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The Edifice of Trust is a podcast that provides discussion and analysis of today’s current events from the perspective of America’s Founding Principles. Based on Enlightenment philosophy as espoused by John Locke and economic freedom as described by Adam Smith, the host, Victor Bolles, provides listeners a path toward understanding current events from these timeless principles. Many Americans believe that the country is moving in the wrong direction, the podcast tries to point out a new course that everyone can support.

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The Edifice of Trust is a podcast that provides discussion and analysis of today’s current events from the perspective of America’s Founding Principles. Based on Enlightenment philosophy as espoused by John Locke and economic freedom as described by Adam Smith, the host, Victor Bolles, provides listeners a path toward understanding current events from these timeless principles. Many Americans believe that the country is moving in the wrong direction, the podcast tries to point out a new course that everyone can support.

    He Must be Guilty of Something

    He Must be Guilty of Something

    The most recent of the many trials of former President Donald Trump by George Soros backed prosecutors will be going to the jury soon. But politically motivated show trials are usually associated with autocratic regimes, not with Western democracies. And if Democrats think that these trials have dampened the popularity of the former president, they need to need at the most recent polls. In this podcast, the Edifice of Trust host, Victor Bolles, will look at these trials and their impact on voters.

    • 8 min
    I Applaud Civil Disobedience - As Long as it is Civil

    I Applaud Civil Disobedience - As Long as it is Civil

    Civil disobedience is an activity unique to modern Western Civilization. But disobedience of the law has consequences and many people protesting unjust laws or unwise policies have had to make sacrifices. The anti-Israel protesters are not only defying the tradition of non-violent civil disobedience, they are trying to avoid the consequences of their actions. In this podcast, the Edifice of Trust host, Victor Bolles investigates the nature of civil disobedience and why the actions of the anti-Israel protesters do not meet the standard of civil disobedience.

    • 12 min
    Israel is not the Target

    Israel is not the Target

    City University of New York law professor Jeffrey Lax said it clearly in an interview with Stuart Varney on Fox Business news. He stated, referring to the anti-Israel protests, “This is not antisemitic, this is anti-American, this is anti-western culture, the jews are the low hanging fruit. Next is America, next is western culture.” In this podcast, the Edifice of Trust host, Victor Bolles, points out who is the real target of the anti-Israel protests.

    • 11 min
    The Specter of Nationalism

    The Specter of Nationalism

    Nationalism is on the rise across the globe – and Yoram Hazony thinks that’s a good thing. Mr. Hazony, Chairman of the Edmund Burke Foundation is a promoter of national conservatism and rejects the universal values such as the unalienable rights described in the Declaration of Independence. In this podcast, the edifice of Trust host, Victor Bolles, investigates the tenets of national conservatism and how it could impact the world around us.

    • 15 min
    Woke Pathology

    Woke Pathology

    American youth are in a mental health crisis. Rates of anxiety, depression and suicide are soaring ever since the introduction of the smart phone as documented by Jonathan Haidt in his new book, The Anxious Generation. Even worse, the pathologies of smart phone addiction mirror the pathologies of a woke ideology that has tightened its grip on American institutions in recent years. In this podcast, the Edifice of Trust host, Victor Bolles, investigates how this mass psychosis has spread and shows how our leadership seems powerless to help us.

    • 12 min
    Why Slavery?

    Why Slavery?

    Slavery has existed throughout human history and prehistory. But why? It all comes down to energy. Ancient humans only had the energy of their own body. The energy of slaves gave the slaveholder more power to do things for the benefit of him and his family. But slavery in America was different. In this podcast the Edifice of Trust host, Victor Bolles, explores why there is much less slavery in the modern world and why slavery in America was so different from anywhere else.

    • 12 min

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