Ep. 85 - The Truth About the State of the Union Address

What does the spectacle known as the State of the Union Address reveal?
In the first part of this episode, we examine President Trump's 2020 State of the Union Address through the eyes of someone who has been off the grid for several decades - an unbiased, casual observer. What did he notice? What were his impressions? What questions did he have?
The last part of the episode is an assessment of what the SOTU address reveals about the state of our nation, the state of our federal government and the state of the Constitution.
Show Notes:
President Trump's State of the Union Address
The 31 Times Republicans Applauded Obama During SOTU
All of the Things Paul Ryan Didn't Clap for at the State of the Union
Obama State of the Union: Republicans Enraged
Democrats refuse to stand for Trump at State of the Union
Resistance: Here's What Democrats Refused to Applaud During Trump's SOTU Address
Truth Quest Podcast Episodes:
Episode #4 – The Truth About Minimum Wage
Episode #7 – The Truth About Climate Change
Episode #14 – The Truth About Obamacare
Episode #18 – The Truth About Gun Control
Episode #20- The Truth About Birthright Citizenship
Episode #39 - The Truth About Student Loans and the Cost of College
Episode #41 - The Truth About the Gender Pay Gap
Episode #46 - The Truth About Roe v. Wade - Sick and Twisted
Episode #47 - The Truth About Roe v. Wade - Part II - What They Don't Tell You
Episode #73 - The Truth About Trump Derangement Syndrome
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Ep. 59 - The Truth About What We Agree On

I don't know about you but sometimes I get tired of discussing all the areas where we disagree politically or on public policy issues. In this episode I attempt to focus on things that most of us agree on such as government spending, right-to-try laws, the surveillance state, sound money, war, tort reform, term limits, the War on Drugs and the War on Poverty.
Does it not make sense to first focus on the few things in which we agree and then circle back to the numerous head-butting issues that divide us?
Show Notes:
Little Public Support for Reductions in Federal Spending
Will Trump's Backing Revive Moribund Term Limits Movement?
Study Shows Police Lying about Asset Forfeiture
Poverty in the U.S. Was Plummeting—Until Lyndon Johnson Declared War On It
Truth Quest Podcast Episodes:
Episode #2 - The Truth About Abortion - What About the Baby?
Episode #19 - The Truth About Elections and Washington, D.C.
Episode #33 - The Truth About Abortion - Part II - Mental Gymnastics
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. 54 – The Truth About the Citizenship Question on the Census

Recently the Supreme Court issued an opinion regarding the Trump Administration’s effort to put a citizenship question on the 2020 census. We've been told by leading Democrats that the inclusion of the question is an effort to marginalize minorities, scare immigrants and, as Nancy Pelosi said, “making America white again.”
But what is the truth (and history) of this question and the census?
Show Notes:
Trump's Citizenship Question Isn't Controversial: Obama Deleting It Should've Been
The American Public Overwhelmingly Supports a Citizenship Question on 2020 Census Comments
Poll: Majority Say the Census Should be Able to Include Citizenship Question
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Ep. 51 - The Truth About Immigrant Children in Cages at the Border

It seems like, in order to be a national Democrat in good standing, you must invoke the battle cry "Trump is keeping immigrant children in cages at the border!"
In this episode, we examine the truth of this statement.
Show  Notes:
Episode #50 - The Truth About Party Over Principles
Barack Obama's ICE Chief: Don't Blame Trump for Cages
Hypocrisy at the Border: Trump Vilified for Obama's Immigration Policy
Obama’s Address to the Nation about America’s broken immigration system
Rep. Jim Jordan Reminds Dems Who Really Built Cages At The Border
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Ep. 20 - The Truth About Birthright Citizenship

President Trump recently stirred up a hornets nest when he mentioned that he was considering signing an executive order ending birthright citizenship. As you might expect progressives went crazy, while Democrats and establishment Republicans denounced and/or, in the case of Senator Tim Scott (SC) or outgoing Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, politely “disagreed” with the President. Either way, this provides us with an opportunity to examine the Constitution and, being the constitutional geek that I am, I cannot resist.
Show Notes:
Birthright Citizenship Opponents Should Not Rely on 14th Amendment Congressional Debates - Tenth Amendment Center
Does the 14th Amendment Grant Citizenship to Children of Foreigners - Tenth Amendment Center
Birthright Citizenship What the Constitution and Common Sense Say - Tom Woods Episode #1273
An Objective Guide to Birthright Citizenship - American Thinker
Should Birthright Citizenship be Abolished? - New York Times
The Question of Birthright Citizenship - National Affairs
Citizenship Without Consent: Illegal Aliens in the American Policy, Peter Schuck
The True History of Millstone Babies, Ann Coulter
Libertarian Critique Birthright Citizenship - Mises.org
Episode #183 - Brion McClanahan Podcast - Citizenship and the 14th Amendment
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