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The citizen’s duty: Learn, question, and hold power accountable
Don’t Imbibe the Kool-Aid with Kim Kennedy – Today, political campaigns too often reward emotional appeals and personal attacks. Serious questions get lost. Does a program work? Who pays for it? What unintended consequences follow? Could another approach accomplish more? Citizens need the confidence to ask those questions and the tools to pursue answers. Artificial intelligence may...
Cheap gas cannot replace America’s lasting security
After Dark with Hosts Rob & Andrew – Cheaper gas offers immediate relief, but trading vigilance for lower prices risks lasting consequences. America must confront radical Islamism, defend Jewish communities, protect religious liberty, and prevent a nuclear Iran. Economic frustration should sharpen voters’ judgment, not eclipse constitutional principles or the nation’s enduring security...
Dave Chappelle just f**ked up!
Dangerous Thoughts with Jack Danger – Dave Chappelle’s remarks about Charlie Kirk prompt a broader challenge: defend free speech while demanding accountability. From comedy stages to Trump’s immigration promises, Americans can reject offensive words, question political compromises, and withhold support without surrendering their principles or outsourcing their judgment to powerful people...
How the CCP exploits America’s openness
Dr. Li-Meng Yan w/ The Voice of Dr. Yan – The Chinese Communist Party can exploit America’s universities, cultural exchanges, and commercial relationships to expand its influence. The author calls for closer scrutiny, greater public awareness, and stronger national resilience while urging Americans to defend constitutional freedoms without abandoning the openness that makes them strong...
Stop the political theatrics and do justice for America
Unity Without Compromise with Dr. Steven LaTulippe – Political promises ring hollow when leaders compromise their principles and citizens retreat into comfort. Drawing on Revelation and Micah, the author calls for Christian repentance, constitutional responsibility, and justice, arguing that America’s renewal requires deeper conviction and meaningful action beyond campaign rhetoric and patriotic displays...
A republic, if you can keep it: America’s challenge
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – What does it take to preserve America’s constitutional republic? Mike Bedenbaugh joins a discussion of founding principles, media bias, free speech, and equal justice, exploring how civic understanding, stronger representation, and a renewed balance of power help Americans protect their rights and hold government accountable...
Can Colorado exclude Catholic preschools from funding?
The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Catholic preschools challenge Colorado’s funding rules, arguing that secular exemptions undermine the state’s claim of equal treatment. The Supreme Court dispute tests whether access to public preschool funds can depend on admissions policies that conflict with religious beliefs about marriage, sexuality, and Catholic school identity...
Andrew Fox on the cost of speaking your mind
The Tenpenny Files – Dr. Andrew Fox examines how pressure to belong can erode moral judgment, silence Christian convictions, and weaken American freedom. Drawing on his battle with the City of Austin, he challenges workers, voters, and parents to consider the cost of conformity and the responsibility to speak...
5 dangerous concessions that will kill American freedom
Unity Without Compromise with Dr. Steven LaTulippe – American freedom faces danger when citizens surrender moral responsibility, accept silence, and trust popular opinion to protect liberty. A Christian perspective challenges five common concessions about faith, law, and civic life, urging believers to defend biblical principles, help their neighbors, and make voting a beginning...
Schools told parents to stay quiet. They fought back
The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – School boards in New Jersey and Oregon change course as they buckle under the pressure of parents demanding their Constitutional rights. Litigation was brought against the school district by the Thomas More Society on behalf of Moms for Liberty. The settlement calls for the district to comply with U.S. Supreme Court precedents recognizing...
Political promises collide with constitutional limits
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – It seems Washington, D.C. is obsessed with non-citizens being registered to vote. While this is a problem, it’s not one for the federal government. The Constitution of the United States does not delegate election regulation to the federal government; it delegates it to the states. The more We the People allow the feds to ignore the law, the more party politics will...
The DSA’s plan to destroy America
Dangerous Thoughts with Jack Danger – Republican frustration with Washington fuels a warning about the midterms: staying home could surrender control of Congress during a deeper struggle over federal authority. The author questions reports of activist crisis planning and urges voters to channel disappointment into turnout, volunteering, and protecting constitutional government...
Midterm chaos reveals how fragile undefended liberty is
Unity Without Compromise with Dr. Steven LaTulippe – As midterm elections approach, the author argues that liberty depends on citizens willing to defend constitutional principles. Concerns about political unrest, judicial decisions, and government accountability frame an urgent appeal to Christians and conservatives to put conviction into practice through voting, prayer, and civic involvement...
The SCAM Act: Protecting consumers or expanding government power?
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – You’ve probably heard the phrase “caveat emptor,” or “let the buyer beware.” That is good advice, and not just for shopping. Yes, the FBI is out with a new warning about scammers, people impersonating political candidates and campaigns, trying to get your money, or worse, your identity. And once again, Congress has what it considers a “solution”: the...
The dangerous habit of government debt in America
Don’t Imbibe the Kool-Aid with Pastor David Whitney – Washington’s borrowing raises a moral question: what do Americans owe the generations who inherit the bill? A call for spending restraint, a balanced budget amendment, and an end to the Federal Reserve challenges voters to demand accountability and protect their children’s freedom and future prosperity...
As Texas goes, goes the rest of America
Last Hope of a Dying Republic with Rev. William Cook – Texas activist Krista Schild joins Reverend Bill Cook to discuss concerns about a proposed development, Sharia law, immigration, and political influence. She calls for closer scrutiny of local decisions and urges Christians to engage in elections, civic life, and outreach while defending constitutional principles nationwide...
Chris Burgard on Texas, Sharia law, and his film’s aftermath
The Tenpenny Files – Filmmaker Chris Burgard joins Dr. Sherri Tenpenny to discuss his allegations about Muslim Brotherhood influence, the proposed EPIC development in Texas, and constitutional freedoms. He recounts the resistance and unexpected encounters he says followed his documentary, inviting viewers to examine the evidence behind his conclusions...
Is freedom of speech being used to destroy unalienable rights?
The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – Communists and socialists continue to present the West with a dilemma: What should a free society do with people who use the freedoms of speech to advocate for systems that would radically transform, or in some cases abolish, the economic and political order that made those freedoms possible?
Preparing AI policy for technology we haven’t built yet
Truth Be Told with Booker Scott – Artificial intelligence promises extraordinary progress, but protecting human agency requires action now. A proposed 28th Amendment opens debate over constitutional rights, while questions about work, dignity, machine consciousness, and global inequality demand policies that keep humanity at the center of a rapidly changing technological future...
From voter rolls to locker rooms: Where does due process begin and end?
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – The Fourth through Eighth Amendments are called the Due Process Amendments because they protect your due process rights. But do you know what due process actually is and when it’s violated? When non-citizens are removed from the voter registration rolls, is that due process? What about how we, as a society, deal with mass shootings? Is it due process to regulate gun owners
January 6 through the eyes of Michael Nichols
The Breggin Hour with Dr. Peter & Ginger Breggin – Michael Nichols joins The Breggin Hour to recount helping police leave the Capitol on January 6. His eyewitness account anchors a discussion of competing narratives, federal prosecutions, and the personal consequences of that day, while raising questions about civil liberties and the right to assemble...
239 years later, is America still establishing justice?
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – The Constitution promises justice, but political disputes, AI privacy concerns, and controversial shootings test how Americans understand that promise. Judicial oversight, individual rights, and careful fact-finding shape the debate over whether the nation delivers equal treatment and fair judgments when accusations and emotions run high...
Can current laws keep up with artificial intelligence?
Truth Be Told with Booker Scott – Artificial intelligence raises questions about who controls technology and whose rights the Constitution protects. A proposed 28th Amendment reserves constitutional human rights for human beings, while a call for public participation and critical thinking challenges Americans to help shape the future their children will inherit...
The dangers of the administrative state
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Centralized federal power raises urgent questions about constitutional limits, executive authority, and the rights reserved to states and citizens. From visa fees and tax policy to surveillance and health mandates, the argument challenges both parties to respect the separation of powers and restore government accountability...
Defending America’s freedoms starts at the ballot box
Don’t Imbibe the Kool-Aid with Kim Kennedy – America’s freedoms depend on citizens who stay informed and vote. Protecting liberty, public safety, and constitutional government requires examining candidates’ policies and resisting political discouragement. Christians, parents, and churches share a responsibility to teach faith and character while helping preserve a free republic for children...
The old guard is falling, and America will never be the sameq
Unleashed: The Political News Hour with Susan Price – The controlled demolition and deconstruction of our United States Government actually took place beginning with President Trump's first term in office. Seemingly unnoticed by the majority of Americans, yet through Trump's COMMS and Executive Orders, his messages were received and welcomed by the small percentage of...
The Supreme Court returns to a constitutional minefield
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – The Supreme Court’s new term raises questions about constitutional limits, government accountability, and women’s sports. Allegations of political surveillance and disputes over congressional power sharpen the debate. Can judges uphold the Constitution when citizens lack the knowledge needed to recognize violations and demand meaningful accountability...
Here’s one more reason parents are demanding school choice
The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – After recent multiple Supreme Court decisions surrounding girls’ sports and parents’ rights, including a decision in June that bars male participation in girls’ sports and rejects the notion that doing so would violate Title IX, Keeler is hopeful. The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals denied Keeler’s requests last month because they didn’t...
Turning personal grief into medical advocacy
Truth Be Told with Booker Scott – Leslie Batts turns grief over her husband’s death into advocacy for medical accountability and access to courts. Her push for Oklahoma legislation highlights how legal barriers and filing deadlines can prevent families from seeking answers, testing the promise of justice and the right to redress...
The right to life and the power to take it away
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – The failed execution of Christa Pike brings up several questions about both the death penalty and the methods of execution used. What does the Constitution say about the ultimate sanction? Is the death penalty cruel and unusual punishment? What are the due process requirements before the state can deprive a convicted felon of...
One nation, two sets of rules
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Probably the worst offenders of rules for thee but not for me have to be the members of Congress. Remember when they were imposing the [Un-]Affordable Care Act on the American people, but exempted themselves? Here’s another one. It is a federal crime to trade stocks based on insider information. That is, unless you’re a member of...
What do we lose if we abandon the Supreme Court?
The Dean’s List with Host Dean Bowen – The Supreme Court is “distinctly American in concept and function,” as Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes observed. No other court in the world has functioned as long and with one main purpose —to interpret and protect the Constitution. The ideas espoused during the Great Awakening were the underpinnings of the words in the Declaration of Independence...
Government Accountability starts with facts
Truth Be Told with Booker Scott – Government accountability demands verified facts, rigorous oversight, and respect for constitutional rights. Congress must scrutinize federal investigations without relying on careless accusations. Citizens deserve transparency, defendants deserve due process, and public trust depends on checking claims, correcting mistakes, and demanding credible evidence over partisan loyalty...
Washington keeps solving the wrong problems
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Congress faces questions about its priorities as national debt, fuel prices, and government surveillance demand attention. Protecting liberties requires more than political promises. College athlete protections, election integrity, and federal involvement in state responsibilities raise concerns about where leaders direct their time, money, and authority...
The constitutional questions Washington keeps ignoring
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Monty Hall and “Let’s Make a Deal” may have made a good game show, but is that how we should govern a nation? All of the talking heads have been reviewing and commenting on the recent Greenland agreement. I’ve heard several commentators note that the agreement won’t be valid until both Greenland and Denmark ratify it. What I haven’t heard...
The founders’ view of government and the right to life
Don’t Imbibe the Kool-Aid with Pastor David Whitney – We must ask a question our politics too often avoids: Does human dignity depend on strength, independence, or convenience? A child in the womb depends on another person. So does a newborn. So do many elderly people and neighbors living with disabilities. Dependence should summon our care. It should never erase...
Christianity and the birth of American freedom
Last Hope of a Dying Republic with Rev. William Cook – Newcombe presents evidence that he believes demonstrates George Washington's familiarity with Scripture and Christian worship, while addressing criticisms concerning Washington's religious beliefs, Freemasonry, and slave ownership. He also discusses Thomas Jefferson, acknowledging his ownership of slaves while...
Could America’s political revolution destroy individual liberty?
The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – A recent poll by the Center for Strategic Politics and Liberal Currents found that significant percentages of Democrats polled are willing to use violence to promote their agenda. The Democratic Socialists of America taking over the so-called Democratic Party. It appears the United States has its own Bolshevik revolution...
Could America repeat the mistakes of the Roman Empire?
Don’t Imbibe the Kool-Aid with Kim Kennedy – A government can borrow for years before the bill feels real. A politician can promise benefits without explaining who pays for them. A crowded arena can offer a welcome escape from problems at home. None of these things alone brings down a country. Together, they can make it easier to look away. Rome’s history offers no simple checklist for...
When did Lady Justice drop the blindfold?
The National Security Hour with Blanquita Cullum – “Blind Justice” is the standard and hope of the American Judicial System. Really? Who gets a pardon and still chooses to plead the “5th”? Pleading the Fifth Amendment means refusing to provide testimony that might self-incriminate you. Fauci—formerly pardoned by Biden invoked the Fifth Amendment during a Senate Homeland Security and...