How exactly did Greece end up in this position In this week's boralogue John reviews the steps taken by countries that result in the quagmire Greece finds itself in today Convincing yet empty promises evolve into large bureaucracies corruption and higher taxes Inflation results debts can't be paid austerity begins and people realize that something for nothing is a myth Politicians play the blame game as banks fail and the very citizens who were to benefit from those convincing promises are left to ponder what happened Greece is there today Will the U S be there tomorrow However did we

As we celebrate our great nation's th birthday it is important to remember that this country was founded not on the principle tolerance but of freedom The many problems we face to today with racial issues or same sex marriage could be solved rather simply we'll each have the freedom to do what we want and we'll respect each other's right to do it The solution however does not appear to be that simple Instead tolerance prevails allowing one group to shut down debate and demand everyone march in lockstep With freedoms deteriorating we would ask the founders and soldiers

The elimination of racism was supposed to have begun five decades ago but it seems stronger than ever today Why is that In the boralogue this week John looks at contradictions put forth from the power elites and asks the question What happens when we're subjected to false narratives Those that used to preach don't push your views on other people are doing nothing but that now Freedom of speech for everyone now pertains to politically correct speech only Big government used to be abhorrent but now it's all the rage Amidst all these contradictions the ability to debate an

As we recharge for the summer here at Steel on Steel we begin embracing interesting thematic issues John skips the boralogue this week and welcomes David Hathaway www charityendureth com former DEA Agent-in-Charge in Nogales Arizona who recalls President Nixon's creation of the DEA through executive order He explains the differences between the DEA's mission and that of the FBI and CIA and surmises that America's results from the war on drugs may be worse than the original problem The most important thing about history is learning not to repeat it Retired U S Army Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Peters us

Just before the presidential election candidate Barack Obama said We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America In this week's boralogue John examines predictions from years ago that projected an end-run around the sovereignty of nations Today this is being accomplished through a series of trade agreements The process occurs in gradual increments rather than a full frontal assault so that governments can be changed without the knowledge and consent of the governed Obama's transformation plan for America continues unabated We remember Nancy Pelosi famously saying of Obamacare We have to pass the bill to

We'll kick off the show in John's boralogue by comparing constitutional rights with the new category of human rights and explaining why this has placed the Constitution on life support Constitutional rights are granted as being inherent or God-given whereas human rights require one person to sacrifice constitutional rights and be forced to provide something for another person for free What happens when faulty science teams up with religion Cornell University Adjunct Professor Matt Briggs www wmbriggs com explores the Vatican's curious involvement in anthropogenic global warming along with Pope Francis's upcoming papal encyclical on environmentalism and how continued pressure

We have always urged you to pray for Christians who are being persecuted for their faith around the world John relates in his boralogue a few examples of Christian leaders or congregants who are either blindsided by violence or face death for their choice of faith In Pakistan a mob looted homes and attempted to burn a church after a mentally challenged Christian man was alleged to have burned a copy of the Quran An Ethiopian man was ordered to kill two Christian pastors or his children would die From Sudan to Nigeria to India and beyond persecution of Christians

Happy Memorial Day everyone We honor our country's fallen heroes by examining the Constitution and how this nation was founded John's boralogue explores our once-guaranteed freedom of religion and the erosion of that freedom especially in the military It's once more don't ask don't tell in the armed forces only this time it involves religion Christians are frequently called haters but it's Christians who serve to feed the hungry heal the sick provide shelter for the homeless and they are often the first on the ground during disasters Technology has certainly emerged as essential in our lives with cell phones

There has been a steady movement for several decades to establish a Marxist government in this country Suspending the boralogue this week we take a look at Antonio Gramsci's arm of Marxism and socialism in order to examine whether or not it will boot Judeo-Christianity not just out of the marketplace of ideas but out of politics as well Joining us to discuss this is New Zealand author Trevor Loudon www trevorloudon com John and Trevor analyze the infiltration of Marxist ideals into the arenas of congress global governments journalism education economy and religious organizations in order to forecast where

By now you've heard about the attempted violence at the Mohammad cartoon drawing contest this week in Garland Texas What's more interesting has been the media's reaction to it In this week's boralogue John points out the fallacies and self-contradictory nature of progressive thinking In playing a clip from Chris Matthews's show on MSNBC John counterpoints many of the errors made by their terrorism expert Among the many issues pushed to the forefront this week in the thwarted terrorist attack the question of whether Muslims are able to acclimate to life in the United States was one not featured in