The Social Contract with Joe Walsh

We’re snatching up innocent people because of what they believe. We’re sending innocent people to foreign prisons. This isn’t what America is. Right? Also, Trump only says what Putin allows him to say. Finally, why are we at each other’s throats? A different theory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Trump administration admitted they made a mistake when they grabbed him, put him on a plane and sent him to a prison in El Salvador. They acknowledged he’s an innocent man. The Supreme Court yesterday ordered the Trump administration to bring him back here. Pronto. But will they? Also, an interview with the brother of an Israeli hostage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

He commits acts of corruption right out in the open, he goes after his political opponents right out in the open, and we just think oh this is no big deal. We are so lowering the bar with Trump. We will regret it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

These tariffs are different. Trump has been able to survive and thrive politically because he lies about everything - January 6th, Haitian migrants - but he can’t lie about the economy. People know if the economy is good or bad. Trump can’t lie his way out of layoffs and rising prices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

He’s an American citizen, he’s a lawyer, his family came back to America from vacation. And they detained him. For no reason other than to intimidate him. And to be cruel. This is wrong. This is not America. Also, no single person should have the power Trump has. Shame on Republicans for giving it to him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As markets here in the U.S. and around the world crater, and as the entire world economic order borders on crisis, it's easy to blame just that madman in the White House for all of this. Nope. He's not alone. Also...millions and millions took to the streets two days ago to say "hands off!" It was a sight to behold. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

good week politically for Democrats, but I gotta be honest. I’m sad and angry because we put such a stupid person back in the White House. And that stupid person in the White House is going to hurt so many people. It’s going to get much worse. And sadly, way too many Americans are going to have to feel the pain before they wake up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I sat down with a young conservative who worries about/wonders why a conservative like me sounds basically like a Democrat these days. We had a great, respectful conversation about why we each have taken the stances we’ve taken. I enjoyed this conversation with Will Murphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Musk and Trump have had ten weeks to wreak havoc, chaos and mayhem. And last night in Wisconsin & Florida voters had the first opportunity to punch back. And they did. Also, people will die because of what Musk & Trump are doing. Finally, if Trump wasn’t such a coward, he’d make one simple phone call. But he won’t, because he’s a coward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

Every single day in this country right now, people are being detained and deported without due process. This is illegal, this is unconstitutional. Every day in this country right now, this administration is “accidentally” putting innocent people on airplanes and sending them to foreign prisons. Without any due process. This isn’t America Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I’m obsessed with the political divide in this country. A divided I helped create. So I sat down with two experts in the field. To discuss how to have conversations with people with whom you disagree. They’ve developed a project called “Waging Dialogue.” Their website is wagingdialogue.org. Check the site out and Have a listen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elon Musk is paying people to vote in next week’s Wisconsin Supreme Court Race, Trump just admitted that WE pay for his tariffs, the White House doesn’t believe in separation of powers, and the Attorney General has made it official: she is Donald Trump’s personal lawyer. Here we are America! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Right now, people are being grabbed from their homes, snatched off of streets, and denied entry into this country. All because of the views these people hold. This isn’t America. We don’t penalize people because of their views, their beliefs, Right? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hegseth, Waltz, et al just dared the Atlantic reporter to put out the information he was privy to on that group chat security breach. And so he did put it out. And if the information on that group chat isn’t classified, then nothing is. Heads should roll for this. But remember, in Trump world, it’s a cardinal sin to admit wrongdoing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The attorney general of the United States is the top law enforcement officer in the country. Sherry is America’s top cop. Her job is to defend the Constitution and the law. She does not work for the President. She works for us. All of us. So she shouldn’t be going on Fox News every day getting political. That’s wrong. That’s not normal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

So the Attorney General of the United States, who seems to spend her entire day and night on Fox News, went on Fox News over the weekend and said that we gotta be careful how we criticize Elon Musk. Somebody needs to remind the Attorney General that we have free speech in this country. And she should re read the First Amendment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

She grew up loving & admiring America, she spent time here as a 13yr old exchange student and worked in NYC as a young woman. But that America, from her perspective, is no more. Trump & Vance beating up Zelensky in the White House a few weeks ago made that clear. A poignant conversation with a friend from the U.K. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I sat down with political scientist @leedrutman to talk about the current state of our politics and our two parties. He believes we have system wide problems and the only solutions to our broken politics are system wide solutions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From day one, I’ve believed that Musk & Trump didn’t have the constitutional authority to do damn near everything they were doing. A Federal Judge yesterday affirmed that belief when he ruled that Musk & Trump did not have the constitutional authority to shut down USAID. Let’s hope similar rulings follow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The mad, cruel, dishonest tyrant in the White House lashed out this morning in a social media post complaining that because he won by a "mandate" no judge or court should be able to stop him from doing what he wants. Now Trump is an idiot and a narcissist, so no surprise he feels that way, but…do the American people agree with him? That he can do WHATEVER he wants? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

He's doing what he said he would do. He's moving fast, he's acting like a king, and he's defying the law. His party and his followers are applauding him, and the so called "opposition party" is utterly lost. The two remaining questions are: Will the courts hold? And will the American people rise up and oppose him? We shall see. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Schumer said he’s voting for the GOP spending bill. What a wussy. In a moment with a radicalized Republican Party led by Donald Trump and that calls for a real FIGHT over the Constitution, Schumer thinks he’s back in the 1990’s dealing with Republicans like Bob Dole. I know I’m a broken record, but Democrats need to fight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Decency and tolerance. Most Americans still side with basic human decency and tolerance on most policy issues. And Especially when it comes to the issue of transgender men & women. Most Americans oppose how House Republicans are treating their transgender Democratic colleague from Delaware. So come on Democrats, don’t shy away from the issue. Fight on this issue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

I sat down with freelance opinion writer Kimberly Ross. She doesn’t belong to either side right now. She will rightly criticize both sides. We discussed what it feels like to not belong to a political team these days. And even though I help Democrats because I consider MAGA a unique threat, truthfully, I’m in the same lonely spot Kim is in Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...

Trump was handed a great economy. And he’s destroying it. Nothing but chaos, confusion, and tariffs. And btw Democrats, do not bail Republicans out. They created this mess, let them deal with it. And what happened over the weekend happens in authoritarian regimes. It should not happen here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.