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The Bob Zadek ShowDebt & TaxesHalloween happens to fall on a Sunday this year, which means my guest this weekend will have to weave the topic in with the spooky holiday. Chris Edwards, my go-to expert at Cato on all things debt and tax-related, should have no trouble frightening my listeners with his latest analysis.Where to start? The skyrocketing debt has economists murmuring about inflation. But sometimes the proposed solutions are even more terrifying than the problem itself – as in the case of new taxes on capital gains, corporate income, and even a special so-called "billionaire's tax" on unrealized capital gains. Edwards re...
2021-11-0152 min
The Bob Zadek ShowTrump's War on TradeIn a rare point of agreement, both the New York Times Editorial Board and the Libertarian Party are criticizing Trump’s tariffs.“Tariffs are Taxes that Americans Pay” reads the LP’s new bumper sticker slogan.“Trump’s Tariffs Are a New Tax on Americans” say the NYT editorial board.Put simply, a tariff is just a tax on imports. There’s no getting around the cost to Americans, leading free market economists to observe that imposing tariffs is like poking ourselves in the eye to punish our trading partners.But it goes beyond this...
2019-09-0651 minThe Bob Zadek ShowDavid Henderson on Trumponomics, Deficits, and ImmigrationBack in October, Bob spent an hour with Stephen Moore – former president of the Club for Growth, and author of *Trumponomics.* Moore is a supply-side economist, meaning he thinks that many tax cuts pay for themselves in the long run. He and Bob talked about why the drop in the corporate income tax from 35% to 20% was good news for average Americans, and Bob asked “Why not drop it even lower?” Arthur Laffer, Moore’s co-author on Trumponomics, is famous for the Laffer curve, which counterintuitively holds that you can raise even more revenue by lowering taxes, since that creates higher growth a...
2019-03-3152 minThe Bob Zadek ShowElizabeth Warren's Socialist DogwhistleJust a few weeks ago, the media was fawning over Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and her youthful makeover of tired socialist ideas. Not to be outdone, Elizabeth Warren penned an essay in the Wall Street Journal introducing a modest proposal to completely remake capitalism as we know it. Her Accountable Capitalism Act would create an “Office of United States Corporations inside the Department of Commerce,” requiring any corporation with revenue over $1 billion to obtain a federal charter. These charters would force businesses to vest decision-making authority in a variety of “stakeholders” that would include the company’s workers and other vaguely-defined groups in the com...
2018-08-2551 minThe Bob Zadek ShowCalifornia Discovers FederalismIt’s been called “federalism 2.0” — a move by states to buck the central government and try out their own policies in areas of the environment, immigration, drug policy, and criminal justice reform. California (for better or for worse) has been leading the charge on climate change issues, setting the pace for national vehicle emissions standards with its own stricter standards. But more recently, states have been particularly innovative on immigration, given the host of problems that stem from the Federal government’s failure to implement a comprehensive solution.Joe Mathews, a syndicated columnist and California editor for Zocalo Public Squ...
2018-07-2051 minThe Bob Zadek ShowAn Intellectual Discussion of Sexual Harassment with Richard EpsteinEach week, the list of celebrities accused of sexual assault seems to grow longer. Bill Cosby, Bill O'Reilly, and now Harvey Weinstein are just a few of the mighty who have fallen from grace. But while none of these three men has yet to be officially convicted of a crime, the market's retribution has been swift. O'Reilly lost his show, Weinstein lost his job, and Cosby lost his reputation as the benign, sweater-wearing father figure that America so loved. On college campuses, criminal proceedings are being jettisoned (for different reasons) in favor of Title IX discrimination hearings, which lower the...
2018-03-0952 minThe Bob Zadek ShowF.H. Buckley on *The Republic of Virtue*When Frank H. Buckley last joined the show, he surprised Bob with a cogent, intellectual case for the election of Donald Trump. Buckley, a Foundation Professor at George Mason University’s Scalia School of Law, advised Team Trump on campaign speeches, and geared his last book, The Way Back, towards a set of practical solutions to “restore the promise of America.” His latest book, The Republic of Virtue: How We Tried to Ban Corruption, Failed, and What we Can Do About It, completes the triptych that began with The Once and Future King, about the return of “crown governance” under the Obama...
2017-12-3151 min
The Bob Zadek ShowFederalism and the Flat Tax: The Austin Petersen PlanUPDATE: A previous version of this post said that Austin Petersen is in favor of Trump's border wall, which he is not. Petersen's Twitter feed made reference to "building a wall around the welfare state," which is quite distinct and compatible with the libertarian position.Back in 2015, U.S. Representative Mark Meadows took a major political risk to stand on his North Carolina constituents’ principles. He filed a motion to vacate the speaker chair held by John Boehner. Members of the House Freedom Caucus like Meadows have routinely been accused of dividing the Republican Party by holding fast to...
2017-09-2452 min
The Bob Zadek ShowMichael Strong on Creating a World in Which All Humanity FlourishesThe year is 1710, and the Industrial Revolution is taking off in the West, creating the world's first middle class, and giving rise to prosperous colonial outposts on the American frontier. But the colonies' new-found wealth has its critics. Cotton Mather, a Puritan minister at Harvard University, laments that "Religion brought forth prosperity, and the daughter destroyed the mother." Puritanism's offshoots – the Protestant work ethic, and arguably, the prosperity gospel – still drive the biggest engine of material wealth the world has ever seen, and Harvard types are still suspicious of its fruit. Joseph Schumpeter, the Austrian economist behind the term "creative dest...
2017-09-1751 min
The Bob Zadek ShowLeviathan in Chains: Michael Munger on Public Choice EconomicsNancy MacLean’s Democracy in Chains purports to be a bombshell of a book. Praised by NPR, her tale of how a southern academic single-handedly masterminded a plan to subvert American democracy is perfectly crafted to inflame and entertain progressive partisans. MacLean's conspiracy theory traces the “radical right’s stealth plan,” and insinuates the central bogeyman, Professor James M. Buchanan, saying “I can fight this [democracy] . . . I want to fight this.” The bad news for MacLean’s fawning reviewers is that Buchanan never said this. MacLean made it up (or at least made it sound like he said it). Vox.com delivers a...
2017-09-1052 minThe Bob Zadek ShowThe War on Chinese Restaurants with Gabriel ChinHere’s a fun fact: there are more Chinese restaurants in the United States than there are McDonald’s, KFC’s and Burger Kings combined. No doubt this is partly a result of the dedicated entrepreneurship of Chinese immigrants and the American appetite for sweet and sour pork, but there is also a story of economic discrimination behind the flourishing of dim sum dens, chop suey canteens, and Szechuan saloons. Because of the prejudicial hiring environment at the turn of the 20th century, restaurants and launderettes were among the only sectors in which Chinese immigrants to the United States could get a...
2017-08-0648 minThe Bob Zadek Show*Crossroads for Liberty* with William Watkins Jr.Latter-day patriots often speak of the U.S. Constitution as if it's sacred scripture – the wisdom of ages, revealed to men of letters through the divine faculties of reason. Although this makes for a good story, Bob and past guests have poked holes in that narrative, and revealed how certain compromises required for ratification were a bridge too far for some of the wisest Founding Fathers. The skeptics, known as the anti-federalists, worried that the limited powers outlined in the Articles of Confederation were not circumscribed clearly enough in the new constitution. Seeing the end result of these compromises – a too...
2017-02-0447 minThe Bob Zadek ShowAlex Nowrasteh: How Prop. 187 Turned California BlueAfter campaigning on a platform to crack down on illegal immigration, President Elect Trump is now facing a tall order. In enforcing his proposed policies, he will find himself at odds with many state and local governments, which have crafted their own policies in lieu of Congress’s failure to enact immigration reform. Although the issue could be largely resolved with Bob’s preferred laissez-faire approach – to “Let Them All In” – alas, this idea is not popular with everyone. In 1994, Governor Pete Wilson acted on anxieties in the state of California to promote and pass Proposition 187 – aka the “Save Our State Initiative...
2016-12-0146 minThe Bob Zadek ShowF.H. Buckley on *The Way Back: Restoring the Promise of America*Sensing a wave of populist frustration, the Democratic Party has embraced the narrative of the 99% versus the 1%, and called for a new round of socialist policies. Conservatives, seeing the failures of socialism, have downplayed the severity of inequality, and all but ignored the even greater problem of economic immobility. Mitt Romney, for his part, spoke of the “47%” who would always vote for bigger government to receive the benefits, and he was roundly rejected by voters. Yet both sides may have a point – America does increasingly resemble an aristocracy with a dependent class, stuck in poverty. In his new book, *The Way Ba...
2016-07-0217 minThe Bob Zadek ShowIlya Shapiro on the Supreme Court in the BalanceLast week, Bob examined how the United States has ended up in a situation that would have frustrated the Framer's intentions, had they seen it coming. The next president will likely hold more authority than was ever supposed to be granted to a single person, by virtue of nominating the ninth judge to a sharply divided “4-4” court. Ilya Shapiro is carefully observing the political chess game around the Supreme Court nomination, and urges Senate Republicans not to hold hearings or a confirmation vote for President Obama’s nominee, Merrick Garland. Instead, he says they should wait until after a new pr...
2016-05-1434 min
The Bob Zadek ShowSeeing Through TSA's Security Theater With Jim BovardIf you're flying home from vacation this weekend, you have one more gift to look forward to before you reach your gate: a TSA body scan. As of this week, opt outs of the invasive technology will no longer be granted to all those who ask for the alternative pat down. Jim Bovard has written for over a decade on the Transportation Security Agency’s encroachments of liberty. A frequent “opter-out” of the scanners in bygone times, Bovard has not flinched in the face of the screeners’ intimidation tactics. In addition to his repeat encounters with TSA agents, Bovard stands out amon...
2015-12-2652 minThe Bob Zadek ShowImmigration Nation: Nowrasteh Sets it Straight AgainThe last time Alex Nowrasteh joined the show, several listeners called in with concerns over Bob and Alex’s boldly open stance on immigration. As a leading immigration scholar with the Cato Institute, Nowrasteh researches, blogs, speaks, and tweets tirelessly in support of a more sane and open border policy. Bob says, “Let them all in” (with a few obvious exceptions). For each alleged issue the callers raised against open borders, Nowrasteh presented actual statistics debunking their misconceptions. You could hear their minds changing in real time. With the Republican primary heating up, we must be educated on the facts of the...
2015-12-1952 minThe Bob Zadek ShowJoe Quirk on Seasteading 3.0Two weeks ago, Bob welcomed Czech native Vit Jedlicka to the show, to discuss his nascent new country of Liberland, located in the no-man's-land between Serbia and Croatia. While Vit is busy recruiting a global legion of volunteers and ambassadors for his new country effort, a related movement is picking up steam right here in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Seasteading Institute, founded in 2008 in Silicon Valley, is a nonprofit organization leading the push to populate the high seas with hundreds, or even thousands, of brand-new “startup” societies. Each “seastead” would compete for citizens like businesses compete for customers. This wou...
2015-08-2051 min
Libertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowDon Boudreaux on Entrepreneurship, Economic Freedom & ProsperityMost people tune out when academics speak in terms of regression analysis and ?agent-based modeling.? Nonetheless, we want to understand the long-term economic trends that these methods seek to illuminate in order to plan for the future. Don Boudreaux is a master of making complex economic ideas comprehensible to the layperson. He provides this service free of charge every day for the thousands of visitors to his blog, Cafe Hayek (currently down due to a malicious hacking attack). Boudreaux?s short but powerful letters to the editor are the stuff of any libertarian?s dreams ? the equivalent of...
2015-05-1002 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowDavid Boaz on The Libertarian MindBob does a regular show with a very special guest ? a walking embodiment of the libertarian ethos: David Boaz. Since joining the Cato Institute in 1981, Boaz has been pivotal in transforming the once-obscure think tank into a powerhouse ? setting the gold standard for libertarian public policy analysis. More than 15 years ago, at a time when far fewer people had even heard of libertarianism, Boaz wrote and edited a volume titled Libertarianism: A Primer. Today, most voters know the contours of what a libertarian is, but a majority still do not...
2015-04-0502 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowFocus on Immigration: Gary Johnson, Alex Nowrasteh, Elise Foley & MoreThis week, instead of the usual encore show, we will be airing a remix of the best segments from previous shows on the topic of illegal immigration. This subject is so dear to Bob's heart (and mind) that he has been compelled to revisit it half a dozen times, and he will continue to do so for as long as it remains an issue. Bob's stance on immigration: Let them all in.In defending this position, he has interviewed former two-term Governor and Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson, Cato Institute immigration expert...
2015-03-0802 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowJonathan Rauch on the New Attacks on Free Thought?Be nice? may be excellent advice for children on the playground, customer service workers, and indeed, for most people in most situations. Being nice, however, does not always advance what Jonathan Rauch calls "the liberal science" ? the ongoing process of public criticism that gradually brings us closer to the truth. Thanks to robust rights to free thought and expression, new ideas have been able to overturn ancient dogmas and superstitions. As a long-time editor of The Atlantic and scholar at the Brookings Institution, Rauch?s own writings and opinions have been forged in the crucible of free public debate...
2015-01-1802 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowJohn Allison on the Leadership Crisis and the Free Market CureAs a class, ?capitalists? tend to get stereotyped in the starkest of terms. They are heroes to some and villains to others; the captains of industry or the robber barons of old. Rarely do we actually get to hear a successful capitalist explain what his work is about. As former Chairman and CEO of BB&T and current CEO and President of the Cato Institute, John Allison is both a capitalist and defender of capitalism par excellence. In his last book, Allison shed light on the financial crisis, and how phony ?crony capitalism? broke the system in 2007-2008...
2015-01-1102 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowWho Wants to Buy a Politician? With Mike MungerThe Citizens United case, in which the Supreme Court affirmed speech rights for corporate ?persons,? was alleged by some to herald the end of democracy ?of the people, by the people, and for the people.? But are corporate interests really able to purchase politicians and their votes? Perhaps more importantly, is there any evidence that ?bought? politicians stay bought? Michael Munger, Director of Duke University?s interdisciplinary Philosophy, Politics, and Economics program, studies how political favors are exchanged between actors in government and the private sector. Munger has no doubt that money can influence policy in wasteful or destructive...
2015-01-0502 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowLenore Skenazy: World's Worst MomLenore Skenazy first made waves after writing a column about how she let her nine-year-old son ride the New York City subway home alone. This was followed by a public outcry, including the accusation of "World's Worst Mom," which led Lenore to defend her position on TV programs like The View, The Today Show, and Anderson Cooper 360. Skenazy eventually repurposed her accusers' label for a TV reality series titled, "World's Worst Mom," in which she helped to keep "helicopter parents" from hovering so close to their children. What has changed in America? Parents no longer send...
2014-12-0702 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowFreedom *From* Speech? The New Face of CensorshipSince the initial waves of political correctness and subsequent censorship swept across college campuses in the 1990s, many cases have been fought and won in favor of free speech. The overturning of unconstitutional speech codes, for example, seemed to herald a new era for individual rights in higher education. These victories resulted in no small measure from the tireless efforts of FIRE ? the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. Yet the battle is hardly over. Bob's guest tomorrow will be Greg Lukianoff, President of FIRE. As Greg explains in his new broadside, "Freedom From Speech," there are several new...
2014-11-0302 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowConsumers Beware: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is Here to HelpFollowing the Great Recession of 2007-2008, regulators jumped at the opportunity to "remedy" (i.e., regulate) perceived market failures in credit markets. Although government-sponsored enterprises like Fannie Mae were responsible for many of the bad loans that created the crisis, politicians alleged it was the free market and payday lending that needed to be reined in. The 2011 Dodd-Frank Act increased regulators' responsibilities, and even gave rise to a new agency ? the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. As the first appointee of the agency's "Consumer Advisory Board," Elizabeth Warren became known as a savior of sorts for victims of so-called "predatory...
2014-10-1902 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowClassifying Americans: Jonathan Bean on Race & Liberty in AmericaEvery year, Americans rightly honor civil rights icons who stood up for the principle of equality enshrined in our founding documents. Few are aware, though, of the ties between the civil rights tradition and the principles of classical liberalism. In Race and Liberty in America: The Essential Reader, Jonathan Bean has compiled an anthology of primary documents by both well-known leaders like Frederick Douglass and unsung heroes like individualist and abolitionist Lysander Spooner, Brooklyn Dodgers manager Branch Rickey, and others who helped strip government of the ability to discriminate on the basis of race. ?Classical liberalism,? writes Bean, a...
2014-08-1002 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowDerek Khanna - What's Stifling Innovation?Back in April, Bob interviewed Ed Hudgins about The Republican Party?s Civil War, in which Hudgins urged Republicans to emphasize the value of ?modernist achievers??those who disrupt status quo industries and demonstrate what free individuals can accomplish. Derek Khanna is one of the youngest yet most influential thinkers leading the charge on the innovation front in Washington D.C. Khanna regularly writes on disruptive innovation for Forbes.com, and recently had his article, "The Party of Innovation," featured on the cover of The American Conservative magazine. The piece advocated for common sense free-market reform in technology...
2014-08-0302 minThe Bob Zadek ShowDerek Khanna - What's Stifling Innovation?Back in April, Bob interviewed Ed Hudgins about The Republican Party’s Civil War, in which Hudgins urged Republicans to emphasize the value of “modernist achievers”—those who disrupt status quo industries and demonstrate what free individuals can accomplish. Derek Khanna is one of the youngest yet most influential thinkers leading the charge on the innovation front in Washington D.C. Khanna regularly writes on disruptive innovation for Forbes.com, and recently had his article, "The Party of Innovation," featured on the cover of The American Conservative magazine. The piece advocated for common sense free-market reform in technology policy, and in the b...
2014-08-0352 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowYeonmi Park – North Korean Defector: "Juche" Die, Markets RiseFor decades, the North Korean regime has kept its oppressive rule hidden from the rest of the world. But slowly, the truth has been emerging. Defectors like Yeonmi Park?who left the country in 2007 at the age of 15?have lived to tell the stories about their escape, and of the changing political landscape they left behind. Yet in spite of the continuing famines and desperate poverty, there are rays of hope, as markets slowly work their way into the North Korean social fabric. Bob speaks with Yeonmi Park about her previous way of life as one of the rising "...
2014-06-2302 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowAlice Goffman on Fugitive Life in an American CityAlice Goffman is no Ivory Tower academic. The author of a harrowing new field study, On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City, Goffman spent the better part of a decade immersing herself in a crime-ridden neighborhood in Philadelphia. Once established, she began to study people?s lives in light of certain trends in law enforcement that are shattering communities with deep existing fractures. New quotas for certain kinds of arrests, combined with increasingly efficient methods of policing the drug war, have set the stage for a real-life drama that rivals Shakespeare's darkest tragedies. While this struggle...
2014-06-1602 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowMatt Zwolinski on Bleeding Heart LibertarianismThough some use it disparagingly, the label of ?Bleeding Heart? is worn by others as a badge of honor. This apparent contradiction only starts to make sense when you contrast the frequently damaging results of government policy motivated by the undeniably noble sentiment behind caring for the poor. Matt Zwolinski, Professor of Philosophy at University of San Diego, is out to reframe the debate through what he calls Bleeding Heart Libertarianism. On this show, you?ll find out what this means and how it applies to recurring policy debates about welfare and more. In a nutshell, Zwolinski and...
2014-06-0802 minThe Bob Zadek ShowMatt Zwolinski on Bleeding Heart LibertarianismThough some use it disparagingly, the label of “Bleeding Heart” is worn by others as a badge of honor. This apparent contradiction only starts to make sense when you contrast the frequently damaging results of government policy motivated by the undeniably noble sentiment behind caring for the poor. Matt Zwolinski, Professor of Philosophy at University of San Diego, is out to reframe the debate through what he calls Bleeding Heart Libertarianism. On this show, you’ll find out what this means and how it applies to recurring policy debates about welfare and more. In a nutshell, Zwolinski and his co-bloggers at Ble...
2014-06-081h 22Libertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowThe Sharing Economy: A Revolution in Free ExchangeIn most sectors of the economy, regulation is an inevitable hurdle to doing business. Certain Internet-based businesses, however, have been left alone for long enough to flourish in the hands of enterprising individuals. Jim Epstein is a producer at Reason TV who has been tracking the emergence of the so-called ?sharing economy." Epstein joins Bob to discuss, among other things, his new video series telling the stories of people whose personal businesses are thriving with the help of new peer-to-peer information technology. Tech companies like Uber, Lyft, and Airbnb are facilitating leaps and...
2014-05-2602 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowProperty Rights vs. Diversity of People and Species; Can These Concepts Coexist?Bob is joined by former San Francisco mayor Art Agnos. Mayor Agnos is a progressive to the core, and a sincere advocate for the middle class. He makes a passionate case for rent control, and subsidized, affordable housing for lower and middle-class residents of urban areas (especially, of course, San Francisco). Mayor Agnos truly speaks from the heart, as well as the mind, making it difficult for Bob to rebut his distinctly non-libertarian views, although he tries. Of particular interest is Mayor Agnos? successful battle against the Golden State Warriors? attempted land grab on the San Francisco waterfront. You...
2014-04-1402 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowAll Powerful Federal Government – Did the Founders Blow It?During the Constitution?s ratification process from September 1787 through mid-1788, each and every federalist (the supporters of ratification) promised America a federal government of limited (i.e. ?enumerated?) powers. For about 120 years we were provided with maximum freedom to pursue our lives as we see fit. Promise kept. Then what happened?The America we live in today is by no means the America that we were supposed to have. Were we given a flawed Constitution? One that mandated an all-controlling, all-seeing, liberty-denying Big Brother that was determined to make all of our personal decisions for us? Clark...
2014-04-0702 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowRemember the A&P? It’s the True Story of Capitalism in AmericaMarc Levinson?s book ?The Great A&P and the Struggle for Small Business in America? has it all: rugged capitalism, crony capitalism, big time rent seekers using political power to kill competition, and the defense of the ?little guy? against the feared chain stores. It also outlines the destruction of the free market by the New Deal, gives details of the precursor to Walmart (Sam Walton did not invent the business model) and exemplifies some very nasty politics. A history of this iconic brand is a history of American business from the middle of the nineteenth century...
2014-03-0302 minThe Bob Zadek ShowAren’t Men Entitled to Due Process on Campus?Early this year, Cathy Young, author of two books and a columnist for The Boston Globe, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal (to name merely a few news outlets) caught Bob’s attention with “Guilty Until Proven Innocent.” Her thoroughly researched article, which appeared in Reason Magazine, tells the story of how the government encourages kangaroo courts for sex crimes on campus. Young men are tried (if you can call it that) in quasi-judicial proceedings, with none of the safeguards Americans would expect. If found “guilty,” the damage to the accused is often greater than it would be in a cr...
2014-02-021h 22Libertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowOrganized Crime Wears A BadgeWelcome to America, where federal law enforcement rewards local police departments for ignoring the issues such as assault, robbery, murder and public safety in general. The government?s efforts would be better spent on the causes Washington considers important, such as drug enforcement, illegal immigration and ?terrorism.? By taking advantage of civil asset forfeiture, local law enforcement agents are permitted (if not encouraged) to confiscate personal property without proving that the owner committed or intended to commit any crime. Cops are getting filthy rich in the process? and its legal! Sarah Stillman has written an expose entitled ?Taken? which...
2013-12-0902 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowHow Washington Invented the PresidencyThe Constitution provides a framework for the American presidency. When the founders wrote it, the concept of an elected chief executive did not exist anywhere on earth. That position was created in 1787. When George Washington was elected as our first President, he had to build the office from the ground up. What he created and how he did it is a remarkable story, as Harlow Giles Unger describes in his new book ?Mr. President; George Washington and the Making of the Nation?s Highest Office.? Listen in as Bob and Harlow explore the presidency as imagined by the founders...
2013-11-0302 minThe Bob Zadek ShowWill Americans Accept Second Class Medicine?It is clear that Obamacare (and Medicare before it) will precipitate the decline in the quality of medical care in America. It will cause talented doctors to leave the profession, reduce the number of health care professionals available to provide us with the services we have come to expect and it will ultimately give us “post office” quality medicine with “IRS quality sensitivity.” Are we ready for that? Or will Obamacare self- destruct, leaving us with a totally free market system of health care the likes of which we have not seen since before WW II? In this Sunday’s encore epi...
2013-09-151h 22Libertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowImmigrants – The Ultimate EntrepreneursAn entrepreneur is defined as ?a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, usually with considerable initiative and risk.? These qualities have always been valued and cherished in America. Entrepreneurship has improved our quality of life in immeasurable ways and it always will. An immigrant in our country takes as much risk and shows as much initiative as any entrepreneur. We should be spending our treasury to keep them here, not keep them out. The anti-immigration fervor represented by many on the right and some on the left is shameful, bigoted, mean-spirited and contrary to our national ethos. As...
2013-08-1802 minThe Bob Zadek ShowImmigrants – The Ultimate EntrepreneursAn entrepreneur is defined as “a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, usually with considerable initiative and risk.” These qualities have always been valued and cherished in America. Entrepreneurship has improved our quality of life in immeasurable ways and it always will. An immigrant in our country takes as much risk and shows as much initiative as any entrepreneur. We should be spending our treasury to keep them here, not keep them out. The anti-immigration fervor represented by many on the right and some on the left is shameful, bigoted, mean-spirited and contrary to our national ethos. As Bob so o...
2013-08-181h 22The Bob Zadek ShowWar – A Rationale For Extra-Constitutional Power?“War” is the ultimate political cover for the unconstitutionally excessive exercise of governmental power. Any politician addicted to the wielding of power has discovered that war is the perfect narcotic; the ideal cover. Just find an enemy, declare war on them, or it (i.e. “terrorism,” “poverty,” “drugs”) and a world of weapons and powers becomes available. Then, as in the case of the war of terror, the authorization by our President to kill American citizens on foreign soil becomes possible, eavesdropping without warrants is accepted, and travel restrictions become standard. Add drones to this mix and much of the values which def...
2013-05-121h 22The Bob Zadek ShowLet Them All InWhat was the secret of America’s emergence from a collection of very different British colonies with nothing in common except a love of freedom? Its secret was open borders. “Let them all in,” was our immigration policy . . . and it worked! It brought to America the world’s “tired, . . . poor, . . . huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” And breathe free they did. Yes, they remained tired and perhaps somewhat poor, but their fatigue resulted from the work they did for themselves and their families. Their efforts made America a powerful economic engine. Today, America seems willing to turn its back on the secret s...
2013-05-0535 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowWhere is Everyone Going?In the past 15 years, California?s high tax burden caused 340,000 (mostly) high earners to go to other states like Nevada where they can keep more of their earnings. Is there a pattern? You bet there is. Americans are ?voting with their feet? more than ever before. Not just pro golfer Phil Mickelson who makes a pretty penny, but average wage earners. Where do they move from, where do they go ?and why? Travis Brown has studied this extensively and he authored ?How Money Walks,? the definitive study on which states are winning or losing the competition for...
2013-04-2902 minThe Bob Zadek ShowWe Are All LibertariansHave you noticed that on the important issues of the day, Democrats and Republicans are moving in a Libertarian direction? Politicians are discovering that Libertarian values have been awakened in more and more voters. Only a few years ago, the very word “Libertarian” was not part of the public conversation. How times have changed. Is this the start of a second American Revolution? Bob’s guest, Judge Jim Gray, sure hopes so. Judge Gray was Governor Gary Johnson’s running mate on the Libertarian ticket in the 2012 presidential election and our strongest proponent for a sane drug policy. He will also pre...
2013-04-141h 22Libertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowFree Speech- There is No America Without ItIn the opinion of the Founders, no right is more worthy of protection than the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights, providing freedom of conscience and the right to speak one?s mind. Yet those in power find themselves threatened by those who exercise this right and government becomes tempted to limit speech, which is our most essential right for maintaining a free society. The First Amendment is under attack on our college campuses, of all places. Speech codes pervade. Censorship is rampant. Politically incorrect views are banned. And these are the institutions which will produce...
2013-03-0302 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowThe Best and Worst of Banking?It is the best of banking, it is the worst of banking.? This is how Charles Dickens might describe America?s dual banking system if he were alive today. The banks that are too big to fail have operations so closely aligned with government that they are nothing more than agencies of Washington disguised as private businesses. Conversly, the community banks run by entrepreneurs are struggling to compete with the Wells Fargos and JPMorgan Chases that have Washington in their back pocket and vice versa. So long as the behemoths toe the line of the ruling class, they?ll...
2013-02-0302 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowThe Morality of CapitalismThough Capitalism has elevated the standard of living of most humans on earth, it is misunderstood and under attack. It is perverted by the unholy alliance of big business and big government (think ?crony capitalism?), thwarted by statists whose hubris allows them to believe that they know what?s best for each and every citizen, and vilified by those whose survival requires appropriation of someone else?s person and property. In this episode, Bob is joined by author and lecturer Dr. Tom G. Palmer of the Atlas Network and the Cato Institute to discuss the morality and necessity of...
2012-10-2802 minThe Bob Zadek ShowWas The Ratification of the Constitution A Mistake?For almost four years, Bob has been speaking about his uncompromising admiration for the work of the Founders. They drafted the Constitution and in getting it ratified by the colonies, created the United States of America. James Madison, George Washington, John Adams and their colleagues were above reproach. However, Bob has recently been drawn to the arguments of the Founders, of equal stature, who opposed Ratification. The arguments of those “anti-federalists” seem more compelling than those of the supporters of the Constitution. Who was right, especially given where the country is today? Hard question. In this episode, Tom Fleming joins Bob...
2012-10-2150 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowHome Ownership - The American NightmareGeorge Bush famously stated he wanted to establish ?the ownership society? in America. His concept specifically included the owning of a home. The American Dream, while defined in 1931 in lofty terms, has been downgraded over time to be equated to home ownership. What a cruel hoax. Home ownership has become a nightmare for many Americans, once the political class hyped it as a tool to remain in power. The feds have been the ?snake oil salesmen? of housing. How did this happen and what?s the fix? In this episode, Bob talks to Reason Foundation?s Anthony Randazzo, who...
2012-10-1402 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowRepeal the 17th Amendment?It could be argued that almost all of the Amendments (excluding the Bills of Rights and the Civil War Amendments) have damaged the Constitution but the two Amendments that had an especially negative impact were the 16th (income tax) and the 17th (direct election of Senators). Everyone knows about the income tax problem, yet not many of us are not aware of how the direct election of Senators has harmed us; resulting in the introduction of Medicaid, a national drinking age of 21, the national speed limit and Obamacare. In this encore episode, Bob is joined by George...
2012-10-0702 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowAs California Goes, So Goes The NationCalifornia is in a fiscal free-fall, led by a clueless governor and an entrenched, pro-union legislature. Why does the rest of the country care? Because what happens here is likely to happen in your state... it?ll just take a bit longer. As Woody Allen famously observed, it happened with ?right on red? and it?ll happen with fiscal insanity. Unless, of course, the other states learn from our mistakes. This is a make-or-break election for California and for the nation. Now that redistricting in California has opened up many seats to newcomers, we are seeing more non-professional politicians...
2012-09-0202 minThe Bob Zadek ShowAmerica’s Student Loan ProblemEvidence from the student loan crisis would lead us to believe that a root cause of our economic doldrums stems from a shortage of anthropologists, fine arts majors and women’s studies experts. That must be why our federal government subsidizes the loans taken out by students with these majors. The reality is that college graduates owe almost a trillion dollars in student loans and almost all of it is guaranteed by Washington. If the holder of an ethnic studies degree cannot find meaningful employment (how could they?) and defaults, you and I pick up the tab. In this episode, Bo...
2012-07-0850 minThe Bob Zadek ShowManny Klausner - A Libertarian LifeManny Klausner has lived the ultimate Libertarian life. He co-founded Reason Magazine, was a Co-Founding Director of the Institute for Justice and acts as General Counsel to the Individual Rights Foundation. From studying with Mises to spending time in Chicago and California with Milton Friedman, he’s walked the walk and talked the talk. In this episode, Manny appeared as our guest on the show to discuss SCOTUS’ handing down the “Obamacare decision,” or the single greatest threat to our liberty that has ever been judicially created. Manny and Bob cover the Constitutional backdrop to the decision: what it means to our l...
2012-07-0150 minThe Bob Zadek ShowHigh Speed Bankruptcy – The California WayIn this episode, Bob welcomes Adrian Moore of Reason Magazine to his show. The topic – high speed rail in California and around the country. High speed rail is the intersection of crony capitalism, wealth transfers to unions and the hocking the future. Why must politicians always find the total absence of a need and then fill it with massive spending? If California proceeds with this project, it will make Boston’s Big Dig seem like the paving of a driveway. Adrian’s expertise and Bob’s exasperation will provide with a week’s worth of adrenalin. Take a valium and tune in.
2012-05-2650 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowOccupy Movement – What Does It Tell Us About America?Seven months ago, the Occupy Movement started in New York?s Zuccotti Park. Over time, the weather seemed to have chilled and dampened the enthusiasm of its core supporters. However, the movement seems to have sprung into spring with new vigor as seen in San Francisco and Oakland recently. What are the goals and beliefs of the Occupiers and what does it tell us about America today? To discover the heart and soul of the Occupy Movement, Bob invited Anthony Fisher, filmmaker and Reason TV producer to join him in this encore episode to discuss his extensive coverage of...
2012-05-0702 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowHigh Speed Bankruptcy – The California WayIn this episode, Bob welcomes Adrian Moore of Reason Magazine to his show. The topic ? high speed rail in California and around the country. High speed rail is the intersection of crony capitalism, wealth transfers to unions and the hocking the future. Why must politicians always find the total absence of a need and then fill it with massive spending? If California proceeds with this project, it will make Boston?s Big Dig seem like the paving of a driveway. Adrian?s expertise and Bob?s exasperation will provide with a week?s worth of adrenalin. Take a valium...
2012-02-1302 minThe Bob Zadek ShowHigh Speed Bankruptcy – The California WayIn this episode, Bob welcomes Adrian Moore of Reason Magazine to his show. The topic – high speed rail in California and around the country. High speed rail is the intersection of crony capitalism, wealth transfers to unions and the hocking the future. Why must politicians always find the total absence of a need and then fill it with massive spending? If California proceeds with this project, it will make Boston’s Big Dig seem like the paving of a driveway. Adrian’s expertise and Bob’s exasperation will provide with a week’s worth of adrenalin. Take a valium and tune in.
2012-02-1150 minThe Bob Zadek ShowThe Triumph of Principle Over PoliticsWhen Gary Johnson first started competing in the Republican Presidential primary battle, Bob knew he was a candidate he could support based on his qualifications and beliefs; not because of his party affiliation. At last, there was a candidate who would not disappoint; one whose principles were clear. Most importantly, he had no political baggage and was electable. What Bob did not consider was the cynicism of the Republican Party and their manipulation of the rules so as to exclude Governor Johnson from most debates and the power of mainstream media (particularly Fox News) to deny him coverage. Governor Johnson...
2012-01-2150 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowHave Our Banks Become Nationalized?Hugo Chavez, dictator (oops, we mean President) of Venezuela, is reputed to control 1/3 of the Venezuelan economy. That?s peanuts compared to the percentage of the US economy President Obama controls. With Dodd-Frank now on the books, Obama is now able to insure that America?s banks carry out his social and economic policies. The middle class is feeling it already. The banking services they purchase will now cost more just so the banking services sold to the poor are cheaper or even free! Say goodbye to free markets. In this encore episode, Bob is again joined by Tom...
2012-01-0202 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowPlease, Mr. Fed. Let Me Earn a LivingAs Ayn Rand has observed, ?Capitalism is the system of the future ? if man is to have a future.? The lifeblood of capitalism is economic freedom which includes property rights, the freedom of adults to contract with one another, minimal government regulation and freedom to fail. The ranking of the U.S. among the nations of the world on its level of economic freedom continues to drop. How does this affect Joe Sixpack, or even Charlie Chardonnay? In this episode, Bob speaks to Dr. Michael Stroup, economics professor at Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas. He has spent...
2011-12-0402 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowHow Could The Founders Have Gotten This So Wrong?Alexander Hamilton described the federal judicial system as ?the weakest of the three branches of government.? However, the unelected nine Supreme Court justices have ?legislated? hundreds of overwhelmingly powerful laws. To name a few, they have granted abortion rights, eminent domain and mandatory minimum wage. Even the worst of our federal judges hold their jobs for life. They can be appointed in a rigged process unrelated to merit and despite incompetence, laziness or some other collection of human frailty, they will never be removed. This Sunday at noon, Bob will explore the worst and yet...
2011-11-2702 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowCops Are No Better Than CriminalsEver hear of asset forfeiture? Probably not. But the odds are that you will. The day may come when you discover that local or federal law enforcement have confiscated your car or house even though you?ve not committed any crime. It?s called asset forfeiture and it describes a whole range of laws which permit cops to take and to keep a citizen?s property without warrants or other judicial proceedings. This explains how local police get to use Mercedes and Jags as cop cars. The line between the good guys and...
2011-10-2302 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowEconomic Freedom is Poverty’s Only RemedyIs poverty growing in America? What does ?poverty? even mean? In this episode, Bob welcomes Hadley Heath of the Independent Women?s Forum to the show to discuss this contentious issue. As Hadley demonstrates, poverty is the product of the anti-poverty legislation of the non-so-Great Society programs. We?ve created a society of governmental dependency and the only way out is to reawaken self reliance and reliance on each other. There will always be citizens who have less than others. America?s goal should be to empower those who wish to...
2011-10-1602 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowThe Second American Revolution – NOWThe current budget/deficit/spending fight among the President, the House and the Senate is setting the stage for the election of 2012. The Jefferson/Adams election contest of 1800 affected the size and reach of the federal government. 2012 will be a rerun, but the stakes are even higher. What is the current battle really all about? Money? Yes, but only to a point. Please join Bob Zadek and Libertarian economics professor and prolific blogger, as well as frequent media guest Don Boudreaux in this episode, when the answer to the key question is demystified...
2011-10-0902 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowWho Should Be President and Why?The Presidential election costs about a billion dollars and it captures our attention for 15 months. Debates are held, we review the voting records of candidates, check their IQs, college transcripts, the intensity of their faith, relationships with spouses and core beliefs. With all this, one can only wonder if the process produces the best President. Do we as voters and as a nation know which qualities produce the best Chief Executive? In this episode, Bob spends an hour with Thomas Fleming, a presidential scholar who is also one of our greatest living historians and he...
2011-10-0202 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowWhose Loophole Is It, Anyway??Loopholes.? ?Tax the Rich.? ?Tax Credits to Create Jobs.? ?Buffet Tax.? Enough of this! Join Bob Zadek and Tax Historian and prolific tax blogger Joe Thorndike (http://thorndike.com/) for a light and breezy hour of tax policy from a Libertarian perspective. Bob?s got a two sentence change to the tax law which would instantly give every taxpayer the same power as Congress and privatize all governmental income transfers. Bob and Joe clear the fog of tax jargon. Taxation is the mother of all pocketbook issues.
2011-09-2502 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowIs Your Alma Mater a Soviet Gulag?Thomas Jefferson valued higher education; perhaps more than any other Founding Father. He envisioned a University system where students and faculty would explore ideas in a bastion of free expression. That did not turn out to be the case. Our colleges censor speech and have become citadels of political correctness. Saying something which offends another student or speaking an unpopular thought will get you thrown out. Disagreeing with your professor is likely to earn you an ?F.? Think I?ve overstated the case? Harvey Silverglate, Co-founder and Chairman of the Foundation...
2011-09-1802 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowFire All Government WorkersVisit Utopia. Fly to Atlanta and take a short car trip to Sandy Spring, Georgia, the city that efficiently outsourced everything. Are they the wave of the future? Their budget is about half of what it would be with city employees doing the work! Private toll roads vs. crowded public highways. Fed Ex vs. the Post Office. Which do you prefer? Please join Bob and Adrian Moore of Reason Magazine in this encore episode for an hour of light and breezy privatization fun. Sell the parking meters! Sell...
2011-09-0402 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowHollywood: Obama’s Ministry of PropagandaBen Shapiro is an attorney, entertainer, journalist and blogger who has set out the link between Hollywood and the American Left. He argues that the movie moguls and TV producers have come to be the functional equivalent of the Democratic Party and political messages are surreptitiously embedded in films and sitcoms. What could the propaganda czars of Russia, China and North Korea learn from the residents of Beverly Hills 90210? In this episode, Ben joins Bob to discuss his highly talked about and controversial new book ?Primetime Propaganda: The True Hollywood Story of How the Left...
2011-08-2902 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowIs the US the Next Enron?S&P downgraded the credit rating on our country?s bonds. How did this happen? What does it mean to you and me? Most importantly, how does our country get its AAA rating back? If we are all going down in financial flames, should we file the biggest bankruptcy case in the history of the planet with the World Court? In this episode, Bob is joined by Reason Magazine?s Associate Editor, Peter Suderman. They will Standard and Poor?s downgrade, what it says about how our country is governed...
2011-08-1502 minThe Bob Zadek ShowIs the US the Next Enron?S&P downgraded the credit rating on our country’s bonds. How did this happen? What does it mean to you and me? Most importantly, how does our country get its AAA rating back? If we are all going down in financial flames, should we file the biggest bankruptcy case in the history of the planet with the World Court? In this episode, Bob is joined by Reason Magazine’s Associate Editor, Peter Suderman. They will Standard and Poor’s downgrade, what it says about how our country is governed and how it reflects the financial stewardship of the Obama admini...
2011-08-1450 minThe Bob Zadek ShowThe Second American Revolution – NOWThe current budget/deficit/spending fight among the President, the House and the Senate is setting the stage for the election of 2012. The Jefferson/Adams election contest of 1800 affected the size and reach of the federal government. 2012 will be a rerun, but the stakes are even higher. What is the current battle really all about? Money? Yes, but only to a point. Please join Bob Zadek and Libertarian economics professor and prolific blogger, as well as frequent media guest Don Boudreaux tomorrow in this episode, when the answer to the key question is demystified. “Do we look to Modern Europe Go...
2011-07-3153 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowEnvironmentalism- The Libertarian WayHow does an environmental Libertarian think? What are his values? Is a Libertarian?s response to global warming to sweat it out and buy lots of sunscreen? Hardly. In fact, only free markets will save the grey wolf, the humpback whale, the snail darter and the spotted owl; without regulation, without ethanol subsidies, without the EPA, and without Al Gore! In this episode, Bob joins Dr. Mary Ruwart, a Libertarian who has studied environmental issues for most of her life, to learn why free markets are green markets.
2011-07-2502 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowCrime Down: Prison Costs UpFear of crime is so yesterday. At one time, violent crime was on everyone?s mind but today, money is the big issue. We are plagued by out of control deficits, powerful public employee union rip-offs, out of control government spending and the expensive failed war on drugs. These issues all come together in this episode as Veronique de Rugy, Senior Research Fellow at George Mason University?s Mercatus Center discusses ?Prison Math? with Bob. American Exceptionalism is at risk because the United States hosts the world?s largest prison population. Are we truly ?the...
2011-07-1102 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowNick Gillespie – The Voice of ReasonLast Sunday, Nick Gillespie was Bob?s special guest. He is the Editor-In-Chief of Reason.tv and Reason.com. Reason?s tagline is ?Free Minds and Free Markets.? Nothing says it better. Bob and Nick discussed the evils of government subsidized art (indeed, the evils of government subsidized anything) and Nick?s new book ?The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What?s Wrong with America? which will be published on June 28. They also put the Republican Presidential candidates through a Libertarian filter to see who makes it through. Nick...
2011-06-2002 minThe Bob Zadek ShowNick Gillespie – The Voice of ReasonLast Sunday, Nick Gillespie was Bob’s special guest. He is the Editor-In-Chief of Reason.tv and Reason.com. Reason’s tagline is “Free Minds and Free Markets.” Nothing says it better. Bob and Nick discussed the evils of government subsidized art (indeed, the evils of government subsidized anything) and Nick’s new book “The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What’s Wrong with America” which will be published on June 28. They also put the Republican Presidential candidates through a Libertarian filter to see who makes it through. Nick is a frequent television guest of John Stossel and Judge Napoli
2011-06-1953 minThe Bob Zadek ShowGeorge Washington Was Our GuestIn this episode, Bob interviewed our first president, George Washington. Well, not quite. But close. With great pride and excitement, we welcomed Thomas Fleming, one of our nation’s leading historians, biographer of Washington, Jefferson and Franklin, past President of the Society of American Historians and author of the popular blog “Channeling George Washington”, to our show. Bob and Tom discussed money and politics, then and now. What did the Founders intend to be the relationship between the two? Is money a political pollutant, or its lifeblood? Tom Fleming shared his lifetime of study to the important and timely issue, and pu...
2011-06-0453 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowEnergy Policy is a Dirty Business!Under the rubric of avoiding climate change, American have become a dirty bunch. Energy- saving washing machines don?t wash, low flow toilets leave smelly bad stuff in sewer pipes and the water flow from shower heads (by compliments of federal law) is insufficient to wash off dirt and soap. In this encore episode of Bob?s show ?Dirty Smelly Americans Save the Glaciers,? Washington bureaucrats are linked to rather unpleasant aroma of crowded trains, planes and elevators. Libertarians for privacy and cleanliness.
2011-05-3002 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowFire All Government WorkersVisit Utopia. Fly to Atlanta and take a short car trip to Sandy Spring, Georgia, the city that efficiently outsourced everything. Are they the wave of the future? Their budget is about half of what it would be with city employees doing the work! Private toll roads vs. crowded public highways. Fed Ex vs. the Post Office. Which do you prefer? This Sunday, please join Bob and Adrian Moore of Reason Magazine for an hour of light and breezy privatization fun. Sell the parking meters! Sell the airports...
2011-05-2302 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowImmigration Reform Is BrokenOur Founders? worse fears have materialized, compliments of Janet Napolitano. For the first time in 233 years, our country has a national police force! The Department of Homeland Security has deputized the entire nation?s police departments to enforce our racist, arbitrary and un-American immigration laws. It?s called the Secure Communities Initiative and it makes Commissar Napolitano the Police Chief in Chief. Is that merely a very bad idea or the beginning of the end of locally controlled police departments? Join Bob and Huffington Post reporter Elise Foley this Sunday at noon to discuss the...
2011-05-1602 minThe Bob Zadek ShowStraight Talk with Gary JohnsonIn this encore episode, Bob is honored to speak to Gary Johnson: GOP candidate for President in 2012, former Governor of New Mexico and honorary chairman of the OUR America Initiative. Bob asks Governor Johnson about Libya, the monumental budget battle in Congress and the White House, cuts in the Defense Department budget, immigration, Obamacare and much, much more. A most important show.
2011-04-3053 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowStraight Talk with Gary JohnsonIn this episode, Bob is honored to have Governor Gary Johnson, former Republican Governor of New Mexico and honorary chairman of the OUR America Initiative, as his guest for the hour. Bob asks Governor Johnson about Libya, the monumental budget battle in Congress and the White House, cuts in the Defense Department budget, immigration, Obamacare, and much, much more. Bob is hopeful that Governor Johnson will formally announce his intention to seek the GOP nomination for President. A most important show.
2011-04-0402 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowEnergy Policy is a Dirty Business!Under the rubric of avoiding climate change, American have become a dirty bunch. Energy- saving washing machines don?t wash, low flow toilets leave smelly bad stuff in sewer pipes and the water flow from shower heads (by compliments of federal law) is insufficient to wash off dirt and soap. In this episode of Bob?s show ?Dirty Smelly Americans Save the Glaciers? will link Washington bureaucrats with the rather unpleasant aroma of crowded trains, planes and elevators. Libertarians for privacy and cleanliness.
2011-03-2802 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowLibertarians vs. RepublicansTo slightly paraphrase Thomas Jefferson?s first inaugural address, ?We are all Libertarians.? Are we? Bob will test the newly minted Republican ?Pledge to America? against the Libertarian principles of Individualism, Individual Rights, Free Markets and Limited Government. Discover your inner Libertarian this Sunday at noon, where fun and freedom reign.
2011-02-0702 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowFarming SubsidiesIn this episode, Bob is joined by Chris Edwards from the Cato Institute to cover farm subsidies and agricultural price supports. This is a huge federal budget item and ripe for total elimination. It is important economically but difficult politically. Let?s get rid of ethanol and sugar subsidies and all wealth transfers from lower income food buyers to middle and upper income farmers; from city dwellers and suburbanites to what is left of American Gothic. Bring back free market pricing.
2011-01-2402 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowDebtors are SinnersMortgages. Credit credit cards. CARD Act. Dodd-Frank. Laws for government to use to surreptitiously transfer wealth from Bob and other responsible citizens to defaulting borrowers. We lose our credit card mileage and free checking accounts just so that deadbeats and spendthrifts can walk from their debts. This Sunday, Bob will discuss how banks have become the weapon of choice for Liberal class warfare.
2010-12-1302 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowSolutions for Balancing the BudgetIn this episode, Bob is joined by Brian Darling of the Heritage Foundation, one of America?s great conservative Libertarian think tanks. They discuss earmarks such as Lobster Institute and Rat Island and explain how easy and painless it is to balance the budget and cure deficit spending ? - without raising taxes. Who needs a President?s Deficit Reduction Commission when we?ve got Bob Zadek??
2010-11-1502 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowA Libertarian PlanThis Sunday, Bob will be joined by Matt Welch, Editor-In-Chief of Reason Magazine to discuss a Libertarian plan that would totally eliminate the budget deficit without raising taxes. Crucial to this plan is a discussion of Enumerated Powers (a core founding principle which is considered quaint in Washington today). They will remind the audience of Madison?s great words from Federalist 45 ? ?The powers delegated . . . to the Federal Government are few and defined.?
2010-10-1102 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowThe Great Founding FathersThis Sunday, Bob will interview author Jack Rakove about his bestselling book ?Revolutionaries.? Rakove, a Professor of history, American studies and political science at This Sunday, Bob will interview author Jack Rakove about his bestselling book ?Revolutionaries.? Rakove, a Professor of history, American studies and political science at Stanford University, will discuss how the principles and ideas of the founding founders were so advanced that they are still relevant in this day and age. They will also discuss the contributions of each founding father from famous founder John Adams to lesser known founder John Jay and the ways in...
2010-08-0902 minThe Bob Zadek ShowThe Great Founding FathersThis Sunday, Bob will interview author Jack Rakove about his bestselling book “Revolutionaries.” Rakove, a Professor of history, American studies and political science at This Sunday, Bob will interview author Jack Rakove about his bestselling book “Revolutionaries.” Rakove, a Professor of history, American studies and political science at Stanford University, will discuss how the principles and ideas of the founding founders were so advanced that they are still relevant in this day and age. They will also discuss the contributions of each founding father from famous founder John Adams to lesser known founder John Jay and the ways in which they sha...
2010-08-0820 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowThe Founding FathersWhat would they think of Obamamerica? In this encore episode, Bob interviews Jerry Hurwitz, American Revolution Historian and reenactor. Bob and Jerry will share little known stories of the founding of America, the richness of our heritage and how close we came to not having a country. Get to know the story of our country as you never have before.
2010-07-0502 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowLibertarians for ChangeBob?s guest will be Gary Johnson, the admirable two-term Governor of New Mexico. Inspired by Thomas Jefferson, Governor Gary Johnson has successfully brought his Libertarian views to this high office. Governor Johnson will discuss issues ranging from the Gulf Wars to the Gulf oil spill and from bailouts to free market banking. Hear his views on hate free immigration from a state that shares the borders, the issues and the problems of Arizona. Shouldn?t you get to know our next President? Unless I am mistaken, he will be the man leading the charge...
2010-06-0702 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowLegalizing Pot in CaliforniaBob interviews John Lovell, a lobbyist for law enforcement groups who is fighting against the movement to legalize marijuana in the state of California. The initiative, also known as the ?Tax Cannabis Act,? received enough signatures this week to qualify for the November ballot. If it is approved, California would become the first state to legalize marijuana for recreational use by adults. The measure would also give local governments the authority to regulate and tax pot sales.
2010-04-1202 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowGovernment Does Some Things Right? Maybe.This Sunday, Bob interview celebrated author William Eggers about newest book ?If We Can Put A Man on The Moon: Getting Big Things Done in Government.? Eggers is policy analyst who believes our great nation should be able to accomplish anything after our feat of sending a man to the moon. Eggers breaks down the infrastructure of big government and explains why some initiatives have failed, some succeeded and how working together could be the answer to so many problems.
2009-12-1402 minLibertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek ShowEthics & Economic Freedom vs. HealthcareThis Sunday, Bob?s guest will be MD and attorney Bruce Fagel. Together they?ll review the obscene income transfers inherent in pending health care reform legislation, and see how it stands up against core American principles. Is it reform (?amendment of what is defective? according to Webster?s) of health care or its destruction? Learn why Obamacare is a Trojan Horse, loaded with social engineering and massive income transfers. You won?t get this anywhere else.
2009-11-1602 minThe Bob Zadek ShowThe Founding FathersWhat would they think of Obamamerica? Bob interviewed Jerry Hurwitz, American Revolution Historian and re-enactor. Bob and Jerry will share little known stories of the founding of America, the richness of our heritage and how close we came to not having a country. Get to know the story of our country as you never have before.
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