Is porn just harmless entertainment—or a cultural toxin?

In this episode of American Restraint, Patrick Trepanier explores the rise of online pornography and its devastating impact on men, relationships, and American culture. From the fall of the Hays Code to the rise of hyper-individualism, we trace how Hollywood and the porn industry reshaped our national values—and why Gen Z might be waking up to the damage.

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• Why Gen Z is more open to restricting porn than Millennials

• How Hollywood normalized boundary-pushing content for profit

• Why porn is a public health crisis—and what states can do about it

• Two bold policy ideas to reclaim cultural standards and protect the sacred

If you're ready to push back against hyper-capitalism and cultural decay, this episode is for you.

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What happened to the American Dream?

Once rooted in liberty, family, and faith—it’s now been hijacked by consumerism, credit cards, and click-to-buy culture. In this episode, I explore how hyper-individualism and hyper-capitalism have turned America into a society of stressed-out shoppers… and how we can fight back.

🔎 Is capitalism eating itself?

🔎 Can minimalism and restraint help us rebuild family and community?

🔎 How can states reform GDP, outlaw predatory debt, and restore meaning?

We dive into all of that and more—including why Jeff Bezos might be the high priest of consumerism, how religion lost ground to retail, and what a Restraint Formula state could actually do to push back on consumerism..

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Elon Musk is right: the U.S. debt is a disaster. But launching a third party won’t fix it.

In this episode of American Restraint, Patrick Trepanier explains why our debt crisis—national, personal, and cultural—can’t be solved through politics as usual. Washington is structurally broken. The real solution? An Article V Convention to pass 3 critical amendments:

✅ Balanced Budget Amendment

✅ Congressional Term Limits

✅ Return of Power to the States

We’ll also explore how hyper-individualism and hyper-capitalism fuel debt at every level—and why restraint is the only path forward.

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Is religion the missing piece in fixing America? In this episode of American Restraint, Patrick Trepanier explores why both an atheist (Jonathan Rauch) and a Catholic (Ross Douthat) are calling for a revival of religious values in America. From Utah's rise to #1 in the U.S. News rankings to John Adams’ warnings about unbridled passions, we examine how religion might be the key to pushing back against hyper-individualism and hyper-capitalism. Plus, hear real policy proposals like Sunday laws and school prayer that could help Restraint Formula states lead the way. 🎧 Subscribe to hear more—and don’t forget to grab a copy of American Restraint wherever books are sold.

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Welcome to Episode 10 of the American Restraint podcast with Patrick Trepanier. In this visionary episode, we fast-forward to 2035—after a successful Article V Convention leads to term limits, a balanced budget, and the return of federal power to the states. With power returned to the states, how can we finally push back against the destructive forces of hyper-individualism and hyper-capitalism?

Patrick introduces the Restraint Formula—a bold roadmap for conservative state innovation centered on Family, Community, Health, and Service. This episode lays the groundwork for how red and moderate states can rebuild a pro-family, pro-community culture that truly empowers local citizens and protects American values.

🔥 If you're tired of top-down government, corporate overreach, and cultural decay, this is your blueprint for restoring America from the ground up.

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This ninth episode of the American Restraint podcast continues discussing the theme of “How to Fix America.”

We review themes of How to Fix America by diving into the alternatives. An Article V Convention is the only option to fix America because the other alternatives won’t work.

What are the other alternatives? We put together a few thought experiments for a Progressive Paradise, A Libertarian Atlantis, Zombie Reaganism on the Hill and more.

These other solutions won’t work because they each only represent about 10% of the population - and that’s one of the reasons America is so broken. We need to return to federalism and let states have more control because a 10% solution doesn’t work for running Washington, DC.

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This eight episode of the American Restraint podcast continues discussing the theme of “How to Fix America.”

We present a Top 10 list for why we need an Article V Convention. A fun list of reasons why America is broken, why status-quo solutions (and George Soros) can’t help us and why an Article V Convention is the best solution to fix America.

Washington, DC WON’T reform itself. The federal government won’t give up power without being forced to by We the People. Article V Convention now.

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This seventh episode of the American Restraint podcast continues discussing the theme of “How to Fix America.”

We discuss how to fix America by revisiting federalism. America has two choices: keep going with the status-quo (which won’t change anything), or try something different. Try something different means looking at Article V in the US Constitution and getting behind the Convention of States movement. Can the American people be trusted to participate in a national discussion about the political health of their nation? YES!

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This sixth episode of the American Restraint podcast continues discussing the theme of “How to Fix America.”

We go Back to the Future to revisit the Reagan Revolution. We look at hyper-individualism and hyper-capitalism in the context of the Reagan ‘80s. Everyone looks at the past differently and in this episode I look back at my feelings about the Reagan Revolution in the ‘80s, the ‘90s and today. And of course, more references to ‘80s movies and music!

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This fifth episode of the American Restraint podcast continues discussing the theme of “How to Fix America.”

We discuss hyper-capitalism in more depth. We talk about how the current bad trade deals are an example of hyper-capitalism. We also discuss income inequality, executive compensation, the Wall Street Casino and Big Business Fraud as additional examples of hyper-capitalism. And of course, more classic songs that illustrate hyper-capitalism.

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