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What Happened to the Signers? Abraham Clark

July 23, 2026 by Nicholas Giordano

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What happened to Abraham Clark after signing the Declaration of Independence? The famous pledge of “our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor” became devastatingly personal when British forces captured his two sons and subjected them to brutal imprisonment during the American Revolution.

Most Americans know the words of the Declaration of Independence, but few understand what those words demanded of the Founding Fathers who signed it. In this episode of America’s Founding Series on The P.A.S. Report Podcast, Professor Nick Giordano tells the extraordinary story of Abraham Clark, whose commitment to liberty was tested through his own family. Discover what American independence truly cost, why Clark’s sacrifice reveals the meaning of sacred honor, and what his legacy teaches us today about character, civic responsibility, and preserving a constitutional republic.

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

The Untold Story: Why Abraham Clark’s family paid one of the highest personal prices of the American Revolution.
The Brutal Reality of British Captivity: The horrific conditions aboard British prison ships like the HMS Jersey and how Clark’s family endured that nightmare.
“Sacred Honor” Defined: What “our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor” actually meant to the men who signed the Declaration of Independence.
Character Over Comfort: Why constitutions and institutions alone cannot preserve liberty without citizens willing to defend enduring principles.
The Lesson for Today: What Abraham Clark’s sacrifice teaches every generation about protecting freedom and preserving the American republic.

Topics Covered: Abraham Clark, Declaration of Independence, Founding Fathers, American Revolution, Signers of the Declaration, Sacred Honor, American History, Constitutional Republic, Liberty, America’s Founding Series

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Rise of Democratic Socialism

July 22, 2026 by Nicholas Giordano

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Democratic socialism is gaining influence across America, but how did it move from the political fringe into the mainstream? Professor Jeffrey Lax joins The P.A.S. Report to expose the forces driving the rise of “Democratic Socialism” and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), anti-Americanism, and the growing battle over America’s future.

As the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) expand their influence and New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani reshapes the political conversation, many Americans are asking how these ideas gained so much traction. CUNY Professor Jeffrey Lax joins Professor Nick Giordano for an in-depth discussion on the transformation of higher education, immigration, assimilation, constitutional government, and why many political leaders continue to underestimate this growing movement.

From the collapse of economic literacy in the education system and the debate over capitalism versus socialism to the spread of anti-American ideology, this episode examines the cultural, political, and institutional changes fueling one of the most consequential political shifts affecting America’s future. The conversation also explores the growing influence of the DSA, the constitutional challenges facing the United States, and why civic education remains essential to preserving a free society.

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

The Progressive Mainstream: How democratic socialism moved from a fringe movement into America’s political institutions.
The DSA’s Growing Influence: Why the Democratic Socialists of America continue expanding their footprint in major American cities.
The Failure of Education: How higher education, faculty unions, and declining civic education shape modern political ideology and weaken economic literacy.
Immigration, Assimilation & National Identity: Why immigration policy, cultural assimilation, and national identity remain central to America’s future.
Defending the Constitution: Why capitalism, constitutional government, and civic education remain essential to preserving American liberty.

Topics Covered: Democratic Socialism, Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), Zohran Mamdani, Jeffrey Lax, CUNY Professor, Socialism vs Capitalism, Higher Education, Civic Education, US Constitution, Anti-Americanism, Immigration, Assimilation, Ro Khanna, Israel, Iron Dome, Economic Literacy, Faculty Unions

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What Does the Oath of Office Really Mean

July 21, 2026 by Nicholas Giordano

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What does the Oath of Office actually mean if elected officials openly campaign on dismantling the Constitution before taking it? This episode explores a constitutional question that few legal scholars have confronted, but every American should understand.

Professor Nick Giordano examines a critical constitutional blind spot at the heart of the American Republic. While the Constitution provides mechanisms to address corruption and abuses of power after an official takes office, it appears to provide no clear constitutional mechanism for examining whether someone who openly rejects the constitutional order can honestly take the constitutional oath in the first place. Explore the purpose of Article VI, the meaning of constitutional fidelity, why existing Supreme Court precedent does not squarely answer this question, and why the survival of a constitutional republic ultimately depends on the character of both its leaders and its citizens.

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

Why the Oath of Office matters: Discover why the Founders required the constitutional oath and why it serves as one of the Republic’s most important safeguards.
Reform vs. replacement: Learn why amending the Constitution through Article V is fundamentally different from campaigning to dismantle the constitutional order itself.
A constitutional blind spot: Understand why current constitutional law appears to provide no clear mechanism for examining the sincerity of the oath before an official assumes office.
Fraudulent oaths and constitutional subversion: Explore the difference between taking the oath in bad faith before entering office and using public office to undermine the constitutional system from within.
Why the voters matter most: Learn why civic virtue, constitutional loyalty, and an informed electorate remain the ultimate safeguard of the American constitutional republic.

Topics Covered: Oath of Office, Constitutional Oath, Article VI, United States Constitution, Constitutional Republic, Constitutional Law, Constitutional Fidelity, Supreme Court, Powell v. McCormack, Bond v. Floyd, Democratic Socialists of America, Separation of Powers, Federalism, Civic Virtue, American Government

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Oliver Wolcott: The Forgotten Founder

July 16, 2026 by Nicholas Giordano

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Oliver Wolcott, a Forgotten Founder and signer of the Declaration of Independence, picked up a musket to defend the nation he helped create. Discover the remarkable patriot who signed America’s founding document, fought for independence, and devoted his life to serving the American republic.

Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin remain household names, yet few Americans know Oliver Wolcott, one of the forgotten Founding Fathers who signed the Declaration of Independence and fought in the American Revolution. A physician, farmer, judge, soldier, and Governor of Connecticut, Wolcott never sought fame or recognition. He simply answered the call whenever his country needed him.

This episode of America’s Founding Series, part of The P.A.S. Report Podcast, follows Oliver Wolcott from the halls of Independence to the Battle of Ridgefield and beyond. Discover how one of America’s most overlooked Founding Fathers helped secure American independence and why his life of duty, sacrifice, personal responsibility, and public service offers timeless lessons for preserving liberty 250 years later.

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

Why Oliver Wolcott risked everything by signing the Declaration of Independence
How a Declaration signer left Congress to fight on the front lines of the Revolutionary War
The important role Oliver Wolcott played during the Battle of Ridgefield and the fight for American independence
Why duty, sacrifice, and personal responsibility defined the Founding Fathers and America’s first generation
What Oliver Wolcott’s extraordinary life teaches about preserving freedom, civic responsibility, and the American republic today

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Topics Covered: Oliver Wolcott, Forgotten Founder, Declaration of Independence, Declaration Signer, Founding Fathers, American Revolution, Battle of Ridgefield, Revolutionary War, Connecticut History, America 250

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Manufactured Crisis: Is America’s Decline Deliberate?

July 15, 2026 by Nicholas Giordano

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America faces a Manufactured Crisis, or are today’s biggest challenges simply a series of unrelated failures? Author Jim Simpson argues that open borders, illegal immigration, institutional capture, education, crime, and cultural upheaval are not isolated events but part of a larger strategy reshaping America.

In this episode of The P.A.S. Report Podcast, Professor Nick Giordano sits down with investigative journalist and author Jim Simpson to discuss the central thesis of his book, Manufactured Crisis: The War to End America. Together, they examine whether America’s biggest domestic challenges stem from government incompetence or a deliberate ideological strategy. The conversation explores institutional capture, critical theory, the Cloward-Piven Strategy, communist influence, media narratives, political polarization, and whether the country still has a path forward.

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

The Interconnected Crisis: Why Jim Simpson believes America’s biggest challenges are connected rather than isolated policy failures.
How America’s Institutions Changed: How open borders, illegal immigration, education, crime, and political activism fit into a broader theory of institutional transformation.
The Origins of Today’s Political Battles: How critical theory, the Cloward-Piven Strategy, and decades of ideological activism continue to shape modern politics.
The Power of Narrative: Why media narratives, political messaging, and information control influence public opinion and public policy.
Can America Reverse Course?: The legal tools, policy changes, and accountability measures Jim Simpson believes could help restore America’s institutions.

Topics Covered: Manufactured Crisis, Jim Simpson, America’s decline, open borders, illegal immigration, institutional capture, Cloward-Piven Strategy, critical theory, communist influence, Marxism, socialism, border crisis, media narratives, political polarization, American politics

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Education Crisis: How America Is Losing the Ability to Think

July 13, 2026 by Nicholas Giordano

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The education crisis has reached a breaking point, and the consequences extend far beyond the classroom. America’s education system cannot continue down this path without threatening the nation’s ability to think critically, innovate, and preserve a free society.

This episode explores how America is losing the ability to think, and it’s more than a discussion about schools. Artificial intelligence did not create America’s education crisis. It exposed it. This episode of The P.A.S. Report Podcast examines how decades of declining academic standards, grade inflation, technology dependence, and progressive ideological influence have weakened critical thinking, civic literacy, and intellectual independence. From public schools and higher education to artificial intelligence and civic education, this episode explains why education reform has become one of the defining issues shaping America’s future. It also presents a practical blueprint to rebuild American education, restore high expectations, and prepare future generations to preserve liberty, innovation, and the American Dream.

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

Why the Brown University AI experiment exposed a much deeper problem than academic cheating.
How declining literacy and a lack of critical thinking threaten constitutional government, economic prosperity, and national security.
How America’s education crisis fuels government dependency, political polarization, and greater wealth inequality.
Why the Republican establishment failed to make education the defining issue of a generation while the left transformed the education system.
A practical blueprint to rebuild American education through higher standards, life skills, civic education, responsible AI instruction, and intellectual discipline.

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Topics Covered: Education Crisis, American Education, Public Education, Education Reform, Critical Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, Public Schools, Civic Education, Constitutional Republic, Financial Literacy, Academic Standards, American Decline

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Francis Lewis: The True Cost of Signing the Declaration of Independence

July 9, 2026 by Nicholas Giordano

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Discover why Francis Lewis lost his home, his fortune, and ultimately his wife after signing the Declaration of Independence. His story proves that “our Lives, our Fortunes, and our Sacred Honor” demanded far more than empty words.

Most Americans celebrate Independence Day without understanding what the signers of the Declaration of Independence actually sacrificed after the ink dried. This episode of America’s Founding Series on The P.A.S. Report Podcast explores the extraordinary story of Declaration signer and Founding Father Francis Lewis, a successful merchant who willingly risked everything for American independence, only to watch the British Army destroy his estate, imprison his wife Elizabeth, and leave his family forever changed. His life reveals the true human cost of the American Revolution and serves as a powerful reminder that freedom has always required courage, sacrifice, and an unwavering commitment to liberty.

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

Why Francis Lewis signed the Declaration of Independence on August 2, 1776, despite knowing he could lose everything.
How the British Army deliberately targeted Patriot leaders and their families during the American Revolution.
The heartbreaking story of Elizabeth Lewis and the hidden sacrifices made by the families of the Declaration signers.
What “our Lives, our Fortunes, and our Sacred Honor” truly meant to the men who pledged everything for American independence.
Why Francis Lewis’s story offers timeless lessons about civic responsibility, self-reliance, constitutional liberty, and preserving the American experiment.

The Fourth of July may have passed, but America’s story did not end with the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The struggle to secure American independence and transform an idea into a nation had only begun. Francis Lewis reminds us that the American Revolution was not won by words alone. It was secured by men and women willing to sacrifice everything for the cause of liberty.

Topics Covered: Francis Lewis, Declaration of Independence, Declaration signers, American Revolution, Founding Fathers, American independence, Revolutionary War, Elizabeth Lewis, Continental Congress, American history podcast

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Why Socialism Is Gaining Support in America

July 8, 2026 by Nicholas Giordano

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The Politics of Envy is reshaping American politics, yet many Republicans and ordinary Americans still underestimate the growing influence of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). In this episode of The P.A.S. Report Podcast, Professor Nick Giordano tears off the mask of “compassion” to expose how radical left-wing ideologues are executing a long-term cultural revolution inside the United States.

Following a viral post confronting New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s July 4th address, Professor Giordano breaks down how the Democratic Socialists of America built a disciplined political machine backed by powerful funding networks and why socialism is gaining support in America. This episode examines the psychological shift from traditional American aspiration to weaponized resentment, the demographic reality of the DSA, the institutional capture of education and government, and why a socialist and communist message that struggled for generations is gaining traction today through civic ignorance and cultural change.

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

The Machine vs. the Myth: Why the Democratic Socialists of America has become far more organized, disciplined, and strategically effective than most Republicans realize.
Envy Disguised as Compassion: How progressive messaging replaces aspiration and personal responsibility with resentment and dependency.
The DSA Demographic Reality: What the organization’s own internal survey reveals about who actually drives the movement and why it challenges the image of a working-class revolution.
The Institutional Shift: How decades of influence in education, government, and culture created conditions that allowed socialist ideas to gain traction.
The Immigration Reality Check: Why legal immigration patterns, global demand for American visas, and observable human behavior challenge the narrative that the United States is an inherently oppressive nation.

Topics Covered: Politics of Envy, Democratic Socialists of America, DSA, Zohran Mamdani, New York City Politics, Socialism, Communism, Marxism, Cultural Revolution, Institutional Capture, American Exceptionalism, Civics Education, Political Realignment, American Politics

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Democrat Socialist Party: How the Left’s Radical Shift Became Mainstream

July 6, 2026 by Nicholas Giordano

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The Democrat Socialist Party no longer sits on the political fringe. “Democratic” socialism is reshaping the Democratic Party, and the consequences could redefine America’s political future.

In this episode of The P.A.S. Report Podcast, Professor Nick Giordano welcomes Rich Valdes, host of This Is America, for a hard-hitting conversation on the growing influence of democratic socialism, the rise of Zohran Mamdani, and why traditional Republican messaging continues to fall short. From housing affordability and inflation to the battle for young voters and the defense of America’s founding principles, this episode examines the ideas driving today’s political realignment and what they mean for the future of the United States.

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

The Rise of Democratic Socialism: Why the Democrat Socialist movement continues to gain momentum and reshape the Democratic Party.
Winning Young Voters: How economic frustration, housing affordability, and cultural messaging fuel growing support for socialist policies.
The Republican Challenge: Why Republicans struggle to counter the Left’s messaging and what must change to win the battle of ideas.
The Housing Crisis: How inflation, interest rates, rent control, and the disappearance of starter homes have transformed the American Dream.
Protecting Liberty: Why civic education, limited government, free markets, and individual responsibility remain essential to preserving the American experiment.

Topics Covered: Democrat Socialist Party, democratic socialism, Democratic Party, Zohran Mamdani, Rich Valdes, This Is America podcast, socialism in America, capitalism vs socialism, free market capitalism, housing affordability, rent control, starter homes, economic opportunity, political messaging, public policy, American politics

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Declaration of Independence Explained: What Most Americans Were Never Taught

July 2, 2026 by Nicholas Giordano

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Why did America actually vote for independence on July 2nd, and who was the forgotten Italian patriot behind the words “all men are created equal”? Discover what most Americans were never taught about the Declaration of Independence as America celebrates its 250th anniversary.

Why did fifty-six men lock themselves inside a sweltering room in Philadelphia, shut the windows to keep out royal spies, and sign a document that could have cost them everything? Most people believe the Declaration of Independence simply announced America’s separation from Great Britain. It didn’t. The Declaration answered one of the most important questions in political history: What gives any government the legitimate authority to rule?

In this special America 250 episode of America’s Founding Series on The P.A.S. Report Podcast, Professor Nick Giordano uncovers the revolutionary philosophy that turned thousands of years of political thought upside down. Explore the timeless principles that became the American Creed, discover why the Declaration is far more than America’s birth certificate, and learn why its ideas remain the foundation of liberty, constitutional government, and the American experiment 250 years later.

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

Why America voted for independence on July 2nd and the real purpose behind the Declaration of Independence
The forgotten story of Filippo Mazzei and how an Italian patriot helped inspire one of the most famous phrases in American history
The true meaning of “all men are created equal,” unalienable rights, and the American Creed
Why liberty and freedom are not the same thing and why understanding the difference changes how we think about rights and government
What truly binds Americans together and why the Declaration of Independence remains America’s operating manual 250 years later

📲 The P.A.S. Report’s America’s Founding Series goes beyond the dates, names, and battles to uncover the ideas, philosophy, and sacrifices that gave birth to the United States. If this episode challenges the way America is understood, share it with family and friends because the principles of the Declaration have endured for 250 years only because each generation has chosen to preserve and pass them on.

Topics Covered: Declaration of Independence, July 4th, Independence Day, America 250, American Creed, Thomas Jefferson, Filippo Mazzei, Natural Rights, Liberty vs Freedom, Founding Fathers