Our friend Jordan joins us as we discuss wrapping yourself in the flag for commercial purposes, and whether or not it should be done. We also talk about George Zimmerman, the deregulation of baseball, and respond to a bunch of listener feedback.
The Missing Links
Links to sites or topics discussed on the show
- Proposed FOIA rule changes seek to keep citizens in dark – The Denver Post
- IRS targeting scandal reshaped by new details – CNN.com
- Jon Stewart on Crossfire – YouTube
- Red Dawn Reality: Russian Troops to Provide Security in USA | Beaufort Observer
- Nevada Family Says Police Violated 3rd Amendment | Reason.com
- Obama Supporters Sign Petition to Repeal the BILL OF RIGHTS to Support the President – YouTube
- Brass Rail Players – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Reading Room
Interesting articles and videos provided by both the hosts and listeners
- The Tax Man Cometh – For Your Bitcoins – NationalJournal.com
- How the IRS keeps the $4.3 trillion nonprofit world secret
- An Open Message to The NSA – YouTube
- Survey finds 97% climate science papers agree warming is man-made – guardian.co.uk
- Party In The CIA – Weird Al Parody of “Party In The U.S.A.” – YouTube
- The Retirement Gamble | PBS Frontline documentary
- Gold in them bits: Inside the world’s most mysterious Bitcoin mining company | ArsTechnica
- Nearly One in Five Members of Congress Gets Paid Twice – NationalJournal
- Opinion: Germans Once Loved Obama Now Don’t Trust Him | NY Times
- [ v e r a x ] : Edward Snowden / Short Film – YouTube
- DOJ: Governments can punish homeschoolers – WND.com
- More Stories of Over-Zealous (and Unconstitutional) Police Action | Richmond Times Dispatch
- 4th of July DUI Checkpoint – YouTube
- Was Trayvon Martin impaired by marijuana? | HLN
- Where Do Rights Come From? | LearnLiberty
- So, You Want to Hide from the NSA? The Atlantic Wire
- USA vs NSA Animation – YouTube
- US Debt – Visualized in physical $100 bills – YouTube
This week’s music:
Cosmic Analog Ensemble – A Crimson Year