Trump’s Cuba Crackdown: Sanctions, Trade, and the Regime Change Trap

MAGA Media’s Civil War: Tucker, Shapiro, Candace Owens & the Trump Coalition Crack Up

In Episode 77 of Liberty Lens, Mike ter Maat and Big John break down the growing civil war inside the MAGA media ecosystem — from Tucker Carlson and Ben Shapiro to Candace Owens, Megyn Kelly, Joe Rogan, Laura Loomer, Nick Fuentes, Charlie Kirk, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Donald Trump himself. The conversation starts with Iran, […]

Is the U.S.–Israel Relationship Finally Breaking? | Iran War, Trump & Strait of Hormuz

In this episode of Liberty Lens, Mike and John break down the Trump administration’s Iran framework, the political pressure around oil prices and inflation, the future of the Strait of Hormuz, and why the U.S.–Israel relationship may be entering a new era. Mike argues that this is not simply about Iran, Israel, or Donald Trump. […]

Trump, Netanyahu & Iran: Is the U.S.-Israel Blank Check Over?

In Episode 75 of Liberty Lens, Big John and Mike ter Maat examine the changing politics of U.S.-Israel relations: Trump’s public tension with Benjamin Netanyahu, Congress and war powers over Iran, the Gaza fallout, AIPAC and donor politics, the military-industrial complex, Iron Dome funding, and the growing generational divide inside the Republican and liberty movements. […]

Trump’s Cuba Crackdown: Sanctions, Trade, and the Regime Change Trap

Washington says it is targeting dictators. But when sanctions squeeze trade, travel, energy, and basic goods, who actually pays the price? In Episode 74 of Liberty Lens, Big John and Mike ter Maat take on Cuba, Trump, Marco Rubio, sanctions, oil pressure, and the familiar promise that if Washington squeezes hard enough, liberty will somehow […]

Todd Blanche’s DOJ Settles Trump IRS Case With $1.776B Unaccountable Slush Fund

Todd Blanche’s DOJ has settled Donald Trump’s IRS case through a proposed $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund — but who controls the money, who qualifies for it, and where is the oversight? Donald Trump sued the IRS after his private tax records were leaked. That abuse was real. But the settlement raises a new liberty question: […]