Patriotism is rising on the right and falling on the left. This episode unpacks what that divergence reveals about generational change, media influence, and the growing tension over what it means to be American. From Civil War divisions to postwar unity, the search for a shared national identity is nothing new, but the stakes may be higher than ever.

What holds a country together when its citizens no longer feel connected?

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Power concentrated is power at risk of overreach. Whether on the battlefield, in markets, or within cultures, primacy can stabilize (or destabilize) entire systems. From the Marshall Plan to modern tech monopolies, this episode examines how dominance takes hold, how it’s challenged, and whether America’s federalist framework is still strong enough to prevent supremacy from eclipsing liberty.

Can any system remain free when one force becomes too strong?

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Power without responsibility breeds resentment. Responsibility without authority leads to failure. This episode examines how America’s founders balanced both through limited government and federalist design, and how that balance is eroding under regulatory sprawl, rising taxation, and a culture of victimhood. From families to politics, the rules of influence are changing.

Can liberty survive when authority is no longer earned?

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The promise of prosperity through hard work once defined American life. Today, that dream faces mounting costs, from regulation and healthcare to housing and higher education. This episode explores how equal opportunity has been confused with equal outcomes... and why the difference is more than philosophical.

Has government made upward mobility harder than ever?

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Markets allocate choice. Capital enables growth. Profit rewards risk. But wealth (the real goal) is independence, not income. This episode defines four cornerstones of economic life and explores how free enterprise creates value far beyond material gain. In a time of rising dependency and economic distortion, the fundamentals still matter.

Can a free society thrive without understanding how it creates freedom?

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Rights once meant protection from government. Today, they’re often framed as claims upon it. Drawing on Enlightenment thinkers and American founding principles, this episode examines how the meaning of “rights” has shifted: from liberty to entitlement, from natural law to government grant. As deficits soar and policy expands, the cost of moral confusion is becoming more than theoretical.

Can a free society survive when every wish becomes a right?

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What began as a constitutional republic is drifting into something else. With executive orders bypassing Congress, judges rewriting policy, and unions shaping governance from the inside, the balance of power has shifted. This episode traces how a government meant to serve the people has grown increasingly self-serving, and what it means for sovereignty, spending, and citizen control.

Has the governed lost control of the government?

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Spending is up, outcomes are flat, and wages are falling behind. From education to regulation, decades of non-productive and counterproductive policies have quietly eroded economic progress. Real education spending has tripled with no measurable gains, while compliance and bureaucracy now add thousands in hidden costs per worker. Portugal was forced into reform. Will the U.S. choose it voluntarily?

What happens when too few produce... and too many depend?

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Behind every healthcare bill lies a system where no one pays their own way... and no one knows the true cost. Decades of tax policy and insurance expansion have built a maze of third-party payments, price opacity, and bureaucratic waste. This episode breaks down the real-world impact of misaligned incentives and outlines a bold shift: HSAs, catastrophic coverage, and consumer choice.

If healthcare is essential, why isn’t it priced like anything else we value?

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From its first emperor to Xi Jinping, China has been governed by a tradition of centralized, authoritarian rule. While America was built on consent and liberty, China’s rise has relied on control and discipline, now intensified under the Chinese Communist Party. This episode explores how Deng Xiaoping’s reforms unleashed growth, why Xi is reversing course, and how U.S. trade policy is forcing a clash between two incompatible systems.

Can a command economy survive exposure to the open market?

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