Tom Mullen Talks Freedom

Summary: America celebrates its 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Most Americans believe that “a new nation” was born in 1776, forming “a democracy” charged with doing “the will of the people.” All of that is completely wrong. Tom explores what really happened. Links: Watch the video version of this episode here! The 250th Anniversary Of…What, Exactly? You have a right to what you own and nothing...

Summary: Early in the Iran War, President Trump declared that he would accept nothing other than “unconditional surrender” from Iran. But in the Memorandum of Understanding Trump signed last Thursday, the U.S. agreed to every one of Iran’s demands to end the war, gaining only a reaffirmation of Iran’s promise not to develop or acquire a nuclear weapon. It amounts to the U.S. surrendering unconditi...

Summary: President Trump celebrated his birthday with UFC on the White House lawn and the announcement of a memorandum of understanding with Iran. Neither side has released a copy of the MOU, but an Iranian leak, if accurate, suggests it may be a stunning victory for Iran. Links: Watch the video version of this episode here! FACTBOX - Key provisions in Iran-US draft memorandum of understanding acc...

Summary: Before being put on tilt by Kristen Welker and abandoning his Meet the Press interview, President Trump demonstrated he has abandoned all connection with reality on Iran. Links: Watch the video version of this episode here! Read the transcript: President Donald Trump interviewed by NBC News’ ‘Meet the Press’ moderator Kristen Welker Trump Says Iran Downed a U.S. Helicopter And ‘Must, Of N...

Summary: Thomas Massie has been the most libertarian member of the House of Representatives since his election in 2012 and he has been re-elected by comfortable margins ever since. But after running afoul of President Trump and the Israel First War Party, Massie was defeated by Ed Gallrein, who refused to debate or accept most interview requests, on the strength of millions in war party funding. L...

Summary: President Trump continues to insist the United States can force Iran to submit to U.S. demands that it cease uranium enrichment, hand over its existing enriched uranium, dismantle its missile program, and cease supporting its proxies. Meanwhile, Iran refuses to even negotiate further unless its maximal demands are met. On the domestic front, Trump has an equally unrealistic plan to make h...

Summary: Two months to the day after the United States and Israel launched its war on Iran, it appears to be all over but the proverbial shouting. Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz and the Trump administration’s claims that its government is in disarray and its economy on the verge of collapse are sounding very reminiscent of the claims the Biden administration made about Russia early in the Ukra...

Summary: President Trump has imposed a “blockade” of the Straight of Hormuz as his latest desperate attempt to find an exit ramp from the Iran War. But 90% of Iranian oil exports are to China and Chinese ships are sailing right through. Meanwhile, Israel and Lebanon have separately agreed to a 10-day ceasefire. Links: Watch the video version of this episode here! Iran exposes the delusional empire...

Summary: President Trump postponed his catastrophic attack on Iran’s energy and other civilian infrastructure at the zero hour, citing negotiations with Iran, including an Iranian 10-point plan Trump called ‘workable.’ But no one could possibly imagine the U.S. agreeing to Iran’s proposal and Trump appears to be merely buying time. Links: Watch the video version of this episode here! US 15-Point P...

Summary: President Trump addressed the nation on Wednesday evening but provided no new answers as to how the U.S. will exit the Iran War. Trump claims most objectives have been met, but facts on the ground seem to indicate Iran is holding all the cards. Links: Watch the video version of this episode here! Read the complete transcript of Trump’s address to the nation Iran foreign minister on Trump’...

Summary: Three days into his second extension of the 48-hour deadline set on March 21 for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, the strait is still closed, Trump continues to claim he is close to a deal, but Iran says U.S. proposals received through intermediaries are ‘unrealistic.’ There appears to be only one way out of this conflict, and the empire won’t like it. Links: Watch the video version of...

Summary: The Trump administration maintains it is having “talks” with Iran aimed at reaching an agreement to end hostilities. Iran continues to publicly deny any talks are occurring. Tom discusses three possibilities for what is really going on behind the scenes in the Trump administration as yet another Trump-issued deadline approaches. Links: Watch the video version of this episode here! Live up...

Summary: On Saturday, President Trump gave Iran 48 hours to open the Strait of Hormuz or the U.S. military would destroy Iran’s energy infrastructure, beginning with the largest site first. Iran responded that if so attacked they would destroy the energy infrastructure and vital desalinization plants of the GCC. Monday came and Trump backed off, saying there had been productive talks with Iran. He...

Summary: Evidence continues to mount that the Trump administration launched the Iran War with no plan to deal with the consequences countless experts predicted if Iran were attacked. Apparently unable to reopen the Strait of Hormuz unilaterally, Trump now claims its closure is really Europe’s and Asia’s problem because the U.S. doesn’t import much oil that travels through the strait. His argument...

Summary: Trump certainly isn’t the first politician who campaigned hard on an issue and then did precisely the opposite once in office. It’s so regular an occurrence that people construct elaborate theories for why politicians and other government officials do the things they do. Tom suggests looking at all political issues through the prism created by Franz Oppenheimer’s classic book, The State,...

Summary: The Trump administration has maintained the U.S. military has been wildly successful in the opening days of the Iran War. It claims to have destroyed 80%-90% of Iran’s missile capabilities and is close to victory. The war’s critics paint precisely the opposite picture. They claim U.S. bases in the region have been largely destroyed or rendered inoperable and the U.S. is close to running o...

Summary: President Trump has attacked Iran without a declaration of war by Congress or even a congressional authorization to use military force. Like its predecessors, the Trump administration justifies its actions with bogus claims about the declaration of war power, executive war powers, and the mythical “separate and coequal” branches of government created by the U.S. Constitution. Tom debunks...

Summary: After another military buildup on Iran’s doorstep, the Trump administration suddenly changed the terms of the negotiation to an offer Iran could not accept. It then launched an air attack coordinated with Israel on Iran that the administration says could last weeks, although the objectives seem very open ended. And despite hoorahs all around from members of the administration and its supp...

Summary: President Trump commenced a joint military action with Israel against Iran on Saturday, violating arguably the most important law ever passed by Congress, not to mention the Constitution itself. But as usual, nobody seems to care. And contrary to a popular misconception, the War Powers Resolutions does not allow the president to initiate military force without Congress for sixty days. Lin...

Summary: The State of the Union address has long been a self-congratulatory Roman spectacle, with the sitting president taking credit for things he either had nothing to do with or hadn’t occurred at all, along with making promises no government on Earth can possibly keep. But the 2026 SOTU marks the point where the empire officially became delusional. Links: Watch the video version here! Read Tru...

Summary: Just as the Austro-Hungarian Empire did Serbia in 1914, Trump has made Iran an offer they can’t accept rather than one they can’t refuse. Tom breaks down the similarity between the situations today and in 1914, along with important differences. Links: Watch the video version here! The Austro-Hungarian Ultimatum to Serbia (English translation) Trump gives Iran a 10-day timeline in Board of...

Summary: Trump squandered a good part of his first year in office focusing on foreign adventures that made a mockery of DOGE and delivered no benefit to American citizens. But on Thursday, Trump finally delivered a win for his supporters by rescinding an EPA rule designating carbon dioxide a danger to public health and welfare. This opens the door to massive deregulation in the automobile industry...

Summary: The Epstein saga is only the latest in a quarter century of virtually constant mass hysteria. Tom looks at the similarities between Epstein and moral panics in the past and their propensity to destroy the lives of innocents, trample our liberties, and drive political decisions based largely upon falsehoods. Links: Watch the video version here! Episode 140 Is Jerry Sandusky Innocent? The R...

Summary: Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared before Congress to answer questions related to the DOJ’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. Congressman Thomas Massie brings hard evidence of dangerous ineptitude and possible coverup. Bondi is too compromised and inept herself to give the one answer that may have saved her day. Links: Watch the video version of this episode here! Exchange Rep. Thoma...

Summary: With yet another massive dump of “Epstein Files,” there still doesn’t seem to be hard evidence of anyone besides Epstein committing prosecutable crimes. But a huge portion of the population is heavily invested in finding that evidence whether it exists or not. Is it all mass hysteria or a giant coverup? Links: Epstein’s 2007 Non-Prosecution Agreement Epstein’s 2019 indictment by federal g...