On the Record with Christian Briggs

On the Record with Christian Briggs – The U.S. fell asleep at the wheel, distracted by political infighting, cultural rot, and trillion-dollar wars, while China and its BRICS partners quietly bought up the world’s resources, rare earth minerals, and trade routes. The dollar is being systematically debased while gold surges to all-time highs, and America’s only line of defense may be Trump’s hardli...

On the Record with Christian Briggs – What do tariffs, Communist China, and central bank digital currencies have in common? They’re all part of the rapidly unfolding war over America’s economic soul. This isn’t just about tariffs or trade; it’s about whether the U.S. survives as a free-market nation or slides into centralized financial control. The trio dives headfirst into...

On the Record with Christian Briggs – AI and robotics are displacing human labor at scale—fulfillment centers, autonomous fleets, fast-food prep, customer support, legal and clinical work. But job loss is only half the story. Trillions are flowing into infrastructure designed to digitize everything: your money, your assets, your access. Europe is capping cash. Smart contracts are tokenizing...

On the Record with Christian Briggs – Senator Bill Hagerty joins Christian Briggs to confront the growing push for CBDCs and digital IDs, warning they could enable unprecedented financial surveillance. The discussion examines new legislation blocking a retail digital dollar, lessons from Europe’s digital ID efforts, and why innovation must protect privacy, autonomy, and constitutional freedom in m...

On the Record with Christian Briggs – Why the next few weeks could reshape market sentiment heading into the new quarter. Inflation, tariffs, and shutdowns aren’t just headlines—they’re choices that reach into every wallet, paycheck, and business plan in America. If you want to understand the stakes behind the standoff—and where the next real growth cycle begins—this is the conversation...

On the Record with Christian Briggs – Think Amazon-scale automation, autonomous ride fleets, and robot prep lines that never call in sick. Briggs explains why this isn’t a short-lived boom: trillions are being invested into chips, servers, and mega data centers to digitize everything from business processes to money itself. So what happens to people? Briggs is blunt: 100+ million jobs in the U.S....

On the Record with Christian Briggs – Are tariffs a legitimate tool under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)—or are they, in effect, taxes that only Congress can authorize? Christian Briggs explains what a ruling could mean for inflation, markets, and the fiscal picture: if tariffs are struck down, consumers may get short-term price relief, but the U.S. loses a critical revenu...