Libertarian Counterpoint

About Libertarian Counterpoint

Libertarian Counterpoint is not just a show an over 35 year, Sacramento California, Libertarian Public Access Television Institution. Are you tired of the mainstream media's biased coverage of politics and economics? Do you want to hear from those who challenge the status quo and offer alternative perspectives on current issues? If so, you should tune in to Libertarian Counterpoint, a weekly TV show that features lively debates and interviews with libertarian thinkers and activists. Libertarian Counterpoint airs every Thursday at 8 pm in Sacramento, Ca. on Comcast Channel 17.

Publisher

James Just

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Apr 2020

Latest episode

31 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

489 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 Aug 2026

   Grading Reality: Victimhood, Boom Times, and the Costs of Control

   James Just and John Cameron tackle the week’s biggest stories: grade‑inflation and rising victimhood culture in education, AI doom narratives, a record boom in U.S. business formation, Illinois’ tuition ruling, California’s proposed trauma‑defense bill, Green Party calls for media oversight, and a trio of unintended‑consequence policies from NYC, Berlin, and California. A fast, sharp breakdown of how incentives and regulation shape real‑world freedom.

2. 

   31 Aug 2026

   Tread Carefully: Power, Panic, and Political Pretenses

   James Just and John Cameron break down a week where regulators, ideologues, and political operators all reveal more than they intend. California’s new tire‑restriction mandate becomes a case study in how technocratic “efficiency” quietly narrows consumer choice. The tragic collapse of Jason Arday’s academic ascent sparks a deeper conversation about institutional incentives, media mythmaking, and the people who enabled a house of cards.

3. 

   31 Aug 2026

   Numbers, Narratives, and the Quiet Power of Bureaucracy

   James Just and Richard Fields unpack a week where institutions—from public health to public schools—show how easily authority drifts away from accountability. They open with newly revealed diary entries from Anthony Fauci suggesting he privately recorded a far lower COVID fatality rate than the figure he presented to Congress, raising fresh questions about how crisis data gets shaped for political ends. A sharp, liberty‑minded look at how numbers, narratives, and bureaucratic shortcuts shape public life far more than most people realize.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

12,343

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 77 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

99

Social presence

0

YouTube

72

Engagement

68

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