On August 13, 2024, Kevin Lundberg and Producer Luke joined the show. Former state senator discusses CISA’s warnings about election attacks, the grassroots Protect Kids Colorado petition effort, and analyzes the Tina Peters conviction as an example of process crimes targeting those who challenge election transparency In-studio discussion reviewing Henry Hazlitt’s economic principles, analyzing tariffs as international strategy, criticizing lobbying as a.

Start listening at 19:43 – Hour 1

Kevin Lundberg, chairman of Protect Kids Colorado, provides an update on the grassroots effort to get parental rights measures on the ballot. Despite collecting signatures from hundreds of volunteers across the state, the initiatives fell short after opposition forces delayed the title board process until late May, compressing the signature-gathering window to just two and a half months. Lundberg explains that the measures would require schools to notify parents when children experience gender incongruence and would prohibit biological males from competing in girls’ sports.

The discussion shifts to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s recent statement warning Americans to expect election system attacks while simultaneously assuring the public that these attacks won’t affect election integrity. Lundberg expresses skepticism, noting CISA’s history as what he describes as a propaganda tool that labels dissenting views as misinformation. He advocates for hand-counted paper ballots at the precinct level with same-day results, the standard in most first-world countries.

“The best way you could put that together would be hand-counted paper ballots at the precinct level with results reported the day of. Just like used to happen and just like does happen in almost any first world country.”

Kevin Lundberg, Former Colorado State Senator

Start listening at 48:28 – Hour 1

Kim and Kevin Lundberg analyze the conviction of Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters on seven counts related to her efforts to preserve election records before a state-mandated software update. Lundberg argues that Peters was fulfilling her statutory obligation to maintain election records for 26 months when the software vendor attempted to overwrite existing data. He notes the judge severely limited the defense’s ability to present witnesses explaining why Peters took her actions, reducing the trial to narrow procedural questions rather than the broader issues of election transparency.

The conversation draws parallels to January 6th prosecutions, with Lundberg sharing that his neighbor John Strand had just returned from federal prison after the Supreme Court ruled the Department of Justice misinterpreted the law used to prosecute J6 defendants. These cases, Lundberg argues, demonstrate how government agencies target those who challenge the establishment narrative.

Start listening at 60:11 – Hour 2

Producer Luke joins Kim for a continuing review of Henry Hazlitt’s Economics in One Lesson, focusing on chapters covering tariffs, exports, and parity prices. Luke explains that while he generally agrees with Hazlitt’s anti-tariff stance, he sees tariffs as a legitimate tool of international strategy when dealing with adversarial nations. He cites the current U.S.-Russia situation, where American sanctions simply pushed Russia toward closer economic ties with China.

The discussion examines China’s use of government-subsidized industries to undercut American competitors, with Kim noting that former guest Helen Raleigh, who immigrated from China, came to view tariffs as one of the few remaining tools to counter unfair trade practices. Luke argues that ideas and industries should stand on their own without government subsidies, and he offers a sharp critique of lobbying as a system that places power in the hands of those with the most money rather than the best ideas.

“Lobbying is one of the worst things this country has ever allowed to happen because it’s sort of, in its own strange way, reinvented a sort of pseudo-feudal system wherein power lies with those who hold the most money, not those who have the best ideas.”

Producer Luke, Crawford Broadcasting

Start listening at 106:10 – Hour 2

Kim challenges Luke on an apparent contradiction in modern attitudes toward slavery. Young Americans have been taught to disparage the Founding Fathers for owning slaves, yet they readily purchase products manufactured by slave labor in China without moral concern. Luke acknowledges the disconnect, explaining that modern slave labor feels far removed and thus easier to ignore, while America’s historical slavery remains more immediate in cultural memory.

Producer Joe adds that people seem upset that slavery happened at all, rather than recognizing that societies learn from mistakes and strive to improve. Kim emphasizes that those teaching contempt for the founders seek to undermine the foundational principles they established, particularly the self-evident truth that all men are created equal with God-given rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

On August 12, 2024, Brian Joondeph joined the show. Joondeph exposes how mainstream polls systematically oversample Democrats to create false narratives about Harris lead, analyzes the media role as a Democrat campaign arm, and discusses the Olympics controversy over biological males in womens boxing

Start listening at 28:52 – Hour 1

Brian Joondeph, author and columnist for American Thinker and Rasmussen, breaks down how mainstream media polls systematically oversample Democrats to create false narratives about Kamala Harris popularity. Joondeph reveals that polls showing Harris ahead typically oversample Democrats by two to six points, which conveniently matches her supposed lead. The manipulation extends to undersampling independents, who comprise roughly half the electorate and lean toward Trump.

Joondeph argues these biased polls serve a deliberate purpose: demoralizing Trump supporters into staying home on Election Day. The transformation of Harris from a candidate who could not survive the 2020 primaries with 1% support to a supposed frontrunner defies logical explanation without acknowledging coordinated media manipulation.

“They reflect sentiment and they can be used to reflect public opinion, or they can be used to shape public opinion, and I think many of the polls are being used to shape opinion.”

Brian Joondeph, Author and Columnist

Start listening at 32:39 – Hour 1

Joondeph exposes the radical policy positions of both Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, tracing their support for defunding police, endorsing BLM riots, and backing transgender surgeries for minors. The media refusal to examine these positions reveals its role as a protective shield for Democrat candidates. Walz lies about his military service have largely escaped mainstream scrutiny while similar misrepresentations by Republicans would dominate news cycles for weeks.

The discussion turns to Harris connection to the Obama political machine. Joondeph suggests Obama insisted on Harris as the nominee, with his operatives now directing her campaign. Her sudden policy reversals, such as opposing tip taxes after her administration supported them, demonstrate a candidate willing to say anything for political advantage.

Start listening at 34:41 – Hour 1

Joondeph highlights the stark contrast in media coverage between the Trump assassination attempt and how a similar event involving a Democrat would be handled. The FBI attempts to downplay whether Trump was struck by a bullet versus shrapnel reveal institutional bias. Even Mark Zuckerberg called Trump response badass, yet the story has largely disappeared from mainstream coverage within weeks.

The absence of answers about Secret Service failures, the unguarded roof, and the investigation status points to a deliberate coverup. Congressional Republicans, despite holding the House, have done little beyond holding hearings and sending strongly worded tweets.

Start listening at 46:39 – Hour 1

Joondeph addresses the Olympic boxing controversy where biological males competed against women. Unlike swimming or running where unfair competition results in lost medals, boxing presents physical danger. The Italian boxer who quit her match said she had never been hit so hard in her life. Despite chromosomal evidence of male genetics, the International Olympic Committee permitted these competitors while the National Organization of Women remained silent.

The left efforts to normalize biological men competing against women extends the pattern of excusing the inexcusable and making the absurd palatable. Joondeph suggests creating separate transgender competitions rather than forcing biological women to risk injury.

Start listening at 16:16 – Hour 1

Kim Monson provides updates on the Colorado 2024 Election Project, announcing that United Sovereign Americans has received funding and their legal team is now active in Colorado. The group identified 1.4 million anomalies and over 100,000 voter infractions in Colorado election data, well below minimum federal standards for election integrity. Step two involves using fractal technology to compare voter rolls with property tax records to identify undeliverable ballot destinations before the November election.

On August 9, 2024, Cory Ohnesorge, Lisa Bennett, Mike Cahoon, Jim May, and Jeffrey Tucker joined the show. Former NFL punter announces candidacy for Colorado House District 23, emphasizing family heritage in farming and military service while criticizing government overreach and economic struggles affecting local businesses Election integrity advocate explains how the 1993 National Voter Registration Act creates vulnerabilities by preventing states from requiring proof of citizenship, while.

Start listening at 18:32 – Hour 1

Cory Ohnesorge, a former NFL punter who played for the New York Giants and St. Louis Rams, announces his candidacy for Colorado House District 23, covering West Lakewood, Wheat Ridge, and Mountain View. Ohnesorge brings a unique perspective shaped by his athletic career, where he spent 15 years mastering the 1.3 seconds it takes to execute a punt, translating that discipline into his political aspirations.

Coming from a family of farmers, military service members, and railroad builders, Ohnesorge expresses frustration with the current state of representation in Colorado. He highlights concerns about the struggling economy, noting that local mountain bike shops report stagnant inventory as residents struggle to afford luxury items. His German surname, meaning “without fear,” reflects his approach to challenging the current political establishment.

“And, you know, seeing the problems of Colorado and being in tune with local businesses and my neighbors, I figured someone had to stand up for the people.”

Cory Ohnesorge, Colorado House District 23 Candidate

Start listening at 33:00 – Hour 1

Lisa Bennett of Montana and Mike Cahoon, the Colorado director for United Sovereign Americans, examine voter registration irregularities discovered through analysis of state voter rolls. Cahoon reveals that United Sovereign Americans found approximately 1,468,211 apparently ineligible voter registrations in Colorado, with over 100,938 votes cast by ineligible voters in the 2022 election.

Bennett explains the complications created by the 1993 National Voter Registration Act, which prevents states from requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration. She details how the motor voter system, combined with non-citizens being able to obtain driver’s licenses indistinguishable from citizen licenses, creates vulnerabilities in the election system. In Montana, discrepancies of approximately 7,000 votes, representing over 2% of the total 312,000 primary votes, remain unreconciled.

Cahoon notes that Colorado’s measured voter error rate of 4% affected two congressional districts in 2022 that were decided by less than that margin. This analysis forms the foundation of Kim’s Colorado 2024 Election Project, a three-step plan combining United Sovereign Americans’ legal action, Jay Valentine’s Omega 4 America fractal technology, and a public relations campaign.

“It’s illegal per the 1993 National Voting Rights Act for a state to require proof of citizenship in order to register to vote, which means that someone just attests by signing on the registration card that they are one.”

Lisa Bennett, Election Integrity Advocate

Start listening at 61:05 – Hour 2

Jim May of Lavaca Meat Company calls in from the eastern plains near Lyman, Colorado, where the much-needed rain is helping the grass and corn crop. May announces that Lavaca Meat Company will be grilling samples of their premium beef at Western Welcome Week in downtown Littleton the following weekend, showcasing their steakhouse-quality products.

May reflects on the Olympics, noting how streaming technology allows viewers to watch replays and appreciate the competition. He expresses admiration for American athletes who proudly wrap themselves in the flag after winning gold medals. The conversation turns briefly to politics, with May coining the phrase “comma, comma, comma, comma chameleon” to describe Vice President Kamala Harris’s shifting policy positions.

“Lavaca Meat Company is kind of like the showroom in a car dealership where you put the nicest car out there because you want to sell them all. That’s kind of how our little shop works.”

Jim May, Lavaca Meat Company

Start listening at 70:03 – Hour 2

Jeffrey Tucker, founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and senior economics columnist for the Epoch Times, examines the concept of moral courage through the lens of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. Tucker argues that Trump’s immediate response, standing up with his fist raised and blood on his face after nearly being killed, revealed an authentic inner core of ferocity and courage that few possess.

Tucker traces Trump’s demonstrated resilience through years of lawfare and media attacks, from Russiagate through multiple indictments, noting that such relentless pressure would cause “personality decay in a regular person.” He connects this to broader themes from the COVID lockdown era, when Americans faced unprecedented restrictions on churches, schools, businesses, and personal gatherings, followed by vaccine mandates that tested individual moral courage.

The path to beating oppressive systems, Tucker argues, requires finding inner moral courage rather than clever navigation of bureaucratic structures. He emphasizes that moral courage cannot be taught but must be practiced daily, with each challenge providing an opportunity to strengthen that character trait.

“The only path to beating it is to stand up for principle. You have no guarantee of winning, but if there’s a chance of prevailing against that kind of machinery, against that kind of beast, the magic solution here is to find that inner moral courage and stand up for what’s right.”

Jeffrey Tucker, Brownstone Institute Founder

On August 8, 2024, Kenneth Timmerman, Karen Levine, and Jay Valentine joined the show. Discussed Tim Walz’s connections to Chinese Communist Party, stolen valor accusations, Obama’s enabling of Iranian terrorism through the nuclear deal, and why Trump remains favored in the 2024 race despite Harris’s relief rally Reported improved affordability in Colorado Front Range market with lower interest rates and slight pricing pressure, and.

Start listening at 30:51 – Hour 1

Kenneth Timmerman, calling from the south of France, breaks down the 2024 presidential race and explains why Trump remains the frontrunner despite the Democrats’ relief rally over Kamala Harris. Timmerman exposes Tim Walz’s troubling connections to the Chinese Communist Party, noting that Walz served as keynote speaker at a United Front organization, Beijing’s propaganda and infiltration arm. The investigative journalist also details Walz’s stolen valor issues, revealing that Walz resigned from his Minnesota National Guard unit just as they received deployment orders to Iraq in 2005 and was demoted upon retirement for never completing required courses.

Timmerman connects Obama-era policies to current Middle East instability, explaining how Obama released approximately $150 billion in frozen Iranian assets plus $1.6 billion in cash, which funded Hezbollah, Hamas, and global terrorism. The 2009 Green Movement, when 3 million Iranians protested in the streets, received no support from Obama, emboldening the regime.

“The reason we don’t challenge these voters, Kim, is because they don’t exist. So if we force the Democrats to bring that guy’s butt to the polls, it’s not going to happen because he doesn’t exist.”

Jay Valentine, Omega4America

Start listening at 63:37 – Hour 2

Karen Levine reports that affordability in the Colorado Front Range market has reached its best level in months, possibly a decade. Interest rates have improved and there’s been slight downward pressure on pricing. Levine warns about a Denver City Council ballot initiative proposing a half-percent sales tax increase supposedly for affordable housing, arguing that this regressive tax would actually hurt the middle class and reduce their ability to purchase homes.

“Affordability has been the best we’ve seen in months, and maybe even in a decade, from the standpoint that interest rates have improved, and we’ve seen a lot of small but significant, I would say, in the fact that there’s been a little bit of downward pressure on pricing.”

Karen Levine, RE/MAX Alliance

Start listening at 74:08 – Hour 2

Jay Valentine, founder of Omega4America and creator of the eBay fraud detection engine and TSA no-fly list, explains how quantum technology can revolutionize election integrity. Valentine’s fractal technology operates at 200 million transactions per second, comparing property tax rolls against voter rolls to identify impossible registrations: voters registered at Walmarts, gas stations, vacant lots, and apartment buildings without unit numbers.

Valentine reveals that in Wisconsin and Michigan, approximately 500,000 ballots may be affected by phantom voter registrations, in states where presidential races are decided by 30,000-50,000 votes. The strategy doesn’t disenfranchise voters; anyone wanting to vote can still appear at polls with ID. Instead, it prevents mail-in ballots from accumulating at collection points where NGOs can harvest and vote them. As of August 7th, federal law prohibits removing voters from rolls, but addresses are now locked, making this the optimal moment to expose ballot collection schemes.

“When you start to see in Colorado, and Colorado is the petri dish because the voter rolls have never been reconciled. You can’t compare a voter roll with anything. But now we’ve got an official government document called a property tax roll.”

Jay Valentine, Omega4America

On August 7, 2024, Paula Sarlls, Rachel Gabel, Lorne Levy, and Trent Loos joined the show. Announced the memorial’s anniversary event on August 24th featuring Medal of Honor recipient Drew Dix and Iwo Jima veterans, emphasizing the memorial serves as a place of healing and education Exposed how a Denver ballot initiative to ban slaughterhouses represents the tip of a nationwide campaign by animal rights extremists,.

Start listening at 19:07 – Hour 1

Paula Sarlls, President of the USMC Memorial Foundation and Gold Star wife, announces the organization’s 47th anniversary celebration on August 24th. The event features Medal of Honor recipient Drew Dix and a performance by Dave Bray USA. Sarlls emphasizes that the memorial serves as more than a monument, functioning as a place of healing and education for veterans and their families. The event will include Civil Air Patrol cadets and young Marines, with Iwo Jima veterans Jim Blaine, who turns 100 in November, and Al Jennings in attendance.

“And you’ll hear stories while you’re there of why it’s more than just a memorial. It’s a place of healing and education, and we’re going to have a lot of young Marines out there and Civil Air Patrol cadets.”

Paula Sarlls, President, USMC Memorial Foundation

Start listening at 31:00 – Hour 1

Rachel Gabel, assistant editor at The Fence Post, warns that a Denver ballot initiative to ban slaughterhouses represents a direct assault on property rights. Superior Farms, the only remaining slaughterhouse in Denver, processes approximately 20 percent of lamb slaughter capacity in the United States. The extremist animal rights group behind the measure has stated this is merely the beginning of a nationwide campaign.

Gabel explains how Colorado’s ballot initiative process leaves agriculture vulnerable, requiring few signatures concentrated in Front Range cities to advance measures that devastate rural communities. She draws parallels to the wolf reintroduction ballot measure and the upcoming trophy hunting ban targeting mountain lions and bobcats. The jobs at Superior Farms provide generational prosperity for first and second generation Americans, and closure would deprive ethnic communities of culturally important lamb products.

“They’ve been very clear, like this is the tip of the iceberg for them. They would like to shut down Superior Farms in Denver and then they would like to go out into the rest of the state and the rest of the nation and continue to do the same thing.”

Rachel Gabel, Assistant Editor, The Fence Post

Start listening at 64:11 – Hour 2

Lorne Levy of Polygon Financial Group reports that mortgage rates have settled into the middle to lower sixes, down from high sixes just days ago. Economic uncertainty and a 1,000-point Dow drop drove investors to bonds, pushing rates down. The Fed is now expected to cut rates in September. Levy explains that homeowners who purchased a year ago at rates near 7 percent can now refinance and save substantial money monthly.

“And that’s what we always talked about was, you know, dating, you know, marry the house, date the rate.”

Lorne Levy, Polygon Financial Group

Start listening at 72:23 – Hour 2

Trent Loos, sixth-generation farmer and rancher, reports on his meeting with Sweetwater County commissioners in Wyoming regarding a federal Bureau of Land Management plan to sequester CO2 underground across 600,000 acres. The federal government owns 73 percent of Sweetwater County, severely limiting local control over resource development. Coal production decline in the county has reduced assessed mineral values by $18 million.

Loos raises alarm about bee colony collapse potentially linked to electromagnetic frequencies from wind turbines and solar installations. Research at Oklahoma State University documents reproductive failures in livestock near such installations. Approximately one-third of human food consumption depends on bee pollination, including dairy production through alfalfa pollination. The convergence of federal land restrictions, CO2 burial, and pollinator decline threatens the entire food production chain.

“One in three acres in the United States is owned by the federal government, taxpayers of this country, and the taxpayers of this country can’t even have a say in how this land is being utilized.”

Trent Loos, Sixth-Generation Farmer and Rancher

On August 6, 2024, Rich Guggenheim, Bob Boswell, and Lauren Fix joined the show. Discussed the failed ballot initiatives, announced upcoming Colorado legislation to ban minors from drag shows and gender-affirming care, and explained why gender ideology harms women and LGB youth Explained how Colorado’s enterprise fees circumvent TABOR, detailed the impact of SB 24-230 on gas producers, and warned that punitive regulations will.

Start listening at 15:39 – Hour 1

Rich Guggenheim, Director of Legislation for Gays Against Groomers, reports on the Protect Kids Colorado ballot initiatives that fell short of the signature threshold due to a compressed 80-day timeline. Despite not making the ballot, the volunteer-driven effort succeeded in raising awareness across all 64 Colorado counties about gender ideology’s impact on children in schools.

Guggenheim announces two new legislative bills for the upcoming Colorado session: one banning minors from viewing or participating in drag shows with prurient intent, and the SAFE Act to ban so-called gender-affirming care practices including sterilization and surgical mutilation of minors. He argues that gender ideology is fundamentally misogynistic because erasing biological sex eliminates sex-based legal protections for women, and homophobic because the majority of children subjected to gender-affirming care are gay or lesbian youth who would otherwise grow up to lead normal lives as gay adults.

“Gender ideology, the transgender agenda is misogynistic, it is homophobic, and it is harmful to our children.”

Rich Guggenheim, Director of Legislation, Gays Against Groomers

Start listening at 31:40 – Hour 1

Bob Boswell, CEO of Laramie Energy, exposes the false narrative behind climate policies that hurt everyday Americans. He explains how Colorado’s enterprise fees circumvent the TABOR Amendment’s requirement for voter approval of new taxes, with 19 enterprise fees already in place. The recent Senate Bill 24-230 imposes production fees on oil and gas that penalize the cleanest-burning fossil fuel, natural gas, while having no floor to protect producers who may already be operating at a loss.

Boswell warns that Colorado’s methane emission rules effectively cap energy growth from fossil fuels starting in 2030, which will drive companies to leave for less punitive states without improving the environment. He notes that California’s aggressive regulations have driven electricity prices 70 percent higher than the national average, with 42 percent of rental properties behind on rent because residents cannot afford both rent and energy bills.

“But to blame it on the use of fossil fuels is a very false narrative, and it’s trying to drive political changes.”

Bob Boswell, CEO, Laramie Energy

Start listening at 70:53 – Hour 2

Lauren Fix, the Car Coach, reveals that over 50 percent of EV owners say they will not purchase another electric vehicle, driven by issues including insurance costs up 51 percent, annual tire replacements, and inadequate charging infrastructure. She reports that Hertz is dumping its 100,000-vehicle Tesla fleet at giveaway prices because maintenance and insurance costs made the vehicles unprofitable.

Fix announces that BMW, General Motors, Ford, and Volvo are all pivoting back to gasoline and hybrid options because they cannot sustain losses on every EV sold. Only Jaguar continues pursuing an all-electric future, which Fix views as potentially catastrophic for the British brand. She also exposes the “vegan leather” deception, explaining that automakers are marketing plastic seats derived from petroleum as environmentally friendly while real leather, a byproduct of food production, lasts for decades and is actually the greener choice.

“But when the government got involved and forced electric vehicles, every single brand takes a loss.”

Lauren Fix, The Car Coach

On August 5, 2024, Wade Miller and Brad Beck joined the show. Miller exposed how corporate and government DEI programs violate Title VI and VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act through race and sex-based hiring, while federal grant programs coerce compliance with discriminatory practices Beck discussed his essay exploring how society has shifted from looking up at church spires and clock.

Start listening at 30:00 – Hour 1

Wade Miller exposes the systemic discrimination embedded in corporate and government DEI programs. Miller argues that hiring and promoting based on race and sex violates Title VI and Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The federal government, through grant programs and bureaucratic pressure, pushes companies to adopt these discriminatory practices even when they resist.

Miller explains that the federal bureaucracy, which he describes as approximately 90 percent Democrat, self-selects grant recipients who demonstrate ideological alignment with DEI principles. This makes the United States government the largest funder of far-left activist organizations through grant programs alone. He notes that while the practice is illegal, enforcement would require a properly motivated Department of Justice willing to pursue civil rights lawsuits against major corporations.

The discussion turns to how DEI undermines merit-based achievement. Miller points out that these policies insult qualified minority professionals by casting doubt on whether they earned their positions through hard work or identity-based preferences. He connects this to the broader neo-Marxist ideology of identity-based redistribution of wealth and opportunity.

“It’s completely unfair to those who do work their butts off. And then when someone does question whether or not someone is deserving of a certain position because that entity or governmental agency does have a DEI provision, the left wants to yell racism.”

Wade Miller, Executive Director, Center for Renewing America

Start listening at 46:00 – Hour 1

Miller outlines conservative priorities for the upcoming Congressional session. He advocates for a clean continuing resolution that kicks major spending fights to March 2025, preventing Democrats from inserting policy riders that could undermine a potential Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the administrative state.

The SAVE Act, which would require proof of citizenship for voter registration and provide enforcement mechanisms, represents a key conservative priority. Miller notes that while the law may not affect the 2024 election, establishing federal requirements for citizenship verification in federal elections remains essential for election integrity.

Start listening at 74:00 – Hour 2

Brad Beck reflects on his cross-country drive through Kansas, where church spires and grain elevators stand as the tallest structures in small towns. These towers, he explains, historically called people to work or worship through bells and chimes before clocks existed. They gave communities a sense of place and belonging by requiring citizens to look up.

Beck contrasts this with modern society’s obsession with looking down at devices. In airports, restaurants, and public spaces, people avoid eye contact and conversation by staring at phones and tablets. This shift from looking up to looking down represents more than physical posture; it reflects a retreat from community engagement and meaningful human connection.

The conversation explores self-mastery as the foundation of freedom. Beck identifies four responsibilities of citizens: self-restraint, self-assertion, self-reliance, and civic knowledge. Without these internal disciplines, he argues, external freedoms erode through government overreach and bureaucratic control.

“Freedom, free enterprise, the trading of value for value.”

Brad Beck, Co-founder, Liberty Toastmasters

Start listening at 88:00 – Hour 2

Beck and Monson discuss how excessive licensing, regulation, and taxation erode individual liberty. Beck questions why citizens need government permission to open businesses, braid hair, or sell flowers. These barriers to entry protect established interests while burdening entrepreneurs with bureaucratic compliance.

The conversation draws on Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto’s work on property rights. In much of Latin America, Beck notes, people possess wealth but lack legal title to prove ownership. The American system of clearly defined property rights, both physical and intellectual, enabled ordinary citizens to build prosperity by leveraging assets as collateral and investment.

Monson connects these themes to the nonprofit and grant system, noting how government funding shapes research outcomes and empowers organizations aligned with preferred political narratives. The Center for Renewing America estimates that eliminating DEI and woke policies funded through federal grants could balance the budget within ten years.