Jonathan Swan said an unexpected figure walked into a key White House meeting.
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The nation’s president vowed to go “beyond diplomatic notes” after a U.S. immigration agent fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican man, in Texas this week.
Professor Penn opens with Iran, NATO, Ukraine, and the Strait of Hormuz, framing the latest oil shock as more than another foreign-policy crisis. He uses the moment to return to first principles, arguing that true republicanism begins with small government, personal sovereignty, civic duty, minority rights, and a commonwealth built by givers rather than takers. From Matthew Chapter 6 to the Patriot economy, Penn connects faith, charity, forgiveness, and self-governance to the political fight in Minnesota and the need to organize beyond entertainment. The episode then follows the money through British imperial history, Persian Gulf oil, the Strait of Hormuz, the City of London, derivatives, financialized markets, and the deep state’s…
Aired On: 7/10/2026
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Aired On: 7/10/2026
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Professor Penn sits down with Minnesota State Representative Walter Hudson for a rare inside look at how Republican politics actually works once a candidate leaves the campaign trail and enters the machinery of government. The conversation begins with Iran, Turkey, NATO, Israel, and the next generation of conservatives, exposing a growing split between old Republican foreign policy instincts and younger voters who no longer accept the same arguments for endless Middle East involvement. Hudson then pulls the curtain back on the Minnesota Legislature, explaining how rank-and-file representatives are often pushed to the “kiddie table” while caucus leadership, committee chairs, rules committees, lobbyists, and special interests decide what…
Aired On: 7/10/2026
Aired On: 7/10/2026
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Professor Penn opens with a hard look at fraud, government dependency, and the rule of law, arguing that corruption grows in proportion to the size of the systems people rely on. From Minneapolis fraud scandals to NATO spending, the military-industrial complex, logistics manipulation, and the rising cost of global trade, he frames America’s crisis as a battle between self-governance and managed dependency. The conversation moves through Trump’s pressure on NATO, Iran, Ukraine, and the deep state, questioning whether the country can escape a war economy that feeds on fear, debt, and permanent conflict. Penn then brings the issue home, comparing rule of law to logistics: when it works, society moves; when it breaks, contracts, courts,…