Roots, Rights and Reason with Lee Smith
America's Future presents: Roots, Rights and Reason with Lee Smith cuts through the noise to reclaim the truth of America’s foundations. Bestselling author and investigative journalist Lee Smith dives deep every week into the ideas that built the United States—natural rights, liberty, the Constitution, and moral order. With top guests and sharp analysis, Lee exposes the forces threatening America’s future and explores how we can stand firm in truth and reason.
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The Roots Rights & Reason Show - America's Future
Episodes
39 episodes
Immigration and The Defense of the American Nation
Episode Thirty-Nine: Immigration and the Defense of the American NationIn this focused discussion, Lee Smith welcomes attorney Erielle Azerrad to examine the intersection of immigration law, national security, an...
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26:20
The Lost Art of Argument
In this episode of Roots, Rights & Reason, Lee Smith speaks with Professor Gregory Roper about why the ability to argue well is essential to the survival of a constitutional republic. Drawing on classical rhetoric and the anc...
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Episode 38
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30:31
The Western Hemisphere and American Grand Strategy
Lee Smith discusses with Hillsdale College Professor Paul Rahe the significance of grand strategy and its influence on American foreign policy. Rahe describes grand strategy as seeing the larger picture: understanding what the country needs and...
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Episode 37
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30:58
Destabilizing America By Design
Destabilizing America By DesignIn Episode Thirty-Six of Roots, Rights & Reason, Lee Smith speaks with Kyle Shideler, Senior Analyst for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism at the Center for Security Policy, about t...
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Episode 36
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27:03
The Strategy of Deterrence: Preventing War in a Dangerous World
The Strategy of Deterrence: Preventing War in a Dangerous WorldIn this episode of Roots, Rights & Reason, host Lee Smith speaks with General Charles A. Flynn, USA (Ret.), former Commanding General of U.S. Army P...
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Episode 35
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24:12
Iran, China, and The Global Chessboard
In this episode of Roots, Rights & Reason, host April Moss interviews Lee Smith on the escalating tensions with Iran and the broader geopolitical implications for the United States. As military assets move into the Middle East and ...
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Episode 34
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23:43
Lincoln and the Fate of Liberty: When Popular Government Nearly Fell
As America marks the 217th birthday of Abraham Lincoln, this episode of Roots, Rights & Reason examines why Lincoln should be understood as a world historical leader. Host Lee Smith speaks with author Lee Harris about how Lincoln r...
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Episode 33
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37:34
The Roots of the Republic: Greece, Rome, and the Birth of American Liberty
The Roots of the Republic: Greece, Rome, and the Birth of American Liberty In this episode of Roots, Rights & Reason, host Lee Smith speaks with Harvard Professor James Hankins about the civilizational roots of t...
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Episode 32
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29:34
Capitalism Under Siege: Why Socialism Threatens Liberty
In this episode of Roots, Rights & Reason, host Lee Smith speaks with Professor C. Bradley Thompson, political philosopher at Clemson University and Executive Director of the Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism, about the...
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Episode 31
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26:06
China, Russia, and the Americas: The Monroe Doctrine Restored
In this episode of Roots, Rights & Reason, host Lee Smith speaks with J. Michael Waller, Senior Analyst for Strategy at the Center for Security Policy, about the return of the Monroe Doctrine and America’s renewed focus on hemisphe...
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Episode 30
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41:35
Ordered Liberty: America's Founding Idea
Episode 29- Ordered Liberty: America’s Founding IdeaIn this episode of Roots, Rights & Reason, host Lee Smith speaks with Peter Berkowitz, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, about classical liberalism, natural r...
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Episode 29
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24:09
An Inconvenient Study On Vaccines with Special Guest Del Bigtree
Episode Twenty-Eight: An Inconvenient Study on VaccinesIn this episode of Roots, Rights & Reason, host Lee Smith welcomes investigative filmmaker and former Communications Director for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential camp...
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Episode 28
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25:27
Spies, Terrorists, and the War for Intelligence
Spies, Terrorists & the War for Intelligence: A Conversation with Peter TherouxIn this candid episode, Roots, Rights & Reason host Lee Smith sits down with Peter Theroux, a highly decorated veteran of the Central ...
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Episode 27
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25:47
Crossing The Delaware: Washington's Courage on Christmas Eve
In this special Christmas Eve episode of Roots, Rights & Reason, host Lee Smith welcomes political theorist and constitutional scholar Matthew Spalding for a powerful conversation exploring one of the most consequential moments in ...
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Episode 26
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19:48
The Secret History of the Declaration of Independence
In this week’s episode of Roots, Rights & Reason, host Lee Smith welcomes constitutional attorney and nationally renowned speaker KrisAnne Hall for an extraordinary discussion that uncovers the hidden legal foundation of America’s independe...
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Episode 25
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23:56
The Federalist Papers: Restoring America's Constitutional Wisdom
In this week’s episode of Roots, Rights & Reason, host Lee Smith welcomes author and cultural critic Roger Kimball for a powerful discussion on the enduring relevance of The Federalist Papers and the constitutional wisdom ...
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Episode 24
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24:22
Civilizational Jihad: The Muslim Brotherhood's Long War On America
In this urgent and deeply clarifying episode, Roots, Rights & Reason host Lee Smith sits down with national security analyst Mike Waller to expose one of the most misunderstood threats confronting the United States today: the Musli...
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Episode 23
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31:39
America's Heritage of Faith and Gratitude
This week on Roots, Rights & Reason, host Lee Smith welcomes Bishop Leon Benjamin for a special Thanksgiving episode filled with faith, history, and gratitude.Together, they revisit the Mayflower Compact of 1620 and the divi...
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Episode 22
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20:36
Oligarchy: When Power Leaves The People
This week on Roots, Rights & Reason, host Lee Smith sits down with bestselling author and investigative researcher Matt Palumbo to expose how power has shifted from the people to a small class of elites who shape politics, media, a...
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Episode 21
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26:47
Rational Faith: What Happens When Science Points to God
Rational Faith: What Happens When Science Points To God?In this deeply personal and intellectually stirring episode, Roots, Rights & Reason host Lee Smith sits down with renowned author and policy analyst Charles Murr...
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Episode 20
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24:33
How Russiagate Changed America
In this week’s episode of Roots, Rights & Reason, host Lee Smith sits down with Hans Mahncke, attorney, author, and investigative journalist, to dissect the origins, motives, and aftermath of Russiagate-the political hoax that resh...
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Episode 19
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25:37
Remembering John Adams
This week on Roots, Rights & Reason, host Lee Smith sits down with historian and author Professor C. Bradley Thompson to honor the life and legacy of one of America’s most underappreciated Founding Fathers-John Adams.Though ...
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Episode 18
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29:39
The China Matrix: Inside The American Betrayal
In this week’s episode of Roots, Rights & Reason, host Lee Smith is interviewed by the show producer and veteran journalist April Moss about his explosive new book, “The China Matrix: The Epic Story of How Donald Trump Shattered a ...
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Episode 17
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34:37
The Pentagon, The Deep State, and the Future of American Power
In this week’s episode, The Pentagon, The Deep State, and the Future of American Power, Lee Smith is joined by former Pentagon strategist Adam Lovinger for an insider’s look at how decades of bureaucratic expansion, political capture, ...
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Episode 16
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26:16
From Exodus to Independence: America’s Biblical Roots
Episode Fifteen-From Exodus to Independence: America’s Biblical RootsWhat do America’s Founders owe to the story of Exodus? Dr. Wilfred McClay, Professor of History at Hillsdale College and co-editor of Jewish Roots of America...
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Episode 15
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