The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – I’m beginning to think all government programs should come with a warning label, just like the ones on cigarettes. You may think I’m being hyperbolic, but look at how many programs that were created to help us are now used to harm We the People. As Ronald Reagan said, “[A] government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Does anyone else remember the Dire Straits song “Money for Nothing”? I think of that song just about every time I hear some people talk about the national debt and the debt ceiling and claim that we just need to raise the ceiling without worrying about spending. There are plenty of people who want to ignore the impact of our...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – I was listening to a comedian the other day. She was talking to a group of millennials and pointed out that she could take out the entire generation with a jar of peanuts. After I stopped laughing, I started thinking, that doesn’t seem to be as outrageous as you might think. Thinking back, very few children seemed to have peanut allergies...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – My maternal grandfather was from Italy. In fact, his younger brother was born on the boat as they came to America. He was convinced, to his dying day, that the Mafia was not Italian. Similarly, there are those today who cannot fathom the idea that many of our governments today act more like an organized crime family than the representatives...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Those who refuse to learn from history are doomed to repeat it. I’m old enough to remember the Soviet Union and the Marxist nations it held under its sway. I remember the wall separating East and West Germany, the secret police of the various Eastern Bloc nations, and the violent suppression...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – As a fan of the Science Fiction genre for decades, I’ve read several books and seen several movies where the protagonist ends up in a parallel universe or another timeline where things look the same but are completely different. That’s exactly how I feel when I look at America today, the buildings look the same, but...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – While the media, politicians, and celebrities seem to always point our focus toward what is going wrong, there are examples of things going right. From people standing up for the truth and the preservation of their rights, to the occasional elected employee getting to the root of an issue rather than just making...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – There are plenty of people out there who think America’s best days are behind her. Some believe we will fall to second or even third-world status, while others think we will effectively be taken over by another country or the United Nations. I try not to focus on the doom and gloom, I much prefer focusing on what...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Most of us have had a parent ask us, “If your friends jumped off a cliff, would you follow them?” There are studies showing the power of peer pressure, and I’m sure all of us know of someone who “Fell in with a bad crowd.” Does this tendency to be swayed by bad ideas only exist in childhood, or is it something...

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – Public schools had an honorable start in the republic. First, people taught their children at home. Then communities would get together, build a schoolhouse and hire a teacher. Then it was agreed that it was a public responsibility to ensure every child had a basic education, the chance to learn to read, write, do...