Yesterday Trump "paused" all military support to Ukraine after Friday's Oval Office spat between Trump, Vance, and Zelensky. And then he announced 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico. How will these decisions affect Americans economically and geopolitically? NOTES:Trump Suspends Military Aid to Ukraine After Oval Office Blowup -0 NYThttps://www.nytime…

Only 3 weeks in and I'm pretty sure Trump has crossed the rubicon into DGAF territory. I lay out why it's already very clear Trump does not care one bit about the law or the Constitution, the American working class, or our allies. He cares about one person and one person only: himself. I go over his Department of Justice's dismissal of the bribery …

In this conversation, I sit down with Jack Kammer to discuss the cultural perceptions of masculinity, the political landscape regarding young men, and the challenges they face in today's society. We explore the GOP's approach to engaging young male voters, the impact of single-parent households, and the importance of positive messaging for boys. Th…

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Covering the Trump administration is exhausting, quite frankly. Should we take everything he improvisation-ally says at a microphone seriously? Literally? Will today's executive order get rescinded tomorrow? Let's start briefly discussing why Trump's impromptu Gaza "plan" will go nowhere, despite knowing it will absolutely DOMINATE the news cycle. …

Lura Forcum from independentcenter.org and Gabriel Nadales from joinouramerica.org join me today for a discussion on H-1B visas. The discussion highlights the contrasting views on immigration, the skills gap in the workforce, and the political challenges in reforming immigration policy. highlights the entrepreneurial spirit of immigrants and the im…

In this (long) conversation, Blake and Mackenzie catch up and discuss the significant political events surrounding Biden's final days in office, particularly focusing on his controversial pardons. They explore the implications of these actions for future presidencies and the potential precedents set. The discussion then shifts to Trump's early days…

The first two weeks of 2025 have been VERY eventful. I simply assume no one wants to listen to me talk about ALL the things that have happened, so I stick to talking about Pete Hegseth's questioning by the Armed Forces Committee this week, the horrifying LA wildfires, and talk about the so-called TikTok ban that's set to go into effect within days.…

This is part 2 of a discussion with Josh Lewis from the Saving Elephants podcast. You can listen to part 1 of our conversation where we talk about the lessons we think Republicans should learn from 2024 on Saving Elephants here. Saving Elephants on Spotify Saving Elephants on Apple Podcasts It's officially 2025, and the new Congress has been sworn …

People keep saying 2024 was a "change" election, and I think Trump has a unique ability to bully Republicans in Congress into doing things they otherwise wouldn't. That's why I think he could change the federal government drastically for the better of the country - if he stopped being so narcissistic, vindictive, and foolish (yeah, I realize that's…

I'm having trouble wrapping my mind around the reactions to the assassination of United Health Care CEO Brian Thompson. Even before the alleged perpetrator of the crime, Luigi Mangioni, was caught, he seemed to have more people cheering him on than calling him what he is - a murderer. But people don't seem to be splitting on it as Left/Right as exp…

To the surprise of absolutely no one with even half a brain, President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, over the holiday weekend - despite consistently telling Americans he would do no such thing as recently as a month ago. Not only for the crimes he was prosecuted for by Biden's Department of Justice, but for ANY and ALL crimes he may have comm…

For Thanksgiving, I'm giving you a shorter episode (you're welcome) with a few things I think we've lost site of being grateful for in America. NOTES: - Ben Rector - Thanksgiving Song https://open.spotify.com/album/1QFKtlmi2XoaEp5tqlgpiO?si=90f60588e3c040b3 - Yes, your USB charger probably has more computing power than the NASA navigation systems t…

Now that the election is over, let's get back to talking about problems that need solving in our country. Or in this case, about solutions in search of a problem. Like how Illinois recently eliminated cash bail after getting rid of private bail decades ago. The criminal justice system needs some tweaking, no doubt, but it seems like Democrats conti…

How do polls keep underestimating Trump's support - three elections in a row? On this episode, my guest Brett Loyd and I discuss how polling works and why it's hard to perfectly predict an election outcome when we're so evenly divided 50/50. We also ponder if Republicans and Democrats will learn the correct lessons from the one poll that matters - …

(My excitement for election day was crushed by waking up with some sort of stomach bug that has lingered into today, so apologies up front if I sound and look miserable. It's not all to do with Trump winning.) The polls underestimate Trump support for a third election in a row, and he (most likely) sweeps all 7 swing states. Republicans have defini…

In the final week before the election, let's talk about how I think we're in trouble for the next 4 years - regardless of who is elected. Both Harris and Trump are promising domestic policies that would be very bad for the economy and Americans, and neither give me confidence in their potential foreign policies. So, frankly, I believe we'll be wors…

We're less than 2 weeks away from the election it seems like we've been talking about for 4 years, now. Who will win? When will we know who won? Will either side accept defeat without spreading wild and unfounded conspiracy theories? In short, it's a coin-flip, not on November 5th, and not likely. Also, is Elon Musk's multi-million dollar lottery i…

On this episode, I speak with Adam Brandon from The Independent Center (https://www.independentcenter.org/) about how more Americans are ditching the Democratic and Republican parties and registering as Independents. How will these demographic and party platform shifts affect the U.S. political system, going forward?--------🛜Go to https://thehomele…

Spoiler alert: No, they're not being stolen. Despite what you may have heard from prominent Democrats in 2000, 2004, and 2016, and Republicans in 2020, there's no evidence ANY of those presidential elections were stolen. And Trump is already laying the groundwork to blame his (potential) 2024 loss on noncitizen voting. Why can't anyone just admit t…

LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!! *checks notes* sorry, LET'S GET READY TO POLITELY DISCUSS POLICY DIFFERENCES!!! Vance and Tim Walz managed to do what their bosses couldn't; have a civil and substantive debate. Going into the debate, most predictions were completely off the mark about how bombastic, angry, and insulting it might be. It'd be nice if we h…

Maybe America's physical isolation from countries trying to invade or attack us makes us particularly less-informed about foreign policy than citizens on the other side of the world. I'm not sure, but figured it'd be a good idea to check in on the Israel/Hamas/Hezbollah/Iran situation as well as the Russia/Ukraine conflict. Last week, Israel ramped…

Kamala Harris - Issues - https://kamalaharris.com/issues/ Donald J. Trump - Platform - https://www.donaldjtrump.com/platform Trump RNC Platform - https://rncplatform.donaldjtrump.com/?_gl=1*nm9ll6*_gcl_au*MTcxODk2MjE5My4xNzI2NTkxNDk3&_ga=2.102404420.455320868.1726591497-1819617850.1726591497 Federal Reserve Economic Research Paper - https://www.fed…

For only the 2nd time since her coronation, Kamala Harris faced the public without the aid of a teleprompter last night in the first presidential debate with Donald Trump. Kamala has enough vulnerabilities that any replacement level republican politician (or even the non-politicians texting me during it) could've knocked out of the park and her dow…

This week saw another terrifying school shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia. After every tragic mass shooting, especially at a school, both sides go into a frenzy of emotional defending of their side and vilification of the other. Gun-control advocates demand we "DO SOMETHING" and accuse those not on their side of caring more about guns th…

I'm trying to figure out why Reaganite Republicans are no longer welcome in Trump's GOP, but Robert Kennedy, Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard - both far-left politicians who were disowned by Democrats - are welcomed with open arms. With positions on the transition team! The enemy of your enemy isn't always your friend. I talk about RFK Jr and Tulsi Gabbard's …

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✅ Visit https://thehomelessconservative.com to sign up for email updates and check out other content from Blake! ⏭️ Chapters: 00:00 - Intro - Opening Statement 07:21 - mConversation with Katherine Makinney about her organization09:43 - Was the 2020 election stolen? 13:07 - What happened January 6th? 30:13 - 3 specific Jan 6th cases 1:00:09 - Trump'…

In this episode, I confront a tough reality—I was wrong about what matters in the 2024 election. Kamala Harris' VP pick underscores that this election is all about vibes, not policies. 2024 has solidified as a "vibes election," where public sentiment (feelings, really) trumps detailed policy prescriptions, principles, and ideas. I discuss how media…

One week into Kamala Harris' presidential campaign and we still haven't heard anything from her other than teleprompter speeches - none of which address her very progressive stances she took in her 2019 presidential campaign. The campaign is telling us she's moderating, but we haven't heard that from her, specifically. So far, it seems that the Bid…

Democrats get to change horses midstream and choose...her. In this episode I briefly touch on the events since last week - Trump's VP pick of JD Vance, his speech at the Republican National Convention, more damning evidence the Secret Service sucks at their jobs - and then get into President Biden announcing Sunday he won't seek a 2nd term in offic…

Over the weekend, we were millimeters away from a successful assassination attempt on Donald Trump. The failures of the Secret Service seem obvious, and will no doubt be vigorously investigated. One attendee was killed, two are in critical condition, and Trump was hit in the ear. The shooter is dead, and while we don't yet know his motivations for …

Things haven't gotten any better for Joe Biden after his terrible debate performance. We're up to 9 Democrats in congress calling for him to stop running for a 2nd term, and he's even getting calls to step down from A-list Hollywood celebrities like George Clooney. Biden claims he's running, regardless. Will anyone - Biden, Democrats, the media - d…

I wanted to at least attempt to be a little more optimistic or positive for the July 4th episode, but it was difficult in the wake of last week's presidential debate exposing just how terrible the 2024 choice between Biden and Trump really is. All I see are warnings that "the other guy" will bring about the end of democracy in the press. The right …

Note: I'm going to edit down my 3.5hr stream watching and discussing the debate for Ep046 in just a bit, but the full stream is available over on YouTube. I streamed myself and my friend watching the debate last night and did a lot of discussion of the actual substance of what Trump and Biden were saying during the debate, but felt I should do anot…

In this episode of "The Homeless Conservative," I sit down with Amos Guiora to discuss the alarming rise of antisemitism and its parallels to the Holocaust, especially after the events of October 7. Amos, whose parents were Holocaust survivors, shares his research on the role of bystanders and enablers in both historical and modern contexts. We als…

Join me for a chat with David Beckemeyer, host of Outrage Overload, about the wild world of political media. Ever notice how everything seems designed to make you mad? That's not by accident. Media and social platforms thrive on our outrage because it keeps us hooked and clicking.In this episode, we unpack how headlines and stories are crafted to g…

I'm wading into the comments section from YouTube to further expand on my views (and the pushback to them) on free speech, Ukraine funding, and my intolerance for Christians defending Donald Trump's morals.

Donald Trump was found guilty of all 34 felony counts in the New York so called "Hush Money" trial yesterday. What does that mean going forward? Will the guilty verdict affect his polling in swing states? Will the perception of this case being lawfair convince voters on the fence to vote for him over Biden? The truth is - we have no idea. But I tho…

On Fridays, I'm the conservative voice on Ross Yerger's show "Up The Middle", where we discuss the week's political news with myself, Yergz, and Matt Diemer (the show's liberal opinion). We started discussing polling and how we have different opinions on if it's accurate or not. Ross thinks Biden will win in November, and I think all current signs …

If you live in any city in America, you might have noticed the steady increase of homelessness that's been happening since 2016. It's a complicated problem without any single cause or solution, and the current political climate is, we'll say, not exactly great at dealing with nuanced issues. So I spoke with my friend Adam Luck who is the CEO of Cit…

The anti-Israel/pro-Palestinian protests that started at Columbia University weeks ago came to an end this week when NYPD were called to remove protestors who had barricaded themselves in a building on campus. Regardless of whether the violent and anti-semitic parts of the protests involved students or not, it's disturbing to see a minority group l…

Rant incoming: Biden is trying to forgive student loan debt...again. The democrats are pretending the Supreme Court didn't already say this was illegal and now President Biden's is proposing the SAVE (Saving on a Valuable Education) repayment program. This initiative, pegged at an eye-watering $475 billion over the next decade, follows closely on t…

Why has college tuition skyrocketed to 150% above the rate of inflation over the last 40 years? People on every corner of political spectrums are pissed about it, too! It's one of many reasons I'm against the "cancelling" of student loans - it would further drive college costs up. So, why is college so expensive? Join me as I sit down with the Dean…

Over the weekend, Iran fired over 300 drones and missiles at Israel. Half of them failed in the air. All but 5 were shot out of the air by Israel and their allies. By all measures it was not a success, but could lead to further escalation of tensions and conflict in the Middle East. Should Israel retaliate? Was the show of force without any real da…

- 60 Minutes/The Insider/Der Spiegel's reporting on the alleged connection of Russia's GRU in the attacks on US officers and their families known as Havana Syndrome, or what the government now calls anomalous health incidents. Last year's US intelligence report claimed it was "very unlikely" caused by a foreign adversary, but the reporting indicate…

Follow The Homeless Conservative on Instagram and Youtube for short-form content On this episode, I explore these key topics: ISIS-K's attack in Russia, Biden's housing proposals, and the U.S.'s historic oil production in 2023. First, I talk about the ISIS-K attack on Russia, and the ignored warning by the U.S. about the intelligence predicting exa…

Can America’s cars be 100% electric by 2050? Democrats think so, but what does the data say? The Biden Administration just announced new regulations on car manufactures requiring 33-41% of their new vehicle sales to be fully electric by 2030 - and that’s less aggressive than their original proposals. But why are we in such a rush to make the switch…

President Biden delivered the State of the Union address last week, and went full-on partisan campaign speech with it. It was full of lies, half-truths, and legislatively impossible promises. He would be better off throwing a lucky penny in a fountain and making a wish for some of his agenda than getting it through a dysfunctional and hyper-polariz…

Normally political junkies like my neighbor Mackenzie and myself are glued to our TVs and Twitter (X, whatever) watching the coverage of Super Tuesday, but this year was...boring. We knew going into it Donald Trump and Joe Biden would ride their incumbency to easy victory. But what's next? Nikki Haley has exited the race, but will her voters show u…