“Adherence to men is often disloyalty to principles.”
 – John Taylor of Caroline

PODCASTS

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Tertium Quids podcasts bring you information about Virginia politics from the perspective of small government, free markets, and free people.  You will get information you won’t hear in the news, the behind-the-scenes talk, and interviews with Virginia’s political movers and shakers.

Podcasts are posted here on at least a monthly basis.  To subscribe to future podcasts and other Tertium Quids updates, click here.

Known as the "maverick" of economics for his contrarian and optimistic views, his sometimes outrageous statements and predictions, Mark Skousen is a college professor, prolific author, economist, and investor. With a focus on the principles of free-market capitalism and "Austrian" economics, Mark has often gone contrary to the crowd in his investment choices and economic predictions -- and has often been proven right. In this podcast, we discuss the current economy, how we got into this mess, and how we might get out of it.

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In light of the most recent Gallup poll numbers, which show the GOP's image taking a pounding and even its own members believing it needs to become more conservative, there is reason to ask whether the long union between conservatives and the Republican apparatus is worth maintaining. On the latest TQ podcast, Tertium Quids president John Taylor, vice president for communications Brian Gottstein, and vice president for public affairs Norm Leahy discuss this and a lot more.

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We were able to catch up with Libertarian Party presidential candidate Bob Barr the week before the election. Barr is still confident that both he and the LP can have an impact on the race, and we talk specifically about his chances in the so-called battleground states, including Virginia. Not surprisingly, Barr's polls show him doing well in every state John McCain needs to win Tuesday in order to fend off the Obama wave.

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Stephen Moore, senior economics writer for the Wall Street Journal editorial board, and Dan Mitchell, senior fellow at the Cato Institute - Washington's free market think tank, tell us how America will fare under the economic plans of either President John McCain or President Barack Obama. The outlook for the American economy and the wallets of the American people looks grim no matter which one gets into office, because both seem to have a dislike and misunderstanding of the free market. Moore and Mitchell, two distinguished (and entertaining) economists, take a look at what's in store for us in the next four years.

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In this podcast, we discuss the status of the 2008 Virginia General Assembly transportation special session during its two-week recess. Republicans and Democrats have competing bills, but they all propose very large tax increases regionally and statewide. Our guest is the newly elected chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia, Delegate Jeff Frederick, and he discusses the alternatives to tax hikes.

Chairman Frederick also tells us what concrete steps he is taking to bring the RPV back to its conservative principles, after the organization has fallen astray of them.

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