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…
Why Special Interests Try to Take Control of Governments
George Monbiot, popular Guardian columnist, beacon light of global environmentalism, is also the kind of progressive who insists on seeing the world as he wishes…
CDC Head Forced to Resign After She’s Caught Buying Shares in Vaccine & Big Tobacco Companies
A scathing report has just revealed that the now-former head of the Center for Disease Control, Brenda Fitzgerald was purchasing shares in drug companies as well…
Split From Paypal Will Enable eBay to Begin Accepting Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies
Internet giant eBay made headlines this week over its decision to drop Paypal as a payment processor on its site. While this was news in itself as…
The New Deal and Other Failed Government Interventions, with Robert Higgs
Mises Institute president Jeff Deist joins me to discuss last night’s State of the Union address. We discuss policy, style, Democratic reaction, Trump’s ideological confusion,…
New Bill Will Force People to Register With the State and Pay a Fee to Watch Porn
Citizens of the state of Virginia may have to start paying the government a fee in order to access adult websites. The Orwellian and unconstitutional…
Trump Hopes a Traumatic “Major Event” Isn’t Needed to Unite America
Though media coverage Wednesday focused largely on Donald Trump’s Tuesday state of the union, comments from the president made hours before the annual event provide…
Trump’s State of the Union: A Breakdown
Mises Institute president Jeff Deist joins me to discuss last night’s State of the Union address. We discuss policy, style, Democratic reaction, Trump’s ideological confusion,…
10 Times People Caught Keanu Reeves Being a Hero in Real Life
The Matrix movie series was one of the most revolutionary works of art to ever come out of Hollywood. Its pro-humanity, anti-authoritarian message instantly made…
CBS46 Fires Anchor Ben Swann After He Announces Return of “Reality Check”
Award-winning journalist and news anchor Ben Swann was first suspended by CBS Atlanta after announcing the return of his Reality Check segment, then later fired.…
Anti-Marijuana Group Created a Poll to Demonize Weed — and It Backfired Epically
A recent poll commissioned by an anti-cannabis group attempted to suggest that Americans don’t overwhelmingly want legalization, but the results actually show how unpopular federal prohibition has…
Overlooked History: The Early Development of Libertarian Ideas
The great Gerard Casey, professor emeritus of philosophy at University College, Dublin, joins me to discuss the years surrounding the English Civil War, a critical…