Mark Levin Podcast

On Friday’s Mark Levin show, the biggest problems with communism and socialism are essentially based on class warfare. Specifically, how in the world can anyone properly define which class is supposed to rise up, subjugate the one above them, and become the new privileged class in the first place? While this problem is a significant one, it’s only the beginning their problems. Also, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez once claimed to be a student of Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations and said that healthcare was the intersection of money and people. Conveniently, some of her writings from a college publication have conveniently disappeared from the college publication's website. Later, it's day four of Paul Manafort's trial. Judge T.S. Ellis reminds Robert Mueller that the government must prove that Manafort knew the requirement of reporting his status and taxes on a separate form for his work as foreign agent. Prosecutors are making their case that Manafort wears expensive clothes and had carried some debt. Ellis reminded the Mueller team that the standard of proof was not his expenses but rather his knowing disregard for the legal requirements he's accused of violating. Finally, Dinesh D'Souza calls in to discuss his new movie – Death of a Nation.

On Thursday's Mark Levin Show, The media is reporting more on themselves than on legitimate news, and then claim they are under attack. They have abandoned a pretense of seeking objectivity for progressivism, while insisting to represent a free press. They’re devouring what they self-servingly claim to defend. If the media want to be treated with respect as a profession, as a crucial part of the American culture, then they should treat the American people with respect. This isn’t even about President Trump, he fights back, he’s their latest target. This is about the media, and the disrespect they show tens of millions of Americans. The problem is that the media will not address its own unprofessionalism. Also, Democrats keep saying that Trump’s tweet telling Jeff Sessions to stop this Robert Mueller witch hunt is obstruction of justice. These democrats are sending messages to Mueller and his team encouraging him to charge Trump with obstruction. They want Mueller to know that he will have the backing of the media and democrats if he does this. Later, Senator Marco Rubio has introduced legislation to modernize social security. Allowing workers to access to Social Security benefits after the birth of a child and delaying their retirement time. However, social security is broke. If people take benefits earlier then they will have less money to begin with. The problem here is that this bill is a ruse because there's no money left in the trust fund.

On Wednesday’s Mark Levin Show, President Trump is both the president as well as a citizen, but the media and democrats want to make the case that Trump isn’t free to control the executive branch. They’re calling Trump’s tweet saying Jeff Sessions should stop the rigged witch hunt an obstruction of justice – do they even know what obstruction is? Over 60 million people voted for Donald Trump, and now a small group of establishment elites are trying to undo the entire election. Also, Robert Mueller and his attorneys are trying to create the narrative against Paul Manafort, but the judge in the case isn’t having it. The prosecution kept using the word “oligarch” when describing Manafort and tried to use his expensive suits as proof he was evading his taxes – and the judge threw it out. The early skepticism could spell trouble for Mueller. Later, Iran is threatening to shut down the Strait of Hormuz, a move that would have major impact on international shipping. When the U.S. slashes military spending and lets its guard down, we tend to have wars. The media continues to ignore real issues like Iranian aggression while obsessing over Trump tweets in an effort to push their ideological agenda. Finally, Mark speaks with David Harsanyi of The Federalist about the panic over 3-D printed guns.

On Tuesday’s Mark Levin Show, It’s concerning how many people claim to support liberty and individualism while rejecting it entirely. The idea of a big centralized government is being embraced by people who pretend they’re not embracing it. Globalism has nothing to do with the denunciation of capitalism – it is a global economic system and the United States would be a destitute country without it. Progressivism has clearly conquered the Democrat party, but now it’s starting to conquer the Republican party too. Also, President Trump is not a perfect man but he is a remarkable president. Abraham Lincoln suspended habeas corpus and Ronald Reagan signed an amnesty bill; they weren’t perfect but they are still two of our greatest presidents. The history books will be very kind to President Trump. Finally, Mark speaks with Greg Gutfeld about his book, The Gutfeld Monologues: Classic Rants from The Five.

On Monday’s Mark Levin Show, Robert Mueller and Rod Rosenstein must comply with and enforce the rules, regulations, and procedures of the Department of Justice, which includes the official position of the DOJ that a sitting president cannot be indicted. If Mueller tries to indict Trump, he would be violating the orders of his superiors and create a constitutional crisis. If Democrats and the media were concerned about the constitution and separation of powers they would be raising these issues. Also, Michael Cohen should be disbarred for his secret recordings of President Trump, but that isn’t stopping CNN from propping him up despite being absolutely disreputable. There’s no obstruction of justice or campaign violations, yet Cohen’s recordings are being endlessly debated. Later, Mark recaps his interview with Lt. Col. Allen West on Life, Liberty, and Levin.

On Friday's Mark Levin Show, the media are a depressing element in our society. Even when there is positive news on the GDP or unemployment, they attack. Is the purpose of a free press to be like Don Lemon and Brian Stelter of CNN? Of course not. It’s to strengthen the American society because the government is the opinion of the people. What's happening now is an era of unenlightenment. When we look at what passes as news today, we see pornstars, failed authors, and Michael Cohen. Freedom of the press was not intended for egomaniacs to promote a particular ideology. Newspapers and pamphleteers during the Revolution strengthened America, but that's not what they do today, because Statist progressives reject the enlightenment. Later, Rep Jim Jordan calls in to announce his run for Speaker of the House. We need new leadership because the current leadership doesn’t make the case for conservatism.

On Thursday’s Mark Levin show, Yes, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein should be impeached. Congress, the most powerful branch of government, the branch with oversight power, has a constitutional duty to exercise that power over the other two branches when circumstances demand action. If Congress waited around for Trump to fire Rosenstein the Democrats and the media would demand that Trump be impeached for firing Rosenstein. Later, apparently Freedom of the press rests on the shoulders of CNN reporter Kaitlyn Collins. If she doesn’t get to ask her questions where and when she wants then it’s an assault on all reporters. The media is free to cover Trump, in fact they never stop covering him. The press was invited to the oval office but is not entitled to shout out questions in an attempt to gain popularity by appearing to be tough on the president. We have big issues that need concentrated reporting and are ignored. Yet the so-called media outlets are obsessed with Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen.

On Wednesday's Mark Levin Show, it’s great that President Trump announced that his administration and the European Union president will work toward zero tariffs and zero subsidies – this has always been the Levin position! If it happens, this will ultimately result in a more prosperous America, rather than seek protectionist tariffs to shield American industries against global competition. Then, the pseudo media always tries to drive the narrative that Trump's dealings with former lawyer Michael Cohen are a violation of campaign law. But, we hear from Bradley Smith, the former Chairman of the Federal Election Commission, saying he's done nothing wrong. Later, the media continues to malign Trump despite asking off-topic questions of the President; asking about Michael Cohen during his meeting on tariffs with the President of the European Union. The purpose of a free press and a press conference is not for the press, it’s for the American people, and the press are not our representatives, especially when they take sides. But when individuals like Kaitlan Collins and Jim Acosta from CNN abuse the process, to push an agenda and embarrass the president, we've clearly missed the mark. Finally, Gregg Jarrett calls in to discuss his new book - The Russia Hoax: The Illicit Scheme to Clear Hillary Clinton and Frame Donald Trump.

On Tuesday's Mark Levin Show, Some in the media have quickly claimed that the Republicans are for Russia and compared the arrest of Maria Butina to Alger Hiss. No, the Republicans aren’t facing an Alger Hiss moment. Hiss was an American working for the FDR administration, Butina was a Russian spy assisting the Russians. Also, President Trump is now readying a plan for $12 billion to help farmers affected by the administrations tariffs. If tariffs work government should put it on everything and make it 50%. A tariff is a tax on the American people and an attack on capitalism. The administration should pull together our allies and focus on true enemy who is stealing our technology – China. Why would this administration tax the American people to punish another country? Do you hear how irrational that sounds? Why are certain industries protected and not others? Welfare for farmers doesn't make America great again. America First is all about liberty and private property rights and capitalism Tariffs destroy jobs in all industries despite protecting certain industries. Socialist like Bernie Sanders support these policies which is not America first. This isn't about supporting Trump or not or whose political team you’re on, it’s about understanding economics so we don't go through another depression.

On Monday’s Mark Levin Show, President Trump is the most investigated man in American history by every level of government and every news operation, and yet they have nothing on him. The constant assault on Trump and the absolute disrespect for the office of the President is unwarranted. It’s a clear effort to destroy him and anyone associated with him, and it’s an attack on the American people who voted for him. The media isn’t the enemy of the people but some reporters are when they distort the news. They don’t believe in freedom of the press; they believe in propaganda of the press. Also, the FISA court needs to be abolished and replaced because it has failed miserably. FISA judges are supposed to be more than a rubber stamp, but that’s exactly what they were in issuing warrants to spy on Trump. It was a plan concocted by the Hillary Clinton campaign which led to the Steele dossier, which was then used to acquire the warrants. What the FISA court has done is an absolute scandal. Finally, Mark reflects on his interview with Mike Huckabee on Life, Liberty, and Levin.

On Friday's Mark Levin Show, President Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen taped his conversations with Trump discussing payments to an ex-playboy model. This raises very serious ethical issues under attorney client privilege. Why is the media so interested in Trump’s sex life? They never had interest in Bill Clinton or JFK's sex life. Also, the NFL National Anthem protests are phony and a pathetic joke. Shelby Steele says that these NFL protests are fruitless and that the oppression of black Americans is over with. This is not a civil rights movement. This isn’t about social justice or equality, it’s an unwanted spectacle. Later, the media and Democrats say Trump shouldn’t meet with Vladimir Putin because he's a murderous thug yet they applaud our membership of the United Nations which is filled with genocidal dictators like Castro, Abbas, and Hamas. Finally, the press are psychopaths bringing in former government officials and academics to criticize Trump and reinforce their own demagoguery. Irrespective of Trump’s much stronger stance on Russia than his predecessors. Statist progressivism is a lie infecting every corner of our country including the media.

On Thursday's Mark Levin Show, actor Mark Duplass told his liberal/progressive twitter followers to follow Ben Shapiro to hear how the other side thinks and they turned on him, forcing him to delete his tweet and issue an apology. Why are we shocked? This is how the left works, if you don't believe their way they will sabotage or neutralize you. They don't believe in dialogue, they believe in totalitarianism. They don’t support individualism or independent thinking, it’s their way or the highway. This isn't about debate or engagement, it’s about the iron fist. Then, we wonder as Jake Tapper and CNN would: is John Brennan an old Soviet or Russian plant? Using the pseudo-media's logic, the Russians must have something on Brennan, otherwise, why would he behaving this way? Also, why did Barack Obama pick John Brennan, a former supporter of Communist Party candidate Gus Hall, to be his CIA Director? His constant comments attempting to tear down President Trump have been unrelenting and vicious. John Brennan must be the most popular person in the Kremlin.

On Wednesday's Mark Levin Show, there’s no evidence that Vladimir Putin will take any action against the U.S or our allies because of the way President Trump speaks. Despite whatever was said, Russia knows that Trump would act because he has acted in the past. Mike Pompeo and John Bolton are not pushovers. These are men who are hawks and they know the cold war and are not afraid of Putin. Putin is evil just like China, North Korea, and Iran and this administration knows it. He may not give the best speech or press conference in the world but look at his policies, they are solid. No evidence that Trump does not take Russia seriously, quite the contrary. Also, some politicians and pundits on the Right have been mimicking the Left’s talking points in slamming Trump for his comments at Monday’s press conference with Putin. Conservatives should be defending this president, not in every respect but defending him where he deserves to be defended. Finally, the left wants free healthcare, free college, and now free money with universal income. The government is not free to reimagine how we fundamentally earn money via our social and political arrangements, as Barack Obama suggests.

On Tuesday's Mark Levin Show, yesterday we said the President deserved criticism but that's not what he got from the media; he got 'Pearl Harbor'. 'Kristallnacht', and 'Treason'. Trump's critics have gone way further than anything Trump ever said. But if we look back at history, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt sold us out in the Helsinki Accord and his closest advisor Vasili Mitrokhin was a Soviet spy, yet the Democrats love FDR. Ford and Carter also had embarrassing moments with the Kremlin as well. Professor Paul Kengor of Grove City College, weighs in on the historical perspective of the US and Russia. He explains how the Left has always been weak on Russia and sometimes cozy with its communist ideology during the time of the Soviet Union. Also, the Democrats are in no position to criticize Trump, and of course Trump’s actions on Russia stand head and shoulders above Barack Obama's efforts. He’s arming the Ukrainians, which Obama refused to do. The Poles and the Czechs are getting their defense equipment and Patriot missiles, which Obama pulled. Crimea wasn’t annexed when Trump was president. It was annexed when Obama was president. Finally, Fox News Host and Author Judge Jeanine Pirro discusses her new book "Liars, Leakers, and Liberals: The Case Against the Anti-Trump Conspiracy."

On Monday’s Mark Levin Show, Russia did interfere with the 2016 election under the Obama administration, so why is President Trump taking more heat than Obama? The left is attacking Trump for not confronting Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, but was fine with Obama knowing about Russian interference and not doing anything about it. Trump is a victim of Russian interference, yet he is the target of a special counsel for collusion when the Obama administration should be investigated. President Trump has been tougher on Russia than Obama, Clinton, or either Bush yet he’s called weak by the media for not attacking Putin – is this a joke? Also, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called Israel the occupier of Palestine, only to later admit she knows nothing about the issue. This is the new face of the Democrat party according to Tom Perez. Later, Shelby Steele joined Mark on Live, Liberty, and Levin to discuss racial tension in America.