In this MTN Video, Bobby Jones examine how President Donald Trump’s second administration has waged what critics call a “war on intellect.” Since January 20, 2025, sweeping actions have reshaped American education and intellectual life at every level.

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Trump’s immigration crackdown is targeting children, deporting them to the very places they fled in fear. Ken Harbaugh speaks with Pastor Doug Pagitt about a growing movement of more than 5,000 churches resisting the Trump administration’s cruel immigration policies.

Tulsi Gabbard’s reckless outing of a CIA officer has exposed the staggering incompetence of this administration, and raised urgent questions about coordination across our intelligence community. Ken Harbaugh talks with former covert CIA officer Alex Finley about the damage being done and what it means for America’s national security.

Republicans are starting to feel the backlash at their own town halls, with even safe seats in places like Iowa suddenly up for grabs. Ken Harbaugh speaks with Rob Sand — Iowa’s state auditor, the only Democrat elected statewide, and now a candidate for governor — about why his grassroots, town hall-driven campaign is reshaping the political landscape.

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Donald Trump’s failures on “kitchen-table” issues like gas and egg prices may finally be waking Americans up to his deeper project: building a police state to remain in power. Even in deep-red Montana, where Trump won by nearly 20 points, attitudes are shifting—and I spoke with Ryan Busse, former Democratic nominee for governor, about what that means for the rest of the country.

Pete Hegseth has launched a dangerous campaign inside the Pentagon — one that punishes intellect and rewards blind loyalty. His latest move? Firing the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) — a clear signal of his lack of respect for facts, intelligence, and the people who deliver them.

Donald Trump continues to parrot Kremlin disinformation about Ukraine, blaming the victim of Putin’s unprovoked war and echoing propaganda that has shaped his worldview. Ken Harbaugh is joined by Russia expert Olga Lautman, co-host of The Kremlin File, to break down how Moscow’s decades-long campaign of lies has infiltrated American politics.

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The VA has proposed ending abortion counseling and care for veterans, and the public-comment period closes September 3—we need your voice now. Ken Harbaugh speaks with Army veteran and researcher Kris Goldsmith, who explains what’s at stake and how to submit a comment today.

Trump’s latest press conference was unhinged, capped by an executive order threatening jail time for burning the American flag — a direct attack on free speech. Ken Harbaugh speaks with fellow veteran and former Republican congressman Denver Riggleman about what this means for our democracy, and why defending dissent still matters.

ICE has become Trump’s personal internal police force, with a budget larger than the Marine Corps and a culture that breeds extremism. In part two of Ken Harbaugh's conversation with Army vet turned Nazi hunter Kris Goldsmith, they discuss how ICE attracts some of the worst actors in our society, and what it will take to stop them.

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