Posted in constitution, james madison, article i section 8, federal reserve, the fed, gold standard, war on poverty, sound money, gold, secession on Aug 22nd, 2021
Few obscure, unilateral presidential actions have had more wide-ranging impacts on the United States than Nixon's decision to terminate the Bretton Woods agreement.
In this episode, we walk through a brief history lesson on money, banking and currency in the United States and then examine the impact of Nixon’s fateful and negligent decision that has led the U.S. down a road toward national bankruptcy ever since.
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You have probably heard the term Modern Monetary Theory or MMT thrown around recently. It is all the rage with our overlords in Washington, D.C. But what is it?
In this episode we examine the destructiveness of MMT and learn that there is nothing modern about debasing your currency by printing worthless pieces of paper backed by nothing. We also learn that MMT is not a theory but more political propaganda backed by nothing resembling real economics or public policy.
Politicians who endorse it or do not oppose it vigorously are willfully negligent!
Show Notes
The Bob Murphy Show #18: Warren Mosler Defends MMT
The Bob Murphy Show #24 - Murphy Dissects His Discussion with Warrn Mosler
Human Action Podcast with Bob Murphy November 2020: MMT Explained
Ghana Becomes First Country to Officially End MMT Experiment
MMT: Not Modern. Not Monetary. Not a Theory - Jeff Deist
MMT History and Overview
Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory
Upside Down World MMT
MMT: Fake Economics
Doug Casey Why Modern Monetary Theory will Destroy Money
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Posted in , abortion, constitution, james madison, article i section 8, tenth amendment, minimum wage, social security, obamacare, nsa, supreme court, gun control, second amendment, nullification, federal reserve, the fed, fda, bill of rights, due process, federalist papers, necessary and proper, Snowden, fourth amendment, free speech, article ii section 2, secession, decentralization on Feb 14th, 2021
The Constitution served as the glue that held the United States together for over two hundred years. Unfortunately, over the last century, we have seen a steady erosion of the principles and rules of the game captured in that document. So much so that we now live in a post-constitutional country where the document is all but ignored or it is bastardized to fit the needs of the ruling class.
The sheer size of the federal government and the power it wields far exceeds anything the founding generation could ever have imagined. For those who love the country, this is a sad revelation. For those who love power, control and influence, they can claim victory.
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Posted in , abortion, constitution, minimum wage, climate change, global warming, global cooling, gun control, second amendment, gun free zone, gun-free zone, federal reserve, the fed, inflation, immigration, war on poverty, wildfires, coronavirus, mmt on Feb 9th, 2021
Back in 2010 conservative talk show host Michael Savage published a book titled, “Liberalism is a Mental Disorder.” Over the years as I digested, dissected and analyzed the political arena and evaluated the policy prescriptions of the Left, I often remembered the title of his book and reflected that Savage might have been on to something.
In this episode, we examine several public policy prescriptions while asking the question, "what else besides politically-induced mental illness explains why people support and endorse these policies?"
We discuss: abortion, gender, energy, the environment, fiat currency, guns, law enforcement, the welfare state, immigration and much more.
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Posted in abortion, partial birth abortion, constitution, minimum wage, social security, obamacare, healthcare, trump, hillary clinton, nsa, supreme court, affordable care act, the fed, ten commandments, julian assange, electoral college, immigration, fifth amendment, impeachment, white privilege, Snowden, fourth amendment, trump derangement syndrome, hate speech, first amendment, free speech, Joe Biden, virtue signaling, wokeness, cancel culture, racism, michael flynn, george floyd, kamala harris, Breonna Taylor on Nov 16th, 2020
In order for your average Democrat / Liberal / Trump-hater to reconcile their world view, they must maintain certain beliefs based on inaccurate information, lies or on a series of woke, virtue-signalling platitudes. Unfortunately for them (and the country) much of what they believe tends to be anti-American, anti-capitalism, anti-Constitution and, most importantly (to them) anti-Trump.
But that's only half of the story!
They must protect these beliefs by figuratively putting on blinders that inhibit their vision of the many truths that contradict their world view. Additionally, they end up endorsing character assassination, political persecution and prosecution of their political opponents, which is standard practice from their leaders.
At the end of the day, they are blinded by their political bias.
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Posted in , abortion, constitution, article i section 8, tenth amendment, minimum wage, social security, medicare, medicaid, obamacare, healthcare, nsa, supreme court, gun control, federal reserve, the fed, article i section 10, fda, socialism, incorporation doctrine, declaration of independence, electoral college, articles of confederation, states rights, necessary and proper, immigration, term limits, war on poverty, sound money, asset forfeiture, gold, shadow ban, deplatform, sixteenth amendment, secession, decentralization, Joe Biden, abraham lincoln, cancel culture, vote fraud on Aug 10th, 2020
If you asked 100 people if they think America is healthy culturally, financially, spiritually, educationally, racially, or constitutionally, I am willing to bet a large majority would respond in the negative.
America is broken and the only thing that can save it (from itself) is state secession.
In this episode I build the case for secession:
- The reasons it is necessary
- Why secession is good
- Refute most of the common objections to secession
- Address how it could be accomplished in the 21st century
Please comment below and help build the secession movement.
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Posted in , abortion, constitution, Thomas Jefferson, james madison, article i section 8, minimum wage, jesus christ, jesus, resurrection, colin kaepernick, kaepernick, national anthem, climate change, global warming, social security, medicare, medicaid, obamacare, socialized medicine, the proverbs project, fortnite, nsa, supreme court, affordable care act, prayer, gun control, birthright citizenship, god and evil, nullification, judeo-christian, federal reserve, the fed, tariffs, gold standard, vaping, apologetics, christian apologetics, Crucifixion, socialism, capitalism, bill of rights, incorporation doctrine, student loans, gender pay gap, julian assange, electoral college, federalist papers, wisdom, immigration, libra, mass shooting, red flag laws, right to try, term limits, sound money, asset forfeiture, tort reform, gold, social credit score, shadow ban, deplatform, wealth tax, pro-life, pro-choice, walmart, negative interest rates, billionaires, white privilege, mass surveillance, Snowden, trump derangement syndrome, anti-federalist, hate speech, democracy, coronavirus, secession, Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, price gouging on May 25th, 2020
We covered a lot of ground in the first 100 episodes - the Constitution, economics, abortion, social issues, healthcare, socialism and Christian apologetics to name a few. In this episode, I take a brief look at some of the myths we busted and review lessons learned.
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Posted in , constitution, article i section 8, social security, obamacare, socialized medicine, hillary clinton, federal reserve, the fed, inflation, fda, socialism, capitalism, immigration, sound money, gold, medicare for all, decentralization, Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, price gouging on May 3rd, 2020
Despite the fact that April 2020 was dominated by the Coronavirus - shelter-in-place orders, social distancing, mask-wearing, economy-killing, stimulus spending and daily news conferences with the White House Coronavirus task force, there were a number of other noteworthy news items.
Show Notes
Drug Overdose, Head Trauma Deaths Added to Coronavirus Death Toll
Fauci Admits U.S. was Given Incorrect Information
Real COVID-19 Mortality Rate 25-60x Less
Over 30 Million Americans Have Lost Their Jobs in the Last Six Weeks
Fed's Balance Sheet Skyrockets
Biden Sexual Assault Accuser Files Criminal Complaint Report
Biden Accuser Tara Reade's Mother Called Larry King CNN Program to Discuss Allegations
CNN Clip of Biden's Accuser's Mother Calling Larry King Vanishes from GooglePlay Catalog
Tara Reade's Former Neighbor Says They Discussed Alleged Biden Sex Assault in the Mid-1990's
Top Female Democrats Calling Biden Accuser a Liar
Fed Can't Print Gold BofA Calls Gold Ultimate Store of Value, Raises Price Target to $3,000
The World Health Organization's Swedish Flip Flop
Full Explanation Behind Oil's Unprecendented Negative Price
Two Weeks Later Most Small Businesses Still Haven't Gotten PPP Bailout Money
Small Business Owners Sue Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Over Virus Loan Debacle
Stimulus Intended to Help Coronavirus Ravaged Small Business Instead Rewarding Hedge Funds and Brokerages
Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Jerry Nadler Want Four Billion Coronavirus Funding for Museums
Trump Suspends Immigration
Inject Disinfectant: Trump's Medical Claims Baffle National Experts
Don't Close Razor: Flynn FBI Setup Continue to Unravel
Something Seems Rotten in Flynn's Case
Small Business Bailout Demand So High SBA Portal Crashes Four Minutes After Second Round
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Posted in , social security, medicare, medicaid, obamacare, healthcare, socialized medicine, federal reserve, the fed, gold standard, fda, socialism, democratic socialism, capitalism, student loans, government subsidies, sound money, gold, income tax, billionaires, medicare for all, democracy, coronavirus, decentralization on Apr 25th, 2020
In America, we do not have definitional socialism where the government owns the means of production BUT we sure as hell have a bunch of socialistic tendencies, leanings, agencies and programs. In this episode, we examine the question, "Just how far toward socialism does America currently lean?"
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Posted in , abortion, partial birth abortion, constitution, article i section 8, climate change, third-party payer, medicare, medicaid, obamacare, socialized medicine, nsa, supreme court, affordable care act, gun control, nullification, federal reserve, the fed, inflation, socialism, democratic socialism, student loans, states rights, immigration, impeachment, medicare for all, mass surveillance, secession, decentralization, self-determination on Feb 25th, 2020
The “S” word - secession - seems to be brought up with more and more frequency lately. Most recently we have seen counties in rural Virginia exploring the possibility of seceding from the state and joining West Virginia. We are seeing similar movements in Northern California and rural counties in Oregon. While those are wonderful developments, the larger question regarding secession is the idea of entire states seceding from the United States and essentially establish their own nation.
The idea of state secession picks up steam with every passing year as the federal government - the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches AND the federal bureaucracy - continues to enlarge its power base well beyond its enumerated powers in the Constitution.
In this episode, I will introduce you to the concept of secession, discuss some of the current and past secession movements and walk you through three reasons why secession is not only desirable but necessary. In Episode #88 we will discuss how secession is justified and rebut most of the arguments against it.
Show Notes:
American Secession: The Looming Threat of a National Breakup, F.H. Buckley
Mises Institute:
Tom Woods Podcast:
The Brion McClanhan Show:
Secession is for Morons
Secession is a Solution for Deep Political Division
Ron Paul: Thoughts on Secession
Credit Suisse: The Success of Small Countries
Greater Idaho Conservatives Oregon want 22 Rural Counties Secede and Become Part Idaho
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Posted in , , constitution, minimum wage, social security, obamacare, federal reserve, the fed, inflation, capitalism, cost of college, walmart, billionaires on Feb 2nd, 2020
You are likely familiar with the caricature of capitalism. You know the one - capitalism is some nefarious monster that does nothing but squash the little guy like bugs while the billionaires laugh, smoke cigars and sip the finest cognac.
The criticisms of capitalism are well-known. Capitalism is based on greed and selfishness. It is immoral. It exploits workers. It is a zero sum game. Under capitalism, giant corporations have too much power. And capitalism is based on competition rather than cooperation.
But have you ever examined these claims in any detail? Have you ever considered the alternatives to capitalism?
Show Notes
Only Capitalism Will Save Millenials
Freedom of Choice is What Sets Capitalism Apart, Not Competition
Anti-Capitalism: Trendy But Wrong
Why Socialism Failed
Capitalism Wins
The Immorality of Socialism
PragerU
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Welcome to the inaugural Truth Quest Podcast month in review. In this short episode, we walk through the biggest news items from last month, September 2019.
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Posted in , constitution, federal reserve, the fed, inflation, gold standard, libra, cryptocurrency, bitcoin, sound money, gold on Sep 9th, 2019
Most people are aware of inflation. They expect the cost of products and services to go up every year. What these same people may not be aware of is the fact that this perpetual inflation is completely unnecessary.
If the United States had a sound money policy, meaning the U.S. Dollar was pegged to gold (on a gold standard) most of the angst around monetary policy, interest rates, the national debt, out of control government spending, inverted yield curve, negative interest rates, and cryptocurrencies would be nothing but noise.
In this episode we examine the history of a gold standard. We scrutinize actions taken by FDR, Nixon, the Federal Reserve and their impact on the worldwide economy. The bottom line is, because the gold standard constrains the spending of our overlords in Washington, D.C., they will never willingly revert back to that standard. Unfortunately the United States is in for a rude awakening as other countries have started accumulating gold reserves as a way to diversify away from the U.S. Dollar's reserve currency status.
Show Notes:
Think Bitcoin is the New Gold 2.0 - Think Again
The Gold Standard
Your Move Gold Critics, Please Explain What Money Is
In Dismissing the Gold Standard, John Cochrane Channels Tina Fey
Central Banks of Gold Buying Spree Over Dollar Worries
Central Banks are Buying Gold Fastest Pace in Six Years
Russia, China Continue Massive Substitution of Dollar Assets into Gold
In Money We Trust: Documentary
Funding the Monster State: FDR, Nixon versus the Gold Standard
Alan Greenspan: Ron Paul Was Right About the Gold Standard
Ron Paul's Appearance on Judge Napolitano's Fox Show
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Posted in , abortion, constitution, climate change, global warming, obamacare, healthcare, socialized medicine, supreme court, gun control, federal reserve, the fed, gold standard, fda, bill of rights, immigration, right to try, term limits, war on poverty, sound money, asset forfeiture, tort reform on Aug 18th, 2019
I don't know about you but sometimes I get tired of discussing all the areas where we disagree politically or on public policy issues. In this episode I attempt to focus on things that most of us agree on such as government spending, right-to-try laws, the surveillance state, sound money, war, tort reform, term limits, the War on Drugs and the War on Poverty.
Does it not make sense to first focus on the few things in which we agree and then circle back to the numerous head-butting issues that divide us?
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Posted in , constitution, Thomas Jefferson, federal reserve, the fed, fractional reserve, gold standard, libra, cryptocurrency, bitcoin, sound money on Jul 27th, 2019
Facebook’s recent congressional testimony before the House Financial Services Committee regarding their proposed cryptocurrency, Libra, caught my attention. It got me wondering: where in the Constitution does it grant the federal government the power to regulate a cryptocurrency or a social media platform? I posed that question on the Truth Quest Facebook Fan Page and immediately started researching this episode.
The truth is that cryptocurrencies in general and the Libra specifically pose a threat to many entities - central banks, power hungry government officials, and too-big-to-fail banks.
In this episode I explain what Libra is and examine the threat posed by it and other cryptocurrencies. Along the way we discuss the benefits of cryptocurrencies, congressional overreach, sound money, central banks and the concept of private money.
Show Notes:
Libra White Paper
Libra House Hearing
G7 Urges Strict Libra Regime, Eyes Minimum Tax
Alternative Currencies Such as Bitcoin are a Valuable Insurance Policy Against Feckless Government
Does Libra Threaten Monetary Sovereignty?
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In this episode we discuss the lack of socialist society success stories, the immorality of socialism, Democratic Socialism, socialistic incrementalism in America, and we examine how socialism violates both economic and natural laws.
Show Notes:
Daniel J. Mitchell
PragerU
Venezuela's Maduro Admits Socialism Has Failed
Frozen in Time Havana Looks to Put a Modern Stamp on Its 500-Year History
Soho Forum: Socialism vs. Capitalism: A Debate with Jacobin Magazine
Why Socialism Failed
Mises.org
John Stossel - Venezuela is Socialism
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Posted in , , constitution, Thomas Jefferson, article i section 8, tenth amendment, federal reserve, the fed, inflation, jekyll island, gold standard, article i section 10, malinvestment on Jan 12th, 2019
In the previous episode, #27 The Truth About the Federal Reserve – An Introduction, I laid the groundwork for this episode. So now that you know what the Fed is, why it was created and how it creates money, let’s look at the results of the last 100+ years since this monstrosity was created.
We will discuss the constitutionality of the Fed, how it creates inflation, its impact on savers and people on fixed incomes, malinvestment, bailouts, how it funds the welfare and warfare state, the gold standard, and I conclude the episode with a side-by-side comparison of the current monetary system dominated by the Fed with one without it.
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I read and hear a lot about how bad the Federal Reserve is for America. The cries for “Audit the Fed” continue to grow louder. Inherently I understand that government intervention always causes market distortions but trying to explain how the Federal Reserve detrimentally impacts the economy at a level that the average person can understand has proved daunting. But I am going to give it a shot in this episode and the next one.
In this episode I am going to introduce you to the Federal Reserve – explain what it is, why and how it was created and explain how it creates money.
Episode #28 will be spent looking at the Fed's record over the 100+ years of its existence and argue why it should be abolished.
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