8/20/26 - The Dangers of National Conservatism

On Thursday’s Mark Levin Show, one of the dangers of so-called national conservatism, which has a relatively small following, is that it overlaps with the left by de-emphasizing individualism and stressing that each nation-state should simply be what it wishes. This isolationist approach should be rejected. We need to affirm American sovereignty, strong borders, traditional religion and culture, traditional family structures, and opposition to international institutions like the UN in favor of the Constitution. National conservatism’s economic protectionism and interventionism skate too close to the left and serve as excuses for isolationism, centralization that erodes federalism, and more government control; the opposite is needed—deregulation, further tax cuts, and shrinking the central government—lest economic collapse destroy civil society, as the COVID-era attacks on liberties in blue states and cities already demonstrated. Also, Maggie Haberman is a supposed New York Times journalist who is a Trump-hating thug. She’s a new journalist who mixes facts, gossip, and fake news. She now suggests that Melania Trump may be upset about President Trump’s special assistant Natalie Harp. She’s a sleazeball for attacking hardworking women who support the president instead of backing them. Later, there is no truly affordable blue city or blue state in the country for working people and the middle class who keep the nation running—only for welfare recipients or illegal aliens who pay nothing. High sales taxes, gasoline taxes, property taxes, commuter taxes, and various invented fees and user charges fall heavily on those who work and own homes, effectively forcing homeowners to pay a second mortgage to the government after the bank’s. Finally, Jon Levine Calls in to discuss his report that Hasan Piker’s younger brother Murat is an aerospace engineer who held active security clearances and spent more than a decade at Boeing Defense & Space working on major U.S. military projects. These included the presidential Air Force One (VC-25B), and the E-6B “doomsday plane” designed to maintain nuclear command in wartime. Murat has regularly appeared on his brother’s livestreams and at events while Hasan has supported Hamas, praised Hezbollah, and said America “deserved 9/11.” How did he get security clearance? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices