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Edifice of Trust Podcast
The Edifice of Trust is a podcast that provides discussion and analysis of today's current events from the perspective of America's Founding Principles. Based on Enlightenment philosophy as espoused by John Locke and economic freedom as described by Adam Smith, the host, Victor Bolles, provides listeners a path toward understanding current events from these timeless principles. Many Americans believe that the country is moving in the wrong direction, the podcast tries to point out a new course…
Episodes
Edifice of Trust PodcastIn the Eye of the Storm
Amidst all the chaos swirling around us, all is calm in the eye of the storm. President Trump is at the center of this storm of activity announcing new…
Edifice of Trust PodcastYou Are Not Entitled to Anything
What kind of Post-Trump world do we want to live in? The MAGA-Republicans and progressive left Democrats are in a bitter fight for the vote of American…
Edifice of Trust PodcastThe First Step toward a Post-Trump World
There are many barriers to our goal of rejuvenating America in a post-Trump world. The first step in this rejuvenation effort is getting a government that…
Edifice of Trust PodcastThe Royal Treatment
Last week President Trump travelled to the M idle East with 60 CEOs in tow to be feted with parades and receptions galore and gifted a 747 airplane to replace…
Edifice of Trust PodcastCritical Elements for a Post-Trump World
If we believe that the second Trump administration is the culmination of a vicious downward spiral that has afflicted the United States throughout the 21st…
Edifice of Trust PodcastPreparing for a Post-Trump World
You may think it is premature to start thinking about what we need to do after Donald Trump leaves the White House. But it is not! In 2028, it is likely that…
Edifice of Trust PodcastJust Another Powerful Country
President Trump's tariff policies are roiling markets worldwide. But there is one Trump advisor who writings provide insight into the president's thinking. Dr…
Edifice of Trust PodcastYou Have Reason to be Yippy
President Trump claimed that he paused the implementation of his tariff program because of yippy investors. But when market fundamentals have become…
Edifice of Trust PodcastAnother Reason
Today we are going to continue to talk about the impact of Donald Trump's new tariff regime on the US and world economy. Or in this case, the lack of impact…
Edifice of Trust PodcastUnintended (but not Unexpected) Consequences
Commentators are pointing out all the obvious unintended consequences of President Trump's tariff plan which he plans to announce on April 2nd, Liberation Day…
Edifice of Trust PodcastThe Presumptuousness of Academia
Academics in the ivory tower have an affinity for socialism because they presume, based on their academic qualifications, that they will be at the pinnacle of…
Edifice of Trust PodcastFentanomics
Do punitive tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China have any chance of slowing the flow of fentanyl and other drugs into the US? Nothing else has worked. But…
Edifice of Trust PodcastAntifragile Man
Antifragile is a concept created by Nasim Taleb, author of the Black Swan, to describe the ability to gain and prosper amid confusion and disorder. Certain…
Edifice of Trust PodcastWhy???
Why in the world would two world leaders invite reporters into a meeting to negotiate a vital agreement to end the war on Ukraine. President Zelensky was about…
Edifice of Trust PodcastThe New Epithet
After Hoover Institute fellow Niall Ferguson criticized the Trump administration's tactics in negotiating a peace agreement for the war in Ukraine, Vice…
Edifice of Trust PodcastAnd So It Begins
Today we are going to take a look at how economies function when domestic companies are protected by high tariffs and how this system called import…
Edifice of Trust PodcastWho Is Ripping Off Whom?
President Trump is constantly threatening to impose tariffs on countries that export more goods and services to the United States than they buy from us…
Edifice of Trust PodcastThe World Is Unfair - Part 2
Following up on my previous commentary about how President Trump views fairness and how he thinks America has been treated unfairly, we investigate the…
Edifice of Trust PodcastThe Wortld Is Unfair
President Trump complained at the World Economic Forum in Davos that the United States is treated very unfairly by the rest of the world. Everyone wants to be…
Edifice of Trust PodcastDifferentiation of Oligarchs
Referring to the infamous Nicaraguan dictator Franklin Delano Roosevelt famously said, "Somoza may be a son of a bitch, but he's our son of a bitch." It…
Edifice of Trust PodcastReboot America
When one of our myriad electronic devices isn't functioning the way we think it should, we often shut it down and then restart the device to reboot the system…
Edifice of Trust PodcastUrgent Priorities 2025
Once again, I am publishing my list of the urgent priorities confronting our nation, most of which have been unmet and consistently ignored by both Democratic…
Edifice of Trust PodcastYou Are the Collateral Damage
Government budgets are the inflection point between governance and politics. And bad budgeting is bad governance. In this podcast, the Edifice of Trust host…
Edifice of Trust PodcastA Caution on Efficiency
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) headed by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy intends to save taxpayers trillions of dollars by making the government…
Edifice of Trust PodcastI'm Beginning to Get It
It is difficult to understand why President-elect Trump wants to make recess appointments to his cabinet when Republicans control the Senate 53 to 47. But then…
Edifice of Trust PodcastThe Consequence of Ideological Purity
Kamala Harris and the Democrats took a beating in the 2024 elections, losing the White House and both houses of Congress. In this podcast the Edifice of Trust…
Edifice of Trust PodcastMAGAnanimous
Donald Trump scored a great victory in the 2024 elections and he has plans to make many changes in how America operates. But many of the changes he made in his…
Edifice of Trust PodcastThe Persistence of Elites
The Founding Fathers were part of an elite group that got a classical education at America's early universities like Harvard and Princeton and they applied…
Edifice of Trust PodcastWho Should Run Our Economy?
Everybody has ideas on how to run the American economy but nobody seems to be very happy about the results. The Economist magazine across the Atlantic doesn't…
Edifice of Trust PodcastThe Inevitable Progression of Inequality
Income inequality seems to be getting worse every day in America, but whose fault is it? Greedy capitalists? Someone or something else? Or maybe inequality is…
Edifice of Trust PodcastWhat Would Really Make America Great Again?
Have you ever thought about what would really make America great again? While there are people that believe that America was never great in the first place…
Edifice of Trust PodcastThe New Luddites
Note: After this podcast was scheduled for publication the longshoremen's union (after meeting with members of the Biden administration) agreed to postpone…
Edifice of Trust PodcastInflation is Not Done with Us
We may think that the worst of inflation is over, but a changing world order means that inflation will be sticking with us. Globalization of international…
Edifice of Trust PodcastThe Democracy Diet
The Framers of the US Constitution conceived of a government that prevented the development of excessive power in any one individual or group. They created…
Edifice of Trust PodcastMy Take of the So-called Debate
This so-called presidential debate was not as consequential as Mr. Trump's previous confrontation with Mr. Biden but there was still consequences. Here's my…
Edifice of Trust PodcastThe So-called Presidential Debate
These confrontations between presidential candidates aren't really debates. But they are informative and can be consequential. Here's what to look for.
Edifice of Trust PodcastTaxes Taxes and More Taxes
Today we are going to discuss taxes. I could go on and on about taxes but today we will just investigate some broad concepts and not the specific proposals of…
Edifice of Trust PodcastStrategic Voting
Replacing Joe Biden with Kamala Harris has not really improved the options we voters have in the 2024 presidential elections. The campaign promises of Trump…
Edifice of Trust PodcastThe Solution to Price Gouging
In her economic policy speech, Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris blamed inflation on price gouging by greedy corporations. But Nobel prize winner…
Edifice of Trust PodcastFool Me Thrice
Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice shame on me. We were fooled by Barack Obama. We were told that Joe Biden was the centrist alternative. Now we are…
Edifice of Trust PodcastWhat the Heck is National Conservatism?
The little-known movement of National Conservatism rose to prominence after its recent conference featured many speakers from Donald Trump's Republican Party…
Edifice of Trust PodcastWhat is Trumpism without Trump?
To better understand Trumpism we need to look at the policies he is proposing and how they will impact us after he is gone. In his rallies he proclaims a great…
Edifice of Trust PodcastWhy Does Trump Lie?
So why does he lie? I don't know. We can only speculate. We have gone from George Washington saying, "I cannot tell a lie" (which is probably a lie because…
Edifice of Trust PodcastA Speech of Consequence
Americans reacted with shock at the assassination attempt on former President Trump. It was as if they had no idea that all the apocalyptic diatribes from the…
Edifice of Trust PodcastMeans and Ends
The Democrats howl because the Supreme Court does not bow down to the popular will not realizing that the entire purpose of the Court is to frustrate the…
Edifice of Trust PodcastWho Else Is There?
The fallout from Mr. Biden's performance at last week's presidential debate has resulted in many calls for him to withdraw from the race. But who else is there…
Edifice of Trust PodcastGrate Debate Update
The results are in from last night's debate and it doesn't look good for Joe Biden. Here are the headlines.
Edifice of Trust PodcastThe Grate Debate
Today we are going to talk about the upcoming presidential debates and what you should expect to see and what you shouldn't.
Edifice of Trust PodcastA Fox in the Henhouse
After the Second World War the victorious allies created a series of international organizations designed to reduce conflict and promote peace between the…
Edifice of Trust PodcastHe Must be Guilty of Something
The most recent of the many trials of former President Donald Trump by George Soros backed prosecutors will be going to the jury soon. But politically…
Edifice of Trust PodcastI Applaud Civil Disobedience - As Long as it is Civil
Civil disobedience is an activity unique to modern Western Civilization. But disobedience of the law has consequences and many people protesting unjust laws or…
Edifice of Trust PodcastIsrael is not the Target
City University of New York law professor Jeffrey Lax said it clearly in an interview with Stuart Varney on Fox Business news. He stated, referring to the…
Edifice of Trust PodcastThe Specter of Nationalism
Nationalism is on the rise across the globe – and Yoram Hazony thinks that's a good thing. Mr. Hazony, Chairman of the Edmund Burke Foundation is a promoter of…
Edifice of Trust PodcastWoke Pathology
American youth are in a mental health crisis. Rates of anxiety, depression and suicide are soaring ever since the introduction of the smart phone as documented…
Edifice of Trust PodcastWhy Slavery?
Slavery has existed throughout human history and prehistory. But why? It all comes down to energy. Ancient humans only had the energy of their own body. The…
Edifice of Trust PodcastThey Just Don't Get It
President Biden's State of the Union address was an angry, divisive campaign. He went on to propose massive increases in taxes along with massive increases in…
Edifice of Trust PodcastOur Only Hope
The Founders of America thought that democracy was the best tool to secure the blessings of liberty to its citizens. And, although not perfect, our democracy…
Edifice of Trust PodcastNO LABELS' Fatal Flaw
The No Labels organization is trying to get on the ballot in all 50 states for a presidential candidate yet to be named. Such a candidate might be able to save…
Edifice of Trust PodcastAmeriphobia
A recent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal called the Michigan city of Dearborn a center of jihad and antisemitism. The mayor of Dearborn xed (tweeted) that the…
Edifice of Trust PodcastUnderstanding Diversity
A lot of people think that diversity is a good thing. But is it? People have to go out of their way to be diverse. Left to their own, people will…