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Stay current with Liberty Lens, hosted by Big John and Mike ter Maat. Each week they dive into the issues that shape freedom, governance, and everyday life — from constitutional guardrails to the latest headlines. Our goal is simple: clear conversation, sharp analysis, and respect for ideas across the spectrum.
Distant Warrior Productions hosts Liberty Lens, a news show with 53 episodes published.
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, Ma
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
Trump called it historic. Xi called it a landmark. Neither explained why Trump’s family owned NVIDIA stock before he reversed the national security red line on chip sales to China. The May 2026 Trump-Xi summit produced a
The person next in line to run this country is chosen by one person in private. No delegates. No vote. No accountability. The vice presidency is constitutionally the only position in the executive branch a president cann
The war was launched to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The war closed the Strait of Hormuz. That’s not irony — that’s a $400 billion institutional failure hiding in plain sight. Big John and Mike ter Maat put the full ledg
The first American pope just drew a line that Donald Trump’s base can’t uncross. For decades, the Christian nationalist coalition was built on a single assumption: that faith and MAGA politics were inseparable. Then Pope
21 hours of face-to-face talks in Islamabad. Then America blockaded every Iranian port. Washington calls it “peace through strength.” Tehran calls it piracy. At least one of them is right. The Trump administration launch
Washington just spent $93 BILLION of your money to send 4 astronauts around the Moon — and almost nobody noticed. Are we going to the Moon as a free people, or as taxpayers bankrolling another permanent political machine
Just over 30 days into the Iran War and we have 13 Americans dead, 1,900 Iranians killed, the Strait of Hormuz under siege, and Trump’s approval rating at a historic low of 33%. Here’s what no one in Washington wants to
The government says the economy is growing. Gas is pushing $4. Rent is out of reach. 60% of Americans say things are getting WORSE. Who’s right? In this episode of Liberty Lens, economist Mike ter Maat joins Big John to
What does it take to run for governor in a state that hasn’t broken from the two-party machine in over a century… and then decide to do it again? Larry Sharpe joins Liberty Lens to talk about his 2026 run for Governor of
In this episode of Liberty Lens, Big John and former Libertarian vice-presidential nominee Mike ter Maat break down the constitutional, geopolitical, and economic consequences of the U.S. strikes on Iran. They examine th
Big John and Mike ter Maat break down the overnight U.S. strike that eliminated Khamenei and 40 senior Iranian officials, the president’s open call for regime change, and what history says happens next. – Why Mike predic
The Supreme Court just ruled 6–3 that a president cannot use emergency powers to impose tariffs. That should have ended the story. It didn’t. Within hours, President Trump invoked Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, an
Who really controls your money — the Federal Reserve or the White House?President Trump has nominated Kevin Warsh to replace Jerome Powell as Chair of the Federal Reserve. Meanwhile, federal debt has surged past 100% of
DHS funding hits a wall — and the fight isn’t really about money. Congress funded the entire federal government for 2026… except the Department of Homeland Security. Now the debate over ICE reform, federal enforcement po
Claims of election fraud are once again being recycled — from rigged machines to stolen ballots — despite a lack of credible evidence. At the same time, there is increasing pressure to move election administration away f
A 37-year-old ICU nurse and U.S. citizen, Alex Pretti, was shot and killed during a Border Patrol operation in Minneapolis. Within minutes, senior Trump administration officials labeled him a terrorist and an assassin. T
President Trump is once again floating the idea of the United States acquiring Greenland — and this time, it’s not just a joke, a headline grab, or a real estate fantasy. On this episode of Liberty Lens, Big John and Mik
In this episode of Liberty Lens, Big John and former law enforcement officer Mike ter Maat break down the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis — not with slogans or outrage, but with law, training, and hard reality. This ca
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