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11/09/2023

In Missouri v. Biden Internet Censorship Case, a Win and a Loss
A key part of a court order in a major Internet censorship case is reinstated, but other parts, perhaps more important, are vacated.

A key part of a court order in a major Internet censorship case is reinstated, but other parts, perhaps more important, are vacated.

11/09/2023

Transcript America This Week, Episode 55, "Comedy is Not Pretty"
Walter and Matt on Bill Maher, "Strikeforce Suck," and the new era of comedy as narrative-enforcement. Also, "The Lottery of Babylon," by Jorge Luis Borges

Walter and Matt on Bill Maher, "Strikeforce Suck," and the new era of comedy as narrative-enforcement. Also, "The Lottery of Babylon," by Jorge Luis Borges

08/09/2023

America This Week, September 8, 2023: "Comedy is Not Pretty"
Walter and Matt on Bill Maher, "Strikeforce Suck," and the new era of comedy as narrative-enforcement. Also, "The Lottery of Babylon," by Jose Luis Borges

Walter and Matt on Bill Maher, "Strikeforce Suck," and the new era of comedy as narrative-enforcement. Also, "The Lottery of Babylon," by Jose Luis Borges

08/08/2023

Transcript: America This Week, August 4, 2023, "The Red-Headed Indictment"
Walter and Matt discuss USA v. Trump and wonder what Sherlock Holmes would have thought in a discussion of "The Red-Headed League"

Walter and Matt discuss USA v. Trump and wonder what Sherlock Holmes would have thought in a discussion of "The Red-Headed League"

08/08/2023

Listen to This Article: Campaign 2024, Officially Chaos

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08/08/2023

The Electric Kool-Aid Trump Indictment
Special prosecutor Jack Smith's January 6th case is a surreal mix of conventional law and authoritarian lunacy

Special prosecutor Jack Smith's January 6th case is a surreal mix of conventional law and authoritarian lunacy

08/08/2023

Episode 50: America This Week, August 4, 2023, "The Red-Headed Indictment"
Walter and Matt go through the latest Trump indictment, and confess childhood Sherlock Holmes fixations in reading "The Red-Headed League"

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29/07/2023

Transcript: Discussion, "Bartleby, the Scrivener"
Matt and Walter on Herman Melville's version of "The Office"

Matt and Walter on Herman Melville's version of "The Office"

29/07/2023

Transcript: America This Week, July 28, 2023, "Biden, The Scrivener"
Matt and Walter dissect Hunter's plea deal, consider post-alien podcast concepts, and discuss "Bartleby, The Scrivener"

Matt and Walter dissect Hunter's plea deal, consider post-alien podcast concepts, and discuss "Bartleby, The Scrivener"

28/07/2023

The Most Embarrassing "Facebook Files" Revelation? The Press, Exposed as Censors
The "Facebook Files" show the press is part of the censhorship establishment, but that's not the worst part

The "Facebook Files" show the press is part of the censhorship establishment, but that's not the worst part

28/07/2023

The New "Facebook Files" Show Everything the First Amendment Was Designed to Prevent A House Subcommittee releases internal Facebook correspondence showing how a White House that was itself spreading disinformation tried to ban criticism

A House Subcommittee releases internal Facebook correspondence showing how a White House that was itself spreading disinformation tried to ban criticism

26/07/2023

Video: Interview With Reason
A fun, wide-ranging conversation with Nick Gillespie of the acclaimed libertarian magazine

A fun, wide-ranging conversation with Nick Gillespie of the acclaimed libertarian magazine

25/07/2023

In Rare Good News, IRS to Curtail Home Visits
After yesterday's "big win" for the House GOP, what's a disillusioned lifetime Democrat to think?

After yesterday's "big win" for the House GOP, what's a disillusioned lifetime Democrat to think?

25/07/2023

Listen to This Article - "The Guy Isn't Totally Wrong": The Curious Case of Covid-19 Scientists and Senator Tom Cotton

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25/07/2023

Listen to This Article: Stacey Plaskett's McCarthy Homage

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25/07/2023

Listen to This Article: Covid's Origins and the Death of Trust

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24/07/2023

"Covid Origins," an Animated Adventure
Videographer Matt Orfalea puts all the pieces together in a naturally occurring news mutation

Videographer Matt Orfalea puts all the pieces together in a naturally occurring news mutation

24/07/2023

Transcript: America This Week, July 22, 2023 "Minority Report"
Walter's bold new venture, the Proximal Origins docs, and Philip K. Dick's Minority Report

Walter's bold new venture, the Proximal Origins docs, and Philip K. Dick's Minority Report

24/07/2023

Listen to This Article -"So Friggin' Likely": New Covid Documents Reveal Unparalleled Media Deception

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24/07/2023

Stacey Plaskett's McCarthy Homage
Robert Kennedy, Jr.'s appearance before the House Weaponization of Government Committee descends into madness

Robert Kennedy, Jr.'s appearance before the House Weaponization of Government Committee descends into madness

24/07/2023

Twitter Files Extra: The Democrats' War on RFK, Jr
After Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. faces contentious questioning in the House, a look back at requests to Twitter involving the presidential candidate

After Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. faces contentious questioning in the House, a look back at requests to Twitter involving the presidential candidate

21/07/2023

Episode 48: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn
Walter unveils a great new project, and Matt and Walter read "The Minority Report" by Philip K. Dick and discuss the latest COVID revelations

Listen now | Matt and Walter read "The Minority Report" by Philip K. Dick, discuss a big announcement,

21/07/2023

"The Guy Isn't Totally Wrong": The Curious Case of Covid-19 Scientists and Senator Tom Cotton
In a supreme irony, the scientists hired to stamp out the "lab leak" theory may vindicate the politician most tarred as a conspiracy theorist for keeping the theory alive

In a supreme irony, the scientists hired to stamp out the "lab leak" theory may vindicate the politician most tarred as a conspiracy theorist for keeping the theory alive

18/07/2023

"In Their Labs": Fifteen Illuminating Passages in The Proximal Origin Chats and Emails
Communications between officials and scientists who wrote the key paper promoting a natural origin for Covid-19 show doubts, interference, politicized science, and more

Communications between officials and scientists who wrote the key paper promoting a natural origin for Covid-19 show doubts, interference, politicized science, and more

18/07/2023

"So Friggin' Likely": New Covid Documents Reveal Unparalleled Media Deception
Newly released chats and emails between the authors of a crucial scientific paper leave no doubt: an unprecedented official disinformation campaign accompanied the arrival of Covid-19

Newly released chats and emails between the authors of a crucial scientific paper leave no doubt: an unprecedented official disinformation campaign accompanied the arrival of Covid-19

14/07/2023

Are Authorities Using the Internet to Sap Our Instinct for Freedom?
Transcript of a Speech Given at "Freedom Fest" in Memphis this Week

Transcript of a Speech Given at "Freedom Fest" in Memphis this Week

14/07/2023

Episode 47: "America This Week," with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

From cluster bombs to dud rates, everything old is new again! Also, the IRS gives your information to Meta, and Matt and Walter ask if "The Metamorphosis" would have been a Marvel movie in America.

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14/07/2023

A Brief Note to Readers on RFK, Jr. and Other Topics
A quick update and a small request from Freedom Fest in Memphis, Tennessee

A quick update and a small request from Freedom Fest in Memphis, Tennessee

12/07/2023

Where Have All The Liberals Gone?
Opening comments to the general public to ask a question, in sincerity: what changed the minds of society's former First Amendment advocates?

Opening comments to the general public to ask a question, in sincerity: what changed the minds of society's former First Amendment advocates?

11/07/2023

Twitter Files: Missouri v. Biden Edition
Is there such a thing as a "Censorship Enterprise"? Unpublished material from the Twitter Files provides more evidence for the Attorneys General's case

Is there such a thing as a "Censorship Enterprise"? Unpublished material from the Twitter Files provides more evidence for the Attorneys General's case

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