Economic War Room

Kevin Freeman introduces the concept of the prudent man, citing Proverbs 22:3 and 27:12, which advises foresight and preparation for incoming dangers. Kevin unpacks three key points concerning the failing of U.S. money, a constitutional alternative, and the urgency to act immediately. @EconomicWarRoom

Kevin Freeman highlights the gravity of America's ballooning national debt, which nears a staggering $35 trillion. With an urgency that cannot be understated, Freeman draws attention to the fiscal quicksand the country is wading into — an almost incomprehensible financial burden that has accrued rapidly over the past few decades. He underscores how this debt is not just numbers on a page — it's a growing monstrosity threatening to engulf the nation's economic stability. It doesn't stop at identifying the problem; Kevin points to a solution rooted in the nation's founding documents. The U.S. Constitution allows states to adopt gold and silver as legal tender, offering a viable alternative to the volatile fiat currency. With his book, "Pirate Money," Freeman outlines a path forward that would see gold and silver become not just valuable commodities, but practical, everyday currency, shielding citizens from the consequences of a potential monetary collapse. @EconomicWarRoom

Bunni Pounds, a seasoned political figure and founder of Christians Engaged, has released a new book titled "Jesus and Politics: One Woman's Walk with God in a Mudslinging Profession," which chronicles her unexpected journey from a homeschooling mom to a political influencer and congressional candidate, aiming to inspire others about the impact one person can have in politics. Christians Engaged is an organization that encourages Christians to pray, vote, and engage with their government, without endorsing any political party or candidate but rather promoting biblical principles and civic participation. Despite encountering challenges, such as the IRS questioning the organization's nonpartisan status, Christians Engaged has grown rapidly, assisting individuals in becoming active in politics, as exemplified by a young woman the group supported who became the youngest legislator elected in Arkansas. @EconomicWarRoom

Rea Hederman Jr. talks through several key recommendations from the Buckeye Institute's report to reduce the harmful economic impacts of ESG and net zero policies on farmers and the food supply. These recommendations include withdrawing from international climate accords, revoking funding and tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act, building coalitions against ESG, and promoting beneficial farming practices at the local level, as alternatives to top-down government control. @EconomicWarRoom

Kevin Freeman and Rea Hederman Jr. discuss the direct and indirect costs net zero policies inflict on farmers, including increased prices for diesel, carbon, and fertilizer. Problems arising from these inflated costs are compounded by an increase in regulatory compliance procedures, which further impact the livelihoods of family-owned farms and the overall food supply chain. @EconomicWarRoom

Rea Hederman Jr. and Kevin Freeman discuss the impact of the Biden administration's policies related to the Paris Climate Accords on Ohio's agricultural sector and how making farming more expensive can lead to higher food prices. @EconomicWarRoom

The Buckeye Institute's Rea Hederman Jr. has released a report titled "Net Zero Climate Control Policies Will Fail the Farm," detailing the negative impact such policies will have on American agriculture and food prices. Hederman emphasizes that adherence to the Paris Climate Accords and the adoption of ESG mandates will lead to increased operating costs for farmers, estimated at an additional $65,000 per farm annually, and a corresponding rise in annual grocery bills for families by approximately $1,300. Citing real-world examples such as Sri Lanka, where similar policies resulted in doubled food prices and widespread shortages, the report warns of similar consequences in the U.S. The Buckeye Institute recommends withdrawing from the Paris Climate Accords, revoking funding and tax credits related to net zero policies, building anti-ESG coalitions, and promoting education over government mandates for sustainable farming. Hederman describes these policies as an economic war on farmers and urges the adoption of market-driven solutions over top-down governmental control. @EconomicWarRoom

"Getting rid of the FBI would be a terrible policy because we need counterintelligence. We need to fight organized crime. We need to fight child trafficking, and illegal immigration, for that matter. We need a foreign intelligence service so we know what's happening around the world so our presidents can make decisions. What we don't need is an apparat that's bloated, that's lost a sense of mission, that's bureaucratic and is just looking for retirement." –J. Michael Waller

"It began a century ago, or even more if you think about it. So the actual operation began in 1922. It was a Soviet Bolshevik operation designed to collapse Germany after World War One. So this is before the rise of Hitler. Germany was defeated. It was divided. It was in a state of severe cultural identity crisis. So the idea was to take Karl Marx, who everybody thinks of as some sort of deranged economist, which he was. But that was the Karl Marx of 1848 when he wrote Das Kapital and The Communist Manifesto. Earlier, Karl Marx of 1843 declared war on culture, Greco-Roman, Judeo-Christian, Western culture with family values, and the father was head of the household and the nuclear family, and a big extended family, and morals and principles and all these things." –J. Michael Waller @EconomicWarRoom

"One big operation begun on the watch of Comey and Peter Strzok and McCabe and the other of the Obama appointees to the FBI, was an operation called Crossfire Hurricane. It was a counterintelligence mission to hunt down foreign spies and influence ops. And it concluded and spread the rumors that Donald Trump was a Russian dupe, a Russian stooge, maybe a Russian agent, certainly a traitor to America. So, our spy resources are counterspy. Resources were devoted to hunting down and spreading this story." - J. Michael Waller @EconomicWarRoom

"You have you just recently you had the State Department sanctioned the conservative, Christian, pro-American, former president of Guatemala, and all these members of the Guatemalan Congress who were fighting the State Department's imposition of a Marxist system in Guatemala with all their visas were pulled. So they're being deported. But the communists and jihadis are being let in left and right." –J. Michael Waller @EconomicWarRoom

"You have the FBI dropping, you know, child trafficking cases to go bust people for First Amendment crimes as if there was ever such a thing before as a First Amendment crime. But they call it First Amendment activity is what they call it. And then you've committed a misdemeanor in the course of pursuing First Amendment activity. So it's just really creepy. What has happened to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as with the CIA, and what we see with the wokeness in the military is going on with our whole intelligence community." –J. Michael Waller @EconomicWarRoom

Once upon a time, the FBI and the CIA fought America’s enemies at home and abroad. Now they are tools of a growing police state, attacking the Left’s political enemies and spying on ordinary American citizens — even parents who push back against radical public schools. How did we get here? J. Michael Waller joins Kevin Freeman in the Economic War Room to talk about the reasons the Intelligence Community has drifted from its founding purposes and what should be done about it. @EconomicWarRoom

"The best way is to reach out to all of the legislators in Utah LE.Utah.gov. You can get it on the website House Bill 348. You can follow and track the progress of the legislation. But send your note in, let people know how important it is to be able to protect the purchasing power of our earnings and savings and to have this ability to protect our liberty this way." -Ken Ivory, Utah State Representative @EconomicWarRoom

"I think it's a matter of education, and when people realize, the treasurers like myself realize, that the economic freedoms that are foundational to everything that we hold dear here in the United States are under. Read, that this is a viable option, that yes, absolutely, I think it's very much a serious, option that all of us treasurers should consider and consider very seriously because we are, under attack and our freedoms are threatened." - Marlo Oaks, Utah State Treasurer @EconomicWarRoom

"Just imagine buying some gold or silver and putting it in your state, having it guarded by the state, protected by the state, guaranteed by the state, and then going out and using a debit card like this and spending gold and silver, or maybe as an employee, getting paid in gold and silver and holding your assets there, or just another way to pay, just spending a little bit of it with a debit card and putting a little in gold, a little in silver, and a little in Federal Reserve notes, this technology exists. Representative Ken Ivory and State Treasurer Marlo Oaks are working to make this happen in Utah." -Kevin Freeman @EconomicWarRoom

"Not only could the government track your money but they could turn off or, turn on with an expiration date. I mean, it is a programable voucher program, that can control behavior. and really, that's the number one concern is that this is the holy grail of control." - Marlo Oaks, Utah State Treasurer @ EconomicWarRoom

"Economic attacks are everything from ESG to natural asset companies to central bank digital currencies. All of these things threaten our economic freedoms. The central bank's digital currency is probably the most direct and, problematic of all of them. And so really, this legislation, particularly the transactional piece of this, is meant, I think, to help us to have an alternative where we can transact without having to be beholden to a central bank digital currency." Marlo Oaks - Utah State Treasurer @EconomicWarRoom

"Utah State Representative Ken Ivory came to a Pirate Money summit we hosted and asked a ton of questions. He saw a technology demo from Glint, and he looked through the Constitutional elements and the history of gold as money. He went back to Utah and pulled together a team of experts to examine, vet, and even challenge the idea. I traveled with colleagues to Salt Lake and was impressed with how serious he is. Now we've invited Representative Ivory, once dubbed the most dangerous conservative in state legislatures, back into the Economic War Room." -Kevin Freeman @EconomicWarRoom

Transactional gold and silver is an idea Kevin Freeman has worked on for decades. In August 2023 he released the book, "Pirate Money," which outlines how states can make gold and silver functional money. Now more than 20 states have begun crafting legislation to make Article 1, Section 10 gold- and silver-based legal tender a reality in their states. One state that is pushing full steam ahead is Utah. HB 348 has been introduced by state Rep. Ken Ivory (R) and is gaining significant support. Today in the Economic War Room, Kevin talks with Rep. Ivory along with Utah Treasurer Marlo Oaks about the specifics of the legislation and their efforts to be first in the nation to offer a Constitutional state-based gold- and silver-backed currency. @EconomicWarRoom

The "Letter to the American Church" film is fantastic. It pulls together famous people, not-so-famous people, hard-working moms and dads who are stepping up and saying, 'Hey, no more.' I don't want this to be a communist nation. American people didn't come here for communism. They came here for liberty. All the people that have left Venezuela and come here legally, came here because they said, 'Marxism failed in my nation.' The Chinese people who've come here and said, 'Hey, look, I watched Marxism take over and ruin a beautiful country, China.' The Chinese people are wonderful. Marxism is terrible. That's just the bottom line." -Kevin Freeman @EconomicWarRoom @LettertotheAmericanChurch @ericmetaxas

"The Film is streaming right now on Epoch TV, on part of the Epoch Times news channel and part of their website. It is also free for churches to screen it or organizations can go to our website, LetterToTheAmericanChurch.com and sign up to have a free screening at their church or organization anywhere in the country. We're offering that to everybody all over so people can see it and engage. It's a powerful stand against Marxism in this country, and it's a wake-up call to the church to engage and to be active." - Rachel Tash, Producer @EconomicWarRoom @LettertotheAmericanChurch @ericmetaxas

Two filmmakers have produced a powerful documentary that they hope will wake a sleeping church up before it is too late and we repeat the recent past. Simone Alex and Rachel Tash join Kevin Freeman in the Economic War Room to discuss their new film based on the best-selling book by Eric Metaxas, "A Letter to the American Church." @EconomicWarRoom @LettertotheAmericanChurch @ericmetaxas

There are striking parallels between early 1930s Nazi Germany and other totalitarian regimes, including Mao's, Stalin's, and what is happening in America today and how the church has been silent in the face of this evil. Because of America’s influence, the church has received a calling to defend the voiceless and speak against the powers that silence the cry for freedom. Simone Alex and Rachel Tash join Kevin Freeman in the Economic War Room to discuss their powerful and important documentary based on Eric Metaxas' best-selling book "Letter to the American Church." The film argues that the church’s decision to stay out of politics undermines the very message of the gospel and its power to transform every sphere of human existence. The attempted Marxist takeover of the American church puts millions in peril. @EconomicWarRoom @LettertotheAmericanChurch @ericmetaxas

"I wish I didn't have to build Glint. I mean, if this is a mission-driven business for me, I wish I didn't. I could earn a lot more money doing other things. But there's a huge problem, and it's a problem for us, and it's a problem for our children and our grandchildren. And I felt that it was my vocation. I had to develop this solution in 2008. It came to me like a blinding flash. And it's powered me through and it will continue to power me through. I don't care how we get there, but we want everybody to have their own personal gold standard. I want everybody to have their own equal opportunity to prosper." -Jason Cozens CEO Glint @EconomicWarRoom @GlintPay