Good Morning Liberty

Republicans are furious about the national debt. So why do so many of them keep supporting the people spending the money?
And if government-run grocery stores hurt private competitors, apparently government grants can fix the government-created problem.

This week's Dumb Bleep of the Week hits both sides. Nate and Charlie break down Mehdi Hasan's claim that America's far left is basically Scandinavian social democracy, Shane Gillis and Joe Rogan on Teddy Roosevelt and "free healthcare," Marco Rubio's argument against the War Powers Act, and Republicans suddenly rediscovering the national debt after it crosses $40 trillion.

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Shane Gillis and Joe Rogan see the problem: big corporations and government are deeply intertwined. But is giving the government even more power really the solution?

Nate and Charlie break down the call for another Teddy Roosevelt and argue that the very institutions designed to control powerful corporations helped create the incentives behind today's corporate-government relationship.

They dig into Roosevelt's view of executive power, railroad regulation that protected companies from competition, antitrust enforcement, the early framework that led toward the Federal Reserve, and the growth of federal control over drugs, food, and meat processing.

Medicare for All is gaining steam again, but what actually happens when "free healthcare" meets government reality?

Nate and Charlie break down five reasons they believe a single-payer system would make America's healthcare problems even worse.

JD Vance says Republicans won't stop socialism with free-market slogans. Joe Rogan and Shane Gillis argue that universal healthcare shouldn't be confused with communism. Bernie Sanders says healthcare should be guaranteed as a human right. So what should the libertarian answer actually be?

Nate and Charlie dig into the Medicare for All debate, including taxes replacing insurance...

"Woke One was crazy." Medicare for All supposedly saves a trillion dollars. And apparently Amazon subcontracting needs to be saved by making subcontracting illegal.

Welcome to Dumb Bleep of the Week.

Nate and Charlie break down nine of the dumbest political and economic stories of the week, including the WNBA's transgender eligibility debate, Zohran Mamdani's Delivery Protection Act, AOC's comments about the politics of the woke era, and Bernie Sanders' child poverty statistic.

Then we get into the Medicare for All math, the claim that billionaires can somehow pay for everything, and a...

Can Medicare for All really save 114,000 lives and more than $1 trillion a year? Nate and Charlie dig into the assumptions behind that claim, from Medicare reimbursement rates to drug pricing, fraud, administrative costs, emergency room use, and higher healthcare utilization.

Bernie Sanders shared a study arguing that Medicare for All would dramatically reduce national healthcare spending while saving lives. In this audio-only episode, Nate and Charlie walk through the model and ask what happens when hospitals and clinicians are paid Medicare rates, drug prices are pushed toward international benchmarks, and projected savings depend on assumptions about fraud...

Tucker Carlson says he's socially conservative and economically liberal. That's where we think the trouble starts.

The $20 burrito may be real evidence that Americans are getting crushed by higher prices, but blaming investors, rich CEOs, and "free market capitalism" misses the actual argument.

Nate and Chuck break down Tucker Carlson's comments about affordability, capital gains taxes, the purpose of an economic system, and the massive CEO-to-worker pay ratios that make people furious. Then they pull out a calculator and ask a very simple question: if you took a CEO's entire compensation and gave it to...

Cancel Thanksgiving... then call it your favorite holiday.
Dumb Bleep of the Week is finally back, and government has been busy.

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Nate and Charlie break down a Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate's Thanksgiving backtrack, Mamdani's proposed city-run grocery stores, New York's attempt to mandate self-checkout discounts, and the viral argument over whether a burrito should cost $20.

Then there's Dan Crenshaw telling people to stop whining about prices while making a free-market argument, Elizabeth Warren blaming private equity for soaring fi...

Flock cameras can help police solve crimes. The hosts argue that the same network can also build a searchable picture of ordinary people's movements.
And the proposed "solution" of giving Washington more control may be even worse.

Nate and Chuck examine Flock Safety cameras, automated license plate readers, police surveillance, privacy rights, and government accountability. They discuss Thomas Massie's proposal to block federal funding for municipalities that use Flock cameras.

They also compare local accountability with federal surveillance programs, revisit the abuses revealed by Edward Snowden, and ask how this technology might have been...

New York City wants to sell essential groceries at 30% below typical retail prices. Sounds great, until someone asks who pays the difference, how purchases get rationed, and what happens to every unsubsidized grocery store down the street.

Nate and Chuck break down Mamdani's government grocery plan and the bureaucratic monster required to keep it running. The proposal includes taxpayer-backed operating deficits, higher labor costs, purchase limits, restricted products, and a "library card-esque" system to prove shoppers are New Yorkers.

Also in this show:

• Why subsidized groceries could create resellers and black mar...

Sen. Ron Johnson says investigators found internal warnings that a federal vaccine-safety analysis could mask important signals. Why did officials allegedly ignore a second analysis, and why did most major news organizations skip the story?

In this Good Morning Liberty interview, Senator Ron Johnson discusses his investigation into COVID vaccine safety surveillance, VAERS data, federal health agencies, informed consent, vaccine injuries, and declining trust in public-health institutions.

Johnson describes searching 11 million pages of government records with six investigators. He says the documents show officials were warned about limitations in an algorithm and later received an...

The Supreme Court blocked Trump's emergency tariff strategy. So why is the tariff agenda already coming back through different laws?

David McGarry explains who actually pays tariffs, why the costs multiply, and how protectionism can undermine America's own China strategy.

Donald Trump originally relied on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, commonly called IEEPA, to impose sweeping tariffs. After the Supreme Court rejected that legal theory, the administration turned toward Section 122 tariffs and Section 301 investigations.

Josh Martens and David McGarry also break down trade deficits, Article I tariff authority, American manufacturing, retaliatory tariffs...

Trump says the United States is at war with Iran again, and the administration claims another 60-day window for military action without congressional approval.
Then Gavin Newsom blames "capitalism as we know it" for rules and regulations created through government power.

Nate Thurston and Josh Martens break down presidential war powers, Congress abandoning its constitutional role, Republican warnings about communism, crony capitalism, free-market competition, and the incentives politicians face when voters keep rewarding broken promises.

The guys also examine the economics behind Bryant Park, Scandinavian welfare states, voluntary charity, climate-change claims involving child marriage...

Lindsey Graham is dead, Iran is escalating again, and Washington's war machine is already searching for its next mission.
Then a socialist YouTube comment gives us the perfect case against blaming free markets for government-created failures.

Nate and Charlie examine Lindsey Graham's interventionist foreign-policy legacy, Donald Trump's account of their final phone call, and the renewed conflict surrounding Iran and the Strait of Hormuz. They also wrestle with the uncomfortable morality of feeling relieved when a powerful politician you strongly opposed is no longer in office.

The second half breaks down capitalism, cronyism, housing...

Campaign donation limits look strict. Super PACs can make those limits feel almost meaningless.
James Harrigan and Antony Davies join Josh Martens to debate who really controls American elections: donors, politicians, parties, or voters.

How much does it cost to win a House or Senate seat? The Words and Numbers hosts explain individual contribution limits, candidate committees, political action committees, independent expenditures, and the unlimited spending available through super PACs.

The conversation examines campaign finance, political incentives, the Thomas Massie race, outside spending, foreign influence, publicly funded elections, mandatory voting, gerrymandering, the Republican and...

A Flock camera helped police identify the wrong woman.
She needed her own cameras to prove the government was wrong.

In this Dumb Bleep of the Week, Nate and Chuck examine Flock surveillance cameras, license-plate tracking, police certainty, and the growing infrastructure of the surveillance state. They also react to a city official discussing AI-equipped trash trucks that could scan homes for broken windows, bad roofs, and unpermitted remodeling.

Zoran Mamdani invokes Friedrich Hayek while blaming capitalists for New York City's problems. The guys break down rent control, regulation, taxation, socialism, Austrian economics, and...

Texas cops are apparently ready to write tickets for "offensive speech," which raises the obvious question: since when does the First Amendment depend on who gets offended? Nate and Chuck break down the viral Fort Worth street preaching clip, the difference between bad manners and illegal conduct, and why "depends on who's offended" is a terrifying standard.

Then they hit Graham Platner suspending his Senate bid after serious allegations, the Democrat establishment's sudden change of heart, and the convenient timing before the ballot deadline.

Also covered:

Offensive speech vs. actual threats
Political...

A libertarian is jumping into Thomas Massie's district after Massie's loss.
Jeremy Todd says the fight is about war, outside money, AI ads, and surveillance.

Jeremy Todd joins Good Morning Liberty to discuss his run for Congress in Kentucky's 4th District, why the Libertarian Party stayed out while Thomas Massie was in the race, and why they now see an opening.

Nate and Jeremy cover Iran, war powers, Congress, foreign policy, Republican spending, crony capitalism, AI campaign ads, Flock cameras, CBDCs, data centers, and the future of civil liberties.

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The viral claim says illegal immigration caused home prices to rise 30%.
The Fed paper said something different, and the difference matters.

A new working paper on unauthorized immigration and housing prices is being used across social media to argue that Biden's illegal immigration surge caused a 30% rise in home prices and 20% rise in rents. But the actual claim was about 30% of home price growth in the average metro area studied, not a direct 30% increase caused by immigration.

This matters because supply and demand are real. Adding millions of people to a housing market with...

JD Vance says the right is moving away from Milton Friedman.
So why does the new Republican economics sound a lot like central planning?

In this Good Morning Liberty Dumb Bleep of the Week, Nate and Chuck break down JD Vance's Hamiltonian economics, the GOP's growing comfort with government-managed markets, and why Milton Friedman's "where are the angels?" argument still matters.

They also hit AOC, the Democratic Socialists of America, Elon Musk, SpaceX, Europe's AC panic, New York's 78-degree energy scolding, the KIDS Act, online age verification, Tim Burchett's federal government claim, Troy Nehls...

Trump lost at SCOTUS on birthright citizenship, and everyone immediately picked a team.
But the real fight is not just immigration. It is government power, welfare, and what citizenship now means.

In this Good Morning Liberty episode, Nate and Chuck break down the Supreme Court ruling on Trump's executive order, the 14th Amendment, birthright citizenship, birth tourism, illegal immigration, and the "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" debate.

The deeper question: why does citizenship create so much panic now? The answer is the welfare state, voting power, and a federal government that can take your...

The Supreme Court just gave Republicans a loss on mail-in ballots.
And the most annoying libertarian answer is: Congress may be the real problem.

Nate and Chuck break down the Supreme Court's mail-in ballot ruling, why states can count ballots after Election Day if their laws allow it, and why Republicans may be mad at the outcome more than the legal reasoning.

Then the guys hit the bigger theme: if you are worried about communists taking power, maybe stop cheering every time Washington gets more power. Shrink the government before your enemies inherit it.<...

The race for Minnesota House 44B just got interesting.
No Republican on the ballot, a long-time Democrat incumbent, and TJ Hawthorne running as a liberty-minded independent.

TJ Hawthorne joins Good Morning Liberty to talk about his campaign, why he is running independent, and how he wants to bring Defend the Guard, family court reform, emergency power limits, and occupational licensing reform to the Minnesota Legislature.

This conversation covers Minnesota politics, independent candidates, libertarian ideas, small-government policy, Defend the Guard, National Guard deployments, COVID-era overreach, red tape, food shelves, local community action, and why state...

Politicians keep blaming "greed" for prices.
Somehow, their solution is always more control.

In this Dumb Bleep of the Week, Nate and Chuck break down Mamdani's New York rent freeze, Bernie Sanders attacking Apple over price hikes, and why "corporate greed" is a lazy substitute for understanding supply, demand, taxes, and incentives.

They also hit Republicans suddenly warning about socialism while backing government ownership stakes, Trump blaming gas prices on oil company gouging, Ro Khanna threatening Elon Musk with investigations over USAID cuts, and the fixed pie fallacy behind the Monopoly argument against capitalism.<...

Congress just passed a massive bipartisan housing bill.
That should make your wallet nervous.

Nate and Chuck break down the Road to Housing Act, why Elizabeth Warren loves it, why most Republicans still voted for it, and why government "solutions" usually miss the incentives creating the problem in the first place.

This Good Morning Liberty episode covers housing affordability, zoning laws, corporate landlords, institutional investors, mortgage rates, federal debt, modular homes, the SAVE Act, and whether the Founders would be pleased with America today.

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00:00 GML intro and birthday roast
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Ro Khanna says tax Elon Musk and the billionaires.
But what happens when the "wealth tax" becomes government ownership?

In this Good Morning Liberty episode, Nate and Chuck break down socialism's rise inside Democratic politics, the "fair share" tax argument, Ro Khanna's fight with Elon Musk, USAID cuts, DOGE, student loan debt, and why wealth taxes sound simple until you look at how assets actually work.

They also explain the difference between free market capitalism and the crony capitalism Americans are angry about, why politicians never use new taxes to lower the deficit, and...

JD Vance just said the part out loud about America's interests and Israel's interests.
Then baseball Pride Night somehow became a government-grade dumb bleep factory.

On today's Good Morning Liberty, Nate and Chuck break down Trump's surprise Iran deal, Israel's reaction, JD Vance taking fire, the Strait of Hormuz problem, and why war hawks seem perfectly willing to gamble with your gas prices.

Then it gets even dumber: MLB Pride Night caps, Bible verses, a canceled minor league baseball game, California's LGBT business certification program, RFK Jr. vitamin A panic, Jim Acosta's Kennedy Center...

Elon Musk is being called the first trillionaire, and the left immediately demanded a piece of money that mostly exists on paper.
Trump's leaked Iran deal may be peace, but it also raises the question: what was the war for?

In this Good Morning Liberty breakdown, Nate and Chuck dig into the leaked 14-point Iran memorandum, JD Vance's role in selling the deal, sanctions relief, frozen Iranian funds, the $300 billion peace package, and Trump's frustration with Israel over Lebanon.

Then the guys turn to Elon Musk, SpaceX, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Adam Schiff, wealth...

Trump says there is a new Iran deal.
But is it a peace deal, or a deal to start working on a deal?

Nate and Chuck break down Trump's Iran MOU, the Strait of Hormuz announcement, oil price spin, JD Vance's defense of the agreement, and why some MAGA voices are suddenly walking a very awkward tightrope.

They also dig into Mark Levin's argument about Congress, treaties, and war powers. If Congress must review foreign agreements, why does Congress somehow not matter when the bombs start flying?

MOU means memorandum of understanding...

A family court case. A senior community land fight. Drivers arrested for DUI while sober.
Ryan Ralston from You Are The Power joins Good Morning Liberty with updates on cases where government power hits regular people first.

In this interview, Josh Martens and Ryan Ralston discuss the Buchanan family case in Florida, DCF, medical misdiagnosis, family reunification, and how parents can end up having to prove innocence in family court.

They also cover the Patterson family, new Florida legislation, the Novato senior community land dispute in California, and You Are The Power's upcoming campaign...

The Carmelo Anthony verdict reactions won Dumb Bleep of the Week, and it was not close.
Then Trump, FISA, inflation, Illinois, and Elon all tried to catch up.

In this Good Morning Liberty Dumb Bleep Friday, Nate and Chuck break down the wild reactions to the Carmelo Anthony guilty verdict, the viral claims around race and self-defense, and why the simplest lesson still seems impossible for some people to say out loud.

They also cover Trump's Iran war confusion, MAGA infighting over what counts as war, Mike Johnson's FISA fear campaign, warrant requirements, Trump...

Trump says Iran is "finished," but the war pitch keeps changing.
Now the Pentagon wants another $350 billion.

In this Good Morning Liberty breakdown, Nate and Chuck react to Trump's latest Iran war comments, Fox News coverage, threats of more bombing, and the claim that America could walk in with a small group of soldiers and take over Iran.

They also cover the new push for a $350 billion Pentagon add-on, the SAVE Act being attached to defense spending, and why Washington always finds more money for war while pretending to care about deficits.

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Inflation is rising again, Social Security is running out of money, and both parties are pretending the math is optional.
Nate breaks down the CPI fight, the entitlement panic, and why the federal government has to do less things.

Core inflation may matter to the Fed, but Americans pay the headline number. Food, gas, energy, rent, and everyday bills do not disappear just because politicians want a better narrative.

Then we get into Social Security, Medicare, military spending, debt, deficits, and the bipartisan refusal to admit the obvious: spending is the problem.

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Trump is talking about making the American public a "partner" in AI companies.
Nate says that is not public ownership. That is government control.

Today on Good Morning Liberty, Nate breaks down the latest Israel-Iran ceasefire confusion, Trump saying he "calls the shots," and why Israel's actions raise a hard question about client states, defense spending, and escalation.

Then we get into the main issue: Trump praising parts of Bernie Sanders' economic thinking while floating a government stake in AI companies. Why would AI companies want this? Preferential treatment, regulatory protection, data centers, federal...

Isaac Orr, co-author of the Energy Bad Boys Substack and co-founder and Vice President of Research at Always On Energy Research, joins Josh to discuss how new AI data centers—combined with other policy-driven initiatives like electric vehicles—will place major stress on the nation's power grid and energy resources.

They explore the steps being taken by the Trump administration, federal and state legislators, and tech companies themselves to meet these energy demands. They also examine the serious risks if those needs aren't adequately addressed, including potential blackouts and significantly higher energy costs.

Check o...

Who had the dumbest political take of the week: Bernie, the war party, or libertarians themselves?

Nate is solo for Dumb Bleep of the Week, and this one turns into a roast of everyone. Anna Paulina Luna's alleged "smack" gets the SmackGate treatment. Bernie Sanders wants the public to own 50% of major AI companies. Scott Bessent brings up Woodrow Wilson, which should immediately set off every liberty alarm in your brain.

Then the episode shifts into Iran, war powers, Dave Rubin, Mark Levin, Trump's "moderate shooting" ceasefire line, Austin Peterson, and the final question: are...

Trump called the House Iran War Powers vote "meaningless."
But the Constitution does not have a Trump exception.

The House passed a War Powers Resolution aimed at forcing President Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from the Iran conflict or get congressional approval. Nate and Chuck break down what the War Powers Resolution actually says, why the "60 days" argument is not a blank check, and why party loyalty is not a substitute for constitutional limits.

This Good Morning Liberty discussion covers Trump, Iran, Congress, Thomas Massie, Ron Paul's warning on war, and the Republican...

Trump says the war is over, but also calls himself a wartime president.
So which is it, and why is Congress still just standing there?

Nate and Chuck break down Trump's Iran comments, the Bibi phone call, the "not a war" problem, inflation excuses, and the constitutional mess around bombing without authorization.

Then they dig into Thomas Massie, AIPAC, Iowa's primary results, and whether pro-Israel money took out one of the few Republicans who actually votes like the Constitution matters.

The bigger question: is AIPAC the root problem, or is the real...

Bernie Sanders wants the government to take a 50% ownership stake in the biggest AI companies.
Mark Levin says the American Revolution helps justify war with Iran. Yeah, we had questions.

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On today's Good Morning Liberty, Nate and Chuck break down the Trump-Netanyahu leak, the Iran-Israel-Lebanon mess, and why nobody should pretend they know every chess move happening behind closed doors.

Then they dig into Bernie Sanders' proposed American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act, the moral problem with government...

Trump says Iran talks are back on, Israel is involved, the Strait of Hormuz is still part of the chaos, and somehow the answer is still "trust me, bro."

So what is the actual win here?

In this Good Morning Liberty episode, Nate and Chuck break down Trump's Iran war messaging, war powers, ceasefire confusion, Dave Rubin's viral Iran debate moment, and why "military operation" suddenly turns into "war" when civilian casualties come up.

Then the guys cover America's 250th anniversary becoming less Founding Fathers and more MAGA rally, complete with artist dropouts...

Trump on a $250 bill? Bill Burr on CEO pay? New York seizing "neglected" buildings?
It's Dumb Bleep of the Week, and the government is once again solving problems it helped create.

In this episode of Good Morning Liberty, Nate and Chuck break down Zohran Mamdani's housing plan, rent control, public housing, Bill Burr's wage rant, CEO compensation, SpaceX "USA" chant outrage, Trump's proposed $250 bill, Ted Cruz bragging about $3.99 gas, Thomas Massie's loss, and chaos from the Libertarian Party National Convention.

This is a libertarian breakdown of bad incentives, bad policy, political worship, and the...