The Truth Quest Podcast
A relentless pursuit of the truth in politics and public policy.
Principles over party. Facts over fiction. Truth over feelings.
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Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
What a month it was!! Michael Flynn, Coronavirus, Mueller investigation, Obamagate, Cuomo, Twitter, Joe Rogan, Plandemic, riots and more!!!
Show Notes
Obama Participated in Plt to Frame Flynn - Sidney Powell
Grenell takes Action to Unmask Obama Officials Involved in Flynn Unmasking Scandal
Seven Bombshells in the Michael Flynn Case
Texas Supreme Court Orders Release of Jailed TX Hair Salon Owner
Lockdowns Hurt the Economy
Fauci Flips Lockdown Coronavirus Irreparable Damage
CDC Admits Covid-19 Antibody Tests are Wrong Half the Time
Just Over Half of Americans are Working as Employment-Population-Ratio Crashes to Lowest Level Ever
U.S. Lost 20.5 Million Jobs in April - Unemployment Soared to 1.7%
Phone Calls Between Quid Pro Quo Joe Biden and Ukraines Poroshenko Leak
There's No Longer Any Question Biden Carried Out Cover in Ukraine
No More Mr. Clean: Inside Scandal-Free Years of Obama's Presidency
Pentagon Plans ffor Expected Trump Order to Pull Troops from Afghanistan
Tantamount to Monopoly: Trump Signs Executive Order to Curb Unchecked Power of Social Media Giants
White House Plans to Empower FCC to Regulate American Social Media Giants
Pompeo Declares Hong Kong No Longer Autonomous From China
DOJ Drops Michael Flynn Prosecution
33 Examples of Twitter's Anti-Conservative Bias
It's Real Ugly: Protesters Clash with Minneapolis Police Following George Floyd's Death
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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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Monday May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
In Episode #98, we focused on the most common myths about Lincoln. In this episode, we take a deeper look at the man, his motivations, his actions and consider what his true legacy should be. Specifically we examine how he destroyed states' rights, his dictatorial actions during the war, his real agenda and we make a strong case that he should have been charged as a war criminal had he lived.
Show Notes
The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and and Unnecessary War, Thomas DiLorenzo
Brion McClannahan - Episode #163 - Lincoln and Trump
Was the Civil War Necessary
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Sunday May 10, 2020
Sunday May 10, 2020
When you think of Abe Lincoln what do you think? "Honest Abe?" A great orator? The Gettysburg Address? The five dollar bill? Mount Rushmore? He saved America? His assassination by John Wilkes Booth? His Zeus-like monument in Washington, D.C. He always ranks at or near the top of every list of “the greatest Presidents.”
But what is the truth about Abraham Lincoln?
Show Notes
The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and and Unnecessary War, Thomas DiLorenzo
Brion McClannahan - Episode #163 - Lincoln and Trump
Was the Civil War Necessary
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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
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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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Saturday Apr 18, 2020
Saturday Apr 18, 2020
In the last episode, we covered some of the lighter side issues like the importance of slowing down, enjoying our families, nature and the simple things in life. We also discussed the impact the crisis will have on future attendance at traditional four-year colleges and the continued failings of socialized medical systems.
Today we are going to look at this topic more from a public policy and economics’ perspective. We examine why the United States' federal government and all centralized political bodies are too big to succeed. In the shadow of the Coronavirus crisis, we look at the dramatic need for deregulation at all levels of government.
We end the episode with an examination of the crisis from a constitutional and economic angle: fiat currency, the importance of savings, and the stock market bubble pricked by the Coronavirus.
Show Notes:
Timeline: The Regulations—and Regulators—That Delayed Coronavirus Testing
U.S. Needs Billions of New Masks to Combat Coronavirus. Feds Say It'll Take Up To 90 Days to Approve New Mask-Making Facilities.
Critical Medical Supply Shortage: The Moment US Woke Up To Disaster Of Always Outsourcing To China
The 4 Key Reasons the U.S. Is So Behind on Coronavirus Testing
Small Regulatory Reforms That Can Help People During the COVID Pandemic
COVID-19 Exposes Americans' Financial Irresponsibility
Only One Way Out of the Coronavirus Crisis
Republicans Want You to Be Terrified of Ebola—So You'll Vote for Them
Daniel J. Mitchell:
Coronavirus and Big Government
Coronavirus and Big Government - Part II
Coronavirus and Big Government - Part III
Coronavirus Lessons from Europe
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Episode #3 - The Truth About the Constitution - Where in the Constitution
Episode #62 – The Truth About Gold and Sound Money
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Sunday Apr 12, 2020
Sunday Apr 12, 2020
In this episode we begin by examining some of the the lighthearted lessons learned from the Coronavirus crisis. We then speculate/observe some of the booms spawned by the crisis. Next we turn our attention to some of the more serious implications and lessons learned including the impact on the future of four-year university attendance, the threat that China poses to the world and the impotence and incompetence of socialized medical systems.
Show Notes
Truth Quest Podcast Episodes:
Episode #9 – The Truth About Healthcare in America
Episode #12 – The Truth About Socialized Medicine
Episode #17 – The Truth About Healthcare Reform
Episode #38 – The Truth About the Democratic Party
Episode #39 - The Truth About Student Loans and the Cost of College
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Sunday Apr 05, 2020
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
Wow! What a month it was! Obviously the Coronavirus is the only thing anyone can think or talk about. Listen for a recap of the month that was - March 2020.
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Sunday Mar 29, 2020
Sunday Mar 29, 2020
As I record this episode in late March 2020, the world is living through the Coronavirus crisis. Recently my wife and I were discussing the toilet paper shortage. I explained that the reason there isn't any toilet paper now is because the stores did not raise the price when they saw a surge in demand. She argued that price gouging during a crisis is wrong and immoral. I tried to explain why it is actually a good thing. Full disclosure: She was not convinced. Hopefully you will be after listening.
We discuss some basic economic concepts like: What is a price and how do they fluctuate. Then we dive into the topic at hand - price gouging. This is followed by an examination of pandering politicians and price controls and the morality of price gouging. We wrap up the episode discussing the benefits of price gouging and whether or not these arguments hold up when a crisis is regional versus worldwide.
Show Notes
Bob Murphy - Hurricane Sandy and Gas Lines
John Stossel - Price Gouging
Walter E. Williams – Hillsdale College Speech
One or Two Cheers for Price Gougers; Three Cheers for Markets and No Cheers for Anti-Gouging Laws
Price Gouging Laws will do More Harm than Good During the Coronavirus Pandemic
A Primer on Price Gouging
Tom Woods Episode #987 - Price Gouging is Urgently Necessary
Words & Numbers Podcast - Price-Gouging Bans Don't Make Things Cheaper, They Make Them More Scarce.
Basic Economics, Thomas Sowell
Mises.org
Anti-gouging Laws are the Reason There is a Toilet Paper Shortage
3 Good Things about “Price Gouging
Price Gouging: A Life-Saving Market Mechanism
FEE.org
Greedy Capitalists Take Advantage of People in Natural Disasters
Texas Price Gougers are Hurricane Heroes
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