THE CONSTITUTION STUDY

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – What are we teaching the rising generation through schools, government policies, and our own actions? Declining academic standards, political influence, mounting national debt, and punishment of parental concerns raise troubling questions about whether young Americans are learning to think independently, value freedom, and accept responsibility...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – What happens when those legitimate concerns grow into obsessions? On the one hand, people are concerned about the growth of the socialist movement within the Democratic Party, especially the Democratic Socialists of America. Then again, some socialists seem so obsessed with their propaganda they’re willing, even eager, to destroy...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – America’s accelerating embrace of socialist policies raises questions about the real costs of government control, rising crime, economic disruption, cultural conflict, and selective law enforcement. From New York and Seattle to schools and the FBI, warning signs reveal consequences that many voters may overlook today...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – What about the fraud the government committed in response to COVID? All the money they embezzled from the American taxpayer to bribe people they put out of work or whose businesses they destroyed? Do you really think none of that money was redirected to other things? Then we have our federal judges, many of whom seem to...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Some schools are trying to take the teacher out of the classroom, replacing them with Artificial (Imitation) Intelligence. If we take the humanity out of teaching, who will check what our children are being taught? How often do we have to see reports of AIs like ChatGPT, Grok, or Claude simply making up lies before we decide not to trust them to...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Was it that Woke 1.0 that was crazy, or anything woke? Like the idea of open borders, now that people have been charged with selling fake marriages so their customers could get green cards? What about all the things we were told were “fake news” that have turned out to be true?

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – How often has someone told you to just trust them? And how often did that turn out to be a scam? Just like the line from The Wizard of Oz, every time a politician asks me to ignore what I’ve seen and just trust them, I think “Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!” That’s a good way to lose more than your money; it’s a great way to lose your rights.

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Religious freedom remains a vital safeguard for believers and nonbelievers alike. Mark David Hall examines how states protect freedom of conscience, where progress is being made, and why challenges involving worship restrictions, vaccine exemptions, and government policy still demand public attention and vigilance today nationwide...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – When you think of the cost of regulation, what comes to mind? Maybe a fee or fine you have to pay? Maybe an additional cost for the items you buy. But what if the cost of regulation is much, much higher? Trump created the Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) to cut government waste. Then why has the national debt increased...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Think about it: 90% of American children, at around the age of five, are handed over to a government program run by those who avow and promote socialism, and then we’re shocked when they vote for socialists. If you’ve only been shown the benefits of a system, and none of its costs, why wouldn’t you support it? So why are we surprised when...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Political narratives often survive because they confirm existing beliefs rather than withstand scrutiny. From accusations surrounding Donald Trump and Russia to claims against Energy Secretary Christopher Wright, questions emerge about whether officials, lawmakers, and citizens truly seek evidence or simply reinforce comfortable political assumptions instead...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – While the difference between socialism and communism is who owns the business, both models involve government controlling pretty much everything. But what does a nation look like when government runs everything? How often have we seen some socialist group use violence to get their way? Claiming they need to ignore the...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Americans increasingly confront a growing surveillance state, yet public demands for safety help fuel its expansion. License plate readers, privacy concerns, gun-control laws, and reliance on police raise questions about limited government, personal responsibility, self-defense, and the tradeoffs citizens accept in exchange for greater security...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Like the Texas legislation that requires insurance companies that cover gender transition also cover rehabilitation for those who detransition. What about the woman who stood up to the University of Michigan Health-West when they demanded that she use a person’s “preferred pronouns” and provide referrals for so-called gender...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Have you ever tried to navigate without a compass, or with a compass that’s broken? If you cannot navigate the world around you without a functioning compass, how can you navigate society when the compass of history has been manipulated? The Democratic Socialists of America not only have a twisted view of our history...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – The Senate Homeland Security Committee invited Fauci to testify, and he refused. Then the committee issued an illegal subpoena, demanding that he testify before the hearing, even though that subpoena violated the Fourth and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. Then, when Dr. Fauci invoked his right against self-incrimination, not only...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Where did the People of New York consent to the City of New York running grocery stores with discount prices? Because I don’t believe either the Constitution of the State of New York or the Charter for the City delegates such a power to the city. Meanwhile, Tennessee is looking at legislation to regulate Flock and other Automatic...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Free speech exposes ideas, challenges beliefs, and reveals character, which is why governments, media outlets, and cultural institutions increasingly seek to control it. From Canada’s hate-speech laws to American prosecutions and public attacks, censorship threatens open debate, accountability, and the public’s right to question authority...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – If you want more of something, subsidize it. That’s how things work, right? Then why do the American people incent the very things they claim not to want? These abuses of power are leading us to the very tyrannical dystopia the Democratic Socialists of America are openly promoting for our future. Is that what you want this country to look like?

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Remember that SAVE America Act? A lot of people have been promoting it for the “good” it will do for the country. Sadly, no one I’ve heard opposing it has mentioned that it violates the Constitution. In fact, Senator Schumer appears to have admitted that this would prevent 25 million people from illegally voting. That hasn’t stopped...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Stories like Mayor Mamdani’s quest to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Updates on New Jersey Governor Sherrill’s reaction to the announcement of 6,600 aliens on her state’s voter rolls, and attempts to deal with SCOTUS’ bad decision about birthright citizenship. And what would a follow-up episode be without fraud, graft, and...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – I’ve often said that people have the right to be stupid. If we think about it, States also have a right to be stupid, unless their citizens force them to change. After announcing that their state erroneously registered 6,600 non-citizens to vote, New Jersey Governor claimed that Donald Trump’s claims of thousands of non-citizens being registered to...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – We all want to be treated justly, to have the laws equally applied. Well, not all of us, because there are some who seem to think they are more equal than others. While the Constitution does include an Equal Protection Clause, it's only in the Fourteenth Amendment and only applies to the states. The idea of equal protection, though, runs...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Milton Friedman pointed this out decades ago. For socialism to work, for any centrally planned government, economy, or society to work, it requires the use of force. Even simple things like promises of free healthcare, housing, food, and bus rides require the government to take the money from someone else by force. Which leads to...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – The New York Times used to advertise itself as “All the news that’s fit to print.” Sadly, it seems more like the Soviet Union propaganda rag called “Pravda” or “Truth.” At least two TV networks failed to cover Trump’s recent speech. Now, there’s nothing illegal about these private entities deciding not to cover a presidential speech, but were they...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – The truth about vaccines, voter fraud, artificial intelligence, gun violence, and political posturing can be found if we’re willing to look and be open to the idea that we may be wrong. What do you think about the search for truth? Do you think there are many different truths or one actual truth? Do you believe truth is unattainable by...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – There’s been a lot of talk since COVID about a loss of faith in institutions. Sadly, many of the reasons given for the loss of faith are misguided at best. How will anyone trust the Supreme Court if the justices’ families are threatened by those who disagree with them, especially those from the Marxist left? Ronald Reagan said, “Trust, but verify!”

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Political influence threatens equal enforcement of the law as federal investigators examine alleged 2020 election irregularities, Congress drives a projected $1.9 trillion deficit, and unconstitutional state and local policies produce harmful consequences. The central question remains whether government serves justice, accountability, and citizens, or partisan interests instead at every level...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Don’t you just love it when someone says, “I support the Second Amendment, but… blah, blah, blah! Like in California, where they claim to support the Second Amendment, but they banned striker-fired handguns. Or Virginia, where the government, and I believe several legislators, claim to support the Second Amendment, but banned an entire...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – There are things in life that make us reflect. The death of my father last year has caused me to reflect, and the celebration of the semiquincentennial has as well. So when I saw an article showing how America has changed over the last 250 years, it not only got my attention but also made me want to look at those changes more deeply...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – From the Constitution to state and federal statutes, there are plenty of laws in these United States. And all of them come with some form of consequence, both for violating them and blindly following them. Take, for example, Hannah Dugan, the Wisconsin judge convicted of obstructing ICE agents when she helped smuggle an illegal...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Your right to keep and bear arms would be revoked. Because in socialist, marxist, communist nations, only the government has guns. Which also means police can generally ignore the law and get away with it. After all, who’s going to stand in their way? And if you want government accountability, good luck. The government will only...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Election administration faces mounting confusion as Arizona debates uniforms at polling places, the FBI examines Fulton County’s 2020 election, Alaska sees two Senate candidates named Dan Sullivan, and the Supreme Court defines Election Day as the day votes are cast, raising fresh questions about transparency, intimidation, counting, and constitutional authority...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – After celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, most of my listeners are probably feeling pretty upbeat. Sadly, a look at the news around us will put a damper on our enthusiasm. Like the Cato Institute survey that found nearly half of Americans didn’t know what Celebrate 250 was actually about...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Because there are plenty of government actors with imperial aspirations. From District Court judges who think they rule the nation to Presidents making up their own holidays. From executive orders to congressional investigations, it seems more and more elected employees think they can run the show however they want. And it’s not just...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Are you wondering why so many young people have become communists? It’s because We the People let government actors train them to do so. Concerned that young people aren’t learning civics? Are you concerned about the content your children may see on the Internet? They why are you waiting for Congress to tell you how to...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Every year, at the end of June, the Supreme Court drops its most impactful and controversial decisions, just before they go on vacation for the summer. This year, there are a plethora of decisions, and today I want to look at some of the most important. In the case of Trump v. Barbara, the court ignored the language of both the Constitution and...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – As America marks the Semiquincentennial, the Declaration of Independence invites renewed attention to its overlooked history, from July 2nd debates to New England pulpits. Understanding its origins, ratification, and enduring principles helps restore national memory and encourages citizens to preserve liberty for generations still to come in faith...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – John Adams thought this was such a momentous day that generations to come would celebrate it with devotions to God, parades, games, and even guns. That’s right, guns, not fireworks. While the states made the declaration, modern Americans have not been living up to being independent. In large part, because they are too afraid of the...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Healthcare spending amounts to almost one-fifth of the country’s gross domestic product. In less than 10 years, it’s expected that the American people will spend over $9 trillion on healthcare. Much of that will be through Medicare and Medicaid. It’s not just the federal government. The California legislature recently passed...