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Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. On this episode we stick to a topic discussion and what topic couldn't be more pertinent than tariffs. President Donald Trump had decided to impose tariffs on Chinese goods while a 7 month investigation is done into intellectual property theft...SO the question is...does the idea of tariffs, and potentially starting a trade war, seem more palatable under the g...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. This is the 110 episode after a brief hiatus from John and Nate. It is nice to come back on a mid-week episode to talk about the important topics of the past week. First, it sounds like the Austin bomber killed himself with his own bomb-device. Good riddance. Secondly, John and Nate discuss the hypocrisy and non-issue of the Stormy Daniels case with Donald Tru...

With another shakeup at the State Department, Rex Tillerson will be replaced by hawkish CIA director Mike Pompeo. Donald Trump has continued to communicate that Mike Pompeo shares his values and understands him. This may be an important move with potential talks with North Korea BUT this beg the question. Should we be enacting diplomacy with strength and fear or cooperation and "love". The Foreign...

Welcome back to the 108th episode of the ModState Podcast. It is a new week and the prevailing thoughts in host Nate Wellein's head is this slippery line of nationalism and patriotism. What does patriotism look like to you? What is the definition and what does it entail as a citizen? To often today our culture quarantines those who do not believe exactly like we do to the far outskirts of their id...