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Join Bradley Beck as he fills in for Kim Monson and interviews notable Coloradans, including the renowned auctioneer Cookie Lockhart. The episode tackles the significant issues affecting local communities, the role of sanctuary cities as discussed in Congress, and emphasizes the importance of taking care of our own before assisting others abroad. With insights from historical events and quotes, the conversation ties past lessons with present challenges, encouraging listeners to engage actively in the political process for a brighter future.
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It’s the Kim Monson Show, analyzing the most important stories.
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I find that it takes work to get your brain around these ideas, and it takes work to engage in these conversations.
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The latest in politics and world affairs.
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With what is happening down at the Statehouse, I used to think that it was above my pay grade to read the legislation, and it’s not.
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Today’s current opinions and ideas.
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I see big danger in as much as we will be giving an unelected bureaucrat the power to make rules about what we inject into our bodies.
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Is it freedom or is it force? Let’s have a conversation.
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Indeed, let’s have a conversation. Welcome to the Kim Monson Show. The gradually voice you hear is not Kim, but I’m Bradley Beck. I’m a entrepreneur businessman here in Colorado and co-founders of Liberty Toastmasters. And it’s so great to be hosting the Kim Monson show while she’s traveling. So let’s have a conversation. And today, thank you for listening. Each of you are valued, treasured. Today, strive for excellence. Take care of your heart, soul, mind, and body. You are made for this moment, ladies and gentlemen. And thank you to the producer here, Joe, who’s behind the glass and always greets me with a smile. And Joe, how are things this morning with you?
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They’re pretty good. A little bit sleepy, but, you know, I’m still kicking.
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Well, it’s old dark 30 in the morning. So, you know, it’s to be expected, but you’re always here. And I appreciate you letting me in the door and having the opportunity to be here this morning.
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It’s my pleasure, Brad.
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Well, thank you. Well, welcome, Colorado. It’s good to be here on the radio. And we’ve got a great lineup of Coloradans that we’re going to be talking to today. We have Cookie Lockhart, who’s an auctioneer and a legend in the Steamboat Springs area. Ms. Helen Raleigh, who was just at CPAC and has written several books. She’s an author and a great friend. And Anders Igmarsson in the second hour. And we’re going to be talking about a variety of things. and his most recent op-ed, and actually his essay in his sub-stack. So we appreciate you all listening, and you want to go over to Kim’s website occasionally and see what’s the latest essays on her particular website. It’s at kimmonson.com. Sign up for her weekly email newsletter. Get the first look at all the upcoming guests, as well as the most recent. essays that she has there, and mine will be on in about a week or two when I’m back as a guest on the Kim Monson program. Kim at KimMonson.com is how you can email her, and we’re always grateful for the wonderful sponsors we have here, especially our gold sponsorships of the show, and we want to thank Laramie Energy. It’s reliable, efficient, affordable, and abundant energy that powers our lives, fuels our hopes and dreams, and empowers us to change our own personal climate. And I’m grateful on those cold evenings and cold mornings. I can just flip on the heat and get a little warmth in my house. So we appreciate that. And thank you to Hooters Restaurants and their sponsorship. There are five locations in Loveland, Aurora, Lone Tree, Westminster, and Colorado Springs. They always have great lunch specials Monday through Friday for dine-in or to-go. And Wednesdays is Wings Day. It’s a great time to go and buy 20 wings and get additional 10 for free. And their offer is for to-go or dine-in in Hooters restaurants. It’s always a great place to meet with friends and watch your favorite teams. And I’m sure Joe’s been there many times. I have. And it’s a great place to watch the game and have a cold, cool beverage. Let’s get over here to our word of the day, a tradition Kim keeps going so we’re better fit for our conversations with friends and family and coworkers. And I thought with the variety of folks we have on today and talking about what’s happening in the world and especially with so many things happening internationally, I thought a good word for the day would be conciliation. And let me spell it for you. C-O-N-C-I-L conciliation. I-A-T-I-O-N. Conciliation. And it’s a noun. And an effort to achieve agreement and hopefully increase goodwill will happen between two opposite parties. It also has a method of helping parties in a dispute to reach agreement, especially in a situation like divorcing or separating couples to part amicably. So the word of the day is conciliation. Conciliation. And to that effect, our quote of the day comes from the first president of the United States, George Washington. He was born February 22nd, 1732, and passed away December 14th, 1799. And as our founding father and the first president of the United States, he served as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, and Washington led patriot forces to victory in the American Revolution and the war against the mightiest empire at the time, the British Empire. He was commonly known as the father of his country for his role in bringing about American independence. And he said the following, quote, Much to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness, end of quote. So that’s George Washington, the quote of the day, to use the word conciliation. And in the headlines today, boy, there’s a lot going on, Joe, and President Trump is just moving things so fast, it’s unbelievable. I saw the presentation he did the other day in the House of Congress, and it was just amazing, all the things. Longest speech ever. And I’m just amazed at the amount of things he has done by executive order. And I hope we can get him codified in law because it really will make a difference. But there’s a story here from the Rocky Mountain Voice by Brian Porter. And at least one member of Congress is referring criminal prosecution to Denver Mayor Mike Johnson to the U.S. Attorney General. Pam Bondi, on grounds that he violated his oath in U.S. law. And another alleges him to be a traitor to our country. And this is pretty major. Mayor Johnson of Denver was in front of Congress yesterday testifying with several other mayors. And there’s allegations that, you know, at this marathon hearing on the Capitol Hill, that, you know, the sanctuary cities that are happening around the country, especially in major cities like Boston, Chicago, New York, and here in Denver, have really spent a lot of money on illegal aliens and really have hurt the economy. And Johnson talked about so many things that seem to be contradictions to what the various congresspeople had said. For instance, he said, here’s one from Lauren Boebert, excuse me, from Windsor. She says, I’ve heard you say Denver’s crime went down while Aurora’s crime went up. And she visited, of course, the city of Aurora and saw the gangs, that gang activity that was there. And it’s really amazing that when Johnson took the stand and they asked him several questions about He couldn’t answer a yes or no question. He had to pontificate. Johnson began the hearing by detailing 10 to 11 buses arriving in Denver at the peak under Joe Biden and dropping off up to 300 illegal aliens, mostly women and children, he said. He described the 10-degree weather with the illegals only wearing sandals and T-shirts, leaving them in danger of freezing to death. He calls it a crisis that we didn’t choose for our state or create. And he blames Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for sending an estimated 42,000 illegals here to Denver. Well, I think he has his priorities misplaced because it’s actually the Biden administration who And Kamala Harris, who did a terrible service to the American people and to the folks here in Denver simply because he didn’t guard the border. And that’s one of the jobs of the American president. And unfortunately, we were the recipients of so much of that money going to places where it shouldn’t have gone. So that’s a that’s a major story here in Colorado and nationally. This day in history, many people don’t know it here, but I know in Texas they do. In 1836 was the Battle of the Alamo, and after 13 days of fighting, between 1,500 and 3,000 Mexican soldiers who overwhelmed the defenders, they killed approximately 182 to 257 Texans, including William Travis, Jim Bowie, and the great Davy Crockett. So That happened on this day. Another event that happened that’s particularly of interest here in America was the 1857 Dred Scott decision, where the Supreme Court ruled that Africans could not be U.S. citizens. And that decision proved that the Supreme Court does not always get it right. It was a bad decision, and it caused a lot of consternation and a lot of problems for the U.S. many years later until the Civil Rights Act. In 1865, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln had his second inaugural ball shortly after he was assassinated. And one of my favorites, The Temptations in 1965, had a single My Girl, which reached number one on the Billboard charts. And it was written and produced by the Miracles. And members of the group included Smokey Robinson. And on this day in 1982, the philosopher and writer, Russian-born, American by choice, the philosopher Ayn Rand, passed away. And she was known for her commercial success of novels like The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. And we’re going to be talking a little bit about those in the second hour with Anders Ingmarsson. Make sure that you listen all the way through to our wonderful program because we’ve got a lot of good conversation with Coloradans here today. And we want to make sure that everybody has a chance to chime in and listen and learn a little bit as well. You know, through all of Kim’s work here with veterans, she’s always honored to highlight the USMC Memorial Foundation. and all they’re doing to raise money to remodel the official USMC Memorial, which is located right here in Golden, Colorado, at 6 Ann Colfax. And Paula Saris, who is the president of the foundation, she’s a Marine veteran, a Gold Star wife, and Paula and her team are always working diligently to bring that beautiful memorial to a remodel and a reality. You can always help by donating at usmcmemorialfoundation.org. That’s USMC Memorial Foundation. And like I said, we have a great lineup of folks coming in here shortly via the wonders of radio and listening on the telephone. So we’re happy to bring that to you. And, you know, there’s always good ideals that come from folks that protect us. And one of those folks that really is a great sponsor here at the Kim Monson Show is Roger Mangan at State Farm Insurance.
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Welcome back. I’m Bradley Beck, and Kim Monson is traveling today. So I have the honor of sitting in the chair and being your guest host for The Kim Monson Show. And you want to sign up for a weekly email newsletter, get the first look at all the upcoming guests, as well as the most recent essays. And you can always email Kim at kimmonson.com. And thank you for all our contributors who support our independent voice and exercising our right of freedom of speech. It’s so important. So we have to also thank our other gold sponsors, the Harris family, who are great believers in the Kim Monson Show. And they’re really great people, and we appreciate their support. And something that you should put on your bucket list is to visit the Center for American Values. And that’s located on the beautiful Riverwalk in Pueblo. The Center for American Values was co-founded by Medal of Honor recipient Drew Dix. and Emmy award winning documentary maker, Brad Padula. The center is located in a focused on honoring the medal of honor recipients and teaching and upholding the principles of America, which are honor integrity and patriotism. For more information, check out their website, American value center.org, American center, American value center.org. That’s a mouthful, Joe, but, uh, We have a great American on the phone with us today and like to talk a little bit with Cookie Lockhart. She’s a Hall of Fame auctioneer. She grew up in Steamboat Springs and is a legend there and read many great articles about Cookie. And Cookie, welcome to the Kim Monson program.
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Well, thank you, guys. I’m glad to be here.
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Well, we’re glad you are, too. And you’ve done so many different things, but in particular, you’re well known for being an auctioneer and traveled all over. You know, what’s that like being a great auctioneer, but not only a great auctioneer, but being somebody who in the beginning was not so much welcomed as you are today?
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I don’t even know about that today. It’s still primarily a man’s world for the most part as far as live auctioneers go. You know, it’s a lot easier. I say it’s a lot easier when you get older and fatter.
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I resemble that remark. And I’ve always heard that people recognize you around town and just come up and talk to you and have a good conversation with you. And that’s what the Kim Monson program is all about. Kim’s always having great conversations. And I know you want to talk a little bit about America and what’s happening here today.
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Well, would you like… They asked me to read an article I wrote like week before last.
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Is that what… Yes, ma’am. I would love it.
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You would like that, huh? Okay, it’s on my phone, so I’m… Oh, yeah, I’ve got it.
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We always love to hear from you.
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It was… My name is Cookie, and so I daily or quite often write a cookie sheet. And it was week before last. Since then, I’ve been to Kansas City at the at a real estate convention. I’m with the United Country Real Estate. Anyway, I do quite a few radio commercials, and when I do that, I start out auctioning just to get attention. So when I come on, I go, I’m 25, I’m going to get 30, I’m going to get 35, I’m going to get 40, 40, 45, I’m going to get 50, sold it to Americans. All right, well, this is not an auction, but this is just a little information. Message that I wrote week before last, probably old news by now, But this had to do with Doge, as they pronounce it. And everyone seemed upset with Elon Musk. So I wrote this little article concerning Doge. It should and now is becoming an open book. Where our money goes is our business. Thanks to Trump and Elon for exposing what we’ve all known for years, but we had no control. Stop worrying about who knows your private stuff. Our private stuff hasn’t been private since you first bought a car, got a credit card, filled out a medical or federal form, or a thousand other things I can think of off the top. Now, respectfully, you do realize Joe and Jane and all agencies of clerical workers have daily access to your private information, right? They view and read it all daily. The Doge team are no different. They have and read access just like the other clerical workers. All Doge team has had federal background checks, and Musk has the highest security currencies through NASA law. Stop listening to the junk BMSM mainstream media is telling you. I’m a Republican, but I can be honest and say that no doubt that both Dem and Reps, elected bureaucrats, have had their hands in all the waste and fraud. Minimally, they look the other way. Personally, I want to know who is responsible, regardless of the party. It’s our tax dollars. I want to know where they’re going. We should know and have a say in where our money is going. I’m all for helping other countries. That said, let’s help our own first. Many people in our country are struggling. Take care of your family first, then help others. Our homeless, our vets, our sick and elderly who can’t take care of themselves, they need to be first. small businesses who need help and basic health care for everyone. I’m not okay with a lot of our money being sent elsewhere before taking care of our citizens who need help. I don’t care who is finding the waste. Now, I didn’t vote for Biden, but if he would have been on top of these investigations, I would have supported it. We’ve been fleeced by politicians for decades. The findings are overwhelming. That’s just my two cents worth. That’s it.
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Great job, Cookie. Well, you know, I think a lot of Americans would say amen to what you just said and wrote. And I think it’s important to remind our elected representatives, people who we put into office, that they have a responsibility to protect our individual rights and and not come up with new schemes and not spend our hard-earned dollars on their pet projects. So I think you really address that. And I think the American people want to know more. They want to know, hey, what are you spending the money on? And let us help you decide rather than making decisions that are just done in a vacuum. What are your thoughts?
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Oh, exactly. Well, that’s exactly what I said. It should be our business if it’s our money. If you don’t take care of your business, somebody else will be taking care of it for you. And I think politicians as a whole have really let us down. You know, the Democrats have screwed it all up, but the Republicans let them do it. And thank God we’re on the right track now.
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I would agree.
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To God’s sake. And that speech was outstanding night before last.
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It was historic. It was the longest speech by a president in the joint session of Congress. And I listened to the whole thing. And, you know, what struck me was the everyday Americans he introduced and the people that were affected by policies of the previous administration.
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Exactly. And, you know, if you didn’t get a tear in your eye or have some empathy for the people that have really been struggling and had so much grief – of everything from losing their daughter or son and that child with the brain problems, everything. It just seemed like the people on the left had no feelings. They sat there like they’re dead, waving a paddle.
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Well, I thought that was at an auction. They kept holding up those paddles. I thought they were bidding on something.
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Yeah, I wanted to put numbers on those paddles and sell them something.
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Well, you know what’s an interesting thing, especially big cities or small towns like Steamboat, where people intermingle and you have a great ski resort up there and lots of good recreational activities, is that, you know, I think most people want the same things. They want to live in freedom. They want to be left alone. They want to pursue their happiness, which to me is self-mastery. They want to be just raising their families and having a little recreation and enjoying life. And I think up in Steamboat Springs, there’s no difference there than Denver. Well, we hope. We hope, yeah. We have a little more population and crime and traffic, but I think people are similar all over the place, and I really like visiting your neck of the woods because it’s a great community and great outdoors, and I hope you get a chance to utilize those opportunities.
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Yes, it is. It’s beautiful. It has been pretty blue for some time now. This little section of Colorado and all around us is pretty red. So I’m hoping that Trump will help us change that so people get some common sense and we have representation as we should.
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Yes, it should be bipartisan, and there should be healthy debate between right and wrong rather than left and right, and we’ll be talking about that in Hour 2 with Anders Ingmarsson. But people look at things as party-focused. I like to look at things as whether it’s the right thing to do. Is it the moral thing to do? And I think that’s as important as any political party.
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Well, exactly. And I sure like people that are the real deal. There’s just so much phoniness. People say one thing and you don’t have any idea if that’s what they mean.
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Exactly.
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I don’t have to debate with anyone anymore. It’s just like if you don’t think like I do, you’re wrong.
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Well, in my household, if I’m wrong, it’s usually because I’m not agreeing with Mrs. Beck. So I understand completely.
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And there might be some truth in that.
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Cookie, what are your closing thoughts? How would you like to wrap this up?
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Oh, well, it was just wonderful meeting Kim, and I’m real honored to be on your station. I don’t even know, are you in Pueblo?
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No, I’m actually here in Denver.
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Oh, okay. I heard something about Pueblo being advertised a minute ago. It was great talking to you. I’m honored that you asked me, and I hope to hear you again.
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Well, Cookie, you’re a great everyday American. We appreciate you and your fine words, and just keep doing what you’re doing. We appreciate it.
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Okie dokie. Shall do. Thank you very much.
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Thank you. And we’re just going to take a quick message and break from Karen Levine.
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We’ll be right back. Kim Monson highly recommends Karen Levine call Karen Levine at 303-877-7516 that’s 303-877-7516 for answers to all your real estate needs
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And welcome back to the Kim Monson Show. I am Bradley Beck, and I’m filling in for the great Kim Monson, who’s away traveling. And, you know, it’s always a pleasure and a privilege to be here in this seat, and I really enjoy talking with and listening to the folks that call into our station. And we always like to remind people to sign up for our weekly email newsletter. You get the first look at all the upcoming guests as well as the most recent essays. And as the previous information just was saying, the email for Kim is Kim at Kim Monson, M-O-N-S-O-N dot com. And thank you for all your support contributing to the success of the Kim Monson Show. Your independence and our independence and our voice of exercising our right to freedom of speech is important. You know, today we have so many issues going on, and especially on college campuses where you can’t say anything in this environment. Cookie Lockhart, our first guest, was talking about, you know, there’s always the police out there listening to everything you say. And it used to be worse, but I think Americans are finally getting to the point where they’re not taking it anymore, I would say, is the best way to put it. Because we realize that if we lose one of those rights, especially in the First Amendment, which I’m always reminded by my friend Jill Cullis, You can remember by using the word or the acronym RAPPS, R-A-P-P-S, which is religion and assembly and press and petition and speech, R-A-P-P-S. You can remember those five first rights in the First Amendment. And yesterday I had the great opportunity to be at the Erie Elementary School, the first part of our Liberty Day program where we take a group of fifth graders down to the state capitol. And the week prior we get to talk a little bit about the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. And it’s amazing at that fifth grade level, the curiosity and the knowledge and the excitement that young people have for learning about the basics, if they’re allowed to. And one of the real neat surprises I was privy to yesterday was when we got there, Jill Cullis and myself and Jill’s with Constituting America said, We were interrupted briefly by the Pledge of Allegiance, and that was very refreshing to know that our public schools, especially in St. Vrain, with all the issues that may or may not happen, it’s great to hear that the pledge is still done. And the students stand up, recite it, and then we did our program for about an hour. And the young people really enjoyed it. And like I said, we’re going to be going to the Capitol on Thursday. So watch out our legislative critters. We’re going to be down there with students and their constitutions. And they’re going to be asking questions when they see a legislator out on the floor, out on the open areas there of the state Capitol. And if you’ve never been to the Capitol before, You need to go. It’s a beautiful facility. It’s open to the public. They have great tours, and you can see how the sausage is made, as it were. But it’s always good for Americans to go down and see how things are done. Excuse me. Would have it also, the Colorado legislature has canceled 10 committees, and they’re citing budget concerns. And this was in yesterday, Colorado politics, and they’re citing fiscal worries. They don’t have enough money to carry out these different committees. And I find it interesting that the folks are finally realizing that you can only spend so much of the people’s money before you run out of it. So that’s something interesting that’s happening down at the Capitol. Coming on now, we have my friend, and she’s an incredible entrepreneur, a writer, a speaker. She’s a senior contributor at The Federalist, and her writings appeared in other national media, including The Wall Street Journal, Fox News. And she’s written three books, my favorite of which is Backlash, How China’s Aggression Has Backfired. And her first book, Confucius Never Said, is a great primer of what happened to her life in the very beginning in communist China. And she’s with us today. Please welcome Helen Raleigh, who just came back from CPAC. Helen, good morning.
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Good morning, Brad. How are you?
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I am doing unbelievable, and it’s always good to be here and good to hear your voice. And I was interested in talking a little bit about your experience down in Washington, D.C. at CPAC.
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Yeah, it was my first trip to CPAC. I’ve never been there before, so this year was the first trip. And I don’t know if your listeners know that the hotel host to CPAC is not exactly in Washington, D.C. It’s a few miles outside of Washington, D.C. It’s in National Harbor, the Gaylord National Harbor Hotel, very beautiful location. and you can look out from the big window, see the capitol, see our nation’s power center, and met a lot of very interesting people, and almost all the administration Trump administration officials all showed up throughout the three days, gave various talks about what they have done and what they’re looking forward to do. And then the president was not on the schedule, so initially he wasn’t going to come. But on the last day, at the last hours, he made a surprise appearance, of course, that brought down the House. And yeah, so overall, it was a very interesting, eye-opening experience.
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Well, CPAC always has the latest and the most current issues happening. And in your article you wrote, which is on your substack at Helen Raleigh Speaks, You talk about Michael Waltz, the national security advisor who spoke there and some of the things that he was bringing to the forefront. And you were kind of confused in reading the article. You said he didn’t hear it in the mainstream media. So he was really breaking news when you were there.
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Exactly. And I think that’s one of the benefits that also something that distinguishes SAPAC from other conservative conferences. I’ve been to many other conservative conferences before, and I think what makes SAPAC unique because it is the location. It is so close to the power center of the United States. And most of the speakers were administration officials. And we know the Trump administration officials and the conservatives in general are not treated fairly by the mainstream liberal media. So there are things that they either not report or the mainstream media are either not going to report or they will twist what’s being said. So one thing that stands out to me, as you know, I write a lot on foreign policy issues. And Michael Waltz, the National Security Advisor, on Friday, when he showed up, he talked about, he was asked about several things related to your coin. And one thing about the mineral deal, because what I read before I heard his talk was the Trump administration kind of, the mineral deal with your coin was, almost like an extortion that the Trump administration demanded to get something to pay back. And actually, according to Michael Waltz, your claim was the first one that last year brought up the idea that they could offer up or at least do a joint venture business deal with the United States to explore the mineral deal. So I never heard that in the mainstream media reporting before. So I was, you know, I wasn’t quite sure that I thought my co-workers were just making things up. But the next day, the Wall Street Journal actually confirmed that it was your coin who first brought up the idea that it would be good for the two countries to have a long-term economic relationship to explore the mineral deal. So that’s just one small example to show you that… IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HEAR NEWS FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES AND ALWAYS KEEP AN OPEN MIND. TRY NOT TO BE BIASED. I KNOW WE ALL HAVE PERSONAL BIAS, BUT IT’S STILL IMPORTANT. BECAUSE I APPEARED, I ATTENDED THE CONFERENCE AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF INDEPENDENT MEDIA. SO ESPECIALLY THAT EXPERIENCE REMINDS ME THAT I NEED TO ALWAYS TRY TO KEEP AN OPEN MIND. waiting to listen to different ideas, listen to different resources to confirm the story before I make up my mind.
SPEAKER 20 :
That’s an excellent point, Helen. And it’s always important that when I was in journalism school, we learned the who, what, where, when, and why, and sometimes how, and not to put in the bias that we all have, as you mentioned, but more importantly, to give the facts and then let the reader come to their own conclusion. And that just doesn’t happen. It’s all, it seems, editorialized these days.
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Exactly. I think that’s why the mainstream media really have a difficult time to recover from their trust deficit with the American people. Because all the things, especially in the last couple of years, that instead of reporting news, they pretend that their opinions were news. And people recognize that. And some people lose interest to what they have to say. And now people are looking for other sources of information. That’s why the independent medias are sliding. And you can see that even the Trump administration, they are making rooms, even in the White House briefings, THEY ARE INVITING MAINSTREAM MEDIA INTO THE WHITE HOUSE BRIEFINGS, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT HADN’T HAPPENED BEFORE, NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE, BUT IT’S HAPPENING NOW. AND THAT JUST SHOWS YOU THAT THINGS REALLY HAVE CHANGED. mainstream media, their days are dominating the news wave, that they are the ones, like the fourth column, the ones who have the authority to tell American people what and what to think. I think those days are gone.
SPEAKER 20 :
I agree. You know, it’s interesting. I was in Southern California this last week, and my dad gets the L.A. Times. He lives down in Oceanside, California, and he still reads that paper. And I was astonished. Yeah, well, he’s old school. He’s 91. So he reads the paper. And I was amazed that the L.A. Times was a fraction. I mean, not even it was probably less than an eighth of what I remember it being. when I was a kid. I mean, it was just so small for a Sunday paper. And of course, the advertising wasn’t there, but sports, entertainment, all of it, it was just a shell of what it used to be. And it’s a shame because I enjoy reading the newspaper. You get to dissect the articles, you get to cut them out and save them if you want to. But more importantly, you get the opportunity to read and that’s not happening as much anymore. And I think it’s a shame, and I really appreciate the articles that you put out on your sub stack, and you get a chance to read it and then digest it.
SPEAKER 17 :
Exactly. Yeah. And the actual research shows that when we read the things not on the screen, but on the, you know, in print, whether it’s the books, newspaper, magazines, we as readers, we retain information better. That’s also give you a chance to think about it because if everything’s on the screen, you know, and also with the social media that we tend to respond, like digest things quickly or not reading everything through, not thinking things through, and then just post response or comments on social media immediately. So some of those things are much less thoughtful. So I do think that the traditional media has a role to play, but it’s really up to them to have to do hard work to go back to real journalism to earn their trust back. So yeah, I invite your audience to check out my newsletter on Substack about my trip into CPAC. And my newsletter is titled Confucius Never Said, same title as my first book.
SPEAKER 20 :
Excellent. Well, you know, going back to Michael Waltz for a moment, you know, you mentioned the Ukraine war. He also gave you two other bits of news. And we’re hearing a little bit more of it, especially with Iran and Hamas. And never allowing the folks in Gaza to run it again. And what we’re hearing from President Trump today is that he believes that either the terrorists give up all the prisoners, both Israeli and American and international people that are still being held, and the bodies of those who are deceased. And Waltz was talking pretty much about that as well.
SPEAKER 17 :
Yeah, because he’s a national security advisor, so when he was on the stage, he addressed most national security issues. So the three things he touched on, the Ukraine war, the war in Ukraine, and Iran will not be allowed to have nuclear weapons. And yes, he called out Hamas as the worst terrorist organization, and he said that Hamas I should never be allowed to run Gaza. And this is, you know, this kind of very forceful and moral clarity issues, especially on Iran and the Hamas. is quite distinct compared to the previous administration. The previous administration always went to both sides of the issue. But if you look at what happened, I mean, just put it, forget about what happened the years before, just look at what happened, the horrible, horrible crimes Hamas committed on October 7th to Israel. You know, the women, the children, the rape, the killing, the abduction, and And especially what happened to the women and children. How could anyone look at the evidence there and still shout in support? But yet, unfortunately, we do. Look at what’s happening at Columbia University right now. And you have privileged students paying $60,000, $70,000 a year to attend one of the easiest schools in the United States. And they are there supporting a terrorist organization like Hamas and shouting down other students and preventing other students to have a normal campus life. And so I think, you know, but I think that they are really testing the results of the Trump administration. And yesterday, the president issued a very bold statement ultimatums that you mentioned that basically say, hey, Hamas, you know, I’m going to support Israel with all the weapons we have for them to do what you do. You must return hostages, including the bodies. And also the Trump administration warned all the universities that if you, you know, This is not a free speech issue. If you have anti-Semitic students that openly support terrorist groups and disrupt normal campus life, preventing other students and faculties to conduct their campus life, then that’s not a free speech issue, and we are going to withdraw federal funding. And I think Columbia is really testing the water. The administration will, you know, do what they promise to do and really teach them a lesson.
SPEAKER 20 :
Absolutely. Well, Helen, when we come back from the short break, I want to talk a little bit about your book that kind of was written five years ago and is still relevant. And it’s called Backlash, How China’s Aggression Has Backfired. We’ll be right back.
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Welcome back to The Kim Monson Show. I’m Bradley Beck. I’m filling in for the wonderful Kim Monson, and she’ll be back next week. But we always like to remind you to sign up for our weekly e-mail newsletter. You get the first look at all the upcoming guests as well as the most recent essays, and I’ll have one coming up in a few weeks. So you can always e-mail Kim and ask her questions at kim at kimmonson.com. And thank you for the contributing support of our independent voice and exercising our right of freedom of speech. And speaking of freedom of speech, we have a wonderful guest, Helen Raleigh, who’s written several books. And, you know, the first time I ever heard Helen speak in public was an event up in the mountains. And it was a freedom event. And, Helen, you just impressed me then and you impress me now.
SPEAKER 17 :
Thank you, Brad. You’ve been very kind.
SPEAKER 20 :
Well, your book that I mentioned before the break was Backlash, How China’s Aggression Has Backfired. And it’s a wonderful read, has a lot of very interesting perspectives and a solution at the end that I thought was pretty powerful. And in particular, last night I read the last chapter, the conclusion on what happened in China. with the Chinese embassy. And, you know, to me, it just continues. The Chinese, I think, are wonderful people, but their government needs to be challenged at every point that possibly can happen. Otherwise, their philosophy and their aggression will continue. So I’d like to get your thoughts on that.
SPEAKER 17 :
Well, thanks, Brad. First of all, thank you for mentioning my book, Backlash, how China’s aggression has backfired. Everything related to China is complicated. That’s why I wrote a book. It’s probably going to take hours to explain. So I just touched on something about whether there’s a continuity of the Trump administration’s China policy. So the first terms of Trump administration, his China policy was very tough. He was very head-on confrontational with the Chinese. The Houston incident you mentioned basically was the Trump administration identified China’s embassy in Houston or a consulate was a hotbed for, you know, hosting spies and, you know, covert operations. So they ordered them to shut down. And that was, you know. ordered another country to shut down their embassy. It was, in diplomatic terms, it was a very big deal. And so that’s what happens. But at the same time, President Trump is always a dealmaker. And he’s really a very unique politician in terms of that he’s less driven by ideology, but he Most of his China policies, those policies I talk about that’s confrontational and forcing the Houston embassy to shut down, those were mostly driven by people in the Trump administration who are known as the China hawks, like the former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. So from President Trump’s standpoint, he’s a dealmaker. He is less driven by ideology. He’s more driven by what He looked at every situation, even diplomatic situation, as a business deal. The more that he can get out of it, that benefits America. So towards the right leading up to the COVID, nobody knew COVID would happen back then. But leading up to COVID, he was in negotiation with China using tariffs, just like he’s doing now, forcing China to come to the table to sign a trade agreement. Unfortunately, COVID happened and then Joe Biden came into office, the trade agreement was not enforced. So this time we see something similar. In his second administration, Trump administration, he’s also surrounded himself with some very well-known China hawks, including Secretary of State Michael Pompeo, as well as Michael Walsh, National Security Advisor, we just talked in previous shows. So, but so far, because he’s only in office for about a month, so it’s still, his China policy is still not as clear yet. But I imagine that he will take some similar approach like he did in the first, during the first term. On the one hand, they’re very forceful on issues that, as you mentioned, that Chinese government needs to be challenged. On the other hand, he’s also ready to make a deal. He’s going to use a tariff. he’s already imposed a 10% tariff on the Chinese imports, basically forcing China to take some actions about the fentanyl exports, exporting fentanyls. And also another welcoming sign is that Secretary Marco Rubio recently issued a guideline in the State Department, basically advised all his employees that when they talk about China, they must distinguish between the Chinese government, the party versus the people, do not use the Chinese as an adjective, because he rightfully recognized that the Chinese people are usually the first victims of the brutal policies of the party, of the government. So he instructed his employees, you know, in all government communications to make sure you separate those two, distinct those two. And I think that’s a very wise move.
SPEAKER 20 :
Yes, I agree. China’s aggression, especially in places like the South China Sea and confronting the boundaries with places like the Philippines and Indonesia and Vietnam and expanding their influence and building islands in the China Sea to extend their territory. You know, it should be challenged often. And if we don’t do that, don’t help those countries facilitate that, I think what China will do is just keep doing it until they get to the point where they win and the world loses.
SPEAKER 17 :
Exactly. And actually, I forgot to mention. So this morning I have an article came out published by The Federalist. So I was talking about one thing that it’s kind of related to your coin situation as well as China. So I’m talking I was referring to is that President Trump’s your queen policy seems like a reverse Nixon. So let me explain that a little bit. So in 1972, President Nixon, U.S. President Nixon, he reached out to China and basically tried to drive a wedge between China and the then Soviet Union. And he succeeded to bring China into orbit and eventually got an effort to Soviet Union’s downfall in 1989. So the Trump administration seems their approach to Ukraine and Russia seems a reverse, what do we call it, reverse Nixon. Basically they are seeking, because Russia right now is allied with China, China practically sustained Russia in this war. So President Trump’s approach seems to be that they’re doing a reverse Nixon. Now he’s showing, you know, friendly approach to Russia, hoping to drive a wedge between Russia and China. So that’s called a reverse Nixon. So that’s kind of interesting.
SPEAKER 20 :
And you reference that new article on your substack. I think it’s The Tragedy of Zelensky.
SPEAKER 17 :
No, it’s related. So this article about a reverse Nixon is published today by The Federalist.
SPEAKER 14 :
Oh, okay.
SPEAKER 17 :
And Yeah, and the Substack newsletter that I talk about, Zelensky, it’s all related, but it has a different emphasis.
SPEAKER 20 :
I see. Well, Helen, it’s always a pleasure hearing your voice and reading what you write and engaging with you. How would you like to wrap this up for our listeners?
SPEAKER 17 :
Well, I just want to go back to my earlier point that I encourage your listeners to expand their horizons, their sources of where the news comes from. Read analysis from, you know, go beyond mainstream media. Substack is a really good source. Federalist is a good source. Just, you know, just read as much as you can, but expand your horizons and try, you know, try to take a grain of salt, you know, with question everything you read, read thoughtful comments. But most importantly, always, you know, be informed and be involved and be thoughtful.
SPEAKER 20 :
And Helen, where again can folks find all your writings?
SPEAKER 17 :
You can find my writings on the Federalist, the HelenRowleySpeaks.com, as well as on Substack, my newsletter on Substack. The title is Confucius Never Said, which is the same as the title of my first book.
SPEAKER 20 :
And it’s a great book, and I think it’s in its third printing, isn’t it?
SPEAKER 17 :
Or close to it? I don’t even remember, but it’s one of my best sellers.
SPEAKER 20 :
Very good. Well, Helen, thank you so much for being on The Kim Monson Show, and we appreciate what you do.
SPEAKER 17 :
Thank you very much for having me.
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Indeed, let’s have a conversation. Hello, Colorado. This is Bradley Beck. I am a businessman here in Colorado and the co-founder of Liberty Toastmasters. And Kim’s out traveling today, so I’ve got the honor of sitting in her chair and having a conversation with you. And we appreciate you listening. Each of you are valued and treasured. Today, strive for excellence. Take care of your heart, soul, mind, and body. And we’re always grateful for the great Joe behind the counter here. Joe, producer Joe, how are you doing today?
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I’m doing good, Brad. How are you?
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I’m doing unbelievable, and it’s always good to see your face and appreciate you getting us through hour number one, and we’re going to do hour number two and have a great day, so I appreciate you and appreciate all our listeners. And our listeners can go to Kim’s website at kimmonson.com and sign up for her weekly email newsletter, get a first look at all the upcoming guests as well as the most recent essays. I’ll have one coming out in a couple weeks. And we always invite you to contact Kim at Kim at Kim Monson dot com. And this program comes to you by our great gold sponsors, one of which is Laramie Energy. And we thank them for being a sponsor, a gold sponsor of the show. It is reliable, efficient, affordable, abundant energy from oil and gas everywhere. and oil and gas derivatives that power our lives, fuels our hopes, our dreams, and the prosperity of everyday Americans. And we’re grateful for that. And today we wanted to talk a little bit about some of the things happening around the world. And I chose a word that dovetails into that. And that word is conciliation. And I’ll spell it for you. C-O-N-C-I-L-I-A-T-I-O-N. And it is an effort to achieve agreement and hopefully increase goodwill between two opposite parties. It’s also a method of helping parties in a dispute to reach agreement, especially when divorcing or separating couples, to part amicably. And I have experienced that situation in the past, so I appreciate the word conciliation. Our quote of the day comes from our Commander-in-Chief and our First President, George Washington, who was born on February 22, 1732, and he died on December 14, 1799. He’s known as the founding father and the first president of the United States of America, and he served as president from 1789 to 1797. And as commander of the Continental Army, Washington led patriot forces to victory in the American Revolutionary War against the British Empire. And he’s commonly known as the father of his country for his role in bringing America to its independence. He said the following, quote, much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness, end of quote. And, you know, it’s always an incredible experience when you get a chance to talk to young people about America’s founding. Yesterday at my Optimist Club in Erie, Colorado, we sponsored the fifth graders of Erie Elementary. We get to take them down to the state capitol to experience the legislative and the judicial and the executive branch. And that’s always an exciting field trip for the students. We pay for the buses for them to go down there. But the week prior, which was yesterday, we got to have the experience of going into the classroom. And I partner with Jill Cullis from Constituting America, a great organization. And Jill made a wonderful, actually two presentations, two different classes. And we got a chance to talk to the students about our declaration and the Constitution. I was pleasantly surprised as we got the opportunity to do the Pledge of Allegiance in the morning. You know, America’s public schools, as much heat as they take, there’s great teachers. We really should appreciate what they do. It’s a hard job. And Ms. Travis and all the great folks down there at Erie Elementary really work hard to get things right. And it’s not an easy job to do. But looking forward to taking the fifth graders down to the Capitol and helping them understand how our government works, both at the federal, state, and local level. And speaking of which, we have somebody who works day in and day out at helping individuals buy new homes. And that’s an important part of the American dream. And on the line with me right now is Karen Levine with Remax Alliance. Karen, how are you this fine day?
SPEAKER 16 :
Fine. Very well, Brad. How are you?
SPEAKER 20 :
I’m doing unbelievable, and I’m excited because I just read in the Denver Gazette last night that the Denver housing market heats up for another spring selling season. At least that’s what the headline says. As you go down a little further, it’s a little bit different, but I want to get your take on that.
SPEAKER 16 :
Well, I would say it is heating up. seems to be more activity in the marketplace. And I went to schedule a showing on a coming soon listing, which means it’s been in the computer being able to be previewed, but it’s not opening up for showings until tomorrow. And they were booked.
SPEAKER 20 :
Wow, good.
SPEAKER 16 :
So that’s exciting for that seller. And hopefully my buyers can still get in and take a look and see if it’s the right fit for them. So I would say, yes, there’s good activity out there. And I have my listings that I’ve been carrying. They’re all under contract. So I think that’s good, too.
SPEAKER 20 :
Well, congratulations. That’s good to hear.
SPEAKER 16 :
Yeah.
SPEAKER 20 :
You know, the housing market really drives so much of our economy. And even though it’s down from when the heights were a couple years ago, movement forward is a good indication. And I’m curious, what do first-time homebuyers need to prepare for to get ready to buy that first house?
SPEAKER 16 :
Well, I would say there are two things that are very important, Brad. The first is reach out to me. And let’s have a buyer consultation. Let’s talk about what does the journey of buying a home look like and get prepared ahead of time. And then you want to pick up the phone and call Kim’s sponsor, Lauren Levy, and he can get you pre-qualified. And what that means is he gets you ready for your financing. He is able to pull your credit. He runs you through what’s called automated underwriting, and he says, You can now go buy a house up to this amount of money based on your down payment, your credit score, and your ability to handle the payment amount. And then he calls me and we go out and we find that home that fits in to that criteria and fits your needs. And I tell my first time home buyers, you can start as early as a year ahead to start that conversation. There has been movement in interest rates, and they’ve been moving up and down week in and week out, and we want to have you prepared. So if by chance there’s a little movement down, you can capture that better rate as well. So we work together to be able to locate you that perfect first home.
SPEAKER 20 :
Well, with so many of the old dogs like me who are thinking about downsizing to some degree, with more inventory on the marketplace, how does that affect how people should look at it for those that want to downsize?
SPEAKER 16 :
Well, downsizing is a little challenging in the metro market from the standpoint that I can help you find a new property, another property. In most cases, our aging population would prefer a ranch style home and our marketplace has not brought enough ranch style inventory to the market. So it’s a little more competitive and the move down scenario is generally you might move down in size, but you might not move down in price. And that’s because what has been built that is favorable to one level living, more convenient lock and leave, it’s newer construction and the cost of construction has gone up over time, both labor and materials. And so newer homes cost a little bit more price per square foot than if you’re selling your existing home. But we’re able to navigate that and time, getting your home on the market, So that potentially my goal always is to not have you have to move twice unless it is to your benefit. So be able to put your home on the market and potentially get a contract on it that allows you some flexibility in moving out and then locating your replacement property.
SPEAKER 20 :
That was a great piece of advice, Karen. Last bit of information, anything you want to leave with the listeners as to what the marketplace you see is now and how they prepare for it?
SPEAKER 16 :
I would say in preparing for the market, one, we are moving into the spring selling season. April tends to be the most active, so if you can jump in sooner than later today, you get kind of first looks. I think that’s a Brad term. You get first looks at what’s coming on the market. Inventory should continue to build, so there’ll be more choices, but you’ll also have more competition. So what I’d like to leave with you is if you’re interested in having a conversation about buying or selling, give me a call at 303-877-7516. Super.
SPEAKER 20 :
Well, Karen Levine, thank you. It’s always good to hear your voice, and we appreciate your expertise.
SPEAKER 16 :
Thank you, Brad. Have a great day.
SPEAKER 20 :
You too. And ladies and gentlemen, we’ll be right back.
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Welcome back to the Kim Monson Show. I’m Bradley Beck, small businessman here in Colorado and co-founder of Liberty Toastmasters. And I’m pleased to sit in the big chair while Kim’s away traveling. Kim’s website is Kim at Kim Monson dot com. And you can sign up for her weekly email newsletter. Get the first look at all the upcoming guests as well as the most recent essays. And Kim loves engaging with her listeners. And you can do that at Kim at Kim Monson dot com. And we want to thank all our contributing folks who support our independent voice, exercising our right of freedom of speech, and that’s an important aspect of the American experience. And something that you should do and have the free speech and the free movement to do it and get it on your bucket list is visit the Center for American Values, located at the beautiful Riverwalk in Pueblo, Colorado. The Center for American Values was co-founded, By Medal of Honor recipient Drew Dix and Emmy Award winning documentary maker Brad Perdula. The center is focused on honoring our Medal of Honor recipients and teaching and upholding the principles of America, honor, integrity and patriotism. For more information, check out their website at AmericanValueCenter.org. That’s AmericanValueCenter.org. And with us on the line is a friend of mine, Anders Ingmar Senn. He was born and raised in Sweden. He’s an American by choice. He immigrated here. and became a U.S. citizen. And as an author, a public speaker, and an educator, he’s a champion of Enlightenment objectivist values. He likes to talk about reason and rational self-interest, individualism, individual rights, limited government, and capitalism. And you can read Anders’ commentary on a variety of platforms and He wrote a great book titled Right or Wrong, Not Left or Right. And he’s been published in The Federalist, American Thinker, Real Clear Markets, The Objective Standard, and elsewhere. And he wrote an interesting article that I thought would be a good topic of conversation titled, quote, No, Mr. Trump, this is not how to conduct foreign policy, end of quote. Anders, welcome.
SPEAKER 07 :
Morning, Brad. Great to be here.
SPEAKER 20 :
Well, thanks for being here, and it’s always a pleasure to hear your voice, even if it’s gravelly like mine this morning. I think we’re both at the level, after coming back from the leadership program, the Rockies engaging with a lot of folks, shaking hands and talking to people. You sometimes pick up a critter or two in your voice.
SPEAKER 07 :
Yeah, I seem to be somewhat of a super spreader, not only in terms of ideas and such, but yeah.
SPEAKER 20 :
Well, talking about super spreaders, you wrote a wonderful article, I think, that challenged me a little bit. And it’s on your sub stack and people can read it there at think right or wrong, at think right or wrong. And talk a little bit about the premise of it and why you wrote it.
SPEAKER 07 :
Yeah, so the premise of the article is the fact that what we’re seeing recently here in the last couple of weeks is basically a continuation of a U.S. foreign policy that has never been properly defined, or at least not for over 100 years. And the most recent expression that I’m criticizing is the fact that President Trump is seemingly putting a moral equivalency between Vladimir Putin on the one hand and Zelenskyy on the other hand. I have no problem with the fact that we’re discussing or putting more pressure on Europe to take up a bigger share of the defense of Ukraine because it’s certainly Europe’s interest and they have definitely not lived up to their to the agreements over the last decades, especially since the fall of the Soviet Union, when they have diverted a lot of what should have gone to defense to social programs and such. And I’m ambivalent when it comes to Ukraine as a country as well. In this conflict, though, it’s clear that Russia is the aggressor. And the fact that our president is not clearing his communication on that, I find very disappointing.
SPEAKER 20 :
Well, and one of the things that your article challenged me with is to think not so much just in local terms, but worldwide terms of what our policy should be on a consistent basis. It seems like it waffles so much between administration and the idea that George Washington talked about of being careful of foreign entanglements. And yet, if we’re not involved, you know, nature abhors the vacuum. So how do you how do you square that around?
SPEAKER 07 :
Yeah, so let me first say so. So what I’m arguing for in terms of foreign policy is actually that the best about it. Number one, foreign policy should put the self-interest of individual Americans first. And that is always the question we should ask ourselves before we get entangled anywhere in the world. Is this in the self-interest of individual Americans? Now, this is not always a straightforward question or a straightforward answer, obviously. But we have not been very good at determining that or, for that matter, even asking the questions in many instances, I would argue. But the best foreign policy or a valid foreign policy, that actually starts without involving other countries at all. And that is what I call leading by example at home. And what I mean by that is that if we embrace the values of the founding of this country, you know, a foreman or a own equal and have the individual rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. If we would consistently implement that, which demands a limited government and actually the social system that follows from that for that respect of individual rights is capitalism. If we embrace that completely at home, then we will become even more than today the envy of the world And other countries will take notice, maybe not their leaders, but their people will. And they will slowly start to demand that their policies follow what America is doing, because they see the wealth that it creates, the economic growth that it creates, and that it’s Just something that is spreading. We saw it back in the 19th century to some extent when following the American Revolution, countries around the world were inspired by the American experiment and they tried their own versions of it. Fortunately, most of them were not successful. Probably the best example today is Switzerland. which has a constitution that is very similar to the United States. Today, you could argue that they’re in a lot better shape than what the U.S. is.
SPEAKER 20 :
Well, one of the things I was impressed with with your article was the paragraph you wrote that stated capitalism inherently promotes peace. Given the prosperity unleashed by capitalism, people busily pursue their careers and their personal relationships and interests and generally give no thought to initiating war with others. and a capitalist government constitutionally restrained to the sole function of protecting individual rights is tightly checked against initiating force against foreigners. That’s a powerful paragraph, Anders.
SPEAKER 07 :
Yeah, thank you. And I think that you’re definitely getting to the heart of the matter there. Absolutely. Because when when we’re free to trade and exchange and when our rights are respected and we understand that as part of having our own individual rights respected, we also have to respect other people’s rights. Then, you know, uh, military conquests, uh, don’t even enter the equation. And, uh, yeah, we may disagree, but you know, we have the freedom to walk away from business arrangements, from private arrangements, whatever. And if we would take some action that violates the rights of others, well, then we have that limited government in place, a military, we have a law enforcement, and we have a judiciary that are basically serving as the referees in those situations. Now, I should say So we’re talking about a vision here, right? A shining city on a hill that we should use as our guiding light when in the trenches of the day-to-day foreign policy engagements. And we definitely will need a military because even though we will be busy going about our lives and training voluntarily with one another’s, there may be others who take an interest in us. We obviously need to be able to defend ourselves. And as part of that, even military cooperation with other countries may be valid. But they would be different from what we, for instance, see with NATO today, where we have gobbled together a number of countries that kind of broadly share our values of Western civilization, however you define that, although there are countries in this association that definitely do not, for instance, Turkey. And you could argue that Hungary is in that group as well. So if we would involve Moldavian countries militarily and associating ourselves with them, it would be more aligned in terms of values so that we would put they would really have to come over to our side, not only in terms of broadly and vaguely endorsing the values that we share, but more practically that they put their countries on a path towards solid protection of individual rights and towards capitalism.
SPEAKER 20 :
Well, when we come back from break, Anders, I want to talk a little bit more about how do you do that and think right or wrong, not left or right. Your book for 21st Century Citizen’s Guide is a great primer for us to think about these important issues. We’ll be right back.
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And welcome back to The Kim Monson Show. I’m Bradley Beck. Kim’s traveling, and I get to sit in the big kid seat, so I’m appreciative of that. And Kim’s website is kimmonson.com. Please sign up for her weekly email newsletter and get the first look at all the upcoming guests as well as the most recent essays. And Kim loves hearing from you. So you can engage with her at kim at kimmonson.com. Thank you to all your contributing support of our independent voice and exercising our right of freedom of speech. And thank you to the Harris family for their gold sponsorship of this show. And through all Kim’s work with veterans, she’s honored to highlight the USMC Memorial Foundation’s and all the good work that they’re doing down there to raise money to remodel the official USMC Memorial, which is located right here in Golden, Colorado, at 6 Ann Colfax. Paula Saris is the president of the foundation. She’s a Marine and a veteran and a Gold Star wife. Paula and her team are working diligently to bring the remodel to reality, and you can help by donating at usmcmemorialfoundation.org. And on the line with us is Anders Ingmarsson. He’s an author, and he’s got a sub stack. He wrote a wonderful piece that I thought was interesting to talk about this morning. No, Mr. Trump, this is not how to conduct foreign policy. And in his book, Think Right or Wrong, Not Left or Right, it’s a great way to challenge your thinking because so many of our public policy advocates processes are thought about emotionally as opposed to rationally. So I want to talk a little bit to Anders about that and how he makes decisions when he’s challenged with something that comes up personal or professionally. Anders?
SPEAKER 07 :
Yeah, so as I mentioned before the break, you know, and then in this area of policies I’ve been talking about, I think it’s always important to have a vision. You need to have that. And this is regardless of what area you’re talking about. This could be in terms of government involvement in health care, in retirement, in education. And you need to have a vision. You need to have a shining city on a hill. This may be something, a shining city, that we won’t get to in our lifetime. But that is still your guiding light that should determine what you do in individual situations. So for instance, in terms of this foreign policy situation that we are in right now, and given that, you know, I’m arguing for a future society that is based on the respect for and protection of individual rights, a society where the government is very, very limited and a government where the social system that follows from that is capitalism, not just as an economic system, but as the social system that provides that protection of individual rights. Given that that is my overall vision, then we’re looking at foreign policy, as I mentioned also before the break, that we’re starting by leading by example at home, and then we’re involving with the countries that share our values and share our values much more explicitly than what we see today. And so you can ask yourself, why would it be in the self-interest of individual Americans to engage with other countries and form military associations? Well, number one, it does put pressure on countries who are not following our path. And number two, it allows for a cost-sharing scheme so that the territory, the number of people, et cetera, all those countries who would be interested in joining the United States, they would share the cost and share the cost in a more equal way than what we see today, for instance. And they may even pay a premium for being a part of an association that is led by the United States of America.
SPEAKER 20 :
Well, you know, it’s interesting you bring that up because, you know, we have this thing called the United Nations, which oftentimes is not united. But more importantly, as you mentioned, the countries that are members of that organization are not equal. They don’t recognize individual rights, and they trample on their citizens’ rights. And one of the biggest problems is they’re on various committees that make rules that affect the world. And I think oftentimes people don’t look at the bigger picture. These countries that, like Iran, like Somalia, they don’t recognize their citizens’ right to pursue their happiness. And I think your book makes a good point on whether or not they are really equal.
SPEAKER 07 :
Yeah, so I don’t mention the UN in the book explicitly, but I actually wrote an article here not too long ago in conjunction with the USAID conference. investigations that have revealed all these ridiculous spendings on different things. And so when it comes to the UN, yes, it’s an abomination and it’s an organization that the US should really not be members of. And for the most part, if we’re talking again back to what is the interest, self-interest of individual Americans, in almost everything that the UN is engaged in, whether it’s foreign aid, whether it’s some kind of military engagement to preserve the peace in a particular corner of the world, either it is not in our interest, or if it is in our interest, well then leave it up to individual Americans to contribute. You know, if you’re a fan of what UNICEF is doing, Well, don’t ask your fellow citizens to pitch in with their tax money. Open your wallet and contribute to UNICEF. And the same goes for all the other UN organizations. I mean, I have no problem with you contributing your money to whatever you think is a good cause, but don’t force me to partake if I don’t agree. You can try to convince me to donate to your cause directly, of choice, but don’t use government, please.
SPEAKER 20 :
Exactly, and one of the things that I think is important and you’re always stressing is that you have the ability to make your own choices, and at the federal level especially, the government doesn’t need to make all the choices. Here at the state, at least you have more local engagement with your representatives. But even at the town and city level, we have representatives who make decisions based on their interest for the common good rather than the individual’s good. And I think it’s important to push back on. We have to make our decisions based on individual rights, not necessarily for the greater good for the greater amount of people.
SPEAKER 07 :
Yeah, no, I think that’s a very important point, Brad. The fact that, um, I mean, tactically or as a path towards capitalism, it may be wise to push certain things from the federal level to the state and the local level, but in the end, violating individual rights at the state level by forcing people to pay taxes or abide by state regulations, or at the local level, at your local school board, for instance, that doesn’t make it any more right. So some people are using, are trying to get around the fact that we’re violating rights at the federal level by pushing it to the state level and then end it there and say that, you know, state rights And this is in air quotes, kind of state rights are okay, but violating federal rights are not okay. But it’s not okay to violate individual rights. So there is no such thing as state rights that take precedence over individual rights.
SPEAKER 20 :
Right. Well, states have powers. They don’t have rights, and they execute those powers oftentimes against the interest of the individual. And we coalesce around the ideas of parties to get certain individuals into office, whether it’s Team Red or Team Blue. And I lean towards Team Red. But there’s a lot of things that are happening at the state level that really force us to scratch our head and say, boy, I don’t really agree with my team. And I think the greater opportunity for us is that capitalism eliminates that idea of political inequality. You know, it gives us a chance to vote with our dollars rather than just with a straight party line.
SPEAKER 07 :
Yeah, very good point. And then, you know, hence the title of my book, think right or wrong, not left or right. Meaning that when you face a particular issue at your at the state level or your local level, ask yourself, is this morally right or wrong? Is this consistent with the protection of a respect for individual rights? Or is it not? And if it’s not, then it’s something you should vote against, whether it comes from the blue or the red side. And correspondingly, if it’s morally right, if it does further the protection and respect for individual rights, then, you know, vote for it.
SPEAKER 20 :
So I’m going to challenge you a little bit, Anders, and ask you to define moral, because I think a lot of people are confused by that word.
SPEAKER 07 :
Yeah, so moral in this case is, the question is, does it protect and respect individual rights? That’s the fundamental question, because if you go back to our Constitutional, to the Declaration for that matter, you know, our founding principle is that we have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. And anything that violates those individual rights is immoral. while anything that protects and respects it is moral. So, for instance, if you’re facing a ballot initiative that is asking to increase taxes for some reason because of… Well, let’s take an example that is… We had a number of years ago here in Colorado, we had… I don’t know if it was on the ballot or if it was in the legislature, to provide free school lunches for children in kindergarten, or if it was free kindergarten. But anyhow, the example was… And so, you know, it’s very often that arguments for violating your individual rights our youth children often become a pawn in that game. And obviously, you know, it’s a lot of children who may benefit from public kindergarten, but you have to take a step back and ask yourself, so what does this mean? We’re increasing taxes to providing this service. Who is paying those taxes? Is that a violation of their individual right? And I would say that, yes, the answer is yes. So in this case, it is not something that we should legislate or vote for. And instead of saying that, you know, yes, if you’re passionate about providing this for young children, then engage your fellow citizens. Start a movement. And raise the money voluntarily. And that is the right way because that is not violating the rights of anybody. And if you’re successful, you will achieve your goals while others’ rights are not violated.
SPEAKER 20 :
Yes, I think so many of the programs and the various initiatives that are happening by government crowd out those entities that used to be, as de Tocqueville talked about in Democracy in America, about how the Americans took care of themselves and didn’t need government assistance in so many of these arenas. And I think it’s important to push back on that and get involved as citizens in your local community, whether it’s Rotary or Optimist Club or Kiwanis or whatever public policy position you have to get your fellow citizens engaged. And the more we abdicate and just mind our own business in the sense of I’m too busy, I’m too tired, I don’t have the time, I don’t have the expertise, we lose a little bit of freedom every day because we’re not engaged. And when we come back from break, Anders, I want to talk a little bit more about that, how you believe citizens should be engaged in the process once we hear from our next sponsor.
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Welcome back to The Kim Monson Show. I’m Bradley Beck, and I’m pleased to host the show while Kim is out traveling. You can reach Kim at KimMonson.com and sign up for her weekly email newsletter. Get the first look at all the upcoming guests as well as the most recent essays. And Kim loves to hear from her listeners. You can do that at Kim at KimMonson.com. On the line with us is Anders Ingmarsson. He wrote a wonderful book, Think Right or Wrong, Not Left or Right, a 21st Century Citizen’s Guide. And it’s in its second, I think soon to be in the third edition, Anders.
SPEAKER 07 :
It is in its third edition, yep.
SPEAKER 20 :
Congratulations. You know, one of the things you write in the very beginning of your book, which I find common belief these days, is who should be in control. And it kind of reminds me of the opening of The Fountainhead with Howard Rourke laughs. You write, quote, health care is a basic human right, end of quote. Quote, we have a right to financial security in old age, end of quote. Quote, all children have the right to a good education, end of quote. These are all similar beliefs. And, you know, people today, if you ask them that, they say, oh, well, of course. And then you ask them the follow-up question, okay, who pays for all this?
SPEAKER 07 :
Yes, that’s correct. Yes, so the context there is that those are the questions that the alleged rights that a lot of people believe in today. But if you ask yourself, and I mean, so the litmus test for determining whether a right is a right, a true right or an alleged right is to ask yourself, so if this is a right, does it violate somebody else’s individual rights, those rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness? And if you say that education is the right, well, you ask yourself the question, okay, what does that mean? Well, we have a system of public education in this country today that parents or property owners and federal and state income tax owners are forced to pay into whether they agree with it or not. So that is a rights violation. Parents who may not agree with what public schools teach their children may not have another option because for financial reasons, there is a small number of really committed parents or wealthy parents who can afford to old school their kids or put their kids in private schools. But basically, as a homeowner or a renter, you’re paying twice if you do that. So that’s another rights violation.
SPEAKER 20 :
Well, Anders, we have a caller on the line with us who wants to ask a question. And we have caller Mark. What’s on your mind? Good morning, gentlemen.
SPEAKER 06 :
Good morning. I’ve come across over the years many identify capitalism as a form of government. I think even Karl Marx’s writings identify capitalism as a form of government. But It seems to me capitalism, pure capitalism, is actually the absence of government. So I just wanted to see what Anders’ take on that was. Thank you for the question. Mark Anders?
SPEAKER 07 :
Yeah. Thanks, Mark. So capitalism is a social system that is based on the protection of and respect for individual rights. Now, capitalism does need a government. but a very, very limited government. So as much as I am criticizing what we have as a current government, I’m actually a champion of government as well as part of being a champion of capitalism. But a government under capitalism is limited to the three fundamental branches of a military to protect us against foreign aggression, Law enforcement, that’s the same, but domestically. And then you have the judiciary who meets up justice and basically making sure that laws are followed and interpreted correctly. But that is a very, very limited government compared to what we have today in our welfare status system, as I call it, where we have all where the government is tasked with doing a lot of things that unfortunately violate our individual rights. And we have allowed it to, over the last 150 years or so, allowed it to grow and grow.
SPEAKER 20 :
Thank you for the call, Mark. Appreciate that. So, Anders, you know, go ahead.
SPEAKER 07 :
Go ahead. Sorry. Yeah, I just want to comment on the thing that you mentioned just before we went to the last phrase. going back to what Bill wrote about Americans’ civil engagement. And Americans are the most benevolent and most generous people in the world. Still is, despite the infringement of government on our lives. But you mentioned the fact that the government is kind of outcrowding those initiatives. And we would see if government pulled back, we would see such an outburst of that type of engagement and the generosity would increase manifold. Because there is a certain sense that people have a hierarchy of values. And our hierarchy of values is that first we look out for ourselves and our family, our loved ones, But at some point or another, when all of that is provided for, we start to look for other values to fulfill in our lives. And oftentimes that takes the form of helping out and supporting other people who may not be in as fortunate a situation. And with a capitalist system where you have continuous economic growth and wealth that we cannot even fathom today, there will be a lot of money left over. I mean, number one, capitalism lifts all boats. So even those who are the least fortunate will have a much better life under capitalism. But there will also be a lot of money that people, according to their own values, are allocating to different charitable initiatives.
SPEAKER 20 :
Well, you know, Anders, with the coming ingenuity and the expansion of creativity with AI, I’m curious what your thoughts are. And, you know, you hear more government intervention, more laws wanting to be passed, and I believe in freedom. So I’m curious about your thoughts on that.
SPEAKER 07 :
Yeah, no, I’m totally with you. I think it’s… it’s very misplaced to try to go in and regulate AI. And that again, you know, it’s violating the rights of people who are inventing fabulous systems. And yes, maybe there may be some minor infringements of individual rights, but then let’s address them as they come up, not preventively through laws and regulations.
SPEAKER 20 :
You know, you talk about, especially in your book, the idea of right versus wrong. And you have a couple graphs, one in particular that always strikes me, and people get this wrong all the time, I believe. You have individualism on one side, individual rights respected, limited government. And then on the other side, which you talk about being bad or evil, is collectivism, individual rights being violated, unlimited government, statism, totalitarianism. communism can’t say it this morning and fascism and people always put fascism on the right and I think people are misconstrued about what fascism is yes they are so the common term for these socio-economic political systems are that they are statist systems so
SPEAKER 07 :
In terms of, and I know time is short to describe this, so I would urge your readers to pick up a copy of my book. But yes, so collectivism exists on a range from bad to evil. And on the evil end of that spectrum, we find both communism and fascism, as you mentioned. So it’s a mistake to put communism and fascism as polar opposites, one on the left, communism, and one on the right, fascism, when in fact they’re expressions, both expressions of extreme collectivism. And with collectivism, another word for that is groupism. It means that it’s a system that is… arguing that the rights of the individual has to be violated for the rights of some kind of group, whether that is the class, or the workers, or for that matter, that group can be the family, it can be a minority. Transgender people have rights that have to violate other people’s rights. But communism and fascism, they take that to the extreme and violate rights. Then you have, on that same spectrum, where it’s a little bit less extreme, there you have socialism, you have different oligarchies, you have theocracies around the world, and then in the bad part, You have what we live under, which is welfare status, and where we still have significant freedoms, but our government is violating a lot of our rights.
SPEAKER 20 :
Well, Anders, thank you for your thoughtful writing and your comments. We appreciate your thoughts and challenging us to think a little bit more about individual rights. And people can find you at where?
SPEAKER 07 :
You can find me on Substack, andersingemarsson.substack.com. And you can find my book on any Amazon outlet near you, e-book, paperback, or audio.
SPEAKER 20 :
Thank you, Anders Ingmarsson. And our end of the show quote is, by George Washington, much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness. So today, ladies and gentlemen, read great books, think great thoughts, listen to beautiful music, communicate and listen well, live honestly and authentically, strive for high ideals, and like Superman, stand for truth, justice, and the American way. You are not alone. God bless you, and God bless America.
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