Making the Argument with Nick Freitas
Nick Freitas
Green Beret combat veteran Nick Freitas has earned a reputation as a leading advocate for conservative policies and philosophy across the nation. Since Nick began to serve as a Delegate in the Virginia House of Delegates, he has garnered over 100 million views on speeches that he has given in defense of those conservative ideals.
In this podcast, Nick dives into the issues, policies, and political philosophies of our time to dissect the arguments presented by the left and to make the case for the conservative values and principles that make up the core of the conservative movement while telling relevant stories from his time in combat in Iraq and giving a behind the scenes look at the legislative process today.
In this podcast, Nick dives into the issues, policies, and political philosophies of our time to dissect the arguments presented by the left and to make the case for the conservative values and principles that make up the core of the conservative movement while telling relevant stories from his time in combat in Iraq and giving a behind the scenes look at the legislative process today.
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Sep 21, 2023 • 1h 14min
Intentional Communities: Homesteaders of America
We have talked a lot about intentional communities. The idea of creating greater resilience through like-minded communities is designed not only to make it but to thrive. Today, we are excited to welcome the founder of Homesteaders of America, Amy Fewell. Sponsored By:Good Ranchers: Go to https://go.goodranchers.com/nickfreitas and use promo code "Nick" for $25 off your order + free shipping.---------------------------------------------Join our community chat: https://bit.ly/43zQDLNSubscribe to the MTA channel: https://bit.ly/MTAVideoYT---------------------------------------------Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYSrD9Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2UUAVKDSubscribe to The Why Minutes: @thewhyminutes ---------------------------------------------Find Nick: Instagram: www.instagram.com/nickjfreitas/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NickFreitasVACommunity Chat: https://bit.ly/43zQDLNTwitter: https://twitter.com/NickForVAYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NickjfreitasPodcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MakingTheArgumentTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nickfreitas3.0
Sep 19, 2023 • 2h 19min
Why Are Men Obsessed With Rome?
Exploring the fascination with Rome, its relevance to society today, and the fall of the Roman Republic. Discussing military traditions, political systems, and the rise of Rome. Exploring the second Punic War, Hannibal's campaign, and Rome's ultimate victory. Debunking misconceptions about the fall of the Roman Republic and analyzing its factors. Exploring Rome's initial defeats, political rivalries, and transformation into an imperial power. Discussing the allure of ancient Rome, political polarization, and the rise of Marius and Sola. Exploring the collapse of the Roman Republic, its lessons for today, and the transition into the Roman Empire.
Sep 14, 2023 • 2h 11min
The Coming Population Collapse
For decades, we heard alarming claims from experts like Malthus in the 1800s and Paul Ehrlich in the late 1900s, telling us that unless things changed dramatically, population growth would spell disaster for the world. Today, we will discuss the predictions, what happened, and what the future will look like.Sponsored By:Good Ranchers: Go to https://go.goodranchers.com/nickfreitas and use promo code "Nick" for $25 off your order + free shipping.---------------------------------------------Join our community chat: https://bit.ly/43zQDLNSubscribe to the MTA channel: https://bit.ly/MTAVideoYT---------------------------------------------Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYSrD9Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2UUAVKDSubscribe to The Why Minutes: @thewhyminutes ---------------------------------------------Find Nick: Instagram: www.instagram.com/nickjfreitas/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NickFreitasVACommunity Chat: https://bit.ly/43zQDLNTwitter: https://twitter.com/NickForVAYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NickjfreitasPodcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MakingTheArgumentTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nickfreitas3.0
Sep 12, 2023 • 2h 13min
Wokenomics: How Socialists Frame Robbery As Compassion
We are all aware of how “wokeness” has affected things like gender identity and racism, but how is it affecting the way your kids think about economics?Sponsored By:Good Ranchers: Go to https://go.goodranchers.com/nickfreitas and use promo code "Nick" for $25 off your order + free shipping.---------------------------------------------Join our community chat: https://bit.ly/43zQDLNSubscribe to the MTA channel: https://bit.ly/MTAVideoYT---------------------------------------------Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYSrD9Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2UUAVKDSubscribe to The Why Minutes: @thewhyminutes ---------------------------------------------Find Nick: Instagram: www.instagram.com/nickjfreitas/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NickFreitasVACommunity Chat: https://bit.ly/43zQDLNTwitter: https://twitter.com/NickForVAYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NickjfreitasPodcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MakingTheArgumentTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nickfreitas3.0
Sep 7, 2023 • 2h 24min
Origins Of “Red Pill” (Hint: Not The Matrix)
Even if you have never heard the term "neo-reactionary," you've probably been exposed to many of their ideas in one form or another. Terms like "The Cathedral" and "Red Pilling" come from the neo-reactionaries. But they have a lot more to say, and we will tell you everything you need to know to understand neo-reactionary thought.Sponsored By:Good Ranchers: Go to https://go.goodranchers.com/nickfreitas and use promo code "Nick" for $30 off your order + free shipping.---------------------------------------------Join our community chat: https://bit.ly/43zQDLNSubscribe to the MTA channel: https://bit.ly/MTAVideoYT---------------------------------------------Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYSrD9Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2UUAVKDSubscribe to The Why Minutes: @thewhyminutes ---------------------------------------------Find Nick: Instagram: www.instagram.com/nickjfreitas/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NickFreitasVACommunity Chat: https://bit.ly/43zQDLNTwitter: https://twitter.com/NickForVAYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NickjfreitasPodcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MakingTheArgumentTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nickfreitas3.0---------------------------------------------Links from today's show: https://polcompball.miraheze.org/wiki/Neoreactionaryism
Sep 5, 2023 • 1h 53min
What You Can Personally Do To Fix "Clown World"
America seems to be barreling down the road to catastrophe. But rather than simply waiting for politicians in D.C. to get their act together and save us, the best thing we can do is to save ourselves. That starts with improving ourselves!Sponsored By:Good Ranchers: Go to https://go.goodranchers.com/nickfreitas and use promo code "Nick" for $30 off your order + free shipping.---------------------------------------------Join our community chat: https://bit.ly/43zQDLNSubscribe to the MTA channel: https://bit.ly/MTAVideoYT---------------------------------------------Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYSrD9Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2UUAVKDSubscribe to The Why Minutes: @thewhyminutes ---------------------------------------------Find Nick: Instagram: www.instagram.com/nickjfreitas/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NickFreitasVACommunity Chat: https://bit.ly/43zQDLNTwitter: https://twitter.com/NickForVAYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NickjfreitasPodcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MakingTheArgumentTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nickfreitas3.0
Aug 31, 2023 • 2h 1min
Will America Lead In The 21st Century?
Everyone is feeling pretty down about America's prospects. China, Russia, the EU, BRICS, isn’t it true that America is on the decline? No, and we will explain why.Sponsored By:Good Ranchers: Go to https://go.goodranchers.com/nickfreitas and use promo code "Nick" for $30 off your order + free shipping.---------------------------------------------Join our community chat: https://bit.ly/43zQDLNSubscribe to the MTA channel: https://bit.ly/MTAVideoYT---------------------------------------------Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYSrD9Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2UUAVKDSubscribe to The Why Minutes: @thewhyminutes ---------------------------------------------Find Nick: Instagram: www.instagram.com/nickjfreitas/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NickFreitasVACommunity Chat: https://bit.ly/43zQDLNTwitter: https://twitter.com/NickForVAYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NickjfreitasPodcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MakingTheArgumentTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nickfreitas3.0---------------------------------------------Links from today's ep: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Centuryhttps://www.gisreportsonline.com/china-lacks-the-wherewithal-to-adjust-to-demographic-decline,economy,1989,report.htmlhttps://www.axios.com/demographics-decide-us-china-rivalry-64ef68fb-b34e-4216-870b-0a6cf0d8b946.htmlhttps://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/China-s-local-government-debts-should-be-the-real-worryhttps://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2019/03/07/chinas-economy-might-be-nearly-a-seventh-smaller-than-reportedhttps://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2021-10-01/end-chinas-risehttps://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2023/03/10/commentary/world-commentary/china-population-decline/https://www.foxnews.com/world/russia-sees-historic-population-drop-spurring-demographic-crisis-amid-war-in-ukraine.amphttps://www.economist.com/europe/2023/03/04/russias-population-nightmare-is-going-to-get-even-worsehttps://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/russias-economic-decline-is-irreversiblehttps://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/08/24/behind-the-secrecy-of-military-losses-in-ukraine-carnage-on-a-massive-scale_6107230_4.htmlhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Crosshttps://www.china-briefing.com/news/chinas-demographic-shift-how-population-decline-will-impact-doing-business-in-the-country/#:~:text=The%20UN's%20demographic%20modeling%20reveals,with%20a%20rapidly%20aging%20population
Aug 29, 2023 • 2h 22min
Federal Agencies We'd Trash
The podcast discusses abolishing and reforming federal agencies, highlighting the misconceptions around cutting them. It explores the US national debt and questionable expenditures by federal agencies. The complexity of federal agencies under the Department of Agriculture and Department of Commerce is discussed. The budget of the Department of Agriculture and the case for Good Ranchers are explored. Challenges and inefficiencies in federal agriculture agencies are addressed. The need to reduce secret programs and unnecessary expenses in the Department of Defense is emphasized. The implications of the 16th Amendment on tax collection and the arguments for eliminating the Department of Education are discussed. The role of the Department of Transportation and potential alternatives are touched upon. The dangers of politicians' power and the need for individual empowerment are highlighted.
Aug 24, 2023 • 2h 17min
Non-Government Solutions To Government Problems
What are the worst problems currently facing the Federal government, and what are some potential solutions? And why do none of them come from the government itself?Sponsored By:Good Ranchers: Go to https://go.goodranchers.com/nickfreitas and use promo code "Nick" for $30 off your order + free shipping.---------------------------------------------Join our community chat: https://bit.ly/43zQDLNSubscribe to the MTA channel: https://bit.ly/MTAVideoYT---------------------------------------------Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYSrD9Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2UUAVKDSubscribe to The Why Minutes: @thewhyminutes ---------------------------------------------Find Nick: Instagram: www.instagram.com/nickjfreitas/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NickFreitasVACommunity Chat: https://bit.ly/43zQDLNTwitter: https://twitter.com/NickForVAYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NickjfreitasPodcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MakingTheArgumentTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nickfreitas3.0---------------------------------------------Links from today's ep: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/M2SLhttps://www.visualcapitalist.com/purchasing-power-of-the-u-s-dollar-over-time/https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/us-housing-affordability-at-an-all-time-lowhttps://blog.reventure.app/blog/how-the-fed-destroyed-the-us-housing-market/https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-household-debt-largely-unchanged-q2-credit-card-balances-jump-ny-fed-says-2023-08-08/https://news.gallup.com/poll/508169/historically-low-faith-institutions-continues.aspxhttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/28/well/family/male-friendship-loneliness.htmlhttps://fortune.com/2023/02/05/why-friendships-are-worse-now/https://news.gallup.com/poll/352457/ratings-black-white-relations-new-low.aspxhttps://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/036/647/Screen_Shot_2021-03-01_at_2.28.39_PM.pngGraphs & charts used in today's ep: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/vuoxnsa74bngwabv8suw9/h?rlkey=6ov11qj5cjp7l039p9y8db3v7&dl=0
Aug 22, 2023 • 1h 28min
Introduction to Homesteading!
What is homesteading, and is it feasible to gain greater resilience and make some money? And if you decide to do it, who should you be listening to, and perhaps most importantly, where do you meet other people who can help?Sponsored By:Good Ranchers: Go to https://go.goodranchers.com/nickfreitas and use promo code "Nick" for $30 off your order + free shipping.---------------------------------------------Join our community chat: https://bit.ly/43zQDLNSubscribe to the MTA channel: https://bit.ly/MTAVideoYT---------------------------------------------Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aYSrD9Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2UUAVKDSubscribe to The Why Minutes: @thewhyminutes ---------------------------------------------Find Nick: Instagram: www.instagram.com/nickjfreitas/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NickFreitasVACommunity Chat: https://bit.ly/43zQDLNTwitter: https://twitter.com/NickForVAYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NickjfreitasPodcast channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MakingTheArgumentTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nickfreitas3.0
