Trump Took Billionaires to China — Not the People | TMP #1056

The Government Is Turning Speech Into Evidence | TMP #1080

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1583908/fan_mail/new] When the government cannot prove the crime, it often reaches for the label. In today’s Opening Argument, Tony Michaels tells the story of Lucy Parsons sitting in a Chicago courtroom, watching her husband Albert Parsons face trial after the Haymarket bombing — not because the government proved he threw the bomb, but because his words, politics, and associations made him useful to punish. Then we bring that lesson forward. A crime should be prosecuted. Violence should be prosecuted. But protected speech, unpopular politics, poems, pamphlets, journals, associations, and labels cannot become a shortcut around evidence. The First Amendment was not written to protect speech the government already likes. It was written for the speech the government is most tempted to punish. Read more at The Coffman Chronicle: https://www.thecoffmanchronicle.com/ Support independent pro-democracy media: https://www.thecoffmanchronicle.com/subscribe Presented by Squawk Boss Coffee. Get the free Freshness Guide: https://www.WakeUpYourCoffee.com/ You’re listening to today’s Opening Argument from The Tony Michaels Podcast. The full show is free on Rumble [https://rumble.com/c/thetonymichaels], with clips, receipts, and the full breakdown. For the ad-free version and deeper breakdowns, subscribe to The Coffman Chronicle at TheCoffmanChronicle.com [https://www.thecoffmanchronicle.com/]. Support the show [https://tonymichaels.live/tip]

Why Are You Paying for Trump's War? | TMP #1079

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1583908/fan_mail/new] A family trucking business in a small Midwestern town is doing everything right—but every trip to the diesel pump gets more expensive. Most people blame the president. But what if we're blaming the wrong branch of government? Today's 5-minute Opening Argument tells the story of one truck driver, one gas station clerk, and the forgotten role Congress was created to play. When fuel prices rise because of war, who is actually responsible for stopping it? Maybe the clerk had the best answer of all. Subscribe to The Coffman Chronicle for the full show, analysis, and daily reporting that goes beyond the headlines: https://www.TheCoffmanChronicle.com [https://www.TheCoffmanChronicle.com] Today's Opening Argument is presented by Squawk Boss Coffee. Before you buy better coffee, learn how to wake up the coffee you already have. Get your free Freshness Guide at: https://www.WakeUpYourCoffee.com [https://www.WakeUpYourCoffee.com] You’re listening to today’s Opening Argument from The Tony Michaels Podcast. The full show is free on Rumble [https://rumble.com/c/thetonymichaels], with clips, receipts, and the full breakdown. For the ad-free version and deeper breakdowns, subscribe to The Coffman Chronicle at TheCoffmanChronicle.com [https://www.thecoffmanchronicle.com/]. Support the show [https://tonymichaels.live/tip]

Congress Let This War Burn for 40 Years | TMP #1078

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1583908/fan_mail/new] The war with Iran did not begin with the latest bombs. It did not begin with one president, one missile strike, or one nuclear dispute. It grew out of decades of foreign interference, authoritarian rule, sanctions, hostage crises, proxy wars, retaliation, and one constitutional failure America keeps refusing to face: Congress surrendering its war power to presidents. Today’s Opening Argument begins with an American family, a flag-draped casket, and a question Washington never wants to answer until it is too late: Why are American families still paying the price for wars Congress will not fully own? Read General’s full piece in The Coffman Chronicle: https://www.thecoffmanchronicle.com/p/the-war-began-long-before-the-bombs Subscribe to The Coffman Chronicle: https://www.thecoffmanchronicle.com Presented by Squawk Boss Coffee. Get the free Freshness Guide: https://WakeUpYourCoffee.com You’re listening to today’s Opening Argument from The Tony Michaels Podcast. The full show is free on Rumble [https://rumble.com/c/thetonymichaels], with clips, receipts, and the full breakdown. For the ad-free version and deeper breakdowns, subscribe to The Coffman Chronicle at TheCoffmanChronicle.com [https://www.thecoffmanchronicle.com/]. Support the show [https://tonymichaels.live/tip]

America Was Supposed to Hate These Strangers | TMP #1077

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1583908/fan_mail/new] There’s a story America keeps telling itself. That we’re angry. That we’re divided. That we’ve forgotten how to welcome people who come from somewhere else. Then a soccer team from Algeria arrived in Lawrence, Kansas. And ruined the whole story. In this Opening Argument, Tony Michaels tells the remarkable true story of how a Midwestern college town embraced visitors from North Africa during the 2026 World Cup. From marching bands learning a foreign national anthem to strangers exchanging jerseys and hugs, Lawrence reminded the country what community looks like. This isn’t a story about politics. It’s a story about people. 🎙️ Presented by Squawk Boss Coffee Before you buy better coffee, learn how to wake up the coffee you already have. Get your FREE Freshness Guide: ☕ https://WakeUpYourCoffee.com [https://WakeUpYourCoffee.com] 📖 Read more independent journalism: https://www.thecoffmanchronicle.com/p/letter-from-the-editor-serotonin [https://www.thecoffmanchronicle.com/p/letter-from-the-editor-serotonin] You’re listening to today’s Opening Argument from The Tony Michaels Podcast. The full show is free on Rumble [https://rumble.com/c/thetonymichaels], with clips, receipts, and the full breakdown. For the ad-free version and deeper breakdowns, subscribe to The Coffman Chronicle at TheCoffmanChronicle.com [https://www.thecoffmanchronicle.com/]. Support the show [https://tonymichaels.live/tip]

Who's Really Raising Your Grocery Bill? | TMP #1076

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1583908/fan_mail/new] A retired electrician and a 24-year-old grocery clerk have something in common. Neither one of them started a war. Yet both of them are paying for one. In today's Opening Argument, Tony Michaels tells the story of two Americans standing on opposite sides of a checkout lane who discover they're living inside the same economic squeeze. One can't afford the groceries. The other can't afford the groceries she sells. Meanwhile, grocery prices keep rising, wages struggle to keep up, and the people making the biggest decisions rarely stand in the checkout line with the rest of us. Who really benefits when working people blame each other instead of asking who holds the power? 🎙️ Today's Opening Argument is presented by Squawk Boss Coffee. Before you buy better coffee, learn how to wake up the coffee you already have. Get our free Freshness Guide at WakeUpYourCoffee.com [https://wakeupyourcoffee.com/] 📰 Read more independent journalism at : https://www.thecoffmanchronicle.com/p/the-clerk-didnt-set-the-price [https://www.thecoffmanchronicle.com/p/the-clerk-didnt-set-the-price] You’re listening to today’s Opening Argument from The Tony Michaels Podcast. The full show is free on Rumble [https://rumble.com/c/thetonymichaels], with clips, receipts, and the full breakdown. For the ad-free version and deeper breakdowns, subscribe to The Coffman Chronicle at TheCoffmanChronicle.com [https://www.thecoffmanchronicle.com/]. Support the show [https://tonymichaels.live/tip]