Libertarian Radio - Best of The Bob Zadek Show

In this episode, Bob is joined by Chris Edwards from the Cato Institute to cover farm subsidies and agricultural price supports. This is a huge federal budget item and ripe for total elimination. It is important economically but difficult politically. Let’s get rid of ethanol and sugar subsidies and all wealth transfers from lower income food buyers to middle and upper income farmers; from city dwellers and suburbanites to what is left of American Gothic. Bring back free market pricing.

Mortgages. Credit credit cards. CARD Act. Dodd-Frank. Laws for government to use to surreptitiously transfer wealth from Bob and other responsible citizens to defaulting borrowers. We lose our credit card mileage and free checking accounts just so that deadbeats and spendthrifts can walk from their debts. This Sunday, Bob will discuss how banks have become the weapon of choice for Liberal class warfare.

This Sunday, Bob will be joined by Matt Welch, Editor-In-Chief of Reason Magazine to discuss a Libertarian plan that would totally eliminate the budget deficit without raising taxes. Crucial to this plan is a discussion of Enumerated Powers (a core founding principle which is considered quaint in Washington today). They will remind the audience of Madison’s great words from Federalist 45 – “The powers delegated . . . to the Federal Government are few and defined.”

This Sunday, Bob will interview author Jack Rakove about his bestselling book “Revolutionaries.” Rakove, a Professor of history, American studies and political science at This Sunday, Bob will interview author Jack Rakove about his bestselling book “Revolutionaries.” Rakove, a Professor of history, American studies and political science at Stanford University, will discuss how the principles and ideas of the founding founders were so advanced that they are still relevant in this day and age. They will also discuss the contributions of each founding father from famous founder John Adams to lesser known founder John Jay and the ways in which they shaped this great country together.

Last Sunday, Nick Gillespie was Bob’s special guest. He is the Editor-In-Chief of Reason.tv and Reason.com. Reason’s tagline is “Free Minds and Free Markets.” Nothing says it better. Bob and Nick discussed the evils of government subsidized art (indeed, the evils of government subsidized anything) and Nick’s new book “The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What’s Wrong with America” which will be published on June 28. They also put the Republican Presidential candidates through a Libertarian filter to see who makes it through. Nick is a frequent television guest of John Stossel and Judge Napolitano.