Stand in the Gap Radio Podcasts

The U.K. vote to leave the EU known as Brexit has yet to be put into place. The attitude manifested by the UK’s vote to leave the EU was emboldened by the election and narrative of Candidate Donald Trump and then certainly as Pres. Donald Trump. Now, the UK is going through the difficult task of unwinding as a result of Brexit. It has caused PM May to make the statement that as a result of Brexit, taxes in the UK will be lower and the UK will become a land of opportunity. How will this result affect the UK?What’s the health of the Brexit movement?

Israel has taken out another plane on the ground at the Damascus airport claiming more Iranian weapons on board. Russia has pledged to move in sophisticated S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Syria. Because Iran is deeply embedded in Syria almost any effort against Iran involves Syria and therefore Russia. Will Iran back down? Will Russia permit Iran to back down? Are we standing on the threshold of conflict with Iran and as John Bolton said if Iran attacks,” There will be hell to pay”?

Is the Trump presidency enhancing ideological differences or moving other nations closer to choosing freedom?

Recently at the UN Pres. Trump made a statement about more substantive changes have been made in the last 2 years under his administration than perhaps in any previous administration. To his comments there were many laughs which caused the president to say, “well, that’s not the response I expected”. Looking at foreign policy decisions of U.S. presidents over the last many terms, was the President’s statement accurate or overstated?

The Most Watched Meeting in History. We are joined by IQ al Rassooli (Iraqi now living in exile; author). Topics discussed include: Pres. Trump’s comments at the UN. U.S. and National Sovereignty vs the Global Order. An International Showdown: Iran vs the U.S. PM May: Brexit means lower taxes and more.

In China – right now – they are imposing a new system of social control on their 1.4 billion citizens. They call it – ‘Social Credit scores’ where each person is assigned a movable ‘social credit score’ a ‘communist party ideologically correct interpretation of ‘correctness’. In this system, literally every conceivable trackable piece of data from buying and selling, phone conversations, to travel activities, to internet searches, to physical activities tracked by surveillance cameras all being consolidated through AI computers to produce a ‘communist perfect society. Is such a system to be feared in the U.S.? How could collected and electronic medical records be used against, instead of for a person? What can the average citizen do to raise awareness?

Is there anything positive coming from the electronic collection of records?

Is the move in America towards single payer healthcare worse than what Europe is already experiencing?

Big Brother has been sticking his nose into the health care arena, the doctor’s offices, the hospitals and the drug manufacturers for a long time. What is the legal justification being used by the federal government to force itself into the doctor’s exam room? What are they using to justify this major change?

Has the health care system in the U.S. improved during Pres. Trump’s administration or gotten worse?