Disney’s recent assault on common sense and decency regarding Florida’s Parental Rights in Education legislation is yet another example of Big Business bedding down with proponents of Big Government. Join us on this week’s Liberty Cafe as we discuss whatever happened to limited government. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS
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Will Christians Embrace the Ideology of Climate Change?
I came of age politically in the age of William F. Buckley, Jr and Ronald Reagan, which means I escaped being indoctrinated into the progressive ideology behind John Maynard Keynes’ economics and Rachel Carson’s environmentalism. So I was baffled by a recent article in World Magazine discussing how many of today’s young “conservatives” embrace the ideas I avoided…
The Liberty Café 71: The State of Property Rights in Texas
Another case involving a pipeline company abusing Texas law and property rights was just argued before the Texas Supreme Court. In Episode 71 of the Liberty Café, we take a look at this and a few other cases to help us ascertain the state of property rights in Texas. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google…
The Liberty Café 70: Will the 2023 Texas Senate be More Conservative?
After last week’s primaries, four new Republicans will be heading to the Texas Senate in 2023. On Episode 70 of the Liberty Café, we take a look at how conservative the new Senate might be compared to others from the recent past. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS
The Liberty Café 69: Where Wealth Comes From
The ability of society to increase wealth is under attack today. On Episode 69 of the Liberty Café, we take a look at where wealth comes from and how we can forge a more prosperous society. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS
Texans are Ready to End Corporate Property Tax Breaks
Following his recent speech to the Texas Oil and Gas Association, Rep. Dade Phelan, speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, tweeted that the Texas Legislature is “developing a program to replace Chapter 313,” the soon to be defunct provision in the Texas Tax Code that allows school districts to give property tax breaks to…
The Liberty Café 68: Will UT’s Liberty Institute Help Secure Our Liberty?
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick recently said the newly created Liberty Institute will help eliminate CRT at the University of Texas. That raises the question: will a government-funded, government-run think tank help protect us from government? Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS
The Liberty Café 67: Will Renewable Energy Add to Civil Unrest?
Renewable energy is increasing electricity’s cost while decreasing its reliability across the globe, including Texas. On Episode 67 of the Liberty Cafe, we talk with energy analyst and Fox News contributor Chuck DeVore about just how bad things might get and how people might react. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS
The Liberty Cafe 66: Rights, Markets, and Liberty Under Assault
One rationale for government oppression today is that people in government can do most things better than the rest of us can. On Episode 66 of the Liberty Café, we discuss how individuals exercising our inalienable rights in markets is not only the best path to liberty but also the most effective and humane path…
Why I Stand with Whoopi
Anyone paying attention has noticed that Whoopi Goldberg was suspended from The View for two weeks for “her wrong and hurtful comments” about the Holocaust. Of course, we have heard a lot about hurtful comments of late; much of it coming from adults who were pandered to as kids and are now trying to recreate the coddling of their parents in…