What You Need to Know is that the narrative machine is real and active. Big tech, big media, big government, and big business creates narratives to tell the American people what they want them to think. The Russia hoax is an excellent example of the narrative machine in action. The Russia hoax lie was that Donald Trump was a Russian puppet, and all the levers of the narrative machine worked in tandem to push this story. They did the same in the cover up of the Hunter Biden laptop story, and they did the same with the January 6 narrative. Once you see the narrative machine, you can recognize it in everything that they do.
Scott Walter, President at the Capital Research Center and author of ARABELLA: The Dark Money Network of Leftist Billionaires Secretly Transforming America, joins Ed to discuss his new book. Scott tells all about Arabella Advisors and how they funnel billions of dollars into our elections. They discuss how Scott discovered Arabella and realized the true extent of the influence by this beltway bandit.
John Zadrozny, Chief Investigator at America First Legal, joins Ed to talk about the anniversary of America First Legal and the growth they have experienced. Zadrozny and Ed talk about the chronic legal inaction in the conservative movement, and how his organization seeks to fight the fights that must be fought. Zadrozny details the importance of the electoral college and its proper function in our American system.
Wrap Up: We the People need robust and well-rounded sources if we’re going to successfully “distrust and verify” then talk to our friends and family about it. Take a look at the Phyllis Schlafly network of the Phyllis Schlafly Report and column, the Pro America Report, Unauthorized Caucus, and the Education Reporter for some great sources that take you across the issues and deep into them as well.