On Friday, June 20th, 2012, I sat in as a guest on Ernest Hancock's Declare Your Independence radio show.

On Friday, June 20th, 2012, I sat in as a guest on Ernest Hancock's Declare Your Independence radio show. I had the pleasure of being on the show with Stephanie Murphy (Porc Therapy, Fr33 Aid) and economist Daniel D'Amico.

"The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it. The moment we want to disbelieve anything we have previously believed, we suddenly discover not only that there is a mass of evidence against it, but that this evidence was staring us in the face all the time" George Bernard Shaw

These are selected segments from Hour 2 and The After School (Sucks) Special on 6-19-12. School Sucks is live on the Liberty Radio Network and UStream Thursdays at 10pm EST.

1. Pam the Public School Teacher
-NCLB
-The Federal Takeover of Local Education, DoE
-Education Vs. Schooling
-Intro to the Prussian Model
-A Good Education, Compared to What?
-Unions

These are selected segments from Hour 2 and The After School (Sucks) Special on 6-19-12. School Sucks is live on the Liberty Radio Network and UStream Thursdays at 10pm EST.1. Pam the Public School Teacher-NCLB-The Federal Takeover of Local Education, DoE-Education Vs. Schooling-Intro to the Prussian Model-A Good Education, Compared to What?-Unions2. Jake Desyllas, The Voluntary Life-Tips For Emerging Entrepreneurs-Fighting the Training In Dependence-The "Free" Market Vs.

These are selected segments from Hour 2 and The After School (Sucks) Special on 6-19-12. School Sucks is live on the Liberty Radio Network and UStream Thursdays at 10pm EST.

1. Pam the Public School Teacher
-NCLB
-The Federal Takeover of Local Education, DoE
-Education Vs. Schooling
-Intro to the Prussian Model
-A Good Education, Compared to What?
-Unions

Brett on Flaming Freedom (6-19-12) and Free Talk Live (6-21-12)

On Flaming Freedom, we discuss whether or not the liberty movement should be more social conservative-friendly.

On Free Talk Live, Brad Jardis expresses his objections to the name "School Sucks."

Flaming Freedom
http://flamingfreedom.com/

Free Talk Live
http://www.freetalklive.com/

Brett on Flaming Freedom (6-19-12) and Free Talk Live (6-21-12)On Flaming Freedom, we discuss whether or not the liberty movement should be more social conservative-friendly.On Free Talk Live, Brad Jardis expresses his objections to the name "School Sucks."Flaming Freedomhttp://flamingfreedom.com/Free Talk Livehttp://www.freetalklive.com/

Brett on Flaming Freedom (6-19-12) and Free Talk Live (6-21-12)

On Flaming Freedom, we discuss whether or not the liberty movement should be more social conservative-friendly.

On Free Talk Live, Brad Jardis expresses his objections to the name "School Sucks."

Flaming Freedom
http://flamingfreedom.com/

Free Talk Live
http://www.freetalklive.com/

Stefan Molyneux joins Osborne, me, and a large studio audience for the first hour of the 6-19-12 School Sucks Radio Show. I apologize for the less-than-optimal audio quality.

Topics:
-Weather-related nudity
-The Freedomain Radio documentary film
-The mainstream media
-Exercises for avoiding confirmation bias
-Striking the root

Freedomain Radio
http://www.freedomainradio.com/

Stefan Molyneux joins Osborne, me, and a large studio audience for the first hour of the 6-19-12 School Sucks Radio Show. I apologize for the less-than-optimal audio quality.Topics:-Weather-related nudity -The Freedomain Radio documentary film-The mainstream media-Exercises for avoiding confirmation bias-Striking the rootFreedomain Radiohttp://www.freedomainradio.com/

Stefan Molyneux joins Osborne, me, and a large studio audience for the first hour of the 6-19-12 School Sucks Radio Show. I apologize for the less-than-optimal audio quality.

Topics:
-Weather-related nudity
-The Freedomain Radio documentary film
-The mainstream media
-Exercises for avoiding confirmation bias
-Striking the root

Freedomain Radio
http://www.freedomainradio.com/

Topics:
At Porcfest, I talk for about 20 minutes on surviving government schooling experience, addressing the frequent question from parents: what should I do if I have to send my kid to public school?

Jake Desyllas from The Voluntary Life Podcast then joins me to discuss overcoming our schooling, entrepreneurship and financial freedom.

Look CLoser:
The Voluntary Life
http://www.thevoluntarylife.com/

Topics:At Porcfest, I talk for about 20 minutes on surviving government schooling experience, addressing the frequent question from parents: what should I do if I have to send my kid to public school?Jake Desyllas from The Voluntary Life Podcast then joins me to discuss overcoming our schooling, entrepreneurship and financial freedom.Look CLoser:The Voluntary Life http://www.thevoluntarylife.com/

Topics:
At Porcfest, I talk for about 20 minutes on surviving government schooling experience, addressing the frequent question from parents: what should I do if I have to send my kid to public school?

Jake Desyllas from The Voluntary Life Podcast then joins me to discuss overcoming our schooling, entrepreneurship and financial freedom.

Look CLoser:
The Voluntary Life
http://www.thevoluntarylife.com/

Co-Hosts: Mandrik and Osborne

This is an edited version of the 6-28-12 show. School Sucks is live on the Liberty Radio Network and UStream Thursdays at 10pm EST.

Sick and/or exhausted, the three of us fight our way through a raving review of the 2012 Porcupine Freedom Festival.

Co-Hosts: Mandrik and OsborneThis is an edited version of the 6-28-12 show. School Sucks is live on the Liberty Radio Network and UStream Thursdays at 10pm EST.Sick and/or exhausted, the three of us fight our way through a raving review of the 2012 Porcupine Freedom Festival.

Co-Hosts: Mandrik and Osborne

This is an edited version of the 6-28-12 show. School Sucks is live on the Liberty Radio Network and UStream Thursdays at 10pm EST.

Sick and/or exhausted, the three of us fight our way through a raving review of the 2012 Porcupine Freedom Festival.

But in several directions at the moment we can see the unfolding of one of the hidden patterns shaping human affairs, which years ago I called “the fantasy cycle”. It is a pattern that recurs in personal lives, in politics, in history – and in storytelling. When we embark on a course of action which is unconsciously driven by wishful thinking, all may seem to go well for a time, in what may be called the “dream stage”.

John Pilger examines the struggle for supremacy among the media monopolies in Australia, where Rupert Murdoch launched his empire. He describes a worldwide system that dominates media in western countries, of which Murdoch is but one part.

Co-Hosts: Osborne, Cory

Topics:
We discuss the value of Khan Academy, and how it would fit into the larger picture of free, self-directed education in the future.

This is the full 6-14-12 show. School Sucks is live on the Liberty Radio Network and UStream Thursdays at 10pm EST.

Look CLoser:
Khan Academy
http://www.khanacademy.org/

Co-Hosts: Osborne, Cory

Topics:
We discuss the value of Khan Academy, and how it would fit into the larger picture of free, self-directed education in the future.

This is the full 6-14-12 show. School Sucks is live on the Liberty Radio Network and UStream Thursdays at 10pm EST.

Look CLoser:
Khan Academy
http://www.khanacademy.org/

Co-Hosts: Osborne, CoryTopics:We discuss the value of Khan Academy, and how it would fit into the larger picture of free, self-directed education in the future. This is the full 6-14-12 show.

John Pilger describes the appropriation of news and contemporary history by public relations, or psy-ops, as President Obama launches a campaign to conceal the truth about the war in Vietnam - so that 'other Vietnams' can proceed, suitably disguised.

Picture: Hopefully this guy was a theatre major.

Co-Hosts: Osborne, Cory

Topics:
-Understanding college debt
-Osborne runs a debt collection company
-Our college experiences
-Who will end up holding the bag for defaults?
-College indoctrination and sycophantic students

This is the full 6-7-12 show. School Sucks is live on the Liberty Radio Network and UStream Thursdays at 10pm EST.

Picture: Hopefully this guy was a theatre major.

Co-Hosts: Osborne, Cory

Topics:
-Understanding college debt
-Osborne runs a debt collection company
-Our college experiences
-Who will end up holding the bag for defaults?
-College indoctrination and sycophantic students

This is the full 6-7-12 show. School Sucks is live on the Liberty Radio Network and UStream Thursdays at 10pm EST.

Picture: Hopefully this guy was a theatre major.Co-Hosts: Osborne, CoryTopics:-Understanding college debt-Osborne runs a debt collection company-Our college experiences-Who will end up holding the bag for defaults?-College indoctrination and sycophantic studentsThis is the full 6-7-12 show.

Picture: A judge and his ethics.

Co-Hosts: Osborne, Mandrik

Topics:
-Voluntarism
-Politics Versus Patience
-Logic Versus Schooling
-Meditation
-Poverty
-Dropping Out
-Honor Student Jailed For Doing Real Work
-A 25-minute monologue on the Diane Tran incident (not live)

This is hour two of the 5-31-12 show. School Sucks is live on the Liberty Radio Network and UStream Thursdays at 10pm EST.

Picture: A judge and his ethics.

Co-Hosts: Osborne, Mandrik

Topics:
-Voluntarism
-Politics Versus Patience
-Logic Versus Schooling
-Meditation
-Poverty
-Dropping Out
-Honor Student Jailed For Doing Real Work
-A 25-minute monologue on the Diane Tran incident (not live)

This is hour two of the 5-31-12 show. School Sucks is live on the Liberty Radio Network and UStream Thursdays at 10pm EST.

Picture: A judge and his ethics.Co-Hosts: Osborne, MandrikTopics:-Voluntarism-Politics Versus Patience-Logic Versus Schooling-Meditation-Poverty-Dropping Out-Honor Student Jailed For Doing Real Work-A 25-minute monologue on the Diane Tran incident (not live)This is hour two of the 5-31-12 show.

My paper How We Come To Own Ourselves, Mises Daily (Sep. 7, 2006; Mises.org blog discussion) has been nicely narrated, with helpful but unobtrusive slides, by Graham Wright.

Co-Hosts: Osborne, Mandrik

The first hour of the show is predominantly a discussion initiated by a caller named John. He is a tutor seeking some advice on how to introduce some constructive criticism of the government school system to a struggling student and his father.

Mandrik also discusses how "alternatives" to the mainstream schooling path have a certain stigma attached to them.

Co-Hosts: Osborne, Mandrik

The first hour of the show is predominantly a discussion initiated by a caller named John. He is a tutor seeking some advice on how to introduce some constructive criticism of the government school system to a struggling student and his father.

Mandrik also discusses how "alternatives" to the mainstream schooling path have a certain stigma attached to them.

Co-Hosts: Osborne, MandrikThe first hour of the show is predominantly a discussion initiated by a caller named John. He is a tutor seeking some advice on how to introduce some constructive criticism of the government school system to a struggling student and his father. Mandrik also discusses how "alternatives" to the mainstream schooling path have a certain stigma attached to them.This is hour one of the 5-31-12 show.

Co-Hosts: Osborne, Mandrik

The theme for this show is recognizing and accessing the whole world that awaits beyond the obedience, conformity and illogic of government school and the college scam. It begins with a North Carolina student who took a video of his teacher telling him he could be arrested for talking badly about Obama. It's a hit on You Tube.

Co-Hosts: Osborne, Mandrik

The theme for this show is recognizing and accessing the whole world that awaits beyond the obedience, conformity and illogic of government school and the college scam. It begins with a North Carolina student who took a video of his teacher telling him he could be arrested for talking badly about Obama. It's a hit on You Tube.

Co-Hosts: Osborne, MandrikThe theme for this show is recognizing and accessing the whole world that awaits beyond the obedience, conformity and illogic of government school and the college scam. It begins with a North Carolina student who took a video of his teacher telling him he could be arrested for talking badly about Obama. It's a hit on You Tube.This is an edited down version of the 5-24-12 show.

John Pilger describes how the Leveson public inquiry in the press set up following the phone-hacking revelations exemplifies the "matrix of official and social relations within which power in Britain is exercised".

Friday, May 25th, 2012:
Richard Grove, Tony Myers, and I guest-hosted on the Corbett Report, a live call-in show on the RBN Network.

We spent the hour looking at the life and work of the influential (and frequently misunderstood) German Idealist, Georg Hegel.

Bumper Music:
"Manges" Darmstadt

Friday, May 25th, 2012:
Richard Grove, Tony Myers, and I guest-hosted on the Corbett Report, a live call-in show on the RBN Network.

We spent the hour looking at the life and work of the influential (and frequently misunderstood) German Idealist, Georg Hegel.

Bumper Music:
"Manges" Darmstadt