<![CDATA[Brownstone Insights: The Brownstone Show]]>https://substack.brownstone.org/s/the-brownstone-showhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yVPv!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe08dd321-91ea-4313-9b62-09ee12588db7_512x512.pngBrownstone Insights: The Brownstone Showhttps://substack.brownstone.org/s/the-brownstone-showSubstackSun, 09 Aug 2026 09:36:18 GMT<![CDATA[Milei’s Argentina: Inflation Victory, State Cuts & Libertarian Civil War - Joel Bowman - TBS Ep 27]]>https://substack.brownstone.org/p/mileis-argentina-inflation-victoryhttps://substack.brownstone.org/p/mileis-argentina-inflation-victoryThu, 30 Jul 2026 17:23:54 GMTIn this episode of The Brownstone Show, Jeffrey Tucker interviews Joel Bowman, longtime Argentina resident, writer, and close observer of the Milei administration. They examine the real-world results after two and a half years of Javier Milei’s presidency — including a dramatic reduction in inflation from 300% to around 30%, sustained fiscal surpluses, and significant government downsizing — while honestly confronting the compromises, political realities, and deep divisions this experiment has created within libertarian and anarcho-capitalist circles. Jeffrey opens with his own journey from initial euphoria at Milei’s rise (citing Rothbard, Mises, and Hayek while promising to destroy the central bank and deep state) to a more sober assessment of what has actually been achieved versus what remains. Joel provides on-the-ground perspective on how fiscal discipline, the end of money printing, and exchange rate unification delivered major economic stabilization, even as Milei stepped back from the most radical campaign promises. They discuss the 70,000 federal jobs eliminated, the reduction of ministries, the surprising strength of Argentina’s large informal economy, and the decision to unify rather than abolish the central bank. The conversation also explores the bitter “civil war” inside libertarianism over Milei — with some treating him as a hero and others denouncing him as a sellout — and what this reveals about gradualist versus radical approaches to dismantling the state. Key Topics Covered:

  • Jeffrey Tucker’s evolving view of Milei after 2.5 years and the gap between campaign rhetoric and governing reality

  • Argentina’s economic turnaround: inflation cut from 300% to ~30%, fiscal surpluses for over two years, and re-entry to international capital markets

  • How fiscal reform (not monetary magic) drove the inflation decline — ending debt monetization and money printing

  • Government downsizing: 70,000 federal jobs eliminated (~15% of the workforce) and ministries reduced from 19 to roughly 10

  • Private sector growth offsetting public sector cuts and the surprising resilience of Argentina’s large informal economy (~40% of GDP)

  • The Central Bank reality check: campaign promise to “burn it to the ground” versus the practical unification of exchange rates

  • The libertarian civil war: defenders versus critics of Milei and the tension between gradualism and radical “burn it down” strategies

  • Political realities of power: horse trading, compromises, scandals, and why real reform is far harder than campaign promises suggest

  • Private healthcare and voluntary solutions thriving in Argentina as models of resilience when the state fails

  • Lessons for the United States and the West: the immense difficulty of transitioning away from entrenched administrative states and corporate cartels

  • The Overton window shift in Argentina and parts of Latin America toward liberty-positive ideas

Joel Bowman brings years of on-the-ground experience living in Argentina, deep familiarity with its political culture, and clear-eyed analysis of both the progress and the limitations of Milei’s project. Jeffrey Tucker connects these developments to the broader challenge facing liberty movements everywhere: how to actually dismantle entrenched power structures rather than simply win elections. This is essential viewing for anyone interested in real-world attempts to reduce the size and scope of the state, the internal debates within libertarianism, or the difficult transition from big government to genuine freedom.

]]><![CDATA[Labor Collapse, Vaccine Harms & Biological Colonialism - Toby Rogers - TBS Ep 26]]>https://substack.brownstone.org/p/labor-collapse-vaccine-harms-andhttps://substack.brownstone.org/p/labor-collapse-vaccine-harms-andSat, 04 Jul 2026 18:15:00 GMTIn this episode of The Brownstone Show, Jeffrey Tucker interviews Toby Rogers, Brownstone Fellow, Ph.D. in political economy, and leading researcher on the political economy of autism.

They examine the dramatic, ongoing collapse in U.S. labor force participation — now at shocking lows for women professionals and those over 55 — and trace it to four interlocking assaults: the 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act and the explosion of the vaccine schedule, NAFTA/WTO-driven manufacturing job losses that fueled the opioid epidemic and disability claims, COVID lockdowns that shattered work ethic and destroyed small businesses, and the toxic effects of COVID mRNA shots linked to myocarditis, aggressive cancers, fertility issues, and broader ill health.

Toby details how the pharmaceutical industry has turned iatrogenic injury into an economic strategy, “biological colonialism”: extracting wealth from the middle class by making people sicker and more dependent.

They also discuss epistemic capture of science, medicine, media, regulators, and academia; widespread censorship and paper retractions; the predatory collapse of health insurance; and the failure of both market and state solutions amid a profound moral and intellectual crisis.

Key Topics Covered:

  • The failures of post-lockdown labor data and the “great demoralization” of the American workforce

  • Jeffrey Tucker’s personal observations on collapsing participation rates for women professionals and adults over 55

  • Toby Rogers’ four-factor framework: 1986 Vaccine Act, globalization/job offshoring + opioids, COVID lockdowns, and COVID shot injuries

  • Links between the childhood vaccine schedule, autism/disability epidemic, and never-entering the workforce

  • COVID lockdowns’ lasting damage to work ethic, small businesses, and generational socialization

  • COVID mRNA shots, rising disability claims, myocarditis, cancers, and physical/mental health decline

  • “Biological colonialism”: pharmaceutical-driven iatrogenic injury as a deliberate wealth-extraction model

  • Epistemic capture — how Big Pharma controls knowledge production in academia, journals, media, and government

  • Censorship, DDoS attacks on papers, retractions (including cancer-vaccine research), and attacks on dissident scholars

  • Health insurance death spiral, predatory allopathic medicine, and the loss of personal health autonomy

  • The CIA vaccine mandate lawsuit example and the question of who really holds power

  • Lack of accountability, the “Plan Cap Adapt” document, and why reforms have stalled

  • Comparisons to Lysenkoism and the collapse of truth-seeking in American science and medicine

Toby Rogers brings rigorous research from his groundbreaking dissertation “The Political Economy of Autism,” years of independent analysis, and fearless criticism of regulatory capture. Jeffrey Tucker connects these trends to broader themes of institutional failure, individual liberty, and the urgent need to build parallel systems amid collapsing structures. This is essential viewing for anyone concerned about America’s workforce crisis, rising chronic illness, pharmaceutical power, or the future of truth in science and medicine.

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Toby Rogers: Brownstone Institute Fellow
Substack: tobyrogers.substack.com (@uTobian)
Ph.D. in Political Economy, University of Sydney

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]]><![CDATA[Exposing the SPLC Grift - Tyler O'Neil - The Brownstone Show, Episode 24]]>https://substack.brownstone.org/p/exposing-the-splc-grift-tyler-oneilhttps://substack.brownstone.org/p/exposing-the-splc-grift-tyler-oneilMon, 15 Jun 2026 14:54:13 GMTIn this episode of The Brownstone Show, Jeffrey Tucker interviews , author of Making Hate Pay, about explosive new revelations concerning the Southern Poverty Law Center.

They discuss the SPLC’s informant program, alleged payments to Klan figures and a Charlottesville organizer, shell companies used for money laundering, and how the organization placed mainstream groups like Moms for Liberty, Turning Point USA, and Family Research Council on its “hate map” alongside actual extremists — all to drive fundraising.

From Jeffrey Tucker’s long-held skepticism to fresh insights from the federal indictment, O’Neil breaks down the SPLC’s incentive structure, history of exaggeration, and its impact on free speech, civil society, and public discourse.

Key Topics Covered:

  • The SPLC indictment: Klan informants, Charlottesville funding, and shell companies

  • How the “hate map” smears conservative and Christian organizations

  • Fundraising off exaggerated threats and manufactured controversies

  • Tyler O’Neil’s book Making Hate Pay and years of SPLC reporting

  • Effects on events, de-banking, Big Tech censorship, and public trust

  • Intellectual honesty vs. institutional grift in the “hate industry”

Tyler O’Neil brings detailed research and firsthand analysis as Senior Editor at The Daily Signal, while Jeffrey Tucker connects it to broader themes of liberty, propaganda, and institutional corruption. This is essential viewing for anyone concerned about weaponized “hate” labels, civil society, and the integrity of nonprofit watchdogs.

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]]><![CDATA[Magnifica Humanitas - Rev. Robert A. Sirico - The Brownstone Show, Episode 23]]>https://substack.brownstone.org/p/magnifica-humanitas-rev-robert-ahttps://substack.brownstone.org/p/magnifica-humanitas-rev-robert-aMon, 01 Jun 2026 12:56:43 GMTIn this episode of The Brownstone Show, Jeffrey Tucker interviews Father Robert Sirico, founder of the Acton Institute, about Pope Leo’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas. They discuss how this profound document is not fundamentally about AI, but a powerful defense of the dignity, creativity, wisdom, moral conscience, love, and uniqueness of the human person in the age of artificial intelligence.

From transhumanist ideologies and the reduction of humans to mere “biological units,” to the metaphors of the Tower of Babel and the rebuilding of Jerusalem, Fr. Sirico and Tucker explore what truly distinguishes human intelligence from machines. They also examine Catholic social teaching principles of subsidiarity and solidarity, the proper role of markets and entrepreneurship, and the dangers of delegating moral decisions to algorithms.

Key Topics Covered:

  • Magnifica Humanitas — Pope Leo’s encyclical on AI and human dignity

  • The true focus: the magnificence of the human person, not artificial intelligence

  • Creativity, wisdom, conscience, love, sacrifice, and human transcendence

  • Transhumanism, immortality quests, and forgetting human limitation

  • Tower of Babel vs. the rebuilding of Jerusalem as metaphors

  • Subsidiarity, solidarity, and Catholic social teaching

  • Markets, efficiency, entrepreneurship, and human flourishing

  • Dangers of algorithms making life-and-death or everyday decisions

Father Robert Sirico brings deep theological, philosophical, and economic insight to this vital conversation, while Jeffrey Tucker connects it to broader anxieties about technology, liberty, and what it means to remain truly human.

This is essential viewing for anyone concerned about artificial intelligence and the future of human dignity.

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Drop a comment: What do you think truly makes us human in the age of AI?

]]><![CDATA[The Death of George Washington - Jeffrey Tucker - The Brownstone Show, Episode 22]]>https://substack.brownstone.org/p/the-death-of-george-washington-jeffreyhttps://substack.brownstone.org/p/the-death-of-george-washington-jeffreyMon, 25 May 2026 12:23:42 GMTIn this episode of The Brownstone Show, Jeffrey Tucker recounts his widely read article on the death of George Washington, who was bled to death by his doctors in 1799. He explores the history of iatrogenic death — death by medical treatment — and draws sobering parallels to modern medical overreach, from bloodletting to COVID-era ventilators and suppressed treatments.

Key Topics Covered:

  • The Death of George Washington — bled to death by his doctors

  • Jeffrey Tucker’s discovery and public reaction to this hidden history

  • The long tradition of blind trust in medical protocols

  • Iatrogenic harm through the ages: bloodletting, mercury, lobotomies & more

  • Deadly COVID policies: ventilators, suppressed therapeutics, and mandates

  • Questioning medical authority then and now

  • Lessons for the future of healing and evidence-based medicine

Jeffrey Tucker connects this foundational American tragedy to today’s crises of trust, offering a powerful meditation on why we must challenge medical orthodoxy. This is essential viewing for anyone concerned about public health, medical freedom, and learning from history.

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]]><![CDATA[The Silenced Generation - Daniel McCarthy - The Brownstone Show, Episode 21]]>https://substack.brownstone.org/p/the-silenced-generation-daniel-mccarthyhttps://substack.brownstone.org/p/the-silenced-generation-daniel-mccarthySun, 24 May 2026 20:00:45 GMTIn this episode of The Brownstone Show, Jeffrey Tucker interviews Daniel McCarthy, editor of Modern Age, about his article “The Silenced Generation.” They discuss how self-censorship, social pressure, and ideological conformity have transformed college campuses and stifled genuine intellectual freedom.
From Jeffrey’s own debate-filled college years to today’s climate of fear and silence, McCarthy explains the shift from open inquiry to cultural hegemony and why intellectual courage has become so rare.
Key Topics Covered:

  • The Silenced Generation — self-censorship and today’s college experience

  • Jeffrey Tucker’s pre- and post-COVID view of academia

  • The collapse of open debate and rise of social control

  • Modern Age magazine: its founding, mission, and defense of serious ideas

  • Intellectual courage vs. peer pressure and career fears

  • Where real vibrancy and freedom still exist in higher education

  • Recommended thinkers: Albert Jay Nock, H.L. Mencken, Richard Weaver, Russell Kirk & more


Daniel McCarthy brings deep insight as a longtime editor and thinker, while Jeffrey Tucker ties it to broader themes of liberty and free speech.
This is essential viewing for anyone concerned about the future of academia and independent thought.

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Daniel McCarthy:
Editor, Modern Age
X/Twitter: @ModAgeJournal @ToryAnarchist

Drop a comment: Where have you seen self-censorship in academia or daily life?

]]><![CDATA[Disease Mongering: How They Sell Sickness to the Healthy - Alan Cassels - The Brownstone Show, Ep 20]]>https://substack.brownstone.org/p/disease-mongering-how-they-sell-sicknesshttps://substack.brownstone.org/p/disease-mongering-how-they-sell-sicknessWed, 13 May 2026 01:35:27 GMTIn this episode of The Brownstone Show, Jeffrey Tucker sits down with Alan Cassels, one of the world’s leading experts on disease mongering and co-author of the groundbreaking book Selling Sickness, for a revealing conversation on how the medical-industrial complex turns healthy people into patients. From the manufactured panic of COVID to the relentless expansion of “risk factors” into diseases, Cassels exposes the playbook: redefining normal human conditions as illnesses, lowering diagnostic thresholds to create millions of new customers, and pushing lifelong treatments for profit.

Key Topics Covered:

  • The Amish COVID meme and how media hysteria drove the pandemic response

  • Wellness checkups and the medicalization of healthy people

  • The cholesterol/statins racket and ever-changing guidelines

  • Risk distortion, IFR, and how fear was weaponized during COVID

  • Inventing osteoporosis as a disease and selling fear of bone density

  • Over-screening with PSA tests, colonoscopies, and more

  • Female sexual dysfunction, social anxiety disorder, and other created conditions

  • The GLP-1/Ozempic boom and the medicalization of body size

  • Why movement, diet, and accepting natural variation are better than drugs

Alan Cassels brings decades of research and sharp insight, while Jeffrey Tucker connects it to broader themes of liberty and institutional trust. This episode is essential viewing for anyone tired of being sold sickness and ready to reclaim personal health autonomy.

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Alan Cassels: Brownstone Fellow & Author of Selling Sickness
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]]><![CDATA[COVID Reckoning: Lab Leaks, Cover-Ups, and Accountability - Steve Deace - The Brownstone Show, Ep 19]]>https://substack.brownstone.org/p/covid-reckoning-lab-leaks-cover-upshttps://substack.brownstone.org/p/covid-reckoning-lab-leaks-cover-upsFri, 01 May 2026 19:09:18 GMTIn this episode of The Brownstone Show, Jeffrey Tucker sits down with Steve Deace for a no-holds-barred conversation on one of the most consequential events of our lifetime: the COVID-19 pandemic, its origins, the unprecedented response, and the ongoing push for accountability. From the very beginning of the crisis to today’s emerging revelations, Tucker and Deace compare notes on what really happened: the lab leak hypothesis, the coordinated cover-up involving Fauci and his inner circle, the suppression of natural immunity data, the disastrous lockdowns, and the aggressive rollout of mRNA technology. Key Topics Covered:

  • The indictment of David Morens and fresh scrutiny on Anthony Fauci

  • The lab leak origins and the “Proximal Origin” paper

  • How natural immunity was erased from the conversation

  • The deadly flaws of PCR testing and death certificate manipulation

  • The shocking timeline shift from “it’s just the flu” to nationwide lockdowns

  • Imperial College models, Event 201, and the Great Reset undertones

  • Vaccine safety signals, leaky vaccines, and the mutation problem

  • Political motivations, censorship, and the weaponization of public health

  • Why a full reckoning is still needed — and why it’s finally trending

Steve Deace, who covered the crisis daily for years on his popular podcast, brings sharp analysis and memorable moments from the front lines of resistance. Jeffrey Tucker, founder of Brownstone Institute, provides deep historical and economic context. This is more than a retrospective — it’s a call for truth, justice, and never letting something like this happen again.

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]]><![CDATA[The Brownstone Show - Episode 17 - Stephan Kinsella ]]>https://substack.brownstone.org/p/the-brownstone-show-episode-17-stephanhttps://substack.brownstone.org/p/the-brownstone-show-episode-17-stephanFri, 10 Apr 2026 14:42:52 GMTJeffrey Tucker sits down with Stephan Kinsella...libertarian attorney, author of the seminal 2001 essay “Against Intellectual Property”, and the massive treatise “Legal Foundations of a Free Society”...for a provocative discussion on why defamation (libel and slander) law should be rejected as just another form of intellectual property right. Kinsella argues that reputation is not ownable property. What others think of you cannot be controlled or turned into a legal entitlement. Defamation law, like patents, copyrights, and trademarks, rests on the flawed idea that the state should protect intangible “rights” through force. He explains how these laws create chilling effects, perverse incentives, and actually amplify the harm of false speech rather than reduce it. Topics covered include:

  • Why intellectual property (including trademarks and defamation) is incompatible with true property rights and free markets

  • The historical and common-law roots of defamation and how it morphed into reputation-as-property

  • How the existence of defamation lawsuits gives lies more credibility (”If it weren’t true, he would have sued”)

  • Free speech, threats, and the limits of state power

  • Private alternatives: reputation markets, certification agencies, dueling culture, caveat emptor for information, and why a truly free society would be more (not less) regulated by voluntary rules

  • Connections to patents destroying innovation (especially in pharma and software), NDAs, cancel culture, and the illusion of safety created by regulatory bodies like the FDA

  • Why “buyer beware” should apply to both products and information in a free society

This is a challenging, nuanced conversation that questions deeply held assumptions about law, harm, honor, and reputation. Even if you initially disagree, Kinsella’s razor-sharp property-rights analysis will make you rethink how we handle speech, lies, and “harm” in the digital age. Guest: Stephan Kinsella Attorney, author of Against Intellectual Property (2001) and Legal Foundations of a Free Society (2023). Founder of the Center for the Study of Innovative Freedom (C4SIF). Links:

Stephan Kinsella: https://stephankinsella.com

Brownstone Institute: https://brownstone.org

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]]><![CDATA[The Brownstone Show - Episode 16 - Aaron Kheriaty]]>https://substack.brownstone.org/p/the-brownstone-show-episode-16-aaronhttps://substack.brownstone.org/p/the-brownstone-show-episode-16-aaronFri, 03 Apr 2026 18:31:57 GMTIn this episode of The Brownstone Show, Jeffrey Tucker sits down with Dr. Aaron Kheriaty — psychiatrist, bioethicist, senior fellow at Brownstone Institute, and one of the most important dissident voices during the COVID era.

Aaron Kheriaty was a lead plaintiff in the landmark Missouri v. Biden case (now settled), which exposed government-coordinated censorship on social media. He is also the author of The New Abnormal: The Rise of the Biosecurity State (2022) and the memoir Making the Cut.

In this wide-ranging conversation, they discuss:

• How COVID was never just about public health — it was a test run for a new system of surveillance, data extraction, and social control

• The machinery of censorship that remains in place even after the “emergency” ended

• Why AI represents the next evolution of control — and the profound ethical problems of holding algorithms accountable

• Shadow banning, algorithmic manipulation, and the illusion of free speech on digital platforms

• The Missouri v. Biden litigation, its settlement, and what it means for the future of the First Amendment

• Section 230, common carriers, and how to restore genuine free speech online

• The resurfacing of “climate lockdowns” and other forms of biosecurity-style control

A deep, unflinching discussion about power, propaganda, technology, and resistance in the post-COVID world.

Dr. Aaron Kheriaty’s book: The New Abnormal → https://www.amazon.com/New-Abnormal-Biomedical-Security-State/dp/B0B5M41RTW/

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]]><![CDATA[The Brownstone Show - Episode 15 - Bobbie Anne Flower Cox]]>https://substack.brownstone.org/p/the-brownstone-show-episode-15-bobbiehttps://substack.brownstone.org/p/the-brownstone-show-episode-15-bobbieFri, 27 Mar 2026 17:54:09 GMTThe Brownstone Show: When Judges Go Rogue New York attorney Bobbie Anne Flower Cox joins Jeffrey Tucker to break down two shocking federal court rulings that struck down key early achievements of RFK Jr. at HHS.

In one case, a Massachusetts judge dismantled changes to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and rolled back reforms to the childhood vaccine schedule. In another, an Oregon judge blocked HHS efforts to stop federal funding for gender transition procedures on minors. Cox, famous for successfully challenging New York’s quarantine camp law, explains how these decisions represent serious judicial overreach, violations of separation of powers, and activist judging that ignores the executive branch’s authority and the will of voters.

Topics covered:

  • Conflicted vaccine committees and the explosion of the childhood schedule

  • Procedural excuses used to override agency reforms

  • The fight over “gender-affirming care” for children

  • Nationwide injunctions and district judges acting like super-legislators

  • What this means for the Trump administration’s health agenda

A must-watch discussion on the Constitution, checks and balances, and the battle to restore sound science and parental rights.

Guest: Bobbie Anne Flower Cox, civil rights attorney & Brownstone Institute Fellow Host: Jeffrey Tucker, Brownstone Institute

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]]><![CDATA[The Brownstone Show - Episode 14 - Sonia Elijah ]]>https://substack.brownstone.org/p/the-brownstone-show-episode-14-soniahttps://substack.brownstone.org/p/the-brownstone-show-episode-14-soniaTue, 24 Mar 2026 20:29:24 GMTJeffrey Tucker interviews Sonia Elijah on The Brownstone Show: 3/11 Viral Takeover! On the 6th anniversary of the WHO’s pandemic declaration, Jeffrey Tucker sits down with investigative journalist Sonia Elijah to discuss her powerful new book 3/11 Viral Takeover: On March 11, 2020, a Pandemic was Declared and Our World Changed Forever. Drawing on FOIA documents, leaked emails, timelines, and whistleblower accounts, Sonia delivers a forensic examination of the coordinated global response — from pandemic simulation exercises like Crimson Contagion and Event 201, to lockdowns, censorship via the Trusted News Initiative, conflicts of interest in SAGE and beyond, the rushed mRNA platform rollout, vaccine passports as a gateway to digital IDs, and the rise of digital authoritarianism. This is not just history — it’s a warning about what was tested on the world and what’s still unfolding. Key topics covered:

  • The real timeline leading to March 11, 2020

  • How fear and flawed models drove policy U-turns (Neil Ferguson’s Report 9)

  • The lab leak denial and its connection to lockdowns

  • PREP Act invocation, Operation Warp Speed, and known vaccine harms before EUA

  • Censorship of early treatments, natural immunity, and dissenting scientists

  • Hypocrisy of the elites and the compliance experiment

  • Vaccine passports → digital IDs and the push toward technocratic control

Buy the book: → Paperback & Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/11-Viral-Takeo... Follow Sonia Elijah: Substack:

Sonia Elijah investigates
Forensic-style investigative reports and illuminating interviews
]]><![CDATA[The Brownstone Show - Episode 13 - Jan Jekielek]]>https://substack.brownstone.org/p/the-brownstone-show-episode-13-janhttps://substack.brownstone.org/p/the-brownstone-show-episode-13-janSat, 21 Mar 2026 20:12:34 GMTIn this powerful edition of The Brownstone Show, Jeffrey A. Tucker sits down with Jan Jekielek, Senior Editor at The Epoch Times and host of the acclaimed American Thought Leaders series, to discuss Jan’s explosive new book Killed to Order: China’s Organ Harvesting Industry and the True Nature of America’s Biggest Adversary (released March 2026).

What begins as an investigation into one of the most horrifying and under-reported crimes of our time—forced organ harvesting in China—quickly expands into a profound exploration of the battle between individual human dignity and utilitarian ideology (the “greatest good for the greatest number,” no matter the human cost).

Jeffrey and Jan trace how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has industrialized organ procurement, often targeting prisoners of conscience (including Falun Gong practitioners, Uyghurs, Christians, and others), creating a chilling “kill-to-order” system sustained by coercion, secrecy, and global complicity. They connect these atrocities to broader philosophical and historical patterns: from Stalin’s infamous “you have to break a few eggs to make an omelet” mindset, to the rise of utilitarian bioethics that treats human beings as collections of parts rather than bearers of inherent rights.

Key topics covered include:

  • The erosion of Hippocratic medicine (”do no harm”) in favor of collectivist “greater good” rationales seen during COVID and beyond

  • How communist regimes consistently justify mass atrocities in the name of party supremacy or societal progress

  • Parallels between China’s system and dangerous trends in Western societies: instrumentalization of the human person, shifting definitions of death, and technocratic control impulses

  • The role of propaganda in sustaining myths about communism and masking its murderous core

  • A survivor’s testimony and whistleblower evidence that make denial increasingly difficult

  • Practical action steps: new bipartisan U.S. legislation (e.g., the Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection Act reintroduced by Sen. Ted Cruz and others), grassroots efforts, and ending Western complicity through training programs, transplants, and silence

This conversation is both a devastating exposé and a stirring defense of the foundational American idea that rights are endowed by the Creator—not granted (or revoked) by the state or the collective. Jeffrey and Jan reflect on the Declaration of Independence’s 250th anniversary, the dangers of forgetting its principles, and why confronting this evil is essential to preserving freedom everywhere.

If you’ve ever wondered why abstract debates about human dignity, utilitarianism, and totalitarianism matter today, this episode makes the stakes painfully clear.

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]]><![CDATA[The Brownstone Show - Episode 12 - Ed Dowd]]>https://substack.brownstone.org/p/the-brownstone-show-episode-12-edhttps://substack.brownstone.org/p/the-brownstone-show-episode-12-edMon, 16 Mar 2026 18:49:25 GMTIn this episode of The Brownstone Show, Jeffrey Tucker sits down with financial analyst and Brownstone Institute friend Ed Dowd to dissect the eerie parallels between the early days of the COVID-19 response in March 2020 and the escalating U.S.-Iran conflict in early 2026.

Just as Trump pivoted from downplaying the virus (”it will pass”) to full-scale “eradication” mode—flattening the curve through sweeping federal power—this new war risks undermining the very economic gains Trump championed: low energy costs, affordability, and growth. Oil prices have surged dramatically (with Brent crude hovering around $100–$103 per barrel amid Strait of Hormuz disruptions and supply fears), gasoline is climbing nationwide, and markets are reeling from the shock.

Dowd cuts through the noise:

  • The economy was already rolling over pre-conflict (revised Q4 GDP slashed to ~1.4–1.5%, AI/data center CapEx showing cracks due to power constraints and questionable ROI).

  • Private credit markets are cracking (JPMorgan marking down loans, retail investors fleeing illiquid assets).

  • Labor markets are weakening (broad job shedding across sectors in recent reports).

  • Housing is frozen (buyer strike, 30% overvaluation, massive gap between homes for sale vs. sold).

  • Global headwinds compound it all: China’s acute economic crisis (deflationary spiral, negative private investment growth, export dumping), demographics, and more.

The discussion warns of demand destruction from high energy prices (deflationary in today’s context, unlike the 1970s), a potential AI/stock bubble burst, and the risks of prolonged conflict eroding Trump’s political capital ahead of midterms—echoing how COVID policies eroded trust and economic momentum.

Tucker and Dowd emphasize skepticism toward “just trust the plan” narratives, highlighting how political overreach and miscalculations can cascade into profound economic pain.

Whether you’re tracking markets, geopolitics, or lessons from recent history, this conversation offers sharp, data-driven insights into why this moment feels like déjà vu—and what it could mean for the U.S. and global economy.

Watch now for unfiltered analysis you won’t hear in mainstream outlets. Subscribe to Brownstone Institute for more critical discussions on freedom, economics, and policy.

]]><![CDATA[The Brownstone Show - Episode 11 - Jeffrey Tucker]]>https://substack.brownstone.org/p/the-brownstone-show-episode-11-jeffreyhttps://substack.brownstone.org/p/the-brownstone-show-episode-11-jeffreyThu, 12 Mar 2026 21:11:22 GMTExactly six years ago—March 12, 2020—the world changed forever. On this somber anniversary Jeffrey Tucker delivers a powerful, unfiltered retrospective on the day that launched global catastrophe: Trump's sudden Europe travel ban, the panicked rush of Americans flooding airports (shoulder-to-shoulder during "social distancing"), the CDC's unilateral pivot to mail-in ballots that forever altered elections, the activation of pandemic plans, school/business closures, and the beginning of lockdowns that wrecked economies, education, mental health, and civil liberties.

Jeffrey traces how both parties share blame. Trump's shift in early March. Intensified measures under Biden. This reveals the deeper agenda: preparing populations for universal vaccination by suppressing natural immunity, banning early treatments, and enforcing compliance through fear and isolation. He connects the dots to lasting harms: illiteracy spikes, digital addiction, economic ruin, eroded trust in institutions, and the betrayal of core American freedoms.

This isn't just history—it's a warning. We’re still recovering, and the lessons remain urgent.

Watch to understand how we got here—and why we must never let it happen again. Don't give up hope.

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]]><![CDATA[The Brownstone Show - Episode 10 - Leslie Manookian]]>https://substack.brownstone.org/p/the-brownstone-show-episode-10-lesliehttps://substack.brownstone.org/p/the-brownstone-show-episode-10-leslieMon, 09 Mar 2026 13:20:05 GMTIn this episode of the Brownstone Institute show, Jeffrey Tucker sits down with Leslie Manookian, Founder and President of the Health Freedom Defense Fund (HFDF), to discuss explosive new polling results that challenge mainstream narratives on vaccines, medical freedom, and public health policy.

They reveal how previous polls (like those from Fabrizio) used loaded, biased questions to portray vaccine skepticism and medical choice as “political losers,” while their unbiased Zogby Strategies poll (conducted February 26-27, 2026) shows supermajorities of Americans supporting:

  • The right of adults to refuse vaccines

  • Doctors’ freedom to discuss vaccine concerns openly without backlash

  • No employment discrimination based on medical choices

  • Greater transparency, reduced food additives/dyes, phasing out pesticides, and prohibiting federal scientists from profiting off taxpayer-funded research

The conversation exposes how polls are often manipulated by corporate interests, the erosion of trust in public health agencies, the explosion of the childhood vaccine schedule, conflicts of interest (e.g., Bayh-Dole Act patents), and the gaslighting of the public on these issues.

They also highlight the MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) agenda’s broad popularity across parties and touch on related efforts like the COVID Justice Resolution petition.

Key takeaway: You’re not fringe for believing in informed consent, personal medical autonomy, and transparency — the American people overwhelmingly agree when asked fair questions.

Full poll article and crosstabs: https://brownstone.org/articles/supermajority-of-voters-support-health-and-medical-freedom-poll-shows/

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]]><![CDATA[The Brownstone Show - Episode 9 - Deborah Lurie]]>https://substack.brownstone.org/p/the-brownstone-show-episode-9-deborahhttps://substack.brownstone.org/p/the-brownstone-show-episode-9-deborahMon, 02 Mar 2026 17:55:35 GMTIn this heartfelt episode of The Brownstone Show, Jeffrey Tucker sits down with renowned film composer Deborah Lurie, the musical force behind major films including Safe Haven, Dear John, An Unfinished Life, Poms, Sydney White, Mozart and the Whale, and contributions to Annie, Spider-Man 3, Charlotte’s Web, and more.

Deborah opens up about her extraordinary journey: discovering perfect pitch and synesthesia (she literally sees music in vivid colors), her unconventional path into film scoring without a traditional classical background, collaborating with legends like Danny Elfman, and the deeply collaborative (and sometimes ego-challenging) nature of writing for cinema versus concert halls.

The conversation takes a sobering turn as Deborah shares how the COVID-19 lockdowns and vaccine mandates devastated the artistic community, shutting down orchestras, theaters, Broadway, outdoor festivals like Tanglewood, and live performances for nearly two years. She discusses the career impact she personally experienced, the loss of income for musicians paid per gig/rehearsal, the arbitrary “non-essential” classification of art and music, and the divisive proof-of-vaccination requirements that followed.

This is a candid reflection on freedom, creativity, resilience, and what was lost when governments and institutions silenced live culture.

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]]><![CDATA[The Brownstone Show - Episode 8 - Jeffrey Tucker]]>https://substack.brownstone.org/p/the-brownstone-show-episode-8-jeffreyhttps://substack.brownstone.org/p/the-brownstone-show-episode-8-jeffreyThu, 26 Feb 2026 22:15:33 GMTIn this episode of The Brownstone Show, Jeffrey Tucker delivers a sweeping, big-picture analysis of our era: we’re living through the great unraveling of Progressivism, the dominant 20th-century ideology that placed blind faith in credentialed experts, centralized planning, top-down control, and the idea that elites armed with science, technology, and government power could perfect society. Tucker traces Progressivism’s roots from the early 1900s (public schooling, vaccine regulation, antitrust, the Federal Reserve, income tax, direct election of senators, Prohibition, New Deal expansions) through to its modern apotheosis. He argues its core promises, that centralized expertise would bring endless progress and solve humanity’s problems, has collapsed in our time through three massive, overlapping failures:

  • Climate change hysteria — the arrogant attempt to control the weather and planetary systems, now quietly admitted as overwrought even by figures like Bill Gates.

  • The COVID response — the unprecedented global effort to manage the microbial world via lockdowns, mandates, and experimental products that failed catastrophically, inflicting immense harm: lost education, crime waves, substance abuse, broken supply chains, inflation, censorship, and eroded public health.

  • Gender ideology — the denial of biological sex through pharmacology and surgery, leading to absurd cultural and legal outcomes that defy common sense.

These disasters, combined with explosive transparency, massive Medicare fraud data dumps crowdsourced to the public with bounties, searchable Epstein files exposing elite corruption, DOGE efforts revealing bureaucratic chaos, have shattered trust in institutions, experts, and government. Public faith in government has plummeted from ~80% in the mid-20th century to ~17% today. Tucker sees this as the defining sign of our times: the implosion of a century-plus paradigm of top-down elitism, much like the sudden collapse of the Soviet Union. We’re shifting toward decentralization, new media (X, Substack), public scrutiny, and a restoration of freedom, federalism, and bottom-up solutions. Whether you agree or not, this monologue is a must-watch for anyone grappling with why trust in elites has evaporated and what comes next in this dramatic transition. Subscribe to Brownstone Institute for more deep dives into liberty, public health, economics, and the fight against centralized control.

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]]><![CDATA[The Brownstone Show - Episode 7 - Ann Bauer]]>https://substack.brownstone.org/p/the-brownstone-show-episode-7-annhttps://substack.brownstone.org/p/the-brownstone-show-episode-7-annMon, 16 Feb 2026 23:00:47 GMTJoin Jeffrey Tucker for an edifying conversation with acclaimed author and essayist Ann Bauer. Ann is one of today’s rare masters of prose who turns everyday truths into unforgettable art. In this episode Jeffrey and Ann dive deep into the craft of writing that doesn’t just inform but transforms. Evoking gasps, revelations, and that rare “aha” moment where words hit like a physical force.

Ann Bauer isn’t afraid to wield her pen as a scalpel. From her explosive early essay drawing chilling parallels between the COVID hysteria and the mid-20th-century “refrigerator mother” myth that tore families apart, to her fearless exposés on Minnesota’s welfare fraud scandals and the quiet tyrannies of power, Ann embodies the writer’s ultimate duty: to illuminate lies with unflinching elegance. “If you’re not getting to truth, then why do it?” she declares. But as Jeffrey probes, it’s not just courage—it’s an innate compulsion to peel back the curtain on the absurdities we all endure.

Ann unveils her new venture: a reading app launching in Northern Kentucky to combat America’s child literacy crisis. Imagine the classics delivered in bite-sized, Netflix-style episodes with cliffhangers that hook tweens like a binge-watch: The Wizard of Oz, Little Women, Treasure Island, Frankenstein.. Built for homeschoolers, libraries, and rec centers, it weaves in discussion prompts (think: “What do the green spectacles in Oz really signify?”) to spark critical thinking and turn reading into a lifelong habit.

Catch Ann Bauer live this Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026 at the Brownstone Supper Club in West Hartford, CT!

Tickets: https://brownstone.org/event/brownstone-supper-club-west-hartford-february-18-ann-bauer/

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]]><![CDATA[The Brownstone Show - Episode 6 - Walter Kirn]]>https://substack.brownstone.org/p/the-brownstone-show-episode-6-walterhttps://substack.brownstone.org/p/the-brownstone-show-episode-6-walterTue, 10 Feb 2026 14:15:55 GMTJoin Jeffrey Tucker in this in-depth and candid conversation with acclaimed author and cultural critic Walter Kirn. In this episode of The Brownstone Show, they discuss the role of mainstream media during the COVID-19 era, exploring how narratives were shaped, trust was eroded, and society-wide hysteria was amplified. From the manipulation of “truth” and fallout on public discourse, this organic and open discussion uncovers the mechanisms that changed our world, and what it means for the future of journalism and free speech.

Highlights:

  • The Media’s Role in Crafting ‘Truth’: Walter Kirn shares insights from his experiences as a former contributing editor at Time, The Atlantic, and The New York Times, discussing how legacy outlets prioritized consensus over inquiry during the pandemic.

  • Collapse of Trust in Institutions: Exploring the factors that led to widespread skepticism toward traditional media, including censorship, echo chambers, and the rise of alternative voices.

  • Engineered Hysteria: Examining how fear-mongering tactics influenced policy, culture, and everyday life, drawing parallels to historical propaganda and modern digital manipulation.

  • The Path Forward - Rebuilding Discourse: Thoughts on independent journalism and the need for decentralized media to restore authenticity.

About the Guests:

  • Jeffrey Tucker: Founder of the Brownstone Institute, senior economics columnist for The Epoch Times, and author of books like Life After Lockdown. Tucker is a leading voice in libertarian thought, advocating for freedom, science, and open dialogue.
    Follow him on X:@jeffreytucker

  • Walter Kirn: Bestselling author of novels like Up in the Air (adapted into the Oscar-nominated film), and essayist. Kirn’s work critiques meritocracy, media illusions, and institutional power.
    Follow him on X: @walterkirn

    or visit his Substack: walterkirn.substack.com.

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