Recorded June 30, 2023. Today I had the pleasure of introducing my boss, BitChute CEO Ray Vahey, to another of my favorite people, Free Speech champion and personal hero, Nadine Strossen. In this installment, we first asked Nadine about this week's ruling by the Supreme Court in Counterman v. Colorado, in which the Court explained what qualifies as a "true threat" for purposes of determining whether speech is protected by the First Amendment, and the ruling's possible implications for online pla...
Jul 12, 2023•37 min
Thanks so much to James Valliant for finding this quotation. I promise to link to the podcast in which you discussed it yesterday--just as soon as Ayn Rand Center UK posts it on BitChute :) http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/censorship.html As for the writings in which Benjamin and I have discussed this sort of phenomenon, in the last 2-1/2 years, first is my blog post from January 2021, soon after Parler was unjustly scapegoated and deplatformed: https://dontletitgo.com/2021/01/17/section-230-th...
Jul 09, 2023•42 min
Amy and Benjamin discuss a couple of different angles on the harms created by social media platforms, such as YouTube, which manipulate their users via algorithms ("angorithms"), then censor the byproducts ("hate speech," "misinformation") they don't like--or worse, of which government entities disapprove. References: https://dontletitgo.com/2023/03/03/phew-youtube-saved-you-by-censoring-my-super-dangerous-content/ https://dontletitgo.com/2011/09/14/attack-watch-as-case-study-of-how-force-stops-...
Mar 04, 2023•43 min
Amy and Benjamin discuss an analogy prompted by a NYT article on the Dominion defamation case against Fox News. Enjoy! Gift link to the NYT article: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/02/25/business/media/fox-news-dominion-tucker-carlson.html?unlocked_article_code=DExSRXhZ8qo3U_Zehso8DQzbcLmtDHazbWePeFi4-3ejYzVv6jJYJDunopjydQDALqDleZsPm8XyRX97GXoN7CjrVUUh7v9nXaMsskOXg1a7H9M79BL-bGlBsXDo7wjOxFa53eroOYhpeC88y9ZWsBVWfeLcc2xuy1PhErxfZ1dKDihwRUbdsGWsQmEnyBoRenypjgZH9e4fuVqCAbXQ1ChnGZlj_DS93iLgt...
Feb 25, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Revisiting a 1971 characterization of the Individualist spirit, as presented by Ayn Rand, and evaluating its health and prospects for staving off the threat of totalitarianism in 2022. (Video available on Rumble, which includes footage of demonstrations worldwide in the last few minutes of the show.) References promised: 1. (Should read 3 out of 4, not 4 out of 5): https://dailyexpose.uk/2022/01/08/bbc-forgot-to-tell-you-4-in-5-covid-deaths-triple-vaccinated/ 2. https://sebastianrushworth.com/20...
Jan 09, 2022•1 hr 14 min
Short video explaining the way in which I think both Anthony Fauci and Rand Paul are right about the issue of funding "Gain of Function" research in Wuhan. If you find it valuable, please share to help spread the word, plus give a rumble and subscribe to see more videos from me. Thanks! Promised reference for the entire exchange between Paul and Fauci: https://youtu.be/JBqXYpO1QpE
Dec 22, 2021•10 min
Benjamin and I have been longtime fans (if not, unfortunately, faithful adherents) of Dr. Barry Sears' work. And we're finding his work--especially his latest book about the importance of the proper diet in resolving inflammation--to be particularly relevant today. Today we have the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Sears, with focus on his his latest book, The Resolution Zone, and its relevance not only to helping people resolve inflammation from COVID19, the vaccines, even stress during this pandem...
Dec 21, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Instagram CEO Adam Mossieri yesterday announced a number of changes/improvements, ahead of his scheduled testimony before a Senate panel on teen safety today. Hear what is good about the changes, what is bad about the occasion for them, and what is being done to implement a proper solution to this and other issues concerning the harm of Big Tech engagement-enhancing algorithms. Promised references: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/adam-mosseri-instagram-teen-users-senate-committee-hearing/ https://r...
Dec 08, 2021•8 min
With the truth starting to come out, don't let the latest hysteria about the "Nu" variant prevent you from enjoying your life. Permission to get off this train! References: Dr. Aseem Molhotra on GB News: https://twitter.com/GBNEWS/status/1463926037889396736?s=20 bad cattitude on Substack: https://boriquagato.substack.com/p/botaswana-b11529-variant-histrionics Hayley Mary's new EP: https://ffm.to/fallinloveep If you like News Sandwich, don't forget to subscribe and share! Thank you! Support my wo...
Nov 26, 2021•6 min
News Sandwich is my shorter offering: Bad News sandwiched between two pieces of Good News. Hope you enjoy it! If you do, please subscribe, share with your friends, give me a "like" or "rumble," etc. :)
Nov 21, 2021•8 min
Join Amy and Benjamin for over an hour of "Pure Outrage"! :) (NOTE: Audio starts a little after 3 minutes in--sorry, had mic off at the beginning....) Thanks for watching and for spreading the word about my show! (Likes, subscribes, and shares very much appreciated, now that I've logged off Facebook.) November 20: http://worldwidedemonstration.com Support for the show is always appreciated! https://dontletitgo.locals.com https://www.patreon.com/AmyPeikoff...
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr 14 min
Merck's new antiviral: is there a conflict of interest? Norway and Singapore choose to live life as normal, even with the virus as endemic. Texas legislators are trying to protect Texans from Biden's proposed vaccine mandates. And more! Reference: https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2021/09/23/how_many_days_to_flatten_the_cronycare_curve_795537.html Support for the show always appreciated! https://www.patreon.com/AmyPeikoff
Oct 03, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Reference, our recent article in Real Clear Policy: https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2021/09/23/how_many_days_to_flatten_the_cronycare_curve_795537.html This is number two in the latest show streak (I've been doing the show, off-and-on in some form, since 2011). If you'd like to support the show, please subscribe, like and share -- and if you can afford to support it financially, do so here: https://www.patreon.com/AmyPeikoff Thank you!
Sep 28, 2021•1 hr 24 min
An interview with Professor Mattias Desmet, who has applied the theory of Mass (Crowd) formation to understand why people have been so willing to relinquish their values and freedom during the Coronavirus Pandemic. While we all await his forthcoming book on Totalitarianism, you can read more about his broader framework here: https://dailysceptic.org/interview-with-mattias-desmet-professor-of-clinical-psychology/
Sep 23, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 1
