There Are Fewer School Shootings Now Than During the 1990s
Now that I have several children, I’m often in the company of other parents who talk about the way things “used to be.” When the…
The Army’s Next High-Tech Assault Rifle Will Pack A Punch Like A Tank
The United States Army is planning for decades of hybrid wars across multiple domains — space, cyberspace, air, land, and, maritime. By: Tyler Durden This article…
Yet Another Senseless Mass Killing: Women and Children Among 25 Dead
This week, 25 people were slaughtered in yet another mass killing, and half of those deaths were women and children. By: Carey Wedler This article first appeared…
Reality Check: Is Crypto Backed by “Radical Transparency”?
Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you’ve been hearing about cryptocurrency. Bitcoin and dozens of other coins, as either being the future of…
“Take The Guns First, Go Through Due Process Second.” – Trump Sh*ts on 2nd Amendment
Donald Trump has proven yet again that he is authoritarian swine, but this time maybe his base will take notice. Of course this is America…
What I Told College Students About Communism
Here’s an overview of what I said about communism to an audience of students at the University of California at Santa Barbara last night. Were…
Is the (Tea) Party Over?
The recently-passed big-spending budget deal’s failure to generate significant opposition from the “tea party” has led some to pen obituaries for this once-powerful movement. These…
New Social Network That Pays People to Use It Could Be the Facebook Killer
Facebook’s dwindling popularity is no secret, as users and organizations alike have criticized its ever-changing algorithms and lodged claims of censorship. In light of the most recent algorithmic changes, which have prioritized users’…
Marx, Rawls, and Other Fonts of Error
David Gordon, whose knowledge the late historian Ralph Raico compared to the Library of Congress, joins me for a potpourri episode in which all kinds…
Reality Check: No Sarin Gas Used by Assad in Syria?
The U.S. is intensifying action in Syria by the day. But why? Candidate Trump said he would stay of out Syria because he warned that…
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…