American Freedom Alliance

In this urgent and eye-opening episode of Parresia, we welcome back national security expert Frank Gaffney, president of the Institute for the American Future and a leading voice in the fight against threats to America and Western civilization. Frank outlines what he calls the “totalitarian trifecta” — the three interconnected forces he sees as the greatest dangers facing the United States today:...

Just weeks after their powerful live event in Los Angeles, AFA President Dr Karen Siegemund welcomes bestselling author, master filmmaker, and one of America’s most fearless defenders of truth, Dinesh D’Souza. Dinesh shares his eye-opening journey from socialist India to discovering the abundance, ingenuity, and freedom that define real America. He explains why he has spent decades challenging the...

The American Freedom Alliance welcomed renowned author, filmmaker, and podcast host Dinesh D’Souza to Los Angeles for a powerful evening titled “Western Civilization vs. The United States of Islam.” In his signature style—witty, incisive, and unflinching—D’Souza took the stage and delivered a wide-ranging talk that moved from personal storytelling to urgent cultural diagnosis.  He began with the i...

In the launch episode of The Spirit of America, American Freedom Alliance President Dr. Karen Siegemund sits down with Dr. Bradley Thayer, AFA Fellow and originator of the Spirit of America Institute, for a wide-ranging conversation on American identity and its defense.  They discuss the Institute’s founding vision, the unique “Spirit of 1776” that defines the American people, our British and West...

We hosted a sold-out evening in Los Angeles with Tommy Robinson, complete with high security and a riveting talk. Drawing from years of first-hand experience, Tommy exposed how jihad is waged in the UK — through grooming gangs, horrific assaults, and authorities that protect perpetrators while persecuting victims and truth-tellers. His core message was sobering: Islam’s conquest tactics are highly...

Xi Van Fleet joined us to discuss her latest book,  Made in America: The Hidden History of How America Enabled Communist China and Created our Greatest Threat. Her talk addressing America's century-long complicity in the rise of the Chinese Communist Party and the various reasons for our missteps in our relationship with China disclosed aspects of Chinese history, of Communism and of our foreign p...

Peter Mcilvenna, American Freedom Alliance Fellow and founder of Hearts of Oak, delivers a compelling speech at the Geert Wilders event in Los Angeles on January 10th. Drawing from his 20 years fighting Islamization in the UK, he shares critical lessons on Islam's use of education, demographics, halal food dominance, the Muslim rape gang scandal, and its spiritual clash with Christianity and Judai...

Geert Wilders Full Speech On January 9th in Grapevine, Texas, the American Freedom Alliance, Bannon's WarRoom, and Patriot Mobile hosted a sold-out "Save Texas from Islamization" gala featuring Geert Wilders, Steve Bannon, and Glenn Beck. They electrified the crowd with celebrations of the Judeo-Christian West and stark warnings about Islamification. The summit also gathered leaders, legislators,...

Steve Bannon's Full Speech On January 9th in Grapevine, Texas, the American Freedom Alliance, Bannon's WarRoom, and Patriot Mobile hosted a sold-out "Save Texas from Islamization" gala featuring Geert Wilders, Steve Bannon, and Glenn Beck. They electrified the crowd with celebrations of the Judeo-Christian West and stark warnings about Islamification. The summit also gathered leaders, legislators,...

Glenn Beck's Full Speech On January 9th, the American Freedom Alliance, Bannon's WarRoom, and Patriot Mobile hosted a sold-out "Save Texas from Islamization" gala featuring Geert Wilders, Steve Bannon, and Glenn Beck. They electrified the crowd with celebrations of the Judeo-Christian West and stark warnings about Islamification. The summit also gathered leaders, legislators, grassroots groups, an...

Episode 8 Critics of the West Hosted by Victor Davis Hanson For more than two millennia, Westerners have criticized their own culture. Some of these homegrown critics object that Western civilization is unjust because its fruits are not evenly distributed. Others fear that the West has become decadent, having lost touch with the virtues that made it great. These self-critiques are beneficial up to...

Geert Wilders, one of the fiercest defenders of political and cultural sovereignty and certainly one of the most courageous politicians in the world was our guest speaker in Los Angeles on January 10th 2026, here is his speech in full. We are again honored to host this most remarkable of men, having previously had him delivering the keynote speech at our event in 2017.  Especially at a time such a...

Episode 7 Why Did America Win Its Wars, And Can It Still?  Hosted by Victor Davis Hanson The American way of war is an especially potent offshoot of the Western military tradition, one that traditionally has deployed overwhelming power to annihilate the enemy and bring the conflict to a quick conclusion. But Americans are restless and impatient, which gives an opening to enemies who can avoid pitc...

Episode 6 The Genres of Western Learning  Hosted by Victor Davis Hanson The Greeks, as the saying goes, had a word for it – and rules to go with it. Classical authors who worked within a given literary genre always followed those rules, which governed their vocabulary, meter, style, form, content and length. The modern world has rejected these rules in the name of freedom, but this has not served...

Episode 5 The Rise of Islam and its Wars with Europe  Hosted by Victor Davis Hanson The current tensions between Muslims and the West comprise simply the latest chapter in a long story. Islam spread with extraordinary speed during the first century of its existence, at Christianity’s expense. Later, Islam reached its apogee when the Ottoman sultans pushed their armies to the gates of Vienna. But t...

"A Republic... if you can keep it:" Ben Franklin's words are often cited as a warning regarding the fragility of the nation our Founders had crafted, and at this moment, even as we have so much to celebrate, the fragility is feeling particularly acute. Dr. Bradley Thayer reminds us of what is at stake, and the truest nature and tactics of our foes. A celebration, a warning, and an impetus to stand...

Episode 4 The Synthesis of Judaism, Christianity and Classical Learning Hosted by Victor Davis Hanson Why did Western civilization survive the fall of Rome? The answer, in part, is that Rome had become Christianized, thus infusing Western civilization with a Judeo-Christian spirituality that appealed to the Northern European “barbarians.” In embracing Christianity, the barbarians embraced Rome too...

Episode 3 Can Democracy Be Dangerous? Hosted by Victor Davis Hanson The Greeks invented democracy, but they never perfected the formula. Unrestrained democracy leads to mob rule, so the Romans instituted a republic with checks and balances. But placing too many checks on democracy leads to oligarchy and tyranny. Modern-day Americans want equality and liberty, but can we have both in equal measure?...

In this episode of Parresia, Dr. Karen Siegemund hosts Peter McIlvenna, founder of the Hearts of Oak podcast and a board member and fellow of the American Freedom Alliance. They discuss the history and scale of grooming gangs in the UK—emerging publicly in the 1970s, involving over 500 convictions across more than 40 towns—and the institutional reluctance to address them due to concerns over socia...

In this episode of the Parresia podcast, host Karen speaks with filmmakers and journalists Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer about their verbatim play based on survivor testimonies from the October 7 attacks in Israel. They recount their decision to travel to Israel shortly after the events to record firsthand accounts, discuss the challenges of staging the production amid security concerns, and e...

Episode 2: Classical Warfare And the Birth of Western Military Dynamism Hosted by Victor Davis Hanson How was the West able to conquer the world, and how does it manage to maintain its military edge even today? Part of the answer can be traced back to the Greeks and Romans, whose military innovations comprise a formidable legacy that separates today’s Western armies from their less-lethal adversar...

Episode 1: Why Read Classical Literature Hosted by Victor Davis Hanson Why bother to read things written 2,500 years ago? Because human nature has not changed, and so the classical authors still have much to teach us. In fact, thinkers like Homer and Socrates often have better answers to our problems than those provided by modern pundits. The classical authors were not distracted by Twitter and Fa...

We proudly honored Dr. John Eastman for his remarkable courage and unwavering resolve in the face of relentless lawfare, a barrage of legal challenges designed to silence voices of truth and principle. In recognition of his extraordinary fortitude, we were proud to present him with the prestigious Hineini Award—a newly established honor that celebrates not only profound humility but also an unyiel...

We proudly honored Robert Spencer with the esteemed American Freedom Award, a testament to his unyielding dedication to truth-telling amid fierce opposition. His groundbreaking research and prolific writings have fearlessly exposed critical threats to our national security, from ideological extremism to covert dangers that endanger our way of life. Through his courageous clarity, intellectual rigo...

Relive an unforgettable evening of music, narration, and profound storytelling as acclaimed author and classical music virtuoso Michael Walsh takes the stage at the Wende Museum in Culver City, CA, on September 28th. In this special recital for the American Freedom Alliance—his Los Angeles stop before a thrilling European tour—Walsh masterfully performs and narrates a program steeped in the dramat...