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Jan 1, 2025 • 48min

Ep 313 | New Year, New Cabinet: Meet the Trump Appointees | Guests: Various

With his transition back to the White House well under way, President-elect Trump has had the courtesy to nominate several “Kibbe on Liberty” regulars to fill prominent positions in his administration. We are encouraged to see the likes of Jay Bhattacharya nominated to run the National Institutes of Health, Tulsi Gabbard selected for director of national intelligence, Paul Atkins chosen to lead the SEC, and Vivek Ramaswamy co-chairing the Department of Government Efficiency with Elon Musk. As we enter 2025, now is your chance to get to know these nominees, each of whom has taken a stand to push back on government authoritarianism and support American freedoms in the new year.
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Dec 27, 2024 • 56min

Ep 312 | The Best of 2024 | Guests: Various

This Christmas, if you’ve had enough of family, gift giving, and day drinking, “Kibbe on Liberty” invites you to take a look back at some of our most engaging and provocative guests, giving their perspectives on everything from COVID authoritarianism and the resurgence of parental control over education, to foreign policy and Ukraine, to what really happened on January 6. Revisit some of the most articulate and insightful voices in the liberty movement as we prepare for a new year that promises to bring both new opportunities and new challenges to advance freedom in America and around the world.
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Dec 18, 2024 • 53min

Ep 311 | Medicine Has to Win Back the Public Trust | Guest: Joseph Marine

The Make America Healthy Again movement is seeing a renewed interest in addressing chronic disease, obesity, and other health problems that plague Americans. But at the same time, the incompetence and dishonesty of the public health establishment during the COVID-19 pandemic have left people more skeptical of medical experts than ever. Matt Kibbe sits down with Dr. Joseph Marine, Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University, to talk about what needs to be done to restore the country's faith in good science as well as what we can expect from Trump nominees like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Jay Bhattacharya as they take the reins of dysfunctional and corrupt agencies like the NIH and HHS.
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Dec 11, 2024 • 1h 4min

Ep 310 | Inflation Is Worse than Economists Realize | Guest: Lydia Newman

Rampant inflation is making it harder for Americans to put food on the table and is one of the main drivers of the political dissatisfaction that led to Donald Trump's reelection. Yet, many economists remain bemused by the average worker's concern over rising prices. This is because many ivory tower academics are narrowly focused on their areas of study and have lost touch with the concerns of ordinary people. Matt Kibbe sits down with Lydia Mashburn Newman, managing director of monetary economics at the American Institute for Economic Research. to discuss how the Federal Reserve, coupled with reckless government spending, is the main contributor to inflation, and the need for someone like Ron Paul to go in and clean house.
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Dec 6, 2024 • 55min

Ep 309 | Criminal Referrals from the House COVID Select Investigation! | Guest: Rep. Brad Wenstrup

The mismanagement and subsequent cover-up of the COVID-19 pandemic is one of the greatest scandals in American history, and it's crucial that those responsible are held accountable for their lies and deceptions. It's also imperative that we put safeguards in place to prevent such a thing from ever happening again. That is the task of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, chaired by Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio). The subcommittee has just released a 500-page report detailing its findings, and Rep. Wenstrup sits down with Matt Kibbe to go through those results and talks about criminal referrals for the culpable parties.
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Dec 4, 2024 • 49min

Ep 308 | Trump's Foreign Policy Should Focus on Prosperity, Not Fear | Guest: Magatte Wade

Donald Trump has signaled that the foreign policy of his second administration will put America first and avoid foreign entanglements. However, he has also leaned into his persona of international tough guy, ready to limit foreign trade with tariffs and quotas. Matt Kibbe sits down with Magatte Wade, director of the Center for African Prosperity, to discuss the need for the United States to work together with other nations to help create a wealthier, more prosperous future. This is not about handing out foreign aid or funding other countries' wars but about supporting the institutions that empower entrepreneurs and innovators to bring opportunity to the whole world.
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Nov 27, 2024 • 1h 4min

Ep 307 | What Does an ‘America First’ Foreign Policy Look Like? | Guests: Dan Caldwell & Reid Smith

Donald Trump won re-election in large part due to his promises to end the war in Ukraine and pursue an “America First” foreign policy. At the same time, some of his Cabinet picks have been troublingly hawkish. Matt Kibbe is joined by Dan Caldwell, senior adviser at Defense Priorities, and Reid Smith, vice president of foreign policy at Stand Together, to discuss what we can expect from the incoming Trump administration, how to correct some of Joe Biden’s previous mistakes, and the importance of encouraging the president-elect in the right direction when it comes to war and military adventurism.
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Nov 20, 2024 • 58min

Ep 306 | The Government Is Full of Domestic Imperialists | Guest: Keith Knight

As the Cabinet appointees within the incoming Trump administration take shape, there is cause for hope among libertarians, as well as some cause for concern. Matt Kibbe is joined by Keith Knight, managing editor at the Libertarian Institute and author of the book "Domestic Imperialism: Nine Reasons I Left Progressivism," to talk about why progressives and neoconservatives alike are so quick to agitate for foreign wars and why it's so important to keep hawks like Nikki Haley and Mike Pompeo far from the levers of power.
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Nov 13, 2024 • 54min

Ep 305 | Will We See Justice for J6ers? | Guest: Steve Baker

For the last four years, the media has persisted in characterizing January 6 protesters as a violent mob intent on overthrowing a legitimately elected government. However, many of the people now being prosecuted were innocent bystanders or journalists simply trying to cover the event. One such man is investigative journalist and BlazeTV contributor Steve Baker, who comes straight from the courthouse to talk to Matt Kibbe about how he was forced to enter a guilty plea for a crime he didn’t commit and how his life has been turned upside down by a twisted justice system bent on locking him away. With the re-election of President Trump, there is now some hope that he and his fellow journalists can finally be liberated from these politically motivated prosecutions.
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Nov 6, 2024 • 47min

Ep 304 | Post-Election, There Are Big Opportunities to Advance Liberty | Guest: Jack Hunter

On this episode of “Kibbe on Liberty,” recorded the morning after Donald Trump’s decisive victory, Matt Kibbe is joined by Jack Hunter, co-founder of BASEDPolitics, to analyze the election results. Both are cautiously optimistic about the prospects for important liberty-friendly policies, bolstered by the MAHA movement and an anti-authoritarian political realignment. Beginning with Trump’s pledge to free Ross Ulbricht, Matt and Jack lay out a white-pilled wish list. Will a new Trump administration include Cabinet posts for Thomas Massie, RFK Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, Mike Lee, and Vivek Ramaswamy? What about the waste-slashing ideas of Elon Musk and Ron Paul?

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