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Don’t Tread on Me: Christopher Gadsden’s Warning

May 28, 2026 by Nicholas Giordano

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Episode Description

Don’t Tread on Me was never just a flag. It was Christopher Gadsden’s warning about what happens when free people get comfortable with power.

In this episode of The P.A.S. Report Podcast, the America’s Founding Series tells the story of Christopher Gadsden, the South Carolina patriot behind the iconic Gadsden flag and the enduring phrase, Don’t Tread on Me. From the Stamp Act crisis to the fall of Charleston, from revolutionary defiance to imprisonment in St. Augustine, Gadsden’s story reveals why liberty requires vigilance, courage, and a people willing to say no when government power goes too far.

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

The Making of a Firebrand: How Christopher Gadsden became one of the most aggressive Patriot voices in South Carolina.
The Danger of Incrementalism: Why the Stamp Act crisis was never just about a tax on paper, but about sovereignty, precedent, and arbitrary power.
The Symbol of the Rattlesnake: The real meaning behind the Gadsden flag and why it was designed as a warning, not a call for conquest.
The Test of Conviction: How the fall of Charleston and solitary confinement at Castillo de San Marcos tested Gadsden’s dedication to the cause.
The Modern Lesson: Why Gadsden’s warning still matters as government power and bureaucratic authority continue to expand.

Christopher Gadsden’s life was filled with contradictions, but his message remains clear: liberty dies when citizens stop guarding it. This episode connects the American Revolution, the Gadsden flag, limited government, and the founding generation’s fight against tyrannical overreach to the challenges facing Americans today as we celebrate America 250.

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Higher Education Toxic Double Standard

May 27, 2026 by Nicholas Giordano

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Episode Description

“Nazi” Smears & Campus Hypocrisy expose Higher Education Toxic Double Standard as universities preach civility while excusing ideological attacks. Universities love to talk about inclusion, safety, and respect, but what happens when a conservative professor is smeared in front of students and the university shrugs?

In this episode of The P.A.S. Report Podcast, Professor Nicholas Giordano speaks with professor, author, and Campus Reform Higher Ed Fellow Adam Ellwanger about his latest Campus Reform piece detailing how a colleague allegedly called him a “Nazi white supremacist” in front of an entire classroom. Ellwanger explains what happened, how the university responded, and why the incident reveals a much larger crisis inside American higher education.

The conversation goes beyond one campus smear to examine academic freedom, DEI loopholes, faculty ideological capture, declining college standards, weak writing skills, AI plagiarism, and the death of the college credential. Giordano and Ellwanger expose how higher education’s toxic double standard protects leftist privilege while students, parents, taxpayers, and employers pay the price.

What You’ll Learn In This Episode

How “Nazi” smears and ideological labels are used to intimidate conservative professors and silence dissent.
Why campus hypocrisy exposes a toxic double standard in higher education, university speech codes, and professional standards.
How DEI loopholes and faculty hiring practices keep higher education ideologically captured.
Why the college credential is losing value as employers drop four-year degree requirements.
How AI, poor writing skills, and collapsing academic standards are weakening critical thinking.

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How Government Dependency Destroys Freedom

May 25, 2026 by Nicholas Giordano

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Episode Description

How Government Dependency Destroys Freedom: America is being conditioned to believe dependency is compassion and success is selfish. In this episode, Professor Nicholas Giordano exposes how government growth, fraud, and victimhood politics are eroding self-reliance, capitalism, and the American spirit.

From the Vance fraud task force uncovering massive abuse in taxpayer-funded programs to New York City’s fiscal collapse and California’s homelessness disaster, this episode breaks down how bloated bureaucracies fail repeatedly while demanding more money and more power. The conversation explores the dangerous connection between economic dependency and political control using the ideas of Milton Friedman and Thomas Sowell, while explaining why capitalism, personal responsibility, and self-governance remain essential to preserving liberty.

What You’ll Learn:

How government dependency weakens freedom and expands political control
Why fraud, waste, and abuse are actively protected by the political class
What Milton Friedman and Thomas Sowell understood about economic freedom
How failed government programs continue growing despite terrible results
Why rebuilding self-reliance and accountability is essential to saving the republic

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James Forten: From Prisoner to American Giant

May 21, 2026 by Nicholas Giordano

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Episode Description

James Forten: From Prisoner to American Giant tells the remarkable story of a 14-year-old Revolutionary War patriot who refused to betray the American cause.

Born free in Philadelphia, captured by the British, and imprisoned aboard the notorious prison ship Jersey, James Forten returned home and built himself into one of America’s most successful Black entrepreneurs. In this episode of the America’s Founding Series, discover how Forten used capitalism, self-reliance, wealth creation, and moral conviction to fight for liberty and force America to live up to its founding promise.

Inside the Episode:

The True Patriot: Why James Forten’s Revolutionary War service reveals real American patriotism
From Prisoner to Power: How Forten went from prisoner of war to dominant Philadelphia businessman
Capitalist Liberation: Why wealth creation became a powerful tool for liberty and reform
Reclaiming Citizenship: How Forten challenged colonization and claimed America as his home
The Modern Lesson: What Forten teaches about capitalism, self-reliance, and America 250

James Forten’s life is not a story of victimhood. It is a story of victory through courage, competence, and conviction. As America approaches its 250th birthday, his legacy reminds us why the American promise is worth knowing, defending, and passing on.

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Is the Deep State Untouchable? Sharyl Attkisson on Government Abuse

May 20, 2026 by Nicholas Giordano

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Episode Description

Is the Deep State untouchable? Sharyl Attkisson joins The P.A.S. Report to expose how government abuse, media corruption, and bureaucratic immunity protect the powerful while punishing dissent.

Award-winning investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson, host of Full Measure and author of Follow the Science, breaks down the DOJ indictment of former Fauci adviser Dr. David Morens, the COVID coverup culture, FOIA abuses, public health fear campaigns, and the danger of partisan outside organizations influencing federal threat assessments. This episode examines how narrative control, censorship, and government immunity create a system where accountability becomes nearly impossible.

What You’ll Learn:

The Morens Indictment: How the David Morens case exposes deeper evasion tactics inside the public health bureaucracy.
Evasion of Oversight: How bureaucrats evade FOIA and public records laws while Congress performs outrage.
The Media Fear Machine: Why coordinated fear campaigns, including virus coverage, deserve skepticism after COVID.
The Immunity Armor: How government immunity and legal barriers protect officials from accountability.
Institutional Capture: How partisan outside organizations influence federal agencies and threat assessments.

Sharyl Attkisson reveals why government abuse thrives when the bureaucracy polices itself, the media protects preferred narratives, and citizens are left fighting a system designed to outlast them.

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Saving Democracy by Destroying It: The Democrat Power Grab

May 18, 2026 by Nicholas Giordano

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Episode Description

Saving Democracy by Destroying It: The Democrat Power Grab exposes how the modern Left increasingly labels constitutional safeguards as “anti-democratic” when they block progressive power. From Hakeem Jeffries’ floated judicial purge to Kamala Harris’s “no bad idea” brainstorming on radical structural changes, this episode breaks down the effort to reshape America’s governing framework.

The P.A.S. Report examines the Founders’ original intent behind our constitutional republic and connects the dots between court packing, abolishing the Electoral College, eliminating the Senate filibuster, pushing D.C. statehood, weakening border enforcement, and mass amnesty. Host Nick Giordano explains why these are not random ideas, but part of a broader push to engineer a new country and cement permanent political dominance.

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

The Judicial Death Spiral: Why court packing destroys the moral authority and legitimacy of the judiciary.
The Electoral College Civics Lesson: Why the Founders rejected pure democracy and protected the voice of the states.
The D.C. Statehood Power Play: Why the Left rejects retrocession and insists on statehood to alter the Senate.
Reshaping the Electorate: How open borders and weakened safeguards affect American communities.
The Linguistic Trick: How activists reframe checks and balances as “threats to democracy” to justify institutional arson.

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Caesar Rodney: The Ride That Saved Independence

May 14, 2026 by Nicholas Giordano

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Episode Description

Caesar Rodney: The Ride That Saved Independence tells the incredible true story of the forgotten Founding Father whose 80-mile midnight ride helped secure Delaware’s vote for American independence. Sick, disfigured by cancer, and battling a literal storm, Caesar Rodney rode through the night in July 1776 to cast the deciding vote that helped change the course of the American Revolution.

While every American knows George Washington crossing the Delaware, few know about Caesar Rodney’s desperate journey to Philadelphia to help unite the colonies behind independence. In this episode of America’s Founding Series, host Nick Giordano explores the high-stakes political divisions inside the Continental Congress, the enormous risks facing the Founders, and the timeless lesson that liberty survives only when citizens show up.

What You’ll Learn:

Why Delaware’s vote became a critical turning point for American independence
How Caesar Rodney’s physical suffering reveals the true meaning of sacrifice and duty
Why George Read feared the colonies were moving too fast toward revolution
The dramatic story behind Rodney’s overnight ride through stormy conditions to Philadelphia
What Caesar Rodney’s actions teach about citizenship, courage, and self-government today

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Why Gas Prices Are Up but Markets Are Booming

May 13, 2026 by Nicholas Giordano

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Episode Description

Gas prices are up, household budgets are under pressure, and yet markets keep hitting record highs. Why are Wall Street and Main Street telling two completely different stories?

In this episode of The P.A.S. Report Podcast, Professor Nick Giordano sits down with investment banker, economist, and author of 2008: What Really Happened, Todd Sheets to break down the disconnect between surging gas prices, record-high markets, the Iran conflict, and America’s economic future. From the Strait of Hormuz to China’s rare earth leverage, from AI-driven growth to the household squeeze, this conversation explains why the economy looks strong on paper while many Americans still feel like they’re falling behind.

What You’ll Learn

The Market Disconnect: Why gas prices are rising while stocks and markets continue to climb
The Iran Factor: How the conflict with Iran and the Strait of Hormuz impact oil prices, energy markets, and your wallet
Checkmating China: Why U.S. energy dominance could weaken China’s global economic leverage
The Wealth Effect vs. Reality: Why strong macro numbers feel disconnected from Americans struggling with housing, insurance, food, and grocery costs
A New Economic Boom: Why Todd Sheets believes America may be on the verge of a long-term growth cycle driven by AI, resource development, and better economic policy

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White Supremacy and the Right-Wing Lie

May 11, 2026 by Nicholas Giordano

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Episode Description

White Supremacy and the Right-Wing Lie exposes one of the most successful psychological operations in modern American politics: the claim that racial extremism is an extension of constitutional conservatism.

In this episode of The P.A.S. Report, Professor Nick Giordano dismantles the media, academic, and bureaucratic myth that white supremacist organizations are “right-wing.” By examining the actual ideology of these groups, from National Socialists and accelerationists to revolutionary anti-capitalists, Professor Giordano shows that the real divide in America is not Left vs. Right, but Constitutional Liberty vs. Collectivist Power.

What You’ll Learn:

Ideological Fraud: Why white supremacy rejects individual rights, equality under law, and the American founding in favor of racial collectivism.
Naming the Groups: A deep dive into the beliefs of the National Socialist Movement, Atomwaffen Division, The Base, Patriot Front, and neo-Völkisch movements.
The Soviet Playbook: How political labeling tactics and academic theories were used to pathologize patriotism, religion, and traditional values.
The DEI Connection: Why racial equity frameworks and white supremacy share the same poisonous premise: that the individual is subordinate to the racial group.
The Modern Machine: Why the SPLC, the media, and the bureaucracy need the “Right-Wing Extremism” narrative to justify expanding surveillance and silencing dissent.

The “right-wing” lie survives because it is a weapon. It allows powerful institutions to smear ordinary Americans and treat constitutional dissent as a domestic threat. It is time to stop playing defense. This episode challenges the labels, exposes the fraud, and proves that white supremacy isn’t conservatism. It is a rejection of the American Creed.

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Live Free or Die: John Stark and the Spirit of 1776

May 7, 2026 by Nicholas Giordano

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Episode Description

Live Free or Die is more than a slogan. It is the battle-tested creed of General John Stark and the embodiment of the Spirit of 1776. In this episode of America’s Founding Series, Professor Nick Giordano explores the life of John Stark, a forgotten patriot who helped turn the tide of the American Revolution.

This week marks the 250th anniversary of Rhode Island’s renunciation of allegiance to King George III, the first formal break from the Crown. But as Stark’s life proves, declarations alone do not secure liberty. From the brutal New Hampshire frontier and the defenses at Bunker Hill to the decisive Battle of Bennington, Stark’s story reveals why independence was never inevitable.

What You’ll Learn:

Beyond the Bumper Sticker: Why “Live Free or Die” is a warning about sacrifice, liberty, and government overreach.
The Rhode Island Connection: How the May 1776 renunciation captured one of the boldest acts of colonial defiance.
Frontier Leadership: How captivity and service with Rogers’ Rangers forged a man who refused to be a victim.
Bunker Hill and Bennington: How ordinary Americans stood against the British Empire and helped change the course of the Revolution.
The Federalism Lesson: What Stark’s resignation and return to command teach us about merit, local leadership, and putting country above personal grievance.

John Stark was stubborn, flawed, and defiant. He was passed over by the bureaucracy, yet he did not walk away from the cause. His story is a powerful reminder that America was not built by perfect men, but by patriots willing to risk everything so future generations could live free.

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