The National Security Hour
America Out Loud Network © – The National Security Hour features intelligence analysts and military experts presenting the tough conversations and hard-nosed reality checks that the American people need to hear in order to fully understand the true picture of the evolving status of U.S. national security.
Now comes the work of keeping the republic
The National Security Hour with Blanquita Cullum – The stakes reach beyond which party controls Congress. We can disagree about farm subsidies, Medicare, and spending. A movement that seeks to replace our constitutional foundations presents a different challenge. The growing willingness of candidates to embrace socialism should trouble voters who understand what happens when promises of...
Deep state deliberate slaughter continues
The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – The world governments and organizations that were involved in this deliberate slaughter of human beings and their rights ensured that they received full and reliable cooperation from hospitals, doctors, and nurses by throwing whatever amounts of money were needed to keep their medical murderers in line and silent...
Israel’s first election since October 7th
The National Security Hour with LTC Sargis Sangari – Israel faces a strategic test as political divisions and shifting American priorities expose the risks of dependence on outside support. Military production, economic resilience, and broader international relationships become essential to national security, while rising antisemitism reinforces the importance of preserving a secure Jewish homeland...
America’s greatest defense is an engaged citizenry
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – From the Founding Fathers' warnings about preserving liberty to today's challenges involving constitutional authority, civil unrest, national security, and the rule of law, we explore why an informed and engaged citizenry remains America's greatest defense. For the 2026 midterm election, the stakes are consequential...
Americans wanted the swamp drained, not a change of management
The National Security Hour with Jack Maxey – Americans were promised a drained swamp. What we got looks painfully familiar: powerful people protecting one another, endless foreign commitments, and working families handed the bill. Donald Trump promised to break that machinery. In my judgment, he has become part of it. The deepest betrayal is justice...
Why homelessness is rising despite more federal funding
The National Security Hour with Blanquita Cullum – Consider this: the Department of Education identified roughly 1.5 million homeless K-12 students in the 2023-2024 school year—a number that only includes students and not their parents or younger siblings not enrolled in school or other family members experiencing homelessness alongside them. Do agencies compare notes?
Is Europe’s turmoil a warning for Western civilization?
The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – Overall, the Western Civilization and its values now seem to be all but defeated and sliding downward toward eradication, pushed in that direction, of course, by the many millions of unwanted, illegal, and anti-assimilation immigrants welcomed by EU and U.S. leaders and who will make the process which is now unfolding a murderous, bloody...
The red and green Alliance’s influence on French, Saudi, and Yemeni conflicts
The National Security Hour with LTC Sargis Sangari – Funding networks, activist organizations, and foreign influence deserve scrutiny. Allegations surrounding Shanghai-based financier Neville Roy Singham illustrate the challenge of pursuing financial accountability when an individual operates beyond the practical reach of American law enforcement. Any action must have legal authorization. Distance must...
China. Russia. Iran. North Korea. The 21st Century Axis
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – How does the United States counter a network that operates across energy markets, arms transfers, criminal migration, cyberspace, and the information environment simultaneously — without abandoning the constitutional freedoms that make America worth defending? Galvin delivers a comprehensive examination of the 21st Century Axis...
From Europe to America: The people are turning against the powerful
The National Security Hour with Jack Maxey – Blaming immigration alone misses the deeper revolt against a privileged class that seems insulated from every consequence. Ordinary people pay more, get less, and watch the well-connected escape accountability. No society can sustain that bargain forever. We should recognize the warning here at home. Trump promised to end wars...
While France burns, America faces its own political awakening
The National Security Hour with Blanquita Cullum – The image of Emmanuel Macron enjoying a concert while France faced violent unrest captures something deeply troubling: a political class that seems unable to read the room. There is a warning here for Americans. When leaders appear detached, public trust crumbles. When citizens become afraid to speak plainly, the damage reaches...
The Balkans fire has not been extinguished
The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – Dr. Elidia Dakoli recounts her family’s suffering under Albania’s communist regime and warns of its legacy’s enduring influence. Discussing Beneath the Silence, she raises questions about unpunished abuses, forgotten victims, and the international community’s response to the political dangers she sees emerging in Albania today...
Who comes first in hospitals: patients or the system?
The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – Who comes first when hospital funding, staffing demands, and corporate rules shape medical decisions? Dr. Lee Merritt questions the pressures facing physicians and foreign medical workers, arguing that patients need independent caregivers, greater accountability, and the confidence to examine institutional assurances before surrendering their judgment...
What happens when the machinery of democracy itself becomes the target?
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – Pezzullo examines investigative claims concerning electronic voting technology, Venezuela, and alleged foreign efforts to influence election systems. The book traces those allegations back to Venezuela’s controversial 2004 recall referendum under Hugo Chávez and describes what the investigators contend was the...
When the powerful escape justice, America loses its moral authority
The National Security Hour with Jack Maxey and Col Mike – A country that struggles to deliver justice for Jeffrey Epstein’s victims has no business congratulating itself on its moral leadership. The allegations surrounding Kimberly Guilfoyle raise another ugly question: Has access to government become merchandise? That same rot infects our foreign policy. Endless war consumes lives...
Who can you trust? (It’s a serious question)
The National Security Hour with Blanquita Cullum – Who can voters trust when political spin, election polls, and competing headlines shape public opinion? Blanquita Cullum and Scott Faulkner examine media credibility, candidate claims, and Washington integrity, exploring why separating verified facts from allegations matters as Americans weigh their choices in the upcoming elections...
Is America sleepwalking into a ground war with Iran?
The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – On the Tehran Front, Iran’s often-stated goals have not wavered in recent public statements. Regarding Israel, Professor Dorsey speculated that the defeat of Netanyahu’s government might produce a new regime that is publicly less vitriolic, war-loving, and abusive, though serious substantive changes in Israeli foreign policy are...
Three attacks, three intelligence failures, one deadly lesson
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – Galvin draws the straight line that connects a Japanese midget submarine sunk in Pearl Harbor at 6:37 am in the morning of December 7, 1941 — one hour and 23 minutes before the aerial attack that killed 2,403 Americans — to a Presidential Daily Brief titled "Bin Laden Determined to Strike in US" that did not produce decisive action, to...
The Pentagon’s promotion machine and the betrayal of American troops
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – Why does a Major (Nidal Hasan) who killed 13 Americans face a firing squad — while the Generals and Admirals whose strategic decisions contributed to the deaths of 6,875 Americans and the wounding of over 50,000 more collect fourth stars, book deals, and television contracts? Fred Galvin, author of A Few Bad Men brings that question directly to...
The geopolitical consequences of the October 7 attacks
The National Security Hour with Jack Maxey – Three years after October 7, questions about American support for Israel sharpen concerns over civilian suffering, household costs, and the risk of wider war. A call for restraint challenges Washington to protect American interests, reconsider military commitments, and prevent regional conflict from becoming global catastrophe...
The Land of Lincoln—is it sinkin’? Does Illinois’ future depend on a new AG?
The National Security Hour with Blanquita Cullum – According to a new safety ranking from Illinois Police, attributed to “Wallet Ranking,” Chicago ranks 161st in overall safety among 182 cities, making New York City safer by comparison. Crime is rising, and many residents and businesses are leaving the state because of concerns about crime, taxes, and leadership...
How narcissism and sadism fuel authoritarian leadership
The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – Dr. Joseph Sansone’s book explores how narcissism, psychopathy, and sadism shape authoritarian leadership. It examines the absence of empathy among powerful figures and questions their conduct during COVID, offering a framework for understanding cruelty, institutional power, and the consequences of leadership without conscience or compassion...
The high cost of America’s dependence on China
The National Security Hour with LTC Sargis Sangari – The temptation is to treat China’s difficulties as an American victory. That would be shortsighted. A sharp Chinese downturn could disrupt commodity markets, weaken trading partners, and send economic pain across borders. Competition between nuclear powers demands discipline. Washington should seek leverage without assuming that...
What America needed to get from the Trump-Xi summit
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – The one issue where adversaries may need each other most: artificial intelligence governance. Not because Washington and Beijing agree on how to run their societies — they do not. But because if AI escapes its sandbox, it does not check the nationality of the civilization it disrupts. Fred examines the narrow but vital case for a bilateral...
Before another war, Washington owes Americans answers
The National Security Hour with Jack Maxey – Patriotism demands scrutiny of our own government. Loyalty to America means insisting on honest casualty reporting, accountable spending, and independent judgment toward every foreign partner. No administration deserves blind faith. No political party owns the Constitution. No alliance excuses silence when American lives are at...
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...
Redistricting, data centers and the battle for Virginia
The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – Spanberger's stated goals are the end of private gun ownership in the state. She has been beaten back so far on this score – higher taxes, woke school teaching, and constitutional amendments intended to expand protection for abortions and to more or less make Virginia the country’s capital for that variety of murder...
Greenland’s role in a changing Arctic security landscape
The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – The agreement describes a process in which all parties can thoroughly discuss and investigate new ideas for U.S. military activities or mineral mining and proceed once an agreement is reached. The agreement also allows EU countries to participate in mineral development if they wish, provided they agree on a process with...
‘Peace through Strength’ grade card
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – Discover why Greenland’s geography matters to Arctic security and missile warning—and how expanded defense cooperation could strengthen America’s northern defenses. Examine the pressure on Iran’s nuclear program, the challenges of verifying its capabilities, and the diplomatic work required to turn agreements into lasting peace...
AI and what it means for humanity
The National Security Hour with Jack Maxey – Governments race to gain an advantage. Each has reasons to move fast. The rest of us are left to trust systems their own creators cannot always explain. America cannot pretend this technology will disappear. Rivals will pursue it. Criminals will use it. We need people who understand these systems well enough to test them hard, challenge their...
America built its Chinese enemy
The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – This membership has given China access to the funding, technology, and markets that it needed to become a world economic power. Now that China has that status, U.S. and other Western business leaders and companies steadily increase their presence in China and therefore aid Beijing in becoming wealthier, more militarily powerful, and...
The end of occupation and the beginning of Iraq’s test
The National Security Hour with LTC Sargis Sangari – The opportunity is real. Iraq could evolve into a regional hub that weakens Iran’s leverage and offers a different model for the Middle East. That will require discipline from Baghdad, patience from Washington, and courage from Iraqis who still believe their country can be more than a proxy battlefield...
What if? A hypothetical: The policies that could end America
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – This isn't science fiction. Every policy in this scenario is publicly advocated for, on the record, with applause. Tonight, Fred Galvin walks you through a hypothetical 2030 — two years into an administration that has delivered complete open borders by land, sea, and air; unprecedented deficit spending that has collapsed the American economy...
The Republic cannot run on autopilot
The National Security Hour with Jack Maxey – The machinery of power keeps grinding ahead while the country is told not to worry. That is the oldest trick in the book. If you want to weaken a republic, first numb the people who are supposed to defend it. We need citizens who can still tell the difference between a republic and a managed illusion. We need competence, not...
Fundamental threat to our nation is a distorted memory
The National Security Hour with Blanquita Cullum – Why the attempt to minimize the truth or alter the facts? What are the stakes? How important is it to respect and honor the dead, survivors, and heroes from that day? Joining host Blanquita Cullum is Scott Faulkner, former Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives and author of Naked Emperors, his Congressional...
Washington’s unfinished business: Downsizing FEMA and DHS
The National Security Hour with Col. Mike and Dr. Mike – Mr. Richardson was appointed by President Trump to begin plans to reduce the size and budgets of FEMA and eventually DHS. At FEMA, Mr. Richardson found a workforce of 6,000 employees, many of whom were walking the floors of the seven-story FEMA Building, complaining of low morale and claiming that their work did not matter...
The price of denial: What America failed to learn from 9/11
The National Security Hour with LTC Sargis Sangari – The record is not vague. The 9/11 litigation uncovered a long and ugly chain linking Iran, Hezbollah, and al-Qaeda. From the anti-Soviet jihad in Afghanistan to the Khartoum meetings in Sudan, militants, financiers, and state sponsors found common cause. Hezbollah taught al-Qaeda how to kill at scale...
Remember the attack. Understand the enemy. Defend America.
The National Security Hour with Major Fred Galvin – From Tehran and Beirut to Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and the more than 350 Iran-supported attacks against American service members and diplomats in the 30 months preceding the Feb 28th 2026 Iran war, America has confronted multiple generations of terrorism, proxy warfare, and violent Islamist extremism. Now another battlefield is...
The modern battlefield has changed. Has America?
The National Security Hour with Jack Maxey – America’s escalating conflict with Iran raises concerns about military families, national security, and economic stability. Washington’s shifting explanations fuel distrust as rising costs and vulnerable defenses expose the risks of intervention. Urgent calls for honesty, restraint, and withdrawal put American interests and constitutional principles first...
As we remember 9/11, what have intelligence agencies learned?
The National Security Hour with Blanquita Cullum – BQ recalls the terror and chaos near the Pentagon on September 11 as she races toward her radio studio. Ian Trottier joins her to question John Brennan’s counterterrorism record, examine intelligence failures, and discuss public trust in those responsible for protecting America’s national security today...