The Social Contract with Joe Walsh

I sat down with writer and editor Ellie Leonard to discuss all things Epstein files, of which she’s devoted a lot of time to covering, and all things what it’s like becoming well known and developing a following on Substack. Ellie has grown a wonderful following based on her writing on Substack, and along with that growth has come plenty of haters from the cheap seats. This was a personal and real conversation. Check it out.

So Donald Trump Jr, who’s worth $300 million had a Russian oligarch who’s best friends with Putin pay for his wedding. An unthinkable act. A dangerous act. A treasonous act. But without a Congress, no big deal right? I mean, Jr’s daddy is a Russian asset, and I guess Americans don’t care?

That two day thing down in Dallas, whatever the heck it was, was all about hate, bigotry, fear and lies. But before you dismiss what Republicans just did down in Dallas, remember, in 2024 they ran on the same hate, bigotry, fear, and lies, and they won. To defeat Republicans in 2026, we need something more powerful than fear.

I sat down with long time political strategist, and former Republican, Reed Galen, to discuss his new effort “Civic Forum,” reaching and connecting with regular Americans outside the beltway, and what Democrats need to do to win beyond 2026. Interesting conversation.

He lies about everything, he engages in stolen valor repeatedly, he lie about what he did on 9/11, and we all scream “what a horrible person he is.” True. But who put that horrible person in power? Twice? Americans did. Your fellow citizens did. This whole Trump thing is about the American people. Not Trump.”

Look, Trump’s always been a horrible person, he’s always been a sociopath. But now he’s losing his mind. Rapidly. This is really bad. For America and for the entire free world. And because of what’s happening with Trump, every American is less safe and less secure. And the economy is a mess. It matters.