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Ep. 26 - The Truth About the Judeo-Christian Tradition

As I thought ahead to the publication of this week’s episode, I noticed that it would fall on the week of Christmas. I glanced up at my bookshelf and pulled down my copy of In Defense of Faith by David Brog and I realized the message Brog presents in that book was a perfect foundation from which to base this week’s episode on.
Brog describes his book’s purpose as a rebuttal to the claim that people of faith are responsible for our greatest sorrows, bloodshed, war, hatred. His primary message is the Judeo-Christian tradition has been an overwhelming force for good throughout history with its message of equality and sanctity of all humans combined with the call to love one another. It’s the idea that all humans are made in the image of God and, therefore, are worthy of respect.
When you look at the atrocities committed in the world over time, you will notice that most of them were perpetrated with a purposeful rejection of the Judeo-Christian tradition.
Show Notes:
In Defense of Faith, David Brog
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Ep. 25 - The Truth About the Government Shutdown

Another fiscal year has come and gone and another spending resolution deadline is looming. It seems like every year we go through the same exercise with the political class arguing and casting blame on each other over who is going to cause the latest, pending government shutdown.
Well guess what? It is largely inconsequential. The amount of federal spending that Congress actually controls is around 14% of the budget. So we are supposed to tie ourselves in knots over a minuscule part of the budget while the federal government continues its ever-expanding march into unconstitutional areas of American's lives. It's all an unnecessary distraction from the real problems that plague our nation and it is a distraction from Congress' abdication of most of their constitutional duties.
Show Notes:
Shock Report: 86% Of Government Spending Is Now On Autopilot - IBD
Report: 86 Percent of Federal Spending Now on Autopilot - NewsMax
GAO - Government-Wide Inventory of Accounts with Spending Authority and Permanent Appropriations, Fiscal Years 1995 to 2015
“No Deal” – Government Shutdown Inevitable, Blamescaping Begins
Everything you need to know about a government shutdown
What closes when the government shuts down
Government shutdown spreading pain as it takes hold in Minnesota
Federal Government Shutdown: Impact on Food Safety May Compound Over Time
Dana Carvey - Church Lady - "Isn't that special?"
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Ep. 24 - The Truth About Tariffs

We are told that protective tariffs are necessary to save jobs. We are told that high-wage countries like the United States cannot compete with low-wage countries like Vietnam and China. We are told that the dumping of products needs to be addressed with protective tariffs. But we are never told the whole truth. Politicians and mainstream news outlets never really evaluate the whole picture when it comes to tariffs. They never explain who really pays. They never ask the question: What about the consumer?
Listen to learn the truth about tariffs?
Show Notes:
Woodrow Wilson and Tariffs
The New Tariff of Abominations?
Why Tariffs Won't Create Jobs or Help the Auto Industry
Harley-Davidson is Right and Trump is Wrong
The Economic Illiteracy of Tariff Man
Tariffs and Americas Early Economic History
Basic Economics - Thomas Sowell
Economics in One Lesson, Henry Hazlitt - Chapter 11. Who’s “Protected” by Tariffs?
President Trump's Predecessors Learned About Steel Tariffs the Hard Way
Economics Was Invented to Refute Trump's Tariff Arguments
Tariffs Worked in History When They Warded Off All Other Taxes
Free Trade Let's Us Turn Corn into Cars
Tariffs: The Taxes That Made America Great - Pat Buchanan
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Ep. 23 - The Truth About Nullification

The federal government is not supposed to be this gargantuan entity that is involved in virtually every aspect of our lives. The states created the federal government via the Constitution. They granted the federal government a few powers while all others were left to the states. Unfortunately, modern America's political system is a far cry from the Founder's vision of limited power at the federal level. Fortunately there is a method whereby the power that the federal government tries to wield can be checked. That method is called nullification.
Nullification is the practice whereby states resist federal actions that they deem unconstitutional. In this episode, I introduce you to the concept, dispel quite a few inaccurate assumptions made by mainstream news outlets and so-called historians and provide you with several examples of nullification efforts currently going on today.
I owe a debt of gratitude to Tom Woods and The Tenth Amendment Center who have written extensively on this subject.
Show Notes
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Nullification - Tom Woods
Tenth Amendment Center - Nullification Overview
Tenth Amendment Center 2018 State of the Nullification Movement Report
Nullification: The Rightful Remedy - Documentary
Nullification: Thomas Jefferson's Kentucky Resolutions of 1798
NullificationFAQ.com
Tenth Amendment Center Publishes Episode #23
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Ep. 22 - The Truth About Jesus Christ

This is the fourth episode focusing on a Christian apologetic topic. In Episode #5 we talked about The Truth About the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. In Episode #10, we covered The Truth About God and Evil and in Episode #15 we talked about The Truth About Prayer.
What I want to talk to you about today is the remarkable (and dare I say, miraculous) story of a carpenter named Jesus from a map dot in the middle of the Middle East who lived over 2,000 years ago and the truth about the impact He left on the world. 
I’ve heard Jesus Christ called a lot of things but the most accurate word is “radical”. Let me know if you agree after listening to this episode.
Show Notes:
Who Is This Man - John Ortberg
I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist - Norman L. Geisler and Frank Turek
CrossExamined.org
One Solitary Life
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Ep. 21 - The Truth About Thanksgiving

For those of you who are fans of Rush Limbaugh, you know that every year on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving he reads an excerpt from his 1993 best-seller, See I Told You So. It is his way of setting the record straight about the holiday we are about to celebrate. In this episode, I read this excerpt as my way of trying to get to the truth about Thanksgiving.
Show Notes
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See, I Told You So, Rush Limbaugh
Brion McClanahan Show Episode #189 - The First Thanksgiving
John Stossel: Happy Thanksgiving!
Reason TV: The Pilgrims and Property Rights
PragerU: America's Socialist Origins
Mises.org: Thanksgiving Celebration and Free Enterprise
Daniel J. Mitchell
Happy Free Market Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving, Redistributionism, and Libertarianism
Thanksgiving Socialism and Free Enterprise
 

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:
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Birthright Citizenship: Game On
Birthright Citizenship Opponents Should Not Rely on 14th Amendment Congressional Debates
Does the 14th Amendment Grant Citizenship to Children of Foreigners
Birthright Citizenship What the Constitution and Common Sense Say - Tom Woods Episode #1273
An Objective Guide to Birthright Citizenship
Should Birthright Citizenship be Abolished?
The Question of Birthright Citizenship
Citizenship Without Consent: Illegal Aliens in the American Policy, Peter Schuck
The True History of Millstone Babies, Ann Coulter
Libertarian Critique Birthright Citizenship
Episode #183 - Brion McClanahan Podcast - Citizenship and the 14th Amendment
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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. 18 - The Truth About Gun Control

Gun control is one of the most contentious issues in American politics. The pro-Second Amendment, pro-gun arguments are so much more persuasive and based on facts, common sense, and logic that gun control advocates should be embarrassed to even engage in an argument.  
Successfully arguing this issue really only requires you to repeat the words of gun control advocates back to them with a little commentary. The illogical nature of their arguments and the place of ignorance from which they often argue is quite easy to identify and dismantle for any intellectually honest person.
Show Notes:
More Guns, Less Crime – John Lott, Jr.
The Naked Constitution – Adam Freedman
Control - Glenn Beck
The 2nd Amendment Empowers Women More than Lapel Pins.
www.wrongaboutguns.com
Prager University – Is Gun Ownership a Right?
Praesidium - Short Film
Cato Institute - Tough Targets When Criminals Face Armed Resistance
CrimeResearch.org - Sixty-Eight Defensive Gun Uses by People Carrying Guns in Public Over the Last Three Months
Daniel J. Mitchell
Gun Control Works in Europe, Where Do Terrorists Get their Weapons?
Now there Are Four: Another Honest Liberal Debunks Gun Control
The Bill of Rights, Gun Ownership, and the Constitution
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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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