I am a former engineer that now just does construction so I can listen to audiobooks and podcasts all day long. I am not an R or a D but the people I find closest to what makes the most sense is the Ron Paul libertarians. Podcasts are free, and my favorite are;
“Part of the Problem” - This guy was going to be the Libertarian candidate for president but dropped out due to family. He is probably the most active non-politician.
“Liberty Lockdown” - gotten a little conspiracy theoristic as of late, its a guy that will do topics mixed in with some economic breakdown.
“Timcast IRL” - This is more R leaning, but still just talk about the news. This one might push your alarmism button too much.
“The political Orphanage” - this is the least partisan podcast from a semi-comic. He is hit or miss on his shows being entertaining but he has some really educational/entertaining deep dives that I learn about things I never thought about.
Mainly just find some you like and then be skeptical and data driven.
Ron who named his kid after ayn rand Paul? It’s been a long time since I heard anything he said, and since Nevuary since I heard him say anything that wasn’t wholly selfish. Can you please share some things he said that made sense to you? I may check him out but I’m not promising anything. I’ve never heard of the others, but I hope they’re not just more “I’ve got mine, fu,” types.
I have not heard him say anything I can think of that was bad. And I would need you to give me an example of what he says that is selfish. “Dont go to war” sounds pretty unselfish. “Dont let the fed devalue the currency of the poor in favor of the rich”, also doesnt sound selfish.
I may be misremembering. His son was most recently in the news and I haven’t read anything about him in quite some time. I’ll give it a listen. Thanks again so much.