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The Defiant Citizen is a podcast for ordinary Americans who still believe the republic belongs to them.Drawing from philosophy, the American founding, and the ideas of Publius, each episode explores the principles citizens must understand to preserve a free society.Through…
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The President Isn't a King - And Congress Isn't a Spectator (opens the original)
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Episode 15: The President Is Not a King—And Congress Is Not a Spectator America does not need a weak president. We need one strong enough to enforce the law, defend the country, manage the executive branch, and act decisively when the moment demands it. But the president was never meant to become the law. In this episode of The Defiant Citizen , Gary Mullins examines how Congress slowly surrendered many of its own responsibilities—war powers, spending authority, emergency powers, regulation, and
Get the Hell Out of Washington (opens the original)
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Episode 14: Get the Hell Out of Washington Congress was never supposed to be a lifetime career. In this episode, Gary examines how temporary public service became permanent political power. From endless fundraising and party control to incumbency, lobbyists, and the growing divide between Washington and Everyday America, this is a blunt look at how Congress stopped being a citizen legislature. The answer is not complicated: Serve. Represent. Go home.
Who Gets to Decide? (opens the original)
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Episode 13: Who Gets to Decide? In this episode of The Defiant Citizen , Gary Mullins takes a real-world look at federalism — not as a dusty civics term, but as one of the most important safeguards of American liberty. Using examples from Little Rock, the national drinking age, marijuana policy, COVID restrictions, public schools, and today’s national political warfare, this episode asks the constitutional question politicians hate: Who has the authority to decide? Federalism is more than “state
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