Sinopsis
Patrick MacFarlane is a new attorney in private practice in western Wisconsin. Liberty Weekly and the Liberty Weekly Podcast are his vehicles for education and activism where he provides legal commentary from a libertarian Anarcho-Capitalist perspective in the Rothbardian tradition. (Nothing here is to be construed as legal advice).
Episodios
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'Gang Weed Conservatism' ft. Marcel Dumas Ep. 287
11/08/2025 Duración: 51minTalking with Marcel Dumas about his ‘Gang Weed Conservatism’ series concerning the intertwining of modern conservatism with psychedelics. Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show notes: Marcel Dumas, PhD, IWSB
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The Savagery of Man: 'Tender is the Flesh' and 'The Unworthy' Ep. 286
31/07/2025 Duración: 51minSharing my thoughts on Agustina Bazterrica’s ‘Tender is the Flesh,’ and ‘The Unworthy’ Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show notes: Tender is the Flesh The Unworthy Pat's StoryGraph account Patrick MacFarlane (@patmacfarlane_) / X The Libertarian Institute
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Why People Accept Horrible Fates: 'Never Let Me Go' Ep. 285
24/07/2025 Duración: 43minSharing my thoughts on Kazuo Ishiguro’s ‘Never Let Me Go’ Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show notes: Never Let Me Go - Affiliate Link Dark Tales - Affiliate Link Pat's StoryGraph account Patrick MacFarlane (@patmacfarlane_) / X The Libertarian Institute
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Anti-Natalism and 'Children of Men' Ep. 284
15/07/2025 Duración: 46minSharing my thoughts on PD James’s ‘The Children of Men’ Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show notes: Pat's StoryGraph account Patrick MacFarlane (@patmacfarlane_) / X The Libertarian Institute
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‘Dracula’ & the Technocratic Nightmare Ep. 283
26/03/2025 Duración: 01h01minSharing my thoughts on Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show notes: Vital Dissent - Blood Meridian episode Unhallowed Podcast Ex Machina (2014) - IMDb Amazon - The Passage: A Novel Amazon - Dracula Deluxe Hardbound Edition
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'The Giver' & the Loss of Innocence Ep. 282
12/03/2025 Duración: 57minSharing my thoughts on Lois Lowry’s ‘The Giver’. Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show notes: Support Today | The Libertarian Institute The Giver Quartet Box Set Early Liberty Weekly articles and podcasts Stoned Apes & Brave New World Ep. 29
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Blood Meridian: War Is God? Ep. 281
04/03/2025 Duración: 53minSharing my thoughts on Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian. Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show notes: Support Today | The Libertarian Institute The Greatest, Terrible Book Ever Made - The Story too Disturbing to be a Movie: Blood Meridian Judge Holden Holds Forth on War (Blood Meridian) – Biblioklept Amazon Affiliate Link
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Prosecuting Individual Israeli Soldiers for War Crimes Ep. 280
14/12/2024 Duración: 33minPatrick discusses Non-Profit attempts to prosecute individual soldiers for war crimes in Gaza. Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show notes: The Hind Rajab Foundation (@HindRFoundation) / X IDF Soldiers in Amsterdam Face Urgent Arrest for Gaza War Crimes - THE HIND RAJAB FOUNDATION Hind Rajab Foundation Files Urgent Legal Complaint in France Against Israeli Soldier for Acts of Torture and War Crimes HRF Files Legal Action in Ecuador Against Ecuadorian Citizen who Participated in Assault on Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza - THE HIND RAJAB FOUNDATION Hind Rajab Foundation Files Complaint Against 1,000 Israeli Soldiers for War Crimes in Gaza Haaretz - Pro-Palestinian Groups Press for Charges Against Israeli Soldiers Who Served in Gaza How the Court works The States Parties to the Rome Statute | International Criminal Court Q&A: The International Criminal Court and the United States | Human Rights W
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Abu Ghraib Torture Victims Fight Back with $42 MILLION Verdict Win Ep. 279
19/11/2024 Duración: 57minPatrick dives into the recent trial which found US company CACI liable for damages from it’s work at the Abu Ghraib military prison following the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show notes: Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine: Horton, Scott: 9781733647373: Amazon.com Factsheet: Torture at Abu Ghraib and Al Shimari v. CACI | Center for Constitutional Rights Al Shimari, et al. v. CACI | Center for Constitutional Rights Document: Judge in Abu Ghraib Case Denies U.S. Sovereign Immunity for Jus Cogens Norms | Lawfare Shimari v. Caci Premier Tech., Inc., 368 F. Supp. 3d 935 | Casetext Search + Citator https://theintercept.com/2024/11/12/abu-ghraib-torture-caci/ https://vitaldissent.com/real-magna-carta-ep-58 https://vitaldissent.com/lysander-spooner-jury-nullification-ep-56
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Intellectual Insurgency ft. Adam Fitzgerald Ep. 278
26/08/2024 Duración: 01h33minAdam Fitzgerald is a geopolitical researcher, writer, and a leading expert regarding the events of 9/11, as well as the host of The Darkened Hour podcast. Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show notes: Adam Fitzgerald on X be sure to subscribe to Adam's new YouTube channel Adam's previous Vital Dissent appearances
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Butchering Our Sacred Cows ft. Richard Cox Ep. 277
12/08/2024 Duración: 01h08minIn the conspiracy community, it's often taken for granted that Wall Street secretly funded Nazi Germany and the Bolshevik Revolution. These assertions are taken as truth based on the work of a professor named Antony Sutton. But who was Sutton and what does it mean if he was wrong? Moreover, what place should conspiracy have in our worldview based on errors in our understanding of Sutton's work? Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 The Libertarian Institute’s Summer FUNdraiser is in full swing! The support of every single one of you is what motivates the team to keep pushing and working to bring you quality and trusted sources of information. Donate today at https://libertarianinstitute.org/donate/ Show notes: Deep State Consciousness Richard’s Books - Writing | Deep State Consciousness The Energy of Empire 18. The Russian Revolution The Curious Case of Anthony Sutton What You Need to Know About Kosovo f
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Israel's AI Kill List ft. Kelley Vlahos Ep. 276
30/07/2024 Duración: 33minPatrick is joined by Kelley Vlahos, Senior Advisor at the Quincy Institute and Editorial Director at Responsible Statecraft, to discuss Israel’s use of Palantir’s AI program Lavender to target supposed Hamas militants. Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 The Libertarian Institute’s Summer FUNdraiser is in full swing! The support of every single one of you is what motivates the team to keep pushing and working to bring you quality and trusted sources of information. Donate today at https://libertarianinstitute.org/donate/ Show notes: https://www.972mag.com/lavender-ai-israeli-army-gaza/ Peter Thiel: 'I defer to Israel' | Responsible Statecraft Kelley Beaucar Vlahos Responsible Statecraft Kelley Vlahos on X Grassroots Realism ft. Kelley Vlahos Ep. 257 - Vital Dissent
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These Two Moments Changed the World Ep. 275
23/07/2024 Duración: 33minThe latest on the upcoming sequel to The Truth About Oppenheimer, and more. Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 The Libertarian Institute’s Summer FUNdraiser is in full swing! The support of every single one of you is what motivates the team to keep pushing and working to bring you quality and trusted sources of information. Donate today at https://libertarianinstitute.org/donate/ Show notes: The Truth About Oppenheimer / Part One
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Israel's Secret War Against the International Criminal Court Ep. 274
12/07/2024 Duración: 48minPatrick dives into the fight between Israel/US and the UN International Criminal Court over the ongoing conflicts between the Israeli state and Palestinians. Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 The Libertarian Institute’s Summer FUNdraiser is in full swing! The support of every single one of you is what motivates the team to keep pushing and working to bring you quality and trusted sources of information. Donate today at https://libertarianinstitute.org/donate/ Show notes: US Working To Prevent ICC Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu | News From Antiwar.com Israel, US said working to prevent ICC arrest warrant against Netanyahu America's Ugly History with the International Criminal Court - Antiwar.com ICC Seeks Arrest Warrants for Israeli and Hamas Leaders | News From Antiwar.com Republican Senators Threaten ICC: ‘Target Israel and We Will Target You’ | News From Antiwar.com https://english.almayadeen
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Did Assange's Plea Just Doom Journalism? Ep. 273
28/06/2024 Duración: 34minPatrick breaks down what the Julian Assange plea deal means for the future of journalism. Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show Notes: JULIAN ASSANGE IS FINALLY FREE Justin Raimondo RIP I learned something today
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'Haitian Cannibal' Extravaganza! Ep. 272
20/03/2024 Duración: 46minPatrick breaks down his latest article on the Haitian cannibalism hysteria. Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.vitaldissent.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show Notes: Culture Warriors Spread Disinfo on ‘Haitian Cannibals By Patrick MacFarlane Original "Haitian Cannibalism" Report from Daily Express US Dom Lucre Misframed Haitian Cannibal Video Email Update with links to the Twitter Space Dan Cohen's Haiti Documentary
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The Anti-Woke to Zionist Pipeline Ep. 271
08/03/2024 Duración: 01h09minPatrick discusses his latest article at the Libertarian Institute about the links between anti-wokism and zionism in the modern online conservative movement. Vital Dissent website Join my email list and become a premium member: http://www.libertyweekly.club Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show Notes: The Anti-Woke to Zionist Pipeline | The Libertarian Institute
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Assange Fights for Freedom ft. Misty Winston Ep. 270
19/02/2024 Duración: 01h06minMisty Winston joins Patrick to talk about the latest in WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s fight for freedom. Vital Dissent website LibertyWeekly.club Join my membership and newsletter site! Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show Notes: Misty Winston on X
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How Libertarians Should View Foreign Policy Ep. 269
13/02/2024 Duración: 01h13minHow should libertarians go about discussing real world foreign policy issues while keeping true to libertarian values? Patrick shares his views while looking back on the work of Antiwar.com founder Justin Raimondo. Vital Dissent website LibertyWeekly.club Join my membership and newsletter site Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD1 Show Notes: Looking at the 'Big Picture' - Antiwar.co Libertarianism In One Country - Antiwar.com Why Governments Make War - Antiwar.com Original How Not To Be a CIA Propagandist | Daniel McAdams Grassroots Realism ft. Kelley Vlahos Ep. 257
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Hoppe Kicks Walter Block Out of Libertarianism Ep. 268
01/02/2024 Duración: 01h06minPatrick covers Hans-Hermann Hoppe’s article kicking Walter Block out of Libertarianism for his views on Israel, the latest on the South African ICJ case against Israel for its alleged genocide in Gaza, and the ICJ judgement in Ukraine’s ICJ case against alleged Russian sponsored terrorism. Vital Dissent website LibertyWeekly.club Join my membership and newsletter site! Vital Dissent Merch 10% off with code VD10 Show Notes: Dave Smith tweet on ICJ ruling Kit Klarenberg tweet on ICJ case against Russia ICJ ruling on Ukraine v Russia What Will the International Court of Justice Order on Genocide in Gaza? | Lawfare The International Court of Justice's Interim Measures to Prevent Genocide in Gaza | Lawfare Counter-Genocidal Governance – Verfassungsblog State of Palestine | International Criminal Court Scott Horton tweet on Hope article Hoppe - Breaking Up is Hard to do but Sometimes Necessary - Lew Rockwell.com