Good Morning Liberty

Could "protect the children" become the argument for making everyone identify themselves online? A libertarian in London has a warning for Americans who think it cannot happen here. Josh Martens sits down with Samiksha Bhattacharjee, a Young Voices contributor and president of the University College London Libertarian Society, to discuss UK online safety rules, digital ID, age verification, and anonymous speech. Samiksha argues that British organizations are promoting similar approaches in the United States, with consequences that could reach beyond children's accounts. The conversation follows the incentives behind online regulation: lawmakers promise safety, companies face pressure to standardize their rules, and parents risk losing authority to politicians. Josh and Samiksha also discuss her claims about lobbying and public funding, and why First Amendment protections do not end the debate over online privacy. Key beats: Could state laws reshape the internet for everyone? What disappears when online anonymity disappears? Would you trust the opposing party to make decisions for your child? They finish with a challenge for the liberty movement: reach young people through culture, explain individual freedom, and stop expecting a political superhero to fix everything. Subscribe or follow Good Morning Liberty, like, share, and comment: should protecting children require adults to identify themselves online? Leave a podcast rating or review to help more people find the show. Samiksha Bhattacharjee (https://samikshabhattacharjee.github.io/index.html) https://x.com/samikshassotd?s=11&t=S8JoQpY3m4n6bFrTo8tLrg How U.K. Operatives Are Exporting Censorship To Twenty-One States (https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-u-k-operatives-are-exporting-censorship-to-twenty-one-states) Chapters 00:00 Meet Samiksha Bhattacharjee 01:45 Her Path to Classical Liberalism 05:45 Could UK Online Rules Spread to America? 09:00 Anonymous Speech and America's Founding 11:15 UK Speech Policing: Samiksha's Account 14:30 Cross-Party Resistance to Digital ID 16:15 First Amendment Limits and NGO Lobbying 20:30 Child Safety and Control of Your Devices 22:30 How State Laws Could Set National Standards 25:30 Parents or Politicians? The Child-Safety Test 27:15 Making Liberty Reach Young People 33:15 Follow Samiksha's Work Links 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 Join GML: https://joingml.com GML Link Hub: https://gml.bio.link Martens Minute: https://martensminute.podbean.com/

**First upload had an error with Spotify, so we are trying to push it out again**   Trump says a trade deficit is basically a loss, and America could make $1.5 trillion by simply cutting off trade. There's just one problem: that's not how trade works. It's Dumb Bleep of the Week, and nobody gets a free pass. Nate and Charlie break down Trump's argument for cutting trade with countries where America runs a deficit, why voluntary trade creates value, and what bringing every bit of production back home would actually mean for prices and living standards. Then it's Mitch McConnell, the political spin surrounding higher gas prices, reactions to Thomas Massie's effort to impeach Pete Hegseth, and a CNN argument over tariffs and corporate income taxes. Plus: Abdul El-Sayed wants government action on football ticket prices, Bernie Sanders jumps into the Macklemore controversy, and the Lindsey Clancy discourse somehow gets even more insane. Which one deserves Dumb Bleep of the Week? Subscribe or follow Good Morning Liberty, leave a rating or review, and share the show with someone who still thinks politicians understand economics. 00:00 Dumb Bleep of the Week 02:15 Trump's Trade Deficit Argument 05:15 What a Trade Deficit Actually Means 08:00 Why Voluntary Trade Creates Value 14:15 Take the Trade Argument Down to Your Household 19:00 Mitch McConnell 28:45 Gas Prices and Political Blame 41:00 Thomas Massie, Pete Hegseth and War Powers 49:45 CNN Debates Tariffs and Corporate Taxes 59:15 Abdul El-Sayed Takes on Football Ticket Prices 01:05:15 Macklemore, Bernie Sanders and Free Speech 01:13:15 The Lindsey Clancy Discourse 01:22:15 Voting for Dumb Bleep of the Week   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 says a trade deficit is basically a loss, and America could make $1.5 trillion by simply cutting off trade. There's just one problem: that's not how trade works. It's Dumb Bleep of the Week, and nobody gets a free pass. Nate and Charlie break down Trump's argument for cutting trade with countries where America runs a deficit, why voluntary trade creates value, and what bringing every bit of production back home would actually mean for prices and living standards. Then it's Mitch McConnell, the political spin surrounding higher gas prices, reactions to Thomas Massie's effort to impeach Pete Hegseth, and a CNN argument over tariffs and corporate income taxes. Plus: Abdul El-Sayed wants government action on football ticket prices, Bernie Sanders jumps into the Macklemore controversy, and the Lindsey Clancy discourse somehow gets even more insane. Which one deserves Dumb Bleep of the Week? Subscribe or follow Good Morning Liberty, leave a rating or review, and share the show with someone who still thinks politicians understand economics. 00:00 Dumb Bleep of the Week 02:15 Trump's Trade Deficit Argument 05:15 What a Trade Deficit Actually Means 08:00 Why Voluntary Trade Creates Value 14:15 Take the Trade Argument Down to Your Household 19:00 Mitch McConnell 28:45 Gas Prices and Political Blame 41:00 Thomas Massie, Pete Hegseth and War Powers 49:45 CNN Debates Tariffs and Corporate Taxes 59:15 Abdul El-Sayed Takes on Football Ticket Prices 01:05:15 Macklemore, Bernie Sanders and Free Speech 01:13:15 The Lindsey Clancy Discourse 01:22:15 Voting for Dumb Bleep of the Week   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/

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