Ep. 09 - Can A Country Get Divorced?

The Liberty Portal Podcast is produced by Sheehan Works and presented by LibertyPortal.com: your gateway to a free society.This show examines current events through a libertarian lens, seeking truth, cracking jokes, and providing you with better arguments to advocate for a freer world. ON THIS EPISODEJoe and David are again joined by Henri to discuss recent news, including why more regulations won’t prevent future train derailments or chemical spills, what a national divorce is and what it might look like, the presidential candidates already announcing for 2024, as well as reactions to Chelsea Handler’s “Day in the life of a childless woman” video and more.SPONSORSThis episode is brought to you by our friends at Zesty Beverages. They’re on a mission to unf*uck the standard American diet by crafting beverages with fewer calories and more nutrients from real food.Their lineup of delicious drinks now features Electric Peak Yerba Mate, a line of post-biotic sodas, keto-friendly, ready-to-drink margaritas and hard teas. Wondering what a post biotic soda is? Head over to zestybev.com to learn more and find a retailer near you. CHAPTERS0:00 - Introductions1:20 - Comments: Is Sy Hersh credible or not?12:18 - East Palestine Chemical Spill & Rail Industry Regulations25:45 - National divorce: what would it mean? 35:47 - 2024 Presidential Candidates: Who’s announcing and what do they stand for?48:38 - Video Reaction: Nikki Haley’s Foreign Policy52:52 - The Minsk Accords - A brief overview55:40 - Oxford Study: Mask mandates didn’t work to stop transmission of Covid1:02:30 - Reaction: “A day in the life of a childless woman”1:13:00 - Reaction: Constituent grills Ritchie Torres to call for a Nordstream 2 investigationREFERENCES / SOURCES+ Rail Regulations: https://www.heritage.org/transportation/commentary/dont-regulate-the-rail-industry + Railroad “Revenue Adequacy”: https://www.aar.org/article/freight-rail-revenue-adequacy/+ The Truth about the Robber Barrons: https://mises.org/library/truth-about-robber-barons+ Greater Idaho Movement: https://www.greateridaho.org/study-oregon-subsidizes-eastern-oregon-but-idaho/+ Study: Masks Didn’t Work: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD006207.pub6/full+ Ritchie Torres Confronted on Nordstream 2: https://twitter.com/MintPressNews/status/1625957581389807617