{"id":6058,"date":"2013-08-20T14:06:55","date_gmt":"2013-08-20T18:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=6058"},"modified":"2013-08-20T21:45:38","modified_gmt":"2013-08-21T01:45:38","slug":"mp3-of-todays-ernie-hancock-interview-on-freedom-its-enemies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/20\/mp3-of-todays-ernie-hancock-interview-on-freedom-its-enemies\/","title":{"rendered":"MP3 of Today&#8217;s Ernie Hancock Interview on Freedom &#038; Its Enemies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Ernie_Studio_Headshot_smaller.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-6059\" alt=\"Ernie_Studio_Headshot_smaller\" src=\"http:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Ernie_Studio_Headshot_smaller.jpg\" width=\"372\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Ernie_Studio_Headshot_smaller.jpg 620w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Ernie_Studio_Headshot_smaller-150x112.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ernie Hancock<\/strong> was at his dynamic best for this morning&#8217;s show. \u00a0It is always a mistake to drink decaf before going on the air with Ernie. \u00a0 I appreciate his hearty laugh and his boundless faith in human nature &#8211; at least of non-government workers or politicians.<\/p>\n<p>As we were talking about what life influences helped make someone pro-freedom, Ernie mentioned that some psychologists say that there are specific traits that spur individuals to adapt a libertarian mindset.<\/p>\n<p>I told Ernie that I took one of those psychological profile tests when I was a teenager and the results came back saying that I was an a&#8217;hole. \u00a0So I became a journalist. 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