The Last Free American
The Last Free American
Steve
Commentary on the current moment. The Last Free American; speaking to you from the great PNW; the heart of the free world. This is a mostly peaceful podcast on the current status of the American experience and the future of the American dream. If you like strong opinions and straight talk, or if you need some inspiration in the new abnormal, you've come to the right place.
340. When He Cheats, Blame Him. When She Cheats, Blame Him Too.
An editorial examination of the cultural double standard surrounding infidelity, accountability, and relationships. When a wife cheats, society often searches for the husband’s failures. When a husband cheats, society searches for his character defects. This episode asks why personal responsibility seems to disappear whenever holding a woman accountable becomes uncomfortable.
Jun 25
20 min
339. No Sacred Cows: Heresy, Religion, Rumors, and Power
In this deliberately incendiary episode, Steve challenges several of modern America’s most protected beliefs. He examines transgender ideology through a Christian spiritual lens, argues that troubling doctrines and historical precedents within Islam deserve direct scrutiny, discusses the persistent speculation surrounding Michelle Obama’s sex, and explains his provocative claim that Donald Trump lacks the ruthless authoritarian resolve his supporters sometimes expect from him. This is an uncompromising editorial about identity, religion, political power, censorship, and the subjects Americans are increasingly told they aren’t permitted to question.
Jun 22
19 min
338. The House We Burn With Our Own Hands
A sharp editorial on cultural ingratitude, government greed, weak institutions, emasculated men, civilizational decay, and the dangerous consequences of shaming the very people who built and protected the country.
Jun 18
28 min
337. The Wound Beneath the Movement
A reflective editorial on childhood trauma, family breakdown, mental health, and the danger of turning wounded people into political symbols instead of helping them heal. Based on a JAMA Psychiatry study using 2019 CDC survey data, which found major disparities in adverse childhood experiences among LGBQ adults compared with heterosexual adults. 
Jun 17
37 min
336. The Numbers They Don’t Want in the Same Conversation
A hard look at race, abortion, homicide, history, and selective outrage in America — not to excuse anything, not to condemn whole groups of people, but to ask why some statistics are repeated endlessly while others are treated like forbidden knowledge.
Jun 16
35 min
335. The Questions We're Not Supposed to Ask
Why are some ideas endlessly scrutinized while others seem protected from examination? In this episode, I reflect on what happens when curiosity becomes controversial and why a free society should never be afraid of difficult questions.
Jun 14
32 min
334. The Melting Pot or the Fracture Line?
For decades, Americans and Europeans were told that multiculturalism would make society richer, stronger, and more enlightened. The idea sounded noble: bring together people from different cultures, traditions, religions, and backgrounds, and a better society would emerge naturally. But what if that's not what happened? What if a nation requires more than geography and economics to survive? What if shared values matter more than shared borders? In this episode, I explore the argument that multiculturalism, while perhaps well-intentioned, may be creating the very divisions it promised to eliminate.
Jun 14
28 min
333. Random Thoughts
Just some random thoughts on "the passing scene."
Jun 12
20 min
332. Not Race. Rules.
In this episode, Steve, The Last Free American, argues that Western civilization isn’t built on skin color, tribal identity, or collective shame. It’s built on law, individual responsibility, guilt for what we do, and the moral courage to judge acts as acts — not as racial symbols in a tribal war.
Jun 10
34 min
331. The Greed We Never Talk About
We're constantly told to fear corporate greed, billionaire greed, and the greed of successful people. But what about the one institution that can legally take your money, seize your property, regulate your life, and imprison you if you refuse to comply? In this episode, Steve explores the kind of greed nobody in power wants to discuss: government greed. What happens when the servant starts acting like the master? What happens when citizens become taxpayers first and free people second?
Jun 9
30 min
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