The Supreme Court just ruled 6–3 that a president cannot use emergency powers to impose tariffs. That should have ended the story. It didn’t. Within hours, President Trump invoked Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, announcing a new global tariff starting at 10% — and raising it to 15% less than 24 hours […]

Who really controls your money — the Federal Reserve or the White House?President Trump has nominated Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as Chair of the Federal Reserve. Meanwhile, federal debt has surged past 100% of GDP, interest payments are racing toward $2 trillion per year, and a DOJ investigation hangs over Powell. Is this […]

DHS funding hits a wall — and the fight isn’t really about money. Congress funded the entire federal government for 2026… except the Department of Homeland Security. Now the debate over ICE reform, federal enforcement power, judicial warrants, masking, body cameras, and constitutional limits is coming to a head. Are Democrats pushing necessary oversight? Are […]

Claims of election fraud are once again being recycled — from rigged machines to stolen ballots — despite a lack of credible evidence. At the same time, there is increasing pressure to move election administration away from the states and into federal hands. On this episode of Liberty Lens, we examine why elections in the […]

A 37-year-old ICU nurse and U.S. citizen, Alex Pretti, was shot and killed during a Border Patrol operation in Minneapolis. Within minutes, senior Trump administration officials labeled him a terrorist and an assassin. The problem? Videos and eyewitness accounts tell a very different story. On this episode of Liberty Lens, we examine what actually happened, […]

President Trump is once again floating the idea of the United States acquiring Greenland — and this time, it’s not just a joke, a headline grab, or a real estate fantasy. On this episode of Liberty Lens, Big John and Mike ter Maat break down why Greenland matters, what the U.S. already has there, and […]

In this episode of Liberty Lens, Big John and former law enforcement officer Mike ter Maat break down the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis — not with slogans or outrage, but with law, training, and hard reality. This case doesn’t offer simple villains or clean answers. It raises serious questions about ICE tactics, crowd control, […]

Is this just law enforcement, or the start of a new American Empire? In this episode of Liberty Lens, Big John and Mike ter Maat kick off 2026 by dissecting the Trump administration’s aggressive new foreign policy moves. From Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s blunt “FAFO” statements to Marco Rubio’s warnings against Cuba, the messaging […]

President Trump claims the Russia-Ukraine peace deal is “90% done,” but with missiles still flying, is this reality or political spin? We break down the 20-point plan and why the White House might have miscalculated. Big John and former Libertarian Party VP nominee Mike ter Maat Mike ter Maat dig into the headlines dominating the […]

Trust in government is collapsing. Not because Americans suddenly became cynical — but because our leaders earned it. In this episode of Liberty Lens, Mike ter Maat and Big John dig into why integrity, not vibes or tribal loyalty, is the real political fault line right now. From MAGA infighting to podcasters-turned-powerbrokers, to why even […]