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March 28, 2024

827: The TSA of the Internet - Why Online ID Requirements WON'T WORK

@CarlSzabo explores the unintended consequences of government overreach in the digital realm, emphasizing the importance of parental responsibility and targeted solutions in protecting children online while preserving privacy and free speech rights for all Americans.

Are laws meant to protect kids online actually leading to massive privacy violations and unconstitutional restrictions on free speech for millions of Americans? In this eye-opening episode of The Brian Nichols Show, host Brian Nichols sits down with Carl Szabo to discuss the unintended consequences of government overreach in the digital realm.

 

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Carl Szabo, a leading expert on internet privacy and security, shares his insights on the dangers of ID requirements for social media platforms. He warns that collecting sensitive information, such as driver's licenses and social security numbers, could potentially be used by the government to target individuals based on their online activity, chilling free speech in the process.

 

The conversation also delves into the role of parents in guiding their children's online experiences. Brian and Carl emphasize that while lawmakers may have good intentions, attempting to replace parental responsibility with government intervention is not the answer. They discuss practical solutions, such as digital education in schools and parental control tools provided by internet service providers.

 

Throughout the episode, Brian and Carl tackle tough questions surrounding the protection of minors from harmful content, like pornography, while still preserving constitutional rights. They highlight the importance of targeted approaches that address specific issues without infringing on the First Amendment rights of all Americans.

 

Tune in to this thought-provoking discussion to learn more about the complex intersection of internet privacy, free speech, and the role of government in the digital age. Don't miss out on the valuable insights and practical advice shared by Brian Nichols and Carl Szabo in this must-watch episode of The Brian Nichols Show!

 

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Brian Nichols  0:26  
Could laws supposed to be protecting kids online actually lead to massive privacy violations and unconstitutional restrictions on free speech for millions of Americans? Yeah, let's talk about that. Instead of focusing on winning arguments, we're teaching the basic fundamentals of sales and marketing and how we can use them to win in the world of politics, teaching you how to meet people where they're at on the issues they care about. Welcome to The Brian Nichols Show. Well, hey there, folks, Brian Nichols here on The Brian Nichols Show. Thank you for joining us on of course, another fun filled episode. I am as always your humble host joining you from our lovely cardio miracle Studios here in eastern Indiana. The Brian Nichols Show is powered by amp America very excited to be part of the amp America team. I just want a banger over on IP america.com. I take our friends over at reason magazine to task why are they attacking our good friend, Javier Milady new libertarian President of Argentina he's not libertarian enough heard that argument before I go ahead and refute that line by line pretty much in my brand new opinion article over at amp America. Go ahead and check that out. Plus dozens of other articles from news opinion pieces and more over at amp america.com. And also The Brian Nichols Show, and frankly, yours truly powered by cardio miracle they are our studio sponsor. And folks, I've said it time and again, the cardio miracle difference is 1,000% 10,000% real. I've been using cardio miracle now for well over half a year. And folks, I've seen the difference. For myself. Now cardio miracle is a phenomenal supplement with a secret ingredient. Okay? It's not that secret. It's a Nobel Prize winning ingredient called nitric oxide. And what it does is helps improve the blood flow from your blood vessels to your heart, you know, the important thing there your ticker keeping you going so if you want to improve your heart health, better pump at the gym had better night's sleep, why not go ahead and lower the blood pressure along the way all those amazing, amazing benefits of the cardio miracle experience. And I've seen those benefits for myself. My doctor was pretty happy last time I went there saying Brian, your blood pressure is the best. It's been pretty much ever What are you doing? And I said, Well, I'm doing cardio Miracle Morning, and night. So folks, if you want to join yours truly plus the 10s of 1000s of other folks out there who are experiencing the cardio miracle difference. Well, all you got to do if you're watching us here on the video version of the show, head down below into the description, click the link or go simply to the Brian Nichols show.com right there on the homepage, our good friends cardio miracle, click that link, and you'll save 15% off your order. Now, if you didn't click a link and you just go to cardio miracle.com Well don't miss out on the 15% off use code DBNS. At checkout, they'll make sure that that discount is applied. And if you're on the fence, you're like Brian, this sounds good. But I don't know just sounds like it's too good to be true. Well don't worry, you have a 100% money back guarantee so you actually have nothing to lose besides what the sleepless nights the baby pumped at the gym and the high blood pressure. So go ahead take part in the cardio miracle journey today. Head over to cardio miracle.com and enjoy the best heart health supplement in the world. I guarantee your heart will thank you. All right, folks, your heart will thank you but will your kids thank you if you go ahead and play the role of mom or dad taking them off the internet. Well, you know what, I'm sorry, you kind of gotta be a parent in this case because otherwise, mommy daddy government is trying to play the role of parent to talk to us about why that maybe isn't a good idea returning to The Brian Nichols Show. Once again, Carl Zevo Welcome to the program. How you doing my friend?

Carl Szabo  4:09  
You know pretty good I'm clearly not as amped up as you are but try I will try to match the excitement level for you.

Brian Nichols  4:18  
It's the cardio miracle Come on, Carl let's go on just it's always

Carl Szabo  4:22  
there not been a fast and furious joke in there with the nitrous oxide. Like it worked for Vin Diesel hitting the doors I mean

Brian Nichols  4:30  
I got I got to do that I gotta hit the NAS now I got I did get corrected on the episode with the CEO of cardio miracle I said nitric oxide he said no no nitric oxide there's a difference is not the one that powers the car the one that powers the heart nice okay well

Speaker 1  4:45  
there goes my Fast and Furious joke thanks appreciate it

Brian Nichols  4:49  
same church different pew Carl I'm okay with it. I thought it was funny I made the joke myself but who all these scientists are like come on use the use the elements properly but that's a different conversation. And for a different day, Carl, welcome back to the show what's been going on in the world of Carl Zevo?

Carl Szabo  5:04  
You know, you know, took the kids to Florida, we're on spring break, Easter, you know, all over the place. But that kind of gets to the exact thing we're talking about here being a parent and being around and you were talking about, you know, your kids being upset with you for instilling rules? Well, you know it a little secret that we probably didn't appreciate when we were kids. But creating rules creating boundaries, telling your kids No, shows them actually the you love them? Yes, it does. It shows that I love you so much, that I will prevent you from doing something that you want to do, because I care about you that much. Parents who just kind of hand off a, in this case, cellphone to a kid, and then be surprised when bad stuff happens really shouldn't be. I mean, I wouldn't do that with basically anything. I mean, I wouldn't hand them a board game and expect them not to destroy it necessarily. But and similarly, you can hand them anything without going over rules, going over restrictions, setting boundaries and guidelines. And that is a role for parents, parents can never be replaced. And unfortunately, we're seeing a lot of well, well intentioned lawmakers, but really bad idea Good legislators tried to replace parents with government or try to replace parents with social media. And both are wrong, because at the end of the day, there is no replacement for parents. And we need to be the change we want to see in our kids lives.

Brian Nichols  6:36  
Here. Here. Well, and Carl, I mean, this isn't a left Team Blue or a left team. Yeah, a left side right side, Red Team Blue Team argument. This is something we've seen across the board. Last time you were on the show. Oh, goodness. I mean, she's just one of the most screechie members of Congress, Elizabeth Warren, we are talking about her in quite a bit of detail. And talking about how Yeah, Elizabeth Warren thinks that she knows best for us. And very much in this like parental mentality. But on the right side of the aisle, we're seeing this exact same mindset, rear its ugly head into the discourse, as we're talking about kids today. And I mean, let's just go right down to the state that you're hanging out in right now down in Florida. It's a perfect case study to look at where Governor Ron DeSantis just signed into into law, a bill that would prohibit kids from the ages of 14 and below from going on these different social media sites unless they had explicit permission from the parent. Now, that sounds great right now, just anybody reading that or hearing that they're like, what's the problem there? Carl, I'll let you answer that question. What's the problem there? This sounds great.

Carl Szabo  7:44  
Yeah, nothing sounds greater than ID for the Internet, which is actually something that Governor DeSantis campaigned against. When Nikki Haley, kind of put that trial balloon into the, into the ecosystem. So what we're talking about is essentially ID for the internet, and you're like, oh, Carl, you're crazy. This is all about protecting kids. I'm not under 14, or I'm not a parent. So why should I care? Well, you should realize that anytime you go to the store to buy, for example, what did they do? They will check your ID. And why do they do that? Well, they have to make darn sure that you are over the age of 21. And the same is true for the social media laws. If you tried to sign up for a social media account, and you are, let's say 41, not 14, they kind of check your ID, they gotta make sure that you are who you say you are, and that you are the age that you say you are. And this is much, much more than just the usual age verification boxes that we see all the time where we say we're born in like 1927 Just give me access. No, they need perfect information. Because it is strict liability websites and social media platforms can't get it wrong, because if they do, the government will come down on them like a ton of bricks. So they will be collecting our most sensitive information, driver's license numbers, Social Security, numbers, passports, picture identification, because at the end of the day, the old adage of on the internet, no one knows you're a dog holds true. And on the internet, no one knows that you're let's say that I'm over 40 Because that was that's close enough. without me being able to prove it with video evidence, holding an ID looking into a camera. And that is a dangerous thing. Because while you may think it's okay to have your perfect identity on some sites, it's gonna be really scary. Imagine a government decides to go after every single person who posted on truth social well, now they don't have to guess who that is. They'll have a cache of personal information so they can begin kicking in doors as soon as they want.

Brian Nichols  9:52  
Scary stuff, man like now there's some folks I can guarantee in the audience. They're hearing this and they're like, Well, I see certain ads applications for this. And heck, I'll give you a real life application I, in my day job, I lead a a sales team in the greater contact center software space. And one of the things that we see in our space that's actually sought after quite a bit specifically, in any world where you're making in taking payments, or specifically, in this case, credit unions, banks, where you're trying to access important account information. We have technology in place where let's say, Carl, you call into a Customer Support Center, and you're on the phone with Beverly and Beverly is like, okay, Carl, we just need to confirm your identity really quick. And then you can literally in real time, hold your ID up to your phone and Beverley can confirm it to you real time on that call now, in that context. Okay, that makes sense, right? You're calling into a bank got to make sure that, you know, John Doe over in Uruguay is not trying to take over your account, we get it. But when we're talking about kids, or heck, anyone trying to access a freaking social media website, right, like just to go on to Facebook and play Farmville? Do people still play Farmville? Probably not. But like if that was the approach that you needed to take. And just to access that, I'm sorry, you gotta go through social security card, you know, we need to have your birth certificate, we got to have your driver's license, can we have your most recent pay stubs? Like that's, that's where I feel that this is starting to, to head towards? And yeah, it makes sense in certain areas. But is this really an effective use of government powers? Or heck, Carl, is this just a matter of government saying dammit, Mom and Dad do your job, or we're going to do it for you.

Carl Szabo  11:39  
So there's a lot there. So first of all, let's not confuse the possibility of something to be done with whether it should be done. So if I'm going, if I want to access my bank account, and they need to verify it's me, that's one thing. I can keep my money under the mattress if I want. But now, we are talking about ID and verification just to speak, just to hear just to read. That's really scary. If I want to walk up to a newspaper kiosk and put into a quarter and take out a newspaper, there's no ID check in there, I can just go and read it, I want to go to library and pick a book off the shelf and go and read it. I can pay in cash and Barnes and Noble. But once you begin forcing people to hand over information, and handover information that is potentially accessible by the government. Now you're talking about chilling free speech, because just think about all the websites you visited in the past week, I guarantee that there's at least one or two somewhere that if somebody saw it, they could make a lot of hay out of it, they can make you look really, really bad. They can tell your employer or future employer, hey, Jimbo Jones went to this website, you may not want to hire that guy. And that's what we call chilling of free speech. And that's exactly what we're talking about. If you want to go out and speak out against the administration, you might not do that anymore. Because now the government knows who you are. So really quick. I just got out. Yeah,

Brian Nichols  13:08  
I got to add this in, right. For anybody listening who's like, they would never do that. Do we got to rewind four years? cuz I'll do it. I'll go back four years, even though I don't want to when we sat down and my Governor back in Pennsylvania was saying who's essential and who's non essential. And then online looking to see who's promoting misinformation disinformation. Now information, you don't think that the government officials would would have loved to have a true database of every single person who was daring to question the official narratives like that is literally why we're having this conversation.

Carl Szabo  13:48  
I mean, we had the disinformation governance board less than a year ago, remember, they were going to go to people's houses and just kind of educate them on what the correct narrative is. I mean, that's that's some scary stuff. But at the end of the day, what are we trying to do here? What's the purpose of this law? Is it to verify people on the line? No, of course not. It is to, quote protect children. Now let's look to see is collecting all the sensitive information on minors going to be protecting of children? Absolutely not a federal judge. I'm in California, because there's similar to a law that was enacted out in California where you had to do it for the internet for anyone under the age of 18. Federal Judge, I think it was a Clinton appointed judge. And he actually looked at the law and said, Wait a minute, wait a minute, for saying the collection of the most sensitive information about children seems to go against our desire to protect the privacy of children. So are we really advancing a legitimate governmental interest by mandating this level of collection this level of information and that was just to look at whether it can be done with minors. You Now the Florida law actually goes further to make it even more complicated, something similar to what we saw in Ohio, where my company naturally brought a suit and got that law block. And that involves parental verification. So parental verification is actually really, really, really, really, really hard. There are daytime TV shows dedicated to, is it the dad or not? When it comes to parental verification and guardians, it's even harder. And that's because you can't look at last name. There are a lot of Smith's out there, you can look at birth certificates, because people get put up for adoption, people get divorce adopted all these things. So how do you verify that I am the guardian of my children, you have to first of all, perfectly verify them, you then have to perfectly verify me. And then you need something some record, which I don't know where they exist to verify that I am the Guardian, because I'll give you a simple example from my life. My son's friend, his dad is overseas serving his mom kind of went AWOL. And now the sons grandparents raising him. But the sons grandparents are not the legal guardians. So they could not give the consent necessary. So once again, just in the real world, we're having difficulty identifying guardians and legal guardians. And now you're asking somebody sitting in Silicon Valley to figure that out? Absolutely not. So at the end of the day, look, I appreciate the the underlying desire we have to protect kids. However, trying to replace parents with government, or trying to replace parents with Silicon Valley is not the answer. At the end of the day, you can not replace parents. So what can you do? What can you do? Florida, ironically, as a nation leader, along with the state of Virginia, in requiring digital education in schools as part of the course curriculum. So now every Florida student is receiving an education in digital wellness, digital, online privacy, digital online security. And that information is required by law to be made available to parents, because heck, we can use that information as well. That's a solution. That's a way to deal with it. Another thing is at net choice, we created the shield campaign where we're actually working with state attorneys, generals, and parents to provide tools and education have the tools available to them right now. So that they can decide what websites their kids can access and what websites their kids can't access. And these tools are available through ISPs, internet service providers, or the wireless providers, and making parents aware of those tools. And then at the end of the day, parents need to be parents. If you don't want your kid on a site or service, you need to have a conversation. And it's not gonna be a fun conversation. But it's an important conversation. If you don't want your kids to be on devices at the dinner table. You can't be on devices at the dinner table. Because remember, the kids want to be just like us, I want to be like Mom, I want to be like dad. And if they see us on our device all the time. They want to be on their device all the time. So it's tough. Being a parent is tough. And that's job we sign up for. And we can't expect the government or Silicon Valley to do it for us. Yeah, that's something like

Brian Nichols  18:17  
Ryan Holiday daily dad stuff right there, like the kids will become you. They're watching what you do. One of the quotes, he says is to say, do you see us do that? Right? And if the kids are like, yeah, when we're at dinner, you're literally on your phone all the time. Yeah, they're gonna be little copycats. That's what kids do. They are a little mini us. But let me do this. Carl. Right. Let me put on your I'll turn my head around going to be the official, the official alternative voice? That's

Speaker 1  18:47  
your official hat when it when the British got it? Okay.

Brian Nichols  18:51  
That's right. Good ideas don't require force hat. But I'm going to ask you to require for us in this make believe world right now. And that is let's let's steal man the argument. And from the other side of the argument? Well, Carl, at the very least this is stopping kids from much like let's say it was you know, the the the 21 year old drinking age, right? Well, it's stopping 17 1615 year olds from wanting to go to the liquor store and take it take part in this or trying to use a fake ID at those younger ages. Because if the alcohol drinking age was at 18, they'd be going in younger, like, do you see that being an argument that even has the tiniest bit of merit, or do you think that much like we've been articulating today, that really just comes down to parents being parents and parenting?

Carl Szabo  19:44  
So twofold. One is the legal argument. So you do not have a constitutional right to access alcohol. You do not have the constitutional right to access cigarettes. You do have a constitutional right to speak. The First Amendment here Marquis that, and we've seen time and time again, US Supreme Courts uphold the constitutional rights for even children. As much as we may not like it or parents may not want it. The First Amendment does not say it applies to only citizens over 18. It says it applies to all Americans. And there was an instance about 20 years ago when video game violence was the issue. Detroit was the pearl clutching issue. And the state of California enacted a law that made it illegal for video game sellers to sell a video game that is, quote, dangerous or violent to minors. And that went all the way up to the Supreme Court. And I think it was seven, two or nine no decision, Scalia and Ginsburg both in the majority saying no, that is violating both the First Amendment rights of the video game makers and the First Amendment rights of the people under the age of 18. To access that information. Same thing is true with social media, as much as parents or lawmakers may not want to allow access to information or the freedom to speak. It still applies. question the question? Yes.

Brian Nichols  21:09  
What about the big one? pornography, right that and that's been a whole, a whole different topic we've seen, especially with the just the readily available illness of sites like like Pornhub, for example, where heck a 13 year old if they have a phone, this guy go to a website? Right? So what about situations like that where we do already have some some certain parameters in place to prevent those those literal children from from accessing content like this? And then let me add a little bit of a little bit more context to this. And how do we maybe correlate this into, you know, what kids are seeing in their public schools now for different books that are being put into schools? Like, is there? Is there a fine line here, when we're starting to get into material that is quite literally damaging to kids, specifically, when we're going into the world of, of sexual deviancy and the likes?

Carl Szabo  22:06  
Yeah, and I'll give you the lawyer answer and the law restaurants. Love it. So so let's let's look at the issue of pornography. Constitutionally protected. Obscenity is not and so I made some very pedantic when I make this distinction, but it's an important distinction. obscenity, the US Supreme Court famously said, I know it when I see it, and it's something that is violates your interests, it's got a whole an effect of Miller tests, marketing necessarily get into it. But okay, we want to protect kids from pornography, let's just assume that's the basis that we're doing. This law that got passed in Florida has absolutely nothing to do with that, because it only applies to social media platforms. So if you run a pornographic website, doesn't apply to you, it's not gonna prevent kids from accessing it. So right then in there, these laws are not achieving that goal. Now, there is an approach that has kind of taken hold a number of states across the country, Virginia, Texas, Montana, Utah, Louisiana, Arkansas. And what it does is for pornographic websites where they have a substantial portion of pornographic material, they're required to verify that the user is over the age of 18 and Pornhub challenge that the law in Texas, and it was actually upheld by the Fifth Circuit Court just couple weeks ago. So that's at least a different approach that if the concern is pornography, going to the source, kind of like saying, when you go into the supermarket, if they sell alcohol in your neighborhood, checking and ID at the door of everybody going into the supermarket, because they might access or might want to purchase alcohol? Well, no, of course, we don't do that. You do it only at the point of when they're trying to actually make that purchase. Maybe they're just going in to buy toothpaste or something innocuous. So if that's the problem we're trying to solve, that's a very different conversation. And we're already seeing a number of states across the country, enact laws that apply to the porn, a pornographer, but not painting with a broad brush to ban all access to information, regardless of its scientific or artistic or societal values. And so that's kind of the difference we're seeing between this narrow, targeted approach on a specific harm that they are trying to stop. And this broad brush approach that we're seeing in states like Florida recently. All

Brian Nichols  24:38  
right, I got my normal host hat back on we're we're back to normal. I'm not going to play devil's advocate.

Carl Szabo  24:42  
Yeah. Back to normal. Yeah, that's right. So I loves devil's advocate, because it's important to recognize that these lawmakers aren't doing this because because of malice or some some, you know, complete hatred or something like that. They we all want to do something that's Right. And that's why I'm going in talking with the state lawmakers all the time. That's why my company mychoice is doing these things, because an unconstitutional law protects zero kids. And that's where we're seeing California, Arkansas, Ohio, Utah enacted laws that are just blatantly unconstitutional. And you know how many kids they prevented with them zero. So let's do something that actually works.

Brian Nichols  25:22  
It's just like the TSA feels like. But I mean, Carl, and you, you tease that here, this is going towards where my final thoughts are going. And that's, you know, we look at this. And I think, in the more right hand side of the political aisle, we do look at folks in government, with that nefarious lens with those ill intentions. And to your point, I think we do have to take a step back every now and then, and just acknowledge the elephant in the room that more often than not, these people are just they do have good intentions. Maybe not all of them, but certain individuals have good intentions. And they look at government as the best means to solving those problems. Right. And, and that right, there is where I think we on the right hand side of the aisle, instead of just complaining about this, we have an opportunity, and that is to to offer those solutions, without saying here's government to help enact that solution. Right. So how can we bring solutions in the private sector, right or just overtly outside of the realm of government to the areas that they need to be brought to? And actually fix it? Right, what you're doing at net choice? Heck, what I'm doing in the contact center space, like could you imagine, here, we don't have to imagine, imagine a situation where the government is trying to get you to have a situation where Apple and Android are on equal playing field because they've ruled against iPhone and Apple from being a quote unquote, monopoly or something in that world by saying, like, the poor Android users, they have a worse experience because they don't get a text message that comes through normally like it doesn't iPhone users. That's not an argument. That's not an argument. So like, what if, like, the Android users out there, were able to create a solution that made it so it could seamlessly interact with iPhones, heck, that might already be out there. I don't know. Because I really don't care. But it's,

Carl Szabo  27:17  
it's called WhatsApp. Or it's called signal, or it's called one of the bajillion different messaging services. And that's the point, right?

Brian Nichols  27:27  
We have solutions, we have to do a better job of selling those solutions. Because for every solution that we do a bad job at selling there is someone who is trying to solve that problem by leveraging government. So I think it's on us. And thank God for folks like you, Carl, who are actually going out and building these solutions, particularly when it comes to sometimes very hard to put your finger on topics like internet privacy and access for children, right? Like, this starts to get into the weeds. Your average person, your average parent maybe looks at this and says, I don't know what I can do, like, yeah, I have a cell phone for my kid. But like I don't, I'm not techie, I don't know how to make it so they can't access certain things. That's where the free market comes into play. That's where good ideas that don't require force come into play. Because we have not just the solutions, but we have the drive, we have the know how and we have the means to make these these solutions exist. Without saying Mommy, Daddy, government, please come help. So that's my final thoughts for today. You know, Cara, let's build these solutions, and really start playing the role of parent and avoid the government playing the role of parent. That's my final thoughts. What do you have for us on your end?

Carl Szabo  28:40  
Yeah, I mean, quick, simple tips for parents out there, right? One, if you don't want your kids on devices late at night, have had them, charge them in the kitchen at night. Or they have to charge them in your room at night. That way they can have the devices, have conversations with your kids, let's give education a chance. You know, Florida and Virginia are doing that. But at the end of the day, we have to be the change we want to see in our kids. If you want your kids to interact with you, rather than looking at a device you have to interact with your kids without looking at a device. When they say Mommy, Daddy, come spend time with me and you say no, I'd rather do that and scroll through some social media. They're gonna want to do that when they're when they're grown up. So let's do that. Before we turn to government to try and become our parent, because at the end of the day, we know what's best for our kids and our families better than any government entity better than any social media ever will. So we got to be the ones responsible. Parents can do it. And anyone who says the parents are too weak to dumb or don't know it. Shame on them because parents have been parenting since the dawn of man. It

Brian Nichols  29:56  
is literally the oldest profession in the book and I officially have that job. It's pretty cool. Not gonna lie. All right, Carl, we are unfortunately at the part of the show where we must wrap up and say goodbye. And also I want to get you back to enjoying the the celebration of Easter with your family down in the lovely state of Florida. So with that being said, I want to thank you for rejoining the show today. Thank you to the audience for joining the show today. And with that being said, Carl, I mean, the audience, they're gonna go ahead and give this episode a share. I know they are and I want them to be able to go ahead and tag you reach out to you support the work you're doing. So where can folks go ahead and continue this conversation?

Carl Szabo  30:36  
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Brian Nichols  30:56  
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@BenjaminAyanian explains how progressive economic policies often harm society's most vulnerable by misdiagnosing problems and creating detrimental unintended consequences.

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June 26, 2024

866: Why Are Public Schools Getting More Money But Worse Results?

Explore why increased education funding isn't improving student outcomes, challenging listeners to reconsider how we structure and fund our schools to truly benefit teachers and students. Copy Retr

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June 28, 2024

867: Biden's Debate DISASTER | Will Bad Debate Cost Democrats the Ele…

The recent Trump-Biden debate exposed Biden's apparent cognitive decline and reinvigorated Trump's campaign, potentially reshaping the entire 2024 election landscape and throwing the Democratic Party into chaos.

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July 3, 2024

869: Border Crisis Explained | What Libertarians Get Wrong

Libertarians must confront the real-world complexities of the border crisis, abandoning mockery for empathy and offering practical solutions that balance principles with reality, or risk irrelevance in crucial policy debates.

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July 9, 2024

871: The Brain Science Behind Great Storytelling EXPLAINED

Expert storyteller Andrea Sampson reveals how to use emotional language, sensory details, and a five-step framework to craft compelling narratives that make complex ideas stick, build trust, and inspire positive change in business, media, and everyday life.

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July 12, 2024

873: Why Do People Trust Experts Without Thinking?

Brian explores the unsettling shift he's observed in many of his friends who have gone from questioning authority to blindly following government mandates and expert narratives, urging listeners to maintain critical thinking and value individual liberty in an increasingly compliant …

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July 26, 2024

879: How Politics is Changing for Young People | Week in Review

Millennials are reshaping American politics as they face unique economic challenges and demand fresh voices in leadership, while also grappling with unexpected issues like drug-affected marine life, highlighting the urgent need for younger generations to get involved and make their …

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Aug. 12, 2024

886: Is Your Money Safe? | 3 Money Moves to Make Before the Economy C…

Financial expert Joe Lombardi warns of economic disaster under a potential Harris presidency and reveals unconventional strategies to protect your wealth, regardless of who wins the 2025 election.

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Aug. 14, 2024

887: What Makes Things Cost What They Do? | EXPLAINED

Using a banana farmer's dilemma as a relatable example, this episode unravels the complex interplay of supply, demand, and pricing in a free market economy, revealing how these forces shape every business decision and consumer purchase in our daily lives.

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Aug. 20, 2024

889: Brain Glue | How to Make Ideas STICK

Glue your ideas to their brains: the sticky science of unforgettable communication.

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Sept. 2, 2024

895: Why Africa Needs Fossil Fuels to Fight Poverty | Climate Activis…

A Kenyan farmer challenges Western climate policies, arguing that fossil fuels are essential for Africa's development and poverty reduction, not a threat to be eliminated.

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Sept. 7, 2024

897: Why Pennsylvania Decides the 2024 Election | Week in Review

@BNicholsLiberty and @HeyRemso challenge conventional political wisdom, exposing the dire consequences of unchecked immigration, the critical role of Pennsylvania in the 2024 election, and the potential fallout of third-party voting, ultimately questioning whether America is on the brink of losing …

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Sept. 18, 2024

901: How to Save Money on Healthcare | SECRETS Hospitals Hide

@PeterGillooly from @twc_health shows how our healthcare system's perverse incentives are costing you money and potentially your health, and teaches how taking control through early intervention and medical autonomy could be your lifesaver in a world where hospitals and insurance …

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Sept. 20, 2024

902: How to Talk Politics Without Sounding Like a Nerd

Libertarians must shift from selling features to solving problems, ditching the "autistic approach" for emotional connections, to effectively communicate their ideas and win hearts and minds.

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Oct. 5, 2024

908: How to Make Money in Countries You've Never Heard Of | Expat Mon…

Rethink your approach to wealth and freedom by exploring unconventional strategies like offshore investing and international diversification, as traditional political activism and US-centric investing may no longer be enough to secure your financial future in an increasingly uncertain global economy.

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Oct. 18, 2024

913: Alcoholism Recovery & Dealing with PTSD | New Approaches for Vet…

A Marine veteran's raw journey from trauma to transformation reveals how questioning everything, embracing vulnerability, and exploring unconventional healing methods can lead to profound personal growth and self-discovery.

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Oct. 25, 2024

915: Why Government Wants to Control Social Media | THE HIDDEN TRUTH

As governments worldwide move to ban social media platforms and criminalize online speech - from Brazil's complete ban of X to UK police monitoring citizens' posts - this episode reveals how quickly digital freedom can vanish overnight and why America …

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Oct. 26, 2024

916: Why Libertarians Are Switching to Trump in 2024 | Week in Review

Popular libertarian voice Dave Smith's endorsement of Trump signals a larger shift in the liberty movement, as key figures like Rand Paul, Ron Paul, and Thomas Massie coalesce around Trump's campaign - highlighting how pragmatic libertarians are choosing strategic influence …

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Nov. 3, 2024

918: Ron Paul and Elon Musk Team Up With Trump? | Week in Review

In a shocking pre-election bombshell, as Ron Paul and Elon Musk join forces in a potential Trump administration, New York state's killing of a beloved Instagram-famous squirrel becomes a rallying cry against government overreach, revealing how bureaucrats will dispatch more …

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Nov. 21, 2024

923: How COVID Changed American Politics Forever | The Real Story Beh…

The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent government overreach shattered public trust in institutions, leading to a massive political realignment as Americans across the spectrum rejected establishment narratives and embraced new coalitions focused on personal freedom and government accountability.

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Dec. 5, 2024

926: Dear Santa: All I Want for Christmas is Freedom

Host Brian Nichols crafts a heartfelt Christmas list to "Liberty Santa," asking for practical freedom-oriented gifts like fiscal responsibility, school choice, and honest journalism while teaching listeners how to effectively communicate liberty principles during the holiday season.

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Dec. 7, 2024

927: Bitcoin Hits $100,000 | What This Means For Your Money in 2024

Bitcoin's historic rise to $100,000 represents more than just a price milestone - it signals a growing movement toward financial independence as people seek alternatives to government-controlled money in an era of inflation and increasing centralized control.

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Dec. 19, 2024

930: How to Heal Your Body NATURALLY (Step-by-Step Guide)

A former Wall Street insider exposes the truth about our broken health system while sharing how natural solutions and proper supplementation can transform your health, challenging everything we've been told about "genetic" health problems.

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Dec. 24, 2024

932: Weight Loss SECRETS (Without Surgery or Pills!)

A former college football player shares his remarkable journey from 470 pounds to vibrant health through the power of walking, intermittent fasting, and proper supplementation, proving that sustainable weight loss starts with simply taking the first step.

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Dec. 27, 2024

933: What They SHOULD Have Taught You in School (But Didn't)

Our education system prioritizes theoretical knowledge over essential life skills, creating generations of graduates who can solve complex equations but struggle with basic adult responsibilities.

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Jan. 20, 2025

937: How to HEAL Your Body (Without Prescription Drugs!)

A groundbreaking conversation revealing how a Colombia-based healing center is combining cutting-edge natural treatments with ancient wisdom to help patients heal from serious illnesses while exposing the corruption in American healthcare.

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