell, Ph.D.

Edward Klein, author of The Amateur: Barack Obama in the White House (#1 on the New York Times bestseller list), discusses his latest book on Washington politics, Blood Feud: The Clintons vs. the Obamas (also #1 on the New York Times bestseller list).

July 5, 2014

Judge Andrew Napolitano, Fox News senior judicial analyst, addresses the purpose, and supposed limits, of executive orders as well as the most important decisions issued by the U.S. Supreme Court during the last two weeks of its recently concluded term.

Stephen Moore, chief economist with the Institute for Economic Freedom and Opportunity at The Heritage Foundation, discusses 1st quarter GDP and the general state of the economy six years into the Obama administration. What actions should President Obama have been taking to promote economic growth? Will economic growth always be stagnant in the absence of an energy policy? Shouldn’t the Republicans be suggesting a fair tax or a flat tax as a means to depoliticize the Internal Revenue Service? Why aren’t they?

June 28, 2014

Andrew C. McCarthy, pt. 1 Andrew C. McCarthy, pt. 2

John W. Whitehead, founder and president of The Rutherford Institute (a nonprofit civil liberties organization based in Charlottesville, VA), addresses an increasingly important topic as to whether ignorance of the law on the part of law enforcement authorities is an excuse for them breaking the law.

– John W. Whitehead, president of The Rutherford Institute and author of the award-winning book, A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police State

John W. Whitehead, J.D.

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at the National Review Institute, a contributing editor at National Review, and the author of two New York Times bestsellers, Willful Blindness: A Memoir of Jihad and The Grand Jihad: How Islam and the Left Sabotage America. As a former Assistant United States Attorney, he led the successful prosecution of the “Blind Sheikh,” Omar Abdel Rahman, for waging a terrorist war against the United States.

Andrew discusses his recently released book, Faithless Execution: Building the Political Case for Obama’s Impeachment.

June 21, 2014

Peter Morici, Ph.D., pt. 1 Peter Morici, Ph.D., pt. 2

Greg Walcher, president of the Natural Resources Group, discusses his book, Smoking Them Out: The Theft of the Environment and How to Take It Back. Have the purpose and goals of the environmental movement changed since its beginning? If so, what’s really behind today’s movement and how should we respond?

Greg Walcher

June 14, 2014

Zach Taylor, pt. 1 Zach Taylor, pt. 2

With twenty-six years of border security experience, Zack Taylor, current chairman of the National Association of Former Border Control Officers, exposes the depth of the current crisis on the United States’ southern border. He also reveals the reason for, and future consequences of, the newly designated 600,000 acre Organ Mountains/Desert Peaks National Monument in New Mexico.

Delegate Ben Cline addresses the recent primary victory of David Brat for the congressional seat currently held by Eric Cantor. Del. Cline also discusses the implications of Senator Phil Puckett’s recent resignation on Medicaid expansion in Virginia, as well as Governor McAuliffe’s overall agenda.

Del. Ben Cline

June 7, 2014

Christopher Coyne, Ph.D., pt. 1 Christopher Coyne, Ph.D., pt. 2

Catherine Engelbrecht, president of True the Vote, discusses the $1,000,000 bounty currently being offered to anyone who can provide “smoking gun” evidence implicating IRS leadership, or members of the Obama administration, for the political targeting of conservative or tea-party affiliated groups.

Catherine Engelbrecht

Professor Chris Coyne is the associate director of the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics; the F.A. Harper Professor of Economics at the Mercatus Center; and a professor of economics and director of graduate studies in the economics department at George Mason University. Professor Coyne discusses his recently published policy report, Do States Really Benefit from the Breaks They Give Businesses? With taxpayers picking up the tab, crony capitalism is alive and well in Virginia funding businessmen who know more about lobbying legislators than they do about satisfying consumers, and generating those all-important campaign contributions for corrupt politicians who are willing to sell their vote.

May 31, 2014

William Perry Pendley, Esq.

William Perry Pendley, Esq., president of the Mountain State Legal Foundation, discusses the environmental movement’s political influence, and the federal government’s overreach both in the taking and the regulation of land. Will this lead to another Sagebrush Rebellion?

Nicole Kaeding, budget analyst on federal and state government spending policy for the Cato Institute, analyzes the prospects that Medicaid expansion in Virginia would bust the Commonwealth’s budget.

Nicole Kaeding, pt. 1 Nicole Kaeding, pt. 2

May 24, 2014

Jessica M. Vaughan, pt. 1 Jessica M. Vaughan, pt. 2

Kevin D. Williamson, author of The End Is Near and It’s Going to Be Awesome: How Going Broke Will Leave America Richer, Happier, and More Secure, discusses the left’s tendency to totalitarianism as addressed in his recent article for National Review titled, “The Emerging Junta.”

Kevin D. Williamson

Jessica M. Vaughan, director of policy studies with the Center for Immigration Studies, in her recently released report, ICE Document Details 36,000 Criminal Alien Releases in 2013, exposes the federal government’s willingness to put the American public at risk.

May 17, 2014

Veronique de Rugy, Ph.D., pt. 1 Veronique de Rugy, Ph.D., pt. 2

Peter Morici, Ph.D., professor of international business at the R.H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland at College Park and five-time winner of the MarketWatch best forecaster award, discusses two of his recent articles, “Slow-Growth Policies Pin Down Jobs Outlook,” and “Disappearing GDP Bodes Poorly for Job Creation.”

Peter Morici, Ph.D.

Veronique de Rugy, Ph.D., senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, addresses the expansion of Medicaid under Obamacare.

May 10, 2014

Richard A. Viguerie, pt. 1 Richard A. Viguerie, pt. 2

Paul E. Peterson, Ph.D., Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Government and director of the program on education policy and governance at Harvard University, and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, discusses his recently released book, Teachers Versus the Public: What Americans Think about Schools and How to Fix Them.

Paul E. Peterson, Ph.D.

Richard A. Viguerie, chairman of American Target Advertising and chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, addresses the split in the Republican Party as outlined in his most recent book, Takeover: The 100-Year War for the Soul of the GOP and How Conservatives Can Finally Win It.

May 3, 2014

Iain Stuart Murray, pt. 1 Iain Stuart Murray, pt. 2

Reagan George, president of the Virginia Voters Alliance, exposes voter fraud in the Commonwealth, specifically the fact that 44,000 people are registered to vote in both Virginia and Maryland. Enough people voted in both states in the last election cycle to change the results in Virginia’s most recent election for Attorney General. The people we employ to ensure this crime does not happen – both Democrats and Republicans – do nothing.

Reagan George

Iain Stuart Murray, vice president for strategy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, discusses his recent article in National Review, “The Worst Federal Agency.” The article begins by posing the following question: “A government agency with its own stream of funding and unaccountable to Congress – what could possibly go wrong?”

April 26, 2014

Judge Andrew Napolitano, Fox News senior judicial analyst, addresses the need for, and constitutionality of, the federal government grabbing more and more land from the states; the abandonment of the rule of law in the U.S.; and how states are bribed into giving away their sovereignty.

Cheryl Chumley, pt. 1 Cheryl Chumley, pt. 2

Cheryl Chumley, who writes for The Washington Times and is a former journalism fellow with The Phillips Foundation where she spent a year writing about private property rights, discusses the upcoming release (May 27th) of her latest book, Police State USA: How Orwell’s Nightmare Is Becoming Our Reality.

April 19, 2014

Myron Ebell, pt. 1 Myron Ebell, pt. 2

Greg Garrett, owner of Forbidden Oysters, discusses the enormous obstacles he has had to overcome to bring economic development, prosperity, jobs, and a cleaner Chesapeake Bay to York County, VA. The local board of supervisors’ threats to rid the county of agriculture and aquaculture seem to be grounded in little more than immaturity, incompetence, and spite.

Greg Garrett

Myron Ebell, director of the Center for Energy and Global Warming Policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, exposes the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed changes to the Clean Water Act that would give the EPA regulatory authority over temporary wetlands and waterways. Ignoring rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court, ignoring subpoenas by congressional oversight committees, and breaking federal law by conducting official government business on secret e-mail accounts, apparently the EPA’s management feels no threat of Congress using its constitutional authority to set, or cut, the Agency’s budget. After all, the EPA can always call upon their toadies in the mainstream media to proclaim that those Rascally Republicans are shutting down the government, again. (Queue the GOP falling to the floor and assuming the fetal position.)

April 12, 2014

Frank H. Buckley, pt. 1 Frank H. Buckley, pt. 2

Mark Fitzgibbons, Esq., president of corporate affairs of American Target Advertising, exposes the latest amateurish, romper-room antics of the Fauquier County board of supervisors. Vice Chair R. Holder Trumbo, Jr. has warned that citizens who participate in activism so heinous as petitioning their government for a redress of grievances are “in for a pretty rough ride” and will “need their Kevlar”. Shiver me timbers matey, Dinwiddie and Muffy are miffed!

Mark Fitzgibbons, Esq.

Frank H. Buckley, Foundation Professor at George Mason University School of Law and senior editor of The American Spectator, discusses his most recently published book, The Once and Future King: The Rise of Crown Government in America. Professor Buckley brings a unique perspective to his writing having taught as an Olin Fellow at the University of Chicago Law School, McGill Law School in Montreal, and the Sorbonne in Paris.

April 5, 2014

Ed Hudgins, Ph.D., pt. 1 Ed Hudgins, Ph.D., pt. 2

Tom White, the founder of the conservative political blog Virginia Right!, addresses the uncivil war taking place in the Republican Party of Virginia between the progressives and the conservatives. Tom defines “slating” and how the Republican progressives are using it in an effort to exclude conservatives from voting in district elections for congressional candidates.

Tom White

Ed Hudgins, Ph.D., senior scholar and director of advocacy with The Atlas Society, discusses his recently released book, The Republican Party’s Civil War: Will Freedom Win?

March 29, 2014

Kevin D. Freeman, pt. 1 Kevin D. Freeman, pt. 2

Chris Horner, J.D., senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute and author of the bestseller The Liberal War on Transparency, updates us on his ongoing battle against corruption and secrecy within the Environmental Protection Agency. Chris also addresses the following questions:

1) It has been reported that Russia financially supports the anti-fracking movement in Western Europe. Is Putin also funding a similar effort in the United States?

2) Do you think Republicans will ever use their constitutional prerogative, the power of the purse, to curtail the EPA’s overreach and abuse of American citizens?

3) Are those who promote the global warming narrative by simultaneously opposing energy production utilizing wood, coal, oil, nuclear, natural gas/fracking, etc., concerned with the environment, or are their objectives to redistribute wealth internationally and destroy capitalism?

Chris Horner

Kevin D. Freeman, senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy and author of Secret Weapon: How Economic Terrorism Brought Down the U.S. Stock Market and Why It Can Happen Again, discusses his most recently released book, Game Plan: How to Protect Yourself from the Coming Cyber-Economic Attack.

Cyber-economic attacks on the United States are already happening. What could ultimately be the result? Hyperinflation? Deflation? Collapse of the dollar? Shortages? No one knows what type of attack will eventually be successful enough to disrupt the economy and the financial well-being of the United States, and for that reason there is no single plan that can insulate one from every contingency. However, you can develop a plan now to protect yourself and your family from the consequences of whatever type of cyber-economic attack that takes place.

March 22, 2014

John W. Whitehead, J.D., pt. 1 John W. Whitehead, J.D., pt. 2

Refreshingly direct and plainspoken, Del. Ben Cline grades the 2014 General Assembly session and addresses the prospects for Governor McAuliffe and the legislature to come to an agreement on a budget and whether to expand Medicaid.

Del. Ben Cline

John W. Whitehead, the founder and president of The Rutherford Institute, exposes how both conservatives and progressives are shredding the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

March 15, 2014

Bradley A. Smith, J.D., pt. 1 Bradley A. Smith, J.D., pt. 2

Fred Siegel, senior fellow with the Manhattan Institute, discusses his latest book, The Revolt Against the Masses: How Liberalism Has Undermined the Middle Class.

Fred Siegel

Bradley A. Smith, former chairman of the Federal Elections Commission and current chairman of the Center for Competitive Politics, addresses the federal government corruption he exposes in his recent article in the Wall Street Journal, “Connecting the Dots in the IRS Scandal: The ‘Smoking Gun’ in the Targeting of Conservative Groups Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight.”

March 8, 2014

David Brat, Ph.D., pt. 1 David Brat, Ph.D., pt. 2

Craig DiSesa is the director of legislation and accountability at The Middle Resolution. Governor McAuliffe has said he will not sign a budget that does not include Medicaid expansion. The Republicans in the House of Delegates have said they will not submit a budget that includes Medicaid expansion. Where will it likely go from here?

Craig DiSesa

David Brat, Ph.D. discusses his primary campaign for Virginia’s 7th district congressional seat currently held by Eric Cantor.

David Brat is the former chair of the economics & business department at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia. He serves as the coordinator of the BB&T Moral Foundations of Capitalism Program at Randolph-Macon. His areas of academic specialization are: macro growth economics, international trade and finance, economic methodology, and history & ethics. David earned a Masters in Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary and received his Ph.D. in economics from the American University in Washington, D.C. For the past six years, he has served on the Governor’s Advisory Board of Economists and the board of the Richmond Metropolitan Authority. David also works with the Richmond Area Business Economists (RABE) and has served as president of the Virginia Association of Economists.

March 1, 2014

David Corbin, Ph.D. and Matthew Parks, Ph.D., pt. 1

Robert Dean, the communications director of the Tidewater Libertarian Party, outlines his opposition to SB 513 and HB 1253 which create the Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission (HRTAC) and moves the responsibility for approval of transportation projects from the Hampton Roads Planning Organization to the HRTAC.

Robert Dean

David Corbin, Ph.D., professor of politics at The King’s College in New York City, and Matthew Parks, Ph.D., assistant professor of politics at The King’s College, discuss their recent essay in The Federalist Today, “A (Lame) Duck Dynasty?”

“A (Lame) Duck Dynasty”

David Corbin, Ph.D. and Matthew Parks, Ph.D., pt. 2

February 22, 2014

Tom Gresham, pt. 1 Tom Gresham, pt. 2

Timothy Sandefur, an adjunct scholar with the Cato Institute and a principal attorney with the Pacific Legal Foundation, discusses his latest book, The Conscience of the Constitution: The Declaration of Independence and the Right to Liberty.

Timothy Sandefur

With politicians always being willing to give our rights away if the price is right, Tom Gresham, host of the nationally syndicated radio program Gun Talk, addresses the danger of billionaires, like Michael Bloomberg, getting involved in politics to promote single issue candidates; the danger of citizens being ignorant about our Constitution (“Americans know more about the Kardashians than the Constitution ….”); and the skewed values of some of our fellow citizens who accept armed guards in banks to protect their money, but object to armed guards in schools to protect their children.

February 15, 2014

Jeremy Hopkins, Esq., a partner with Waldo & Lyle, P.C. of Norfolk, describes the ongoing con game in Virginia in which the state government uses a “quick-take” process of eminent domain, offers an appraised value for the land taken, and if the property owner dares to reject the appraisal, the state has a second appraisal done which, oddly enough, values the land taken for substantially less than the first appraisal. This is used to intimidate and punish the property owner as under Virginia law the amount of the first appraisal cannot be entered into evidence should the matter be taken to court by the property owner. Yet another example of Virginia citizens being taxed to pay for the good ol’ boys (spit-ding!) in our state government to screw them.

Jeremy Hopkins, J.D.

Michael Tanner, senior fellow with the Cato Institute, exposes the bipartisan pork in the bipartisan Farm Bill recently passed by Congress. How much does it cost to keep these corporate welfare queens on the dole?

February 8, 2014

Mark Fitzgibbons, Esq., pt. 1 Mark Fitzgibbons, Esq., pt. 2

Carol Stopps, chair of the Cooperative Legislative Action committee of the Virginia Tea Party Patriots Federation, offers an update on where we stand in regards to the legislation the Virginia Tea Party Patriots Federation is supporting, or opposing, in the current session of the General Assembly. Specifically, Carol addresses the Democrats changing the Senate Rules, and the effort to expand Medicaid.

Carol Stopps

Mark Fitzgibbons, Esq. discusses a bill currently before the General Assembly, H.B 1219, that would provide consequences and penalties for out-of-control municipalities and zoning boards.

February 1, 2014

John Taylor, president of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy, offers a warning in regards to this country fast approaching a “crisis crossroads” where clear decisions will have to be made between the system of government the Founders put in place versus progressivism (i.e., between a separation of powers, constitutionally-limited government, capitalism, the rule of law, private property, and individual rights versus an imperial presidency, a “living” constitution, socialism, the rule of regulation, and subjugation of the individual to the state). Is the widespread civil disobedience now taking place in a number of European countries in our future as the answer to overreaching government?

Walter E. Williams, Ph.D., pt. 1 Walter E. Williams, Ph.D., pt. 2

In one interview Walter E. Williams, Ph.D., professor of economics at George Mason University, demolishes the phony income inequality argument (“Should we be concerned about poker inequality?”), discusses governmental barriers to prosperity (licensing, minimum wage), and exposes public education (a “national disgrace” and an “out-and-out fraud”).

January 25, 2014

Stephen Moore, formerly a member of the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal and founder of the Club for Growth, is returning to The Heritage Foundation as chief economist. In a wide-ranging interview Stephen discusses his new position, the success of capitalism in lifting people out of poverty, the failure of minimum wage laws, separation of powers vs. the imperial presidency, the rule of law vs. executive orders, and his “wait and see” approach for Governor Terry McAuliffe.

January 18, 2014

Carla Howell, pt. 1 Carla Howell, pt. 2

Julie Gunlock, director of the Culture of Alarmism Project at the Independent Women’s Forum and author of From Cupcakes to Chemicals: How the Culture of Alarmism Makes Us Afraid of Everything and How to Fight Back, discusses raw milk, organic foods, the regulation of lemonade stands, and whether we need a nanny/adolescent state that decides what we can grow, what we can sell, and what we can consume.

Julie Gunlock

Carla Howell, political director of the National Libertarian Party, poses the following questions: Are mainstream American and libertarian views converging? Can either the Democrats or the Republicans take the American people where they want to go, or are they, in fact, driving people to a libertarian vision of society? Who did the most to harm Ken Cuccinelli’s race for Governor, the Libertarian candidate (Robert Sarvis) or the Republican record?

January 11, 2014

Jim Bovard, pt. 1 Jim Bovard, pt. 2

Back by popular demand, Jim Bovard, author of Attention Deficit Democracy, engages in a wide-ranging discussion of the IRS as a tool of both Democrats and Republicans to repress political opponents, unemployment benefits, welfare fraud, food stamps, and other gifts from the progressive movement.

Judge Andrew Napolitano, senior judicial analyst for Fox News and author of Theodore and Woodrow, addresses the NSA spying on members of Congress; perjury on the part of high-level, executive branch government officials in sworn testimony before Congress (five years in jail per lie); criminally misleading testimony by high-level, executive branch government officials before Congress (five years in jail per criminally misleading statement); the abrogation of the separation of powers doctrine; and the foreseeable and inevitable constitutional crises. (And one might ask, “Where are the Republicans?”)

January 4, 2014

Wayne Crews, pt. 1 Wayne Crews, pt. 2

Wayne Crews, vice president for public policy and director of technology studies at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, addresses the regulatory explosion that has taken place during the Obama administration.

Wayne Crews, pt. 3

The Wall Street Journal has called Jim Bovard “the roving inspector general of the modern state.” Washington Post columnist George Will has referred to him as a “one-man truth squad.” His book Lost Rights: The Destruction of American Liberty received the Free Press Association’s Mencken Award as Book of the Year. His Terrorism and Tyranny won the Lysander Spooner Award for the Best Book on Liberty. His writings have been publicly denounced by the chief of the FBI, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Postmaster General, the chiefs of the U.S. Trade Commission, the Drug Enforcement Administration, FEMA, as well as many congresspersons and other malcontents.

Jim Bovard discusses his latest book, Rollicking and Wrangling from Helltown to Washington.

Jim Bovard, pt. 1 Jim Bovard, pt. 2

December 28, 2013

Stephen Parente, Ph.D., pt. 1 Stephen Parente, Ph.D., pt. 2

Stephen Parente, Ph.D., is the Minnesota Insurance Industry Chair of Health Finance at the Carlson School of Management, the director of the Medical Industry Leadership Institute at the University of Minnesota, and the managing principle at the Health Systems Innovation Network. As a professor of finance at the University of Minnesota, he specializes in health economics, information technology, and health insurance.

Dr. Parente exposes how Medicaid expansion could cost billions each and every year.

Stephen Parente, Ph.D., pt. 3

Philip Van Cleave, president of the Virginia Citizens Defense League (VCDL), identifies what we can expect from Governor McAuliffe and Nanny Bloomberg in regards to our gun rights, and how the VCDL intends to fight back.

Philip Van Cleave, pt. 1 Philip Van Cleave, pt. 2

December 21, 2013

Stephen Meyer, Ph.D., pt. 1 Stephen Meyer, Ph.D., pt. 2

Stephen Meyer, Ph.D., director of the Center for Science and Culture at the Discovery Institute in Seattle, Washington, calls for those in the scientific community to have the freedom to challenge the so-called scientific “consensus.”

Ashe Schow, editorial writer at The Washington Examiner, discusses her recent article, “Five Things You CAN’T Keep Under Obamacare.”

Ashe Schow, pt. 1 Ashe Schow, pt. 2

December 14, 2013

[Repeat of October 19, 2013 program]

December 7, 2013

Lt. Colonel Dan Hampton, pt. 1 Lt. Colonel Dan Hampton, pt. 2

Lt. Colonel Dan Hampton (Ret.) flew 151 combat missions, which included 21 hard kills on surface-to-air missile sites, during his twenty year career in the U.S. Air Force. For his service in the Iraq War, Kosovo conflict, and first Gulf War, Col. Hampton received four Distinguished Flying Crosses with Valor, a Purple Heart, eight Air Medals with Valor, five Meritorious Service Medals, and numerous other citations. He is a graduate of the elite USAF Fighter Weapons School, USN Top Gun School, and USAF Special Operations School.

Lt. Colonel Hampton discusses the number of Generals who have been forced into retirement by the Obama administration.

Elizabeth Price Foley, professor of law at Florida International University School of Law, addresses the U.S. Senate’s recent use of the “nuclear option” and what this means for presidential appointments to the Independent Payment Advisory Board (Obamacare’s Death Panel).

Elizabeth Price Foley, J.D., pt. 1 Elizabeth Price Foley, J.D., pt. 2

Elizabeth Price Foley, J.D., pt. 3

November 30, 2013

[Repeat of November 23, 2013 program]

November 23, 2013

Grace-Marie Turner, pt. 1 Grace-Marie Turner, pt. 2

Grace-Marie Turner is the founder and president of the Galen Institute, a public policy research organization that she founded in 1995 to promote free-market options for health care reform. Given the tragic roll out of Obamacare, Grace-Marie discusses the only option at this point to save our health care system.

Grace-Marie Turner, pt. 3

David Stockman, elected to three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives prior to serving as President Ronald Reagan’s director of the Office of Management and Budget, discusses his most recent book, The Great Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in America, and the abdication and failure of the Republican Party to stand for free markets in an age of Keynesianism, crony capitalism, and outright statism.

Is a crash the only answer?

David Stockman, pt. 1 David Stockman, pt. 2

November 16, 2013

Chip Tarbutton, pt. 1 Chip Tarbutton, pt. 2

Now that we have had time to know and digest what happened on Election Day in Virginia, Chip Tarbutton, president of the Roanoke Tea Party, gives his perspective on who did what to whom and where we go from here.

David J. Bobb, Ph.D. is the founding director of the Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Studies, a Washington, D.C.–based program of Hillsdale College that teaches the principles and practices of American constitutionalism. On this week’s program, he discusses his recently released book, Humility: An Unlikely Biography of America’s Greatest Virtue.

David J. Bobb, Ph.D., pt. 1 David J. Bobb, Ph.D., pt. 2

David J. Bobb, Ph.D., pt. 3

November 9, 2013

David Buckner, J.D., pt. 1 David Buckner, J.D., pt. 2

David L. Buckner, J.D., adjunct associate professor at Columbia University and president of Bottom Line Training and Consulting, Inc., outlines the prospects for, and timing of, hyperinflation.

David Buckner, J.D., pt. 3

Kim Holmes, Ph.D., distinguished fellow at The Heritage Foundation, discusses his recently released book, Rebound: Getting America Back to Great.

Kim Holmes, Ph.D., pt. 1 Kim Holmes, Ph.D., pt. 2

November 2, 2013

William Murchison, pt. 1 William Murchison, pt. 2

William Murchison, nationally syndicated columnist and the former editor of the Dallas Morning News, introduces the subject of his recently released book, The Cost of Liberty: The Life of John Dickinson.

Called by one historian “the most underrated of all the Founders,” John Dickinson was a writer, speaker, and philosopher, but most importantly, a man of principle. (Yes, Virginia, there was a time when people thought that was significant.)

Peter Schweizer, William J. Casey Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution and senior editor-at-large of Breitbart News, discusses his latest book, Extortion: How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own Pockets.

Peter Schweizer, pt. 1 Peter Schweizer, pt. 2

Peter Schweizer, pt. 3

October 26, 2013

Eamonn Butler, Ph.D., pt. 1 Eamonn Butler, Ph.D., pt. 2

Eamonn Butler, Ph.D., director of the Adam Smith Institute in London, England, offers an update on the fiscal plight of several of the countries in the European Union and addresses the issue of “bail-ins” as a means of dealing with failing financial institutions.

Eamonn Butler, Ph.D., pt. 3

In the second part of her interview, Lindsey Burke, the Will Skillman Fellow in Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation and an adjunct scholar with the Virginia Institute for Public policy, addresses school choice. What is the difference between a voucher and a tax credit? What makes tax credits superior? How far along is school choice in Virginia compared to other states? What have other states done? What is working? Which state has the best program in place today?

The Public Education Tax Credit: Expanding Educational Opportunity in Virginia

Lindsey M. Burke

David Corbin, Ph.D., professor of politics at The King’s College in New York City, and Matthew Parks, Ph.D., an assistant professor of politics at The King’s College, expose what progressives are doing to destroy the founding fathers’ dream of limited government.

“Progressives Have Destroyed Founders’ Dream of Limited Government”

David Corbin, Ph.D. and Matthew Parks, Ph.D.

October 19, 2013

The Public Education Tax Credit: Expanding Educational Opportunity in Virginia

Lindsey Burke, the Will Skillman Fellow in Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation and author of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy’s recently released study, The Public Education Tax Credit: Expanding Educational Opportunity in Virginia, exposes the poor quality of K-12 public education in Virginia despite its enormous cost to the taxpayers. (From 1970-2009, total inflation-adjusted education spending in Virginia increased from $700 million to $13.5 billion.)

Lindsey Burke, pt. 1 Lindsey Burke, pt. 2

Steve Hanke, Ph.D., professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University who was named one of the twenty-five most influential people in the world by World Trade Magazine, addresses the political brinksmanship taking place in Washington (“a game for losers”), the expertise of the officeholders and bureaucrats in our federal government (“reeks of total incompetence”), bailouts, “bailins,” and other exercises in futility.

Steve H. Hanke, Ph.D., pt. 1 Steve H. Hanke, Ph.D., pt. 2

Steve H. Hanke, Ph.D., pt. 3

October 12, 2013

John Solomon, pt. 1 John Solomon, pt. 2

John Solomon, editor and vice president at The Washington Times, exposes the lengthening list of conservatives, and conservative groups, still being targeted by the IRS.

John Solomon, pt. 3

Paul Kengor, Ph.D., professor of political science at Grove City College, and New York Times best-selling author of The Communist: Frank Marshall Davis, The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mentor, discusses his recent article, “The Progressive Income Tax Turns 100.”

Paul Kengor, Ph.D., pt. 1 Paul Kengor, Ph.D., pt. 2

October 5, 2013

Michael Tanner, senior fellow with the Cato Institute, will address the policy and politics of the current health care debate.

John R. Lott, Jr., Ph.D., pt. 1 John R. Lott, Jr., Ph.D., pt. 2

Michael Tanner, pt. 3

John R. Lott, Jr., Ph.D., author of More Guns, Less Crime (now in its 3rd edition), discusses his most recent book, Dumbing Down the Courts, How Politics Keeps the Smartest Judges Off the Bench. Dr. Lott will also speak to those actions that Rahm Emanuel took as the new Mayor of Chicago that have contributed to the violence taking place in that city today.

September 28, 2013

Clark Neily, pt. 1 Clark Neily, pt. 2

Clark Neily, senior attorney at the Institute for Justice, discusses his recently released book, Terms of Engagement: How Our Courts Should Enforce the Constitution’s Promise of Limited Government.

Clark Neily, pt. 3

Greg Lukianoff, president of The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), addresses the recent incident at the Modesto Junior College where a student was prohibited from distributing free copies of the U.S. Constitution on Constitution Day, and told that this institution of “higher education,” on its own initiative, had amended that revered document to include time, place, and manner restrictions on exercising one’s free speech rights.

Greg will be a recurring guest on Freedom & Prosperity Radio to identify which public colleges and universities have administrators and professors who are so intellectually gifted that they, too, are unable to grasp the First Amendment to the United States Constitution (i.e., which have speech codes, free-speech zones, etc.).

Greg Lukianoff, pt. 1 Greg Lukianoff, pt. 2

September 21, 2013

Jeremy Hopkins, J.D., pt. 1 Jeremy Hopkins, J.D., pt. 2

Jeremy Hopkins, J.D., a partner with Waldo & Lyle, P.C. of Norfolk, addresses two recent court decisions in Virginia, one involving a Waldo & Lyle victory in the Virginia Supreme Court regarding Old Dominion University and eminent domain, and the other a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) case involving the Virginia Attorney General’s office.

Andrew McCarthy is a senior fellow at the National Review Institute, a contributing editor at National Review, and the author of two New York Times bestsellers, Willful Blindness: A Memoir of Jihad and The Grand Jihad: How Islam and the Left Sabotage America. As a former Assistant United States Attorney, he led the successful prosecution of the “Blind Sheikh,” Omar Abdel Rahman, for waging a terrorist war against the United States.

Andrew exposes the Muslim Brotherhood, the threat they represent, why the Obama administration has become entangled with them, and, of course, Syria.

Andrew C. McCarthy, pt. 1 Andrew C. McCarthy, pt. 2

Randall Holcombe, Ph.D., Devoe Moore Professor of Economics at Florida State University, discusses his recently released book, Liberalism and Cronyism: Two Rival Political and Economic Systems.

Randall Holcombe, Ph.D.

September 14, 2013

Rich Noyes, pt. 1 Rich Noyes, pt. 2

Rich Noyes, research director at the Media Research Center, releases the results of a recent report revealing the media’s biased coverage of the Virginia Governor’s race.

Rich Noyes, pt. 3

Scottie Nell Hughes, news director and chief journalist for the Tea Party News Network, discusses the need for President Obama (at age 52) to start accepting responsibility for his failures, and exposes how President Obama and the see-no-evil, hear-no-evil, speak-no-evil media are making every effort to ignore the torture, rape, and slaughter of Christians in Egypt and Syria.

Scottie Nell Hughes, pt. 1 Scottie Nell Hughes, pt. 2

September 7, 2013

Paul E. Peterson, Ph.D., pt. 1 Paul E. Peterson, Ph.D., pt. 2

Paul E. Peterson, Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Government and director of the program on education policy and governance at Harvard University, and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, discusses his recently released book, Endangering Prosperity: A Global View of the American School.

With a budget battle and possible government shutdown looming, perhaps it would be good to look at federal budget caps in a historical context. During our first 150 years, policymakers often froze spending and reduced debt between wars. Chris Edwards, director of tax policy studies at the Cato Institute, speaks to a recent op-ed he wrote for National Review Online titled, “Spending Freezes in History: When the Economy Grows, Lawmakers Should Cut Spending or at Least Hold It Flat.”

Chris Edwards, pt. 1 Chris Edwards, pt. 2

Chris Edwards, pt. 3

August 31, 2013

Lewis Lehrman, pt. 1 Lewis Lehrman, pt. 2

Lewis Lehrman, formerly managing director of Morgan Stanley & Company and presently senior partner of L.E. Lehrman & Co., discusses his recently released book, Money, Gold, and History.

Lewis Lehrman, pt. 3

In his latest book, Unlearning Liberty: Campus Censorship and the End of the American Debate, Greg Lukianoff, president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), exposes the intellectual wasteland of “higher education.” Are our public campuses and universities really little fiefdoms where the rule of law and the U.S. Constitution don’t apply?

Greg Lukianoff, pt. 1 Greg Lukianoff, pt. 2

August 24, 2013

Michael Tanner, senior fellow with the Cato Institute, exposes the shocking findings from his latest policy report, The Work Versus Welfare Trade-Off 2013: An Analysis of the Total Level of Welfare Benefits by State.

Erick Stakelbeck, pt. 1 Erick Stakelbeck, pt. 2

Erick Stakelbeck, host of the weekly CBN program Stakelbeck on Terror and a regular contributor to Glenn Beck’s The Blaze TV, discusses his recently released book, The Brotherhood: America’s Next Great Enemy.

Erick Stakelbeck, pt. 3

August 17, 2013

Robert P. George, J.D., DPhil, pt. 1 Robert P. George, J.D., DPhil, pt. 2

Professor Robert P. George, J.D., DPhil, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence at Princeton and currently a visiting professor at Harvard Law School, discusses his recently released book, Conscience and Its Enemies: Confronting the Dogmas of Liberal Secularism.

Robert P. George, J.D., DPhil, pt. 3

Rev. E.W. Jackson, Republican candidate for Lt. Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, outlines his agenda for K-12 education reform.

Rev. E.W. Jackson

Robert Sarvis, Libertarian candidate for Governor of Virginia, addresses his campaign. Sarvis, a graduate of the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, earned a B.A. in mathematics from Harvard University, an M.A.S. in mathematics from the University of Cambridge in England, an M.A. in economics from George Mason University, and a J.D. from New York University. He co-authored a policy report with Jeffrey Miron, Ph.D., the director of undergraduate studies in the department of economics at Harvard, for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University titled, The Fiscal Health of the States. www.mercatus.org/sites/default/files/F111533064.pdf

Robert Sarvis

August 10, 2013

John Taylor, president of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy, addresses Governor McDonnell’s ethical lapses, why it seems there are an increasing number of scandals involving politicians or political wannabes, why political parties would do well to insist on strict ethical standards, what George Washington’s take on Governor McDonnell’s behavior would have been, and why a forgiving heart in regards to a public servant’s indiscretions ensures a race to the bottom amongst our “leaders.” We will never get more than we demand.

John Taylor, pt. 3 John Taylor, pt. 4

Edward S. Painvin, CFA, CMT, chief investment officer of Chase Investment Counsel Corporation, offers his perspective on the U.S. economy in regards to recent revisions to the May and June payroll numbers, our labor force participation rate, the ongoing jobless recovery, personal income growth, and our transition to a part-time work force.

Edward S. Painvin, CFA, CMT

July 20, 2013

Randall Holcombe, Ph.D. and John Goodman, Ph.D.

Radley Balko, senior writer and investigative reporter for The Huffington Post, formerly a senior editor for Reason magazine and policy analyst with the Cato Institute, discusses his recently released book, Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America’s Police Forces.

Radley Balko

Interviewed at the FreedomFest conference in Las Vegas, Nick Gillespie, editor of Reason.com and Reason.tv and former editor in chief at Reason magazine, celebrates the forty-fifth anniversary of Reason and identifies the major changes that have taken place in the media, the U.S., and the world during that period.

Nick Gillespie

From FreedomFest, Randall Holcombe, Ph.D., the DeVoe Moore Professor of Economics at Florida State University, comments on housing in America. (Dr. Holcombe is the co-author of a book in 2009, Housing America: Building Out of a Crisis.) John C. Goodman, Ph.D., president of the National Center for Policy Analysis and author of Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis, exposes what healthcare will be like under Obamacare.

Need a suggestion or nine for your summer reading? Jesse Walker reviews his role as the books editor of Reason magazine and invites people to visit Reason.com to read an article from the forty-fifth anniversary issue, “Revolutionary Reading: Nine Transformative Books of the Last 45 years.”

Jesse Walker

Philip Van Cleave, president of the Virginia Citizens Defense League, reacts to the new third-party app on Google Maps that allows users to place a “scarlet letter” on their neighbor’s property to identify “dangerous gun owners.”

Philip Van Cleave

July 13, 2013

Andrew Heaton and Gene Epstein

Direct from the FreedomFest conference in Las Vegas, Jeff Reed, communications director for The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, updates us on the progress of the school choice movement nationwide and specifically addresses Virginia.

Jeff Reed

Andrew Heaton, libertarian comic and author, discusses his latest book, From the Monkey Cage: Fixing Politics Through Wit & Cartoons. Gene Epstein, economics editor and book review editor for Barron’s, also drops by to make observations on From the Monkey Cage and Andrew’s humor.

Satirist Loren Spivack, “Dr. Truth,” parodies the environmentalist movement and identifies it as a threat to freedom and the American standard of living in his recently released second book, The Gorax.

Loren Spivack

Mark Skousen, Ph.D., editor of The Compleated Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin and producer of FreedomFest, speaks to the theme of this year’s conference, “Are We Rome?”

Mark Skousen, Ph.D.

Anthony Gregory, research fellow at the Independent Institute, addresses the central themes from his 2013 book, The Power of Habeas Corpus in America: From the King’s Prerogative to the War on Terror.

Anthony Gregory

July 6, 2013

Becket Adams, pt. 1 Becket Adams, pt. 2

Becket Adams, former chief research assistant to Stephen Moore of the Wall Street Journal and now a writer for TheBlaze, expounds upon one of his recent articles, “Worse Than We Thought: EU Officials Have Some Bad Economic News.”

Reagan George, president of the Virginia Voters Alliance, exposes the current effort in the Commonwealth to restore voting rights to felons, who is behind the effort and why.

Reagan George, pt. 1 Reagan George, pt. 2

Joe Thomas, host of Freedom & Prosperity Radio, revisits the Declaration of Independence for the adults who might need to be reminded of its contents, and for the schoolchildren who were never taught that such a document existed.

Joe Thomas

June 29, 2013

John Whitehead, J.D., pt. 1 John Whitehead, J.D., pt. 2

John Whitehead, founder and president of The Rutherford Institute, a nonprofit civil liberties and human rights organization headquartered in Charlottesville, discusses his recently released book, A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police State.

Chris Horner, director of litigation at the American Tradition Institute, exposes how erstwhile classical liberal, free market, limited-government groups in Washington, D.C. appear to be changing their positions on cap-and-trade, offering a reconsideration from a “free-market” perspective (also known as “discouraging abundance through tax policy”). Are “useful idiots” in D.C. changing their positions to appease/attract donors? (Also known in public policy circles as “Have Ph.D., have personal computer, will whore.”)

Chris Horner, J.D., pt. 1 Chris Horner, J.D., pt. 2

Mark Skousen, Ph.D., author of The Big Three in Economics: Adam Smith, Karl Marx and John Maynard Keynes, and producer of FreedomFest, outlines this year’s event at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas (July 10th-13th). Speakers this year include: Steve Forbes, John Allison, Rand Paul, Jim Rogers, Charles Murray, Art Laffer, and John Stossel.

Mark Skousen, Ph.D.

June 15, 2013

Scottie Nell Hughes, pt. 1 Scottie Nell Hughes, pt. 2

Scottie Nell Hughes, news director and chief journalist for the Tea Party News Network, addresses the ongoing scandal regarding the IRS targeting conservative groups and how the corruption in our federal government continues to be the best rationale and advertisement for constitutionally-limited government and the Tea Parties.

Victor Davis Hanson, Ph.D., expounds upon his recent National Review Online column, “Western Cultural Suicide.”

Victor Davis Hanson, Ph.D., pt. 1 Victor Davis Hanson, Ph.D., pt. 2

Victor Davis Hanson, Ph.D., pt. 3

June 8, 2013

Christopher J. Coyne, Ph.D., pt. 1 Christopher J. Coyne, Ph.D., pt. 2

Professor Christopher J. Coyne, Ph.D., F.A. Harper Professor of Economics and Director of Graduate Studies at George Mason University, outlines the main themes from his recently released book, Doing Bad by Doing good: Why Humanitarian Action Fails.

You saw him demolish Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) during congressional testimony this week, now Professor John Eastman, J.D., Ph.D., the Henry Salvatori Professor of Law & Community Service and former Dean at Chapman University School of Law, who also serves as the Director of the Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence (a public interest law firm affiliated with the Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy), visits Freedom & Prosperity Radio to expose the IRS’s harassment of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM). NOM had its tax return illegally leaked by the IRS to subsequently appear on a competitor’s Web site.

John Eastman, J.D., Ph.D., pt. 1 John Eastman, J.D., Ph.D., pt. 2

June 1, 2013

Catherine Engelbrecht, pt. 1 Catherine Engelbrecht, pt. 2

Catherine Engelbrecht, founder and president of True the Vote, exposes the government’s harassment and abuse of the Engelbrecht family and the organization, True the Vote. This included: 3 IRS inquiries, 1 IRS visit, IRS audits of their business for two in a row, IRS audits of their personal returns for two years in a row, 5 FBI inquiries, 2 ATF audits, 1 OSHA visit, and 1 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality audit based upon an anonymous complaint.

The corruption in our federal government goes far beyond the IRS. It is rampant.

Kevin D. Williamson, correspondent for National Review and author of two previously published books The Dependency Agenda and The Politically Incorrect Guide to Socialism, discusses his most recently released book, The End Is Near and It’s Going to Be Awesome: How Going Broke Will Leave America Richer, Happier, and More Secure.

Kevin D. Williamson, pt. 1 Kevin D. Williamson, pt. 2

Kevin D. Williamson, pt. 3

May 25, 2013

Tim Lynch, J.D., pt. 1 Tim Lynch, J.D., pt. 2

Tim Lynch, director of the Project on Criminal Justice at the Cato Institute, exposes the growing problem of police misconduct, illegality, and the ongoing abuse of the citizenry.

Robert Franklin, attorney in Houston, Texas and spokesman for the Center for Prosecutor Integrity, discusses a recently published study revealing rampant prosecutorial misconduct in domestic violence and rape cases.

Robert Franklin, Esq., pt. 1 Robert Franklin, Esq., pt. 2

May 18, 2013

Mark Tapscott, pt. 1 Mark Tapscott, pt. 2

Mark Tapscott, executive editor of The Washington Examiner, reacts to the ongoing scandals (Benghazi, IRS vs. conservative groups, “Justice” Department vs. the media) brought to you by the Obama administration.

Mark Tapscott, pt. 3

John Whitehead is the founder and president of The Rutherford Institute, a nonprofit civil liberties and human rights organization whose international headquarters is located in Charlottesville, Virginia. John addresses the over-criminalization of our society and the overreach, abuses, and usurpations of government at all levels.

John Whitehead, J.D., pt. 1 John Whitehead, J.D., pt. 2

May 11, 2013

Colin Flaherty, pt. 1 Colin Flaherty, pt. 2

Colin Flaherty, award-winning reporter and author of White Girl Bleed a Lot: The Return of Racial Violence to America and How the Media Ignore It, presents the evidence that whether one is considering the recent “Beach Week” in Virginia Beach, flash mobs committing theft and general mayhem in retail outlets and malls, or the latest craze, “Knockout Games,” barbarity seems to be in vogue with those young “scholars” for whom our society has spent hundreds of millions of dollars to educate.

Congressman Trey Gowdy, Republican representing South Carolina’s 4th District and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Oversight & Government Reform, reviews what we learned from this week’s Benghazi hearing.

Congressman Trey Gowdy, pt. 1 Congressman Trey Gowdy, pt. 2

May 4, 2013

Emmett McGroarty, Esq., pt. 1 Emmett McGroarty, Esq., pt. 2

Emmett McGroarty, Esq., executive director of the Preserve Innocence Initiative at the American Principles Project, discusses the truly scary “Common Core,” an effort to impose a national curriculum and national standards on K-12 education. At the heart of this battle is whether we will continue to have citizen-directed government in this country or whether we will continue the transition to government by unelected and unaccountable “elites.”

Buzz Jacobs, former Director of Immigration Security Policy as part of President George W. Bush’s Homeland Security Council staff, is producing a documentary titled Benghazi 9-11 that will expose the truth about what happened in Libya and why the Obama administration would prefer the whole episode remain secret.

Buzz Jacobs

Mychal Massie is the former chairman of Project 21 – The National Leadership Network of Black Conservatives, and the creator of The Daily Rant, a conservative commentary on race and politics. Mychal discusses the former influences on President Obama and the effect they had in shaping his current worldview.

Mychal Massie, pt. 1 Mychal Massie, pt. 2

April 27, 2013

Angela Logomasini, Ph.D., pt. 1 Angela Logomasini, Ph.D., pt. 2

Angela Logomasini, Ph.D., senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, exposes what she heard when she attended the taxpayer-funded Alcohol Policy 16 conference. Billed as a conference to discuss “the avoidance of alcohol-related problems using public policy strategies,” instead the symposium mocked the alcohol industry’s efforts to promote individual responsibility and promoted government restrictions on individual choice and freedom.

In fact, when lobbying in favor of taxes and laws to restrict the public’s access to alcohol, one speaker, former U.S. National Institutes of Health employee Robert Denniston, suggested the issue should be framed to liken the “alcohol industry” to mosquitoes carrying a dangerous virus. Just more junk science being regurgitated by people who are not scientists, while the taxpayers pick up the tab for their get-togethers.

John Taylor, president of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy, reviews the last several weeks which have been particularly unkind to the Obama administration. From gun control, to immigration, to Radical Islam again rearing its ugly head in the U.S., to infanticide/Planned Parenthood, President Obama just can’t seem to get a break. Oh, fiddle-faddle!

John Taylor, pt. 3

April 20, 2013

Jeffrey Tucker, pt. 1 Jeffrey Tucker, pt. 2

Joe Arpaio, legendary Sheriff of Maricopa County Arizona, discusses the role of the sheriff in our communities and the challenges of enforcing the rule of law despite the best efforts of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Joe Arpaio

Jeffrey Tucker, executive editor and publisher of Laissez Faire Books, completes an interview begun last week on the origination of bitcoin, its market penetration to date, and the future demand for alternative currencies as governments awash in debt confiscate wealth as in Cyprus or devalue citizens’ savings by debauching the currency as in the U.S.

Jeffrey Tucker, pt. 3

April 13, 2013

John Blundell, pt. 1 John Blundell, pt. 2

In part 2 of our interview with Brian Vanyo, author of The American Ideology, the discussion continues regarding the necessity of returning to the principles of our founding and the Constitution if we are to avoid tyranny while ensuring the freedom and prosperity that were once the hallmarks of American exceptionalism.

Brian Vanyo

Jeffrey Tucker, executive editor and publisher at Laissez Faire Books, offers an introduction to the bitcoin alternative currency.

Jeffery Tucker

John Blundell, former director general of the Institute of Economic Affairs in London and author of Margaret Thatcher: A Portrait of the Iron Lady, speaks to the legacy of Prime Minister Thatcher. What was the environment in Britain when Thatcher became Prime Minister? What did she do to turn Britain around? Were Thatcher and Reagan just a detour on the socialist road to serfdom because they were not followed by capable politicians who were equally determined to move things in a new direction, or ultimately will they be remembered for setting a new course?

John Blundell, pt. 3

April 6, 2013

Steve H. Hanke, Ph.D., pt. 1 Steve H. Hanke, Ph.D., pt. 2

Prof. Steve Hanke, professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, named one of the twenty-five most influential people in the world by World Trade Magazine, contrasts the views of Hayek and Krugman on capital controls and reveals what the end result of said controls is likely to be.

Steve H. Hanke, Ph.D., pt. 3

Brian Vanyo, author of The American Ideology, on tyranny.

Brian Vanyo

Daniel Hannan, Member of the European Parliament and author of The New Road to Serfdom: A Letter of Warning to America, exposes what finally transpired in Cyprus and the implication of this new “template” for the EU and the U.S.

Daniel Hannan

March 30, 2013

Laurence Kotlikoff, Ph.D., pt. 1 Laurence Kotlikoff, Ph.D., pt. 2

Laurence Kotlikoff, Ph.D., a professor of economics at Boston University and president of Economic Security Planning, Inc., discusses our leveraged banking system that allows bankers, and politicians, to gamble with a public good.

Laurence Kotlikoff, Ph.D., pt. 3

Del. Ben Cline introduces his new Virginia Conservative Victory Fund (www.vcvf.org) and gives his thoughts on the reconvene session/transportation amendments.

Del. Ben Cline, pt. 1 Del. Ben Cline, pt. 2

March 23, 2013

Dan Mitchell, Ph.D., pt. 1 Dan Mitchell, Ph.D., pt. 2

Dan Mitchell, Ph.D., senior fellow at the Cato Institute, discusses the ongoing plunder of the Cypriot people.

Mark Skousen, Ph.D., author of Vienna & Chicago, Friends or Foes? A Tale of Two Schools of Free-Market Economics, and producer of FreedomFest, discusses this year’s event in Las Vegas. FreedomFest will move to Caesars Palace and be held from July 10th-13th. Speakers to date include: John Allison, Art Laffer, Charles Murray, Peter Schiff, Jim Rogers, Stephen Moore, and Steve Forbes.

Mark Skousen, Ph.D., pt. 1 Mark Skousen, Ph.D., pt. 2

Mark Skousen, Ph.D., pt. 3

March 16, 2013

Cathy Turner, pt. 1 Cathy Turner, pt. 2

Cathy Turner, property rights activist extraordinaire, discusses the defeat of The Crooked Road’s efforts to become a National Heritage Area. This slap down was so emphatic and embarrassing for the proponents that even Congressman Morgan Griffith is now claiming to be pro-private property rights!

Mario H. Lopez, president of the Hispanic Leadership Fund, is interviewed at CPAC. The Hispanic Leadership Fund is an advocacy organization dedicated to promoting limited government, individual liberty, and free enterprise.

Mario H. Lopez

Cognoscente, gourmand, and polemicist Ted Nugent makes his first appearance on Freedom & Prosperity Radio. In addition to his contributions to culture, Rock ‘n’ Roll, and Western Civilization in general, Ted is the star of the prime-time television program on The Sportsman Channel, Wanted: Ted or Alive. Carry on.

Ted Nugent, pt. 1 Ted Nugent, pt. 2

March 9, 2013

John Taylor, president of Tertium Quids and host of the Tuesday Morning Group coalition, offers a few thoughts on the 2013 Virginia General Assembly session.

Brandon Adams, pt. 1 Brandon Adams, pt. 2

Brandon Adams, former Harvard professor who taught courses in international macroeconomics, discusses his recently released book, Setting Sun: The End of U.S. Economic Dominance.

In Setting Sun Adams explores how cultural shifts are signaling economic decline, which in turn will create a very painful period in American history.

Niger Innis, spokesman for the Congress of Racial Equality, exposes the racist roots of gun control.

Niger Innis, pt. 1 Niger Innis, pt. 2

March 2, 2013

Harry C. Veryeser, pt.1 Harry C. Veryeser, pt. 2

Amity Shlaes, author of the previous blockbuster The Forgotten Man, discusses her new biography, Coolidge. Silent Cal never busted a move on Ellen, never hit a 3-pointer, never sat around with the gals on The View. He was just, dare I say it, c-o-m-p-e-t-e-n-t.

Amity Shlaes

Professor Harry C. Veryser, associate scholar with the Ludwig von Mises Institute, discusses the timely and timeless points from his recently published book, It Didn’t Have to Be This Way: Why Boom and Bust is Unnecessary – and How the Austrian School of Economics Breaks the Cycle.

Harry C. Veryeser, pt. 3

February 23, 2013

Mark J. Fitzgibbons, Esq., pt. 1 Mark J. Fitzgibbons, Esq., pt. 2

Mark J. Fitzgibbons, Esq., discusses the defeat of The Boneta Bill (HB 1430). Defeated in the Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources committee by an 11-4 vote, it is worth noting that 15 people are on this committee, and the Republicans are in the majority with 8 seats. The 5 Republican Senators who voted against property rights were: Emmett Hanger, Harry Blevins, Phillip Puckett, Frank Ruff, and John Watkins.

Chris Horner, director of litigation at the American Tradition Institute, offers an update on his battle for transparency and the rule of law at the Environmental Protection Agency. More people, who were involved in using secret e-mail accounts to conduct official government business, are beginning to offer their resignations.

Chris Horner, pt. 1 Chris Horner, pt. 2

Horace Cooper, research fellow with the National Center for Public Policy Research and co-chair of Project 21, reacts to Democrat leaders in this year’s Virginia General Assembly session referring to voter ID bills as “poll taxes.” Mr. Cooper also previews an upcoming appearance before the U.S. Supreme Court in a case regarding the Voting Rights Act.

Horace Cooper, J.D.

February 16, 2013

Allan Meltzer, Ph.D., pt. 1 Allan Meltzer, Ph.D., pt. 2

Allan H. Meltzer, Ph.D., university professor of political economy at Carnegie Mellon University, distinguished visiting scholar at the Hoover Institution, and president of the Mont Pelerin Society, details the magnitude of the mess our economy is in, and gives four reasons why Keynesians keep getting it wrong.

Delegate Rob Bell discusses his three bills currently before the General Assembly to fight voter fraud:

HB 1764 would help prevent people from registering and voting in multiple states;

HB 1765 would keep felons off our voter rolls;

HB 2331 would empower the Attorney General to investigate voter fraud in Virginia.

Delegate Rob Bell

Hans Bader, senior attorney and counsel for special projects at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, explains why minimum wage increases are a fraud.

Hans Bader, J.D., pt. 1 Hans Bader, J.D., pt. 2

February 9, 2013

Edward S. Painvin, CFA, CMT pt. 1 Edward S. Painvin, CFA, CMT pt. 2

Edward S. Painvin, the chief investment officer of Chase Investment Counsel Corporation, analyzes the current state of the economy and what we should be looking for in 2013.

Edward S. Painvin, CFA, CMT pt. 3

Congressman Bob Goodlatte is asked two important questions. First, how are the executive orders issued by President Obama that exceed being directives to executive branch personnel regarding the implementation of legislation passed by Congress, going to be challenged?

Second, increasingly employees of the federal government break the law with no fear of any consequences (e.g., Harry Reid and the U.S. Senate failing to pass a budget; gunrunning to Mexican drug cartels by the Department of Justice’s Operation Fast and Furious that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Mexican citizens [Should we be expecting the Mexican government to drone the U.S. officials responsible for these deaths, since apparently the U.S. federal government criminals have decided to absolve themselves from any and all responsibility?]; EPA administrator, Lisa Jackson, using an alias and secret e-mail accounts to conceal from the press and public the official government business she was conducting).

Do employees of the federal government have any more prerogative to ignore, or break, the law than Sovereign Citizens? How will this problem be addressed before there is such little regard for the established rule of law that everyone feels entitled to live by a “living” Constitution they developed by themselves, for themselves?

Congressman Bob Goodlatte, pt. 1 Congressman Bob Goodlatte, pt. 2

February 2, 2013

Congressman Steve Scalise, pt. 1 Congressman Steve Scalise, pt. 2

Congressman Steve Scalise, the new chairman of the Republican Study Committee, discusses the upcoming battles in Congress in regards to tax increases, spending cuts, deficits, debt, and credit ratings.

Senator Jim DeMint expounds upon his new role as president of The Heritage Foundation and whether that organization can serve as a foil to Obama’s new tax-exempt nonprofit, Organizing for Action. Can The Heritage Foundation effectively counter the left’s progressive message despite being unwilling to use the tactics one might anticipate from the Messina-Axelrod-Cutter-Gibbs quadrumvirate? Senator DeMint also addresses what we might expect from congressional Republicans in the coming debates on increasing taxes, reforming entitlements, and raising the debt ceiling.

Senator Jim DeMint, pt. 1 Senator Jim DeMint, pt. 2

January 26, 2013

Mark J. Fitzgibbons, Esq., pt.1 Mark J. Fitzgibbons, Esq., pt. 2

Mark J. Fitzgibbons, Esq., updates us on the status of The Boneta Bill (HB 1430) and the opposition being mounted by the Virginia Farm Bureau (an insurance company pretending to represent the interests of farmers – unless you are a small farmer or a family farm in which case there is no pretense that you even exist) and its toadies in the General Assembly.

Mark J. Fitzgibbons, Esq., pt. 3

Robert J. Cottroll, professor of law and history, the Harold Paul Green Research Professor at George Washington University, and a self-described liberal Democrat, gives his thoughts on the current gun control debate. Professor Cottroll: “This conception of citizenship recognizes that the ultimate civil right is the right to defend one’s own life, that without that right all other rights are meaningless, and that without the means of self-defense the right to self-defense is but an empty promise.”

Professor Robert J. Cottroll, pt. 1 Professor Robert J. Cottroll, pt. 2

January 19, 2013

Carol Stopps, pt. 1 Carol Stopps, pt. 2

Carol Stopps, chairman of the Legislative Action Committee of the Virginia Tea Party Patriots Federation, outlines the Tea Party’s legislative agenda for the 2013 General Assembly session.

Marc Scribner, fellow in land-use and transportation studies at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, analyzes Governor McDonnell’s proposal to eliminate the gas tax and increase the sales tax.

Marc Scribner, pt. 1 Marc Scribner, pt. 2

Rep. Kendell Kroeker, Wyoming state legislator, discusses his Firearm Protection Act which provides that any federal law which attempts to ban a semi-automatic firearm, or limit the size of the magazine of a firearm, or places other limitations on firearms, shall be unenforceable in Wyoming.

Rep. Kendell Kroeker

January 12, 2013

Del. Scott Lingamfelter, pt. 1 Del. Scott Lingamfelter, pt. 2

Del. Scott Lingamfelter addresses his introduction of HB 1430, also known as “The Boneta Bill.”

From Del. Lingamfelter’s news release:

In August of 2012, Martha Boneta received national media attention after she held a birthday party for eight 10-year-old girls, one of whom was the daughter of a close friend. County government officials informed Martha that local ordinances required a permit to be obtained prior to hosting such an event and that she would be fined $5,000 for not doing so. Martha was also charged with two additional violations with fines up to $5,000 each – one for advertising a pumpkin carving and another for operating a small shop on her property that she used to sell her fresh produce and handmade crafts.

When Martha informed the county that she had obtained a business license to operate her farm store, local bureaucrats told her that the county regulations had been recently changed to require additional permits to sell items like handspun yarns and birdhouses.

Del. Rob Bell explains two bills he has introduced in the current General Assembly session. The first (HB 1787) amends the type of identification a voter must present to vote at the polls. All such identification must contain the voter’s name, date of birth, and photograph; must be issued by the United States or the Commonwealth; and must contain an expiration date that is unexpired or that expired only after the most recent general election.

The second (HB 1788) requires that for an applicant to register to vote, he must present proof of citizenship with his registration application. The bill also amends the type of identification a voter must present to vote at the polls. All such identification must contain the voter’s name, date of birth, and photograph; must be issued by the United States or the Commonwealth; and must contain an expiration date that is unexpired or that expired only after the most recent general election.

Del. Rob Bell

Reagan George, president of the Virginia Voters Alliance, discusses legislation before the General Assembly that would require a photo ID to vote in Virginia.

Reagan George, pt. 1 Reagan George, pt. 2

January 5, 2013

Joshua E. Baker, Esq., pt. 1 Joshua E. Baker, Esq., pt. 2

Joshua E. Baker, an attorney with the Norfolk law firm Waldo & Lyle, gives an insider’s perspective on a recent victory for property rights and property owners in an eminent domain court case in Henrico County.

Tom Palmer, executive vice president for international programs at the Atlas Economic Research foundation, discusses his recently released book, After the Welfare State.

Tom Palmer, pt. 1 Tom Palmer, pt. 2

Tom Palmer, pt. 3

December 29, 2012

[Repeat of the December 22, 2012 program]

December 22, 2012

Rabbi Aryeh Spero, pt. 1 Rabbi Aryeh Spero, pt. 2

Rabbi Aryeh Spero explains the “how to” from his recently released book, Push Back: Reclaiming the American Judeo-Christian Spirit.

Rabbi Aryeh Spero, pt. 3

Professor Gary Wolfram, Ph.D., the William E. Simon Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Hillsdale College, provides the inoculation contained within his most recent book, A Capitalist Manifesto: Understanding the Market Economy & Defending Liberty, to block the collectivist impulses of the progressive plague which in the worst cases can lead to the intellectual dwarfism of the mainstream, though increasingly lunatic, left. Merry Christmas everyone!

Gary Wolfram, Ph.D., pt. 1 Gary Wolfram, Ph.D., pt. 2

December 15, 2012

Mark Mix, pt. 1 Mark Mix, pt. 2

Mark Mix, president of the National Right to Work Committee, comments on Michigan, of all places, becoming the 24th right-to-work state. [Wouldn’t it be grand if our congressional leaders had the, uh, backbone of Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin and Governor Rick Snyder of Michigan? – JT]

Stephen Moore, senior economics writer for the Wall Street Journal, discusses his new book, Who’s the Fairest of Them All?: The Truth about Opportunity, Taxes, and Wealth in America.

Steve Moore, pt. 1 Steve Moore, pt. 2

Mark J. Fitzgibbons, Esq. offers an update on the property rights battles in Fauquier County. Will the local officials ever learn that rights may be something for which we are willingly to fight, but they are not something on which we have to vote? This was once understood by any 9th grader who had completed 8th grade civics. Given the Fauquier example, apparently now one can be mailed a diploma from the Harvard Law School without ever having grasped this truth.

Mark J. Fitzgibbons, Esq.

December 8, 2012

Chris Horner, pt. 1 Chris Horner, pt. 2

Chris Horner, director of litigation for the American Tradition Institute, exposes the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt to avoid both transparency and the law by the use of private, illegal e-mail accounts for official government business. Chris also addresses the growing problem of individuals in our public sector who knowingly break the law, are never held accountable, and what the consequences of this corruption will be over time.

Chris Horner, pt. 3

Professor Allan Meltzer, Ph.D., University Professor of Political Economy at Carnegie Mellon University, Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the Hoover Institution, and President of the Mont Pelerin Society, answers the question raised by the title of his most recent book, Why Capitalism?

Allan Meltzer, Ph.D., pt. 1 Allan Meltzer, Ph.D., pt. 2

December 1, 2012

Rosa Koire, pt. 1 Rosa Koire, pt. 2

Rosa Koire, executive director of the Post Sustainability Institute and host of the Web site www.DemocratsAgainstU.N.Agenda21.com, discusses her most recent book, Behind the Green Mask: U.N. Agenda 21. (What is Agenda 21? How did the U.S. get involved? What is happening in your town? Why is it happening? Who is behind it? Who is funding it? What can you do to stop it?)

Rosa Koire, pt. 3 Rosa Koire, pt. 4

John Taylor, president of Tertium Quids, gives color commentary from ringside at the Republican Party of Virginia’s smackdown between Lt. Governor Bill Bolling and Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.

November 24, 2012

Joshua E. Baker, Esq. & Dale Swanson, pt. 1 Joshua E. Baker, Esq. & Dale Swanson, pt. 2

Josh Baker, an attorney with the Norfolk-based law firm Waldo & Lyle, and Dale Swanson, a property owner in Spotsylvania County, expose the lawlessness of the local authorities in Spotsylvania. Ms. Swanson opposed the construction of a road being built across her property for a local mall. In retaliation, the local good ol’ boys invaded her property with bulldozers, did $98,000 worth of damage, and now refuse to participate in settlement talks unless Ms. Swanson signs a gag order in which she agrees not to discuss her case with anyone.

Despite not having the necessary permit to come onto Ms. Swanson’s property, and despite the fact that local deputies were posted on Ms. Swanson’s land while it was being bulldozed, no government employees have been fired or lost their pensions.

Dr. Lanny Ebenstein, a professor at the University of California at Santa Barbara and an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, discusses his recently released book, The Indispensable Milton Friedman: Essays on Politics and Economics, a volume commemorating Friedman’s 100th birthday.

Dr. Lanny Ebenstein, pt. 1 Dr. Lanny Ebenstein, pt. 2

Dr. Lanny Ebenstein, pt. 3

November 17, 2012

John Allison, pt. 1 John Allison, pt. 2

John Allison, president & CEO of the Cato Institute and the longest serving CEO of a top-25 financial institution having served as chairman of BB&T for twenty years, discusses his recently released book, The Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure: Why Pure Capitalism Is the World Economy’s Only Hope.

John Allison, pt. 3

Lewis Lehrman, author of The True Gold Standard, former managing director of Morgan Stanley & Company, and presently senior partner of L.E. Lehrman & Co., outlines what would be his top two or three priorities/initiatives for the next four years if he had just been elected President.

Lewis Lehrman, pt. 1 Lewis Lehrman, pt. 2

November 10, 2012

Don Watkins, pt. 1 Don Watkins, pt. 2

Don Watkins, a fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute, discusses his recently released book that he co-authored with Yaron Brook, Free Market Revolution: How Ayn Rand’s Ideas Can End Big Government.

John Taylor, president of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy, reviews the recent election results and poses the questions we should all be asking in regards to President Obama’s second term.

John Taylor, pt. 3

November 3, 2012

Andrew Marcus, pt. 1 Andrew Marcus, pt. 2

Andrew Marcus, film producer and director, chronicles the contributions of Andrew Breitbart and introduces the recently released film, Hating Breitbart.

Andrew Marcus, pt. 3

Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli reports upon his office’s victory before the Virginia Supreme Court in a case in which Appalachian Power (APCo) sought to recover costs related to compliance with federal environmental regulations. The court found that APCo was only entitled to recover $6 million of a disputed $33.3 million. Under Virginia law, the attorney general represents the interests of electric ratepayers in this type of proceeding.

Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli

James O’Keefe, president of Project Veritas, discusses his organization’s video of Patrick Moran, son of Congressman Jim Moran and field director of his father’s reelection campaign, allegedly advising an undercover reporter on how to fraudulently cast ballots in the name of registered voters.

James O’Keefe

October 27, 2012

Adam J. Freedman, pt. 1 Adam J. Freedman, pt. 2

Adam Freedman introduces his recently released book, The Naked Constitution: What the Founders Said and Why It Still Matters, which details how the abandonment of the original meaning of the Constitution has contributed to a vast expansion of government powers.

Adam J. Freedman, pt. 3

Brenda J. Elliott details the revelations from her latest book, Fool Me Twice: Obama’s Shocking Plans for the Next Four Years Exposed.

Brenda J. Elliott, pt. 1 Brenda J. Elliott, pt. 2

October 20, 2012

David Marotta, pt. 1 David Marotta, pt. 2

David Marotta, president of Marotta Wealth Management, has analyzed Mitt Romney’s tax returns for the last two years and discusses what was actually paid in taxes and contributed to charity.

David Marotta, pt. 3

Mark Tapscott, executive editor of The Washington Examiner, discusses the newspaper’s exposé on the life of Barack Obama before he became President.

Mark Tapscott, pt. 1 Mark Tapscott, pt. 2

October 13, 2012

John Taylor, president of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy, reviews the first presidential and vice-presidential debates and expresses the hope that in the future invitations to debate will be limited to adults who won’t embarrass our country on an international stage.

Senator Jill Vogel, pt. 1 Senator Jill Vogel, pt. 2

State Senator Jill Vogel discusses the ongoing property-rights battle in Fauquier County. Will Muffy, Buffy, Montague, and Dinwiddie succeed in driving family farmers and wineries out of Fauquier, or will county administrator Kimberly Johnson, and the fox-hunting horsey she rode in on, be shown the door?

Steve H. Hanke, Ph.D., professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, named one of the twenty-five most influential people in the world by World Trade Magazine, has been tracking the collapse of the Iranian rial. Professor Hanke estimates that Iran is now experiencing a monthly inflation rate of nearly 70%. What could be the consequences of hyperinflation in Iran?

Steve H. Hanke, Ph.D., pt. 1 Steve H. Hanke, Ph.D., pt. 2

October 6, 2012

Ed Klein, pt. 1 Ed Klein, pt. 2

Ed Klein, author of The Amateur: Barack Obama in the White House (now on The New York Times Bestseller list for 20 weeks), reviews the first presidential debate.

Bishop E.W. Jackson, originator of the EXODUS NOW! movement, discusses his viral video that calls for the black church community to make a mass exodus from the Democrat Party.

Bishop E.W. Jackson

Michael Levine, founder and president of Levine Communication Office and author of 19 books including Guerrilla P.R., offers his analysis of the first presidential debate.

Michael Levine

September 29, 2012

Chris Horner, pt. 1 Chris Horner, pt. 2

Chris Horner, the director of litigation for the American Tradition Institute, introduces his latest book being released today, The Liberal War on Transparency, which exposes the tricks and tactics used by our public servants to ensure the Sovereign Citizens remain in the dark.

Brian Vanyo discusses his new book, The American Ideology, which identifies the political philosophy that enabled self-government in the United States and details the fundamental values on which freedom must rest for any republic to be sustained. The American Ideology exposes how the federal government has subverted liberty and offers a way for the American people to restore their sovereignty, and reassert their rights, by returning to the political philosophy that inspired the American Revolution.

Brian Vanyo, pt. 1 Brian Vanyo, pt. 2

Dean Chambers, the creator of unskewedpolls.com, explains the differences in his methodology as compared to other pollsters and reveals how “unskewing” affects the results of the polling.

Dean Chambers

September 22, 2012

Daniel Pipes, Ph.D., pt. 1 Daniel Pipes, Ph.D., pt. 2

Daniel Pipes, Ph.D., founder and director of the Middle East Forum and the Taube Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, analyzes the Middle East meltdown (otherwise known as the “Arab Spring”), the threat this poses to the continued existence of Israel, and the outright collapse of the Obama/Clinton foreign policy.

Senator Rand Paul discusses his just released book Government Bullies.

Senator Rand Paul, pt. 1 Senator Rand Paul, pt. 2

Stephen K. Bannon, executive chairman of Breitbart News and director of the new film The Hope and the Change, introduces the topic of the production. A movie that Sean Hannity calls “the most powerful documentary I’ve ever seen,” The Hope and the Change chronicles in devastating detail the massive disillusionment of Democrats and independents with President Barack Obama.

Stephen K. Bannon

September 15, 2012

Mallory Factor, pt. 1 Mallory Factor, pt. 2

Mallory Factor, professor of international politics and American government at The Citadel as well as the author of the newly released book Shadowbosses, details how union leaders have amassed greater and greater power within the federal government during the Obama administration and how this growing influence poses a significant threat both to national security and efforts to reduce the deficit.

Harmon Kaslow, the producer of Atlas Shrugged The Movie, will discuss the October 12th release of part 2 of the trilogy. Mr. Kaslow will also address the continuing relevance of Ayn Rand’s philosophy in a United States that continues to become increasingly polarized politically in regards to collectivism vs. the individual.

Harmon Kaslow, pt. 1 Harmon Kaslow, pt. 2

Harmon Kaslow, pt. 3

September 8, 2012

Paul Kengor, Ph.D., pt.1 Paul Kengor, Ph.D., pt. 2

Paul Kengor, Ph.D. will discuss his recently published book, The Communist: Frank Marshall Davis, the Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mentor.

Paul Kengor, Ph.D., pt. 3

At a time when serious scholars have been writing about the Third World not being able to lift itself out of poverty and tyranny due to the absence of property rights, the incredibly rich, and yet intellectually challenged, monied elite in Fauquier County have decided that property rights can best be defined as “what’s mine, is mine; and what’s yours, I will decide how you can use.” Can the Fauquier County battle over property rights be handled locally, or do we need to handle it at the state level? Delegate Michael J. Webert will analyze the options.

Del. Michael J. Webert, pt. 1 Del. Michael J. Webert, pt. 2

September 1, 2012

Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli

Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli descants upon the rather bizarre treatment of the Virginia delegates at the Republican National Convention and gives an overview of the Convention itself.

Nicholas Loris, the Herbert and Joyce Morgan Fellow at the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation, outlines the salient points from his recent policy report, The Assault on Coal and American Consumers.

Nicholas Loris, pt. 1 Nicolas Loris, pt. 2

George Gilder, co-founder of the Discovery Institute and author of 15 books, will discuss the release of his updated magnum opus, Wealth & Poverty. Thirty-one years after its original publication, Wealth & Poverty addresses the Obama administration’s redistributionist policies, industrial planning schemes, energy directives that produce little to no energy, demonization of wealth-creating capitalism, and Keynesian spending programs.

George Gilder, pt. 1 George Gilder, pt. 2

August 25, 2012

Cathy Turner & Phil Spence

Cathy Turner, property owner, and Phil Spence, chairman of the Liberty Confederation, will expose the latest assault on private property rights in Virginia, The Crooked Road National Heritage Area. Congressman Morgan Griffith, R-9th, is behind this effort to put property in nineteen counties off-limits to development.

Mark J. Fitzgibbons, Esq., will present the case of the brave Fauquier County public servants, who putting themselves at great public risk, have decided to take a stand against the dastardly Martha “Ma Barker” Boneta and her crime syndicate of ne’er-do-wells who have turned Fauquier County into a devils’ den of pumpkin-patch carvings and birthday parties for 10-year-old girls. If this isn’t snuffed out now by the local environmental-whackoes and busybodies, it is only a matter of time before Fauquier will be awash in illicit lemonade-stand speakeasies and, dare I say it, “sleepovers.” Satan, himself, must be on the prowl in Fauquier!

Mark J. Fitzgibbons, Esq.

Craig S. Karpel will discuss his recently released book, The 12-Step Guide for the Recovering Obama Voter.

Craig S. Karpel, pt. 1 Craig S. Karpel, pt. 2

Craig S. Karpel, pt. 3

August 18, 2012

Stanley Kurtz, Ph.D., pt. 1 Stanley Kurtz, Ph.D., pt. 2

Stanley Kurtz, Ph.D., senior fellow at the Ethics & Public Policy Center, addresses the critical points from his recently released book, Spreading the Wealth: How Obama Is Robbing the Suburbs to Pay for the Cities.

Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana.

Governor Bobby Jindal

Dinesh D’Souza, president of The King’s College in New York City, exposes what motivates the real Barack Obama in Obama’s America: Unmaking the American Dream. Dinesh also discusses his recently released movie, 2016: Obama’s America, coming to a theater in Virginia near you the week of August 20th.

Dinesh D'Souza, pt. 1 Dinesh D'Souza, pt. 2

August 11, 2012

James Sherk, pt. 1 James Sherk, pt. 2

James Sherk, senior policy analyst in labor economics at The Heritage Foundation, exposes how the General Motors bailout was less a bailout of GM and more of a bailout of the United Auto Workers. Were union and non-union pensioners treated the same?

Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli addresses the friend-of-the-court brief submitted on behalf of Virginia and 13 other states in Woolard v. Gallagher. Maryland is appealing a federal district court’s decision which overturned a Maryland law that limited grants of handgun carry permits to only those persons who could prove a specific and imminent threat greater than that which could be shown by ordinary citizens.

Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli

Investigative journalist Richard Miniter discusses his soon to be released book, Leading from Behind: the Reluctant President and the Advisors Who Decide for Him.

Richard Miniter

Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin.

Governor Scott Walker

August 4, 2012

John C. Goodman, Ph.D., pt. 1 John C. Goodman, Ph.D., pt. 2

Bob Williams, president of State Budget Solutions, discusses the options available to the Commonwealth of Virginia now that it is facing $60 billion in unfunded liabilities in its public employee pension system.

Bob Williams, pt. 1 Bob Williams, pt. 2

Congressman Jim Jordan, chairman of the Republican Study Committee, offers an opinion as to where we go from here on Obamacare, and how the ethical and sane can beat the progressives in the class warfare battle.

Congressman Jim Jordan

Kate Obenshain, vice president of Young America’s Foundation, details how more and more of this country’s young people are not only getting involved politically, but under the conservative banner.

Kate Obenshain

Jeff Reed, state marketing and public relations director for The Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, highlights Milton Friedman’s role, not only as a Nobel Prize winning economist, but in jump-starting the school choice movement in the United States.

Jeff Reed

July 28, 2012

Full Show

John Taylor, president of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy, draws parallels between two recent shooting incidents in Ocala, Florida and Aurora, Colorado, and identifies the real question for which we must find an answer to stop gun violence in the U.S.

John Taylor, pt. 1 John Taylor, pt. 2

John C. Goodman, Ph.D., president of the National Center for Policy Analysis, discusses his recently published book, Priceless. Goodman rejects the Obama Administration’s “vision” and offers a no-nonsense, market-based approach to health care reform.

Congressman Michael Burgess, M.D., a member of the Health Care Caucus, on the Affordable Care Act (“the damn thing just doesn’t fly”).

Congressman Michael Burgess, M.D.

July 21, 2012

Full Show

Gene Healy, vice president of the Cato Institute, addresses the “Information Memorandum” issued by the Department of Health and Human Services that allows states to ignore the work requirements contained within the Clinton-era welfare reform.

Gene Healy, J.D., pt. 1 Gene Healy, J.D., pt. 2

John Berlau, senior fellow for finance and access to capital at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, discusses President Obama’s recent missive, “If you got [have] a business, you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.” (direct quote)

John Berlau

Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D., senior research fellow in Anglo-American relations at The Heritage Foundation, examines the United Nations Small Arms Treaty. Remind me. What benefit do we receive from our membership in the United Nations? We provide 22% of that progressive-era organization’s budget for what purpose?

Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D., pt. 1 Ted R. Bromund, Ph.D., pt. 2

February 19th

January 29th

Josh Eboch and Norman Leahy

January 22nd

January 15th

January 8th

December 17th

December 11th

December 4th

November 27th

November 20th

November 13th

Scott Lee on Corporate tax

FULL SHOW

Who were the real winners and losers in last Tuesday’s elections? Does the Republicans’ success mean that job-killing legislation like Cap and Trade is finally gone for good?

Date: November 6th, 2010

John Taylor, President of Tertium Quids, and Norman Leahy, VP of Public Relations at Teritum Quids, provide a complete recap of Tuesday’s elections from a freedom & prosperity perspective while laying out the real winners and losers. Hint: They’re not all Democrats.

Chris Horner, senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, tells Scott Lee that Rick Boucher lost in the 9th District precisely because of his support for bad bills like Cap and Trade. Horner also explains the real motivation behind job-killing environmental policies and the perfect storm that killed the carbon tax.

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John Taylor and Norman Leahy

Chris Horner

Full Show

Which Virginia races are the tightest and most closely watched? Are any surprises coming? What are the Democrats expecting? Are the three constitutional ballot questions good or bad for the Commonwealth?

Date: October 30rd, 2010

Bob Holsworth, founder of VirginiaTomorrow.com, offers his non-partisan political analysis of the upcoming election with a laser focus on the races in Virginia. Are there any surprises looming?

Paul Goldman, former Democratic Party of Virginia Chairman and former aide to Gov. Doug Wilder, tells Scott Lee that he wishes the elections would never come! He explains what has gone wrong for Democrats and what he thinks will happen on November 2nd.

Norman Leahy, VP of Public Affairs with Tertium Quids, explains the three constitutional ballot questions that voters must decide on Tuesday. Although they all sound reasonable, there are some important factors to consider before voting “yes”!

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Could a politician actually surprise you by doing the right thing? The latest update from the 5th District from someone who is living it! A typical reaction from elimination of the state income tax.

Date: October 23rd , 2010

Wendell Cox, principal and sole owner of Wendell Cox Consultancy/Demographia, based in the St. Louis and a Virginia Institute Board of Scholars, discuss Governor Christie discuss to stop building the tunnel to NY due to cost and risk to NJ budget.

Joe Thomas, radio talk show host and program director at WCHV in Charlottesville, discusses what “ground zero” looks like in the 5th District race between Hurt and Periello.

Norman Leahy, VP of Public Affairs with Tertium Quids, tells Scott Lee that Hurt and Periello are both against free trade. He describes the typical knee-jerk liberal reaction to killing the state income tax from a columnist in the Virginia Pilot and explains that the ABC plan by Governor McDonnell may be dead!

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Coverage of the Tea Party Convention in Richmond, VA on October 9th

Date: October 16th, 2010

Lindsey Burke, policy analyst, researches and writes on federal and state education issues as a policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation.

Lou Dobbs, an American radio host, former television host, and author. He anchored CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight until November 2009 when he announced on the air that he would leave the cable network.

Congressman Steve King (R-IA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration, from Iowa’s 5th Congressional District.

Phillip Van Cleave, President of Virginia Citizens Defense League.

Delegate Ben Cline, represents the 24th Legislative District in the Virginia House of Delegates, which includes the cities of Lexington and Buena Vista and portions of Amherst, Augusta, and Rockbridge Counties

Virginia State Senator Mark Obenshain, 26th District and Republican Whip, serves on four committees: Courts of Justice, Local Government, Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources, and Privileges and Elections

Former Congressman Virgil Goode from the 5th District

Virginia State Senator Walter Stosch represents the 12th District near Richmond.

Delegate Jimmy Massie, representing the 72nd District.

Delegate Bob Marshall, Republican 13th District.

Corey Stewart, Chairman Prince William Board of County Supervisors

Chris Horner, a senior fellow on energy and the environment at the Competitive Enterprise Institute.

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Is free trade hurting or helping America? Is the Governor “hiding” even more budget cuts that could total a billion? Could redistricting come BEFORE the census report?

Date: October 9th, 2010

Donald J. Boudreaux, professor of economics at George Mason University, lays out the facts that pertain to free trade. Despite the WSJ poll showing that support for free trade is fading, it is the right way to grow our economy. Free trade is good for customers and for working Americans!

Erick Erickson, editor of Redstate.com and author of Red State Uprising: How to Take Back America, shares Scott’s concerns that the Republicans haven’t spent enough time in the wilderness to govern “conservatively.” He explains the difference between the “Contract with America” and the new GOP “Pledge to America.” He explains that the GOP may not need to win the Senate to make real changes, they just need to gain a few more Jim DeMints.

Norman Leahy, VP of Public Affairs with Tertium Quids, tells Scott Lee, once again, about changes inside the ABC privatization plan. And there could be some redistricting conflicts that involve the census report unfairly benefiting incumbents. Rumors abound about a little envelope on the Governor’s desk full of a billion dollars in extra spending cuts!

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Could Virginia pass a resolution calling for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution? What is Chris Horner’s “Horner Corner?” Is Gov. McDonnell’s ABC privatization plan changing? Will Virginia institute another holiday?

Date: October 2nd, 2010

Randy Barnett, law professor at Georgetown University Law Center and author of “Restoring the Lost Constitution: The Presumption of Liberty”, explains the details behind the proposed “Repeal Amendment” available under Article 5. Is it likely? Why do we need it? Will Virginia be the first to start freedom rolling, again?

Chris Horner, senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, has a chat in the corner, now called the “Horner Corner.” Horner says that silly environmental policies continue to harm Virginia and America!

Norman Leahy, VP of Public Affairs with Tertium Quids, tells Scott Lee that the ABC privatization plan is changing, perhaps for the better. Norman also explains a new “tax holiday” coming to Virginia and why it’s bad policy.

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Discussions on property rights, Agenda 21, lessons from Cuba, founding principles, the role of government, lust for power, social justice, the influence of the Tea Party, the 10th Amendment and Congress’ enumerated powers, and the Republican Party today.

Date: September 25th, 2010

Jacob Hornberger is the founder and president of the Future of Freedom Foundation, a nonprofit libertarian educational foundation based in Fairfax, Virginia.

Tom DeWeese is the founder of the American Policy Center and publisher of The DeWeese Report.

Daniel McCarthy is associate editor of The American Conservative and former internet communications coordinator for Ron Paul 2008.

John Taylor is the founder and president of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy and Tertium Quids.

Norman Leahy is vice president for public affairs at Tertium Quids.

Josh Eboch, vice president for government affairs at Tertium Quids, discusses how social networking and online activism are crucial to building a grassroots movement and the success of events like Liberty Fest.

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Will T. Boone Pickens’ presence at Governor McDonnell’s upcoming Energy Conference undermine its objectives? Is VDOT hiding a big nasty skeleton in the closet? Will George Allen and Bob Marshall be competing for Jim Webb’s Senate seat in 2012? What are polls and bright minds predicting for the November elections?

Date: September 18th, 2010

Chris Horner, senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, shares Scott Lee’s outrage over the recent closing of a light bulb factory in Winchester, VA. And it turns out that the judge in the UVA/Cuccinelli/climategate case has a past that could come back to haunt him. Horner explains why T. Boone Pickens is like Enron, and why allowing him to speak at Governor McDonnell’s energy summit was a very questionable decision.

Norman Leahy, VP of Public Affairs with Tertium Quids, explains the announcement by a VDOT official that very big news about the department may be coming, and could make national headlines! Rumors abound that George Allen and Bob Marshall may be planning a run at the same US Senate seat as 2012 approaches.

Dr. Bob Holsworth, President of Virginia Tomorrow, offers in-depth analysis regarding the elections in Virginia as only Bob can! Even with the national consensus of an impending Republican tsunami, predicting winners and losers is never easy

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What does global warming alarmism have to do with job security at a light bulb factory in Winchester, Virginia? How did Michael Mann’s discredited “hockey stick” graph become the standard on which public policy is based? Is the ABC debate putting too much emphasis on costs and not enough on privatization and the core functions of government? Is the Democratic National Committee running away from Tom Perriello?

Date: September 11th, 2010

Ross McKitrick, a Canadian economist specializing in environmental economics and policy analysis, and professor of economics at the University of Guelph, tells us why Michael Mann’s “hockey stick” chart is pure fallacy. He explains how Mann’s flawed model became the final word on global warming. Unfortunately, due to the gullibility of Congress, which relied on those inaccurate predictions to shape policy, a Winchester, VA incandescent light bulb factory is closing this month, leaving more Virginians out of work. Dr. McKitrick asks when the “adults” will enter this debate.

Norman Leahy, VP of Public Affairs with Tertium Quids, gives Scott Lee the dirt on Governor McDonnell’s ABC plan, which includes selling a large percentage of the licenses. Yet the problem is legislators who refuse to support any plan that might result in less money for them to dole out. Norm and Scott discuss their mistake of arguing over revenues instead of pursuing sound economic policy. And it looks the DNC is planning to leave Tom Perriello to fend for himself, while Larry Sabato is already picking November’s winners and losers.

Jamie Radtke, President of Richmond Tea Party, gives us an update on next weekend’s Liberty Fest and the Tea Party Patriot Convention in October.

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What will be the impact of the recent judgment against Attorney General Cuccinelli in the UVA climategate suit? Could Virginia actually thrive without state income taxes? Are Virginia taxpayers now sponsoring auto racing and subsidizing Microsoft in Southwest Virginia?

Date: September 4, 2010

Ken Cuccinelli, Virginia’s Attorney General, describes the details of the recent ruling against his attempt to investigate former professor Michael Mann’s involvement in taxpayer fraud at the University of Virginia. He also clarifies that a raft of recent controversial legal opinions are just part of his job, and talks about whether he could be the new leader of the Republican Party in Virginia.

Peter Ferrara, of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy, discusses his recent study on the Tax Payer Bill of Rights: Phasing out the state income tax. It is a sound plan to slow spending and eliminate the personal, corporate, and capital gains income taxes in Virginia completely over four years. Contrary to popular misconception, Ferrara’s plan would cut no state services, would actually balance the budget, and would create an economic boom in Virginia similar to those seen in the nine other states that have already eliminated these harmful taxes.

Norman Leahy, VP of Public Affairs with Tertium Quids, tells host Scott Lee why the new jobs brought to Southwest Virginia by Microsoft were due to a large capital investment….by you, the taxpayers. And even worse, Virginia residents are now paying for Martinsville Speedway. Norman also updates the audience on the ABC privatization debate.

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Ken Cuccinelli

Peter Ferrara

Norman Leahy

Are we experiencing a double dip recession? How did the Obama administration double education spending without a vote in Congress? Are national standards in education a good idea? Is Glenn Nye running away from the Democrat party? Does the United Nations have the authority to audit America’s human rights record?

Date: August 28, 2010

Brian Riedl, budget analyst for the Heritage Foundation, says we may be duplicating Japan’s “lost decade” that included no less than eight stimulus spending bills. A double dip recession may be imminent due to ongoing uncertainty in the economy. He explains that President Obama is fully committed to Keynesian economics and could even double down on this failed ideology.

Lindsey Burke, policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation, explains how the Obama administration has doubled education spending without a single vote in Congress. She details the problems created when federal education standards make schools accountable to the government, rather than to parents. Even worse, the national standards are lower than those already in place in Virginia!

Scott Lee wonders if Glenn Nye is running FROM the Democrat Party, while at the same time asking Senator Warner to campaign for him. Meanwhile Scott Rigell has signed the Tea Party pledge. In the Fifth District, Tom Periello is attacking Robert Hurt for raising taxes in the General Assembly, all the while ignoring his own record of tax and spend votes in Washington. And President Obama is now, for the first time in history, allowing the United Nations Human Rights Council to audit America and recommend new rules and laws.

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Brian Riedl

Lindsey Burke

Scott Lee

Did you know that Senator Mark Obenshain introduced bill to privatize Virginia’s ABC stores…two years ago? What, if any, connection is there between FreedomWorks and the tea party movement? Should Governor McDonnell take more money from the reckless, bankrupt spenders in Congress? How is Senator Jim Webb driving up the cost of your airline tickets?

Date: August 21, 2010

State Senator Mark Obenshain introduced a bill two years ago to privatize the ABC stores. Obviously, he was unsuccessful. Sen. Obenshain explains the legislative hurdles Gov. McDonnell faces in his own attempt to achieve the same goal and the advantages of privatization.

Matt Kibbe, President of FreedomWorks, discusses the new book Give Us Liberty: A Tea Party Manifesto, which he co-wrote with former House Majority Leader Dick Armey. Kibbe explains the relationship between FreedomWorks and the tea party movement. He also tells listeners about the Contract from America, and how can it help to guide the gloriously leaderless tea party.

Norman Leahy, VP of Public Affairs at Tertium Quids, tells Scott Lee that Gov. Bob McDonnell might want to refuse the money from Washington’s latest bailout bill because of its negative impact on Virginia’s fake budget surplus. Also, it turns out that Sen. Jim Webb’s plan to make airline tickets more transparent will increase costs!

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Mark Obenshain

Matt Kibbe

Could entitlements for the Baby Boomer generation, combined with massive federal debt, lead to a “Boomergeddon?” Is America in the midst of an economic crisis or an ethics crisis? Does VDOT abuse its power of eminent domain? (Is the Pope Catholic?) Can the American Conservative Party offer a real alternative to America’s failing two-party duopoly?

Date: August 14, 2010

Jim Bacon, author of Boomergeddon, suggests that the end, economically speaking, could in fact be near. The combination of Baby Boomers retiring from the productive economy coupled with massive spending will bring America’s economy down. But is there any hope?

David Brat, professor of economics and director of the BB&T ethics program at Randolph-Macon College, suggests that we may have a bigger problem than just federal spending. Brat makes the case that politicians of noble character and ethics (if any exist) are needed to run our system of government, which, as John Adams once said “is inadequate for any other!”

Charles Lollar, an attorney with the firm Waldo & Lyle, explains the details of a Richmond property owner’s battle with VDOT. Essentially, the noble bureaucrats at Virginia’s Department of Transportation wasted more than $100,000 of taxpayer money in an attempt to confiscate one piece of private property!

Butch Porter, Chairman of the American Conservative Party, tells Scott Lee that the ACP is in fact a viable alternative to the current two party system. Butch explains the ideals of his party and the process by which its members can end the Republican/Democrat duopoly, despite Scott Lee’s persistent questions.

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What are some myths about the effectiveness of government interventions in the economy during the Great Depression? Does Virginia need an immigration law similar to the one recently passed in Arizona? What is the Virginia Tea Party Convention? Is the federal stimulus money creating jobs or destroying them?

Date: August 7, 2010

Larry Reed, President of Foundation for Economic Education, discusses his recent article Great Myths of the Great Depression, and the fact that too few Americans have learned from history. As a result, the business cartels of Roosevelt’s day have now metastasized into a full-fledged corporatist system under Presidents Bush and Obama.

Delegate Bob Marshall discusses the difference between the Arizona illegal immigration law and current Virginia law. He expounds on problems with illegal immigration that directly impact Virginians, including a drunk driver who recently struck and killed a nun, and terrorists from the Middle East that enter America through Mexico. He also explains that while ObamaCare was just rejected overwhelmingly by voters in Missouri, Virginia was actually the first to nullify the unconstitutional mandate.

Norman Leahy, VP of Public Affairs for Tertium Quids, tells host Scott Lee that the federal stimulus may in fact be destroying jobs, not creating them! And Judge Henry Hudson’s ruling allowing Attorney General Cuccinelli’s suit against ObamaCare to go forward comes under criticism. Governor McDonnell’s economic development ideas are both good and bad.

Jamie Radtke, President of the Richmond Tea Party, discusses the first attempt in Virginia to bring all Tea Party/Patriot Groups together at one huge convention! Guest list will include several big name speakers such as Lou Dobbs, Dick Morris and John Fund!

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Larry Reed

Delegate Bob Marshall

Jamie Radtke

Does President Obama plan to continue the decades-long trend of ignoring the Constitution in order to increase the power of the presidency? Can the states simply “Nullify” federal laws they deem unconstitutional? Should the 17th Amendment be repealed?

Date: August 1, 2010

Doc Thompson, host of The Doc Thompson Show on 1140 WRVA in Richmond and frequent guest host on The Glenn Beck Program, fills in for Scott Lee.

Ken Blackwell, author of The Blueprint: Obama’s plan to subvert the Constitution and build an imperial Presidency, explains that the Constitution stands in the way of President Obama’s massive plan for “fundamental change.” Although the Constitution hasn’t stopped any modern president or Congress from usurping the liberty of the people, the struggle continues between those who love liberty and those who long to impose their statist beliefs on society.

Tom Woods, author of Nullification: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century, explains how we can use the “Virginia Doctrine” to fight an overreaching federal government. As Thomas Jefferson famously explained in 1798, the states are individual parties to a compact known as the Constitution, and, as such, may choose not to recognize any law they believe violates its terms. It’s called nullification, and it has been used throughout history to fight unconstitutional laws from the Fugitive Slave Act to Real ID. Woods also discusses how the 17th Amendment undermines state sovereignty and why he thinks it should be repealed.

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Ken Blackwell

Tom Woods

What is the condition of the global economy today? What would a return to prosperity look like? Is Mark Warner trying to fix Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? Do polls show Tom Perriello Hurt-ing in the 5th District?

Date: July 24, 2010

Richard Rahn, senior fellow at the Cato Institute and Chairman for the Institute of Global Economic Growth, explains that debt is exploding throughout the world, a situation that will require (or cause) major changes. According to Richard, the world is in really bad shape, and he compares this to other times in history.

Stephen Moore from the Wall Street Journal discusses the path to prosperity as laid out in his new book “Return to Prosperity.” As fans of this program know, government spending doesn’t create jobs; it only digs us deeper into debt. Moore explains what really creates jobs, and how to expand meaningful economic growth.

Norman Leahy, VP for Public Affairs at Tertium Quids, tells Scott Lee that SurveyUSA shows Tom Perriello could lose big to Sen. Robert Hurt in the 5th District. And Mark Warner, instrumental patron of the recent financial “reform” bill, missed the entire reason why reform is needed: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and their hundreds of billions in taxpayer liabilities! Norm also explains three ways in which the state government could sell off Virginia’s ABC stores.

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Richard Rahn

Stephen Moore

Does the recent 5-4 Supreme Court decision overturning the Chicago handgun law reflect Americans’ values and a clear understanding of the Constitution? What does Greenpeace want from Attorney General Cuccinelli? Where is Virginia’s supposed budget surplus going?

Date: July 17, 2010

Nelson Lund, Patrick Henry Professor of Constitutional Law and the Second Amendment at George Mason and member of the Virginia Institute’s Board of Scholars, explains why the latest Supreme Court gun decision should have been 9-0. He explains why states do not have the right to ignore the Second Amendment in light of the 14th Amendment. Nelson discusses the legal grounds on which the Court’s four most liberal justices dissented in the case.

Norman Leahy, VP of Public Affairs at Tertium Quids, talks to Scott Lee about what Greenpeace wants from Ken Cuccinelli. And apparently, the VA budget surplus (which does not actually exist) is going many places, but not to the taxpayers, while the Virginia Retirement System remains a huge unfunded liability. Norm explains an interesting twist on some new jobs in Altavista, VA.

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Nelson Lund

Is high speed rail a good idea for the Commonwealth, or is it just another slow train to nowhere at a high cost? Are the proposed tolls on I-95 a good idea?.

Date: July 10, 2010

Doc Thompson, host of The Doc Thompson Show on 1140 WRVA in Richmond and frequent guest host on The Glenn Beck program, fills in for Scott Lee.

Wendell Cox, Fellow at the Heritage Foundation and member of the Virginia Institute for Public Policy Board of Scholars, explains the misconceptions that often surround high speed rail projects. Cox exposes their high cost and explains how some politicians (even supposed fiscal conservatives) go out of their way to subsidize these enormous government boondoggles!

Doc Thompson rants about the I-95 toll proposed by Governor McDonnell and details some of the changes already taking place as a result of the recently passed ObamaCare legislation.

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Wendell Cox

Doc Thompson

Should the state government be in the business of operating liquor stores? Is Loudon County infringing on private property rights through the “Chesapeake Bay Act?” The 5th District congressional race is getting very interesting.

Date: July 3, 2010

Donald J. Boudreaux, senior fellow at the Virginia Institute for Public Policy and professor of economics at George Mason University, explains why the state of Virginia should get out of the alcohol business and allow the state’s liquor stores to be run by private individuals. He dismisses a common claim that state-run liquor stores are somehow in the interest of public safety.

Donny Ferguson, National Director of Media and Public relations for Western Tradition Partnership, tells of a plan by Loudon County’s Board of Supervisors to raise taxes, increase regulation, and deny property rights. In order to accomplish this trifecta of statism, the county is using the Chesapeake Bay Act in ways that were never intended.

Norman Leahy, VP of Public Affairs for Tertium Quids, tells host Scott Lee about the “discharge petition” in the House of Representatives to appeal ObamaCare. Norm also discusses the rampant political posturing in the 5th District, which currently includes such well-known Virginia pols as George Allen and Vance Wilkins.

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Donald Boudreaux

Donny Ferguson

Are “economic incentives” just code words for more government tinkering or a smart growth strategy? Can an Independent running on principle move the voters in VA-02 beyond partisanship? Is Russia now a model for economic liberty? And just where did Lt. Governor Bill Bolling get $800,000 for a wind energy project at James Madison University?

Date: June 26, 2010

Scott Hodge from the Tax Foundation tells us that so-called economic incentives are just tinkering around the edges and are not spurring real growth. The truth is that the cost of using tax dollars to pick winners and losers, which inevitably leads to market distortions, can never really compare to the power of low taxes in a free market.

Ken Golden, running as an independent in Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District, explains why neither the Democratic Party nor the Republican Party represents his beliefs. He also explains why he changed his mind on offshore drilling, and why he refuses to sign a pledge not to raise taxes.

Norman Leahy, VP of Public Affairs for Tertium Quids, reveals that Russia, formerly infamous for its collectivism, has eliminated its capital gains tax and become a model for economic growth! Meanwhile, it turns out that a recent JMU windfall of $800,000 to study alternative energy came from federal stimulus money. Finally, Gerry Connelly manages to keep a straight face while claiming that moderates are “flocking” to his campaign.

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Scott Hodge

Ken Golden

What will Virginia’s education system look like after four years with Education Secretary Gerard Robinson at the helm? Are tax credits the best way to expand freedom in education? What about a new film tax credit? Is it a step toward sustainable economic growth, or just a political gimmick that gives government another way to pick winners and losers?

Date: June 19, 2010

Gerard Robinson, Virginia’s Secretary of Education, explains why he is different than past education secretaries. He discusses the three education bills that passed the General Assembly in 2010.

Adam Schaeffer, of Cato’s Center for Education Freedom, tells us what freedom in education actually looks like. A hint: It’s not Virginia’s public school system. Schaeffer explains why tax credits are a better solution than Charter schools.

Norman Leahy, VP of Public Affairs for Tertium Quids, tells Scott Lee that Virginia expanded its film tax credit by $2 million. Meanwhile, Japan has decided to cut its corporate tax rate in a counterintuitive move to (you guessed it) raise revenue. Somebody call the Governor! More good news: Virginia seems to be taking lessons in budget accounting from the federal government.

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Gerard Robinson

Adam Schaeffer

Is Fairfax’s new monorail tax constitutional? Congressman Randy Forbes is trying to limit spending, and Virginia plans to open offices in Taiwan and India.

Date: June 12, 2010

Joe Henchman from the Tax Foundation tells us that the new Fairfax County monorail tax violates the Virginia Constitution. All taxes imposed must be applied to all residents equally and the monorail tax does not meet that standard.

Congressman Randy Forbes explains a proposed constitutional amendment to limit government spending. He has also co-sponsored the Economic Freedom Bill to repeal TARP and the stimulus bill.

Norman Leahy, VP of Public Affairs at Tertium Quids, gives a recap of the Republican primaries, talks about the D-Day memorial that honors Joseph Stalin, and reveals that Virginia has now opened offices overseas in India and Taiwan.

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Joe Henchman

Randy Forbes

What impact will the Tea Party have in the Republican primaries, specifically in the 2nd District? What new guns laws came out of this year's General Assembly and when do they take affect? What are the perks of being a college President and what is James Cameron planning to do in the Gulf of Mexico?

Date: June 5, 2010

Robert Dean, President of the Virginia Beach Taxpayers Alliance, tells us

what primary impact to expect from the Tea Parties in the 2nd District.

Ben Loyola seems to be the consensus Tea Party pick and Robert exposes the

background of Scott Rigell.

Philip Van Cleave, President of the Virginia Citizens Defense League,

explains the latest gun laws and when they take effect. For once, the new

laws are an expansion of freedom, which allow the citizens of Virginia to

be safer.

Norman Leahy, VP of Public Affairs at Tertium Quids, talks with Scott Lee

about inviting guests to the program that disagree with him. Norm also

explains the perks of being a college President and explains what it takes

to become one!

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Robert Dean

Philip Van Cleave

Why did President Obama stop referring to Spain as a role model for his so-called "green economy?" Could it be the fact that Spain's heavily subsidized green jobs sector is a disastrous boondoggle? What drove Delegate Morgan Griffith to enter the congressional race in Virginia's 9th District, and what is his governing philosophy? Why is the federal government using our precious tax dollars to print up a pretty new flyer proclaiming the supposed solvency of the Medicaid program?

Date: May 29, 2010

Chris Horner, Senior Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, explains why President Obama is no longer touting Spain's "green economy." In fact, Spain has admitted that the promise of green jobs as sold to Obama is nothing short of a disaster. But don't expect actual results or economic reality to quiet calls for a similar system here.

Delegate Morgan Griffith is challenging Rep. Rick Boucher in Virginia's 9th District. Griffith explains his overall governing philosophy to Scott Lee, and tells the audience why he wants to serve in Congress. The only question is: Can he survive the F&P Radio speed round?

Norman Leahy, VP for Public Affairs at Tertium Quids, tells Scott Lee that the latest federal stimulus bill is a huge push to make the U.S. more like France, and is chock full of some of the most outrageous pork spending we have ever seen! Also, the federal government is using taxpayer money to convince Medicaid recipients their benefits are secure, even while its own accounting shows something completely different.

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Chris Horner

Morgan Griffith

How will Greece's financial troubles impact the rest of Europe? Is the recent promise of cash from the International Monetary Fund a permanent solution, or simply a way to buy more time for the politicians? If Obamacare isn't repealed, can its harmful provisions be mitigated in some other way? Did anything useful come from Governor McDonnell's Business Appreciation meeting? Who are the 800 Scientists publicly condemning Attorney General Cuccinelli for trying to protect Virginia taxpayers from fraud?

Date: May 22, 2010

Eamonn Butler, the Director and co-founder of Britain's leading free-market policy think tank, the Adam Smith Institute, explains the impact of Greek debt woes on the rest of Europe.

Alex Cortes, Chairman of Restore the Dream Foundation and founder of Defundit.org, explains his latest effort to build a movement to defund Obamacare. Have any members of Virginia's congressional delegation signed on?

Norman Leahy, VP of Public Affairs at Tertium Quids, tells host Scott Lee that McDonnell's business appreciation breakfast handed out more than just free food. And it turns out those 800 concerned scientists so upset with Ken Cuccinelli are really only concerned about one thing: silencing global warming sceptics!

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Eamonn Butler

Alex Cortes