Rules for Patriots with Steve Deace

The rainbow jihad's targeting of Chip and Joanna Gaines of HGTV fame, though backfiring, taught us an important distinction between liberals and leftists -- and what the latter is trying to accomplish.

Steve and the team use all 10 of Steve's commandments for political warfare from his book, "Rules for Patriots" to rate Trump's time as President-elect thus far.

Why Trump's election as President of the United States could change the trajectory the conservative movement was on -- for better or worse.

Steve and the team go through polling -- how, once more, to read it. What the Senate races look like, and other 2016-related items.

But what about Reagan? But what about Brexit? But what about the hidden vote? There's a lot of misinformation being peddled around right now regarding polling of the race for the White House. Steve Deace cuts through the crap to get to the truth.

In order to turn the tide on America's attitude towards infanticide, we must first awaken it to the chieftain of child-killing: Margaret Sanger.

Steve and the team outline the top 10 things that have outlived their usefulness in the year 2016.

Steve has 16 questions he'd love to hear Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's answers to -- because they might just give us some insight into the people behind the personas.

Donald Trump endorsed Steve's book, "Rules for Patriots" -- including its 10 Commandments for Political Warfare. At the first presidential debate, he violated every single one.

Steve and the team psychoanalyze Reince Priebus after he threatens Republicans who haven't boarded the Trump Train yet.

Common sense is no longer common in our culture. Steve Deace contends that our only choice, as conservatives and followers of Christ, is to make more theological arguments.

Numerous conservative celebs and media icons have sold out in the services of Donald Trump this election cycle -- but they didn't actually sell out TO Donald Trump. Listen on to find out who the real culprit of 2016 is.

An article written by Edmund Kozak at Lifezette is so off-base and wrong-headed, it called for a response from Steve Deace.

Steve and the team discuss how politicians like Kelly Ayotte and Marco Rubio are killing their political futures by riding on the fence when it comes to Trump.

On this week's episode, Steve teaches us how to read a poll like a pro -- and how it will (hopefully) let you see the current horse race polling isn't skewed in favor of Hillary Clinton.

Despite the fact that Donald Trump seems to be attacking everyone and everything except for the Democratic nominee, Steve Deace says there's still a chance for Donald Trump to redeem himself.

Steve Deace goes in-depth on why this election cycle doesn't resemble '68 or '76 or '80. The election cycle '16 most resembles, in Steve's opinion, will probably surprise you.

During the first day of the Republican National Convention, RNC bosses screwed over conservatives. Steve and the team discuss why this may be a historical moment for the Republican party -- and not in a good way.

It may be a short-term win for #NeverTrump delegates at this year's Republican National Convention, but Steve Deace explains why Beau Correll's victory over a law forcing him to violate his conscience has bigger implications.

Steve found something a national delegate from Tennessee to the GOP convention wrote about why Donald Trump gives him -- hope. Steve explains why what this delegate said is 100% true, and is a real example of patriotism.

With dropping poll numbers and even worse fundraising figures, Donald Trump's chances against Hillary Clinton are basically zero. Steve Deace explains.

Steve Deace and the team explore why certain media outlets flipped the script when it comes to Donald Trump -- and why they felt they had to.

Steve Deace encourages delegates attending the upcoming GOP convention to take it upon themselves to stop the Trump madness.

Numerous Donald Trump supporters and GOP operatives have been peddling the fact that Trump is leading some polls -- and saying it's the first time a Republican nominee has led polls since 2004. Steve Deace and the team point out that this is all hogwash.

Steve and the team look back at the two-term President and, if there was a statue dedicated to him, what that statue would depict.  

Steve Deace and the team explain why this primary process ended up no different than any other in the past (at the very least) 20 years. Listen on to find out why.

Much ado has been made about being a 'Reagan conservative' ever since Reagan left the White House. But has comparing seemingly every Republican to him since that time really done much of a service? Steve Deace explains that while conservatives across the country feel they're in their Valley Forge moment -- we have to come to grips with one very uncomfortable fact about ourselves.

Have you ever wondered what an actual, honest to goodness cultist sounds like? At a campaign stop in Indiana, Ted Cruz found out -- and cameras were rolling. Steve and the team discuss what we can learn from the 'confrontation' between a Trump cultist and Ted Cruz.

It's almost inevitable that some amount of fracturing will occur within the Republican party should the primary go to a contested convention. But there are a few things Steve Deace says Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus should do that could mitigate any of the fracturing that might occur.

When Bruce Springsteen and Bryan Adams announced they'd be canceling their planned concerts in North Carolina and Mississippi, respectively -- it caused a bit of a stir on all sides of those states' new laws regarding bathroom usage and religious liberty. But unbeknownst to Springsteen and Adams, however, they taught us a very important lesson about liberty in the United States…and illustrated why patriots should always be ready to reverse the Left's premises.

Hillary Clinton referred to "unborn persons" as not having Constitutional rights. Steve and the team discuss how this is an example of why we're winning the argument on abortion -- and why we can continue to win in the future.

One day, it's denying his campaign manager ever touched a female reporter. The next day, it's denying his campaign manager was actually arrested for said incident. One day, it's attacking his opponent's wife on Twitter, the next day it's having his hands all over a tabloid hit piece. But yet no matter how much stuff comes out of Donald Trump's mouth, he still gets a lot of favorable attention from the media. Why is this? Steve and the team discuss what the Left's, and by extension the media's, endgame is with Donald Trump.

With another terrorist attack in Europe -- this time in Belgium -- Steve and the team discuss how to apply the 10 commandments of political warfare to those who still want to preach "tolerance" and "diversity" at us.

With Marco Rubio posting a poor performance in his home state of Florida, it's clear his political career is (at best) going into the deep freeze. Where did he go wrong? Steve and the team discuss the two critical commandments for political warfare the outgoing Florida Senator violated.

How is it that we've had Republican Presidents, Republican-controlled legislatures, and a mammoth conservative media industry -- yet the country continues to veer left?   Before we can ever start to win anything again, we have to understand how we've lost in the past.

With a tectonic shift happening in American politics, many fear we may never see the same America our parents and grandparents saw ever again. With that in mind, Steve and the team of contributors examine whether or not the Ten Commandments of Political Warfare are applicable only to today's America, but to all forms of government throughout time.

The death of Justice Antonin Scalia is no doubt a disaster, but the role of the judiciary (as understood by the founders of our country) should never have produced this sort of situation.

How does a candidate say he'd rather lose an election than be wrong on the life issue -- then turn around and say he's fine with women being drafted into the military? Steve Deace and the team discuss why there's a difference between a moral view and a worldview.

This Week’s Show Info: Ted Cruz proved you can stand on your principles and still win; his victory in Iowa was proof. How exactly did he do that? Steve Deace says, whether intentionally or not, Ted Cruz followed to a tee all ten of the "Rules for Patriots".

This Week’s Show Info:  Steve Deace and the team discuss Steve's recent piece at Conservative Review going over the main questions people have about the Iowa Caucuses.

  Host: Steve Deace Producer: Aaron McIntire Editor: Todd Erzen   This Week’s Show Info:   We’ve seen candidate after candidate try to attack Donald Trump, and we’ve seen candidate after candidate falter after doing so. What’s different about Ted Cruz and the way he’s taking on Trump? Steve Deace explains.

Host: Steve Deace Producer: Aaron McIntire Editor: Todd Erzen   This Week’s Show Info:   As we quickly approach the next GOP debate, Steve applies his rules in “Rules for Patriots” to all seven candidates who will be participating in said debate -- even the likes of John Kasich and/or Jeb Bush could learn a thing or two, it turns out.

Rules for Patriots Podcast  - Episode 007 (01/05/16) Host: Steve Deace Producer: Aaron McIntire Editor: Todd Erzen Contributor: Kim Pearson This Week’s Show Info: With just a few weeks before the first-in-the nation Iowa Caucuses and with Ted Cruz holding a huge lead in the polls, Steve Deace and the team of contributors discuss how to stay on point during the waning days before the storm of caucuses and primaries begin.

Rules for Patriots Podcast  - Episode 006 (12/15/15)   Host: Steve Deace Producer: Aaron McIntire Editor: Todd Erzen Contributor: Kim Pearson   This Week’s Show Info:   It’s no joke Ted Cruz’s campaign is starting to roll. With all three key endorsements in Iowa (Steve Deace, Rep. Steve King, and The Family Leader President Bob Vander Plaats) and climbing poll numbers, is now the time for Cruz to hit Donald Trump?   Steve and the team discuss and answer this question.

After a gunman murdered three people in or around a Planned Parenthood abortuary, Ben Carson came out and threw pro-lifers under the bus -- in front of the mainstream media. As great a man as Dr. Carson is, he sadly showed why he’s not qualified for the job for which he’s running -- and provided us a lesson on why one should never accept the premise of an opponent’s argument.

Massachusetts decides to opt out of Common Core--at the behest of a chief architect of Common Core-- and sends the control back to the state. What America must re-learn about jurisdiction/subsidiarity. Common Core’s state-by-state loss presents a great lesson in how to debate (and win) by challenging your opponent’s premise.

On the heels of the Paris attacks, Barack Obama says his top priority is...Gun Control. Why would he push an issue that is ALWAYS a loser for his party? And how can best debunk the myths of gun control in a fundamentally confused culture?

Illegal aliens have published “The Undocumented Immigrants Bill of Rights.” We deconstruct them by applying the Ten Commandments of political warfare to their list of demands. Rules for Patriots, are guiding principles for those who want to see this country return to the principles on which it was founded: freedom, individual accountability and responsibility, and a free market system.

• Gender Rules: The motto of the regressive moralists has a motto: “You will be made to care.” • Toronto’s odd rule about proselytizing – isn’t what’s fair for one religion fair for another?