"Over the past three years, the word sedition has again become popular among regime agents and their friends in the media. It's not the first time the word has been frequently used. In the American context, it's frequently employed whenever the ruling class wishes us to become hysterical about some real and imagined enemy, both domestic and foreign."
This event was co-hosted by the Mises Institute and the Ron Paul Institute, and recorded in Lake Jackson, Texas, on April 13, 2024.
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