Will Porter returns to FPF to discuss Trump's deployment of well-armed federal agents to Portland. The feds are carrying out mass abuses of protesters, including arresting people for an unnamed reason and throwing the detainees into unmarked minivans. Several...
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Natural Born Citizens: Understanding Who Can Be POTUS in a Nation Beset By Divided Loyalties
“Natural born citizenship” goes all the way back to England and determines who can and cannot be the president. But it also speaks to the core of who is an American.
Constitutional Republic vs. Pure Democracy: How the U.S. Election Process Has Changed
The long history of America’s franchise is one of ever greater expansion. But is more democracy actually better?
The Tiananmen Square Massacre: From China’s Authoritarian Roots to the Iconic “Tank Man”
This is a deep dive into the protests – and the massacre – that took place at Tiananmen Square.
Democide: Understanding the State’s Monopoly on Violence and the Second Amendment
Gun control is predicated on the belief that private citizens cannot be trusted with firearms. That the state should have a “monopoly on violence” because it is less violent than individuals. And that firearms should be taken away from private citizens because only the state is responsible enough to handle them.
5/29/20 Danny Sjursen on the Futility of the War in Afghanistan
Danny Sjursen discusses America’s absurd Afghan War strategy for the last nearly two decades. Sjursen served in Afghanistan during the Obama surge, seeing firsthand the utter futility of America’s attempt to conquer and rule a country that for centuries...
5/22/20 Brett Wilkins on America’s Secret Bioweapons Programs
Scott talks to Brett Wilkins about Project SHAD, a Cold War era bioweapons test program that exposed thousands of American sailors to chemical and biological weapons. These veterans have been seeking redress for a slew of ailments allegedly caused by exposure to these...
Bubble-Wrapped Americans: How the U.S. Became Obsessed with Physical and Emotional Safety
How America became obsessed with physical and emotional safety – and how damaging it’s been to our culture.
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