Cops Are Taking People’s Firearms, Selling Them to Make a Profit and It’s 100% Legal
An investigation has revealed that in several states, police are selling the firearms they have seized back to the public to generate revenue, and in…
“I’m No Coward” Claims Deputy Who Refused To Confront Parkland School Shooter
The Broward County Deputy who has been roundly criticized since Sheriff Scott Israel confirmed last week that he didn’t confront Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz…
Americans Are Horrified by Mass Killings — Unless the Government Is Doing It
As Americans continue to rage over the Valentine’s Day school shooting in Florida, expressing indignation at both the atrocity and efforts to impose (or reject)…
PRL Podcast Episode 150: Scared Pigs
Cowardly police, crisis actors, gun control and Kyle defends himself.
Gun Owner’s Protest Backfires When He Accidentally Commits Felony in Viral Video
In the wake of the recent mass shooting in Florida in which 17 people lost their lives and another 14 were injured, one conscientious gun owner decided…
Guns and Schools: Can the Market do Better?
There is no epidemic of gun violence in America; quite the opposite in fact. But last week’s shooting at a high school in Florida was…
Video of Shooting Survivor Slamming CNN for Giving Him Script Goes Viral, CNN Denies Claims
On Thursday, CNN denied claims from a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student who said the network expected him to ask scripted questions during a televised town hall…
Is the Second Amendment still a deterrent against tyranny from a drone equipped government?
As the subject of the Second Amendment reenters the public discourse, the question of whether or not the right to keep and bears arms is…
Peter Schiff: Where the Economy Stands, and What to Do
Peter Schiff, CEO of Euro Pacific Capital, joins me to answer questions submitted by members of my Supporting Listeners group. Topics include the state of…
Reality Check: FDA’s Disinformation Campaign on Kratom
The opioid crisis is killing tens of thousands of Americans each year. So why would the FDA crack down on a substance that may be…
State Bans Popular AR-15 Accessory, Police Shocked After Only 4 People Comply
Massachusetts became the first state to ban bump-stocks for firearms, and after three weeks with the new law in effect, police are apparently shocked that…
Bitcoin and Blockchain Could Save the World From the Failing Financial System
Investors in both traditional assets and cryptocurrencies have been rocked by huge amounts of volatility so far in 2018. The stock market experienced the largest single-day point…
Capitalism, Stakeholders, and “Corporate Social Responsibility”
According to stakeholder theory and the Corporate Social Responsibility movement, it’s not enough for a corporation to create products that satisfy consumer preferences and please…
Reality Check: Trump Did Not Make It Easier for Severely Mentally Ill People To Buy Guns
The latest mass shooting at a school in Florida is once again reigniting the debate over gun control and mental health. But now the media…
Libertarianism and Parenting (the Less You Think You Need This Episode, the More You Truly Need It)
This is one of my favorite episodes ever. Author and homeschooling parent Laura Blodgett joins me to discuss themes in her 52 Weeks to a…
Big Pharma – Article 2 the right to bear pharmaceuticals
Preface. I have zero medical/pharmacological training. I am officially, “not an expert.” In 1995, I was working at a wilderness camp outside of Centerville, TN…
Reality Check with Ben Swann: If Haiti Is a “S***hole” Country, Who Is Really to Blame?
It’s been a couple of weeks but I had to take this one on: President Trump reportedly refers to African nations as well as the…
Potpourri with Dave Smith: Ben Shapiro Attacks Ron Paul, Plus Trump, Immigration, and More
The great comedian and brilliant libertarian Dave Smith and I talk about pretty much everything: what libertarianism is really all about, why Ben Shapiro’s attack…
Reality Check with Ben Swann: Will Sanctions Against North Korea Really Work?
While the Korean people celebrate humanity at the Olympics, tensions escalate between the U.S. and North Korean governments. This Reality Check questions who is really…
PRL Podcast Episode 148: Liberty Bang Bus
Libertarian Party, agorism, microbrewery laws, Tom Woods and more.
Reality Check: Jeff Sessions’ War on Cannabis
Ben Swann takes on Atty Gen. Jeff Sessions’ War on Cannabis. Is Sessions’ push to recreate the drug war of the 1980’s actually going to…
PRL Podcast Episode 147: Fuck the Super Bowl
Professional sports, Ron Paul/LP controversy, Nexus, State of the Union and more.
“Bitcoin Bull Is Not Over” – Novogratz Raises $250 Million For Crypto Merchant Bank
In late-December, former Fortress macro fund manager and crytpo-billionaire, Mike Novogratz shelved plans to launch his crypto-currency fund because he “didn’t like market conditions,” noting that Bitcoin…
FDA Just Falsely Declared Kratom to Be an Opioid—Ensuring Big Pharma a Lifetime of Profit
he FDA is proving its loyalty to big pharma and is putting the final nail in the coffin that is the legal, safe, and natural…
What Everyone Is Missing About Trump’s Military Parade
The media is ablaze with commentary about President Trump’s desire to have a military parade in Washington D.C. Unsurprisingly, lawmakers and pundits alike are aghast at the…
Noam Chomsky: The Good and the Bad
Gene Epstein, formerly of Barron’s, joins me to discuss the work of Noam Chomsky, whose views in some areas are so well formed, and in others…
Infrastructure Spending Won’t Make America Great Again
This past Tuesday afternoon, I was speaking with a reporter who was interested in the positive effects of infrastructure spending that occurred in the form…
Vegas Shooter Reportedly Warned His Brain was ‘Hacked’ and He Was Under Gov’t Control
Las Vegas, NV — Shocking information on Stephen Paddock was recently reported which has gone completely unnoticed by the mainstream media. The report entails testimony…
Crypto-Hearing Post-Mortem: Bitcoin Gains On Regulators’ “Balanced, Not Dismissive” Approach
Cryptocurrencies surged this afternoon (after being dragged lower in the equity volatility chaos) as the much-fear regulatory-hearing today surprised many with a “thoughtful not dismissive”…
Trump Administration to Test Biometric Program to Scan Faces of Drivers and Passengers in Vehicles
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection is preparing to launch a pilot program to scan the faces of drivers and passengers at Anzalduas Port near…
Marijuana Industry Posted an Explosive 445% Job Growth in 2017
As the trend of cannabis legalization continues to sweep the country, the number of jobs in the industry has exploded, growing exponentially just from 2016…
How to Think About Inequality, and Why We Shouldn’t Fear It
Per Bylund, a professor of entrepreneurship, suggests a new way of thinking about inequality, its causes (and its mitigation), and whether we should even care…
What The FISA Memo Says About The U.S. Intelligence Community
The top secret FISA Memo has been released, and we finally have proof that corruption exists within the United States government… Wait a minute, are…
Ron Paul: FISA Memo Proves Both Parties Lie To & Spy On Americans to Push the Police State
The left is for war, if with big government. The right is for big government, if with war. The perceived differences between the two parties…
The Truth About the FISA Memo, With ex-CIA Analyst Ray McGovern
Is the Nunes memo, which speaks of the politicization of the FBI in the service of opposing the election of Donald Trump, really a “nothingburger,”…
Lysander Spooner: The Evolution of a Radical Libertarian
Chris Calton joins me to discuss one of the most fascinating figures in libertarian history, and how he evolved from defending the Constitution against the…