Taking Liberties Radio

In the second internationally focused episode this week, Lee and Vikas talk about Tommy Robinson’s imprisonment, and whether it should be unconstitutional for Donald Trump to block people on Twitter. Mark Steyn on Tommy Robinson: https://goo.gl/siJdnW The Secret Barrister on Tommy Robinson: https://goo.gl/8Kn3Nj Donald Trump tweet ruling: https://goo.gl/5cwjAT

In the domestic side of this week’s episode, Vikas and Lee talk about Pauline Hanson and corporate tax cuts, Barnaby Joyce’s big media payday, and Victoria Police faking breathalyser tests. Pauline Hanson flip flopping on corporate tax cuts: https://goo.gl/C9V6R Barnaby Joyce’s big media payout: https://goo.gl/C9V6RA Victoria Police faking breath tests: https://goo.gl/rV79Gp

On this episode of TLR, Lee and Vikas talk about Jordan Peterson, his 12 Rules for Life, and the cultural discussion around him. Ayn Rand on fascism: https://goo.gl/WRs58D

This week, Lee and Vikas talk about the lacklustre 2018 Federal budget, and also debate the fairness of the ongoing citizenship scandal in Federal Parliament. ABC on budget winners and losers: https://goo.gl/ibWHUX Planet Money on scrapping cash in India: https://goo.gl/L9qysq (Part 1) and https://goo.gl/HgYiHy (Part 2)

Lee and Vikas talk about Trump and the end of the Korean War, and the Banking Royal Commission.

The guys continue to discuss Zeev’s article on road congestion

The guys talk about the Greens’ plan for the legalisation of weed, as well as discuss Zeev’s article about solving road congestion. The Greens on legal weed: https://goo.gl/RvKsMC Zeev’s article on road congestion at the Spectator Australia: https://goo.gl/WKqvr9 Mike Munger talking about road taxes on the EconTalk podcast: https://goo.gl/oufWeC

Lee and Vikas talk about the Sex Discrimination Act and a barber facing a complaint over refusing to cut a girl’s hair, and about the challenge 5G poses to the NBN, and how the NBN remains a massive millstone around the necks of taxpayers and internet consumers. Sydney barbershop facing HREOC complaint: https://goo.gl/cFRNd1 Rod Simms on […]

Vikas and Lee talk about the spate of recent police brutality cases, and the Greens’ plans for a “People’s Bank”. Disability pensioner case: https://goo.gl/7cSFtL Acquittal of Gold Coast brutality whistleblower: https://goo.gl/ekAnhE Greens’ plan for a “People’s Bank”: https://goo.gl/zswqbb Cato Institute on requiring cops to get public liability insurance: https://goo.gl/DNqurM  

We forgot to talk about Count Dankula so we tucked it into an after episode.

On this week’s episode, we talk about the Cambridge Analytica brouhaha, as well as looking at American Civil War revisionism. Summary of Cambridge Analytica scandal: https://goo.gl/ooq1xz

This week, we look at Facebook and YouTube trying to squash ‘fake news’, and discuss the legacy of the Iraq War, which began March 20, 2003. Western Journal on Facebook is crushing conservatives, boosting liberals: https://goo.gl/U2iuos News article on state of Iraq War: https://goo.gl/Yhg5JR

This week, the guys talk about Bill Shorten’s current harebrain idea to go after retirees, and what is the libertarian response to Russian belligerence. Bill Shorten goes after dividend imputation refunds: https://goo.gl/c195Lx Shorten promises that pensioners will feel no pain: https://goo.gl/KCHAno Britain issues demand for explanation over assassination attempt: https://goo.gl/Tz3Zxc

Lee and Zeev discuss property rights and the South African government’s decision to take and redistribute the land of South African farmers, with Lee offering an unorthodox opinion amongst libertarians. News article: https://goo.gl/r1avnE Bryan Caplan on native Americans and property rights: https://goo.gl/bfeBNx    

Lee and Zeev talk about the latest attempt to extend the overreach of national security legislation, and the Victorian government screwing anyone who contracts out labour. MEAA’s submission on the Espionage and Foreign Interference Amendment: https://goo.gl/K5U9vY National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2017: https://goo.gl/9kQh7E Robert Gottliebsen on the current labour hire Bill: […]

We talk about Emma Alberici’s article on the Big Evil Corporations™, and discuss cyber bullying and the e-Safety Commissioner.

Vikas and Zeev chat with Nicola Wright, a contributor to LibertyWorks, about the Barnababy, and the #metoo movement.

We talk about compulsary super and the pension, and calls to crack down on car loan practices at the banking royal commission. Jessica Irvine in the SMH on super: http://www.smh.com.au/money/super-and-funds/scrap-super-guarantee-increase-to-boost-wages-save-2b-grattan-institute-20180208-h0vs81.html AFR on banking royal commission: http://www.afr.com/news/policy/hayne-royal-commission-to-scrutinise-dodgy-car-loans-20180212-h0vyj6

In this extra episode for the week, we rage against the rage against the great evil of THE PROFITS (*boo hiss*) in private health insurance, and we talk about right wing populism, national security and exit of George Brandis from the Senate.

This week, we discuss if Elon Musk has become a Bond villain, and Vikas gets very excited by hermit crab adoptions, though we’re less impressed about crappy export subsidies.   SMH article on the Tesla battery plan: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-04/how-tesla-sa-labor-free-battery-scheme-would-work/9394728 SMH article on EFIC: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/obscure-agency-handed-3-8b-boost-to-fund-australian-arms-exports-20180130-p4yz3o.html Extra EFIC hilarity: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/hypnotic-makeup-and-hermit-crab-adoption-schemes-the-weird-exports-taxpayers-are-funding-20170215-gudypk.html BONUS – Don Boudreaux on the folly of the ‘balance of trade’: https://fee.org/articles/the-utter-irrelevance-of-the-balance-of-trade/