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Chris Spangle explains why the Democrat Secretary of State in New Mexico has hacked their election more than any Russians by changing laws that will hurt Gary Johnson's run. He then breaks down the anatomy of media bias using a clip about the Florida Senate race to teach people how to recognize bad news-making. Get the Chris Spangle Show: http://www.ChrisSpangleShow.com

Chris Spangle talks to Mark Rutherford who is running for the Libertarian Party in Indiana for Secretary of State. He considers him the most qualified LP candidate in at least a decade within the entire party. http://checkmark2018.com/

Chris Spangle and Harry Price look into what is actually happening in South Africa. In our Path to Libertarianism segment, we listen to 3D-Gun advocate Cody Wilson on the Tom Woods show explain why he believes what he believes, how he lives out his libertarian beliefs, and what it costs him to stand up for freedom. South African Land Crisis - 00:07:28 Path to Libertarianism: Cody Wilson - 00:59:38 Undercovered News - 01:40:47 Show Notes: https://wearelibertarians.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/310-WALShowNotespages.pdf Donate to Chris's Birthday Fundraiser for Rupert's Kids: https://www.facebook.com/donate/662535317445842/

Chris Spangle breaks down several news stories including Rand Paul endorsing Gary Johnson and Trump wants to bail out farmers to the tune of $6 billion.  Show Notes: https://wearelibertarians.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/8-cssnotes.pdf

Chris Spangle shares his thoughts on the legacy of Sen. John McCain, and two lose their life in a shooting in Jacksonville. Show Notes: https://wearelibertarians.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/8-cssnotes.pdf

Chris Spangle discusses the "big fish" that Mueller is chasing, and it isn't good that his CFO, Allen Weisselberg, is cooperating. FiveThirtyEight makes Gary Johnson his poll of the week. We ask, "Why is Republican Mick Rich is playing spoiler in the New Mexico Senate race? He has so much in common with Gary Johnson. Should he drop out since he cannot win?" Allen Weisselberg, Longtime Trump Organization CFO, Is Granted Immunity in Cohen Probe - https://www.wsj.com/articles/allen-weisselberg-longtime-trump-organization-cfo-is-granted-immunity-by-federal-prosecutors-in-michael-cohen-investigation-1535121992 Could A Libertarian Win A Senate Race This Year? - https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/could-a-libertarian-win-a-senate-race-this-year/

Chris Spangle, Chris Gault, and Tad Western discuss an interview with Sen. Ron Wyden outlining his desire to limit political speech online, and Phil Mudd loses his mind showing the mindset of the CIA. Segments Ron Wyden Wants to Regulate Political Speech - 00:07:34 Phil Mudd Loses It - 00:54:40 NYT Times Writer Thinks Trump Wants to Kill People - 01:05:27 Links CSS 6: Sen. Ron Wyden Wants To Regulate Speech on Social Media - https://chrisspangleshow.fireside.fm/66 There should be ‘consequences’ for platforms that don’t remove people like Alex Jones, Senator Ron Wyden says - https://www.recode.net/2018/8/22/17765664/ron-wyden-alex-jones-infowars-regulation-elections-privacy-cybersecurity-kara-swisher-podcast Alex Jone's Brian Stelter Impression - https://youtu.be/omQO3WtKrs4 Stereo Deluxe Song - https://www.facebook.com/superdeluxevideo/videos/758526347825251/ Phil Mudd's on-air meltdown perfectly represents his employer's hysterical brand - https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/21/cnn-phil-mudds-air-m

Chris Spangle annotates a conversation between Sen. Ron Wyden and Recode's Kara Swisher about Alex Jones and hate speech regulation on social media. There should be ‘consequences’ for platforms that don’t remove people like Alex Jones, Senator Ron Wyden says - https://www.recode.net/2018/8/22/17765664/ron-wyden-alex-jones-infowars-regulation-elections-privacy-cybersecurity-kara-swisher-podcast

Chris Spangle explains the Michael Cohen plea deal and what it means for President Trump. Show Notes: https://wearelibertarians.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/005-CSSEpisode.pdf

Chris Spangle and Harry Price break down a fake news story on the NBC Nightly News about Alex Jones and explain why this matters. We then explain why all punches are equal and what is the Non-Aggression Principle? Show Notes: https://wearelibertarians.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/308-WALNewsPublic.pdf (https://wearelibertarians.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/308-WALNewsPublic.pdf) Lyin' Lester Holt and Alex Jones - 00:09:20 Overcast bans Alex Jones and NRATV 01:01:43 Robert Spencer and Jihad Watch Banned from Patreon due to MasterCard 01:09:44 Path to Libertarianism: Not all punches are equal? Non-Aggression Principle - 01:24:30 Undercovered News - 01:52:51 Joshua Smith wastes the LNC's time - 02:00:00

Chris Spangle talks about a failed comedy set at Purdue University and the need to let creators fail. Rule by the mob isn't sustainable. We also cover why humans beat famine and PETA's fight against animal crackers. Show Notes: https://wearelibertarians.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/4-css.pdf

Chris Spangle outlines Elizabeth Warren's new "batty" proposal to keep capitalism more accountable. Elizabeth Warren’s ‘Accountable Capitalism’ Is More Proof Of ‘Progressive’ Feudalism - https://thefederalist.com/2018/08/20/elizabeth-warrens-accountable-capitalism-proof-progressive-feudalism/ Elizabeth Warren’s Batty Plan to Nationalize . . . Everything - https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/08/elizabeth-warren-plan-nationalize-everything-woos-hard-left/ Elizabeth Warren has a plan to save capitalism - https://www.vox.com/2018/8/15/17683022/elizabeth-warren-accountable-capitalism-corporations Kevin Williamson’s unhinged attack on Elizabeth Warren’s corporate accountability bill, explained - https://www.vox.com/2018/8/17/17698502/kevin-williamson-elizabeth-warren-corporate-accountability Elizabeth Warren unveils bold new plan to reshape American capitalism - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/15/elizabeth-warren-accountable-capitalism-act-richest-companies Warren Introduces Accountable

As you heard, we are tweaking a few things before 2020, so Chris Spangle breaks that down for the first 7 minutes. Then he examines the stunning lack of self-awareness by newspapers as they coordinate to denounce President Trump's anti-media stance. Subscribe now are http://chrisspangleshow.com/ or search in your podcast app.

Chris Spangle of We are Libertarians joins Rob Kendall on WIBC's The Rob Kendall Show to discuss Alex Jones, social media censorship, and the job Governor Eric Holcomb is doing.

Chris Spangle examines the stunning lack of self-awareness by newspapers as they coordinate to denounce President Trump's anti-media stance. Obama used the Espionage Act to put a record number of reporters' sources in jail, and Trump could be even worse: https://freedom.press/news/obama-used-espionage-act-put-record-number-reporters-sources-jail-and-trump-could-be-even-worse/ Journalists are not the enemy - https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/editorials/2018/08/15/editorial/Kt0NFFonrxqBI6NqqennvL/story.html

Chris Spangle and Harry Price break down the cost of Bernie Sander's Medicare for All and fact check if the Koch Brother's proved $2 Trillion in savings, cover a man that died a gruesome death from an execution in Tennessee, Gina Haspel's torture memos get released, and we debut Undercovered News. Time Stamps Cost of Bernie Sander's Medicare for All - 00:09:32 Billy Ray Irick Dies Painful Death in Tennessee - 00:51:18 Gina Haspel Memos Released and Libertarian Opinion of Torture - 01:22:24 Uncovered News - 01:51:44 We Are Libertarians Mailbag - 02:10:10 Brian Nichols Show Update - 02:16:28 Final Thoughts - 02:20:01 Show Notes https://wearelibertarians.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/WALEp307Notesv2.pdf Links: https://wearelibertarians.com/307-cost-of-bernie-sanders-medicare-for-all-death-penalty-torture/

Chris Spangle and Chris Gault welcome Johnny Rocket and Raylene Lightheart of the Blast Off podcast (formerly the Johnny Rocket Launchpad) to discuss the deplatformming of Alex Jones, re-inventing a podcast, and how to fall in love with libertarianism. We also discuss the new NYC Uber ban. Check out their show at https://thelaunchpadmedia.com/blastoff/. Special Guest: Johnny Rocket.

Chris Spangle and Harry Price share their controversial opinion on the mass deletion of InfoWars and Alex Jones from social media, Democrats circulate a plan to regulate the internet and social companies, we ask why Austin Peterson lost, and Brian Nichols calls in to discuss the libertarian position on the Death Penalty. Become a WAL Patron to hear our bonus episode on Chris’s attendance of Podcast Movement. Learn more at https://wearelibertarians.com/. Segments: 5:40 - Alex Jones Deplatformed 52:30 - Democrats Release Plan to Regulate the Internet 1:15:40 - Austin Petersen Loses in Missouri 1:21:08 - Path to Libertarianism - The Death Penalty with Brian Nichols Show Notes: https://wearelibertarians.com/305-alex-jones-gets-deplatformed-dems-want-social-media-regulation-death-penalty/

In the second episode of our series "The Swamp, Explained", Chris Spangle and Rob Quartel go in depth on how Washington works. Rob gives us a view of Russian meddling and possible Trump collusion from the swamp. Rob explains the Jones Act. America's Welfare Queen Fleet - https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/serials/files/regulation/1991/7/v14n3-5.pdf GOP lawmaker pressures Puerto Rico to end push for shipping rules exemption - https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/gop-lawmaker-pressures-puerto-rico-to-end-push-for-shipping-rules-exemption The Jones Act: A Burden America Can No Longer Bear - https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/pubs/pdf/pa845.pdf The Jones Act In Perspective - https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/articles/brannon-grassroots-hawaii.pdf Rob has lived and worked in Washington DC for 40 years. He worked for the EPA and the Ford and H.W. Bush campaigns. Check out his resume here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-quartel-5291553/ Have questions for Rob? Email us - editor@we

Chris Spangle and Mark Warner discuss homelessness in America. Warner worked for a homeless shelter for nearly a decade before going into politics. They discuss why someone becomes homeless and how local communities can manage populations without government intervention. Econtalk: Erica Sandberg on Homelessness and Downtown Streets Team - https://www.acast.com/econtalk/erica-sandberg-on-homelessness-and-downtown-streets-team Wheeler Mission Ministries - https://wheelermission.org/ Thomas Sowell on the Housing Boom and Bust - https://youtu.be/5GoAGuTIbVY