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The Libertarian Solution Radio Program
The Libertarian Solution, Sundays at 2pm EST. The Libertarian Solution Radio Program discusses problems at the national, state, and local levels, and then provides solutions that are consistent with the libertarian philosophy of small government, self-ownership, and personal responsibility. We typically interview candidates, including those with opposing views, and we're not shy about challenging views that are logically inconsistent.

02/05/2012 - LP Presidentical Candidate Interview
5 Feb 2012 at 8:00pm
Guest: Bill Still On today's show, we interviewed Bill Still, a candidate seeking the LP's nomination for president.  His focus is on monetary policy and putting control of that policy back into the hands of "we the people", a vague phrase that we had difficulty getting him to define for us.
01/29/2012 - Free Trade
29 Jan 2012 at 8:00pm
Today, we discussed free trade, specifically with Cuba as mentioned in the recent Florida GOP debate, but also methods we can use to convince people of the truth value of libertarian ideas.
01/22/2012 - The Nature of the State
22 Jan 2012 at 8:00pm
On today's show, we discuss the nature of the state in more detail than usual, and the justifications used by those in power to maintain that power.
01/15/2012 - Nuclear Weapons, Tax Systems
15 Jan 2012 at 8:00pm
On today's show, we discuss the killing of the scientist in Iran, and the incentives for governments to develop and maintain nuclear weapons.  We also touch on the FairTax, which we'll continue on a later show.
01/08/2012 - Postal Service
8 Jan 2012 at 8:00pm
On today's show, we discuss the inefficiencies inherent in the Postal Service and what can happen if competition is introduced.
12/18/2011 - Political Systems
18 Dec 2011 at 8:00pm
On today's show, we discussed different economic and political systems, and played a clip of a young Michael Moore questioning Milton Friedman.
12/11/2011 - Property Rights Without Government
11 Dec 2011 at 8:00pm
On today's episode, we discuss the idea of property rights, and how they can be implemented without a centralized coercive monopoly like a government.
12/04/2011 - Tragedy of the Commons
4 Dec 2011 at 8:00pm
On today's show, we discuss the tragedy of the commons, people's perceptions of "public" vs. "private", and began the discussion of what it takes to establish a functional private property system.
11/27/2011 - Milgram Experiment
27 Nov 2011 at 8:00pm
Today, we discuss Stanley Milgram's experiment, the results of the test, what it means, and some theories on how we can explain this human behavior -- And how it results in the political system that we have today.
11/20/2011 - DuoFreedomist Party
20 Nov 2011 at 8:00pm
Guest: Don Kirk, DuoFreedomist Party On today's show, we have guest Don Kirk on the show to discuss the formation of the DuoFreedomist Party.
11/13/2011 - Pre-emption
13 Nov 2011 at 8:00pm
Is acting pre-emptively in order to protect one's self or property valid, or one must have their rights violated first before one can act in self-defense?
11/06/2011 - Risk Aversion
6 Nov 2011 at 8:00pm
On today's show, we discuss the idea of risk aversion, how it properly directs capital and resources in a free market, and how government interferes with this process.
10/30/2011 - Data Privacy
30 Oct 2011 at 9:00pm
We discuss the privacy of individuals within software and web-based services, how this works today, and how it may work in a free society.
10/23/2011 - Dependency on Government
23 Oct 2011 at 9:00pm
Entitlements being "built-in" to the human psyche after generations of handouts, Ron Paul's blackouts, and creating dependencies in government.
10/16/2011 - Occupy Wall Street
16 Oct 2011 at 9:00pm
On today's episode, we discuss the media's new favorite story -- Occupy Wall Street.  This is primarily a movement by the left, though there are a variety of political viewpoints present at these protests.  Is the left wrong in their protests, or are they simply misinformed through decades of bad calls for "free markets" from the right?