Fri, 28 February 2020
Today's Flash Back Friday comes from Episode 142, originally published in April 2013. Historical studies of countries, governments, economics, populations, cultures and more offer numerous insights into how the world reached its current state. A more traditional view is The Accidental View of History, which holds that no one really knows why events happen – they just do. There is also the Conspiratorial View of History. Jason Hartman interviews historian, author and lecturer Ralph Epperson about Ralph’s book, Unseen Hand: An Introduction to the Conspiratorial View of History. Ralph addresses the conspiracies behind the numerous wars and revolutions across the globe, the depressions and recessions, and he discusses the creation of the Federal Reserve and the foundation of the I.R.S. Ralph Epperson is an historian, author, and lecturer who has been researching the CONSPIRATORIAL VIEW OF HISTORY (the view that the major events of the past have been planned years in advance by a central conspiracy) for 50 years. He has written or produced four "best-selling" books entitled THE UNSEEN HAND, THE NEW WORLD ORDER, MASONRY: CONSPIRACY AGAINST CHRISTIANITY, JESSE JAMES, UNITED STATES SENATOR, six booklets, and 15 DVDs. Website: |
Fri, 21 February 2020
Today's Flash Back Friday comes from Episode 262, originally published in July 2015. Bernard Kerik was an NYPD Commissioner who was sentenced to 48 months in prison for an ethics violation. For over 30 years, Bernard put bad and violent criminals away, but when he was on the inside he noticed not everyone was bad or even deserved such harsh prison sentences. He tells Jason that the criminal justice system is setup to destroy people's lives, not to reform them. What should be simple fines or suspension of licenses has turned into lengthy prison sentences. Bernard shares his story and why he firmly believes the criminal justice system needs to change. Key Takeaways: [1:54] How did Bernard go from being an NYPD Commissioner to an inmate? [7:50] Prison has become a business. [11:15] Prison creates monsters, which is why the recidivism rate won't drop. [14:15] Today we're taking people for ethics violations and we're turning them into convicted felons. [20:05] Bernard has concluded that you really don't have any constitutional rights anymore. [22:40] Has police brutally always existed or is it just more in the news? [26:55] How is it possible that the U.S houses 25% of the world's prisoners? Mentioned In This Episode: |
Fri, 14 February 2020
Today's Flash Back Friday comes from Episode 62, originally published in November 2011. Join Jason Hartman as he interviews Citizens for Legal Reform founder Alfred Adask about being jailed for 344 days in a Level 5 maximum security prison with no warrant or charges ever filed against him, and was also sued for over $9 million per year by the Texas Attorney General. |
Fri, 7 February 2020
Today's Flash Back Friday comes from Episode 296, originally published in March 2017. Jason Hartman talks with James Dale Davidson, co-founder of Agora Publishing, Founder of the National Taxpayer’s Union, co-editor of Strategic Investment for the Sovereign Society, and founder of Newsmax. James has just written his newest book, The Breaking Point: Profit from the Coming Money Cataclysm. James believes that, in his lifetime, we are likely to see a massive marketplace disaster compliments of Obamacare, Chinese ghost towns, printing money, and other bad economic decisions. Key Takeaways: [1:50] The current business model and social contract which supported it is no longer in the Western Civilization. [6:27] Shorter life expectancy for middle-class white voters may have led to more votes for Trump [9:43] What does the US economy look like under a Trump presidency? [10:57] James' latest book, The Breaking Point, examines the relationship between drug companies and the food industry. [14:49] Our politicians need someone with business savviness to help them along [18:30] James sees similarities between Bernie Sanders and Karl Marx. [20:32] Fake capital lets people borrow money practically for free [27:56] Why continually passing the buck to the next generation isn't a good idea [31:52] Chinese ghost towns used more cement in a dozen years than our entire country did in the 20th century [37:57] Most of the copper used by the Chinese came from Chile. [41:18] We are staring into the face of the biggest economic crisis in history Website: |
Fri, 31 January 2020
Today's Flash Back Friday comes from Episode 178, originally published in October 2013. Daniel Flynn is the former Executive Director of Accuracy in Academia and Editor of the weblog FlynnFiles. He's the author of the new book, "The War on Football: Saving America's Game." In this interview, Flynn responds to Malcolm Gladwell's thesis that football should be banned because players have a greater risk of dying young. Flynn's research leads him to believe that football is safer than skateboarding and theme parks. Flynn also gives us some insight into the lawsuits in youth football and whether football or baseball is really America's game. The topics then switch gears to how low Obama's approval ratings have gone down this summer. Flynn thinks the left hates America and actually has a conservative history. Website: |
