Lions of Liberty Network

Halloween comes a day early this year as special guest host Gary Johnson throws a Halloween party with all sorts of special guests, including Bill Weld, Frederica Wilson, Kim Jong Un, Donald Trump and many, many more! Eventually, the Lions return for an episode of “Libertarians in Living Rooms Drinking Liquor”, as Marc, Brian, Rico and JB discuss Gary Johnson’s crusade against the two party system, and just how “private” companies like YouTube, Amazon, Facebook really are.  Enjoy this spooky, scary, Liberty Halloween! For show notes head to LionsOfLiberty.com/319 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Felony Friday Holli Coulman joins host John Odermatt to share a shocking story of injustice. Holli went ascended the corporate ladder over a 16 year period serving the administrative needs of senior and executive vice presidents at a large high-tech company, Hewlett Packard. She found herself targeted under a federal investigation. And upon legal advice she took a plea to avoid the exorbitant cost of taking her case to trial. Holli was given a 21-month sentence for one count of wire fraud with a restitution amount of 954K. Holli shares her experience and talks about the dangerous and abusive environment she was subjected to while incarcerated. The most shocking aspect of her time in prison was the two months of solitary confinement she was subjected to as a punishment for publishing blog posts that shared the mistreatme [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s truncated ELL Brian fights through back spasms and prescription drugs to give some quick takes on topics including the fight in Federal Court to legalize prostitution in CA, Progressive anti-Trump wackjobs’ plan to “scream at the sky”, and the Pentagon advocating women sign up for the draft.  Show notes at Lions of Liberty @BrianMcWilliams @LionsofLiberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode Marc is joined by the very first guest to ever appear on Lions of Liberty way back in episode 1 - libertarian legal theorist and author Stephan Kinsella! Stephan answers the quesiton Marc failed to ask in that episode of just how he first became interested in libertarian ideas and went on to become a proponent of Hans-Hermann Hoppe’s “Argumenation Ethics.” Marc and Stephan go on to discuss the theory - where it originated from, what it entails, and why Stephan believes it to be a superior justification for libertarian private property ethics - moreso than natural rights or utlilitarian/consequentialist ethics.  Enjoy this deep dive into libertarian philosophy! Find the show notes at LionsOfLiberty.com/318 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Felony Friday Jennifer Myers joins host John Odermatt. Jennifer is an author, speaker, federal prison consultant, and advocate for women in prison and youth with incarcerated parents. She is the founder of LA Myers consulting, a prison consulting business that prepares first-time, nonviolent offenders and their families for federal prison. Jennifer also is co-founder of Voices of UNcarceration; a series of creative media production projects that bring to light the impact of incarceration on California families and communities. She is co-founder of R.I.S.E. to Empower, a nonprofit that empowers girls and young women to make positive choices. Her memoir, Trafficking the Good Life, was a finalist in the 2014 San Diego Book & Wr [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s Electric Libertyland, Brian takes a long hard look at the mutation and obfuscation occurring in the fallout from the Harvey Weinstein allegations and the #MeToo hashtag trending on Twitter. Originally created to give sexually assaulted women a voice, the transformation of the hashtag’s users showcases how far the Democrats will go to move attention away from Clinton, and America’s real “Me, Too” problem, which has nothing to do with sexual assault. Brian then looks to the ironically named Liberty Act, which seeks to keep the worst of the domestic spying apparatus intact, the bombshell revelation that the FBI knew about Clinton/Russia bribes and money during Obama admin, the New York Times hiring a “gender editor” and finishes up with a well-deserved rant about kids Halloween costumes being considered cultural appropriation. Show notes at Lions of Liberty @B [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s show, we take a slightly different path away from libertarian philosophy and politics and welcome in clinical psychologist and speaker Dr. Michael Edelstein. Dr. Edelstein starts off by explaining how he became interested in clinical psychology and how that eventually led him to meet Walter Block and - after several years of debate - to him becoming a libertarian. Dr. Edestein then explains his view on self-esteem, and why he is critical of its promotion specifically by Nathaniel Branden and Ayn Rand. Marc and Michael then discuss the concept of “libertaran burnout” and how passionate libertarians can adjust their expectations in order to avoid this common phenomenon.  For show notes head to LionsOfLiberty.com/317 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s show Remso Martinez joins host John Odermatt. Remso is a political commentator, campaign consultant, and multi-media producer living in the D.C. area. Remso is best known for his podcast the Remso Republic.   John asks Remso about his recent foray into investigative journalism, which tipped him off to some shady actions by Virginia Democrats. Remso shares how he discovered that the Democrat Party in Virginia was bringing controversial former Attorney General Eric Holder in to fundraise and in a very strange twist neglected to promote his appearance! When Remso asked local Dems why they were bringing gun walker Eric Holder of Fast and Furious fame for a fundraiser, they pretended that Fast and Furious was [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s Electric Libertyland, Brian observes the days-long silence from top Democrats on Harvey Weinstein’s grope-gate scandal, talks about the United States embarrassing itself at the U.N. discussing death sentences for gays, looks at a Miami Dolphins coach Christopher Foerster being outed on social media as a drug user because “social justice,” and examines the insane amount of corruption in Latin American and Caribbean countries’ public services. And to wrap it up: will Rand Paul cave on Trump’s tax plan in exchange for some love on health insurance?  @BrianMcWilliams @LionsofLiberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode, Marc is joined by the President of the Free State Project, Matt Philips! The Free State Project is a movement which is in the process of moving 20,000 people to the state of New Hampshire to better enact poltical change towards a more free society while building a upon a community of liberty activists. Matt explains how he first became a libertarian, and what inspired him to join the FSP and move to New Hampshire well ahead of the “trigger” - the signing of 20,000 people to the pledge to move to state within 5 years, which occurred in 2016. Marc and Matt also tackle the issue of guns, and address concersn of those who would fear a lack of government oversight over gun ownerships, as currently exists in New Hampshire.  Find full show notes at LionsOfLiberty.com/316 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices