The Road To Freedom Podcast

Ep. 19 - Statists Force Vs. Property Rights, Government Poising, Private Schooling, Privatize It All

theroadtofreedompodcast@gmail.com (Patrick Studabaker) — Wed, 02 Jan 2019 06:32:14 +0000

The guys talk about a few local news stories including a greenhouse wanting to bring in workers and the surrounding neighborhood wanting to use government to stop it. Another news story about how the government's recommendation for allowable poison in the water turns out to be wrong? Well, I'm for one shocked! Then a look at the benefits for privatization including schooling.

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Ep. 18 - Government Shutdown, Perpetual War, Federal Reserve, & Gold Standard

theroadtofreedompodcast@gmail.com (Patrick Studabaker) — Thu, 27 Dec 2018 13:58:26 +0000

Ep. 18 - Government Shutdown, Perpetual War, Federal Reserve, & Gold Standard The Road To Freedom Podcast Download

Ding dong the government is shut down! The road to tyranny is over...right? Come on now! The guys talk about the unnecessary need of a federal power, how the current war state started after the fall of the Soviet Union, what the Federal Reserve is and how evil it is, and what the benefit to having a gold standard is.

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Ep. 17 - Michigan News Potpourri With Libertarian Commentary

theroadtofreedompodcast@gmail.com (Patrick Studabaker) — Sat, 15 Dec 2018 09:42:33 +0000

Ep. 17 - Michigan News Potpourri With Libertarian Commentary The Road To Freedom Podcast Download

The government approves the legal level to poison you:

https://www.mlive.com/news/2018/12/michigan-pfas-safety-level-would-double-under-lame-duck-bill.html

https://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2018/11/businesses_discharging_pfas_in.html

Michigan Schools need permission to do things:

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/education/2017/07/31/michigan-schools-start-labor-day/104150010/

Colleges overspending on upper management:

https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2018/12/part-time-professors-call-for-wage-increase-at-kalamazoo-valley.html

https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2018/12/kalamazoo-valley-adds-16k-moving-allowance-to-presidents-contract.html

Kalamazoo Central Planning Of Asylum Lake - Business Vs. Nature:

https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2018/12/city_of_kalamazoo_halts_develo.html

https://kalamazoo.novusagenda.com/Agendapublic/CoverSheet.aspx?ItemID=1941&MeetingID=177

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Ep. 16 - Just Say No-thing To The Police

theroadtofreedompodcast@gmail.com (Patrick Studabaker) — Sun, 09 Dec 2018 06:38:59 +0000

The boys discuss what to do when confronted by the police - say nothing and find out if you are being detained.

As a jumping off point, they discuss an article from mLive about a protester who was choked, assaulted, and arrested by Michigan police. You can find the article here - https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2018/11/street_protester_choked_by_off.html

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Ep. 15 - Objecting To The NAP Part 2

theroadtofreedompodcast@gmail.com (Patrick Studabaker) — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 05:09:02 +0000

Ep. 15 - Objecting To The NAP Part 2 The Road To Freedom Podcast Download

Continue the critique the article "Six Reasons Libertarians Should Reject the Non-Aggression Principle" by Matt Zwolinski.

Fraud, aggression, and children are the topics covered.

You can find the article here - https://www.libertarianism.org/blog/six-reasons-libertarians-should-reject-non-aggression-principle

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Ep. 14 - HELP FIRE & Objecting To The NAP Part 1

theroadtofreedompodcast@gmail.com (Patrick Studabaker) — Mon, 19 Nov 2018 09:03:43 +0000

The guys briefly go over the Michigan election and also why you shouldn't rely on the government for your safety or protection using the California wildfires as an example.

Next, they start critiquing the article "Six Reasons Libertarians Should Reject the Non-Aggression Principle" by Matt Zwolinski. Pollution, violence, and risk are the three topics covered this episode.

You can find the article here - https://www.libertarianism.org/blog/six-reasons-libertarians-should-reject-non-aggression-principle

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Ep. 13 - Michigan Elections & Proposals

theroadtofreedompodcast@gmail.com (Patrick Studabaker) — Sun, 04 Nov 2018 05:08:29 +0000

Ep. 13 - Michigan Elections & Proposals The Road To Freedom Podcast Download

The guys discuss the upcoming Michigan elections and especially focus on the three proposals. What is the libertarian outlook on weed, gerrymandering, and voting issues?

Ep. 12 - Foreign Policy And The NAP

theroadtofreedompodcast@gmail.com (Patrick Studabaker) — Wed, 24 Oct 2018 10:19:42 +0000

Ep. 12 - Foreign Policy And The NAP The Road To Freedom Podcast Download

The war issue is the most important component of the libertarian ideology. This episode, the guys talk about how the NAP informs foreign policy.

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Ep. 11 - Free Market NAP With Food Regulations & Minimum Wage

theroadtofreedompodcast@gmail.com (Patrick Studabaker) — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 06:55:23 +0000

Ep. 11 - Free Market NAP With Food Regulations & Minimum Wage The Road To Freedom Podcast Download

The guys finish their three-part episode with of the Free Market and the NAP with a discussion on food regulation and minimum wage.

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Ep. 10 - Free Market NAP With Subsidies, Regulation, & Organ Harvesting

theroadtofreedompodcast@gmail.com (Patrick Studabaker) — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 14:57:09 +0000

Ep. 10 - Free Market NAP With Subsidies, Regulation, & Organ Harvesting The Road To Freedom Podcast Download

Part 2 of 3 on how the NAP applies to free markets. The boys talk about issues subsidies given by the government have and how regulations can be accomplished without the state. They even touch on just how much a kidney goes for and why it's not right you can't sell your organs.

Books discussed in this episode:

Death by Regulation: How We Were Robbed of a Golden Age of Health and How We Can Reclaim It by Dr. Mary Rewart (http://www.ruwart.com/) - https://amzn.to/2OzA6Ez

Article links:

Farm Subsidies by Cato Institue - https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/ten-reasons-cut-farm-subsidies)

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Ep. 09 - Free Market NAP With EPA, Roads, & Crony Capitalism

theroadtofreedompodcast@gmail.com (Patrick Studabaker) — Tue, 02 Oct 2018 07:58:53 +0000

Ep. 09 - Free Market NAP With EPA, Roads, & Crony Capitalism Patrick Studabaker & Matt Martin Download

Hey! You can see the guys in this episode! Patrick and Matt discuss how the NAP is the basis for the free market. They then go on to talk about how the EPA and other government interest corrupts the free exercise of the market. Then they tackle the dreaded question for all libertarians...WHO WILL BUILD THE ROADS?!?!

Books talked about in this episode:

Democracy: The God That Failed by Hans-Hermann Hoppe

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Ep. 08 - Discrimination And The NAP

theroadtofreedompodcast@gmail.com (Patrick Studabaker) — Mon, 17 Sep 2018 20:55:44 +0000

Ep. 08 - Discrimination And The NAP Patrick Studabaker & Matt Martin Download

No, not that type of discrimination. The one in the sense of making the decision to exclude freely because you have the right to.

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Ep. 07 - Taking A NAP In School - Part 2

theroadtofreedompodcast@gmail.com (Patrick Studabaker) — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 07:02:28 +0000

Ep. 07 - Taking A NAP In School - Part 2 Patrick Studabaker & Matt Martin Download

Part two of the discussion of public education being a moral violation and how it's an old failing system in need of breaking apart and privatizing it.

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Ep. 06 - Taking A NAP In School - Part 1

theroadtofreedompodcast@gmail.com (Patrick Studabaker) — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 06:46:17 +0000

Ep. 06 - Taking A NAP In School - Part 1 Patrick Studabaker & Matt Martin Download

The boys give an update on the homeless issues discussed in the last episode and then discuss why public education is a moral violation and how it's an old failing system in need of breaking apart and privatizing it.

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Ep. 05 - Private Parks & Private Governments Makes For The Happiest Places On Earth

theroadtofreedompodcast@gmail.com (Patrick Studabaker) — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 10:40:56 +0000

Ep. 05 - Private Parks & Private Governments Makes For The Happiest Places On Earth Patrick Studabaker & Matt Martin Download

Patrick and Matt discuss a local news story about people who have issues with the homeless in a public park. What is the libertarian solution to this?

https://wwmt.com/news/local/kalamazoo-commissioner-to-vote-on-ordinance-critics-say-targets-homeless-people

Then a really interesting video was made by a YouTuber on Disney having a private government. Is it as terrible as Somalia? Only if you ride on It's A Small Word ride four times in a row!

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Ep. 04 - Primaries & NAPing on Drugs

theroadtofreedompodcast@gmail.com (Patrick Studabaker) — Sun, 12 Aug 2018 07:43:35 +0000

Primaries & NAPing on Drugs Patrick Studabaker & Matt Martin Download

Patrick an Matt discuss the Michigan Primaries, crazy libertarians, and drugs in light of the NAP.

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Ep. 03 - And We're Already Taking A NAP

theroadtofreedompodcast@gmail.com (Patrick Studabaker) — Sun, 12 Aug 2018 07:43:09 +0000

Ep. 03 - And We're Already Taking A NAP Patrick Studabaker & Matt Martin Download

Patrick and Matt talk about what a worldview is and how the NAP is the basis for libertarian ideology.

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Ep. 02 - Stadiums Won't Save Us & Government Is Killing Us With Water

theroadtofreedompodcast@gmail.com (Patrick Studabaker) — Sun, 12 Aug 2018 07:41:12 +0000

Economic proof that public stadiums are a bad idea. Also, the government knew about bad water and does not allow competition to stop the poisoning.

Ep. 01 - Intro & Event Center

theroadtofreedompodcast@gmail.com (Patrick Studabaker) — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 09:44:50 +0000

Welcome to our first episode. We're just two guys who love liberty and espouse libertarian principles. But we're still learning and we want to learn with you, be challenged by you, and share ideas with you.

Join us, won't you?

Kalamazoo Event Center stories

- https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2018/07/downtown_arena_proposal_draws.html

- https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2018/07/meet_the_millennials_pushing_f.html

- https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2018/07/110m_kalamazoo_event_center_co.html