Defending American Exceptionalism

This episode - originally published in April 2021 - focuses on the shift leftward by our educational institutions and the pattern of indoctrination that emerged through the 20th and into the 21st century.

During the break from new episodes, each week will feature a re-release of a prior episode. This one - only the second episode of this podcast (originally published in early 2021) - discusses Free Speech. Though it is clear our production quality has improved, the substance of this episode is still of utmost importance today.

The principles that form the underpinning for the creation of the United States are as enduring as they are unique in the world. This episode digs a little more deeply into the founders views on human nature and knowledge of past governments that resulted in the intricately woven system we have today. No matter any personal faults of those who created this nation, efforts to cast aside these found...

This episode discusses the key cause of any societal decline and collapse and uses that framework to address just a sampling of issues facing America today to stress the need to return to a shared set of principles consistent with our own social contract, the U.S. Constitution.

This episode takes a quick look at the governmental system of Russia and China to evaluate how the inner workings of these countries sit in direct opposition to true freedom and democracy and how their joint focus on lessening the power of the United States poses not only a national security threat but a threat to freedom everywhere.

This episode focuses on the current investigation by the Manhattan D.A.'s Office and the grand jury in New York into the money paid to Stormy Daniels by someone tied to Donald Trump. Regardless of one's view of the former President, the way in which criminal prosecutions are being used more to target one's political allies or to score points with a prosecutor's political colleagues...

This episode discusses the recent collapses of Silicon Valley and Signature Banks, why these banks failed, what it means for the rest of the banking industry, and what is really going on in today's economy. Where our federal government continues to spend money it doesn't have in the face of any perceived impending crisis, is the real crisis really what will happen when our national debt lo...

This episode builds on the prior one about the United States' federalist system to highlight some policy areas being discussed at the state and local levels and legislation being adopted.  A brief survey of some of the more noteworthy legal enactments in our states will hopefully spark the interest in listeners to pay more attention to what is going on right in their own communities and to pl...

This episode addresses the importance of our federalist system.  In a time where we seem willingly to have ceded power to the federal government to solve all problems, it may be time to consider the genius of our founders in reserving most power to the states and the people in order to limit the authority and size of the national government.

This episode briefly discusses the text and history of the Fourth Amendment in order to put in perspective current issues, related to new technologies and other changes in society, to consider how best to protect from government overreach into our lives.

This episode focuses on some recent headlines to discuss how truly bizarre the current state of our society is.  From Chinese spy balloons to harmful school curricula, the absurdity of today's news should be a wake up call for any of us who seek to protect, not only our freedoms, but our place in the world as a society positioned to lead when it comes to our systems and culture.

This episode discusses recently enacted or proposed gun control measures and the continued failure by gun control advocates to address the real root cause of gun crime, choosing instead the overly simplistic and often unconstitutional option of disarming law abiding citizens in violation of the Second Amendment.  The episode also gives hope to protections of our freedom through gun ownership...

An introduction to what categories of information can be classified and by whom, this episode seeks to serve as a catalyst to further discussion of whether our system of classification needs revision, whether there is a real problem of over-classification of information, and how concerned we should be when classified documents continue to be located in less than secure areas controlled by our form...

This episode discusses the history of political parties in the United States, the founders' - particularly James Madisons' - distaste for them, and the inevitability that people will always organize themselves into factions.

As with the prior episode, but with the other major party, this episode traces the roots of the Democratic Party and follows its evolution toward policies and priorities that may be more socialist than they are truly democratic.

This episode takes the recent headlines decrying discord among Republicans and presents a different perspective given the history of the party, what it once stood for, and where it may have gone astray.

This episode continues discussion of individuals who contributed to the greatness of the United States.  From explorers to lawmen of the wild west and from abolitionists to inventors, Americans have risen to do the unimaginable in all kinds of ways.  This holiday season, I wanted to be sure to discuss just a handful of these people to focus more on the positive than the negative, and to...

This episode explores just a handful of stories of American heroism around the time of the American Revolution.  From small acts that had large impacts to men whose greatness far out shadowed any personal flaws to change the course of history, the episode strives to highlight how important it is to give credit to the founding generation, in contrast to so many today who seek to vilify or eras...

Acceptance of Socialism is growing.  More and more younger Americans view this Marxist economic philosophy in a positive light, without seeming regard for the historical failings and proven errors upon which it is based.  This episode discusses what socialism is, the danger of moving more toward this kind of collective economic system, and the seeming ignorance or intentional disregard f...

This episode further explores how our educational system is being used to indoctrinate younger generations in a way that threatens our very future as a powerful nation.  From critical race theory to transgenderism to simply focusing more on activism for a favored cause than basic skills, some in control of today's children are more than willing to wield their power to influence them in ways t...

The results of the 2022 midterm elections highlight that younger generations - both in their large numbers and participation in elections - are key to consistent success.  The problem now confronted is that our educational system is dominated by those on one side of the political spectrum, who are determined to ensure that these young voters believe there is only one right idea, only one righ...

This episode provides a down and dirty review of what we know, at this point, happened in the midterm elections of 2022 and what it may mean for the future direction of our local, state, and national governments.  The episode also includes some discussion of how certain groups voted and why despite clear shifts to the Republican Party, that party still failed to gain the seats that were predi...

Hardly a day goes by where there is not some new claim that something or someone is threatening our democracy.  Most of these claims come from those on the Left, who seem more and more wiling to claim that anyone who believes differently than they do or who dares to question elections or extreme policy agenda items is a threat to our entire nation.  While ignoring that we are not a true...

Every two years - in between presidential elections - we have what are commonly called midterm elections, meaning in the middle of a particular president's term.  These midterms are a chance for voters to tell elected officials whether they agree or disagree with the current choices being made by their own officials or by the government as a whole.  This episode explores some key races a...

Polling - or surveying individuals to try to predict outcomes - is not new.   When George Gallup attempted to create a scientific method for polling, a new generation of polls appeared and were used to attempt to predict election outcomes.  But today, do polls actually provide accurate predictions?  Did they ever?  And, are they more apt to be used - intentionally or unint...