Go Bolder! State-sponsored religion, MDMA therapy, privacy rights in the digital space & more

Episode 28: Go Bolder! State-sponsored religion, MDMA therapy, privacy rights in the digital space & more. Brian, Chris & Andy discussed applying a CLPVA, liberal perspective to some current issues including the mandatory teaching of the Bible in public schools, the war on drugs, and privacy rights. As part of the discussion, they explored the dangers of compulsory religious indoctrination in public schools, the potential of psychedelics as a legal and regulated substance, the need for incremental progress towards desired goals, and the implications of age verification requirements for online services, before closing with some recent Supreme Court rulings and a Virginia government corruption event. The Commonwealth Classical Liberal Podcast and the Classical Liberal Party of Virginia  promote open markets, open minds, and free people.   Relevant links from this episode include: Oklahoma state superintendent orders schools to teach the Bible in grades 5 through 12 New law requires all Louisiana public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments Arizona Governor Signs Bill To Allow Workers’ Compensation For MDMA Treatment, Despite Vetoing Psilocybin Proposal Considering Alternatives to Psychedelic Drug Prohibition ID Verification Service for TikTok, Uber, X Exposed Driver Licenses; As social networks and porn sites move towards a verified identity model, the actions of one cybersecurity researcher show that ID verification services themselves could get hacked too Hack of Age Verification Company Shows Privacy Danger of Social Media Laws Tuta: German government publishes law to guarantee 'right to encryption' IntelBroker Claimed to Have Leaked Database of the Virginia Dept. of Elections The Gate 15 Interview – ENCRYPTION, part 1. A conversation with Sharon Polsky and Hanna Bozakov: A magic key to backdoor encryption can’t exist in a free and open society. Supreme Court of The United States: Loper Bright Enterprises Et Al. V. Raimondo, Secretary Of Commerce, et Al Takeaways from the Supreme Court’s historic decision granting Donald Trump immunity Charges of embezzling $4 million from EMS part of larger financial issue Consider donating to EFF, Signal and the CLPVA!   Learn more! Classical Liberal Party of Virginia Open markets. Open minds. Free people. https://clpvirginia.org Liberal Party USA: ⁠https://www.liberalpartyusa.org⁠ Join Us: ⁠https://clpvirginia.org/join⁠ Facebook: Classical Liberal Party of Virginia Instagram: classicalliberalpartyva Twitter: @clpvirginia Chris on Bluesky: @frashure.bsky.social Andy on Threads: @andy_jabbour