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Monday Nov 16, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 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.
Show Notes
The Truth Quest Podcast
Episode #34 - The Truth About the Electoral College
Episode #73 – The Truth About Trump Derangement Syndrome
Episode #91 - The Truth About Joe Biden
Episode #107 - The Truth About the Death of George Floyd
Episode #111 - The Truth About Kamala Harris
Episode #117 - The Truth About the Death of Breonna Taylor
Episode #118 - The Truth About the Biden Crime Family
Episode #119 - The Truth About Court Packing
Episode #122 - The Truth About the Pennsylvania Vote Count
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Monday Aug 10, 2020
Monday Aug 10, 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.
Show Notes
Ep. 3 - The Truth About the Constitution (Where in the Constitution)
Ep. 19 - The Truth About Elections and Washington, D.C.
Ep. 87 - The Truth About Secession - Part I
Ep. 88 - The Truth About Secession - Part II
Ep. 98 - The Truth About Abraham Lincoln - Part I
Ep. 99 - The Truth About Abraham Lincoln - Part II
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Monday May 25, 2020
Monday May 25, 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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Sunday May 03, 2020
Sunday May 03, 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
Truth Quest Podcast
Episode #62 – The Truth About Gold and Sound Money
Episode #92 – The Truth About Price Gouging
Episode #96 – The Truth About Socialism in America
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Saturday Apr 25, 2020
Saturday Apr 25, 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?"
Show Notes
The Future of Freedom Foundation
The Big Con of Social Security and Medicare
Only One Way Out of the Coronavirus Crisis
Fear of Healthcare Freedom and Free Markets
Is it Time for a New Direction
Mises.org
Bernie's Socialism vs. Trump's Socialism
Central Banking is Socialism
Will the Fed Buy Stocks? Here's What It Would Take to Do It
Truth Quest Podcast Episodes
Episode #8 - The Truth About Social Security
Episode #9 - The Truth About Healthcare in America
Episode #27 - The Truth About the Federal Reserve – An Intro
Episode #28 - The Truth About the Federal Reserve – The Results
Episode #31 - The Truth About Socialism – Part I
Episode #32 – The Truth About Socialism – Part II
Episode #57 - The Truth About Free Stuff
Episode #62 - The Truth About the Gold Standard and Sound Money
Episode #80 - The Truth About Democracies
Episode #83 - The Truth About Capitalism
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Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
Tuesday Feb 25, 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:
Secession in Virginia Would Defuse State's Conflict Over Guns
Why Governments Hate Secession
Three Reason Why More Secession Means More Freedom
Why Rothbard Wanted Radical Decentralization
Tom Woods Podcast:
Ep. 52 - Secede!
Ep. 82 - Walter Williams on Nullification, Secession, and More
Ep. 196 - Secession, the South, and the Modern State Donald Livingstone
Ep. 261 – Progressive Case for Secession
Ep. 326 – What Tom Told the Washington Post about Secession
Ep. 796 – Secession is moronic
Ep. 1332 – Should Libertarians Support Secession?
Ep. 1565 – Decentralization and Secession: Jeff Deist on the Only Way Forward
Ep. 1575 – American Secession: Potential of National Breakup?
The Brion McClanhan Show:
Episode 169 – Secession and Reconciliation
Episode 293 – How Would Secession Work?
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
Truth Quest Podcast:
Episode #19 - The Truth About Elections and Washington, D.C.
Episode #23 - The Truth About Nullification
Episode #88 - The Truth About Secession - Part II
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Sunday Feb 02, 2020
Sunday Feb 02, 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
Capitalism vs. Socialism
Is Capitalism Moral
Why Capitalism Works
Why You Love Capitalism
Myth, Lies and Capitalism
Alexandria Ocasio Corte Does Not Understand Capitalism or Socialism
Truth Quest Podcast Episodes
Episode #12 - The Truth About Socialized Medicine
Episode #27 - The Truth About the Federal Reserve - An Introduction
Episode #28 - The Truth About the Federal Reserve - The Results
Episode #50 - The Truth About Party Over Principle
Episode #57 - The Truth About Free Stuff
Episode #65 - The Truth About Wal-Mart
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Thursday Oct 03, 2019
Thursday Oct 03, 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
Truth Quest podcasts:
Episode #27 - The Truth About the Federal Reserve - An Intro
Episode #28 - The Truth About the Federal Reserve - The Results
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Tuesday Sep 10, 2019
Tuesday Sep 10, 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
Truth Quest Podcast Episodes:
Episode #27- The Truth About the Federal Reserve: An Introduction
Episode #28 - The Truth About the Federal Reserve: The Results
Episode #56 - The Truth About Libra - Facebook's Cryptocurrency
APMEX: Buy Gold and Siver
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Sunday Aug 18, 2019
Sunday Aug 18, 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?
Show Notes:
Little Public Support for Reductions in Federal Spending
Will Trump's Backing Revive Moribund Term Limits Movement?
Study Shows Police Lying about Asset Forfeiture
Poverty in the U.S. Was Plummeting—Until Lyndon Johnson Declared War On It
Truth Quest Podcast Episodes:
Episode #2 - The Truth About Abortion - What About the Baby?
Episode #19 - The Truth About Elections and Washington, D.C.
Episode #33 - The Truth About Abortion - Part II - Mental Gymnastics
Episode #46 - The Truth About Roe v. Wade - Sick and Twisted
Episode #47 - The Truth About Roe v. Wade - What They Don't Tell You
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