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Thomas Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth, including allegations involving the Iran war, congressional war powers, military action in Yemen, and other actions discussed in the resolution. Then New York City's planned government-run grocery stores face an antitrust lawsuit, creating the rare antitrust case Nate actually enjoys. We break down Massie's impeachment case and the constitutional fight over who gets to take America to war. Congress passed a War Powers Resolution directing an end to hostilities in Iran, while the administration disputes the constitutionality of that mechanism. Then we dig into the lawsuit challenging Zohran Mamdani's government grocery-store plan. Can a private grocery store compete when its government-backed competitor can use taxpayer funding to subsidize lower prices? And does that actually make groceries cheaper, or just change how consumers pay for them? Plus: predatory pricing, grocery-store margins, socialist reactions, government subsidies, and why artificially lowering the price at checkout does not necessarily lower the underlying cost. Subscribe or follow Good Morning Liberty, like, comment, and share the show. If you're listening on a podcast app, leave us a rating or review. #Libertarian #WarPowers #PeteHegseth #ThomasMassie #Mamdani #Economics Chapters 00:00 Good Morning Liberty 01:09 Massie Moves to Impeach Pete Hegseth 04:02 The 8 Articles of Impeachment 05:11 Congress Orders an End to the Iran War 08:41 Civilian Protections, Drug Boats, and Free Speech 13:18 Kidnapping a Foreign Leader and the Yemen War 16:20 Should the Impeachment Actually Pass? 18:42 The Constitution and the War Powers Fight 25:11 Mamdani's Government Grocery Stores Get Sued 29:24 The Antitrust Case Against New York City 31:29 Is Government Pricing Actually Predatory? 36:20 Socialists React to the Grocery Store Lawsuit 39:34 Who Actually Pays for "Cheap" Government Groceries? 46:35 What Happens If Government Becomes the Grocery Store? 51:23 Final Thoughts and Good Morning Liberty

Gas prices are climbing, AI executives want to slow down the industry, and somehow the proposed solution keeps coming back to giving government more power. This episode asks the question libertarians should always ask: what incentives are actually driving the people demanding regulation? Nate and Chuck break down the latest gas price spike, disruptions to oil transportation, and why higher diesel costs can ripple through the prices of almost everything consumers buy. Then they tackle the political blame game over rising gas prices and whether voters will hold Republicans accountable. The bigger fight is artificial intelligence. Anthropic's Dario Amodei is calling for the AI industry to "pace the frontier," while Sam Altman and Elon Musk express support for concerns about AI development. Hillary Clinton wants government coordination and even cooperation with China. The guys examine whether legitimate AI safety concerns are becoming an excuse for regulation that protects established companies from competition. Plus: cybersecurity, open-source AI, government surveillance, Terminator, humanoid robots, nuclear hypotheticals, and the timeless political promise that printing more money will somehow make everyone richer. Subscribe or follow, like, comment, and share the show. If you listen on a podcast app, leave GML a rating or review. #Libertarian #AI #GasPrices #Government #FreeMarkets    

Trump says that if Republicans win the House and Senate, every adult American could get a $5,000 "dividend." There's just one tiny problem: the government doesn't have the money. Nate and Charlie break down the proposed $5,000 checks, the roughly $1.3 trillion price tag discussed on the show, the inflation problem, and the increasingly creative arguments Republicans are using to defend government redistribution. If giving everyone $5,000 creates prosperity, why stop there? Then it's Dumb Bleep of the Week: cash for stay-at-home mothers, claims that Trump "shrunk government," socialists debating fitness and "body fascism," Robert Reich on the minimum wage and productivity, and a Tucker Carlson guest wondering why algebra puts letters in math. The show also gets into the Lindsey Clancy hung jury and reactions surrounding the case, before Nate and Charlie pick through the week's contenders for the dumbest political take. If you enjoy libertarian politics, free-market economics, government spending debates, and making fun of terrible political arguments, follow or subscribe to Good Morning Liberty. Like, comment, share the show, and leave a rating or review on your podcast app. Chapters 00:00 Football Is Back and the NFL Goes Overseas 02:45 Remembering 9/11, 25 Years Later 08:30 Dumb Bleep of the Week Begins 09:30 Trump Promises a $5,000 Dividend 19:15 Is the $5,000 Check an Election Bribe? 24:15 JD Vance Defends Trump's Dividend 28:15 Republicans Defend the $5,000 Giveaway 42:00 Cash for Stay-at-Home Mothers 49:30 Did Trump Actually Shrink Government? 52:45 Socialists, Fitness, and "Body Fascism" 01:02:00 Robert Reich and the Minimum Wage 01:10:45 Tucker Carlson's Bizarre Algebra Debate 01:15:30 The Lindsey Clancy Hung Jury 01:31:45 Ayanna Pressley and "Modern-Day Lynchings" 01:34:30 The Dumb Bleep Finalists 01:36:15 The Winner and Closing Thoughts   Links Join GML: https://www.joingml.com All GML Links: https://www.goodmorningliberty.us/links GML Bio Link: https://gml.bio.link Watch All Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi78svKlBr_8o0dDOX8DxO_Wwxu6WYhhA Watch Host Favorites: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi78svKlBr__Zu40RL7mWxCuOOe54zgy2 Join the Fed Haters Club: https://www.goodmorningliberty.us/fedhatersclub Martens Minute: https://martensminute.podbean.com/      

Trump's team wants to expand childcare assistance to some married families with a stay-at-home parent. Is that conservative family policy, or just another version of the welfare state? Nate and Charlie dig into the incentives behind the proposal, the potential cost of expanding eligibility, and the increasingly popular argument on the right that conservatives should use government power while they have it. They also get into Trump's promises about gas prices and the Iran conflict, the problem with trying to fight socialism using redistribution, and why government programs almost never stay within their original boundaries. Then things get slightly more apocalyptic. Anthropic insiders are warning about potentially catastrophic AI risks, but Nate and Charlie see another danger hiding behind the panic: incumbent AI companies using federal regulation to protect themselves from open-source competition. Can government make families stronger by paying people to behave a certain way? Is AI regulation about safety or regulatory capture? And what exactly happens when Republicans decide big government is fine as long as they're running it? Subscribe or follow Good Morning Liberty, share the show, and leave us a rating or review. Chapters 00:00 Good Morning Liberty Is Back 02:45 Trump's Stay-at-Home Parent Proposal 04:30 Trump, Iran and the Promise of Cheaper Gas 10:30 Cash for Stay-at-Home Parents 13:15 Fighting Socialism With Government Spending 18:00 The Conservative Divide Over Welfare 23:00 Why This Program Could Get Much Bigger 29:15 Should Welfare Reward Marriage and Families? 35:15 The "Real World" Conservative Argument 43:15 What Happens When Republicans Get Power? 51:30 Can Government Manufacture Traditional Families? 56:15 AI Doom, Regulation and Regulatory Capture 59:00 Rogue AI Agents and Open Source 1:03:00 The Libertarian Answer to AI Risk 1:06:00 Final Thoughts and Outro   Links Join GML: Join GML All GML Links: Good Morning Liberty Links GML Bio Link: gml.bio.link Watch All Episodes: Good Morning Liberty Episodes Playlist Watch Host Favorites: Good Morning Liberty Host Favorites Join the Fed Haters Club: Fed Haters Club Martens Minute: Martens Minute      

40% of Gen Z wants a strong leader who can skip the legislature and the courts. A quarter say they do not really care about the Constitution. Josh Martens talks with Aidan Grogan of City Journal and Young Voices about his Civitas Outlook piece on Gen Z, liberty, and the pull toward strongman politics. Grogan says Zoomers on the socialist left and the groyper right share a habit: burn the old rules, then let somebody impose the new ones. Key beats: 39% of Gen Z say political violence is at least sometimes justified. Nick Fuentes says he is not a small-government conservative and talks up a Caesar-like figure. Housing costs, COVID-era lies, and a Social Security system headed toward insolvency in 2033 make "just get it done" sound better than property rights and constitutional limits. This is a Gen Z politics interview about democratic socialism, groypers, institutional trust, and why older voters look like a gerontocracy to people paying 12% into a program they do not expect to collect. Grogan's close is blunt. Keep the rule of law, property rights, and a free economy, or watch liberty go fast. If you want more of this, subscribe on YouTube, follow the show, like the video, drop a comment, share it with a Zoomer who thinks the Constitution is optional, and leave a rating or review in your podcast app. Aidan's article:   https://www.civitasoutlook.com/research/gen-z-must-not-take-liberty-for-granted     https://x.com/AidanGrogan   https://www.joinyv.org/talent/aidan-grogan   00:00 Aidan Grogan on Gen Z and Liberty  00:03:30 40% Want a Strongman 00:05:00 COVID, Lies, and Instant Information 00:06:45 Why Institutions Lost Gen Z 00:12:00 Echo Chambers and Political Violence 00:14:15 Why Zoomers Flirt With Socialism 00:17:15 Groypers, Identity, and Big Government 00:21:30 Is This Just Immaturity? 00:24:15 Housing, Inflation, and Broken Incentives 00:27:00 Gerontocracy and Social Security 2033 00:35:30 Rule of Law, Property, Free Economy 00:37:45 Where to Follow Aidan Grogan   Join GML: https://www.joingml.com All GML Links: https://www.goodmorningliberty.us/links Watch All Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi78svKlBr_8o0dDOX8DxO_Wwxu6WYhhA Watch Host Favorites: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi78svKlBr__Zu40RL7mWxCuOOe54zgy2 Join the Fed Haters Club: https://www.goodmorningliberty.us/fedhatersclub Martens Minute: https://martensminute.podbean.com/