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Jacob Hornberger and Sheldon Richman discuss current events from a libertarian perspective. The Libertarian Angle airs weekly.

Jacob Hornberger and Sheldon Richman


    • May 15, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 34m AVG DURATION
    • 245 EPISODES


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    Economic Liberty and Civil Liberties

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 37:56


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the relationship between economic liberty and civil liberties. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    The 50th Anniversary of North Vietnam's Victory in the Vietnam War

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 31:33


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the Vietnam War and North Vietnam's victory over the United States in that conflict.  Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    Trump's War against the Fed

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 32:35


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the ramifications of President Trump's war against Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    The Tyranny and Destructiveness of Income Taxation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 27:28


    n this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard show how income taxation converted the American people into serfs and lowered their standard of living in the process. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    The Capitulation of Columbia University

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 27:51


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the ramifications of Columbia University's capitulation after President Trump threatened to terminate $400 in federal funds to the university. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    Immigration and Civil Liberties

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 29:08


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss President Trump's assault on civil liberties in the context of America's immigration-control system. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    Freedom or Efficiency?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 32:25


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss why freedom does not consist of efforts by President Trump, Elon Musk, and the DOGE to make the federal government more efficient.  Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    Implosion at the White House

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 36:00


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the big White House implosion involving President Trump, Vice-President Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    The Mexican War and the Spanish-American War

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 33:10


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard examine the enormous consequences of the Mexican War and the Spanish-American War on the United States. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    The Virtues of Free Trade

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 30:01


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the virtues of free trade–with respect to both freedom and people's standard of living. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    FDR's Executive Order on Gold

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2025 28:36


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss one of the most infamous acts in U.S. history — President Franklin Roosevelt's executive order making it illegal for Americans to own gold. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    Trump's Battle Against USAID

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 40:52


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the implications of President Trump's battle against USAID and the issue of foreign aid in general. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    Libertarian Angle: Chaos in Trump World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 33:30


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the chaos surrounding President Trump's first week in power. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    Freedom and the Next Four Years

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 30:51


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the prospects for liberty during the next four years under a Donald Trump administration. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    Trump's Overall Border Policy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 30:03


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the impact of President-elect Trump's overall border policy–drug war, immigration controls, tariffs, and sanctions. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    Trump's Upcoming Pardons of the January 6 Protestors

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 32:52


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the ramifications of President-elect Donald Trump's upcoming pardons of the January 6 protestors. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    Why Does Trump Want to Abolish the Debt Ceiling?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2025 36:43


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss President-elect Trump's desire to abolish the debt ceiling. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    Should Judeo-Christian Principles Be Taught in the Public Schools?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 31:55


    n this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss whether Judeo-Christian principles should be taught in public schools? Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    The Coming Aftermath of the Presidential Election

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 31:39


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the coming aftermath of today's presidential election in the context of libertarianism and a genuinely free society. Go to the podcast. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    Whose Economic Plan Is Better: Trump's or Harris's?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 32:50


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard compare Donald Trump's and Kamala Harris's economic plans for America. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    The Federal Reserve's 2% Inflation Target

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 33:08


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the ramifications of the Federal Reserve's 2% inflation target. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    The Educational Policies of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 29:06


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the educational policies of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris within the context of a genuinely free society. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    Lessons for America from the Crisis in Venezuela

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 27:31


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the political and economic crisis in Venezuela and the lessons the crisis holds for Americans. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    The Federal Government's Vicious Attacks on Free Speech

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 36:20


    n this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the ramifications of the federal government's vicious attacks on free speech, especially with respect to Russia. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    Price Controls and Border Militarization

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 30:12


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss Kamala Harris's anti-price-gouging law and Donald Trump's militarization of the border. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    Price-Gouging Laws and the Google “Monopoly”

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 40:36


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the effects of price-gouging laws during hurricanes and the implementations of a recent judicial ruling declaring Google to be a monopoly. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    Biden's Supreme Court Reform Plan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 26:41


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard examine the implications of President BIden's plan to reform the Supreme Court.

    Biden Drops Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 31:13


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss President Biden's decision to drop out of the presidential race. 

    The Near-Assassination of Donald Trump

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 33:22


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the near-assassination of former President Trump.  

    SCOTUS Decision on Presidential Immunity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 29:11


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision granting U.S. presidents immunity.

    Celebrating the Fourth of July

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 26:45


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the principles of liberty of the Fourth of July.

    The Release of Julian Assange

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 27:29


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the recent release of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    The Tyranny of the Draft

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 29:26


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the U.S. House of Representatives' enactment of automatic draft registration and the concept of conscription itself. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    The Unjust Conviction of Hunter Biden

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 24:56


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard analyze the Hunter Biden conviction under libertarian principles. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    The State of Liberty in America Today

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 37:59


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob, Richard, and special guest Jim Bovard discuss the state of liberty in America today. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    Subjective Value and Consumer Sovereignty

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 29:48


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss basketball star Caitlin Clark's salary of $79,000 in the context of the Austrian concepts of subjective value and consumer sovereignty. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    The Immorality and Destructiveness of Occupational Licensure

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 32:10


    Here is the podcast for this week's Libertarian Angle. @hornberger_g and @rmebeing discuss the negative ramifications of occupational licensure.

    A Gold Standard vs. the Denationalization of Money

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2024 34:05


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss which monetary policy would be better–a gold standard or the separation of money and the state. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    Our Discovery of Libertarianism

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 34:56


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Richard and I talk about our personal journeys toward the discovery of libertarianism. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    USA: The Ruthless Empire

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 40:25


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard and special guest Daniele Ganser discuss Ganser's fantastic book on U.S. foreign policy, USA: The Ruthless Empire.  Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    The Impact of Massive Federal Spending and Debt

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 31:29


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the impact of out-of-control federal spending and debt on the American people. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    1913: A Critical Year in the Loss of Liberty

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 32:22


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss how 1913 brought into existence the federal income tax and the Federal Reserve System. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    The Impact of LBJ's Great Society

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 28:38


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the impact of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society program, including Medicare and Medicaid, on American society. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    The New Deal

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 36:06


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the tremendous impact that President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal had on American life. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    Abolish the Minimum Wage

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 28:52


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss why California's new law raising the minimum wage to $20 an hour in fast-food establishments is so bad. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    The Virtues of Unilateral Free Trade

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 33:02


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the benefits of unilaterally ending all restrictions on trade by the U.S. government — that is, without negotiations or treaties with other nations. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    Two Important Insights of Friedrich Hayek

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024 34:42


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the importance of Friedrich Hayek's concepts of “spontaneous order” and “the use of knowledge in society.” Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    FDR's War on the Bill of Rights

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 40:04


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob, Richard, and noted author David Beito discuss President Franklin Roosevelt's war on civil liberties and the impact that his war has had on freedom today. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    The Impact of FDR's New Deal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 30:47


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the monumental impact that President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal had on American life. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    The Impact of the Industrial Revolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2024 28:23


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the monumental impact of the Industrial Revolution on American society. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

    The Futility of Immigration Reform

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024 30:09


    In this week's Libertarian Angle, Jacob and Richard discuss the cause of America's decades-old, longstanding, perpetual immigration crisis. Please subscribe to our email newsletter FFF Daily here.

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