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Where Liberty DwellsPolitical Violence, Trump's Goals and How to Fix the Congress ft. Tom JacobsTom Jacobs is a practicing architect in Chicago. A politically minded person and self-described progressive, he and discuss how conservatives and progressives view the world differently in today's America. We have plenty to disagree on and an encouraging amount of agreement as well.
2025-11-111h 58Where Liberty DwellsTrump Part II: The Return of the DonDonald Trump has won the 2024 presidential elections and will become the 47th president of the United States. I give you my take on the election and the social media overload that has followed.
2024-11-0730 minWhere Liberty DwellsWhat is Causing These Mass Shootings?I explore the causes for the trend of violent mass shootings in America and what the proposed solutions are.
2023-03-3025 minWhere Liberty DwellsThe State of Our Country Ft. Tom JacobsIn this installment of Where Liberty Dwells I had the pleasure of speaking with architect and professor Tom Jacobs. Tom and I discuss the precarious state of American democratic values, how we got here and where to go now.
2022-08-131h 18Where Liberty DwellsGuns and Abortions, the SCOTUS Goes WildThis podcast features my opinions on the recent supreme court cases about concealed carry and abortions.
2022-06-2442 minWhere Liberty DwellsWhere Have Our Values Gone?In this welcome back installment of Where Liberty Dwells I explore the erosion of American Values.***The trump quote comes from a recorded phone conversation between former president Trump and John Daly.
2022-03-3034 minWhere Liberty DwellsOur Institutions Are Run By Morons (Covid Hysteria And Afghanistan)After just a couple days in class this semester, I realized just how bad things have become on campus. Also, the situation in Afghanistan is abhorrent and President Biden and his administration is to blame.
2021-08-2725 minWhere Liberty DwellsUnmask the Vaccinated at UIUCOn July 29th, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign chancellor, Robert Jones, sent out an email dictating that as of the following day every person, regardless of vaccine status, would need to resume wearing masks inside university buildings. I'll break down why this policy is not based in scientific data and is more about control.
2021-08-0816 minWhere Liberty DwellsTikTok Is TerribleThe massively popular social media platform TikTok has become a parasitic addiction to children and adults alike, all with the looming threat of the Chinese government petitioning for data on hundreds of millions of users.
2021-06-0927 minWhere Liberty DwellsWhat To Do When Half Of America Ignores RealityThe nation is a mere four months into Biden's administration and he has already provided mass inflation, an underperforming labor market and terrible handling of the recent Israeli Palestinian conflict. Meanwhile the media try to cover up his already apparent failures.
2021-05-2224 minWhere Liberty DwellsThe United States Is Not RacistAmerica is not a racist country. For centuries and even to this day we fail in some ways to live up to our countries ideals. However, if those ideals were never written in the first place, we wouldn't be anywhere close to where we are today.
2021-03-1826 minWhere Liberty DwellsTaking the Political Compass TestI take the popular online political compass test. It asks questions on politics and general society.
2021-03-0434 minWhere Liberty DwellsGender EqualityI talk about the gender pay gap and the ways that politicians play the numbers game to play into what is popular. Here is the link to the referenced study : https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/144209/1/862651492.pdf
2021-02-1914 minWhere Liberty DwellsGamestop, Dodgecoin and Market Manipulation ft. Charlie RoblingMy friend and former guest Mr. Charlie Robling returns to the show. We talk about the craziness in the stock market these last couple weeks with Gamestop stock soaring after a reddit community blew up the stock price. Everything from Robinhood, the popular user friendly trading platform to Dodgecoin is covered.
2021-02-0852 minWhere Liberty DwellsTrump's Presidency Goes Full KamikazeI cover the last two horrific weeks and what it means for the future of the republic.
2021-01-1432 minWhere Liberty DwellsReviewing The Trump EraAs the one term presidency of Donald Trump comes to a close I take a look back at the last four years, outlining the highs and lows of this tumultuous presidency.
2021-01-0122 minWhere Liberty DwellsInstagram Has Censored WLDThe legacy media and giant social media companies are not your friend, that is, if all you want is objective fact based news. Instagram has flagged a WLD Instagram post for false information (nothing about the post is false). Joe Biden is as old as usual and Raphael Warnock earns this episode's Nonsense.
2020-12-1818 minWhere Liberty DwellsFrom Russia With LoveIs it really a good Idea to use the Hammer and Sickle? Is it AOC or Alexandria Ocasio Cortez?
2020-12-0518 minWhere Liberty DwellsSo No Winner Yet... But What Can We Take Away?Post election analysis and thoughts on the future.
2020-11-0523 minWhere Liberty DwellsThoughts on This Embarrassing Debate and My COVID ExperienceThe first of three presidential debates is in the books. If we learned anything, it's that this will be the longest October in history. Listen in for my thoughts on the night as well as my COVID-19 experience at the University of Illinois.
2020-10-0434 minWhere Liberty DwellsWhen The Left Goes Too FarMost people can easily call out when the political right, goes too far in their ideology. Why is it so much harder for us too see the same on the radical left?
2020-08-0514 minWhere Liberty DwellsTo Defend or Defund? That Is the Question.Is defunding the police a good Idea? What does BLM stand for? Should we let history be rewritten?
2020-07-0333 minWhere Liberty DwellsProtests, Riots, LootingRecapping the last few months of protests over the Corona Virus and racial injustice.
2020-06-0123 minWhere Liberty DwellsCharity, China and the Wuhan CoronavirusChina has been a hub for human rights violations for decades and it's time we all stand up against it.**In the episode, I refer to the Spanish Flu as a disease that is named by origin region, when in fact, the origins are unknown. As supplement, I offer the Zika Fever, originating from the Zika Forest in Uganda.**
2020-04-2517 minWhere Liberty DwellsReligion and Morality ft. Jack XinThis episode I had the pleasure of sitting down with my friend Jack. We talked social media, depression, morality and religion in one of the more intellectual conversations I've had.
2020-03-031h 05Where Liberty DwellsStory Time: Asian American Studies Turned Leftist SeminarA short story on my time in a general education class this past fall semester, outlining the downfall of American universities.
2020-01-1519 minWhere Liberty DwellsMerry Christmas and Happy Impeachment ft. Colin RiordanColin Riordan is a sophomore at Dayton University. He recently got back from Nijmegen, Netherlands where he spent the semester studying. We talk about his experience abroad, Impeachment and the 2020 Race.
2020-01-0246 minWhere Liberty DwellsIs There a Fascist in Your Attic? Ft. David HilppDavid Hilpp is the curator of a World War II museum as well as a trader of military memorabilia, jewelry and antiques. He studied Russian history and Soviet Politics at Hope college... not to mention he is my father.
2019-11-0349 minWhere Liberty DwellsIs Social Media a Problem? ft. Tyler GorskiTyler Gorski is a sophomore at the University of Illinois in the business school. We discuss the effects social media, mass media and the evolution of technology has changed the way we live both in and outside of politics.
2019-10-0856 minWhere Liberty DwellsFeaturing Alexander MeindlA.J Meindl is a sophomore majoring material science engineering at the University of Illinois. Our discussion covers the destruction of the modern university and the modern left.
2019-09-2248 minWhere Liberty DwellsFeaturing Charlie RoblingTwo Libertarians talk everything from AOC to the crumbling to party system.
2019-09-011h 03Where Liberty DwellsThe Nation Mourns, Media Bias and Biden BlundersThe American political stage never fails to deliver a plethora of controversy and topics to discuss this week on Where Liberty Dwells. instagram: @vaughnhilpp
2019-08-1435 minWhere Liberty DwellsThe Proposed Minimum Wage Hike and Two Nights of Dem DebatesStay updated on each week of American Politics here at Where Liberty Dwells. Contacting me: Instagram: @vaughnhilpp , snapchat: @vaughnhilpp , Twitter: @Vhilpp , www.wherelibertydwellspodcast.com
2019-08-0241 min
Where Liberty DwellsTrumpism, the Squad, Budget Deficit spending and moreStay updated on Each week of American Politics here at Where Liberty Dwells. Contacting me: Instagram: @vaughnhilpp snapchat: @vaughnhilpp Twitter: @Vhilpp www.wherelibertydwellspodcast.com
2019-07-2734 min