Posted in truth quest, truth quest podcast, 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, bailouts, 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 truth quest, shawn brodof, truth quest podcast, constitution, minimum wage, social security, obamacare, federal reserve, the fed, inflation, bailouts, capitalism, cost of college, walmart, creative destruction, 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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Posted in truth quest, shawn brodof, truth quest podcast, abortion, climate change, trump, supreme court, affordable care act, federal reserve, the fed, julian assange on Oct 3rd, 2019
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.
Show Notes
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Posted in truth quest, shawn brodof, truth quest podcast, 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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APMEX: Buy Gold and Siver
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Posted in , truth quest, shawn brodof, truth quest podcast, 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 truth quest, shawn brodof, truth quest podcast, 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?
Fee.org
Mises.org
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Posted in truth quest, shawn brodof, truth quest podcast, socialized medicine, federal reserve, the fed, socialism, communist manifesto, marx, democratic socialism on Feb 4th, 2019
With the current state of the Democratic Party and their push for socialism, I felt compelled to record this episode knowing this is going to be a long road between now and the 2020 election. This information needs to be available to counter their message of disdain for the wealthy, free stuff, greed, and resentment.
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
Tom Wood's Episodes
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Posted in truth quest, shawn brodof, truth quest podcast, constitution, Thomas Jefferson, article i section 8, tenth amendment, federal reserve, the fed, inflation, jekyll island, gold standard, article i section 10, malinvestment, bailouts 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.
Show Notes:
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