9-9-25 Excellent Guests for Your Show

1. Michele Steeb: Washington, D.C. Has the Highest Per Capita Rate of Homelessness in America

2. Kerry Lutz: Crime's Real Root Causes - No Fathers, No Discipline, No God

3. Kenneth Rapoza: Move That Could Give Trump Tariff Win, Calm Bonds

4. Todd Sheets: What Happened to Housing?

5. Daniel Greenfield: Majority of Dems Support Socialism, Oppose Capitalism

6. Greg Rabidoux: Is Trump Really Guilty of a War Crime?

7. James Hirsen: Lack of Authenticity Spells Doom for the Democrat Party

Washington, D.C. Has the Highest Per Capita Rate of Homelessness in America

By Michele Steeb, Discovery Institute's Fix Homelessness Initiative

While HUD reports 3,800 homeless individuals in D.C., the Department of Education reports 6,600 homeless K–12 students, a figure that does not include the parent(s) or non-K-12 sibling(s) of the student. This represents a 39% increase over 2024 reports. This gap reveals what those on the front lines have long known: most homeless families are invisible to HUD because they're deemed "not homeless enough" to qualify for help. Studies show that the longer a child remains homeless, the higher the odds they'll drop out of school, develop an addiction, and turn to crime to survive and/or to fuel their addiction. The President's latest Executive Order acknowledges the link between homelessness, untreated mental illness, and public safety. It in no way "criminalizes" the homeless; it humanizes them, opening the door to providing them treatment for the diseases with which they struggle, and a real chance to heal, grow, and thrive by redirecting homelessness funding to include treatment services versus housing subsidies only. [more...]

Crime's Real Root Causes - No Fathers, No Discipline, No God

By Kerry Lutz, Host of Financial Survival Network

For years, the left has repeated the mantra that the "root causes" of crime are poverty, inequality, or lack of housing. But history tells a different story. America a century ago was far poorer, yet far safer. What did we have then that we've lost today? Stable families, functioning schools, and enforcement you didn't dare test. The single biggest driver of crime is the collapse of the family. In the 1950s, most children - black or white - were raised by two parents. Today, single-parent households dominate in many communities. Children raised without fathers are exponentially more likely to fall into gangs, drugs, and violence. [more...]

Move That Could Give Trump Tariff Win, Calm Bonds

By Kenneth Rapoza, Reporter/Columnist for Coalition for a Prosperous America

A bipartisan congressional bill would impose a 10% minimum tariff - and stiffer rates for China

Barring a Supreme Court ruling in the Trump administration's favor, IEEPA tariffs will end around Oct. 15. The appeals court did not determine whether the U.S. is in some sort of economic emergency. The judges focused on the language of the statute itself. They decided IEEPA does not allow the president to impose tariffs. It does allow the president to "regulate" and "restrict" imports, which the Trump administration argued they will do via tariffs. The Trump administration does have another option: to support congressional action. If Congress sees itself being in charge of anything that raises revenue, then lawmakers can get involved. [more...]

What Happened to Housing?

By Todd Sheets, Author of 2008: What Really Happened

Clearly, the housing markets have dramatically changed. In fact, the worst housing bubble in our nation's history started to collapse, causing some four million families to lose their homes to foreclosure. And now, less than two decades after the bubble, we have an unprecedented affordability crisis, which helped Donald Trump win re-election last year and, ironically, has also helped enable a socialist to take the lead in New York's mayoral contest. Furthermore, just this week, The Wall Street Journal ran an article about how more and more people are losing faith in the American dream. Referring to a Texan named Jeff Lindly and his family, the article noted, "They bought a house and, later, built two more. Now, two of his three adult children live with him in Godley, Texas, one in a trailer on the property and one with her husband and child in the home." [more...]

Majority of Dems Support Socialism, Oppose Capitalism

By Daniel Greenfield, Author of Domestic Enemies

Can we stop calling them Democrats now?

I remember when Dems complained that calling them socialists was unfair, but they might as well officially change the party name. A Gallup poll finds that 66% of Dems have a positive view of socialism and only 42% have a positive view of capitalism. Little surprise here really. The Left has been hammering the same message home for generations until it's reflexive dogma. And the Dems as a party have slid to the Left and no longer have any idea what it is they believe that distinguishes them from the Left. Having no real identity means that the Left becomes their identity. [more...]

Is Trump Really Guilty of a War Crime?

By Greg Rabidoux, Award-Winning Filmmaker, Author & Cultural Commentator

Last week, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio made clear, the U.S. military, following direct orders from its Commander-in-Chief President Trump, did not warn an incoming speedboat headed for the U.S. and loaded with drugs and crew. It did not attempt to stop, inspect, detain, interrogate, or send back. Democrats are not happy. Predictably, they are outraged over what they see as a pattern under this Administration to ignore the "rule of law" in order to "unfairly" go after a "simple man from Maryland" (Kilmar Abrego Garcia) and now, as one anti-Trump social media influencer claimed, "it (blowing up the drug boat and crew) is a war crime and Trump, a war criminal." Vice-President JD Vance responded on "X", posting, "I don't give a s**t what you call it." [more...]

Lack of Authenticity Spells Doom for the Democrat Party

By James Hirsen, NY Times Bestselling Author, International Business Attorney, News Analyst & Cultural Commentator

Democrats have been making the rounds on podcasts, cussing up a storm, singing sixties songs, and putting on their best tough guy and gal faces. It's all a desperate attempt to win back the voters they lost along the way to the Land of Woke. Negative public feedback as well as pathetic polling results indicate their antics aren't working. But they keep on trying. Apparently, no one has told them yet that it is impossible to resonate with people if you haven't got a message that's worth hearing. [more...]