Don't mean this to sound like a gripe but considering that the podcast does have listenership outside the US it would be nice to hear some opinion on liberty stuff outside the US?

 Thanks

 Ziggy

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/warning-over-swine-flu-parties-plan-1726195.html

Totally nutty if you ask me

An MP I happen to know actually got to ask a question about swine flu prevention at PMQs today funny enough

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8127322.stm

George why bother asking how much is in the bank as we already know the answer?

There's fuck all in the bank we know this because national borrowing is rocketing!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8127081.stm

I guess the government can't afford implanting them

HOORAY!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8125898.stm

& yet Gordon Brown is proposing...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8123723.stm

MAD!

Whilst people have been bitching about the heat & letting me down because of they can't take the heat...I've been making videos.

Though I eckon people will be surprised as to the subject matter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9SlvROW4bc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTiFFEwqdfg

Let me know what you all reckon.

You are awesome dude, love it!

http://news.antiwar.com/2009/06/26/obama-moves-to-fund-iranian-dissidents/

Check out the political rhetoric from USA today:

Asked how the democracy promotion initiatives square with the president's statement, White House spokesman Tommy Vietor said, "Let's be clear: The United States does not fund any movement, faction or political party in Iran. We support ... universal principles of human rights, freedom of speech, and rule of law."

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-06-25-iran-money_N.htm

ARGH! Didn't these monkeys learn NOTHING from Iraq?!!

See?  The Fed says so right here: 

Fed says recession easing, inflation not a threat

I generally use this argument with people who really aren't Socialist/Liberal but more like moderates and the only reason why they think they should support a Single payer healthcare system is because it will be cheaper that way. And it never fails.

I'm interested in the conspirators' views on foreign policy - ie: military action.

It comes after reading an essay from Gard's wonderful 'Live Free Or Die' - 'Doing good means doing nothing'. I may have been reading the essay wrong, but it seems to somewhat mitigate Bush's initial attack on Afghanistan post 9/11. Please correct me if I'm wrong about that, El Grande! :)

Do any of the conspirators think there is ever a just war to fight?

Was Bush right to take the 'fight' to Afghanistan after 9/11?

My stance on war is pretty simple:- there is never a just war, and any invasion of another shore (by a government) is immoral.

I thought I'd start a thread to share with El Grande (and the Cabal podcasters) what we would welcome as topics for future pods.

I would be interested in the particular topic of 'crime and punishment.'

It's the one thing that separates the small government libertarians from us market anarchists. However, whenever someone asks for alternatives to a justice system, I must admit to being a little hazy on the details... I have general ideas (ie: reputation/ exclusion) but would enjoy the perspectives of others on the topic.

If anyone could recommend some reading on this topic, I'd also be most grateful.   

Great podcast Gard.......

It answered a lot of questions I had about health care.  Where the mess all started for instance.  Not a lot of books on that I know of.  Do you have any you could share on the subject.

Also the music was great on the podcast.  Never heard them before, who was that?

I remember Gard interviewing some dude about this, some time ago.

GREAT news that you'd expect to be a lot more prolific...

http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Lakota_Indian_tribe_secedes_from_US

I read this article the other day, written by Murray Rothbard about Lysander Spooner.

 http://tr.im/oiRw

This article details the differences between Republican's and the Democrats of Spooner's day, and why Spooner thought and acted the way he did.

This directly ties in with the conversation between Gard and myself that was podcast on 12 June 2009.

Also, I have tried ot model my appearance after lysander spooner, and will update my photo as soon as I can get a suitable side by side comparison of me and Spooner.

I'd appreciate your feedback.

Hey guys!  I believe I successfully donated yesterday.  However, I was wondering if there was an e-mail confirmation or *something* that would tell me this actually went through?  Because if there was, I missed that/haven't gotten it.  Anyway, thanks for your time! =)

Is the Essay being discussed on the last few (up to 6/10) pod casts available?  I would like to send the Link to it around to the local hoodlums.

Thanks

GH

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Hey Gard, thanks for the shout out to ROCHESTER!!!! How many of us are there? I must find these people in the physical geographical reality that surrounds me.

Yo I just threw up my first blog post, could you read it into a podcast? Perhaps you could add your ideas, leave a comment at the original location, etc.

That would be GREAT!!!

Thanks Gard,

Andrew from ROCHESTER

Found this totally rocking youtube vid! Check it out, the graphic is awesome!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yREOUxo6Qdc

cheers,

mothyspace

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