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Year: 2026

While the Country Moves Past DEI, New York Is Doubling Down

While Washington has spent the last year moving away from DEI programs, Albany continues to fund many of the same priorities through education spending and broader public policy.
The state’s 2026-27 People’s Budget, released by the New York State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic, and Asian Legislative Caucus, continues directing public money toward programs rooted in the same ideological framework, even if the terminology has changed.

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525 – The Frightful Despotism of Political Parties

George Washington warned us that political parties bring their own frightful despotism. From gerrymandering to primaries, We the People have allowed political parties to not only rule our elections, but to poison our interactions with their venom and hatred. Will we continue to let these private organizations drag the United States into the ash heap of history?

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Constitutional literacy test for Congress?

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – A listener’s question prompts a look at whether Congress can require constitutional literacy tests for its members. The Constitution sets congressional qualifications, but voters can still demand civic understanding from candidates and themselves before empowering officials who misuse authority or ignore constitutional limits in government…

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Will the real fascists please stand up

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – I’m reminded of the line from the movie, The Princess Bride. “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” Because when I look up “fascism” in the dictionary, I find two things. First, there’s some fascism in both major political parties. Second, one party appears to be steeped in it…

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These States Have Glocks In Their Crosshairs

Four states have banned the ubiquitous handgun

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Justice or politics? America’s crime problem

The Constitution Study with Host Paul Engel – The FBI made a big announcement about nationwide violent crime going down. While that is generally good news, think about it for a second. While crime may have gone down across the nation, what about those areas where violent crime still runs rampant? Should they celebrate the fact that other parts of the country have less violent crime while…

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Nashville Mayor Funds Pro-Illegal Alien Nonprofit TIRRC with $735,000 in City Budget After ‘Years’ of ‘Successful Collaboration’

Metro Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell included more than $700,000 in his annual budget for the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC), a nonprofit supporting illegal aliens living in Tennessee.
TIRRC partnered with the city last year to provide relief for those impacted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), was asked by the Biden administration to support the release of aliens into Tennessee’s interior, and whose affiliated political action committee endorsed O’Connell during his successful 2023 race for mayor.

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