Making the Argument with Nick Freitas

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With the announcement that Elon Musk and Viviek Rawmaswamy will be heading up the Department of Government Efficiency, or, as it is more affectionately called, “the DOGE,” what should we expect? President-elect Trump has given them a deadline of July 4th, 2026, which just so happens to be the 250 anniversary of our nation. What should we hope happens, and what are the potential roadblocks? --- Spo...

What does the Department of Education really do? How long has it been around? How much does it cost? Has it improved education in the US? Should it exist and what would it mean if we got rid of it? We are going to answer all of these questions and more on this episode of Making the Argument. --- Sponsored by: True Classic The holidays are here and True Classic’s ultra-comfortable, perfect-fitting...

What will the first 100 days of the Trump administration look like. What can we expect? How will the Left and certain state governors respond, and will there be violence? We will discuss all of this and more with our panel and YOU the viewer on this episode of Making the Argument. --- Sponsored by: Good Ranchers Are you ready for a Thanksgiving feast minus the chaos? With Good Ranchers, you'll get...

Trump is going to be president, plus the Republicans took the Senate and have maintained the House. This means that for at least 2 years, the Trump administration will have the tools necessary to actually do what was promised. Today we will discuss how it happened, and what needs to happen next. And we will get the best post-election analysis in the country because our very own Political prognosti...

It all comes down to this: swing states. We will do a state-by-state analysis of the seven swing states that will decide the election. PLUS, we will make our final predictions on who will win the popular vote and whether or not it will get ugly. --- Sponsored by: Tuttle Twins TV Want to give your kids a foundation of freedom, an understanding of the economy and a healthy skepticism of government?...

Well, we predicted it, everyone. Back in July, I described what the Kamala Harris strategy would be. I wrote that they will try to get people excited about Kamala for about 5 min, and when that does work, they will go back to calling Trump a fascist. And guess what? Here we are. Everyone from Kamala Harris to Keith Olbermann to even Larry Sabato at UVA Center for Politics has been comparing Trump...

Whenever I have been asked what best prepared me for serving in elected office, I usually quip that before I got into politics, I served in a unit that specialized in unconventional warfare and counter-insurgency, and I'm amazed at how well that prepared me for domestic politics. It's, of course, half tongue in cheek, but there is no question that my time as a Green Beret taught me a lot about lea...

BECOME A MEMBER OF THE IC TODAY! Join as a Tier 1 member (MTA Live Streams Only): https://bit.ly/ICTier1 Join as a Tier 2 member (MTA Lives + Monthly Meetups): https://bit.ly/ICTier2 --- Politics makes for strange bedfellows. But, sometimes, a campaign coalition is so strange that it defies all expectations. And when that happens, some explanation is required. Today, we will discuss what the Trump...

Nick has been attending the Homesteaders of America Conference for three years. It has been going on for eight years and is always very well attended by thousands of people from all over the country and even from other countries. Amy Fewell and her team do a great job. This year, Amy called Nick and told him that the insurance company had denied their policy and mentioned Nick by name as the reaso...

Who is going to win the election? That is the question on everybody's mind, and I have good news. We are going to tell you! But that's not all. First we are going to do some analysis of every journalist's new favoritiest thing ever "fact checking" to include some of our favorite examples of JD Vance straight up checking the fact checkers right into a wall…You are not going to want to miss that! --...

Imagine the government taking your kids away, then allowing your spouse, who was determined to transition your son since they were three, gets full custody, and now imagine the court allows them to move halfway across the country without your permission and almost certainly so they can start giving your 12-year-old son puberty blockers. Now imagine that the state that allowed them to do this….is T...

There have been a lot of efforts to assist veterans, but I remember listening to a comedian of all people who was asked if he supported the troops. He responded, "I think our government has learned that it's much cheaper to worship the troops than it is to care for them." Our veterans are honorable members of our society who serve the Republic. They should not be treated as victims, and they shoul...

Union strikes at ports, Missile strikes in the Middle East, and an interesting VP debate. With so much instability happening at once, the question is, could this election be one of the most important in our lifetimes? That gets said every election cycle, but could it be true this time? Also, does the Longshoreman's Union have a good case of shutting down ports right as a massive hurricane has caus...

Who is actually running the country? This is a question that Graham Stephen asked me on Iced Coffee Hour not long ago. It is a great question, and the answer is complicated, but people need to understand it. Because while it isn't the conspiracy theory fever dream that some seem to think it is, it's certainly not the schoolhouse rock version people believe. Today, we are going to answer the questi...

Data shows that more women than ever before identify as being on the Left, and coincidentally, those same women also overwhelmingly identify as mentally ill. In today's episode, we'll ask: Why is this happening? --- Sponsored by: Tuttle Twins TV Want to give your kids a foundation of freedom, an understanding of the economy and a healthy skepticism of government? Try Tuttle Twins! Get 66% off...

The Spell family went from selling steaks out of a truck, almost losing everything, to sponsoring an Indy500 car. Ben explains how they did it and how they keep their family strong at the same time. --- Sponsored by: Good Ranchers With Good Ranchers, you're not just getting steakhouse quality cuts without antibiotics or hormones—you're supporting 100% American ranchers. Subscribe now and grab a fr...

In the last episode, we discussed the Friend-Enemy Distinction and how it is playing out in the US today. There is some disagreement on what can be done about it, so we will fight it out in this episode. --- Sponsored by: True Classic True Classic Tees offers shirts that flex in the chest and arms, with room where it counts. Bundle tees, hoodies, and joggers to save big. True Classic: perfect fit,...

What is the "Friend/Enemy Distinction"? On its face, it sounds simple enough; maybe it's just an understanding of how we differentiate between people we like and people we don't. Everyone does that to some degree, but what happens when things divide very simply into one of two categories, friend and enemy, win or lose, live or die, in that moment when the threat is no longer whether or not you pay...

Parents today understandably feel overwhelmed and utterly out-maneuvered by social media, the movie and music industry, and even their school system. How exactly is a parent supposed to compete? And how do you discern between real concerns vs things that are just changing times? How does a parent effectively impart their values in a culture constantly fighting against you?  Sponsored by: Tutt...

There is no shortage of arguments for and against guns and the 2nd Amendment, but a “biblical defense?” Is that even possible? Guns weren’t even invented. And yet, Erich Pratt makes the argument that there is such a thing as a Biblical defense for the 2nd Amendment. But is it a good argument? Sponsored by: Good Ranchers Subscribe to any Good Ranchers box and get a free add-on for four glorious yea...

I taught three classes on Christianity, objective truth, and argumentation to a group of students. Their most common questions were all about relationships. I did not expect this. I expected questions about the problem of evil, how do you know when something is actually true, or maybe probing questions about defending Christian ethics, but instead, it was mainly about how to navigate what has beco...

What exactly are price controls? Have they been tried before? Do they work? Are they a reasonable and even desired form of government oversight, or are they an ineffective and dangerous form of government meddling in the economy? We will answer those questions for you today AND equip you with everything you need to know to answer the question: Should the Government Impose Price Controls? --- Spons...

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The latest polling analysis seems to suggest that Kamala Harris has not only closed the gap but has now surpassed Donald Trump. But, is it true? Today we are going to take a look into some of the details and ask some very important questions about the Harris campaign and discuss one of the most important questions we can ask at this point. If she actually is ahead in the polls, what does that say...