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Famed Reagan Economic Advisor Dr. Arthur Laffer and Author Michelle Balconi join us to discuss the Trump Tax Reform plan.Dr. Laffer was a member of President Reagan's Economic Policy Advisory Board (1981 - 1989) and was noted in TIME magazine's 1999 cover story as "One of the Century's Greatest Minds." He is a frequent cable news contributor and the author and co-author of many newspaper articles and books including Return to Prosperity and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of States.Michelle A. Balconi is a writer and speaker focused on connecting children and adults through important topics. Her Let's Chat About  series with Dr. Arthur Laffer provides real terms and familiar scenarios for family discussions and includes "Let's Chat About Economics," "Let's Chat About Democracy," and planned for 2018, "Let's Chat About Immigration." This wide-ranging interview covers the 2008 financial crisis, how tax rates impact the economy, how we can teach our kids the basics of economics and democracy, and Dr. Laffer discusses Ronald Reagan.Please subscribe to Whiskey Politics at YouTube and our audio podcasts at iTunes, Stitcher or GooglePlay where your 5-star rating would be appreciated! Whiskey Politics is also on Facebook and Dave can be followed on Twitter. 

Kevin Sorbo (“God’s Not Dead,” “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys”) and his wife Sam (Actor, Director, and Producer) discuss the year’s most anticipated Christian film of 2017, the critically acclaimed "Let Their Be Light". We talk about the state of faith in American culture, mainstream culture, Fatherhood and much more. For all his far-reaching fame, Sol Harkins, the world's most famous atheist, is a lonely soul and a lousy part-time dad. After a near death experience challenges his simplest assumptions about this world, Sol finds his purpose and reimagines his life.?Website: www.lettherebelightmovie.com Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cra9x1i2YH4Facebook: www.facebook.com/LTBLfilm/http://lettherebelightmovie.com/media/Please subscribe to Whiskey Politics at YouTube and our audio podcasts at iTunes, Stitcher or GooglePlay where your 5-star rating would be appreciated! Whiskey Politics is also on Facebook and Dave can be followed on Twitter. 

Alison Levine is a high altitude mountain climber, sportswoman, explorer and a successful leadership consultant. She is the author of the New York Times Bestselling On the Edge and the executive producer of a documentary, The Glass Ceiling. She has ascended the highest peaks on every continent and also skied to both the North and South Poles. In 2010, she completed the Adventure Grand Slam by reaching the summit of Mt. Everest, after missing the peak by 200 feet eight years earlier. Alison worked at Goldman Sachs before working as Deputy Finance Chair for Arnold Schwarzenneger's successful campaign for Governor in California. She serves as an adjunct instructor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and is currently one of the most in-demand speakers on the planet.On this episode of Whiskey Politics, Alison shares some of her stories, coping with the remote, extreme environments like 'The Death Zone' while making decisions can impact other people, and how her leadership lessons can be applied to our political environment and the media. Alison Levine founded a nonprofit organization, the Climb High Foundation, which trains jobless women in western Uganda to work as trekking guides and porters in their local mountains which allows them to not have to resort to prostitution. See Alison's Ted Talks, media interviews, and more at AlisonLevine.com. Please subscribe to Whiskey Politics at YouTube and our audio podcasts at iTunes, Stitcher or GooglePlay where your 5-star rating would be appreciated! Whiskey Politics is also on Facebook and Dave can be followed on Twitter.

John Hinderaker, President of Center of the American Experiment, a think tank headquartered in Minnesota which can be found at AmericanExperiment.org.  John writes daily at the site he co-founded, PowerlineBlog.com and is a commentator on NBC, CBS, Fox News, CNN, and CNBC and is a frequent guest and guest host on national radio programs.  On this episode of Whiskey Politics, we discuss the horrific massacre in Las Vegas, the instant politicization by the Left, the NRA, and assault weapons, and we also tackle how Google, Facebook, and other large internet companies may fall under the anti-trust legislation as they appear to limit free speech. You can find John at PowerlineBlog.com and his Twitter feed @jhinderaker. Please take a moment and subscribe to Whiskey Politics at YouTube and our audio podcasts at iTunes, Stitcher or GooglePlay where your 5-star rating and REVIEW really can help get the word out about our fledgling production (iTunes especially!) Whiskey Politics is also on Facebook and Dave can be followed on Twitter.Intro by Dave Sussman on the coping with the Las Vegas massacre.Out: Gary Jules, Mad World.  

As America and the world are learning about the horrific events in Las Vegas, and news is being updated as we record here on Monday, we had Brandon Michael Darby scheduled for this episode and we are pleased to get his perspective on this and some other issues. Brandon Darby is Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief at Breitbart Texas. After we stopped recording we learned about Tom Petty who passed. A special tribute at the end. We discuss Andrew Breitbart, ANTIFA, and Brandon's efforts in reporting on the Mexican Drug Cartels. Brandon was the subject of Jamie Meltzer's 2012 documentary film, Informant, about his experience infiltrating Occupy Wall Street. The film won Best Documentary at the Austin Film Festival. Brandon has also been very involved in detailing the threats from the Mexican Drug Cartels. Brandon is a co-founder of the Cartel Chronicles project with Ildefonso Ortiz and Steve Bannon.You can find Brandon at Breitbart.com and his Twitter Feed @brandondarbyOut: Tom Petty,  Alright For NowPlease take a moment and subscribe to Whiskey Politics at YouTube and our audio podcasts at iTunes, Stitcher or GooglePlay where your 5-star rating and REVIEW really can help get the word out about our fledgling production (iTunes especially!) Whiskey Politics is also on Facebook and Dave can be followed on Twitter.Be sure to check out our sponsors Save The West. 

On this weeks episode of Whiskey Politics, we welcome back Michael Ramirez and discuss some of his latest provocative art. Michael is a two-time winner of the prestigious Pulitzer Prize and a three-time Sigma Delta Chi, Society of Professional Journalism Award winner.Michael is a former Senior Editor and the Editorial Cartoonist for Investor’s Business Daily, the former editorial cartoonist for the Los Angeles Times and has been featured on CNN, Fox News, Fox Business, The Bill O’Reilly Show, and Rush Limbaugh. You have also likely seen his artwork in New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post, the New York Post, Time Magazine, National Review and US News and World Report. Nowadays you can find his weekly contributions at the Daily Signal and the Weekly Standard.Look for his weekly contributions at the Daily Signal and theWeekly Standard.  Ramirez is also in high demand as a highly acclaimed international speaker.  Michael can be followed on Twitter @Ramireztoons and his website MichaelPRamirez.com.Please take a moment and subscribe to Whiskey Politics at YouTube and our audio podcasts at iTunes, Stitcher or GooglePlay where your 5-star rating and REVIEW really can help get the word out about our fledgling production (iTunes especially!) Whiskey Politics is also on Facebook and Dave can be followed on Twitter.In music: Dirty Weekend, Joel Goodman. Out music: Pete Townsend, Face Dances Part Two.

John O'Sullivan joins Whiskey Politics and generously covers many issues, starting with O'Sullivan's Law: "All organizations that are not actually right-wing will over time become left-wing." We discuss Trumps U.N. speech, North Korea (#Dotard!), William F. Buckley, today's National Review and the Never Trumper's, Europe in the age of Trump, why the conservative Australian model for Immigration works, the worldwide attacks on Free Speech, and should Google and Facebook be nationalized?John is a former editor of National Review and since been editor-at-large of National Review and a senior fellow at the National Review Institute. He is also president of the Danube Institute, a think-tank devoted to promoting conservative and classical liberal ideas in Budapest, from where we had a fascinating discussion earlier this year with the Deputy Director and John’s better half, Melissa O’Sullivan which you can find here: Whiskey Politics. John also serves as director of the think-tank, 21st Century Initiatives in Washington DC. For decades John has been read, seen and heard across the media and served as Editor or Editor in chiefs at many publications including The London Times, Daily Telegraph, New York Post editorial, and others.John was a special advisor and speechwriter for Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and authored the 1987 Conservative Party manifesto. He is the author of "The President, the Pope and the Prime Minister: Three Who Changed the World" which suggested the simultaneous presence of Reagan, Thatcher and Pope John Paul II was the cause of the Soviet collapse. Mr. O'Sullivan was recently appointed the editor of the distinguished Australian journal, Quadrant, in Sydney, Australia.John can be followed on Twitter @JohnOSullivanNRThis episode of Whiskey Politics is brought to by SaveTheWest.com.Please take a moment and subscribe to Whiskey Politics at YouTube and our audio podcasts at iTunes, Stitcher or GooglePlay where your 5-star rating and REVIEW really can help get the word out about our fledgling production (iTunes especially!) Thank you!In music: Dirty Weekend, Joel Goodman. Out music: Built to Last - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers.

David Spady, who has 25 years of experience in media and political consulting, is the California state director of Americans for Prosperity. He also serves as government affairs adviser for Salem Media Group and provides strategic guidance to more than 35 radio talk shows including Larry Elder, Michael Medved, Hugh Hewitt, Dennis Prager and others. Spady is a columnist for Townhall.com and produces a weekly video series called "Common Sense with David Spady." He has appeared on numerous television news broadcasts, and his columns have been published in the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times and the Sacramento Bee, among others.David returns to Whiskey Politics where we discuss if Los Angeles and California can afford the Olympics, the national debt just hit $20 Trillion and all we got was this lousy t-shirt. (what the hell are Republicans doing to reduce the debt?), Annenburgs study showing just how stupid people are, Trump, Pelosi, and Schumer: Strange bedfellows for the budget, DACA, and tax reform. Will Trump get a bad deal, and what's going on with the NFL, the Kaepernick effect which is causing lower ratings and empty Stadiums Sponsored by SaveTheWest.com. Please take a moment and subscribe to Whiskey Politics at YouTube and our audio podcasts at iTunes, Stitcher or GooglePlay where your 5-star rating and REVIEW really can help get the word out about our fledgling production (iTunes especially!) Thank you!In Music: Dirty Weekend, Joel Goodman. Out music: The Boys of Fall, Kenny Chesney.

Nick Searcy has been seen in American film and television for almost twenty years, but working in Hollywood as an outspoken Conservative isn't easy. In this episode of Whiskey Politics, Nick joins us to discuss how the Left has become the racist party of 'a different form'. Nick also discusses how to engage liberal trolls online, the impact Andrew Breitbart's death had on him, DACA, liberal Republicans being primaried in 2018, their Obamacare repeal promises, and how the Left may be surprised in 2018 and 2020 and how to get your car 'keyed' in tolerant Los Angeles.Nick has starred in independent films as well as studio blockbuster hits, including Castaway, The Fugitive, Head of State, Runaway Jury, The Assassination of Richard Nixon, Fried Green Tomatoes, and most recently Moneyball. On television, Nick has been seen in many shows including American Gothic, Criminal Minds, Chicago Hope and has guested on many shows such as The West Wing, Boston Legal, CSI, and Justified.For Right of Center types, Nick is also known as an outspoken advocate for conservative causes and doesn’t shy away from controversial issues, especially on his Twitter feed which has a very impressive 69,000 followers @yesnicksearcy. Please take a moment and subscribe to Whiskey Politics at YouTube and our audio podcasts at iTunes, Stitcher or GooglePlay where your 5-star rating and REVIEW really can help get the word out about our fledgling production (iTunes especially!) Thank you!In Music: Dirty Weekend, Joel Goodman. Out music: Billy Joel, Say Goodbye to Hollywood.

Michael Walsh returns back to Whiskey Politics which if you haven’t heard our interview last Spring you can find it iTunes, Stitcher or GooglePlay or your favorite podcast app and of course, we ask for you to kindly give us a 5-star rating on iTunes so others will find us.Michael Walsh, AKA “David Kahane.” and author of THE DEVIL’S PLEASURE PALACE a must read for everyone listening is also a Contributing Editor and Writer at PJ Media, NY Post, former Time Magazine Assoc, editor; and his articles have often been linked to at The Drudge Report. On this episode, we discuss the news about FBI’s Hillary Investigation, Antifa, Cloward Piven and the debt ceiling, the media, Hollywood films (hint, he’s not a fan of Marvel) and his new book Fiery Angel. Follow Michael on Twitter @DKahaneRules.Please take a moment and subscribe to Whiskey Politics at YouTube and our audio podcasts at iTunes, Stitcher or GooglePlay where your 5-star rating and REVIEW really can help get the word out about our fledgling production (iTunes especially!) Thank you!In Music: Dirty Weekend, Joel Goodman. Out music: The  Drifters, Saturday Night at the Movies.

Los Angeles "street artist" SABO joins Dave at Whiskey Politics to discuss Hollywood, the Left, Antifa, the crackdown on Free Speech at colleges, his suspension from Facebook and his world famous art that skewers everyone from Lena Dunham, Leonardo DiCaprio, Cher and other. Recently his art focused on both Google and Facebook got him suspended from Facebook, possibly for good. On this episode of Whiskey Politics, Sabo talk about rabble rounding the Left at Antifa rally's and his upcoming Berkeley presentation with Milo. Out music: The Ramones, Blitzkrieg Bop

Los Angeles "street artist" SABO joins Dave at Whiskey Politics to discuss Hollywood, the Left, Antifa, the crackdown on Free Speech at colleges, his suspension from Facebook and his world famous art that skewers everyone from Lena Dunham, Leonardo DiCaprio, Cher and other. Recently his art focused on both Google and Facebook got him suspended from Facebook, possibly for good. On this episode of Whiskey Politics, Sabo talk about rabble rounding the Left at Antifa rally's and his upcoming Berkeley presentation with Milo. Out music: The Ramones, Blitzkrieg Bop

John Fund (National Review and Fox News) returns to Whiskey Politics to update us on the bi-partisan Election Integrity Commission and how some 2.8 million people are registered in two or more states, and 1.8 million registered voters are dead. What John refers to as a "political stunt" by state workers declaring they will deny providing data to the commission. How powerful Democratic strongholds like Chicago and Detroit use voter fraud to elect corrupt office holders which hurt the Democratic voters who need change. We discuss why Democrats have so often opposed efforts to crack down on voter fraud at the state level and why the Obama administration for eight years never cracked down on potential ineligible voters.Be sure to subscribe to Whiskey Politics at YouTube and our audio podcasts at iTunes, Stitcher or GooglePlay where your 5-star rating would be appreciated as it will help get the word out about our fledgling production (iTunes especially!) In: Little Green Bag, George Baker Selection. Out: Always Tell The Voter What The Voter Wants To Hear, Chumbawamba. Produced by Praemonitus Communications and pictures by Thompson Clicks Photos.

Author Michelle Balconi joins Dave at Whiskey Politics to discuss how we talk to our kids about economics. Schools no longer teach free-enterprise or economics as most adults learned it. Michelle is the co-author of the new book (soon to be a series) Let's Chat About Economics, written for kids with famed Reagan Economist Dr. Arthur Laffer.Be sure to subscribe to Whiskey Politics at YouTube and our audio podcasts at iTunes, Stitcher or GooglePlay where your 5-star rating would be appreciated as it will help get the word out about our fledgling production (iTunes especially!) In: Little Green Bag, George Baker Selection. Out: Money Talks, SCDC. Produced by Praemonitus Communications and pictures by Thompson Clicks Photos.

What do William F. Buckley, Donald Trump, Newt Gingrich, Dinesh D'Souza, Senator Mike Lee, Laura Ingraham, Mark Levin, Ann Coulter, Mark Steyn, Michelle Malkin, and David Limbaugh all have in common? They, along with dozens of other best-selling authors are all published by Regnery Publishing. Marji Ross discusses how to become an author and have the best chance of becoming published in the hyper-competitive conservative literary space.Marjory Grant Ross (Marji) has been President and Publisher of Regnery Publishing since 2003.  She currently serves on the boards of the National Conservative Campaign Fund, the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute, and the Beth Chai Congregation. In February 2005, she was named the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute’s Woman of the Year.  Be sure to subscribe to Whiskey Politics at YouTube and our audio podcasts at iTunes, Stitcher or GooglePlay where your 5-star rating would be appreciated as it will help get the word out about our fledgling production (iTunes especially!) In: Little Green Bag, George Baker Selection. Out: Paperback Writer, The Beatles. Produced by Praemonitus Communications and pictures by Thompson Clicks Photos.