How Does Democracy Work With a Citizenry Increasingly Uninformed & Fearful?

How Does Democracy Work With a Citizenry Increasingly Uninformed & Fearful?

The data shows that Americans wildly overestimate the number of people in this country who are NOT like them. And Americans wildly underestimate the number of people in this country who ARE like them. This misinformation creates fear. And politicians feed on this fear. What do we do about this?

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MAGA Gave the Issues of Freedom & Patriotism to the Democrats

MAGA Gave the Issues of Freedom & Patriotism to the Democrats

Because MAGA has become an authoritarian-embracing cult, and because Donald Trumps has become their cult leader, and because Trump has pledged to be a dictator and because Trump always bad mouths Amer...

19 Aug 202438min

A brief respectful conversation with a Trumper

A brief respectful conversation with a Trumper

I joined Carmine Sabia on Pushing the Limit hosted by Brian Shapiro in Las Vegas. Carmine is a conservative, I'm a conservative, we differ on Trump. BIG TIME. So, we had a chat. Thanx Brian. Hosted on...

17 Aug 202432min

Introducing The Social Contract with Joe Walsh

Introducing The Social Contract with Joe Walsh

I'm going live. My new podcast, "The Social Contract with Joe Walsh" will be live streamed every morning, 10am CT, on every platform. Begins this Monday, Aug 19th. Honest, tough, respectful talk. Like...

16 Aug 202416min

450. Fear. Trump is Trying to Scare People Into Voting for Him

450. Fear. Trump is Trying to Scare People Into Voting for Him

Trump uses fear to get votes. He tries to scare people into voting for him. He's appealing to the worst in us. This is a common tool on the right. I know. Because I used to do some of the same. He did...

15 Aug 20248min

449. These 3 Arguments CAN Sway Even Trump Supporters

449. These 3 Arguments CAN Sway Even Trump Supporters

It's time to do the work. It's time to proselytize. All you Republicans for Harris, it's time to go into your neighborhoods and communities and local organizations and make the case to other Republica...

14 Aug 202410min

448. I converted another Trump supporter Last Night

448. I converted another Trump supporter Last Night

I go after Trump as hard as I can every single day. Because I think Trump is a horrible human being. But I do not go after Trump's supporters. Because I used to be a Trump supporter and I think Trump'...

13 Aug 20247min

447. My Two Minute Warning To This Country I love

447. My Two Minute Warning To This Country I love

Two minutes. That's all I need here to tell the American people to wake the hell up to the threat that Trump is. Every American voter needs to be reminded about this threat when it comes to Trump. Whe...

12 Aug 20243min

446. My Biggest Fear from that Trump Press Conference

446. My Biggest Fear from that Trump Press Conference

Yes, he is who he is, and yes, he's utterly unfit, and yes, he spent 90 minutes yesterday lying and complaining, and yes, he must be defeated in November. But I kept thinking something else as I watch...

9 Aug 202410min

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