2012-12-16

The World and Everything in It - Dec. 15, 2012

from The World and Everything in It

Right-to-work, Christian counseling discrimination case, Cal Thomas, food stamp challenge, Michael Cochrane on technological advances, Megan Basham reviews 'The Hobbit,' The Gospel according to Peanuts, remembering Dave Brubeck, Andrée Seu Peter


The World and Everything in It - Dec. 8, 2012

from The World and Everything in It

Entitlement reform, Cal Thomas, Supreme Court and same-sex marriage, awaiting 'The Hobbit,' 2012 Daniels of the Year, judge strikes school voucher program as unconstitutional, Medicare fraud investigation, Joel Belz, jockeying for 2016 position begin


This Is News - Dec. 14, '12

from This Is News from WORLD Magazine

Susan Rice withdraws from consideration for Secretary of State. Nigerian Christians brace for further church bombings on Christmas. The markets fell on news that a fiscal cliff deal is not imminent.


This Is News - Dec. 13, '12

from This Is News from WORLD Magazine

White House reaction to the Syrian regime firing Scud missiles against the rebels. Spokeswoman at the State Department reacts to the North Korean launching of a long-range rocket. Two Illinois pharmacists have won a fight against the morning-after pi


This Is News - Dec. 12, '12

from This Is News from WORLD Magazine

Protesters in Michigan stand against the passage of a new right-to-work law. In Syria, the civil war may force out President Bashar al-Assad. North Korea launched a long-range rocket despite American and U.N. warnings against such action. The nationa


This Is News - Dec. 11, '12

from This Is News from WORLD Magazine

President Obama rallies public support in Detroit for his fiscal cliff proposal. Marijuana is made officially legal in Colorado. British banker HSBC settles a money laundering probe by the United States. Business news from Warren Smith.


This Is News - Dec. 10, '12

from This Is News from WORLD Magazine

Sunday talkshows were dominated by discussion of the fiscal cliff issue as Republicans and Democrats have yet to come to an agreement for a solution. Egyptian protests continue and anger rises as the vote on an Islamist drafted constitution nears. Hu


 329. Learning the Historical Truth

from Lew Rockwell Show

John Denson talks to Lew Rockwell about revisionist books and evil movies.John V. Denson: Archives  

Original audio source (329_Denson.mp3)


 328. The State’s Favorite Activity

from Lew Rockwell Show

Tom Woods on how Murray Rothbard changed his mind on war. The Rothbard Book Collection Tom Woods’s Liberty Classroom  

Original audio source (328_Woods.mp3)


328. The State’s Favorite Activity

from Lew Rockwell Show

Tom Woods on how Murray Rothbard changed his mind on war. The Rothbard Book Collection Tom Woods’s Liberty Classroom  

Original audio source (328_Woods.mp3)


The Court of Public Opinion

from BreakPoint Commentaries

Legal victories are critical to protecting constitutional rights. But there's a far more important court we need to win, or our freedom as Christians will be in serious trouble. Stay tuned to BreakPoint. Listen Now | Download


North Korea's Missile Launch

from Cato Daily Podcast

featuring Doug Bandow

Original audio source (20121213-northkoreasmissilelaunch.mp3)


Reducing the Global Abortion Rate

from Family News in Focus

A new group wants to see countries make abortion on demand illegal.


Adult Stem Cells Keep Up the Beat for Damaged Hearts

from FRC - Washington Watch Daily - Feedage - 2102357

I heart adult stem cells! Hello, this Tony Perkins with the Family Research Council in Washington. Scientists used to think that very few tissues contained adult stem cells, and that after you were born, cells never divided in some organs such as the heart. In the past several years, scientists i...


Washington Watch Weekly Radio Show - December 14, 2012

from FRC - Washington Watch Weekly

On this edition of Washington Watch Weekly: I will be joined by Congressman Scott Garrett (R-N.J.) on the "fiscal cliff." Also, we'll talk with the Manhattan Declaration's Eric Teetsel on the debate over defining marriage....

Original audio source (EF12L25.mp3)


US Economy: "Best Looking Horse at the Glue Factory" (Richard Fisher)

www.cato.org How can the United States avoid the fate of European Welfare States? Richard Fischer, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, says there are ways for the US to strengthen and lead the globe economically again.

From: catoinstitutevideo

 

Time: 08:15


RJ Rushdoony Praying

Rushdoony always prayed with a reverent eloquence that honored God and magnified His name. This prayer preceded a Christmas message.

From: RushdoonyTV

Time: 02:06


The Briefing 12-14-12

from AlbertMohler – The Briefing

Story 1 - The freedom of information threatened by UN treaty Keep Reading

Original audio source (20121214_TheBriefing.mp3)


SCOTUS and Marriage

from BreakPoint Commentaries

So, the Supreme Court is going to weigh in on so-called same-sex marriage. What does that mean for the country, and for the Church? Stay tuned to BreakPoint. Listen Now | Download


The Euro Dance Continues

from Cato Daily Podcast

featuring Matthew Feeney

Original audio source (20121212-theeurodancecontinues.mp3)


Abortion Seller Sues For Tax Dollars

from Family News in Focus

Planned Parenthood wants to save remaining 13 abortion clinics.


A Victory Fir Common Sense

from FRC - Washington Watch Daily - Feedage - 2102357

In North Carolina, the debate wasn't over where to put the Christmas tree, but what to call it! Hello, I'm Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C. At Western Piedmont Community College, people tried to give Christmas trees the ax--and not the way you'd think! When students...


Washington Watch Weekly Radio Show - December 14, 2012

from FRC - Washington Watch Weekly

On this edition of Washington Watch Weekly: I will be joined by Congressman Scott Garrett (R-N.J.) on the "fiscal cliff." Also, we'll talk with the Manhattan Declaration's Eric Teetsel on the debate over defining marriage....

Original audio source (EF12L25.mp3)


Silent Spring at 50: The False Crises of Rachel Carson (Richard Tren)

www.cato.org Richard Tren, program officer at Searle Freedom Trust

From: catoinstitutevideo

 

Time: 05:28


2012 Year-End Message from Chalcedon President, Mark Rushdoony

From: RushdoonyTV

Time: 07:23


Join us in prayer for those parents who are now “empty nesters.” 

from CLA Legal Alert Podcast

Original audio source (20121214.mp3)


12/12/12 Michelle Richardson

from ScottHortonShow

Michelle Richardson, legislative counsel with the ACLU, discusses the imminent re-authorization of the 2008 FISA Amendments Acts (when warrantless wiretaps were legalized) and how you can tell the Senate to Fix FISA before it’s renewed.  

Original audio source (12_12_12_richardson.mp3)


Ron Paul Right, Thought Controllers Wrong, on Secession

Bestselling author Tom Woods cuts through the establishment's hysteria at the very suggestion of secession, and considers the arguments on their merits. www.LibertyClassroom.com http www.WoodsLetter.com

From: TomWoodsTV

Time: 08:51


The Briefing 12-13-12

from AlbertMohler – The Briefing

Story 1 - Is rural America becoming less relevant? Keep Reading

Original audio source (20121213_TheBriefing.mp3)


The Power of Angel Tree

from BreakPoint Commentaries

What life-changing miracles God can work through the smallest signs of love! Please stay tuned to BreakPoint. Listen Now | Download


Be Charitable to Your Opponents' Views

from Cato Daily Podcast

featuring Arnold Kling

Original audio source (20121207-becharitabletoyouropponentsviews.mp3)


Protection for Faith-Based Adoption

from Family News in Focus

Michigan lawmakers consider ways to protect faith-based adoption.


On Marriage, Let's Hope that What Happens in Vegas Doesn't Stay in Vegas!

from FRC - Washington Watch Daily - Feedage - 2102357

Nevada is willing to gamble on a lot of things, but marriage isn't one of them! Hello, I'm Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C. He may have been in Las Vegas, but Judge Robert Jones wasn't ready to roll the dice on the state's marriage amendment. In a 41-page ruling, he...


So-Called Austerity and Growth in Europe (Veronique de Rugy)

www.cato.org www.cato.org What is the impact of spending cuts on growth? For all of the arguments about so-called European "austerity," the spending cuts haven't been delivered. Veronique de Rugy is an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute.

From: catoinstitutevideo

 

Time: 04:15


The Grace that Makes Us Wise Men ~ A Chalcedon Moment #35

Faith is a gift of God. The wise men were wise in their faith, which was God's gift to them. Likewise, we are wise in our faith which is a gift of God's grace.

From: RushdoonyTV

Time: 07:37


Are you familiar with the growing influence of the personhood movement?

from CLA Legal Alert Podcast

Original audio source (20121213.mp3)


12/12/12 Jacob Hornberger

from ScottHortonShow

Jacob Hornberger, founder and president of the Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses FFF’s year-end fundraising drive; the history of US-Cuba relations (or lack thereof); why the US should get its own house in order instead of being “a force for freedom” abroad; and the neoconservatives who believe all those ungrateful Vietnamese, Iraqis and Afghans should [...]

Original audio source (12_12_12_hornberger.mp3)


The Impact of Reduced Tax Deductions on Charities

from WallBuilders - LIVE!

Today special guest Dr. Frank Wright discusses the potential devastation to charities that would result from Congress eliminating tax deductions.

Original audio source (WBLive2012-12-14.mp3)


Far As the Curse Is Found

from The Point Radio with John Stonestreet

Have you listened to the third verse lately? For the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I'm John Stonestreet with The Point. Listen Now | Download


The Briefing 12-12-12

from AlbertMohler – The Briefing

Story 1 - The death of Christian Britain? Keep Reading

Original audio source (20121212_TheBriefing.mp3)


Pass the Pigeon

from BreakPoint Commentaries

Okay, we're one day closer to the end of the world than we were yesterday. But whether doomsday is weeks or millennia away, the Christian message remains the same. Stay tuned to BreakPoint. Listen Now | Download


The Trouble with 'Too Big to Fail'

from Cato Daily Podcast

featuring Michael Munger

Original audio source (20121206-thetroublewithtoobigtofail.mp3)


Protecting Chaplains Conscience Rights

from Family News in Focus

Congress is considering banning same-sex weddings on military bases.


Knockin' Around the Christmas Tree...

from FRC - Washington Watch Daily - Feedage - 2102357

In Rhode Island, people are chafing under Chafee. Hello, I'm Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C. It hasn't been peace on earth and goodwill toward Christians. Just ask the citizens of Rhode Island. Last year, they had to endure Governor Chafee's censorship of the phra...


The Fire Next Door: Mexico's Drug Violence and the Danger to America (Ted Galen Carpenter)

Since the Mexican government initiated a military offensive against its country's powerful drug cartels in December 2006, some 50000 people have perished and the drugs continue to flow. The growing violence has created concerns that Mexico could become a failed state, and US political leaders also worry that the corruption and violence is seeping across the border into the United States. In his compelling new book, Ted Galen Carpenter details the growing horror overtaking Mexico and explains how the current US-backed strategies for trying to stem Mexico's drug violence have been a disaster. Boldly conveyed in The Fire Next Door, the only effective strategy is to defund the Mexican drug cartels by abandoning the failed drug prohibition policy, thereby eliminating the lucrative black-market premium and greatly reducing the financial resources of the drug cartels. www.cato.org Video produced by Caleb O. Brown and Austin Bragg.

From: catoinstitutevideo

Time: 04:32


Chalcedon Audio Library --

Make use of Chalcedon's End of Year Sale -- 30% off ALL books, DVDs, CDs, and MP3s -- good through January 31, 2013!

From: RushdoonyTV

Time: 01:55


The Briefing 12-11-12

from AlbertMohler – The Briefing

Story 1 - Is the Biblical account of Jesus’s birth historical fact or just unenlightened religious devotion? Keep Reading

Original audio source (20121211_TheBriefing.mp3)


Your Soul is Still Kicking

from BreakPoint Commentaries

Can neuroscience explain everything we need to know about the human condition? Not exactly. Stay tuned to BreakPoint. Listen Now | Download


The Erroneous 'Keynesian Fixation'

from Cato Daily Podcast

featuring Arnold Kling

Original audio source (20121205-theerroneouskeynesianfixation.mp3)


Win for Christian Counseling Student

from Family News in Focus

Julea Ward would not provide relationship counseling to gay client.


ObamaCare Takes a Bite out of Restaurant Profits

from FRC - Washington Watch Daily - Feedage - 2102357

After ObamaCare, the Cheesecake Factory isn't the only one baking in extra costs. Hello, I'm Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C. You'd better get your fill of eating out now--because it's about to get more expensive. At Denny's, Red Lobster, Papa John's, and now the Ch...


Quotes from Rushdoony

Rushdoony's prophetic voice continues to be heard today!

From: RushdoonyTV

Time: 02:21


Did you know that the US Congress has an active prayer caucus?

from CLA Legal Alert Podcast

Original audio source (20121212.mp3)


12/12/12 Philip Giraldi

from ScottHortonShow

Philip Giraldi, a former CIA officer and executive director of the Council for the National Interest, discusses how CNI counters the pro-Israel lobby’s endless propaganda; Obama’s declaration that Syria’s rebels are the legitimate representatives of the Syrian people; the consequences facing the US for toppling Middle Eastern secular governments; and why the neoconservative super-couple Kim [...]

Original audio source (12_12_12_giraldi.mp3)


The Briefing 12-10-12

from AlbertMohler – The Briefing

Story 1 - The Supreme Court takes on same-sex marriage nationwide - a culture-shaping story Keep Reading

Original audio source (20121210_TheBriefing.mp3)


The Awesome Power of Faith

from BreakPoint Commentaries

My colleague Eric Metaxas has told you about the faith of New York Mets pitcher R. A. Dickey. Well, today on BreakPoint, I want to tell you about another big league hurler. Stay tuned. Listen Now | Download


Federal Drug Enforcement in Legal Marijuana States

from Cato Daily Podcast

featuring Mike Riggs

Original audio source (20121204-federaldrugenforcementinlegalmarijuanastates.mp3)


Supreme Court Will Hear Marriage Cases

from Family News in Focus

The federal law defining marriage will be reviewed.


Don't Shop 'Til You Drop... Your Values

from FRC - Washington Watch Daily - Feedage - 2102357

Santa's making a list-but are you checking it twice? Hello, I'm Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C. If Christmas is for celebrating Christ, why not honor Him with your gifts? That's the thought behind a new shopping guide from Faith Driven Consumer. In it, you'll see...


Do Our Judges Make Sense?

Today all too often our laws and courts are a reproach to and embarassment to us. They have parted company with justice and also with us. They are instruments of injustice and power, not justice and freedom.

From: RushdoonyTV

Time: 04:04


Is it legal for church members to distribute tracts when their church is a polling place?

from CLA Legal Alert Podcast

Original audio source (20121211.mp3)


12/11/12 Charles Goyette

from ScottHortonShow

Charles Goyette, author of The Dollar Meltdown and Red and Blue and Broke All Over, discusses the government’s fiscal cliff; why the proposed “austerity” budget cuts are ludicrously small; how Republicans conveniently forget their own history of profligate spending; the Freedom & Prosperity newsletter; the synchronous decline of all the world’s fiat currencies; why a [...]

Original audio source (12_12_11_goyette.mp3)


The Briefing 12-03-12

from AlbertMohler – The Briefing

On Gay Marriage Initiative, Inaction In The Supreme Court Will Have Significant Ramifications… First Same-Sex Wedding At West Point Marks Cultural Celebration Of Gay Marriage… New Constitution In Egypt Legislates Sharia Law… Palestinian Statehood Brings Greater Conflict, Not Greater Peace… Supreme Court Justice Won’t Be Satisfied Until Women Hold Every Seat On Supreme Court Keep Reading

Original audio source (20121203_TheBriefing.mp3)

It's a Wonderful Life

from BreakPoint Commentaries

There's a new devotional out about one of the best movies of all time. That's right, a devotional about a movie. I want to tell you about it next, on BreakPoint. Listen Now | Download


Avoidable 'Fiscal Cliffs' Foster Uncertainty

from Cato Daily Podcast

featuring Michael Munger

Original audio source (20121203-avoidablefiscalcliffsfosteruncertainty.mp3)


Psychiatrists Redefine Sexual Disorders

from Family News in Focus

Parents could have a hard time treating some disorders in their children.


The Treasury Takes Charge--Especially VISA and MasterCard

from FRC - Washington Watch Daily - Feedage - 2102357

Christmas is coming up, and in case you were wondering, Uncle Sam is accepting gifts. Preferably cash. Hello, I'm Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C. Most of us probably feel like we've given Washington plenty of presents. They're called taxes. But if you're in an es...


He Whose Right It Is ~ A Chalcedon Moment #34

Adam and Eve bought into Satan's lie that they could be as gods. History is the progressive defeat of all such pretentions and the establishment of Shiloh (Jesus) as He Whose right it is.

From: RushdoonyTV

Time: 07:13


Our American culture is in serious trouble! Only God can save us!

from CLA Legal Alert Podcast

Original audio source (20121210.mp3)


12/11/12 John Knefel

from ScottHortonShow

John Knefel, radio host and political writer, discusses his article “They Can Do That?! 10 Outrageous Tactics Cops Get Away With;” America’s descent into an authoritarian police state; why the courts can’t be counted on to protect our Constitutional rights; and how the War on Drugs allows the cops to do just about anything they [...]

Original audio source (12_12_11_knefel.mp3)


Preserving America's Heritage

from WallBuilders - LIVE!

Listen as David and Rick discuss how citizens can preserve America's heritage.

Original audio source (WBLive2012-12-13.mp3)


The Marriage Gap

from The Point Radio with John Stonestreet

Marriage shapes politics? Isn't that backwards? For the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I'm John Stonestreet with The Point. Listen Now | Download


The Briefing 11-30-12

from AlbertMohler – The Briefing

The Supreme Court Considers Taking Up Marriage Appeal. Will Only California Be Affected? Don’t Bet On It… Is The Fiscal Cliff The Real Problem?… When It Comes To Selling Children’s Toys, One Chain Decides “Nothing Is Right Or Wrong”… UN Grants Palestine Upgraded Status, Despite Utter Failure To Earn It Keep Reading

Original audio source (20121130_TheBriefing.mp3)


The Emperor's New Clothes

from BreakPoint Commentaries

What? An actor who is begging people not to watch his TV show? Good for him -- and for us. Stay tuned to BreakPoint. Listen Now | Download


Feds Should Stand Down in States with Legal Marijuana

from Cato Daily Podcast

featuring Roger Pilon

Original audio source (20121130-fedsshouldstanddowninstateswithlegalmarijuana.mp3)


Same-Sex Marriage Not in Constitution

from Family News in Focus

A federal judge made that determination in a Nevada case.


Angus's Beef with 'Two and a Half Men'

from FRC - Washington Watch Daily - Feedage - 2102357

In Hollywood, most actors push the envelope. But this week, one teenager is pushing back. Hello, I'm Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C. He may be the "half" in "Two and a Half Men," but Angus T. Jones is making a whole commitment to his faith. The star of CBS's show...


Join us in prayer for Chief Justice John Roberts.

from CLA Legal Alert Podcast

Original audio source (20121207.mp3)


12/10/12 Flynt Leverett

from ScottHortonShow

Flynt Leverett, author of Going to Tehran: Why the United States Must Come to Terms with the Islamic Republic of Iran, discusses why Iran – contrary to popular belief – isn’t a nation composed of suicide-bombers and “Mad Mullahs;” the difficulty of debunking 33 years of anti-Iran propaganda; applying a Nixon-goes-to-China model for US-Iran reconciliation; [...]

Original audio source (12_12_10_leverett.mp3)


Election Postmortem & Solutions - ProFamily Legislators Conference (Part 1)

from WallBuilders - LIVE!

Listen to part one of a special presentation from David Barton as he discusses the results from the 2012 elections and where to go from here.

Original audio source (WBLive2012-12-10.mp3) 

Election Postmortem & Solutions - ProFamily Legislators Conference (Part 2)

from WallBuilders - LIVE!

Listen to part two of a special presentation from David Barton as he discusses the results from the 2012 elections and where to go from here.

Original audio source (WBLive2012-12-11.mp3) 

Election Postmortem & Solutions - ProFamily Legislators Conference (Part 3)

from WallBuilders - LIVE!

Listen to the connclusion of a special presentation from David Barton as he discusses the results from the 2012 elections and where to go from here.

Original audio source (WBLive2012-12-12.mp3)


Skipping Christmas?

from BreakPoint Commentaries

Are you already stressed out about Christmas? You are not alone! But I've got some ideas for you. Stay tuned to BreakPoint. Listen Now | Download


Actual Spending Cuts Unlikely in 'Fiscal Cliff' Fight

from Cato Daily Podcast

featuring John Samples

Original audio source (20121129-actualspendingcutsunlikelyinfiscalclifffight.mp3)


HHS Mandate Relief For 3 of 4 Businesses

from Family News in Focus

Hobby Lobby faces fines in 5 weeks if the courts do not grant emergency relief.


Planned Parenthood Offers Killer Deal on Black Friday

from FRC - Washington Watch Daily - Feedage - 2102357

Planned Parenthood's always discounting life, but now they mean it! Hello, I'm Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C. If you're shopping for something special for the people on your list, how about birth control? Or abortion drugs? That's what Planned Parenthood recommen...


Are fathers still important? Yes, they are!

from CLA Legal Alert Podcast

Original audio source (20121206.mp3)


12/10/12 Peter Hart

from ScottHortonShow

Peter Hart from Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) discusses the media hype on Syria’s supposedly imminent use of chemical weapons against the rebels; the prominent journalists who “sold” the Iraq War in 2003 that are attempting to do so again with Syria; and why the NY Times doesn’t think Bradley Manning’s trial is newsworthy.

Original audio source (12_12_10_hart.mp3)


Is the Church Becoming Irrelevant?

from WallBuilders - LIVE!

Find out the answer to this quest as David, Rick, and Pastor Tim Brooks discuss the practical application of the Bible in today's society.

Original audio source (WBLive2012-12-03.mp3)


The Aesthetic Beauty of the Nativity

from The Point Radio with John Stonestreet

Not only is it a true story, it's beautiful. For the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I'm John Stonestreet with The Point. Listen Now | Download


Christians on Campus

from BreakPoint Commentaries

Religious freedom on many of our college campuses is in serious trouble. And Christians are the target. Stay tuned to BreakPoint. Listen Now | Download


Clearing Up Caricatures of Libertarians

from Cato Daily Podcast

featuring Jason Brennan

Original audio source (20121128-clearingupcaricaturesoflibertarians.mp3)


Treaty Trumping Parental Rights Rejected

from Family News in Focus

The U.N. treaty threatened U.S. parental rights.


Sorry, Charlie! Atheists Have a Bad Reaction to These Peanuts

from FRC - Washington Watch Daily - Feedage - 2102357

Snoopy isn't the only one in the doghouse this Christmas-so is an entire Arkansas school! Hello, I'm Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C. If Charlie Brown is still looking for the real meaning of Christmas, he won't find it at the Arkansas Society of Freethinkers. The a...


Where would Americans go if religious liberty disappeared in our nation?

from CLA Legal Alert Podcast

Original audio source (20121205.mp3)


12/05/12 Adam Morrow

from ScottHortonShow

Adam Morrow, an IPS News journalist based in Cairo, discusses the massive demonstrations in Egypt by both pro and anti government protestors; indications that the Egyptian police have “gone rogue” and are actively undermining President Morsi; the third-party agitators trying to sow discord and violence in Egypt; big problems in Egypt’s constitutional convention; and contradictory [...]

Original audio source (12_12_05_morrow.mp3)


Good News Friday!

from WallBuilders - LIVE!

Hear the good news from around the country that the media does not report!

Original audio source (WBLive2012-11-30.mp3)


Reading at Twelve

from The Point Radio with John Stonestreet

We are what we read, especially when we are young. For the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I'm John Stonestreet with The Point. Listen Now | Download


Brian talks to Kyle Olson

from Brian Wilson Podcasts

10/25/10 Brian talks with Kyle Olson who is with the Education Action Group Foundation and is the founder and VP about the movie, "Waiting for Superman".

Original audio source (kyleolson10-25-10.mp3)


Big News from the High Court

from Janet Parshall Commentary

The US Supreme Court will now weigh in on the issue of same-sex marriage. But has the public already rendered their opinion? Janet explains in this week’s commentary. 

Listen to this week's commentary. 


Bad Quaker Podcast today on Public Policy Hooligan

from BOVARD

Ben Stone interviewed me yesterday, and he has just put the podcast online at the Bad Quaker site. Ben’s interviews are also broadcast on the Liberty Radio Network.

Ben and I had a rattlin’ good chat about Public Policy Hooligan. Ben was especially interested in my secret recipe for marijuana brownies, my path-breaking work at the Harvard Business School, and the knife episodes. We also had fun thrashing farm subsidies. Talking to Ben during the show and the breaks, I was fascinated by his life history and how he became an ardent supporter of freedom.

0312 pc247 Interview with James Bovard

The Future Is Now

from BreakPoint Commentaries

Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" and films like "Gattaca" painted a grim, futuristic world where science empties humanity of its humanity. But what if the future is now? Stay tuned to BreakPoint. Listen Now | Download


'Fiscal Cliff' Debate's Factual Flaws

from Cato Daily Podcast

featuring Jagadeesh Gokhale

Original audio source (20121127-fiscalcliffdebatesfactualflaws.mp3)


Judge: Nevada Marriage Amendment OK

from Family News in Focus

Says marriage between one man and one woman is a legitimate state interest.


White House's Unemployment Rate? 0%

from FRC - Washington Watch Daily - Feedage - 2102357

President Obama may have kept his job--but a lot of Americans are losing theirs because of it! Hello, I'm Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C. Elections have consequences--and for a lot of Americans, those consequences are pink slips. After November 6th, a lot of emplo...


What should a church do if it receives a threatening phone call?

from CLA Legal Alert Podcast

Original audio source (20121204.mp3)


12/05/12 Chris Anders

from ScottHortonShow

Chris Anders, Senior Legislative Counsel for the ACLU, discusses the worrisome Congressional amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA); why US citizens could still be subject to indefinite military detention without charge or trial; and Obama’s opportunity to hold up legislation to force Guantanamo’s closure – assuming he actually wants to do it.

Original audio source (12_12_05_anders.mp3)


Observations and Challenges from Glenn Beck - ProFamily Legislators Conference (Part 1)

from WallBuilders - LIVE!

Listen to part one of a three part series as Glenn Beck discusses where America is now and where we are heading.

Original audio source (WBLive2012-11-27.mp3) 

Observations and Challenges from Glenn Beck - ProFamily Legislators Conference (Part 2)

from WallBuilders - LIVE!

Listen to part two of a three part series as Glenn Beck discusses where America is now and where we are heading.

Original audio source (WBLive2012-11-28.mp3)

Observations and Challenges from Glenn Beck - ProFamily Legislators Conference (Part 3)

from WallBuilders - LIVE!

Listen to the conclusion of a three part series as Glenn Beck discusses where America is now and where we are heading.

Original audio source (WBLive2012-11-29.mp3)


All This Stuff

from The Point Radio with John Stonestreet

We become what we worship. For the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I'm John Stonestreet with The Point. Listen Now | Download


The Right to Change

from Janet Parshall Commentary

A new and controversial law in California is causing a hailstorm of legal challenges – as well it should! Janet explains in this week’s commentary.


MP3 of Today’s Ernie Hancock Show interview on Public Policy Hooligan

from BOVARD

The audio of this morning’s interview with Ernest Hancock on Public Policy Hooligan is now online - at the bottom of the page linked below. Ernie is on the video - I don’t have a camcom gizmo, but that’s for the best because people always tell me that I have a good face for radio. Ernie is such a dynamo - he is always a hoot to talk with.

You can listen to or watch the interview by clicking here.

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Catholics @ Work 2012

from Ruth Institute Podcast

(December 11, 2012) Dr J travels to Oakland to speak to a group of Catholic businessmen and women about marriage and society. She took questions afterward, too.

Original audio source (Dec12_12.mp3)


Whence Comes Our Deliverance?

from BreakPoint Commentaries

For those of us expecting the courts to deliver us from the HHS mandate, the past few weeks have brought mixed messages. I'll explain, next on BreakPoint. Listen Now | Download


Gay Marriage versus the GOP

from Cato Daily Podcast

featuring Walter Olson

Original audio source (20121126-gaymarriageversusthegop.mp3)


Report Cites Progress on Trafficking

from Family News in Focus

States are passing laws to combat human slavery.


Adult Stem Cells for Sickle Cell Anemia

from FRC - Washington Watch Daily - Feedage - 2102357

Adult stem cells saving lives. Hello, this is Tony Perkins with the Family Research Council. Sickle cell anemia is a painful, life-threatening genetic disease that causes the red blood cells to form a sickle shape that clogs blood vessels. This starves body tissues for oxygen, and causes organ da...


How can Christians care for others in these difficult times?

from CLA Legal Alert Podcast

Original audio source (20121203.mp3)


12/05/12 Joey King

from ScottHortonShow

Joey King of Veterans for Peace discusses why veterans and non-veterans alike should join VFP; George Orwell’s quip that “All the war propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting;” and the marked increase in PTSD and suicide rates – likely due to the constant-combat of modern [...]

Original audio source (12_12_05_king.mp3)


The New Normal?

from The Point Radio with John Stonestreet

So if people are living that way, it must be normal? For the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I'm John Stonestreet with The Point. Listen Now | Download

 

The Age of Possibility

from BreakPoint Commentaries

Welcome to a world where everything is possible -- everything, that is, except children. Stay tuned to BreakPoint. Listen Now | Download


Hollywood Uses Humor to Mask Content

from Family News in Focus

Sitcoms have content families would never allow in their homes – except on TV.


November is National Adoption Month

from FRC - Washington Watch Daily - Feedage - 2102357

November is National Adoption Month, and a good time to talk about the blessings of adoption. Hello, I am Tony Perkins with the Family Research Council. Adoption is life-alteringly beneficial for children. It produces the best outcomes in children when they are adopted within their first 12 mon...


Pray with us today for all those around the world who are preaching the Gospel!

from CLA Legal Alert Podcast

Original audio source (20121130.mp3)


12/07/12 Robert Stinnett

from ScottHortonShow

Robert Stinnett, author of Day Of Deceit: The Truth About FDR and Pearl Harbor, discusses the evidence that FDR provoked the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor (8-point plan), had forewarning that the attack was coming (radio intercepts, code-breaking), and willingly sacrificed thousands of sailors to get isolationist America into WWII.

Original audio source (12_12_07_stinnett.mp3)


Culturally Justified Infanticide

from The Point Radio with John Stonestreet

The word for this is infanticide. For the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I'm John Stonestreet with The Point. Listen Now | Download


Kids Without God

from Janet Parshall Commentary

Evangelicals believe in evangelizing but so do atheists. Janet explains in this week’s commentary.


Circle of Experts: Doug Allen

from Ruth Institute Podcast

(November 20, 2012) We're kicking off a new podcasting project: a series of interviews with Ruth Institute's Circle of Experts. They're scholars and community leaders who are active in the marriage and life movements, and we'll be introducing one of our experts each week. If you're impatient, the complete list is on our website--check out "Circle of Experts" in the nav bar on the left side of the page.

Today Dr. J is speaking with Dr Doug Allen, professor at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. They're talking about his research on same-sex parenting studies with special emphasis on Mark Regnerus' recent work.

Original audio source (Nov21_12.mp3)


An Interview with Paul Washer

from Connected Kingdom

Though David Murray and I took a short hiatus from our Connected Kingdom podcast while I travelled to Asia, we are back at last. This week we spent some time with Paul Washer, speaking to him about his new book, about his ministry, and (of course) about the Shocking Youth Message that has in many ways come to define him and his ministry. Here is a short index to our conversation (which lasts just about 25 minutes):

  • 1.00 Why did you write your new book, The Gospel’s Power and Message.
  • 2.30 Who is Paul Washer the person? Conversion, family, hobbies, calling to mission work, etc.
  • 7.30 What have you learned through your wife’s protracted illness?
  • 8.30 Present work is training and supporting 175 missionaries among unreached people groups.
  • 10.15 What’s the greatest need of the church in India?
  • 11.35 How has that “Shocking Youth Message” changed your life?
  • 16.00 What is Gospel reductionism and what are its fruits?
  • 20.00 Has the Gospel-centered movement helped the church?
  • 22.45 What would be your 2 minute message to pastors about building positively for the future?

If you would like to give us feedback or join in the discussion, go ahead and look up our Facebook Group or leave a comment right here. You will always be able to find the most recent episode here on the blog. If you would like to subscribe via iTunes, you can do that here or if you want to subscribe with another audio player, you can try this RSS link.

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Obamacare Prompts College to Cut Hours

from Family News in Focus

Fewer hours means some instructors won’t have health insurance.


At the Cross, another Resurrection

from FRC - Washington Watch Daily - Feedage - 2102357

For years, the Mojave Desert has been devoid of everything--but controversy. Hello, I'm Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council in Washington D.C. For Henry and Wanda Sandoz, this Veterans Day was a special one. After an 11-year court battle, they can finally go back to caring for the Desert'...


What are the consequences when individual states define marriage for themselves?

from CLA Legal Alert Podcast

Original audio source (20121129.mp3)


12/07/12 Sheldon Richman

from ScottHortonShow

Sheldon Richman of the Future of Freedom Foundation discusses the “individualist collectivism” in a real free market system; reasons that good-faith liberals should be receptive to libertarian-style economics; why profit isn’t necessarily theft from labor; the “sources of privilege” enabling corporate protectionism; and the pros and cons of inflation.

Original audio source (12_12_07_richman.mp3)


Why This World Matters

from The Point Radio with John Stonestreet

Are we forgetting something about Jesus? For the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I'm John Stonestreet with The Point. Listen Now | Download


Circle of Experts: Dr. Jenet Erickson

from Ruth Institute Podcast

(November 20, 2012) We're kicking off a new podcasting project: a series of interviews with Ruth Institute's Circle of Experts. They're scholars and community leaders who are active in the marriage and life movements, and we'll be introducing one of our experts each week. If you're impatient, the complete list is on our website--check out "Circle of Experts" in the nav bar on the left side of the page.

Today Dr. J is speaking with Dr Jenet Jacob Erickson, professor at the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University. They're talking about parenting--how moms and dads nurture children differently.

Original audio source (Nov20_12.mp3)


Rabbi Jonathan Bernis

from In The Market With Janet Parshall

Best of In the Market with Janet Parshall is a one-hour weekly edition of the daily program, In the Market with Janet Parshall, and airs each Saturday.

Happy Hanukkah

While Jews are celebrating Hanukkah this week, Christians continue their Christmas preparations. Rabbi Jonathan Bernis will help us understand the significance of Hanukkah and the opportunities it provides for Christians to talk about Jesus with our Jewish friends.

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Response to Pigliucci’s article on “Gods and Morality” 

from Reasonable Faith Podcast

Conversation with William Lane Craig


Oliver Stone

from The Robert Wenzel Show

Oliver Stone

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SERMON: Centralization vs. Decentralization - Will Texas Secede?

from Generations Radio - SermonAudio.com

A new MP3 sermon from Generations Radio is now available on SermonAudio.com with the following details:

Title: Centralization vs. Decentralization - Will Texas Secede?
Subtitle: Will Texas Secede?
Speaker: Kevin Swanson
Broadcaster: Generations Radio
Event: Radio Broadcast
Date: 12/14/2012
Length: 28 min. (64kbps)

Overview: Ron Paul speaks of secession as a 'deeply American value.' Several years ago, Governor Rick Perry reminded everybody that 'we can leave anytime we want.' Now citizens of Texas of collected 100,000+ signatures to petition the United States government on the secession issue. Decentralization is often more beneficial for freedom that the centralizing state that works to aggrandize the size of government at the expense of the citizenry. Kevin Swanson compares America to the fall of the Roman Empire, and the opportunities that opened up for Christianity after the fall of Rome. He also interviews Larry Kilgore (gubernatorial candidate in 2008 and 2010) on his support for the secession movement in Texas.

Original audio source (1214121515238.mp3)


Minnesota Sued Over Abortion Funding

from Family News in Focus

Suit claims tax dollars are being used.


Worried about the Poor? Bank on the Family

from FRC - Washington Watch Daily - Feedage - 2102357

After this election, it looks like Americans are more interested in a provider-in-chief than a commander-in-chief. Hello, I'm Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C. Both parties say they care more about the poor--and right now, there are plenty to care about. Under Presid...


Was Shannon constitutionally protected to read her Bible in her classroom?

from CLA Legal Alert Podcast

Original audio source (20121127.mp3)


12/04/12 Roger G. Charles

from ScottHortonShow

Investigative journalist Roger G. Charles is the coauthor of Oklahoma City: What the Investigation Missed–and Why It Still Matters. In this 2+ hour interview, Roger Charles discusses his book and the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing in detail. This interview is a must-listen for those who have only heard the government’s version of the story.

Original audio source (12_12_04_charles.mp3)


An HHS Update?

from The Point Radio with John Stonestreet

Remember that HHS Mandate thing? Here's an update. For the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I'm John Stonestreet with The Point. Listen Now | Download


Dr. Cal Beisner

from In The Market With Janet Parshall

Hour 2 – Climate Change Controversy

Dr. Cal Beisner, author, historian and national spokesman for the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation, addresses current news in the on-going climate change debate.


Does God Need the Devil?

from Thinking Out Loud with Alan Shlemon

Alan responds to Bill Maher’s challenge that God needs to keep the devil alive so Christians will live in fear and keep going to church.


Arizona Church Fights Tax Bill

from Family News in Focus

County property taxes would bankrupt a church.


Pennsylvania Tries to Change Hockey Tradition on the Fly

from FRC - Washington Watch Daily - Feedage - 2102357

In Pennsylvania, 200 hockey teams were asked to take a pass... on the national anthem. Hello, I'm Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C. After a memo to area high schools, Pennsylvania's hockey commissioner is sure on thin ice. Ed Sam, who heads up the PIHL, is ordering h...


12/03/12 David Enders

from ScottHortonShow

David Enders, a Special Correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers, discusses the al Qaeda-linked group Jabhat al Nusra’s critical role in the Syrian rebellion’s military successes; the composition of Syria’s rebel fighters and what they are fighting for; why the Assad government might be on its last legs; and talk of a “war after the war” in [...]

Original audio source (12_12_03_enders.mp3)


Power of Imagination

from The Point Radio with John Stonestreet

Culture is more than politics. For the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I'm John Stonestreet with The Point. Listen Now | Download


Dr. Al Mohler

from In The Market With Janet Parshall

 Hour 1 – What Leaders Believe

Books on leadership abound and yet we see a leadership gap across our country and in many churches. Dr. Al Mohler, President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, says we need to move from merely acting like leaders to believing what strong leaders believe. He will redefine your view of leadership as he shares from his new book, The Conviction to Lead.


Two-Minute Warning: For Israel; Mary Did Know

Mary knew a thing or two that some of us might have missed. John Stonestreet challenges us in our understanding of the importance of the Nativity in the third of a four-part series, "He Has Come!"

From: ColsonCenter

Time: 03:53


ObamaCare Challenge Has New Life

from Family News in Focus

Liberty University claim of religious freedom violations will get a hearing.


In 1620 or 2012, Plenty of Reason for Thanks

from FRC - Washington Watch Daily - Feedage - 2102357

A lot of us are probably too upset about the turkeys in Washington to focus on the ones at Thanksgiving! Hello, I'm Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C. After the election, I know a lot of Americans are probably asking what we possibly have to be grateful for. I'm sure...


12/03/12 Thomas Hedges

from ScottHortonShow

Thomas Hedges from the Center for Study of Responsive Law discusses the three whistleblowers (John Kiriakou, Kirk Wiebe and William Binney) who were persecuted by the Obama administration for outing torture, waste and corruption at the NSA and CIA.

Original audio source (12_12_03_hedges.mp3)


They Couldn't Be More Wrong

from The Point Radio with John Stonestreet

What? That's just not true. For the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I'm John Stonestreet with The Point. Listen Now | Download


Stenger on Science and Religion

from Reasonable Faith Podcast

Conversation with William Lane Craig


Two-Minute Warning: Jesus, The Rescuer of Sinners

If we could save ourselves from Satan's cunning or our own folly by sheer might, we would have already done so. John Stonestreet expounds on why Jesus, the God-Man, came to take our place in the second of a four-part series, "He Has Come!"

From: ColsonCenter

Time: 03:46


12/03/12 James North

from ScottHortonShow

Journalist James North discusses his article “Washington’s Role in the Renewed Violence in DR Congo;” the five million deaths attributable to war in the DRC since 1998; US-sponsored Rwanda’s role in Congo’s so-called civil war; how big banks and the IMF help corrupt African dictators loot their countries; and why UN peacekeepers are essentially worthless.

Original audio source (12_12_03_north.mp3)


Portals

from The Point Radio with John Stonestreet

Can you recognize the worldviews all around you? For the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I'm John Stonestreet with the Point. Listen Now | Download


SERMON: The Most Powerful People in the World - The Bill Gates Foundation

from Generations Radio - SermonAudio.com

A new MP3 sermon from Generations Radio is now available on SermonAudio.com with the following details:

Title: The Most Powerful People in the World - The Bill Gates Foundation
Subtitle: The Bill Gates Foundation
Speaker: Kevin Swanson
Broadcaster: Generations Radio
Event: Radio Broadcast
Date: 12/11/2012
Length: 27 min. (64kbps)

Overview: On this edition of Generations, Kevin Swanson covers Forbes Magazine's 'Most Powerful People in the World.' Why does the Gates Foundation commit to obliterating family-integrated economies in Africa and exporting Western existentialism, abortifacient contraception, and individualism to third world nations? Most of these powerful people are busy doing destructive things to post-modern economies, but there are some Christians out there still 'discipling the nations.'

Original audio source (121112132282.mp3)


Two-Minute Warning: Advent- A Time to Be Silent

In this frenzied age, it is difficult to be still and silent. Despite the difficulty, doing so is sometimes vitally important. John Stonestreet talks about why we need to ready ourselves to hear God in the first of a four-part series, "He Has Come!"

From: ColsonCenter

Time: 04:00


Rebecca Kiessling talks strategy on BEL

from KGOV

* The Exceptional Rebecca Kiessling: Bob Enyart and Gregg Jackson interview Rebecca, the influential pro-life hero, about Steve Deace and Gregg's book titled We Won't Get Fooled Again (call 1-800-8Enyart to order)!

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Original audio source (20121204-BEL242.mp3)


11/30/12 Alan Boswell

from ScottHortonShow

Alan Boswell, Africa correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers, discusses how the current rebellion in northern Mali got started after Gaddafi’s fall in Libya; whether the rebels are al-Qaeda, “gangster Jihadis,” or some combination thereof; the long delay in getting boots on the ground in Mali (and these will be African proxy forces, not US military); how [...]

Original audio source (12_11_30_boswellkpfk.mp3)


Needed Reform

from The Point Radio with John Stonestreet

It's time to talk more about prison? For the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I'm John Stonestreet with The Point. Listen Now | Download


11/30/12 Jeff Paterson

from ScottHortonShow

Jeff Paterson of Courage to Resist discusses Bradley Manning’s conditional guilty plea and testimony in his own defense; the bogus justification for Manning’s extended “suicide watch” detention at Quantico; how Manning’s sentence (if the judge finds him guilty) will show if the military is accountable for torturing its own soldiers or not; and Julian Assange’s [...]

Original audio source (12_11_30_paterson.mp3)


Lessons from Canada on Gay Marriage

from The Point Radio with John Stonestreet

Where does this road lead? Look north! For the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, I'm John Stonestreet with The Point. Listen Now | Download


Theology Thursday: John 1:1

from KGOV

* The Deity of Christ -- Another Approach: Christ spoke often of the Father. Still, He preached an egocentric message. Jesus said: follow Me · believe in Me · abide in Me · do all for My sake · confess Me · love Me · come to Me · keep My commandments · receive Me · seek Me · I bear witness of Myself · I am the truth · I am the life. Should a created being direct most attention to the Father, or focus upon himself? Bible teachers use a handful of verses to establish Christ's identity. As is his style, Bob Enyart starts with a sweeping overview of the Bible to address the deity of Christ. This study stuns and delights, respectively, those disputing and affirming His divinity.

For centuries, as affirmed at the Council of Nicea, Christians have used a wonderful list of Bible verses to demonstrate from God's Word the deity of Jesus Christ. Here though is another avenue, similar to the "Big Picture View" approach that we use in Bob Enyart's life's work, The Plot: An Overview of the Bible:

Thus Saith the Lord: If we count how many times the Old Testament prophets said, “Thus says the Lord” we find them using that phrase, in the New King James Version of the Bible, about 420 times. The New Testament on the other hand, never once records that phrase. Jesus Christ, with all the red ink devoted to recording His words, never once used that ubiquitous phrase, “Thus saith the Lord.” Rather, Jesus proclaims, “I say to you,” in the Gospels! Not a single “Thus says the Lord,” but rather, “I say to you,” 135 times. The following chart demonstrates biblically that these two phrases, Thus saith the Lord, and I say unto you, indicate the same thing, that God is speaking. For Jesus Christ made it clear that He Himself was at the heart of His teaching. Unlike the righteous priests and kings, prophets and the apostles, the Lord focused His message on Himself:

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11/30/12 Eric Margolis

from ScottHortonShow

Eric Margolis, journalist and author of American Raj, discusses Palestine’s overwhelming victory in its bid for non-member observer state status at the UN (with the US in lonely opposition); how influential pro-Israel lobbies have paralyzed US Mideast policy; Canada’s own religious right movement; the Israeli government’s fear of Palestine’s new-found access to the International Criminal [...]

Original audio source (12_11_30_margolis.mp3)


Immediatist T Russell Hunter on BEL

from KGOV

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Original audio source (20121211-BEL247.mp3)


11/28/12 Scott McConnell

from ScottHortonShow

Scott McConnell, co-founder of The American Conservative, discusses his article “Why Americans Don’t Understand Palestine;” the mainstream media’s “journalistic malpractice” on Israel/Gaza issues; the UN General Assembly’s overwhelming support for Palestine’s observer state status; why Israel will choose between apartheid and ethnic cleansing when two-state solution talks finally end; and how new American immigrants could [...]

Original audio source (12_11_28_mcconnell.mp3)


11/28/12 Kevin Zeese

from ScottHortonShow

Kevin Zeese, Co-Chair of Come Home America, discusses Bradley Manning’s pretrial hearing at Fort Meade; evidence that Manning’s mistreatment at Quantico was orchestrated by Pentagon brass; lawyer David Coombs’ careful and effective questioning of witnesses; and the news updates at BradleyManning.org.

Original audio source (12_11_28_zeese.mp3)


Mulligan on Redistribution, Unemployment, and the Labor Market

from EconTalk

Casey Mulligan of the University of Chicago and the author of The Redistribution Recession, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in the book. Mulligan argues that increases in the benefits available to unemployed workers explains the depth of the Great Recession that began in 2007 and the slowness of the recovery particularly in the labor market. Mulligan argues that other macroeconomic explanations ignore the microeconomic incentives facing workers and employers.

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Time: 1:05:24


Where's Bob Costas When You Need Him?

from KGOV

* Where's Bob Costas: Without Bob Costas available to urge a ban on scissors, Bob Enyart turned instead to God's Word, and found out a lot about self defense and the principles of criminal justice.

Original audio source (20121212-BEL248.mp3)


11/27/12 Sheldon Richman

from ScottHortonShow

Sheldon Richman of the Future of Freedom Foundation discusses how the Washington and Colorado laws legalizing marijuana could nullify the federal war on drugs; the case for legalizing “hard” drugs; the realities of responsible drug use and addiction; and the creeping government regulation of drugs – starting in the early 20th century.

Original audio source (12_11_27_richman.mp3)


Ben Swann's 'Full Disclosure': Nullification

from Ron Paul 2012 | Sound Money, Peace and Liberty | Blog

Ben Swann takes a look at claims by a Florida State Senator and what he thinks of those who believe in nullification.

http://youtu.be/mlpVJC4Phlg

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Stewart Rhodes, Oathkeepers.org Video: Indefinite Detention of U.S. Citizens Without Trial Is TREASON

from Ron Paul 2012 | Sound Money, Peace and Liberty | Blog

Video:

http://youtu.be/kUUD0FMQ7Gg


Rand Paul On The Rush To War In Syria - The Jerry Doyle Show

from Ron Paul 2012 | Sound Money, Peace and Liberty | Blog

Good interview with JD.

http://youtu.be/pow-6okxMTI

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11/27/12 Jacob Hornberger

from ScottHortonShow

Jacob Hornberger, founder and president of the Future of Freedom Foundation, discusses his article “Outrage over Morsi but not over our Dictator;” the prerequisites for a truly free society; the federal courts’ excessive deference to the Pentagon and CIA; Obama’s pre-election concern about his “kill list” falling into Romney’s hands (so much for a nation [...]

Original audio source (12_11_27_hornberger.mp3)


Justin Amash talks to Neil Cavuto on Fox Business

from Ron Paul 2012 | Sound Money, Peace and Liberty | Blog

http://youtu.be/UWPxcI-qr3o

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Government Allowed 9/11 | Interview with Sibel Edmonds

from Ron Paul 2012 | Sound Money, Peace and Liberty | Blog

Government Allowed 9/11 | Interview with Sibel Edmonds.

http://youtu.be/7pTBJmWVXhA

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Ben Swann's Full Disclosure: Does The 2013 NDAA Secure Your Right To Trial?

from Ron Paul 2012 | Sound Money, Peace and Liberty | Blog

Well, here it is folks. Ben Swann on the Feinstein-Lee amendment which was co-sponsored by Rand Paul, who assured us that it was a "step in the right direction":

http://youtu.be/1zjevgCbMNw

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11/26/12 Adam Morrow

from ScottHortonShow

IPS News journalist Adam Morrow discusses the real story behind Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi’s so-called power grab; how Egypt’s judicial apparatus – largely a relic from the Mubarak era – is sabotaging representative government; Mursi’s shortcomings on IMF loans and Syria policy; and how Egypt’s new leadership prevented another Israeli “Operation Cast Lead” in Gaza.

Original audio source (12_11_26_morrow.mp3)


How to Make the Case for Freedom!

Freedomain Radio Listener Emails, 5 December 2012 - Do Boys Learn Differently from Girls? - How to Best Make the Case for Freedom? - What about Right to Work Legislation? - Is It Initiating Force to Get Your Children to Do Chores? Right to Work Bill Passes! Do you think boys learn differently than girls? Hi Stef, I recently have gotten into your videos and can't stop watching. You lay out your ideas brilliantly and concisely. There is a point of confusion that I have with regard to authority though. I understand the initiation of force is universally wrong, but when you reprimand your for doing things socially abnormal, but ultimately harmless, eg eating with her hands at a restaurant or telling an obese person that they're fat, how is that not initiating force? What punishment is supportive to raising a healthy child and when should you respect her self-ownership to say truthful things to others that Also, how do you handle teaching responsibility? You can't tell your child to do chores, so what if she refuses to do what you ask? Since she is an autonomous person, do you just concede and move on with your life? Is that conducive to raising a healthy child? Also, is it possible to be friends with somebody who has authority over you? I am good friends with a coworker who just got promoted and is now my "authority"... she can't fire me but she is considered my superior still. You give general principles for the authority / subordinate relationship but sometimes it seems <b>...</b>

From: Stefan Molyneux

Time: 24:04


Dr J - Observations on the "Hook-up" culture on today's university campuses

Don't think the Hook-up culture is all that big a deal? You might be interested in watching this video...

From: RuthInstitute

Time: 04:49


11/26/12 Kelley B. Vlahos

from ScottHortonShow

Washington, D.C.-based freelance reporter Kelley B. Vlahos discusses her article “Another Thanksgiving in Afghanistan;” why the David Petraeus/Paula Broadwell scandal really matters; the US-trained Afghan thugs who will take over if and when the US ever withdraws; the underwhelming slate of candidates for CIA director; and the racism of the drone war.  

Original audio source (12_11_26_vlahos.mp3)


Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock - Radio Radio/Video Program on 2012-12-11
  Hour 1 -- Randall Wray (Professor, Economics, University of Missouri-Kansas City and author) on "Cliff" Part of Ploy to Target Social Security and Medicare -   Hour 2 -- Scott Horton on war and foreign policy      Hour 3 -- Gene Kernon (Federal Tax Issues)     December 11th, 2012 Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock on LRN.FM / Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - Noon (EST) Studio Line: 602-264-2800      Hour 1 Randall Wray Webpages: EconoMonitor.Com CasUMKC.Edu Blogs: EconoMonitor.Com/lrwray NewEconomicPerspectives.Org NewEconomicPersepctives.Org/p/modern-monetary-theory-primer BIO: L. Randall Wray is a Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and Senior Scholar at the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, NY. A student of Hyman P. Minsky, Wray has focused on monetary theory and policy, macroeconomics, financial instability, and employment pol

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SERMON: Why Christian Leaders Waffle on Homosexuality - Squish Factor Now at 9.4

from Generations Radio - SermonAudio.com

A new MP3 sermon from Generations Radio is now available on SermonAudio.com with the following details:

Title: Why Christian Leaders Waffle on Homosexuality - Squish Factor Now at 9.4
Subtitle: Squish Factor Now at 9.4
Speaker: Kevin Swanson
Broadcaster: Generations Radio
Event: Current Events
Date: 12/12/2012
Length: 32 min. (64kbps)

Overview: Rick Warren, a public Christian leader, is 'uncertain if homosexual behavior is sinful' but more certain that 'gays go to heaven.' Are we trying to be 'relevant' to a crowd of apostates or marketing to the mob beating down the door of Lot's house? Will the homosexuals be pacified with a concession here and there? Then again, the Sodomites weren't pacified by Lot's offer of his daughters. On this edition of Generations, Kevin Swanson tries to figure out why Christian leaders are ratcheting up the squish factor when it comes to sins like homosexuality.

Original audio source (121212164470.mp3)


Questions on the Singularity, Omnipresence, and Morality

from Reasonable Faith Podcast

Conversation with William Lane Craig


Chris Anderson on Makers and Manufacturing

from EconTalk

Chris Anderson, author of Makers: The New Industrial Revolution, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his new book--the story of how technology is transforming the manufacturing business. Anderson argues that the plummeting prices of 3D printers and other tabletop design and manufacturing tools allows for individuals to enter manufacturing and for manufacturing to become customized in a way that was unimaginable until recently. Anderson explores how social networking interacts with this technology to create a new world of crowd-sourced design and production.

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Time: 1:04:15


11/26/12 Nathan Fuller

from ScottHortonShow

Nathan Fuller, an activist with the Bradley Manning Support Network, discusses the progress of Manning’s pretrial hearings; his motion to dismiss the charges based on the denial of a speedy trial per the UCMJ; Manning’s upcoming testimony on his treatment in the Quantico Marine brig; new information about who ordered Bradley’s Prevention of Injury (POI) [...]

Original audio source (12_11_26_fuller.mp3)


David Friedman on How to Privatize Everything

"Producing laws is not an easier problem than producing cars or food," says David Friedman, author, philosopher, and professor at Santa Clara University. "So if the government's incompetent to produce cars or food, why do you expect it to do a good job producing the legal system within which you are then going to produce the cars and the food?" Friedman sat down to talk with Reason TV at Libertopia 2012 in San Diego. Friedman reflected on the impact of his landmark book, The Machinery of Freedom, discussed the differences between libertarianism and anarcho-capitalism and revealed what his father, economist Milton Friedman, thought of his anarchist leanings. Approximately 7 minutes. Interview by Paul Feine. Camera by Alex Manning and Zach Weissmueller. Edited by Weissmueller. Visit reason.com for downloadable versions and subscribe to Reason TV's YouTube channel to receive automatic notifications when new material goes live.

From: ReasonTV

Time: 07:33


"The idea that you could openly sell things that help women achieve orgasm is pretty new."

"Sex toys, most of them, are designed to help women achieve orgasm," says writer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Phil Harvey. "The idea that you could openly sell things that help women achieve orgasm is pretty new." Harvey runs the adult-toy company Adam & Eve and is the head of DKT International, a nonprofit that promotes family planning and HIV/AIDS prevention in underdeveloped countries. An ardent libertarian (and contributor to Reason Foundation, the nonprofit that publishes Reason TV), Harvey is also the author of several books, including 2001's The Government vs. Erotica, which documented his precedent-setting legal battles with state and federal law enforcement over the right to sell adult materials to willing customers. His new book is Show Time, a psychological thriller that follows a group of reality TV participants struggling to survive a brutal winter on a remote island in Lake Superior. By turns reminiscent of The Hunger Games, Survivor, and Lost, Show Time is a wry and gripping commentary on voyeurism, mass media, and self-destruction. Harvey sat down recently with Nick Gillespie to discuss why sex and violence will always be integral to the arts and how Americans have become more comfortable in their pursuit of sensual pleasure. About 14 minutes. Interview by Nick Gillespie. Edited by Amanda Winkler. Visit reason.com for downloadable versions and subscribe to Reason TV's YouTube channel to receive automatic notifications when new material goes live.

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Time: 14:25


1000 Wrongfully Convicted and Counting: New Registry Checks Justice System's Power

If you were wrongfully convicted of a crime, how would you fight the system? 16-year-old Arthur Carmona and his mom, Ronnie Sandoval, spent years doing just that. "He wanted to fight. He said, 'I'm not signing shit. If I can't prove I'm innocent then I'm going to die in here,'" says Ronnie of her son. She fought tirelessly to get Arthur out of prison after he was wrongfully convicted of 12 counts of armed robbery. "I'm disgusted with what they did to my son," Ronnie says, "it was as simple as him walking out the door to go play video games and he stepped into the Twilight Zone, and it followed him for all the days of his life." How did Arthur get thrown in prison for a crime he didn't commit? Rob Warden, director of Northwestern University's Center on Wrongful Convictions, says it's not uncommon. "Every case that we look at is different," says Warden, "but there are common elements and there are things that seem to transcend them." Warden helped develop a project to raise awareness about wrongful convictions, and bring about change. The National Registry of Exonerations was released earlier this year and documents over a thousand cases of exonerations in the US. "Our great hope for the registry is [that it will] provide data that will fortify arguments for reform," Warden says. The registry also provides reasons why the exonerees were wrongfully convicted such as false confessions, errors with eyewitness testimony and a phenomenon called "tunnel vision." "It's very <b>...</b>

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Time: 07:57


Texas Schools Track Students with RFID Chips! (Nanny of the Month, Nov '12)

This month's lineup of of busybodies includes the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, where administrators may ban booze in dorms--even for students of legal drinking age (guess those college kids would just stay dry!). Then there's Chi-Town, where officials are using GPS devices to track food trucks to make sure they don't wander within 200 feet of any fixed businesses that sell food, including convenience stores. Violators could face fines of $2000. Compare that to the $100 fine you'd face for parking in front of a fire hydrant and you get an idea for just how seriously city officials take the threat of competition. (Good thing the Institute for Justice is on the case.) But this time the nanny of the month comes to us from deep in the heart of Texas, where administrators at San Antonio's Northside school district are tracking kids with radio frequency identification chips. Dozens of electronic readers have been installed in the school's ceiling panels to keep tabs on the kiddos while they're at school. The official number-one reason for going RFID is to "increase student safety and security," but--since district funding goes up when attendance goes up--it's clearly all about the Benjamins. With school-based tracking going back to at least 2004, the Lone Star State has been something of an RFID trailblazer. In fact, Northside is considering expanding the program to cover all of the district's 97000 students. About 80 seconds. "Nanny of the Month" is written and <b>...</b>

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Time: 01:19


LP Candidate Bruce Majors vs. DC's One-Party System

"There are a lot of people in DC who are Democrats who probably don't really want to be," says DC's Libertarian Party congressional candidate Bruce Majors, "but if you don't vote in the primaries then your vote in the election doesn't really count." Majors surprised many this election by receiving 6% of the vote against longtime congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, guaranteeing the Libertarian Party major party status in the nation's capital. Majors sat down with Reason TV's Nick Gillespie to discuss the election, DC politics, and why hitting the major party threshold is important for libertarians. Camera by Meredith Bragg and Josh Swain. Edited by Swain. About 3.40 minutes. Visit www.reason.com for downloadable versions and subscribe to Reason TV's YouTube Channel and receive automatic notifications when new material goes live.

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Time: 03:43


"I escaped a North Korean prison camp" - Shin Dong-hyuk's Survivor Story

Shin Dong-hyuk was born inside Kaechon #14, one of the world's harshest labor camps. His parents were political prisoners, declared enemies of the state for having committed minor offenses against the North Korean regime. Shin was routinely subjected to torture and knew nothing of the outside world until his escape at the age of 23. Today he is on a mission to tell the world his story. And to remind us of the estimated 200000 other forced laborers currently languishing under the regime of Kim Jong-un. Go to reason.com for more and subscribe to ReasonTV's YouTube Channel to receive notifications when new material goes live.

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Time: 04:08


Reason Mag Preview w Matt Welch & Kennedy: APOCALYPSE 2013!

Reason TV's Kennedy sits down with Reason Editor in Chief Matt Welch to find out what's in the newest issue of the nation's only magazine of "Free Minds and Free Markets." The January 2013 edition of Reason has just newsstands and features articles about avoiding the fiscal cliff, Veronique de Rugy on how (and why) to cut defense spending, and Ronald Bailey on how your cellphone is spying on you. There's also a brand-new Peter Bagge cartoon essay about Detroit, Jesse Walker's survey of apocalypticism in American culture, and Jacob Sullum's latest dispatch from the marijuana wars. The cover is an original drawing by the great hot-rod-punk-rock-artist Chris Cooper - aka Coop. Read more about him here: www.coopstuff.com A year's subscription costs just $14.97 for 11 issues (the discount grows with multi-year subscriptions). Subscribers get the print magazine weeks before any of the material shows up online and the cost of subscribing helps underwrite Reason.com and Reason TV as well as the production of the mag itself. If you're thinking of subscribing, you might want to consider making a tax-free donation to Reason Foundation, the 501(c)3 nonprofit that publishes the magazine and this website. We're hosting our annual webathon this week and a gift of $100 will nab you a subscription plus a classic black Reason T-shirt as well (did we mention all donations are tax deductible too?). The more you give, the more swag you'll get. Go here for more information on making a donation <b>...</b>

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Time: 03:25


Meet Congress' Favorite Bootlegger: Prohibition, Hypocrisy, and "The Man in the Green Hat"

In honor of Repeal Day, which celebrates the end of America's "noble experiment" in banning alcoholic beverages, Reason TV is happy to introduce you to George Cassiday, a man whose life and work should be taught to every schoolkid - and to every member of Congress hell-bent on legislating the nation's morals. From 1920 through 1930 - the thick of the Prohibition era - Cassiday supplied illegal liquor throughout the halls of Congress. Known as "The Man in the Green Hat," Cassiday was the Capitol's highest-profile bootlegger, with a client list that included senior members of the Republican and Democratic Parties. How instrumental was he to the DC power elite? He even had his own office in the House and Senate office buildings. Cassiday gave up the liquor trade after his arrest in 1930, but gained notoriety by penning a series of front-page articles for The Washington Post about his days as Congress' top bottle man. Though he never named names, Cassiday's stories detailed every aspect of his former business - and the depths of hypocrisy in Washington. By his own estimation, "four out of five senators and congressmen consume liquor either at their offices or their homes." Appearing days before the 1930 mid-term elections, Cassiday's revelations caused a national stir and helped sweep pro-Prohibitionist - and ostensibly tee-totaling - congressmen and senators out of power. Today, with the rise of cocktail culture and prohibition-vogue in full swing, Cassiday's life and legacy <b>...</b>

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Time: 04:36


Censorship and "Unlearning Liberty" at College: Q&A with FIRE's Greg Lukianoff

"The...idea that if you just let people talk, it will be this pit of racist pandemonium...is sort of childish and it oversimplifies. But it is a great justification for having a lot of power over speech," says Greg Lukianoff, the president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE). Lukianoff spoke with Reason TV's Nick Gillespie about his new book Unlearning Liberty: Campus Censorship and the End of American Debate, where he details the slow and steady withering of free expression on America's college campuses. In some ways, the modern on-campus free-speech movement dates back to 1993's "water buffalo incident" at the University of Pennsylvania, where a student was brought up on racial harassment charges for using the term "water buffalo" as an insult. That case led directly to the founding of FIRE, which "defends free speech, due process and basic rights on campus." A Stanford Law-trained liberal who blogs at the Huffington Post, Lukianoff insists that by restricting controversial or potentially offensive speech, "you're putting people into echo chambers" where they only interact with people with whom they already agree. That sort of groupthink is dangerous to a free society, says Lukianoff, but it's particularly appalling to see it instituted at the nation's colleges and universities, where the free exchange of ideas is supposed to be the whole point of higher education. Runs about 16 minutes. Produced by Anthony L. Fisher. Camera by Jim Epstein and <b>...</b>

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Time: 16:21


Guns, Football, Macho Culture Didn't Kill Jovan Belcher's Girlfriend. Jovan Belcher Did.

Were you disgusted by news coverage immediately following the death of Jovan Belcher? Belcher was a linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs who shot his girlfriend - and mother of his three-month-old daughter - dead after an argument. Belcher then drove to the Arrowhead Stadium practice facility to profusely thank general manager Scott Pioli and head coach Romeo Crennel for their roles in his career. He reportedly said, "I love you, bro" before shooting himself. Fans and sportswriters tried to make sense of the Belcher violence, and with the suicide of San Diego Charger Junior Seau earlier this year in mind, they grasped at common straws that might tie the two acts together. But what separates Belcher from Seau - and other depressed athletes who've struggled with the fallout from a career of hard hits and head injuries - is that Junior's plight didn't end in the barbaric murder of his girlfriend and the orphaning of a three-month-old baby. Jovan Belcher's suicide might have forced the question as to whether or not football has become too violent and punishing for its player, but killing his girlfriend elevates the action to something that cannot be justified by appeals to celebrity culture and pop psychology. Or even readily explained by scientific research suggesting traumatic injury causes permanent brain damage and behavioral problems. Killing your girlfriend is not a "behavioral problem", it is a horrific, evil, cowardly act that is morally wrong to try to either <b>...</b>

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Time: 02:43


Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard: Making City Government Work

When Greg Ballard was elected mayor of Indianapolis in 2008, he knew his job wouldn't be easy. Like so many cities in the US, Indianapolis was struggling to provide services and projecting a budget shortfall of 150 million dollars in 2012. Unlike most other cities, however, Indianapolis has become more efficient over the past four years. Under Ballard's leadership, the city pursued a variety of innovative approaches, including a partnership with a private firm to manage the city's water and waste water, that have improved services and restored the city's financial health. Reason TV's Paul Feine sat down with Ballard to learn more about how he's making city government do more with less while day-to-day life for Indy residents. About 5 minutes. Produced by Paul Feine and Alex Manning

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Time: 05:00


James Payne on Six Political Illusions

"The first thing [children] think about of government is that it is like a super parent," says author and Reason Magazine contributor James Payne. Payne points out that seeing government as having the virtues of a parent - wisdom, responsibility, money, unlimited funds for whatever you need - has lead to illusions about what role the government should be playing in our lives. Payne sat down to talk with Reason TV at Libertopia 2012 in San Diego, Calif. to discuss his book, Six Political Illusions: A Primer on Government for Idealists Fed Up with History Repeating Itself. Approximately 4:36 minutes. Interview by Zach Weissmueller. Camera by Alex Manning and Zach Weissmueller. Edited by Weissmueller. Visit www.reason.com for downloadable versions and subscribe to Reason TV's YouTube channel to receive automatic notifications when new material goes live.

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Time: 04:39


How Dewey Bartlett Balanced Tulsa's Budget without Raising Taxes

When Mayor Dewey Bartlett took office on December 7, 2009, Tulsa, Oklahoma was in its worst budget crisis since the Great Depression. "We would have probably had to file for bankruptcy," Bartlett tells Reason TV. "It certainly got us focused on how to run a government better." With a $10 million budget shortfall and employee compensation spiraling out of control, thinkng about layoffs was just the beginning. Bartlett schooled himself about the budget and decided to focus "on things a government really should do and also make a decision on what a government really doesn't need to do." He reformed pay for police and firemen, sold unused vehicles and property, and privatized some city services, including the city's zoo. "Many times, decisions are made to cut everybody's budget, and not specific portions of the budget that really aren't necessary," he says. Reason TV talked with Bartlett in his office to talk about how to balance a city's budget without raising taxes. About 6 minutes. Interview by Len Gilroy and Sharif Matar, who filmed, edited, and produced the video. Visit www.reason.com for downloadable versions and subscribe to Reason TV's YouTube channel to receive automatic notifications when new material goes live.

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Time: 06:23


Can an Undocumented Immigrant Become a US Lawyer? California High Court Will Decide

Sergio Garcia, 35, has wanted to become an attorney since he was 10 years old. In 2009, his dream was about to become a reality. The longtime California resident had graduated from law school, passed the state bar, and received the approval of the State Bar Board of Examiners. There was just one problem: Garcia didn't have documentation to work legally in the United States. Born in Mexico, he was brought to the United States by his family when he was a little more than a year old. He lived in California until he was nine years old, then went back to Mexico before returning to the Golden State to finish high school and attend college and law school. His father says he applied for a green card for his son 18 years ago, but the application is still pending. Once the California Supreme Court, which has to sign off on all new bar members, found out about Garcia's status, it stopped short of letting him practice law. The court asked the Obama Justice Department to weigh in on the case instead; Justice said Garcia should not receive a license, reasoning that an illegal alien - albeit one who has spent decades in the US - doesn't have the right to work in the Land of the Free. "Independently of my status, I have to fulfill my dreams. I have to believe that all the work I've put into it is not going to be in vain," says Garcia. "The knowledge you gain [...] is not dependent on a piece of paper." "The fact that we can give a license to practice law to someone who cannot lawfully <b>...</b>

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Time: 08:42


Judge Napolitano: How Teddy Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson Destroyed Constitutional Freedom

"The radical change in the relationship of the federal government to individual Americans was ratcheted up greatly in the Progressive Era," argues Judge Andrew Napolitano in his new book, Theodore and Woodrow: How Two American Presidents Destroyed Constitutional Freedom. The first decades of the 20th century saw an assault on individual liberties that was both unconstitutional and unprecedented in American history. From crackdowns on freedom of speech to the seizures of vast swaths of land, Judge Napolitano shows how the policies of two presidents from opposing parties laid the groundwork for a century of ever-expanding federal power. Judge Napolitano is chief legal analyst for Fox News, a syndicated columnist, and a Reason contributor (read his archive here). He recently sat down with Nick Gillespie to talk about his latest book and discuss the relevance of the Progressive era - a time of prohibition, military expansionism, and vilification of wealth - to today's political struggles. About 14 minutes. Camera by Anthony Fisher and Jim Epstein. Edited by Todd Krainin. Scroll down for downloadable versions and subscribe to ReasonTV's YouTube Channel to receive notification when new material goes live.

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Time: 14:03


Why Copyright Law is so Mickey Mouse - And How to Fix It: Q&A with Jerry Brito

"If I take your car, you no longer have your car. If I sing a song that you wrote, you still have your song," says Mercatus Center senior research fellow Jerry Brito in explaining the difference between real property and intellectual property. The latter, he stresses, is statutory property, created by the Constitution and designed to secure for creators a limited period of exclusive control of their works. "That's exactly why we have copyright: So you can turn a profit." But that incentive to create is supposed to be balanced again society's gain from having works go into the public domain, where anyone can use them. The original copyright term in the US lasted for 14 years and could be renewed once. Under current law, the term is the life of the creator plus 70 years. At the same time, enforcement against copyright infringement and unauthorized use has been on the rise. Brito is the editor of the new book, Copyright Unbalanced: From Incentive to Excess, which features contributions by David Post, Tom W. Bell, Christina Mulligan, Reihan Salam, Patrick Ruffini, Tim B. Lee, and Eli Dourado. Copyright Unbalanced argues that Congress acts as a tool of Hollywood and other powerful interests, extending copyright terms whenever Mickey Mouse or other properties are about to enter the public domain. Returning to the original understanding of copyright, says Brito, is essential, especially since copying has never been so easy. Nick Gillespie talked with Brito about copyright <b>...</b>

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Time: 04:50


Marijuana Is Legal in Colorado...Now What?

On November 6, 2012 the citizens of Colorado and Washington voted to regulate marijuana like alcohol. In Colorado, where around 10000 people are arrested for violating marijuana laws each year, 55 percent voted in favor of Amendment 64. On December 10, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper officially made Amendment 64 part of the state's constitution. The governor also signed an executive order establishing a task force of government officials and other stakeholders to make recommendations to the legislature about how to establish a legal market for businesses to cultivate and sell marijuana to adults. For now, adults 21 years old and over can possess up to one ounce of marijuana and grow up to six plants. How did the federal government respond? On the day after November's election, Justice Department spokesperson Nanda Chitre said, "The Department's enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act remains unchained." November 6 was an historic day for drug policy reformers across the country, but at this point it's anybody's guess whether or not the feds will respect the will of the voters in Colorado and Washington. Reason TV traveled to Colorado to see what residents there are thinking. Approximately 2.30 minutes. Produced by Paul Feine and Alex Manning.

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Time: 02:34


A Great Year For Pot, Freedom, and Ending the Drug War: Q&A with MPP's Rob Kampia

"It was a wonderful feeling, being in that celebration with people in Colorado," says Rob Kampia, head of the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), of his Election Night 2012 experience. Thanks in part to the efforts of MPP, Colorado and Washington became the first two states to fully legalize recreational marijuana use and possession. In a Q&A with Reason TV's Nick Gillespie, Kampia talks about his organization's "religious" devotion to "sticking to the message," relentlessly reminding voters of the fiscal benefits to be reaped by taxing marijuana like alcohol and the shameful waste created by the mass incarceration of non-violent drug offenders. Kampia also reveals a surprising answer to the question, "What did you do to celebrate the legalization of marijuana?" About 5 minutes. Produced by Anthony L. Fisher. Camera by Josh Swain and Zach Weissmueller. Go to reason.com for links, downloadable versions, and more videos. Subscribe to Reason TV's YouTube channel to get automatic notifications when new material goes live.

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Time: 05:10


Reason Webathon 2012 w Nick Gillespie, Matt Welch, Kennedy, and more!

As part of Reason's annual fundraising webathon (December 4-11), Matt Welch and Nick Gillespie hosted a two-hour telethon featuring appearances with Reason TV host Kennedy and Reason staffers Katherine Mangu-Ward, Ronald Bailey, Mike Riggs, Peter Suderman, Matthew Feeney, and Meredith Bragg. Welch, Gillespie, and the rest talked about highlights of Reason's output in 2012 and discussed hopes and fears for 2013. Drug policy, health care, environmentalism, private space exploration, the best movies of the year - these and many other topics were covered. We're looking for 800 donors between now and next Tuesday to help us be your voice in the fight for "Free Minds and Free Markets." In 2012, Reason staffers published thousands of articles at our own sites and in the pages of outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and the Washington Post; produced over 500 videos; made hundreds of media appearances on everything from C-SPAN to NPR to PBS to Bill Maher's HBO Show to Fox, MSNBC, and CNN; and made dozens of talks and appearances at colleges, clubs, and elsewhere. We use the money we raise from contributions to produce the award-winning videos you see here, plus publish the print edition of Reason magazine and Reason.com, the country's largest libertarian news source. Reason is published by the 501(c)3 nonprofit Reason Foundation and all donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Go to www.reason.com for more information and suggested <b>...</b>

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Time: 02:01:55