The Homeless Conservative

In this (long) conversation, Blake and Mackenzie catch up and discuss the significant political events surrounding Biden's final days in office, particularly focusing on his controversial pardons. They explore the implications of these actions for future presidencies and the potential precedents set. The discussion then shifts to Trump's early days in office, including the events of Januar...

The first two weeks of 2025 have been VERY eventful. I simply assume no one wants to listen to me talk about ALL the things that have happened, so I stick to talking about Pete Hegseth's questioning by the Armed Forces Committee this week, the horrifying LA wildfires, and talk about the so-called TikTok ban that's set to go into effect within days. I probably should have talked about it be...

This is part 2 of a discussion with Josh Lewis from the Saving Elephants podcast. You can listen to part 1 of our conversation where we talk about the lessons we think Republicans should learn from 2024 on Saving Elephants here. Saving Elephants on Spotify Saving Elephants on Apple Podcasts It's officially 2025, and the new Congress has been sworn in and Donald Trump will soon be inaugurated for h...

People keep saying 2024 was a "change" election, and I think Trump has a unique ability to bully Republicans in Congress into doing things they otherwise wouldn't. That's why I think he could change the federal government drastically for the better of the country - if he stopped being so narcissistic, vindictive, and foolish (yeah, I realize that's a BIG "if"). In this episode, I talk about three...

I'm having trouble wrapping my mind around the reactions to the assassination of United Health Care CEO Brian Thompson. Even before the alleged perpetrator of the crime, Luigi Mangioni, was caught, he seemed to have more people cheering him on than calling him what he is - a murderer. But people don't seem to be splitting on it as Left/Right as expected, which is different than the similarly thrus...

To the surprise of absolutely no one with even half a brain, President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, over the holiday weekend - despite consistently telling Americans he would do no such thing as recently as a month ago. Not only for the crimes he was prosecuted for by Biden's Department of Justice, but for ANY and ALL crimes he may have committed for a 10 year period. The only other person...

For Thanksgiving, I'm giving you a shorter episode (you're welcome) with a few things I think we've lost site of being grateful for in America. NOTES: - Ben Rector - Thanksgiving Song https://open.spotify.com/album/1QFKtlmi2XoaEp5tqlgpiO?si=90f60588e3c040b3 - Yes, your USB charger probably has more computing power than the NASA navigation systems that took us to the moon https://forrestheller.com/...

Now that the election is over, let's get back to talking about problems that need solving in our country. Or in this case, about solutions in search of a problem. Like how Illinois recently eliminated cash bail after getting rid of private bail decades ago. The criminal justice system needs some tweaking, no doubt, but it seems like Democrats continue to find ways to let criminals off the hook and...

How do polls keep underestimating Trump's support - three elections in a row? On this episode, my guest Brett Loyd and I discuss how polling works and why it's hard to perfectly predict an election outcome when we're so evenly divided 50/50. We also ponder if Republicans and Democrats will learn the correct lessons from the one poll that matters - how Americans voted on election day (spoiler alert...

(My excitement for election day was crushed by waking up with some sort of stomach bug that has lingered into today, so apologies up front if I sound and look miserable. It's not all to do with Trump winning.) The polls underestimate Trump support for a third election in a row, and he (most likely) sweeps all 7 swing states. Republicans have definitely taken the Senate and will more than likely ke...

In the final week before the election, let's talk about how I think we're in trouble for the next 4 years - regardless of who is elected. Both Harris and Trump are promising domestic policies that would be very bad for the economy and Americans, and neither give me confidence in their potential foreign policies. So, frankly, I believe we'll be worse off either way in 4 years. Some would call it pe...

We're less than 2 weeks away from the election it seems like we've been talking about for 4 years, now. Who will win? When will we know who won? Will either side accept defeat without spreading wild and unfounded conspiracy theories? In short, it's a coin-flip, not on November 5th, and not likely. Also, is Elon Musk's multi-million dollar lottery illegal registering voters? And what the independen...

On this episode, I speak with Adam Brandon from The Independent Center (https://www.independentcenter.org/) about how more Americans are ditching the Democratic and Republican parties and registering as Independents. How will these demographic and party platform shifts affect the U.S. political system, going forward? -------- 🛜 Go to https://thehomelessconservative.com to sign up for emails and s...

Spoiler alert: No, they're not being stolen. Despite what you may have heard from prominent Democrats in 2000, 2004, and 2016, and Republicans in 2020, there's no evidence ANY of those presidential elections were stolen. And Trump is already laying the groundwork to blame his (potential) 2024 loss on noncitizen voting.  Why can't anyone just admit they lost?  Notes: Four Things to Know About Nonci...

LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!! *checks notes* sorry, LET'S GET READY TO POLITELY DISCUSS POLICY DIFFERENCES!!! Vance and Tim Walz managed to do what their bosses couldn't; have a civil and substantive debate. Going into the debate, most predictions were completely off the mark about how bombastic, angry, and insulting it might be. It'd be nice if we had more of this kind of political discourse, but a...

Maybe America's physical isolation from countries trying to invade or attack us makes us particularly less-informed about foreign policy than citizens on the other side of the world. I'm not sure, but figured it'd be a good idea to check in on the Israel/Hamas/Hezbollah/Iran situation as well as the Russia/Ukraine conflict.  Last week, Israel ramped up it's "escalation to dees...

Kamala Harris - Issues -  https://kamalaharris.com/issues/ Donald J. Trump - Platform -  https://www.donaldjtrump.com/platform Trump RNC Platform -  https://rncplatform.donaldjtrump.com/?_gl=1*nm9ll6*_gcl_au*MTcxODk2MjE5My4xNzI2NTkxNDk3&_ga=2.102404420.455320868.1726591497-1819617850.1726591497 Federal Reserve Economic Research Paper -  https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/feds/files/2019086...

For only the 2nd time since her coronation, Kamala Harris faced the public without the aid of a teleprompter last night in the first presidential debate with Donald Trump. Kamala has enough vulnerabilities that any replacement level republican politician (or even the non-politicians texting me during it) could've knocked out of the park and her down a peg or two, but alas, Trump is not even ta...

This week saw another terrifying school shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia. After every tragic mass shooting, especially at a school, both sides go into a frenzy of emotional defending of their side and vilification of the other. Gun-control advocates demand we "DO SOMETHING" and accuse those not on their side of caring more about guns than kids' lives. Meanwhile, some on t...

I'm trying to figure out why Reaganite Republicans are no longer welcome in Trump's GOP, but Robert Kennedy, Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard - both far-left politicians who were disowned by Democrats - are welcomed with open arms. With positions on the transition team! The enemy of your enemy isn't always your friend. I talk about RFK Jr and Tulsi Gabbard's more outrageous claims and policy...

✅ Visit https://thehomelessconservative.com to sign up for email updates and check out other content from Blake! ⭐️ Please rate the show on Spotify/Apple Podcasts 🎤 TODAY'S SHOW We all know Trump has an interesting relationship with the truth. But what if he believes the lies he tells? I think his behavior since Kamala Harris' crowing by Democrats might prove his mental competency is al...

✅ Visit https://thehomelessconservative.com to sign up for email updates and check out other content from Blake! ⏭️ Chapters: 00:00 - Intro - Opening Statement 07:21 - mConversation with Katherine Makinney about her organization09:43 - Was the 2020 election stolen? 13:07 - What happened January 6th? 30:13 - 3 specific Jan 6th cases 1:00:09 - Trump's inaction on Jan 6th 1:50:45 - Wrap Up 🎤 TO...

In this episode, I confront a tough reality—I was wrong about what matters in the 2024 election. Kamala Harris' VP pick underscores that this election is all about vibes, not policies. 2024 has solidified as a "vibes election," where public sentiment (feelings, really) trumps detailed policy prescriptions, principles, and ideas. I discuss how media and social platforms distort our pe...

One week into Kamala Harris' presidential campaign and we still haven't heard anything from her other than teleprompter speeches - none of which address her very progressive stances she took in her 2019 presidential campaign. The campaign is telling us she's moderating, but we haven't heard that from her, specifically. So far, it seems that the Biden campaign's plan of hiding t...

Democrats get to change horses midstream and choose...her. In this episode I briefly touch on the events since last week - Trump's VP pick of JD Vance, his speech at the Republican National Convention, more damning evidence the Secret Service sucks at their jobs - and then get into President Biden announcing Sunday he won't seek a 2nd term in office. Within less than 48 hours of his announ...