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. 50 - The Truth About Party Over Principles

It bothers me immensely when politicians and talking heads propose intellectually lazy and dishonest policies that they know will do more harm than good. Then your friends, family and the faceless, and often nameless, folks on social media jump on the bandwagon. Their prescriptions are not based on principles (or so I thought) rather, they appear to be based on party (or group think).
I am no longer willing to cut these folks any slack because they can easily spend a few minutes on an Internet search and read multiple sides of any argument or policy. They can easily spend a few minutes trying to determine what the truth is.
Why then does this phenomenon exist? Why do those who subscribe to this form of public policy advocacy resort to low-ball tactics when it comes to the treatment of their ideological foes? You know: name-calling, violence, vilification, shutting down the speech of dissenters, mocking, de-platforming, boycotting, and censorship!
After much reflection and study, I believe these people are, indeed, principle-driven. That principle is winning - - - winning at all costs. Nothing else explains this behavior.
Show Notes:
William Watkins – The New Absolutes
Pritical Thinking - Amazon
Pritical Thinking - eBooks
Michael Malice - The New Right
Truth Quest Podcast Episodes:
Episode #4 - The Truth About Minimum Wage
Episode #7 -The Truth About Climate Change
Episode #31 - The Truth About Socialism - Part I
Episode #32 - The Truth About Socialism - Part II
Episode  #33 - The Truth About Abortion - Mental Gymnastics
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Ep. 45 - The Truth About the Federalist Papers - Part III

In the last two episodes, I introduced or re-introduced you to The Federalist Papers and discussed some of the checks and balances in the Constitution - the legislative and executive branches of government. Today we are going to discuss, as Paul Harvey used to say, “The rest of the story!” – the Judicial branch, States Rights, taxation, the military, and a brief look at the Necessary and Proper and Supremacy clauses of the Constitution. 
Show Notes: 
Tenth Amendment Center publishes episode.
The Federalist Papers
The Original Argument, Glenn Beck
National Association of State Budget Officers
Truth Quest Podcast Episodes:
Episode #3 – The Truth About the Constitution
Episode #16 - The Truth About the Supreme Court
Episode #23 - The Truth About Nullification
Episode #37 - The Truth About the Bill of Rights
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Ep. 38 - The Truth About the Democratic Party

In this episode we examine the historical record of the national Democratic Party and then fast-forward to present day and uncover the real motivations behind their radical agenda.
Why do they take such hard line positions on policies like abortion, illegal immigration, welfare, gay marriage, socialized medicine, guns control, climate change, minimum wage and higher taxes? Why do they advocate for socialism? None of these policies have the support of the majority of Americans yet they are all a prominent fixture in the platform that the national Democratic Party.
Show Notes:
PragerU – The Inconvenient Truth About the Democratic Party
Truth Quest Podcast Episodes:
Episode #31 – The Truth About Socialism – Part I
Episode #32 – The Truth About Socialism – Part II
Episode #2 – The Truth About Abortion – What About the Baby?
Episode #33 – The Truth About Abortion – Mental Gymnastics
Episode #34 – The Truth About the Electoral College
Episode #26 – The Truth About the Judeo-Christian Tradition
Episode #4 – The Truth About Minimum Wage
Episode #18 – The Truth About Gun Control
Episode #7 – The Truth About Climate Change – Part I
Episdoe #9 – The Truth About Healthcare in America
Episode #12 – The Truth About Socialized Medicine
Episode #14 – The Truth About Obamacare
Episode #17 – The Truth About Healthcare Reform
Episode #3 – The Truth About the Constitution
Episode #37 – The Truth About the Bill of Rights
Episode #16 – The Truth About the Supreme Court
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Ep. 19 - The Truth About Elections and Washington D.C.

Do you ever question the amount of time and energy spent fretting about the politics coming out of Washington D.C.? The Founding Fathers never thought that the average American would spend much time pondering the goings-on in D.C. After all, the federal government's power was constitutionally restricted. In this brief episode, I suggest an alternative to our seemingly unending focus on all things D.C.
Show Notes:
Washington D.C. is Beyond Reform, Focus on Your State
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Ep. 17 - The Truth About Healthcare Reform

The reason the American healthcare system is in such a mess is because of decades of government intervention and the third-party payer system. If we reduce government involvement and bring back capitalistic, free market principles, conditions will improve; it’s almost guaranteed. In a nutshell, real healthcare reform can be accomplished by encouraging a patient-centered, market-based system that eliminates or, at least, minimizes government involvement in the system.
True to the title of this episode, I will walk you through some concrete examples of how the American healthcare system can be reformed.
Show Notes:
How to Reform Health Care in America
When Health Insurance Works: A Look Inside Switzerland's Healthcare System
Repealing Obamacare Won't Fix the Healthcare Mess
The Evil-Mongering of the American Medical Association
Fee.org
Healthcare Sharing Ministries
Three Ways Regulations Make Healthcare More Expensive
Why Doctors Should be Certified Like Airline Pilots
Mises.org
Stop Hating High Deductible Health Plans
The Problem with Government Licensing Schemes
Not Every Health Condition is Insurable
How to Rollback Bad Health Care Laws
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Ep. 16 - The Truth About the Supreme Court

Every year the country waits with bated breath over the latest Supreme Court opinions. If we were living true to the Constitution, this would never happen because the Supreme Court is not supreme when it comes to deciding the constitutionality of a law! Think you disagree? Listen to learn the truth about the Supreme Court.
Show Notes:
Tenth Amendment Center published Episode #16
Books:
Men in Black, Mark Levin
Origin Intent, David Barton
The Naked Constitution, Adam Freedman
The Tenth Amendment Center:
Who Made the Supreme Court King?
No, Enforcing Unconstitutional Acts Will Not Save the System
Vetting Kavanaugh According to the Constitution
The Supreme Court's Job is to Protect Americans from Democracy
Thomas Sowell Explains Wickard v. Filburn
Mises.org:
The Supreme Court is Much Too Powerful
The Supreme Court: Why the Stakes are So High
Why We're Losing Freedom - Prager University
Kris Anne Hall
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Ep. 14 - The Truth About Obamacare

There are a lot of things wrong with the Obamacare law passed in 2010. Besides the fact that the law is unconstitutional, I outline four other things that are wrong with it:
#1 - The way the law was drafted
#2 - The way the law was passed
#3 - The way the law was upheld by the Supreme Court
#4 - The consequences of the law
Show Notes:
If Obamacare Is Constitutional, then Why Did the Founding Fathers Bother with a List of Enumerated Powers?
Healthcare is Not a Federal Power
Would You Prefer Privatization or a Death Panel?
Obamacare and the Odious Anti-Constitutionalism of Chief Justice John Roberts
Good Morning Liberty Podcast - Obamacare Back in Court: What's Happening and What Needs to be Done?
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Ep. 13 - The Truth About the Truth

In this episode I recount a conversation I had a few months ago with someone in my family. It was a short but wide-ranging discussion mostly about national politics but the actual content is less important than the lessons I drew from it.
Show Notes:
Americans Grapple Recognizing Facts In News Stories
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Ep. 12 - The Truth About Socialized Medicine

This is the second of four healthcare-related episodes. In Episode #9, I discussed the truth about healthcare in America as a way to lay the groundwork for the other three – the truth about socialized medicine, the truth about Obamacare, and the truth about real healthcare reform. 
The truth about socialized medicine or government-run medical systems is wherever it has been implemented, the results have been people suffering from shortages, rationing of care, long wait times, a lower level of care, there is no incentive to shop for better prices (or better service), and the denial of experimental drugs, innovative procedures, and new technologies.
Why would we willingly endorse and enroll in a healthcare system that has proven to be inferior to the one we currently have?
Why would we willingly put our health in the hands of a bunch of faceless bureaucrats who could care less about us personally?
What is it about other nations' socialized medicine programs that is worthy of emulation?
Show Notes:
Daily Mail - Nearly 1,200 People Starved to Death in NHS Hospitals
The Guardian - NHS Budget Squeeze to Blame for Longer Wait Times
Basic Errors Killing 1,000 NHS Patients a Month Study Shows
Another Great Moment in the Annals of Government Run Healthcare
Does Britain Have the Best Health System? Only If You Ignore Outcomes
Who Was Charlie Gard
BBC - NHS Rationing Leaves Patients in Pain
BBC - Long Waits for Surgery Have Tripled in Four Years
Parents of U.K. Boy With Tumor to Fight Extradition
PragerU - What's Wrong with Government-Run Healthcare?
The False Promise of Canada's Health Care System
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