Making the Argument with Nick Freitas

A sitting United States senator stood on a college campus and explained, out loud, that the purpose of criminal prosecution is to make twenty-two-year-olds afraid to take a job. A sitting congresswoman didn’t marry her brother “to her knowledge”; the Senate pro tempore of Virginia is described as the leader of a criminal enterprise, and the candidate senator in Michigan can't decide whether or not his family is connected to the Muslim Brotherhood… It's been a heck of a week for the Democrats…

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Why are Western elites destroying their own country? Matt Goodwin uncovers their motivation.

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Raymond Ibrahim explains the true history of Islam and the West and why there cannot be peace. Then he answers the question, what do we do about it?

00:00 – The Red-Green Alliance is Coming for the West

04:37 – Is US foreign policy really why jihadists hate America?

08:01 – Why Raymond says a peaceful majority isn't enough

15:03 – What mainstream Islam actually teaches

21:20 – Why Islam has expanded whenever it was strong

24:43 – How Muhammad's message changed as he gained power

28:15 – What taqiyya means and why it matters for immigration

34:32 – Why Raymond says jihad today doesn't need a sword

38:57 – Why the left and Islam are allies against Christianity

44:13 – Should the West go on offense against Islam?

48:19 – How Raymond says the West could weaken Islam without force

52:25 – Why Muslims once wanted to be like the West

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As France continues to burn, the left celebrates both in France and America, and it looks like the Right Wing in France may now have a pathway to victory…but will it be enough to save France?

03:22 – Who is actually rioting in France?

07:03 – How the media and Macron are explaining away the riots

10:41 – Why Macron won't put down the riots

13:51 – Why a disarmed Europe can't protect itself

19:00 – Why America and France share a bond deeper than politics

24:32 – How the left and Islamists are using each other in France

29:33 – Why Rhodesia and Venezuela lost by being too reasonable

35:46 – Why Nick disagrees with Le Pen on Islam and the West

41:11 – Why Europe's so-called far right is really centrist

43:51 – Why you can't negotiate with people burning your country

50:06 – Why Christian says multicultural states always fail

54:50 – What happens if Marine Le Pen wins

1:01:15 – Nick's warning to those without the stomach for this fight

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Many on the Right are mad at Donald Trump over the latest activities in Ukraine, but is it justified, or are we not being told what is really going on?

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00:00 – Why Trump's latest Ukraine moves have some on the right upset

04:58 – What the Budapest Memorandum actually promised Ukraine

06:42 – Why no one called it a betrayal when Russia took Crimea under Obama

09:13 – How much the US has given Ukraine compared to Europe

12:00 – Why Europe has spent more on Russian energy than on Ukraine

16:22 – Why Europe has the resources to defend Ukraine without the US

21:57 – Why Europe depends on America's worldview, not the other way around

27:59 – How Europe's economy fell behind America's since 2008

31:24 – Why Eastern Europe takes Russia more seriously than Western Europe

37:05 – Why Nick says Russia can't take over the rest of Europe

40:28 – Why Nick says immigration is a bigger threat to Europe than Russia

43:01 – What Nick wants for Russia, Ukraine and Europe

48:26 – Why Nick is starting to question whether the US needs NATO

53:43 – What Nick wants for Russia, Ukraine and Europe

This is Episode 602 of Making the Argument, published October 16, 2026.

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A majority of young Americans have a favorable view of socialism, and 59% of Democrats polled say they support the DSA. The socialist revolution has already begun, and it only gets more violent from here… Here is what we do about it.

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00:00 – Why the rise of socialism didn't start with the DSA

02:22 – Why dressing like Mao doesn't get the backlash a Nazi uniform would

06:15 – Why communism got a pass after World War II

09:16 – The three stages communists use to prepare a country for revolution

14:31 – How the left hijacks legitimate grievances like civil rights

20:57 – Why the left keeps moving from one victim group to the next

25:09 – Why the left and Islamists both hate the West

29:30 – How the left takes over institutions like Harvard and New York City

34:28 – Who the left sees as the enemy class in America

40:10 – What a purge looks like in America today

44:51 – Why Jack says the left loves political violence

48:39 – How to fight enemies at home without abandoning your principles

54:36 – Why enforcing the law isn't the same as lawfare

59:20 – Why the left targets schools and libraries

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Democrats say this midterm is about lowering prices, but their own committee leaders say their day-one priority is subpoenas, investigations, and impeachment against the Trump administration. So what happens if Democrats actually win in November?

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00:00 – Why history and the polls favor Democrats to flip the House

06:10 – The battleground states that will decide the House

08:28 – The Senate races that have Republicans worried

13:16 – Why moderate Democrats always vote with their party

18:43 – What Democrats would need to win to flip the Senate

25:04 – The October surprises around Ilhan Omar and James Talarico

27:48 – What Democrats would do if they only win the House

32:15 – The bill names Democrats would use to win votes

37:37 – Will Democrats try to impeach Trump again?

41:25 – What a Democrat win in 2028 would mean for the border

44:24 – How Democrats would go after Trump's cabinet and ICE

49:49 – Why so many people are drawn to burn-it-down populism

53:08 – Why Democrats would try another government shutdown

58:24 – What you can do before the midterms

This is Episode 600 of Making the Argument, published October 14, 2026.

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Federal agents just raided Ilhan Omar’s house in Washington DC over allegations that she became a US citizen via fraud. Could she actually be denaturalized and deported? The current focus on Ilhan Omar immigration status and private life has sparked a firestorm of speculation. Many are asking whether this is a genuine legal inquiry or if the Trump administration tactics are being employed to derail her campaign efforts. We examine the timing and the potential motivations behind these developments.

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00:00:00 Ilhan Omar Under Investigation: What Are the Facts?

00:02:37 The DOJ Raid: Was the Search Warrant Justified?

00:09:48 Equal Justice or a Two-Tiered System of Law?

00:14:55 The Timeline Behind the Ilhan Omar Investigation

00:16:02 Missing Citizenship Records: Questions About Her Father's Naturalization

00:18:32 Somalia's Genocide: Should Her Father's Military Role Matter?

00:24:33 THE EVIDENCE ON ILHAN OMAR'S IMMIGRATION: Marriage Fraud, Records, and DNA Questions

00:29:30 Marriage and Tax Records: What Do the Documents Show?

00:36:18 What the Minnesota Star Tribune Could—and Couldn't—Confirm

00:42:32 Trump's Immigration Crackdown and the Omar Investigation

00:47:03 Could Omar's Citizenship Be Legally Challenged?

00:50:25 Why This Case Could Fuel the Fight for Immigration Reform

00:53:06 The Case for Rewriting America's Immigration Laws

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Revolutions take place when the right conditions meet the right catalyst…for France and most of Europe, the conditions are now set…its not a question of how, but when?

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