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Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Ep. 120 - The Truth About the Tenth Amendment
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
In this episode we examine the American experiment through the lens of the Tenth Amendment which Thomas Jefferson called the foundation of the Constitution.
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
That means, the federal government is only authorized to do those few things that have been delegated to it. It is my contention that, if the federal government was still in its tiny, little sandbox created for it by the Constitution, this country would thrive. Unfortunately the federal leviathan has not only outgrown its sandbox but has taken over the entire yard, neighborhood, state, country!
The consequences of the overreach are largely unseen yet substantial. The corruption, the failure of one-size-fits-all policies, the influence peddling - all of it acts as a restraint on the American system of free markets, entrepreneurism, freedom and liberty. Instead we allow a handful of powerful people in D.C. and the media to divide us into a series of special interest groups who fight and bicker with each other. All the while the leviathan continues to grow and grow and grow with the only end in sight being the collapse of the U.S. dollar and the U.S. economy, which come to think of it, might have been the plan all along.
Show Notes
The Tenth Amendment Center
The 10th Amendment: An Introduction
Why the 10th Amendment Federalism as a Tool to Advance Liberty
The 10th Amendment Sovereignty of the People of the Several States
Historical Documents - United States Constitution: Thirty-Enumerated Powers
Podcast: The Tenth Amendment’s Original Intent
Truth Quest Podcast
Episodes #23 – The Truth About Nullification
Episodes #87 – The Truth About Secession – Parts I
Episodes #88 – The Truth About Secession – Parts II
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![Ep. 100 - The Truth About the First 100 Episodes](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3099311/Truth_Quest_Image_3Av2_u4w22i_300x300.jpg)
Monday May 25, 2020
Ep. 100 - The Truth About the First 100 Episodes
Monday May 25, 2020
Monday May 25, 2020
We covered a lot of ground in the first 100 episodes - the Constitution, economics, abortion, social issues, healthcare, socialism and Christian apologetics to name a few. In this episode, I take a brief look at some of the myths we busted and review lessons learned.
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![Ep. 99 - The Truth About Abraham Lincoln - Part II](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3099311/Truth_Quest_Image_3Av2_u4w22i_300x300.jpg)
Monday May 18, 2020
Ep. 99 - The Truth About Abraham Lincoln - Part II
Monday May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
In Episode #98, we focused on the most common myths about Lincoln. In this episode, we take a deeper look at the man, his motivations, his actions and consider what his true legacy should be. Specifically we examine how he destroyed states' rights, his dictatorial actions during the war, his real agenda and we make a strong case that he should have been charged as a war criminal had he lived.
Show Notes
The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and and Unnecessary War, Thomas DiLorenzo
Brion McClannahan - Episode #163 - Lincoln and Trump
Was the Civil War Necessary
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![Ep. 98 - The Truth About Abraham Lincoln - Part I](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/3099311/Truth_Quest_Image_3Av2_u4w22i_300x300.jpg)
Sunday May 10, 2020
Ep. 98 - The Truth About Abraham Lincoln - Part I
Sunday May 10, 2020
Sunday May 10, 2020
When you think of Abe Lincoln what do you think? "Honest Abe?" A great orator? The Gettysburg Address? The five dollar bill? Mount Rushmore? He saved America? His assassination by John Wilkes Booth? His Zeus-like monument in Washington, D.C. He always ranks at or near the top of every list of “the greatest Presidents.”
But what is the truth about Abraham Lincoln?
Show Notes
The Real Lincoln: A New Look at Abraham Lincoln, His Agenda, and and Unnecessary War, Thomas DiLorenzo
Brion McClannahan - Episode #163 - Lincoln and Trump
Was the Civil War Necessary
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![Ep. 88 - The Truth About Secession - Part II](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog3099311/Truth_Quest_Image_2A_300x300.jpg)
Sunday Mar 01, 2020
Ep. 88 - The Truth About Secession - Part II
Sunday Mar 01, 2020
Sunday Mar 01, 2020
In Episode #87, I introduced you to the concept of secession. We reviewed current and past secession movements and offered three reasons it is necessary AND good - decentralization, self-determination and competition. In this episode, I discuss the fourth reason secession is desirable - the idea that smaller is better. After that, we will discuss how secession is justified and dispel the most common objections to the concept of secession.
Show Notes:
American Secession: The Looming Threat of a National Breakup, F.H. Buckley
Mises Institute:
Secession in Virginia Woudl Defuse State's Conflict Over Guns
Why Governments Hate Secession
Three Reason Why More Secession Means More Freedom
Why Rothbard Wanted Radical Decentralization
Judge Andrew Napolitano: Natural Law vs. Tyranny
Left and Right Many are Turning Toward De facto Secession and That's not a Bad Thing
Tom Woods Podcast:
Ep. 52 - Secede!
Ep. 82 - Walter Williams on Nullification, Secession, and More
Ep. 196 - Secession, the South, and the Modern State Donald Livingstone
Ep. 261 – Progressive Case for Secession
Ep. 326 – What Tom Told the Washington Post about Secession
Ep. 796 – Secession is moronic
Ep. 1332 – Should Libertarians Support Secession?
Ep. 1565 – Decentralization and Secession: Jeff Deist on the Only Way Forward
Ep. 1575 – American Secession: Potential of National Breakup?
The Brion McClanhan Show:
Episode 169 – Secession and Reconciliation
Episode 293 – How Would Secession Work?
Secession is for Morons
Secession is a Solution for Deep Political Division
Ron Paul: Thoughts on Secession
Credit Suisse: The Success of Small Countries
Greater Idaho Conservatives Oregon want 22 Rural Counties Secede and Become Part Idaho
Truth Quest Podcast:
Episode #19 - The Truth About Elections and Washington, D.C.
Episode #23 - The Truth About Nullification
Episode #87 - The Truth About Secession - Part I
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![Ep. 80 - The Truth About Democracies](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog3099311/Truth_Quest_Image_2A_300x300.jpg)
Saturday Jan 11, 2020
Ep. 80 - The Truth About Democracies
Saturday Jan 11, 2020
Saturday Jan 11, 2020
Is it just me or is anyone else bothered when you hear politicians and talking heads refer to America as democracy? The “D-word” is thrown around so often by so many that I don’t think many people bat an eye when they hear it.
What is the truth about democracy in America?
Show Notes
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A Republic If You Can Keep It
Why Americas Founders Didn't Want a Democracy
Why It Matters That the United States is Supposed to be a Republic Not a Democracy
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![Ep. 76 - The Truth About Hate Speech](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog3099311/Truth_Quest_Image_2A_300x300.jpg)
Sunday Dec 15, 2019
Ep. 76 - The Truth About Hate Speech
Sunday Dec 15, 2019
Sunday Dec 15, 2019
If you pay the slightest bit of attention to the news – nationally or locally – you’ve likely noticed a movement to squash free speech. Sometimes it’s subtle such as a gentle reminder from your spouse not to bring up a particular topic at the family gathering lest you offend Uncle Pete. However, what is happening with more frequency is mass censorship of speech under the guise of calling it “hate speech.”
What is the truth about hate speech?
Show Notes
Why America Needs Hate Speech Law
UC Berkeley Students Try to Ban Hate Speech From Campus
Cornell Students Move to Ban Hate Speech
Europe Policies Hate Speech; Time for U.S. to do so, too
Freedom for the Speech We Hate
Howard Dean's Wrong Tweet
Hate Speech is Free Speech Governor Dean
Connecticut: Where Ridicule Is A Crime - Alan Dershowitz
Poll: Majority of College Students Support Punishment for Offensive Holloween Costumes
Hate Speech Doesn't Exist
Op-Ed: Actually, hate speech is protected speech
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![Ep. 75 - The Truth About the Anti-Federalists](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog3099311/Truth_Quest_Image_2A_300x300.jpg)
Thursday Dec 05, 2019
Ep. 75 - The Truth About the Anti-Federalists
Thursday Dec 05, 2019
Thursday Dec 05, 2019
When you hear discussions about the Constitution and the Founding Fathers, you are likely hearing about the majority group who supported the new Constitution called the Federalists. However, there was another group of prophetic founders who opposed the Constitution as written for a variety of reasons who were equally important. They are called the Anti-Federalists. These forgotten founders warned about the inevitable growth in size, scope and power of the federal government - especially the judiciary - all at the expense of the individual states.
Evidence of their accurate predictions can be seen virtually everyday in the national news.
Show Notes
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The Anti-Federalists Were Right
Prophetic Anti-Federalists
The Anti-Federalists Were Eerily Prophetic
The Letters of Centinel Attacks on the U.S. Constitution 1787-1788 by Samuel Brya
Brion McClanahan Podcast Episode 63
Anti-Federalists: Federalists and State Sovereignty
The Complete Anti-Federalist edited by Herbert J. Storing
Brion McClanahan Episode 281 - The Anti-Federalist
Truth Quest Episodes:
Episode #3 - The Truth About the Constitution
Episode #37 - The Truth About the Bill of Rights
Episode #43 -The Truth About the Federalist Papers - Part I
Episode #44 - The Truth About the Federalist Papers - Part II
Episode #45 - The Truth About the Federalist Papers - Part III
Episode #68 - The Truth About Impeachment
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![Ep. 72 - The Truth About Edward Snowden](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog3099311/Truth_Quest_Image_2A_300x300.jpg)
Sunday Nov 17, 2019
Ep. 72 - The Truth About Edward Snowden
Sunday Nov 17, 2019
Sunday Nov 17, 2019
If you ask the average American their impression of Edward Snowden, you are likely to hear him portrayed as a villain; he is a traitor to the country and should be tried for treason. A growing minority, however, view him as a hero for exposing the illegal and unconstitutional mass surveillance program which was implemented shortly after the terrorist attack on September 11.
In this episode, we examine the Snowden saga with an eye toward what it teaches us about the Constitution.
Show Notes:
My Life as a NewYork Times Reporter in the Shadow of the War on Terror
Presidents Surveillance Program Worked with Private Sector to Collect Data After Sept 11
Edward Snowden and Turnkey Tyranny
Edward Snowden on the Joe Rogan podcast
Permanent Record, by Edward Snowden
Truth Quest Podcast Episodes:
Episode #3 – The Truth About the Constitution
Episode #37 – The Truth About the Bill of Rights
Episode #42 - The Truth About Julian Assange
Episode #46 - The Truth About Roe v. Wade - Sick and Twisted
Episode #47 - The Truth About Roe v. Wade - What They Don't Tell You
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![Ep. 60 - The Truth About Do Something - Red Flag Laws](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog3099311/Truth_Quest_Image_2A_300x300.jpg)
Sunday Aug 25, 2019
Ep. 60 - The Truth About Do Something - Red Flag Laws
Sunday Aug 25, 2019
Sunday Aug 25, 2019
Following the two most recent mass shootings, the usual cries of DO SOMETHING have resurfaced as they always do following attacks or a crisis. After the Las Vegas shooting, we heard cries for a ban on bump stocks; today it's calls for red flag legislation. These laws, also known as Gun-Violence Restraining Orders, or Extreme Risk Protection Orders allow family members and mental health professionals to petition a court for an order enabling legal authorities to temporarily remove guns from those who are deemed to be a significant danger to themselves or others.
As is often the case with these DO SOMETHING solutions, it sounds good on the surface but what is the truth? Listen to find out.
Show Notes:
Bipartisan Red Flag Gun Laws Plan Has Support in Congress
Red Flag Laws; Second Amendment Advocates Warn Trump About Support for Gun Reform Measures
Red Flag Laws or How to Repeal the Second Amendment Soviet Style Without a Pesky Vote
Rhode Island ACLU Analysis of Red Flag Legislation
Maryland Officers Serving Red Flag Gun Removal Order Fatally Shoot Armed Man
Chinese Social Credit Score Prevents 2.5 Million Discredited Entities from Buying Plan Tickets
Red Flag Laws: Oppose the Disease at Its Beginning
Brief History of the Income Tax
Cornell Law - The Presumption of Innocence
Debunking the Patriot Act as It Turns 15
The Enforcement Problems with Gun Grabbing Red Flag Laws Are Even Worse Than You Think
Revealing the Truth About Gun Control, Red Flag Laws and the Second Amendment
Red Flag: The Dangerous Urge to Do Something
Fee.org:
Bipartisan Support for Gun Confiscation is Growing
Red Flag Gun Laws Are a Page Out of Dystopian Science Fiction Novels
Red Flag Gun Laws Turn Due Process on Its Head
Truth Quest Podcast Episodes:
Episode #37 – The Truth About the BOR – The Incorporation Doctrine
Episode #59 – The Truth About What We Agree On
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