Sen. Ted Cruz surprised his haters this week by going back to his roots as a "rock-ribbed constitutional conservative" arguing the FCC Chairman sounded like a gangster who threatened ABC, pressuring the network to fire Jimmy Kimmel for comments about MAGA and Charlie Kirk. These things don't happen in a vacuum. And even though Kimmel is returning to TV after government threats, the erosions of free speech are everywhere, from the Capitol in Austin to the one in DC. Plus, Quorum Report Publisher Harvey Kronberg says there's plenty of irony to be found in the legislative response following the killing of Kirk. Our producer is the famous Evan Sherer, who reminds you to subscribe to the show today and tell three friends about it so they'll each turn around and tell three friends about it. It's part of his scheme to make us number one.

With the assassination of Charlie Kirk as the backdrop, I got a stark personal reminder of the stakes in the aftermath of last week's shooting in Utah. Returning to the microphone, an open and honest dialogue about this whole issue is warranted and I hope this episode can be a start. Plus, Quorum Report Publisher Harvey Kronberg weighs in on the newest entrant in the race for US Senate, James Talarico. And we visited with our friend Mark Davis about the ongoing battle over THC. Our producer is the famous Evan Sherer and the original music is by Checkmayne in Houston. Check it out.