Truth with Vivek Ramaswamy

We've hosted engaging guests for great conversations here on the Truth Podcast. As I focus on dismantling the unaccountable administrative state in a new role leading up to America's 250th birthday, we're going to pause this weekly conversation for now. Elon Musk and I are looking forward to going about this vital mission in the most open and transparent way possible—stay tuned for more of what's ahead.

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"America First" rightly put the American people back at the center of our government. The next step is not to turn the left-wing nanny state into a right-wing one. We want to SHUT IT DOWN. That's how we'll restore prosperity, national identity and declare independence from China.

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Go inside President Trump’s landslide win with Vivek. What are the implications for America’s future? How have political alliances shifted? How did the media do? We the people defeated the machine -- but is the machine gone for good?

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I break down a fundamental debate on immigration policy. Sohrab sees immigration restrictions as a way to drive up wages and make Americans richer. I believe immigration is about more than just dollars and cents; it's about respecting the rule of law and preserving our national identity, which is priceless. Join us as we dig into immigration reform and how it will impact our country’s future.

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Is it time for conservatives to rethink free markets? What’s the proper role of tariffs? And is the administrative state really that bad? Author and New Right intellectual Sohrab Ahmari joins me to discuss the legacy of the New Deal and what it means to pursue the common good.

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The polls are looking good right now, but winning is just step one. It’s time for a serious conversation within the America First movement about how to defeat the left without becoming the left.

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What happens when we trade independence for comfort? According to today’s guest, Christopher Caldwell, you lose both and end up with the kind of populist revolt that’s sweeping the U.S. & Europe. The path forward? “Learn to be peasants again.”

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Last week, I debated former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton at the Virginia Military Institute on the topic of foreign interventionism. It was a competition of ideas between neoconservatism vs. America-First. At the beginning of the debate, 19% of the audience agreed with my position. By the end, it was 55%. It's amazing what happens when you engage in open debate with hard facts.

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Calling the other side “weird” has become a political insult. Politicians like Tim Walz want us to stay stay in our lanes, keep our mouths shut, and defer to “experts” from the managerial class.

Our Founders didn’t care what the experts thought. They were self-taught, self-made Renaissance men who built a self-governing nation in a world of monarchies and aristocracies. 

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Springfield is overrun with migrants, the SAVE Act is unlikely to pass, and GOP Senate candidates are trailing Trump (sometimes by double digits). In this week's episode, I discuss the hard conversations that need to happen within the America First movement and propose solutions drawn from my new book, TRUTHS. bit.ly/3KKNTE0

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Polls show a dead heat between Trump and Harris. So why are GOP candidates for swing-state Senate seats polling worse than the former president? Curt Mills of The American Conservative joins me to discuss the return of ballot splitting, the rifts in both major parties, and what a winning Republican message looks like.

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After last night’s debate in Philadelphia, the real question is whether voters will buy what the media is trying to sell. Whether they do will determine the future of the country. I share my perspectives on what’s really going on in this race.

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Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe seized Ben Freeth's family farm. When he took the government to court, Mugabe's thugs burned down his house, kidnapped him, and fractured his skull. He joins me to discuss the rise of tyranny, the importance of property rights, and the dangers of victimhood politics.

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You don't have to be a vegetarian to care about animal cruelty. And you don't have to be a liberal either. My former law school classmate Lewis Bollard joins me to discuss factory farms, crony capitalism, and legal hypocrisies on both the left & the right.

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How will the far-left protests at the DNC affect Kamala’s campaign? Chris Rufo joins me to discuss how to beat Harris, assess how Republicans are doing, and debate the future direction of the conservative movement.

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Will dismantling the administrative state take one decisive battle? Or a long “island hopping” campaign? Entrepreneur & futurist Balaji Srinivasan joins me to discuss the broken drug approval process and explain why he turned down a job in Trump’s FDA - and the implications for the future of government itself.

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Two sharks, one tank! Fellow entrepreneur Mark Cuban joins me for a conversation about DEI, ESG, and the 2024 election. It gets heated, but that’s what America’s all about: speak your mind, disagree like hell, and still respect each other at the end.

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The FBI is accused of misleading Americans about the Trump shooter’s motives, and Democrats go all-in on calling Republicans “weird.” Journalist Matt Taibbi joins me to discuss these developments, plus his years in Russia, his work on the Twitter Files, and the left’s abandonment of civil libertarianism.

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It's become fashionable on the right to talk about using the administrative state to help the forgotten men and women of America. But that managerial machine is has a dark history. Rachel Ferguson, the Director of the Free Enterprise Center at Concordia University Chicago, joins me to explain how progressive policies built on eugenics devastated minorities in America and how Republicans can reconnect with black voters.

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Biden's announcement that he will not be the Democratic nominee confirmed what I've been saying for over a year (even when they called me a conspiracy theorist). It also confirmed that we're not really running against a candidate. We're running against a managerial machine. It doesn't matter if the Democrats put up Kamala Harris or someone else. 2024 is about dismantling that machine.

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First, I reflect on my time at the Republican National Convention and how we can move forward as a party and a country after the tragic attempt on Donald Trump’s life.

Then, pastor, author, and theologian Carl Trueman joins me to discuss the tension between freedom and duty, the decline of organized religion, and the fallout of the sexual revolution.

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Should the government be paying people to have babies? Or are there other ways to reverse our demographic decline? Demographer Lyman Stone joins me to discuss the causes and implications of America’s falling birthrate. 

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It’s been a hell of a week. Biden’s debate disaster left Americans wondering who’s really pulling the strings, and a pair of Supreme Court decisions gutted the administrative state. I joined my old classmate Paul Davis and political law attorney Steve Roberts to discuss these events and game out exactly how Democrats might replace Biden on the ballot.

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Description: How will media failures in the lead-up to the 2020 election affect their coverage of the 2024 race? Vivek talks to Semafor editor-in-chief Ben Smith ahead of the first Trump-Biden debate. They cover the Julian Assange plea deal, Vivek’s shareholder activism at BuzzFeed, and the revival of institutional purpose. It’s a rapid-fire, high-intensity episode not to miss.

Like Ben? Listen to his podcast at https://link.chtbl.com/tIKOTBUG

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Vivek and Pastor Jim Davis investigate the crisis causing Americans to abandon their churches -- dechurching. Our hearts have God-shaped holes. In today's episode, we learn what else Americans are using to try to fill those holes right now and discuss how to restore meaning and purpose to our nation.

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Vivek and law professor Jed Rubenfeld unpack how the ambiguity and laxness of the American legal system has permitted partisan legal practitioners to interpret laws in favor of political objectives, as seen in the recent conviction of former president Donald J. Trump.

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U.S. Air Force Veteran and award winning author Rob Henderson joins Vivek to discuss his take on the current class system in the United States and how many of today’s social movements end up hurting the very people they profess to stand up for. A Ph.D. from Yale University, Rob coined the term, “luxury beliefs”, which refers to the elitism we see in the western world when it comes to progressive ideologies; beliefs, most times radical, that can be held with no consequences to the people championing them - while having a negative impact on everyone else. ...

Vivek and Dr. Vinay Prasad discuss whether American patients are better off or worse off today because of the existence and the mandate of the FDA, or any other health-focused agencies.

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Vivek and Philip Goff discuss the rise of scientism–the framework that says that science or empiricism is the only means of accessing knowledge. How may humanity access knowledge? What is the core philosophy of scientism? What are the implications for accessing not only scientific but also spiritual knowledge?

More from Philip Goff:

Philip Goff’s book ‘Why? The Purpose of the Universe’: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Purpose-Universe-Philip-Goff/dp/0198883765/

Philip Goff’s book ‘Galileo’s Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness’: https://www.amazon.com/Galileos-Error-Foundations-Science-Consciousness/dp/1524747963

Philip Goff’s Webs...

Vivek was in court with President Trump on Tuesday and now shares his first-hand account of the sham trial. Is it a prosecution or a persecution? What even are the charges? What are the scandals hiding in plain sight?

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Vivek and Ann Coulter debate and discuss the n word: nationalism. What are the differences between civic vs ethnonationalism, and what does it truly mean to be an American? 

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Vivek and Darren Beattie discuss some uncomfortable truths about Jan 6, where our MAGA movement may be missing the plot, and the larger weaponization of government.

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00:00 Introduction

00:26 Putting Team First

02:54 The Rise of UFC

07:22 Pandemic

08:45 The Power of Relationships and Shared Interests

24:22 The Importance of National Pride and Unity

26:32 The Expansion of UFC into China

26:55 The Influence of Martial Arts and Asian Culture

27:38 Introduction to Weili Zhang

27:52 National Pride

28:02 Critique of American Culture

28:35 Running for Presidency

29:17 Confronting Cancel Culture

29:30 Hope for Change

29:59 Criticism of Media and Politicians

30:29 Supporting a High School Basketball Team

31:57...

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Time-coded highlights:
 

00:00 Intro

1:55 Censored

3:15 “Don’t Talk to Him”

4:40 The most informed candidate

6:57 Globalist Puppets

8:27 Alex Jones background

13:12 Speaking/Finding Truth

19:00 Admitting Wrongs and Corrupt Trials

28:58 Digital Prison

30:05 Founded on Radical I...

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Time-coded highlights:

0:00 Intro

1:00 The Royce White Story

4:47 A Gift & A Curse

6:02 The Human Mind (Struggles with Anxiety)

8:14 Panic Attack

10:43 Coming from a “Real Neighborhood”

12:40 Benched

15:55 Cinderella Story

18:45 The Draft

20:44 Conver...

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Time-coded highlights:

0:00 Intro

0:52 Zuby’s Background

3:20 Racism and Growing Up in Saudi Arabia

5:44 Oxford University and Rapping for Fun

11:15 Breaking the British Women’s Weightlifting Record

15:55 Going Viral

16:48 Changing Views & The Rise of Wokeness

20:0...

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Time-Coded Highlights:

00:00 Intro

01:02 The Centurion

03:42 Andrew Breitbart

06:07 ACORN

08:45 Disconnected Phones Scandal

10:29 Becoming the Enemy of the State

11:45 Founding Project Veritas

14:15 “One Step From the Abyss”

17:53 Pfizer Exposed, O’Keefe Deposed

21:42 Conservat...

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Time Coded Highlights:  

0:00 Intro

1:21: The Origin of “Libs of TikTok”

7:14: Lockdown and Anthony Fauci

9:07: Why Libs of TikTok?

11:05: How Did This Happen?

16:02: The Left’s Playbook

18:15: Woke Pledge of Allegiance

19:38: Banned

22:30: From Order to C...

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Time-coded highlights:

00:00 Intro

01:15 American Dream Story

09:18 Being “Normal”

10:58 The Left’s Ideology

13:16 Papa John’s Finances

14:57 Papa John’s “Four Criteria” for Business

17:28 Weak Labor Market

19:44 Lead up to 2018 Controversy

23:30 The Board

26:07 The At...