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[SEGMENT 1-1] Freedom Coming 1   Check out our GARBAGE collection We are only a day away from reclaiming FREEDOM in America. I hope you've done me the honor of checking out my work at TKJN, and perhaps looked at our new merch. I would LOVE to get feedback on the new merch. If you see it, I can't imagine you not telling me how cool that stuff is?  GetKrill.com/KevinJacksonbioptimizers.com/kjradioFreeGoldGuide.com/KJRadio  [SEGMENT 1-2] Freedom Coming 2 You may not have seen me, but I'm looking rather fabulous and feeling great as well. I'm taking a regimen of products from Native Path, specifically Krill Oil.   We are adding sponsors this week, and I'm THRILLED to have them on board.     One built world class resorts and golf courses and changed the skylines of America's cities. He created the most popular entertainment show of his time. He managed large-scale enterprise with over 30,000 satisfied employees who, because of his employing them, put food on the tables of their families and autos into their garages. The other is a failed San Francisco politician who can't put two coherent sentences together, came in dead last in the primaries of 24 and then dropped out because of her clear unpopularity, did not receive a single vote to become the presidential candidate, and was elevated to the post of JOY purely for her color and sex.   Let's begin the count with this fact: Kamala Harris has a horrible record with women Sure, Kamala Harris “networked” her way up the ladder—and hey, she's not the first to do it. Plenty of ambitious folks have used every tool at their disposal. But if you're going to trade favors for advancement, at least show up with some skills once you land the job. Let's be honest: Willie Brown wasn't exactly a heartthrob, and Harris wasn't exactly gracing the covers of beauty magazines either. But in sales, we call her choice “the ultimate sacrifice.” Willie got a career boost on his arm, and Harris got a rung up on the political ladder, even if she missed a few rungs in the competence department. The real kicker? Harris didn't just embarrass herself—she embarrassed the entire league of ambitious “hussies” who came before her. Many used their, ahem, “influence” not just to benefit themselves but to make some waves for other women. Harris? She went for herself.  [SEGMENT 1-3] Freedom Coming 3   [X] SB – Dana White on mindboggling position we face   Harris has a horrible record in public service Kamala Harris exemplified Jekyll and Hyde when you line up her actions with her “principles.” Case in point: she once gleefully recounted her marijuana use. While this could pass as a minor issues, except for the fact that she locked up countless Black men for doing the same thing. But hey, when you're riding that political elevator, a little hypocrisy shouldn't slow the ascent. And let's talk about her so-called “criminal justice record.” Harris loves to paint herself as the law-and-order warrior, boasting she's prosecuted “hundreds” of cases. The truth? It's closer to 20, if that. In the spirit of her old boss, Harris "padded" her resume more than a Schoch. As for going after criminal masterminds, look at what Harris considered a heinous crime. Truancy. But instead of working to understand why children were missing school, Harris to a sledge hammer to a thumbtack and decided to prosecute parents. Yes, Harris targeted and arrested parents of children who school. But her reason was not born of concern for students' academic success. Instead, Harris pursued this course because the state of California loses funding when attendance drops. No funding, no money for the state coffers—that's the math she cared about. And for families who couldn't pay the fines? Tough luck. Harris wasn't about to let a single mom's struggles get in the way of her precious attendance counts. Clearly, Harris prioritized the state's budget over families' stability. I know the feeling—my family's down to one car thanks to a supply-chain crisis courtesy of the Biden-Harris duo. Now my son's late to first period every day. But in Kamala's world, that means I could be up for “truancy crimes,” and she'd probably cackle as they hauled me in.  [SEGMENT 1-4] Freedom Coming 4   I said I would discuss something that didn't seem like that big of a deal, until you put it in perspective. And that's a comment made by Democrat Congressman Jamie Raskin.     The most dangerous people on the planet are the American Leftists. They have no limits to which they won't pursue power and wealth. And that includes assassinating a president. Watch as Democrat Congressman Jamie Raskin explains how Democrats operate their "peaceful transition of power".   [X] SB – Jamie Raskin Steal it in the states, DOJ, or with election officials Democrats honor elections Pol Sci: fascists Don't accept the outcome Embrace political violence Organized “top down”     Raskin just revealed Democrats' plan. Because Democrats are bold enough to tell you what they plan, but pretending it's what the other side is planning. While many people won't say the obvious out loud, I will do so. Again. And I will simultaneously translate what Raskin said: "Democrats cheated in 2020 and stole the election from Donald Trump. But they know they can't steal this one, so they want a Trump win to appear to be Trump's theft of the 2024 election." The reason Democrats didn't want a second Trump term is simple: Trump was effective at Phase I of draining the swamp of the people who have milked and bilked American citizens for decades. But the Democrats made a few grave mistakes. First, the blatant theft of the election, and the things that triggered it. For example, working with the Chinese to release a bug that allowed for the theft. Yes, our National Institute of Health led by Fauci the fraud colluded with the Chinese to release the Wuhan, aka China Virus around the world. The intent of the release was to cause governments, specifically America to keep citizens at home. This led to mail-in ballots, which Democrats pre-printed with Biden. At the appropriate time, 3A Eastern time, operatives stole the election from Trump. Second, Democrats orchestrated January 6, working with terror groups and the FBI [I know, redundant] to pretend that Trump didn't want a "peaceful transition of power". Obama's "peaceful transition of power" Before I continue, let's go back 2016, when Obama promised a peaceful transition of power. In fact what Obama did was work with his Department of Justice to actually target and persecute Trump from Day One of his election victory. Recall that Admiral Rogers blew the whistle on Obama and informed Trump that his base of operations at Trump Tower have been compromised. Yes, Obama's DOJ was spying on Trump's transition team. Next, Obama's FBI targeted Trump transition team members, specifically General Flynn in order to disrupt Trump's ability to begin draining the swamp. During the 4 years of Trump's presidency, Obama's legacy DOJ worked a bullsh*t Russian collusion story, and wholly ignored the real criminal in that particular case, Hillary Clinton. As we would learn, Clinton's team started this nonsense of Russian collusion and the FBI knew the story was bogus from the start. By the end of Trump's term, panic set in for Democrats, because Trump actually followed through with his campaign promise to MAGA. Thus, the remnant Obama DOJ plotted the successful coup of 2020.  Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kevin-jackson-show--2896352/support.

Welcome to another episode of All Things Crime, where we dive deep into the big issues shaping our society today. In this episode, I'm joined by a special guest, Zeek Arkham, the original Cop with Attitude and host of the Reasonable Suspicion podcast. We cover a lot of topics—political feuds, hypocrisy, and the issues facing our cities, from illegal immigration to gun control.Zeek shares his hilarious and insightful take on everything from debates with the infamous Brooklyn Dad (now Florida Dad) to the impact of liberal policies on conservative states. We also dig into how the sanctuary city crisis is hitting New York and the rising concern over school safety as resource officers are being removed.Tune in for an unfiltered discussion on the state of America, law enforcement, and the ever-changing political landscape.Don't forget to subscribe, leave a review, and hit the notification bell so you never miss an episode!Connect with Zeek Arkham:X: @ZeekArkhamYoutube:  @ZeekArkhamCWA  Podcast: https://anchor.fm/zeekarkhamConnect with Jared Bradley:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredvbradleyWebsite: https://www.m-vac.comAll Things Crime is a new, comprehensive video series that will explore every aspect of crime and the ensuing investigation, one video interview at a time.  The host, Jared Bradley, is the President of M-Vac Systems, which is a wet-vacuum based forensic DNA collection system, and has experience traveling the world training all levels of law enforcement and crime lab DNA analysts in using the M-Vac to help solve crime.  Along the way he has met people from all walks of life and experience in investigating crimes, so is putting that knowledge to use in another way by sharing it in these videos.If you are interested in more videos about the M-Vac, DNA and investigations, also check out the M-Vac's channel https://www.youtube.com/@MVacSystemsDNACollection

Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown – Thursday, May 9, 20244:20 pm: Andrew Chapados, a writer for The Blaze, joins the program to discuss how Disney CEO Bob Iger has announced the company will focus on creating sequel films for existing storylines because they are easier to market.4:38 pm: Daniel Oliver, Chairman of the Board of the Education and Research Institute and Director of the Pacific Research Institute joins the program for a conversation about his piece for American Greatness asking whether Americans care about elections anymore.6:05 pm: Scott Morefield, a columnist with Townhall.com joins Rod for a conversation about his piece on why the leftists in America hate Israel.6:20 pm: Steve Moore, an Economist with FreedomWorks, joins Rod for their weekly conversation about politics and the nation's economy.6:38 pm: Tim Graham, Executive Editor of Newsbusters at the Media Research Center joins Rod to discuss his congressional testimony yesterday regarding the biased reporting of National Public Radio, which is funded by taxpayer money.

The Trump-era Title 42 expires and Biden sends troops to the border—what happens now? Ann Coulter joins Liz to discuss what's actually going on at the Southern border and expose the ideological underpinnings of not just who is propagating the border crisis, but who is running the corrupt Biden Administration and facilitating these major disasters for our country. This is The Liz Wheeler Show. -- Get legal defense as gun owner without the exclusions of an insurance company. Join the Attorneys on Retainer Self-Protection Program. Visit https://attorneysforfreedom.com/liz and enter promo code LIZ25 to receive $25 off. -- Save over 70% off Genucel's most popular package: https://genucel.com/liz. -- Get your Magnesium Breakthrough and find out this month's gift with your purchase at https://magbreakthrough.com/lizwheeler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump's First 2024 Presidential Rally Shouts Out to the Far Right, Militias and Insurrectionists That He is Their Fuhrer and They Are Coming After You | The Massive Protest in France to Protect a Social Safety Net Americans Could Only Dream Of | How Foreign Wars Test the Moral Convictions of American Leftists backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia facebook.com/ianmastersmedia

But they said, “Stand back!” And they said, “This fellow came to sojourn, and he has become the judge! Now we will deal worse with you than with them.” Then they pressed hard against the man Lot, and drew near to break the door down. - Genesis 19:9 (ESV) This Episode's Links: Twilight Struggle - Wikipedia Civil Rights Division orders mediation after finding probable cause in discrimination claims against High Plains Library District - Trevor Reid, Greeley Tribune Biden's State of the Union was the second least-watched of the last 30 years, and you won't believe where his largest audience came from - Daniel Payne, Not the Bee The President of the United States just admitted some of his rogue classified documents are from 1974 - Daniel Payne, Not the Bee Montana is preparing to uphold the Constitution. Here's how the Associated Press phrased it. - Daniel Payne, Not the Bee Oregon Alcohol Regulators Used Their Power To Get Their Hands On Rare, Ultra-Expensive Bourbon, Investigation Finds - John Rigolizzo, The Daily Wire What the Heck: Commies, trauma, and the grilling of Yoel Roth - Peter Heck, Not the Bee Powerful testimony of former agent: "The FBI became politically weaponized, starting from the top in Washington and trickling down to the field offices.” - Joel Abbott, Not the Bee FBI Headquarters Purges Leaked Intelligence Document Targeting ‘Radical-Traditionalist Catholics' - The Daily Wire --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/garrett-ashley-mullet/message

You'll really enjoy this podcast! Carl interviews, Sophie Corcoran, a young and  up and coming British conservative commentator who slammed woke American Leftists for mocking UKs mourning of Queen Elizabeth II, while they mourned George Floyd, a criminal, and burned down their own cities.Sophie offers very unique perspectives and insights into the Royal Family, explains why Brits hate Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Prince Andrew, why she believes the monarchy will thrive and why Queen Elizabeth II was so loved by Brits, young and old and everywhere in between. You can find Sophie on Twitter, @sophielouisecc More: www.Carljacksonshow.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/carljacksonradioTwitter:https://twitter.com/carljacksonshowParler: https://parler.com/carljacksonshowhttp://www.TheCarlJacksonPodcast.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You'll really enjoy this podcast! Carl interviews, Sophie Corcoran, a young and  up and coming British conservative commentator who slammed woke American Leftists for mocking UKs mourning of Queen Elizabeth II, while they mourned George Floyd, a criminal, and burned down their own cities.Sophie offers very unique perspectives and insights into the Royal Family, explains why Brits hate Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Prince Andrew, why she believes the monarchy will thrive and why Queen Elizabeth II was so loved by Brits, young and old and everywhere in between. You can find Sophie on Twitter, @sophielouisecc More: www.Carljacksonshow.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/carljacksonradioTwitter:https://twitter.com/carljacksonshowParler: https://parler.com/carljacksonshowhttp://www.TheCarlJacksonPodcast.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As we continue to wrap-up and recap SAS 2022 and with Charlie launching his new book, “The College Scam,” the show is coming to you from the road with a fascinating conversation between Charlie and author Eddie Scarry all about the truly miserable and unhappy nature of American Leftists and liberals—why are they so unhappy, angry, and miserable? Eddie pulls from his latest book, “Liberal Misery,” to answer these questions and more. But first, Charlie is joined by Congressman Andy Biggs from the great state of Arizona to discuss new, shocking revelations surrounding the Shady Scarf Lady, Dr. Debra Birx, and the potentially treasonous nature of her actions.  Support the show: http://www.charliekirk.com/support See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A day many thought would never come finally did come yesterday. The landmark precedent set by the 1973 Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, making legalized abortion “the law of the land” for nearly 50-years, was officially overturned with a ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. The harshest critics of Trump have for years impugned the character of those like me who openly supported his 2016 run for President, 4-years in office, plus a bid for re-election in 2020. But Trump pledged himself early on to nominating 2-3 Pro-Life Justices to the Supreme Court who would then overturn Roe v. Wade. And that is exactly what he did. Moreover, what we said our reasons for supporting Trump were are also the very same reasons we are celebrating now. Because they didn't get what they wanted, American Leftists are openly threatening everything from domestic terrorism across the U.S. over the next several weeks, to murdering Supreme Court Justices and their families, to burning down the Supreme Court building in our nation's capital. But let them rage and pay the consequences. Roe v. Wade being overturned does not mean abortion is suddenly illegal across the U.S. I will enthusiastically support a nationwide ban, and hope one follows, since all potential victims of murder should be afforded equal protection of our laws. But for now, Red States at least will make abortion illegal outright in their jurisdictions; and that is a good starting point. Blue States meanwhile will see an influx of “abortion tourism.” And those seeking to terminate the life of their unborn children will come to them for help in doing so. Consequently, I expect similar dynamics to take shape between Red and Blue states which allow and disallow abortion compared with how the states which formerly allowed and disallowed slavery related to one another long ago. Democrats since LBJ have done all in their power to put the dynamics of slavery back in play. Cloaking their malice in euphemisms, championing the Welfare State and mercenary support of Civil Rights for African Americans, they have presented themselves for generations as being the party of personal freedom. But slavery to sin is no freedom at all. Imagine being angry right now, as they are, that unborn children will no longer be so cruelly disposed of. Imagine believing so strongly in your “right to choose” to murder a child that you call for burning down your own country in protest, threatening violence to Supreme Court Justices when they finally tell you ‘No' after nearly five decades. For too long, Democrats got away with labeling themselves “Pro-Choice,” as if that was the natural alternative to being “Anti-Abortion.” The proper distinction has always been, however, between those who are “Pro-Life,” and therefore opposed to the murder of innocent children on the one hand, and the “Anti-Life” on the other - in favor of abortion on-demand, everywhere and anywhere, for any reason whatsoever, and calling it "healthcare." But today is our second oldest son Elihu James' 14th birthday. Lauren is driving north even now to Gillette with most of our other kids to pick up Eli and our oldest son Josiah after they spent this week in Savage, Montana. And I remember now how my wife and I were two poor young college students when we got married and had Josiah. Had we been completely different people, and reasoned like Democrats, what might we have been tempted to do when just a few short months after Josiah was born we found out we were pregnant again already, this time with a baby boy we named Elihu James? By God's grace, we chose life. And for all the things I could regret, I don't regret that for a moment. We've certainly made mistakes and foolish choices, but having these children was not among them. With such considerations in mind, I celebrate the overturning of Roe v. Wade and could not possibly be happier about it. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/garrett-ashley-mullet/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/garrett-ashley-mullet/support

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Join a voice of American Conservatism, Russ Fine for another packed episode of The Boiler Room, presented by Project 56. American founder and Patriot, Thomas Paine once said “THOSE who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.”Russ discusses the meaning of Thomas Paine's incredibly accurate statement plus these Boiling Points:

Communism has been tried and has failed in every country that has implemented it. People flock to America to be freed from the shackles of that failed system. But, leftists in America think that they can somehow make Communism in the U.S. It is said that a sign of mental illness is trying to do the same thing the same way over and over again expecting it to work. It hasn't worked yet and it won't work when deranged American Leftists try it.

Communism has been tried and has failed in every country that has implemented it. People flock to America to be freed from the shackles of that failed system. But, leftists in America think that they can somehow make Communism in the U.S. It is said that a sign of mental illness is trying to do the same thing the same way over and over again expecting it to work. It hasn't worked yet and it won't work when deranged American Leftists try it.

Mitchell Gerber of  StopOrganHarvesting.org. Organ harvesting death camps in China with the support of top American leftists.

Independence Day was one of those times where everyone could come together, united in celebration of the American ideals of freedom and liberty.  Not any more.  Now, Independence Day is an opportunity for the radical left to blast America -- to attack the country, disparage the flag, and shun the national anthem. The woke left and cancel culture mob were out in force over the 4th of July weekend, telling Americans just how bad America is.  While former President Trump held a massive, patriotic rally in Florida, Democrats and members of the media were denounced the flag and patriotism.  If they are so "unproud" to be an American, why don't they just leave?

What the heck are they?

The upcoming US election is happening in one of the strangest circumstances in history: an unprecedented social and economic lockdown in response to coronavirus, nationwide rioting and violence surrounding the Black Lives Matter and Antifa movements, and a fear of fascism and white supremacism.At the centre of all this has been Donald Trump. He is like a lightning rod, electrically concentrating passions of immense hatred from one side, and devotion from another.Trump's politics, however, are not traditionally Republican or Democrat and he has attacked opponents from both parties, including his own. He has caused much confusion and shaken up the political landscape.People on both extremes seem to agree his re-election will have tremendous historical consequences for America – and everything they believe it stands for: one side says he will save it, the other says he will destroy it forever.Join me, Dr. Kirk Meighoo, to discuss these issues with Marxist, Bill Martin, and former Marxist, Michael Rectenwald, philosophers and public intellectuals who support Donald Trump with very interesting analyses not found in mainstream discourse

Steve jokingly explains why he may be about to change his stance on the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic after seeing what all the uber-leftist states are doing to themselves. The team plays a game of Buy, Sell, or Hold on topics from the band Shinedown to whether Elon Musk will speak at CPAC before Steve and the top five governors coming out of the pandemic. Blaze podcast host Daniel Horowitz of Conservative Review joins the program to discuss why socialists in Europe are telling the truth much more than leftists in America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Podcats 151 will discuss how anti-American leftists want the shutdown to continue just to win in November even if they destroy our country.David L. Marks - Pontificator of Common Sense and Coffee Connoisseur​.Most of you are like I am. You are tired of being at home and working from home. You ready to get out and doContinue ReadingThe post Anti-American Leftists Want Shutdown to Continue Just To Win in November appeared first on David L. Marks.

As conservative students across numerous college campuses in the US struggle against dominant liberal classmates, faculty, and administrators for the right to free speech, China-funded language institutes are permitted to populate college campuses and infuse a pro-China viewpoint into the minds of future leaders. Today, reporter Arleen Richards speaks to Gordon Chang, a political pundit and China expert about the infiltration of Confucius Institutes on college campuses; and Charlie Copeland, a former Republican Senator and current president of the Intercollegiate

Today on TRUNEWS, Rick Wiles and Kerry Kinsey present the headlines, including a review of Tuesday's State of the Union address by President Trump, Senator Elizabeth Warren found claiming once again to be Native American, and geologists being puzzled by high-speed earthquakes around the world. In part two, Doc Burkhart joins the team as together they discuss how Russia is responding to US aggression by revealing their new 'Poseidon' undersea nuclear drone force, each one with 100-megaton strike capability. Finally, why was Pope Francis holding hands with the Grand Imam of the UAE, declaring all religions are 'the will of God'? Rick Wiles, Kerry Kinsey, Doc Burkhart.

Today on TRUNEWS, Rick Wiles and Kerry Kinsey present the headlines, including a review of Tuesday's State of the Union address by President Trump, Senator Elizabeth Warren found claiming once again to be Native American, and geologists being puzzled by high-speed earthquakes around the world. In part two, Doc Burkhart joins the team as together they discuss how Russia is responding to US aggression by revealing their new 'Poseidon' undersea nuclear drone force, each one with 100-megaton strike capability. Finally, why was Pope Francis holding hands with the Grand Imam of the UAE, declaring all religions are 'the will of God'? Rick Wiles, Kerry Kinsey, Doc Burkhart.

Pacers miss an opportunity to go up 3-1. Hoping they find a way to pull this out. DNC sues Trump campaign over Russian collusion. Email from DNC Chair Tom Perez. Thanks to good friends who sign me up for email lists like the DNC. President Xi's position on controlling internet speech sounds an awful lot like modern American Leftists and lovers of big government. The answer to bad speech is more speech - not less speech. Trump, North Korea and nuclear negotiations. 

Pacers miss an opportunity to go up 3-1. Hoping they find a way to pull this out. DNC sues Trump campaign over Russian collusion. Email from DNC Chair Tom Perez. Thanks to good friends who sign me up for email lists like the DNC. President Xi's position on controlling internet speech sounds an awful lot like modern American Leftists and lovers of big government. The answer to bad speech is more speech - not less speech. Trump, North Korea and nuclear negotiations. 

Pacers miss an opportunity to go up 3-1. Hoping they find a way to pull this out. DNC sues Trump campaign over Russian collusion. Email from DNC Chair Tom Perez. Thanks to good friends who sign me up for email lists like the DNC. President Xi's position on controlling internet speech sounds an awful lot like modern American Leftists and lovers of big government. The answer to bad speech is more speech - not less speech. Trump, North Korea and nuclear negotiations. 

The DM discusses the striking similiarities between Communists and American Leftists on the Kevin Jackson Radio Show on August 3, 2017.   Send All Hate Mail To The Disgruntled Millennial shackgeneral@yahoo.com Facebook YouTube Twitter Soundcloud GAB Patreon Radio Show and Podcast  ITunes RSS

For decades, the American Right and Left argued about the degree to which the KGB infiltrated the U.S. political and scientific establishment. The Right said “A lot”; the Left said “Much less than you think.” Both sides did a lot of finger-pointing and, sadly, slandering. Things got very ugly. At the crux of the problem, though, was a lack of reliable information about exactly what the KGB had done and how successful (or not) they had been in recruiting Americans. That changed in the mid-1990s. The United States de-classified the results of the “Venona Project,”–an intelligence initiative that involved thesurveillanceof secret Soviet cable traffic during World War Two–and Alexander Vassiliev, a Russian journalist, made his notebooks on KGB activities in the U.S. available to researchers. For the first time, scholars such as John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehrcould measure the success of KGB spying in the U.S. during the Cold War. The results are eye-opening, as Haynes and Klehr explain in Spies: The Rise and Fall of the KGB in America (Yale University Press, 2009). Though it’s probably unwise to speak of “winners and losers” in the debate over KGB spying in the U.S., Haynes and Klehr show that the Soviets, though often bungling, had done a pretty fair job of tapping sympathetic American Leftists and stealing American secrets. That said, they also discovered that some of those the Right had accused of spying (e.g., RobertOppenheimer) were in fact innocent. This is a fascinating book and should be read by everyone interested in Cold War espionage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For decades, the American Right and Left argued about the degree to which the KGB infiltrated the U.S. political and scientific establishment. The Right said “A lot”; the Left said “Much less than you think.” Both sides did a lot of finger-pointing and, sadly, slandering. Things got very ugly. At the crux of the problem, though, was a lack of reliable information about exactly what the KGB had done and how successful (or not) they had been in recruiting Americans. That changed in the mid-1990s. The United States de-classified the results of the “Venona Project,”–an intelligence initiative that involved thesurveillanceof secret Soviet cable traffic during World War Two–and Alexander Vassiliev, a Russian journalist, made his notebooks on KGB activities in the U.S. available to researchers. For the first time, scholars such as John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehrcould measure the success of KGB spying in the U.S. during the Cold War. The results are eye-opening, as Haynes and Klehr explain in Spies: The Rise and Fall of the KGB in America (Yale University Press, 2009). Though it’s probably unwise to speak of “winners and losers” in the debate over KGB spying in the U.S., Haynes and Klehr show that the Soviets, though often bungling, had done a pretty fair job of tapping sympathetic American Leftists and stealing American secrets. That said, they also discovered that some of those the Right had accused of spying (e.g., RobertOppenheimer) were in fact innocent. This is a fascinating book and should be read by everyone interested in Cold War espionage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For decades, the American Right and Left argued about the degree to which the KGB infiltrated the U.S. political and scientific establishment. The Right said “A lot”; the Left said “Much less than you think.” Both sides did a lot of finger-pointing and, sadly, slandering. Things got very ugly. At the crux of the problem, though, was a lack of reliable information about exactly what the KGB had done and how successful (or not) they had been in recruiting Americans. That changed in the mid-1990s. The United States de-classified the results of the “Venona Project,”–an intelligence initiative that involved thesurveillanceof secret Soviet cable traffic during World War Two–and Alexander Vassiliev, a Russian journalist, made his notebooks on KGB activities in the U.S. available to researchers. For the first time, scholars such as John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehrcould measure the success of KGB spying in the U.S. during the Cold War. The results are eye-opening, as Haynes and Klehr explain in Spies: The Rise and Fall of the KGB in America (Yale University Press, 2009). Though it’s probably unwise to speak of “winners and losers” in the debate over KGB spying in the U.S., Haynes and Klehr show that the Soviets, though often bungling, had done a pretty fair job of tapping sympathetic American Leftists and stealing American secrets. That said, they also discovered that some of those the Right had accused of spying (e.g., RobertOppenheimer) were in fact innocent. This is a fascinating book and should be read by everyone interested in Cold War espionage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For decades, the American Right and Left argued about the degree to which the KGB infiltrated the U.S. political and scientific establishment. The Right said “A lot”; the Left said “Much less than you think.” Both sides did a lot of finger-pointing and, sadly, slandering. Things got very ugly. At the crux of the problem, though, was a lack of reliable information about exactly what the KGB had done and how successful (or not) they had been in recruiting Americans. That changed in the mid-1990s. The United States de-classified the results of the “Venona Project,”–an intelligence initiative that involved thesurveillanceof secret Soviet cable traffic during World War Two–and Alexander Vassiliev, a Russian journalist, made his notebooks on KGB activities in the U.S. available to researchers. For the first time, scholars such as John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehrcould measure the success of KGB spying in the U.S. during the Cold War. The results are eye-opening, as Haynes and Klehr explain in Spies: The Rise and Fall of the KGB in America (Yale University Press, 2009). Though it’s probably unwise to speak of “winners and losers” in the debate over KGB spying in the U.S., Haynes and Klehr show that the Soviets, though often bungling, had done a pretty fair job of tapping sympathetic American Leftists and stealing American secrets. That said, they also discovered that some of those the Right had accused of spying (e.g., RobertOppenheimer) were in fact innocent. This is a fascinating book and should be read by everyone interested in Cold War espionage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices