3586 - Border Czar Bribes; Stripping Citizenship w/ Amanda Frost

Sep 22, 2025

Amanda Frost, a Professor at the University of Virginia and author of *You Are Not American*, dives into the complex history of citizenship stripping in America. She explores how race and lineage have shaped who belongs in the country. Frost discusses past injustices, including the Dred Scott case and wartime denaturalizations, illustrating the fragility of citizenship. She also offers insights on modern immigration policies, advocating for more humane approaches like increased work visas and protections for undocumented workers.

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INSIGHT

Tylenol Claims Lack Court-Grade Evidence

Early litigation claiming a Tylenol-autism link relied on association, not causation, and courts excluded plaintiff experts.
Judges applying Daubert found methodological flaws, undermining the scientific reliability of those claims.

ANECDOTE

FBI Sting On Tom Homan

The FBI used hidden cameras and undercover agents to video Tom Homan accepting cash and promising to facilitate contracts.
The Justice Department ultimately declined to pursue charges after Trump won and DOJ leadership opposed the investigation.

INSIGHT

Citizenship Is A Perpetual Contest

Citizenship has always been contested between exclusionary lineage-based definitions and inclusive, rights-based definitions.
Amanda Frost shows the fight over who counts as American is continuous and unresolved.

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On today's show:

The Trump administration is hinting at a link between Acetaminophen and autism.

Border Czar Tom Homan was investigated for receiving $50,000 in cash back in 2024 for a promise of employment in the Trump Administration. Oddly, after Trump's victory the DOJ shut down the FBI investigation.

Professor of immigration and citizenship law at the University of Virginia, Amanda Frost joins the show to discuss her book You Are Not American: Citizen Stripping from Dred Scott to the Dreamers.

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Despite saying himself that we are on a path to a dictatorship, Chuck Schumer still won't commit to a government shutdown or doing anything at all.

When asked about how House Democrats can resist fascism Hakeem Jeffries says the answer is more protest, more speeches and offers nothing else.

The Charlie Kirk Memorial in Glendale, Arizona had Donald Trump feeling like dancing.

Stephen Miller addresses the Kirk mourners with a Goebbels inspired speech.

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