Making the Argument with Nick Freitas

Many on the Right are mad at Donald Trump over the latest activities in Ukraine, but is it justified, or are we not being told what is really going on?

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00:00 – Why Trump's latest Ukraine moves have some on the right upset

04:58 – What the Budapest Memorandum actually promised Ukraine

06:42 – Why no one called it a betrayal when Russia took Crimea under Obama

09:13 – How much the US has given Ukraine compared to Europe

12:00 – Why Europe has spent more on Russian energy than on Ukraine

16:22 – Why Europe has the resources to defend Ukraine without the US

21:57 – Why Europe depends on America's worldview, not the other way around

27:59 – How Europe's economy fell behind America's since 2008

31:24 – Why Eastern Europe takes Russia more seriously than Western Europe

37:05 – Why Nick says Russia can't take over the rest of Europe

40:28 – Why Nick says immigration is a bigger threat to Europe than Russia

43:01 – What Nick wants for Russia, Ukraine and Europe

48:26 – Why Nick is starting to question whether the US needs NATO

53:43 – What Nick wants for Russia, Ukraine and Europe

This is Episode 602 of Making the Argument, published October 16, 2026.
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A majority of young Americans have a favorable view of socialism, and 59% of Democrats polled say they support the DSA. The socialist revolution has already begun, and it only gets more violent from here… Here is what we do about it.

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00:00 – Why the rise of socialism didn't start with the DSA

02:22 – Why dressing like Mao doesn't get the backlash a Nazi uniform would

06:15 – Why communism got a pass after World War II

09:16 – The three stages communists use to prepare a country for revolution

14:31 – How the left hijacks legitimate grievances like civil rights

20:57 – Why the left keeps moving from one victim group to the next

25:09 – Why the left and Islamists both hate the West

29:30 – How the left takes over institutions like Harvard and New York City

34:28 – Who the left sees as the enemy class in America

40:10 – What a purge looks like in America today

44:51 – Why Jack says the left loves political violence

48:39 – How to fight enemies at home without abandoning your principles

54:36 – Why enforcing the law isn't the same as lawfare

59:20 – Why the left targets schools and libraries

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Democrats say this midterm is about lowering prices, but their own committee leaders say their day-one priority is subpoenas, investigations, and impeachment against the Trump administration. So what happens if Democrats actually win in November?

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00:00 – Why history and the polls favor Democrats to flip the House

06:10 – The battleground states that will decide the House

08:28 – The Senate races that have Republicans worried

13:16 – Why moderate Democrats always vote with their party

18:43 – What Democrats would need to win to flip the Senate

25:04 – The October surprises around Ilhan Omar and James Talarico

27:48 – What Democrats would do if they only win the House

32:15 – The bill names Democrats would use to win votes

37:37 – Will Democrats try to impeach Trump again?

41:25 – What a Democrat win in 2028 would mean for the border

44:24 – How Democrats would go after Trump's cabinet and ICE

49:49 – Why so many people are drawn to burn-it-down populism

53:08 – Why Democrats would try another government shutdown

58:24 – What you can do before the midterms

This is Episode 600 of Making the Argument, published October 14, 2026.
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Federal agents just raided Ilhan Omar’s house in Washington DC over allegations that she became a US citizen via fraud. Could she actually be denaturalized and deported? The current focus on Ilhan Omar immigration status and private life has sparked a firestorm of speculation. Many are asking whether this is a genuine legal inquiry or if the Trump administration tactics are being employed to derail her campaign efforts. We examine the timing and the potential motivations behind these developments.

Subscribe for weekly political analysis, and let me know in the comments: do you think these investigations change the outcome of the midterms?

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00:00:00 Ilhan Omar Under Investigation: What Are the Facts?

00:02:37 The DOJ Raid: Was the Search Warrant Justified?

00:09:48 Equal Justice or a Two-Tiered System of Law?

00:14:55 The Timeline Behind the Ilhan Omar Investigation

00:16:02 Missing Citizenship Records: Questions About Her Father's Naturalization

00:18:32 Somalia's Genocide: Should Her Father's Military Role Matter?

00:24:33 THE EVIDENCE ON ILHAN OMAR'S IMMIGRATION: Marriage Fraud, Records, and DNA Questions

00:29:30 Marriage and Tax Records: What Do the Documents Show?

00:36:18 What the Minnesota Star Tribune Could—and Couldn't—Confirm

00:42:32 Trump's Immigration Crackdown and the Omar Investigation

00:47:03 Could Omar's Citizenship Be Legally Challenged?

00:50:25 Why This Case Could Fuel the Fight for Immigration Reform

00:53:06 The Case for Rewriting America's Immigration Laws
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Revolutions take place when the right conditions meet the right catalyst…for France and most of Europe, the conditions are now set…its not a question of how, but when?

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SPONSOR: Alliance Defending Freedom

A curriculum called "Rights, Respect, and Responsibility," or the 3Rs, is being used in hundreds of schools across the country, putting extremely explicit sex-ed material in front of kids as young as five. Alliance Defending Freedom is gathering 100,000 signatures on a petition to get this program out of schools and protect parents' right to direct their kids' education.

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SPONSOR: Human Coalition

For $26, you can create a life-saving moment for a mother and her baby. Human Coalition reaches women before the abortion industry does, with free ultrasounds, real resources, and a Continuum of Care that stays with her until she is stable. They have already helped more than 36,000 women choose life, and through December 31 a $100,000 matching gift doubles every dollar you give.

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