The Brian Nichols Show, 10/16/25
Source: We Are Libertarians
“Why Libertarians Keep Losing Voters.” (10/16/25)
https://www.lionsofliberty.com/episodes/tbns-why-libertarians-keep-losing-voters
Inflation, Immorality, and Destruction
Source: Future of Freedom Foundation
by Angelo Monaco
“Some years ago, Milton Friedman attempted to stop the government’s mismanagement of the money supply by designing a strict process. He promoted the ‘k-percent rule’ as a way to get the growth of the money supply under some control. His theory was that limiting the Fed’s ability to increase the money supply to between 3-5% each year would benefit the economy because inflation would be ‘low’ and predictable. The growth of the money supply would be somewhat controlled by tying it more closely to the pace of economic expansion. But Friedman had fallen prey to the misdirection that aggregate views of the economy will always create. Money is not neutral either in the short run or long run, and though a more predictable and lower level of inflation might do less harm, it will still cause much harm.” (10/16/250
https://www.fff.org/explore-freedom/article/inflation-immorality-and-destruction/
Stiglitz and Capitalism: Remembering that Statists Mostly Win the Nobel
Source: Ludwig von Mises Institute
by William L Anderson
“Although this year’s Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science winners are relatively favorable toward free markets, we should not forget that most of its winners have been technocrats that their wisdom alone can create the prosperous and ‘just’ economy. Joseph Stiglitz is one of the most obnoxious examples. Ever since winning the Nobel 2001, Stiglitz has been a one-man advocacy band for growth of the state.” (10/16/25)
https://mises.org/mises-wire/stiglitz-and-capitalism-remembering-statists-mostly-win-nobel
“They’re disabled”: Justice Jackson’s remarks on minority voters spark heavy backlash
Source: Fox News
“Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson sparked debate Wednesday after she invoked the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) during oral arguments to illustrate how the government can remedy discrimination — an exchange that quickly took off on social media, where some critics accused her of comparing [b]lack voters to disabled persons. The back-and-forth took place during nearly three hours of oral arguments in Louisiana v. Callais, which centers on states’ obligation to consider race when drawing congressional maps under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. … ‘Going back to this discriminatory intent point — and the fact that remedial action, absent discriminatory intent, is really not a new idea in civil rights laws. And my paradigmatic example of this is something like the ADA,’ Jackson said.” (10/16/25)
Armenia: Leading bishop among clerics arrested in regime crackdown on church
Source: ABC News
“A bishop in the influential Armenian Apostolic Church has been charged with coercing citizens into taking part in public gatherings in the latest in a series of arrests against critics of the country’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Bishop Mkrtich Proshyan is also accused of using his office to commit large-scale theft and obstruct electoral rights, Armenia’s Investigative Committee said Wednesday. The Armenian Apostolic Church, whose leaders largely oppose Pashinyan, condemned the arrest as part of a systematic campaign against it. ‘There is obvious malicious intent to hinder the normal activities of the church,’ it said on social media. Twelve other clergymen from the same diocese were detained with Proshyan, the church said. It did not specify if they were still being held.” (10/16/25)
Ron Paul Liberty Report, 10/16/25
Source: Ron Paul Liberty Report
“Trump Declares (Covert) War On Venezuela.” (10/16/25)
https://rumble.com/v70duxs-trump-declares-covert-war-on-venezuela.html
Beyond the welfare state
Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Nathan Mayo
“Since the launch of the War on Poverty in the 1960s, the rate of those living in poverty, as defined by the US government, has stubbornly persisted. Yet before that, the American poverty rate was dropping fast. It was around 32% in 1950, but postwar prosperity and a booming job market lifted thousands out of destitution, bringing it to 12.8% by the time the War’s programs took effect in 1968. Yet in the intervening half-century, it has never dropped below 10%. This is not for lack of effort. Per capita government spending on the poor has gone from $2,701 at the outset to $29,214 today (adjusted for inflation).” (10/16/25)
Blame the Escalating Gerrymander Wars on Chief Justice John Roberts
Source: Common Dreams
by Miles Mogulescu
“America is currently at war over partisan gerrymandering. The Republican-controlled Texas legislature has just gerrymandered voting districts to create five more safe Republican US House seats, as demanded by Trump. Then Missouri Republicans were ordered by Trump to enact a gerrymander to increase the states’ disproportionate Republican minority from 6-2 to 7-1 by cutting Democratic-leaning Kansas City voting districts down the middle. Now JD Vance is urging Indiana Republicans to gerrymander the only two remaining Democratic House districts out of existence. In response, California Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed a ballot measure that would temporarily suspend California’s independent redistricting commission until 2030 and let the Democratic legislature redistrict Republicans out of five seats to match what Republicans have done in Texas. According to a recent YouGov poll, 69% of Americans think partisan gerrymandering should be illegal and only 9% think it should be legal.” (10/16/25)
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/gerrymandering-supreme-court-john-roberts
IL: Federal judge orders ICE gang members to wear body cameras
Source: Orange County Register
“Federal immigration officers in the Chicago area will be required to wear body cameras, a judge said Thursday after seeing tear gas and other aggressive steps used against protesters. U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis said she was a ‘little startled’ after seeing TV images of c lashes between agents and the public during President Donald Trump’s administration’s immigration crackdown. … Ellis last week said agents in the area must wear badges, and she banned them from using certain riot control techniques against peaceful protesters and journalists.” (10/16/25)
The Bulwark Podcast, 10/16/25
Source: The Bulwark
“Applebaum: The Free World Has No Leader.” (10/16/25)