A weekly podcast looking at current events in the United States through the lens of history.
The Supreme Court has finally struck down Roe v. Wade. States now have the opportunity to ban abortion. How did we get to this point, and where should we go from here? Listen here, or listen, subscribe, and review on iTunes, Spotify, Google, or iHeart. Website: https://declineandfall.blog/Telegram: https://t.me/declineandfallLocals: https://declineandfall.locals.com/Gab: https://gab.com/groups/46761Twitter: https://twitter.com/declinefallblogFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/declineandfallus Intro music is … Continue reading Episode 73: Life After Roe
The problems facing America today are deeper than a specific candidate or policy. They are deep-seated spiritual issues, and we need to properly identify them before we can begin solving them. Listen here, or listen, subscribe, and review on iTunes, Spotify, Google, or iHeart. Website: https://declineandfall.blog/Telegram: https://t.me/declineandfallLocals: https://declineandfall.locals.com/Gab: https://gab.com/groups/46761Twitter: https://twitter.com/declinefallblogFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/declineandfallus Intro music is “Rise … Continue reading Episode 72: American Elegy
A draft opinion from the Supreme Court leaked last night, suggesting they are on the verge of overturning Roe v. Wade. What does this mean for our country? Watch here, listen here, or subscribe using your favorite podcast app. Substack: https://gemstate.substack.com/ Website: https://declineandfall.blog/ Podcast: https://declineandfall.blog/podcast/ Telegram: https://t.me/declineandfall Locals: https://declineandfall.locals.com/ Gab: https://gab.com/groups/46761 Twitter: https://twitter.com/declinefallblog Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/declineandfallus … Continue reading Livestream 23: The End of Roe?
Cable news and social media have incited the American people into a hatred for Russia and a clamor for war. Rather than looking at the real world, pundits and politicians engage in increasingly unhinged rhetoric, shunning factual analysis for meaningless platitudes. If we are not careful, we could find ourselves in World War III. Is … Continue reading Episode 71: American Jihad
Today I discuss how discourse is different in a feminine space versus a masculine space, and how the 2004 film Mean Girls actually explains what is going on with modern geopolitics. Watch here, listen here, or subscribe using your favorite podcast app. Substack: https://gemstate.substack.com/ Website: https://declineandfall.blog/ Podcast: https://declineandfall.blog/podcast/ Telegram: https://t.me/declineandfall Locals: https://declineandfall.locals.com/ Gab: https://gab.com/groups/46761 Twitter: … Continue reading Livestream 22: Mean Girls Diplomacy
In my first livestream of 2022 I discuss the Canadian trucker protest, my new Substack focused on local politics, and my latest post at Decline & Fall. New Substack: https://gemstate.substack.com/ The National Pulse Podcast: https://thenationalpulse.com/2022/02/05/mike-pences-real-reason-for-trump-bashing-faucis-never-ending-pandemic/ Website: https://declineandfall.blog/ Podcast: https://declineandfall.blog/podcast/ Telegram: https://t.me/declineandfall Locals: https://declineandfall.locals.com/ Gab: https://gab.com/groups/46761 Twitter: https://twitter.com/declinefallblog Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/declineandfallus YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbL-6MytPZ8n8FXE6MmJ8NQ Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1180924
Russia is massing troops on the Ukrainian border. America is threatening sanctions or worse. Britain warns of war, while Germany wants peace. Is the post-WWII geopolitical order crumbling? Will Russia always be our eternal enemy? Listen here, or listen, subscribe, and review on iTunes, Spotify, Google, or iHeart. Website: https://declineandfall.blog/Telegram: https://t.me/declineandfallLocals: https://declineandfall.locals.com/Gab: https://gab.com/groups/46761Twitter: https://twitter.com/declinefallblogFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/declineandfa… … Continue reading Episode 70: Ukraine, NATO, and the End of the Postwar Order
If America was a movie, the lights would come on after our victory in World War II, or perhaps after we won the Cold War in 1991. But real life does not stop, and the American people must decide how we shall live in the time after the end credits. Listen here, or listen, subscribe, … Continue reading Episode 69: History Never Ends
Today I recorded a short video remembering former Senator Bob Dole of Kansas who died yesterday at the age of 98. I look at the man, his times, and the worldview that animated his generation as compared to our own. Watch or listen here, or listen via your favorite podcast app. Website: https://declineandfall.blog/ Podcast: https://declineandfall.blog/podcast/ … Continue reading Remembering Bob Dole
Kyle Rittenhouse did nothing wrong, but both the Marxist left and establishment right have spent the last year attacking him. Yet it is not just Kyle that is under attack, but you and me, our right to self defense, the ideal of masculine virtue, and the very fabric of Western Civilization. Listen here, or listen, … Continue reading Episode 68: The Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse
In this Thursday afternoon stream I discuss the ramifications of World War I on history, the chaos that is engulfing our country and how we can overcome it, and I read several poems that have relevance to our current situation. Watch or listen here, or listen via your favorite podcast app. Raheem Kassam: “We Will … Continue reading Livestream 20: Veterans Day, the Great War, American heroes, and a little poetry.
In this Friday afternoon stream I talk about how the conservative worldview better reflects reality than leftist fantasy, and what happens when the narrative diverges too far from what people can see with their own eyes. Watch or listen here, or listen via your favorite podcast app. Website: https://declineandfall.blog/ Podcast: https://declineandfall.blog/podcast/ Telegram: https://t.me/declineandfall Locals: https://declineandfall.locals.com/ … Continue reading Livestream 19: Why We Will Win
I am back at my desk for the first time in quite a while to talk about new developments with the blog and podcast, conservative sacred cows, the 2020 election, supply chains, and what might happen with Taiwan. Watch or listen here, or listen via your favorite podcast app. Website: https://declineandfall.blog/ Podcast: https://declineandfall.blog/podcast/ Telegram: https://t.me/declineandfall … Continue reading Livestream 18: Friday Afternoon Rain
At long last, here is the fourth of five eventual re-recordings I plan to do. Episode 4 was the worst of the early episodes, as I used my low-quality laptop microphone to record, and I did not prepare a script but instead spoke off the cuff based on a sparse outline. For this recording I … Continue reading Episode 4x: Learning From History
(The essay version of this podcast can be found here.) This episode has been a long time coming. I have had a draft waiting for more than two years, but the events in Kabul this month convinced me that now was the time to talk about America’s forever wars. Our loss in Afghanistan in the … Continue reading Episode 67: Endless War
In this Saturday morning livestream I talk about the impending fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban, and what that means for America going forward. I discuss the history of United States in war, especially in Vietnam, and I look at what our withdrawal portends for us and for the world. Watch here, listen here, or … Continue reading Livestream 17: What Happened to Afghanistan?
As protests erupt this month in Cuba, many Americans are wondering how we should respond. Should we intervene, oust the Communists, and restore democratic rule? Or should we leave them alone? How should the America First movement deal with Communist Cuba? Listen here, or listen, subscribe, and review on iTunes. You can also listen to … Continue reading Episode 66: Cuba
In this Thursday afternoon livestream I talk about my latest podcast and essay, why I do not focus on the minute details of politics, Malcolm X and nationalism, Christopher Caldwell’s essay on the Pilgrim Fathers, the tragedy of the American Indians, and all the chaos that is going on in the world today. Watch here, … Continue reading Livestream 16: Dispossession, Plymouth Rock, and Chaos in the World
(The essay version of this podcast can be found here.) Nearly two hundred and fifty years ago, the Founding Fathers of the United States created a Constitution to protect the hard-won freedoms for themselves and their posterity. Today, that posterity finds themselves being pushed out of the country their forefathers bequeathed to them. What can … Continue reading Episode 65: Dispossession
I will have a new episode up soon, but in the meantime here is a short note to thank you for listening, and to give you information on how to contact me, or to converse with other fans of the podcast. You are here, at The Decline and Fall of the United States of America. … Continue reading A Short Note
America is supposed to be a republic, ruled by the people. But our elected leaders and cultural elites look for ways to push us toward the choices they think best. How can we reclaim our sovereignty in this totalitarian age? Episode 64 of the Decline & Fall podcast is live.
After a short hiatus, I return with a new livestream discussion recent news as it related to the ongoing decline and fall of our nation. Watch here, or listen to the audio below or in your favorite podcast player.
Not only do would-be dictators take advantage of social crises; they often create the very problems that their dictatorships aim to solve. The Democratic Party is using crisis after crisis to increase their power, but things are about to spiral out of control. Listen here, or listen, subscribe, and review on iTunes. You can also … Continue reading Episode 63: Never Let a Crisis Go to Waste
More than any other foreign nation, the relationship of the United States to Israel dominates our foreign policy discourse. Should American patriots support the nation of Israel? Listen here, or listen, subscribe, and review on iTunes. You can also listen to every episode on Spotify.
Everything in our culture is geared toward short-term thinking, but that is exactly the perspective that leads to decline. How can we fight the current and adopt a long-term view of society? Listen here, or listen, subscribe, and review on iTunes. You can also listen to every episode on Spotify.
In my 14th livestream I talk about the political realignment that is occurring before our eyes, the need for the nationalist right to confront hard truths, and talk about what we can do to stay safe from encroaching tyranny. Watch here, or listen to the audio below or in your favorite podcast player.
In this rare afternoon livestream I discuss the breakdown of the rule of law, the futility of the presidency, our country’s obsession with race, and what we can do to prosper in the years ahead. Watch here, or listen to the audio below or in your favorite podcast player.
In my twelfth livestream video, I chatted about the failure of conservatism, the end of the Constitution, and how we will only save the American nation through local activism. Watch it here, or listen to the audio below or in your favorite podcasting app.
(The essay version of this podcast can be found here.) The same media that tells us that Donald Trump is a fascist told us that Richard Nixon was a crook. Yet that media had a vested interest in seeing both men destroyed. What happened to Richard Nixon, and how can it help explain what happened … Continue reading Episode 60: Nixon and Trump
(The essay version of this podcast can be found here.) The lesson of the Trump Era is that one man cannot save this country, not after the globalist left has completely taken over every institution. But where was the conservative movement when that takeover occurred? Why did they not stop the long march through our … Continue reading Episode 59: The Failure of Conservatism
For my eleventh livestream I switched over to YouTube, as Periscope is on the chopping block soon. I talk about truth, discernment, and how we can move forward in this uncertain age. Watch the video here, or listen to the audio below:
In the wake of the coup of 2020, the remnants of the historic American nation find ourselves in the same position as our forefathers two hundred and fifty years ago. How far will we go to reclaim our God-given liberties from a tyrannical totalitarian government? Listen here, or listen, subscribe, and review on iTunes. You … Continue reading Episode 58: The Second American Revolution
President Trump’s victory in 2016 was an unexpected setback on the road to globalist technocracy, so they used every means to remove him in 2020. What happened? How can we respond? Where do we go from here? Listen here, or listen, subscribe, and review on iTunes. You can also listen to every episode on Spotify. … Continue reading Episode 57: The Coup of 2020
In my tenth livestream, I talk about the events of the last two days, the coup of 2020, and what we can do going forward as we prepare to be dissidents in the country our ancestors created. Watch the video here, or listen to the audio below: Permalink to video
They say that history is written by the victors, but our history is being rewritten by people who have neither won nor built anything. How can we be sure that the history, literature, and art of Western Civilization will be passed down to our posterity? Listen here, or listen, subscribe, and review on iTunes. You … Continue reading Episode 56: Who Will Write Our History?
(The essay version of this podcast can be found here.) The Great Reset is on the horizon. Big Tech censors independent thought. Communist China is rising. How do these things relate? What can we do to safeguard our freedom in a technocratic future? Listen here, or listen, subscribe, and review on iTunes. You can also … Continue reading Episode 55: The End of the Nation-State and the Coming Global Technocracy
(The essay version of this podcast can be found here.) While the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdowns of 2020 have been miserable for most people, globalist organizations such as the World Economic Forum are excited about the opportunity to remake society in their preferred image. What will this new society be like? How can we … Continue reading Episode 54: The Great Reset
In my ninth livestream I chat about the ongoing decline of America, the need to remember your heritage, the rise of the permanent bureaucracy, and engage with folks in the Periscope chat. Watch the video here, or listen to the audio below: Permalink to video
The Democrats’ proposal for a 25th Amendment commission is troubling, as they are clearly planning to use Joe Biden as a figurehead for the power behind the throne. Yet rule by bureaucracy has become the norm in America – that is why the Deep State is fighting so hard against President Trump. How did we … Continue reading Episode 53: A Figurehead President
In a livestream recorded Thursday October 8 I talk about Rome, local politics, the candidates debates, our shamelessly lying media, social media censorship, and Mike Lee’s tweet about democracy. Watch the video here, or listen to the audio below.
I recorded my sixth livestream on Saturday September 19, 2020. Apologies for anyone watching live this evening, as I think my audio malfunctioned. I have the whole thing here in audio format though.
Just a quick note to let you all know of my future plans for the blog and podcast. Starting this month I will be taking on some additional responsibilities, which will reduce the amount of time I have to create weekly podcasts. Therefore I will be scaling back, and will try to release one podcast … Continue reading Programming Note
(The essay version of this podcast can be found here.) Fake news and propaganda are more than just lies, rather they are an assault on reason itself. Chesterton, Kipling, and Orwell all warned us against those who would try to convince us that two plus two does not necessarily equal four, yet today we face … Continue reading Episode 52: Two Plus Two Equals Four
Imagine it is 1955. America is at the height of its prosperity. You sit down to read a chilling dystopian tale of the year 2020… Listen here, or listen, subscribe, and review on iTunes. You can also listen to every episode on Spotify.
(The essay version of this podcast can be found here.) When the sky grows dark, and storm clouds appear on the horizon, we naturally call upon our God to bless America. Yet does America in 2020 deserve God’s blessings? It is more likely that God is judging America, and that judgment has just begun. Listen … Continue reading Episode 50: God Bless America
The left is constantly demanding we have a conversation about race in America. Though they do not act in good faith, today I present a conversation about race, ethnicity, and the blank slate. Listen here, or listen, subscribe, and review on iTunes. You can also listen to every episode on Spotify.
What do the films of Quentin Tarantino have to do with the politics of President Donald Trump? Both of them hearken back to an age of rose-colored nostalgia. Listen here, or listen, subscribe, and review on iTunes. You can also listen to every episode on Spotify. Check out Steve Sailer’s review of “Once Upon a … Continue reading Episode 48: Tarantino and Trump
(The essay version of this podcast can be found here.) While we were paying attention to national politics, the left has been quietly taking over local political positions that give them enormous power to influence and even ruin our lives. It is time to turn our focus to the communities that form the foundation of … Continue reading Episode 47: All Politics Is Local
Since am still locked out of Twitter, which is where Periscope naturally connects to, I tried streaming on DLive tonight. EDIT: The video quality from the DLive stream was terrible, so I decided to take it down. The audio version is fine, though, and is completely unabridged.
We are watching the fall of the American Republic before our eyes. Just as the rise of Caesar heralded the end of the Roman Republic, so too is America due for a Caesar of our own. Listen here, or listen, subscribe, and review on iTunes. You can also listen to every episode on Spotify.
America is a house divided, more than any time since the Civil War. How can we go on together when half the country wants to erase our heritage and brainwash our children? Listen here, or listen, subscribe, and review on iTunes. You can also listen to every episode on Spotify.