This Week with David Rovics

Libertarianism Is Not Fascism

I may be a voice in the wilderness here, but that's OK.  It's a very nice patch of forest, you should come visit.

Gorilla Radio

Chris Cook interviewed me for his radio show/podcast, mostly about Spotify, free speech, and Canadian truckers. I'm on with him for the last half.

Free Speech, Expensive Speech, Censorship, Social Media Algorithms, and Anarcho-Puritanism

Anyone who tries to boil the disinformation debate down to questions of free speech vs. censorship is either trying to distract you from the wizard behind the curtain, or they don't know he's there.

Discussion with Mat Ward, musician/journalist

I had a very interesting conversation today with Mat Ward in Sydney, Australia, who has a great new album out called Why I Protest.

Anatomy of a Cancellation

If you play by the rules of the cancel culture, the cancel culture rules.  This is my response to being publicly disinvited from singing at a rally last Saturday, due to false allegations spread by Twitter trolls apparently being believed.

Biden’s Brinkmanship

It may very well be the case that President Biden is bringing the world closer to nuclear annihilation than any president since Kennedy.

New song: ”City Workers Strike Song”

If the District Council of Trade Unions isn't given a better deal than what the City of Portland, Oregon currently has on offer, union members have voted overwhelmingly to strike.  The strike is set to begin on February 10th.  In the meantime, I wrote a sing-along for the occasion.  I'll sing it in front of City Hall at 2 pm on Saturday, at the city workers' rally -- come all ye workers and join us!

Octave Mandolin Jam

For this week's winter Wednesday livestream session, we introduce the octave mandolin, and we talk smack about Spotify, NATO, and more.

New song: ”The Last Time the US Invaded Russia”

If you know any military generals or Biden administration officials, please share this song with them.

Neil Young, Joe Rogan, and a Swedish Billionaire

Joni Mitchell has now joined Neil Young in removing her music from Spotify, and I have some thoughts on the subject.