Eric Brakey is the host of Free America Now and senior spokesperson for Young Americans for Liberty. As a Maine State Senator (2014-18), Eric Brakey was responsible for the passage of Constitutional Carry, Right to Try, welfare reforms, and expansions of medical cannabis freedom.
Tho Bishop of the Mises Institute (co-host of the Liberty vs. Power podcast) joins Free America Now to discuss the legacy of Thomas Jefferson's Treasury Secretary, Albert Gallatin — plus other topics of early American history, including what Aaron Burr got right.
Mahgdalen Rose (host of "The Rose Report") joins Free America Now to discuss the failed first year of the Biden Presidency. SHOW NOTES 1. The Rose Report on YouTube- https://youtube.com/channel/UC66nFL01pCGS8WtT1pisS_g 2. Mahgdalen Rose on Instagram - https://instagram.com/mahgdalen_rose/
In 2008 and 2012, the Ron Paul grassroots fought the GOP establishment for control of the party. Today, Patrick Kerby joins Free America Now to discuss the battles for Nevada.
Ivy El-Zaatari returns for Free America Now to discuss the persecution of Julian Assange — another episode in our "true crimes of the government" series. Also, an update on the Ghislaine Maxwell case.
Brian Nichols (host of the Brian Nichols Show) joins Free America Now to discuss how the liberty movement handled the big issues of 2021, including vaccine mandates, the Afghanistan withdrawal, and the rise of inflation.
Dan McKnight, Chairman of BringOurTroopsHome.US, joins Free America Now to discuss the progress on Defend the Guard legislation throughout 2021 and into the new year.
Jeremy Story was arrested last August in Round Rock, Texas for exercising his right of free speech at a local school board meeting. He joins Free America Now to discuss the use of force against parents who object to government school policies and the importance of fighting for liberty in your own backyard. SHOW NOTES: 1. RiseForStudents.org
Patrick Newman, assistant professor of economics at Florida Southern College and a Fellow of the Mises Institute, joins Free America Now to discuss his new book, "Cronyism: Liberty vs Power in America, 1607-1849."
Renegade statesman Eric Brakey is back with a solo episode of Free America Now, sharing his story — from activist to senator and back again — down the road to liberty.
Michael Maresco, the "Liberty Rider," joins Eric Brakey on Free America Now to discuss the growth and evolution of the Ron Paul Revolution over "five waves," from 2007 until today. SHOW NOTES: 1. For Liberty: How the Ron Paul Revolution Watered the Tree of Liberty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR4WYqabTxU 2. Jon Stewart: "Ron Paul is Tea Party Patient Zero" https://www.cc.com/video/in35c7/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-indecision-2012-corn-polled-edition-ron-paul-the-top-tier 3. Free America Now, Ep. 26 w/ Ashley Ryan Roberts https://soundcloud.com/eric-brakey/ron-pauler-elected-at-21-to-the-rnc-free-america-now-ep-26 4. Free America Now, Ep. 29 w/ Olivia Rondeau https://soundcloud.com/eric-brakey/non-compliance-w-olivia-rondeau-free-america-now-ep-29 5. Young Americans for Liberty Operation Win at the Door https://yaliberty.org/door/
As a leader in South Carolina's constitutional carry effort, Rep. Jonathon Hill forces roll call votes that put anti-2A Republicans on the record, endangering their re-elections. Hill is so feared by the Republican establishment, the state party broke its own rules in 2020 by recruiting and funding a primary challenger against his re-election. But liberty is still popular and, with the help of YAL door-to-door activists, he beat his establishment primary opponent in a 62% landslide. Today, Hill joins renegade statesman Eric Brakey on #FreeAmericaNow to discuss the fight for liberty in South Carolina and his recent pro-life stand on capital punishment. When politicians sought to re-instate the death penalty by re-normalizing the electric chair, Hill argued against the barbarity of electrocution and against re-introducing such punishment into broken system. “This makes injustice permanent,” says Hill, pointing to well-known and uncorrected flaws in the criminal justice system, as 1 in 9 U.S. executions are carried out on innocent people. "Would you trust this current system to judge you or your loved one?" Mentioned in this episode are: (1) Rep. Jonathan Hill's website https://votehill.com/ (2) Rep. Jonathan Hill's floor speech against the death penalty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5CsgEsRhpA&t=1246s (3) Morton Blackwell and the Leadership Institute https://leadershipinstitute.org (4) Young Americans for Liberty Operation Win at the Door https://yaliberty.org/door/ (5) Young Americans for Liberty Hazlitt Coalition https://yaliberty.org/hazlitt/
Carla Gericke joins Free America Now to discuss the history of the New Hampshire Free State Movement and how this small New England state is becoming a bastion for liberty in a tyrannical world. SHOW NOTES “The rise of the Liberty Republican” by Eric Brakey https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-rise-of-the-liberty-republican The Free State Project https://www.fsp.org/ Carla Gericke's Facbook: https://www.facebook.com/carla.gericke Carla Gericke's Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarlaGericke
Beginning as a YAL student activist, Ashley Ryan Roberts became the youngest person ever elected to the RNC during the Ron Paul 2012 takeover of the Maine GOP. She joins renegade statesman Eric Brakey to share her story, fighting for liberty against a corrupt political establishment.
Former LP Vice Presidential candidate, Spike Cohen, joins Free American now to discuss his political conversion to liberty, his experiences on the 2020 campaign trail, and how to fight the tyrannical COVID regime.
Kristin Tate (author of "The Liberal Invasion of Red State America") joins Free America Now to discuss COVID tyranny and how it has accelerated a mass political migration from blue to red states.
Jack Hunter returns to Free America Now to discuss the persecution of journalist Julian Assange and the hypocrisy of those on the 1/6 Commission, like Liz Cheney, who applaud that persecution while claiming to stand for "democracy."
Today on Free America Now, the Avengers assemble around the YAL Squaretable to discuss the passage of Constitutional Carry in Ohio, inflation at the Federal Reserve, Elizabeth Warren and Elon Musk dropping twitter bombs, abuse of eminent domain in Baltimore, and cops being reckless with their firearms. This episode features Eric “Renegade Statesman” Brakey, Reed “Minister of Truth” Cooley, Carter “Lord of the Memes” Quill, Ivy “Federal Agent” El-Zaatari, and “Let's Go Brandon” Williamson.
Andrew Heaton returns to Free America Now, in studio, to discuss his journey through comedy and politics, plus why progressives come up with the worst solutions to real problems. SHOW NOTES: 1. "Desperate Mayors React to Coronavirus" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6o2mHWZaCU&t=1s 2. "Libertarian PBS" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE4tEkUqPrk&t=33s 3. "Game of Thrones: Libertarian Edition" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojubI-sYwho 4. "Libertarian James Bond" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G94n14eTfUQ 5. "Star Wars Libertarian Edition" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HeWcY5GVlQ 6. The Political Orphanage w/ Andrew Heaton - https://mightyheaton.com/the-political-orphanage
Scott Horton (editorial director of Antiwar.com, director of the Libertarian Institute, and author of "Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan") joins Free America Now in studio to discuss the state of the world: Afghanistan, Ukraine and the corrupt D.C. establishment that keeps lying us into war.
JP Kirby, Director of Student Rights at Young Americans for Liberty, joins Free America Now to discuss the state of COVID tyranny on college campuses and how students are fighting back.
Hannah Cox returns to Free America Now to discuss (1) why repealing Section 230 would harm free speech, (2) how the Bernie's Budget Bill (BBB) will erode healthcare freedom, and (3) why lack of video from the Ghislaine Maxwell trial is not a conspiracy.
Stephen Kent — author of "How the Force Can Fix the World: Lessons on Life, Liberty, and Happiness from a Galaxy Far, Far Away" — joins Free America Now to discuss the mythology of Star Wars and how its lessons apply to our American politics today.
Economist Bob Murphy, a senior fellow with the Mises Institute, joins Free America Now to discuss his new pamphlet, "Common Sense: The Case for an Independent Texas." As our federal government spirals into a currency crisis with huge debts and insolvent entitlement programs, should the people of Texas reassert their constitutional right to break away?
Ivy El-Zaatari returns to Free America Now for another episode discussing the true crimes of the government. Today we ask, “Did John McAfee kill himself?” The founder of McAfee Antivirus and a former Libertarian Party presidential candidate died in prison under mysterious circumstances in June 2021. Despite the official story suggesting he committed suicide, his wife maintains he was murdered. We examine the facts.
Maj Toure, founder of Black Guns Matter, joins Free America Now to discuss the historical importance of liberty for Black America and why Democrats are losing credibility today.
Former Maine state representative Aaron Libby ran for office in 2010, inspired by Ron Paul's campaign for President. During his two terms of office, Libby laid the groundwork for major liberty policies — Constitutional Carry and Defend the Guard — before it was cool. Today, he joins Free America Now to discuss his past efforts and prospects today for the liberty movement.
Mayor Glenn Jacobs, aka "Kane," joins Free America Now to discuss his journey from professional wrestling to elected office, the value of local elections, and his efforts to oppose COVID tyranny as Mayor of Knox County, TN.
Barrett Young, Executive Director of Make Liberty Win PAC, joins Free America Now to discuss the success of activist mobilization efforts — knocking millions of doors, electing hundreds of liberty legislators, and restoring freedom across the states.
Andrew Heaton, a comedian, author, and host of The Political Orphanage podcast, joins Free America Now to discuss tribalism and how it shapes our politics.
YAL Renegade Statesman Eric Brakey joins Kyle Matovcik to discuss how to make liberty win, the legacy of Donald Trump, and how free markets can give America the edge over China.
Brett Cooper returns to Free America Now to discuss (1) Anthony Fauci's declaration that attacks on him are attacks on science itself, (2) Kim Jong Un instituting the fashion police in North Korea, and (3) left-wing students at Arizona State University trying to have Kyle Rittenhouse banned from campus.
Who should make the decisions for a child's education — parents or the government? Corey DeAngelis joins YAL's renegade statesman, Eric Brakey, on Free America Now to discuss the school choice revolution taking place in Virginia and across America.
For a special Thanksgiving episode of Free America Now, Eric is sharing a recent interview with Lyn Ulbricht, mother of Ross Ulbricht, who is currently serving two lifetime sentences in federal prison for founding the Silk Road website. Not all families get to be together this Thanksgiving. In some case, it is because our government is run by dirty, corrupt bastards.
As we experience dark times in America, should lovers of liberty look pessimistically or optimistically at the future? Marc Clair (host of the Lions of Liberty podcast) joins Free America Now to discuss the black pill and the white pill.
Ivy Nina El-Zaatari returns to Free America Now to discuss the true crimes of Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and the manipulations of the corporate press through this and other trials and investigations.
Co-host Brett Cooper returns to Free America Now to discuss current events: (1) Rand Paul calls out the deep state for abusing its surveillance powers against the American people, (2) new report shows school choice saves taxpayer money while increasing education quality, and (3) Congresswoman Nancy Mace of South Carolina sponsors legislation to deschedule cannabis on the federal level and recognize the constitutional authority of states to set cannabis policy.
Hannah Cox joins Free America Now! We discuss the Bernie Sanders budget that has passed the House of Representatives, inflation wiping out the savings of the middle class, and whether the Kyle Rittenhouse case will make conservatives turn against corrupt prosecutors.
A huge red wave — powered by demand for school choice and rejection of progressive overreach — hit Virginia earlier this month, putting Republicans in control of the House and governorship. Virginia Delegate Nick Freitas, a member of YAL's Hazlitt Coalition, joins Free America Now to discuss what happened and renewed potential for liberty in the years ahead.
Tho Bishop, Assistant Editor at the Mises Institute, joins Free America Now to discuss how libertarians can use the Republican Party to further the cause of liberty in America.
Hannah Hill, Policy Director for the National Foundation for Gun Rights, joins Free America Now to discuss a case pending before SCOTUS that could strike down "may issue" gun control laws, which allow government officials to deny law-abiding citizens the right to bear arms — or even establish Constitutional Carry across all 50 states.
Co-host Brett Cooper is back on Free America Now to discuss Saule Omarova, Biden's pick for Comptroller of the Currency, who wants to “end banking as we know it”—transferring all private banking functions to the Federal Reserve through a centrally-controlled ledger system. Brakey and Brett discuss the implications of a communist controlling the US dollar, as well as a policy quickly advancing through Congress to require women to register for the draft.
In a crossover episode between Eric Brakey and Brian Nichols (host of The Brian Nichols Show), the two discuss the exodus of working-class voters from the Democrat Party and a proposal in Congress to require women to register for the military draft.
Jack Hunter joins Free America to discuss the use of the Patriot Act on American citizens and one of its biggest champions, Liz Cheney, who now claims to be a champion of the Constitution.
Former YAL State Chair for California, Tahmineh Dehbozorgi, joins Free America Now to discuss her experiences growing up in Iran, the history of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, and what went wrong in Afghanistan.
Dan Taylor, VP of Campus at Young Americans for Liberty, joins Free America Now to discuss the success of YAL's Project 1776 — signing up more than 100,000 new college students to Make Liberty Win — and the efforts of liberty activists fighting COVID mandates and speech codes on college campuses across America.
Former LP Vice Presidential candidate, Spike Cohen, joins Free American Now to discuss his political conversion to liberty, his experiences on the 2020 campaign trail, and how to fight the tyrannical COVID regime.
Something is happening in America as Democrats are repudiated in state elections... yet they remain in denial. Brady Leonard of the "No Gimmicks Podcast" joins Free America Now to break it all down.
After working in healthcare for fifteen years, treating COVID patients during the pandemic, and developing natural immunity, Adam Richardson was fired from his job due to vaccination mandates from President Joe Biden and Maine Governor Janet Mills. Today, Adam joins Free America Now to discuss the tyranny of the COVID regime.
Professor Kevin Gutzman (Professor of History at Western Connecticut State University and author of "Thomas Jefferson - Revolutionary") joins Free America Now to discuss the decision by the NYC City Council to remove a statue of Thomas Jefferson that has stood for over a century — and why this decision ignores Thomas Jefferson's many contributions and lifelong fight to abolish slavery in America.
Duncan DeMarsh — a student at James Madison University and the YAL Virginia State Chair — joins Free America Now to discuss his efforts fighting for free speech on his college campus, winning elections to student government, and knocking doors to Make Liberty Win.
Brett Cooper is back in the house to discuss the growing national support for someone named “Brandon” and media pearl clutching at a Southwest pilot who uttered the phrase, “Let's Go, Brandon,” during a flight. Also, vaccine mandates fail to produce results in NYC and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wants a “global minimum corporate tax” that amounts to governmental price fixing.