Episodios

  • Ep 330 | Nobody Agrees with John Stossel | Guest: John Stossel

    Ep 330 | Nobody Agrees with John Stossel | Guest: John Stossel
    Apr 30 2025
    At the Young Americans for Liberty conference in Washington, D.C., Matt Kibbe sits down with legendary journalist and educator John Stossel to talk about his long career bringing libertarianism to the masses. Stossel reflects on how the media landscape has changed, with decentralized platforms offering more opportunities to communicate without the fear of editorial censorship, and explains how his recent projects are bringing liberty into the classroom. He also laments the fact that for as long as he has been pointing out the benefits of free markets and personal liberty, many Americans are still not receptive to the ideas of freedom. Can Kibbe cheer him up with a dose of optimism? Watch to find out!
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    45 m
  • Ep 329 | Executive Orders? Hold My Beer! | Guest: Matt Kibbe

    Ep 329 | Executive Orders? Hold My Beer! | Guest: Matt Kibbe
    Apr 23 2025
    The second Trump administration has awakened Democrats to the dangers of executive power, but they have no one to blame but themselves. Matt Kibbe goes through the history of the expansion of executive authority, in which the presidency becomes more and more dominant over the other two branches of government. A lot of what we are now seeing can be traced to Barack Obama, who boasted that he could do what he wanted without Congress because he had a pen and a phone. Since then, there has been an arms race between the two parties to see how much they can get done with the presidency alone. It’s a strategy that only harms the American people and our freedoms and will almost certainly come back to bite the very people who started it.
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    53 m
  • Ep 328 | When ‘Fringe’ Ideas Trump the Expert Class | Guest: Matt Kibbe

    Ep 328 | When ‘Fringe’ Ideas Trump the Expert Class | Guest: Matt Kibbe
    Apr 16 2025
    In a recent debate on “The Joe Rogan Experience,” Douglas Murray chastised the host for platforming non-experts he claims are spreading dangerous misinformation. Matt Kibbe points out that not only has the expert class completely failed to earn the trust of the American people but that the democratization of knowledge is one of the best things about the internet and podcasting in general. The process of challenging established dogma is what leads to greater dialogue and the free exchange of ideas. This is not unlike the theories of the Austrian school of economics, which prioritizes the importance of individual action over mindless deference to so-called experts, who claim to know what’s best for everyone else.
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    34 m
  • Ep 327 | Lower Tariffs Will Put America First | Guest: Antony Davies

    Ep 327 | Lower Tariffs Will Put America First | Guest: Antony Davies
    Apr 9 2025
    As the Trump Administration appears to double down on protectionist trade policies, many critics have taken a sneering, condescending attitude toward those who think that tariffs might just make America great again. Matt Kibbe sits down with economist Antony Davies to try to address these concerns with empathy and understanding, while at the same time demonstrating that high tariffs actually hurt American workers by making everything more expensive. There are good reasons to be dissatisfied with the state of America’s economy, but raising taxes on consumers will only make things worse.
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    54 m
  • Ep 326 | Meet the ‘Fringe Epidemiologist’ Running the NIH | Guest: Jay Bhattacharya

    Ep 326 | Meet the ‘Fringe Epidemiologist’ Running the NIH | Guest: Jay Bhattacharya
    Apr 2 2025
    To celebrate the confirmation of Jay Bhattacharya as director of the NIH, this week’s “Kibbe on Liberty” features unseen footage from Matt Kibbe’s series “The Coverup,” in which Dr. Bhattacharya explains how he was demonized and attacked for his opposition to COVID lockdowns, as well as some greatest hits from Jay’s previous appearances on the show.
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    30 m
  • Ep 325 | We Have to Change Ourselves if We Want to Change the World | Guest: Ricardo Salinas

    Ep 325 | We Have to Change Ourselves if We Want to Change the World | Guest: Ricardo Salinas
    Mar 26 2025
    At the Mont Pelerin Society meeting in Mexico City, Matt Kibbe caught up with the tremendously successful entrepreneur Ricardo Salinas to talk about the battle for hearts and minds being waged between the collectivists and individualists who believe in personal freedom and responsibility. Salinas explains how he is using his business empire to expand opportunities for the Mexican people, particularly in offering educational alternatives to the state-run schools. They also talk about the dangers of central banking and the potential for Bitcoin to do an end run around government control of currency.
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    56 m
  • Ep 324 | Are Republicans Serious About Budget Cuts? | Guest: Nick Freitas

    Ep 324 | Are Republicans Serious About Budget Cuts? | Guest: Nick Freitas
    Mar 19 2025
    Following the recent dust-up over the continuing resolution that maintained Biden-era levels of spending, it’s fair to ask whether the Trump administration is serious about cutting spending, reducing the national debt, and balancing the budget. The Department of Government Efficiency has identified hundreds of billions of dollars in wasteful spending, but Congress still has to act in order to actually make those cuts. Matt Kibbe is joined by Virginia state Delegate Nick Freitas (R) to talk about the Trump administration’s diverse coalition and whether it can hold together long enough to enact Trump’s agenda.
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    57 m
  • Ep 323 | You’re Mad at Thomas Massie Because He’s Right | Guest: Matt Kibbe

    Ep 323 | You’re Mad at Thomas Massie Because He’s Right | Guest: Matt Kibbe
    Mar 12 2025
    In this special solo episode of “Kibbe on Liberty,” Matt Kibbe weighs in on Donald Trump’s threat to primary Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) over his refusal to vote for the latest continuing resolution that maintains Biden-era levels of spending and funds all of the waste, fraud, and abuse that Elon Musk and the DOGE have uncovered. Kibbe recounts his time as a budget economist and explains why the budgeting process doesn’t work as it’s supposed to and how entrenched special interests are committed to keeping it that way. Massie is one of the few congressmen who understands that and who is willing to fight for the America First spending cuts that Trump campaigned on. He’s absolutely the wrong target for the president’s ire.
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    26 m
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