Liberty and Prosperity

Seth Grossman

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  1. 3d ago

    Grossman: Story of Richard Somers, WPG Radio

    On the Hurley in the Morning radio program, Seth Grossman of Liberty and Prosperity discussed his ongoing efforts to keep the legacy of Naval Master Commandant Richard Somers alive. Grossman organizes an annual memorial event in Somers Point, New Jersey, and argues that Somers is an unjustly forgotten, early American hero whose history offers essential geopolitical lessons. The Barbary Wars and Richard Somers Historical Context: For centuries, Barbary corsairs raided ships and took enslaved captives, requiring nations—including the early United States—to pay costly tributes. The Mission: Refusing to continue appeasement, the U.S. Navy pushed into North Africa. On September 4, 1804, 26-year-old Richard Somers commanded the USS Intrepid, a captured vessel rigged as a floating bomb intended to enter Tripoli Harbor and destroy the enemy fleet. The Sacrifice: Somers and his 12-man volunteer crew died when the ship prematurely exploded. Despite the immediate mission's tragic end, American forces subsequently took the fight ashore, ultimately securing victory and ending the tribute payments. Grossman's Historical Parallels Grossman connects Somers's fight against the Barbary states directly to modern global conflicts, including the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. He contends that a long-term pattern of Western appeasement followed by armed response mirrors modern struggles against Islamic fundamentalism. In his view, radical factions—specifically the rise of Wahhabism in Saudi Arabia and the Taliban via Indian seminaries—exploited regional pushback, Western division, and subsequent oil wealth to foster global jihad. Grossman argues that understanding Somers's resolve against early militant threats is crucial for contemporary American civic education and foreign policy.

  2. 3d ago

    9.5.26 Seth Grossman WPG Radio

    9.5.26 Seth Grossman WPG Radio. Donald Trump and the Republican Party Grossman expresses concern over Donald Trump's rhetoric (e.g., claiming to be the greatest president, suggesting renaming landmarks, or proposing to acquire Greenland and Canada). This behavior alienates general voters and fractures the GOP between steadfast Trump supporters (estimated at two-thirds of the party) and the remaining third, weakening the party's ability to challenge Democrats. Richard Somers and Military Leadership Reflecting on an event honoring naval officer Richard Somers, Seth notes how the U.S. initially struggled in the 1804 war against the Barbary States until effective leadership empowered junior officers. Parallels are drawn to broader U.S. military history, arguing that military success requires removing ineffective peacetime bureaucrats and promoting decisive combat leaders, a practice allegedly neglected over the last 60 years. The historical victory reportedly influenced the Islamic world toward moderation under the Ottoman Empire, which later faced reactionary pushback from fundamentalists in Arabia after the 1938 discovery of oil funded extremist doctrines. Local Crime, Juvenile Offenses, and Corrections Frustration is raised over a fatal accident in Mays Landing caused by an 18-year-old in a stolen car who had evaded police for hours, highlighting a broader issue of juvenile offenders facing minimal consequences. The local juvenile detention facility in Harborfields holds only 27 inmates, which the speaker argues is insufficient to address repeat teen offenders. Several recent violent crimes and prison sentences in Atlantic City and surrounding areas are cited, questioning whether short sentences lead to rehabilitation or leave the public unsafe. The New Jersey Correctional Officers Union's concerns are highlighted regarding state laws restricting solitary confinement for "vulnerable" inmates, making it difficult to discipline prisoners who assault guards. Roots of Modern Anti-Semitism Seth Grossman argues that rising anti-Semitism stems from socialist ideology, driven by envy and zero-sum resentment of success, which has taken hold in universities and certain demographics. Modern education and culture are criticized for abandoning traditional virtues like critical thinking, discernment, and civility found in major religions in favor of tribalism and hostility. Extreme anti-Semitism from radical Islamists is described as stemming from theological ambitions for world domination and humiliation over their inability to conquer Israel despite its small size.

  3. Aug 29

    8.29.26 Seth Grossman WPG Radio. Remember Richard Somers on September 4. Antisemitism is a variant of socialism. 2 Needless Deaths in Mays Landing are more evidence of our broken democracy.

    On September 4, we remember Richard Somers the other 12 Americans who died in Tripoli, North Africa on September 4, 1804. Memorial (Sept 4): On September 11, we remember 3,000 Americans who died in New York, the Pentagon, and Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001. The story of Richard Somers tells us who attacked us on September 11, 2001, why they attacked us, and what we need to do to stop them from attacking us again. Read the Richard Somers story in last week's issue of the Shore Local newspaper. Click the following link to read it online: Use this week's Shore Local to share the story of Richard Somers. - Liberty and Prosperity Antisemitism is a strain of socialism. Both are based on envy. Both claim that successful people have "too much" because they "oppress" or "exploit" those with too little. Both blame others for every problem in their lives and every evil in the world rather than working to make their own lives better. https://youtu.be/_n5dtHlJ2XY?si=BrhVkBZyQXhzuY0B Two good people were killed in Mays Landing last Saturday because we have allowed our democracy to become totally useless and dysfunctional. President Trump created $10 trillion of our $40 trillion federal government debt. He didn't have to do that. He had choices. Why did the pro-Israel "AIPAC" lobby help defeat Tom Massie? Massie is a fiscal conservative and longtime member of the Freedom Caucus who tried to cut spending and balance the budget. Short answer: President Trump hated Massie and wanted to get him out of Congress.  It is now normal for almost every organized lobbying group to help elect bad politicians and defeat good ones so they can get what they want from the government. EDITED TRANSCRIPT OF SETH GROSSMAN RADIO INTERVIEW WITH JOHN DEMASI ON AUGUST 29, 2026: SETH GROSSMAN:  This Friday, September 4, we'll hold a ceremony, - at the park by the library in Somers - Point, - at Shore Road across the street from Charlie's - Bar. - To remember Richard Somers, our local hero from Somers Point. He died on September 4, 1804, in Tripoli, North Africa. He fighting in America's first foreign war against Islamic terror. The full story of Richard Somers is published on Page 8 of this week's edition of Shore Local, a free newspaper in the area. Morton Klein, the President of the ZOA, the Zionist Organization of America will be speaking at 7pm  this Sunday night at the Rodef Sholom Synagogue at Plaza Place and Atlantic Avenue, in Atlantic City. According to the flyers, he will be talking about how to fight antisemitism, and the propaganda lies against Israel.   Unfortunately, most Jewish organizations that claim to fight antisemitism make the problem worse. That is because they seem more interested - in keeping their stupid rainbow, - leftist coalition together so we keep electing Democrats. They are not protecting Jews. JOHN DEMASI:  What is the reason? Why is there so much antisemitism? - I know you could talk for an hour - about this, but what do you know about it? SETH GROSSMAN:  In my opinion, socialism is the main cause of antisemitism, that is hatred of Jews and we have more socialism than ever in America today.  Socialism is built on two basic ideas. One is envy and jealousy. Socialism tells people if they don't have what they want in their lives, it is because a small group of rich, powerful people took it away. It promotes the idea that too many people have too little because one small group has too much. It also teaches people to blame and hate a small group of other people for every problem or evil in the world, instead of taking responsibility and working to make thins better. Once you have that mentality, it is very easy to get to antisemitism.  That is, blame Jews for everything that is bad in the world. That is because for years, Jews have been very successful in free societies like Europe and America. Jews are taught since childhood to read, and study, and learn, and share information with others. Those are skills that help you succeed in free societies. And then, most Jewish organizations make this problem work. When these Jewish organizations claim they are fighting antisemitism, they rarely attack the Communists and the socialists who are the worst Jew haters. They instead falsely blame people they call "white supremacists" or "right wing extremists."  But they really attack many good Christians, conservatives, Republicans and of course, President Trump.  And when you falsely blame good people for being antisemites, you are going to make many of them angry. The truth is that in real life, you don't have classes of bad people oppressing and exploiting good people. Most real people have good and bad within them.  Very often, mostly bad people will do good things, and mostly good people will do bad things. The key to life is critical thinking, good judgment, discernment, wisdom.   At one time, Americans were very good at that. The most important story is this.  Two good people were killed in Mays Landing last Saturday because we are unwilling and unable to lock up criminals, especially teenage criminals who bully people, attack people, rob people, and kill people. At about 3:30 AM early last Saturday morning, in the middle of the night, four teenagers from Atlantic City - stole a big, expensive $200,000 SUV in Longport. When they were approached by the Longport police, they drove away over the Longport Bridge towards Somers Point at a very high rate of speed. -The ended up on Route 50 in Mays Landing.  They were speeding. They crossed over and drove on the wrong side of the road. They ran head on into a couple driving in the opposite direction. It was at Route 50 and 3rd Street, right in the middle of Mays Landing. They killed Alice Stillwell - and Robert Barr, both of Egg Harbor Township.  We posted the whole story on our website - under the title, - I I believe that the title was, - something like, - two two here it is. Teens - caught and released twice in Atlantic City - till two in Mays Landing. - And when you look at the video - of just, you must had a huge SUV. - I think it was a $280,000, - car, Mercedes, - SUV. - Well, it must have been going 70 or - 80 miles an hour, - swerves into the oncoming lane - and hits these poor people. You see they - never had a chance. The absolute horror. - And if you don't already know how evil - and dysfunctional - the politics and government of this country have - become, - the senseless death of these two people should - wake you up, - but I'm not so sure. - Because - what led to the deaths of Alice Stillwell - and Robert Barr - have been going on for fifty years. And - I just don't have time to discuss the - details, but let's just talk about the the - main points. Number one, for the past sixty - five years, - black Americans and the rest of us have - been fed this fake black history instead of - real American history. - And the fake black history tells us that - every problem, every failure in the black community - is the fault of white racism. - Therefore, black teachers, black parents, black leaders, or - black anybody - has no responsibility - whatsoever for their actions - responsibility - for raising their children. Number three. We have - schools that spend $25,000 - a year that teach these kids absolutely no - skills, - no discipline, - no sense of controlling yourself, - knows living in a civilized - society. All they're taught is anger and hate - and blame somebody else for everything wrong in - your life and and to have this, chip - on your shoulder. - Number four. We have a culture that makes - police - more afraid of criminals - than criminals are afraid of police. - Now I don't know the details of this - case, but it seems that groups of teenagers - in Atlantic City - had been stealing, - very expensive high end cars in Longport - and other rich down beach neighborhoods for months. - And one of the teens, the one that - killed Alice Stilwell and Robert Barr, one of - the four teens in in that car because - we don't really know who was driving that - car. - He was arrested and released twice for stealing - cars - just in the past two months. Jeez. And - how did this happen? - Were the Longport police afraid to confront a - black teenager walking around the neighborhood in the - middle of the night? - Were they afraid that they'd be sued for - profiling? - Because that's that's what it is. Remember walking - by while black, driving by while black? - We we convinced these police officers - that they make one mistake - and their career, their lives are over. They're - ruined. And so when they they see stuff - that is suspicious that you ought to investigate, - they don't, - because we don't support police - who who do who are proactive. - And of course, what happened when they Long - Port Police at I guess it was 03:30 - in the morning, - saw the fourteens, - in the car acting, - suspiciously. I don't know if they were speeding - or ran through a stop sign or a - red light. - Heck, I know what happens to me if - I run a red light in Longport. - If I run a stop sign in Longport, - heck, if I go more than 35 miles - an hour in Longport, you know, they're - I I get pulled over. - But for whatever reason, these four teams, they - just took off at 03:30 in the morning. - And, - according to the reports in the paper, the - Long Port Police say, well, they went they - went away. - Doesn't say any sign of a pursuit and - that's probably - it is, those, four teens end up in - Mays Landing four hours later, - 07:45. - The Hamilton Township Police, see them, - follow them, but it's too late. The the - teens had speeded up. They were going 70 - to 80 miles an hour. And, by time - the Hamilton police got there minutes later, - you know, two people were dead. - So, - that that's what we have. -

  4. Aug 22

    8.22.26 Seth Grossman WPG Radio. Richard Somers Day on Sept. 4, “Reparations” in Quaker NJ?, $40 Trillion Debt, Eternal Life through Jihad

    Remember Richard Somers on September 4, the day he died in Tripoli in 1804. EDITED TRANSCRIPT OF SETH GROSSMAN INTERVIEW WITH JOHN DEMASI ON WPG TALK RADIO, 95.5FM 1450AM:  August 22, 2026 1. Ceremony to remember Richard Somers on September 4 is as important as remembering September 11. 2. Our book 1676 Project explains why "reparations" in New Jersey is ridiculous. 3. Trump added $10 trillion to create America's $40 trillion national debt. 4. Jihad is only certain way to guarantee forgiveness of sin and eternal life in Paradise. 5. When America was great, people were free to decide what to build on their own land. SETH GROSSMAN: Richard Somers, who was born in Somers Point, New Jersey, died in Tripoli, in North Africa, on September 4, 1804. He died in America's first foreign war. He died fighting the same people who did the same thing to Americans that the Iranians, the Houtis, and the Islamic State ISIS people are doing to Americans right now. Every year on September 4, we celebrate how that sacrifice made by Richard Somers, and all 12 men on his ship, Intrepid, and the American Marines who later went to the Shores of Tripoli kept Americans safe around the world for the next 150 years. When you learn the story of Richard Somers, you understand that the reason we have terrorism and war, and riots and chaos around the world today is because Americans have stopped doing what Richard Somers and those other young Americans did all the time back in 1804. We need to tell that story to more people. We need more people to learn that lesson.  Our ceremony to remember Richard Somers and to tell that story will be one week from next Friday, September 4. It will be at 10 in the morning, the Friday before Labor Day. The details are posted on our Liberty and Prosperity.com website. Only a few dozen people will be with us to remember Richard Somers. A lot more people will be at ceremonies to remember the attacks on America that happened on September 11, 2001. However, if you had a choice of going to just one of those events, you will draw a lot more useful lessons from our ceremony to remember Richard Somers.  Here's why. The story of Richard Somers explains who attacked, and kidnapped and murdered Americans back in 1804, and why they did it. It also explains what we had to do, and what we did to stop them. Some 3,000 Americans were attacked and murdered on September 11, 2001 by those very same people.  And yet hardly any of the ceremonies to remember the victims of September 11, 2001 say a word about who killed them, why they killed them, or what we need to do to stop them from killing Americans again. em say nothing about who killed them, why they killed those Americans, and what we need to do to stop them from attacking us again and killing more Americans. However, all of those questions are answered when you learn the story of Richard Somers 2. Our 1676 Project history book explains why "reparations" in New Jersey are ridiculous. JOHN DEMASI:  You know, I had never heard of Richard  Somers  until you came along. And I guess a lot of people are in the same boat. SETH GROSSMAN: Absolutely. But yet every American once knew all about Richard Somers. Every American school child, who passed the fourth or fifth grade  was once taught about Richard Somers. But after 1940, we started to change what we teach our kids in public school. And today, after 80 years of this, hardly any Americans even heard of Richard Somers. And it's not just about Richard Somers. I just published a whole history book about how New Jersey got started. The book is called 1676 Project: How New Jersey Shaped America. At one time, almost every story in that book was taught to every American by the 8th grade.  And today hardly any of those stories are even mentioned in college, let alone public school. We Americans pay a price for not knowing our history.  Right now, our New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill and the Democrats in the State Legislature are talking about forcing every taxpayer in New Jersey to pay an extra tax to pay for so-called reparations to the descendants of Blacks who were slaves more than 160 years ago. You can't understand how outrageous and ridiculous this is if you don't know the history of New Jersey. That is because slavery was normal all over the world for 10,000 years. And it was Christians in America and in Britain who ended it. And the center of the movement to end slavery was right here in South Jersey. So to force people in South Jersey to pay for something we worked and sacrificed so hard to get rid of is absolutely ludicrous!  However, nobody knows that because they don't know the history. It's not being taught in schools. They're teaching our kids a fake history instead. And that's why I keep talking about my book, 1676 Project. I hate to always be plugging my own book, but this is why it's so important. 3. Trump added $10 trillion to create America's $40 trillion national debt. Above Image: Gamie Tumbling Tower Drinking Game. Each player tries to make the tower higher by removing a block from the bottom and placing it on top. At some point, the tower collapses. SETH GROSSMAN: In your opening monologue, you were talking about President Trump. It is true that if you have been watching MSNOW, CNN or any of the broadcast networks, or reading the Philadelphia Inquirer or any of the Democrat media, you know that they are all claiming that President Trump and his family are getting rich from insider trading. That is all they talked about last week. However, if you have been following conservatives and Republicans on social media, like X, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, they have been talking about something else. - that's all they're talking about is, - you know, President Trump enriching himself from insider - trading. - And that's, you know, that's what they're focused on. But if you have been looking at -what leading conservative and Republican influencers have been posting on social media like X, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube you will notice that they were talking about something else--the national debt. Last week, the federal government announced that that it now owes $40 trillion on its credit card. That's 40,000 billion dollars. I talked about this a little bit last week. But this is an absolute, fundamental disaster. You cannot defend this. You cannot excuse this. You simply cannot protect America and our freedom against communists, socialists, Muslims, or anybody else when you screw up the economy this bad. And we also cannot deny that President is responsible for this. Of that $40 trillion debt, $10 trillion, that is one fourth of it, came from President Trump's six years in office. And he still has two more years to go! You can't blame Democrats for this, because President Trump could have stopped this.  He had Elon Musk and all of his cutting edge technology on board. And Elon Musk identified every specific area where billions of dollars was bing stolen and where billions of dollars were being wasted, or spent on stuff government has no business doing. And what did Trump do? Trump sided with the swamp and got rid of Elon Musk. - So you can't blame the Democrats for that. And really, you can't blame Congress for that. Let's look where all that federal money is going. You see it openly announced in the newspaper every single day. Yesterday, the Press of Atlantic City said federal funds are paying for new tennis courts in Atlantic City. Four million dollars of federal funds are fixing up the Boardwalk in Wildwood. Federal funds paid to pave Atlantic Avenue in Atlantic City, Margate and Longport, and West Avenue in Ocean City. Millions of dollars of federal funds are fixing up Lucy the Elephant in Margate.  Federal funds are paying to pump sand in front of million dollar homes in Ocean City and Strathmere. And of course. And of course, a half million dollars of federal funds gave 52 lucky families in Atlantic City $10,000 in so-called scholarships. Now our Congressman is Jeff Van Drew. And I think he is the best Congressman we can have and he is doing an outstanding job in so many ways. But suppose he started voting against having the federal government spend all this money in the district. He's have about as much chance of winning the next election as me! Everybody thinks that if the federal government spends money here, somebody else is paying for it. They forget that we had 535 elected  members of Congress. We have a President, 100 Senators, and 435 members of the House. And they all need campaign money and they all need votes.  And they all  have to buy the votes and money the need to get elected by having the federal government pay for all of this fraud, all of this waste, and all of these local and private things that the federal government has no business doing. There's only one person who can possibly put an end to this.  And that's the President. Trump is the only person who can bring sanity back to federal spending. But the President is doing nothing. He isn't even saying anything about it. Even worse, he is supporting awful candidates for Congress who are behind this reckless spending, and he is going out of his way to defeat good, principled, responsible members of Congress who are trying to get this spending under control  He got Tom Massie defeated in Kentucky and Bob Good in Virginia. And he is supported awful candidates like Byron Donalds in Florida, and Lindsey Graham's sister in South Carolina, and he did everything he could to defeat good conservative.  Almost all of Trump's endorsements are for swamp critters who are have been corrupting and bankrupting this country for years. The best I can say is what that great Republican President, Warren Harding, said more than a hundred years ago:  "My enemies, I can lick my enemies any day of the week. But my friends,...

  5. Aug 16

    8.14.26 Brian Fitzherbert WOND Radio

    Economic Pressures and Governance Cost of Living and Immigration: Brian argues that the rising cost of living—affecting housing, healthcare, and insurance—is fundamentally driven by excess demand fueled by illegal immigration, pushing younger generations toward socialism out of frustration with market conditions. Domestic Policy Critiques: Democratic social programs, particularly the Affordable Care Act, are criticized as costly failures, while Trump administration enforcement actions (such as ICE operations) are defended as necessary legal enforcement. Cultural and Political Polarization Partisan Tribalism: Both speakers lament "team-based" political mindsets that overlook radicalism, poor policy, or moral failings in favor of political power. Social and Legal Debates: The discussion touches on public glorification of criminals (referencing Luigi Mangione), criticisms of late-term abortion legislation in states like Massachusetts, and progressive social agendas in state leadership. Transgender Policies in Sports: Anne and Brian strongly oppose transgender women competing in biological women’s sports, citing the WNBA, fairness in athletic scholarships, and biological definitions of sex, while characterizing youth gender transitions as a failure of parental duty. Foreign Policy and Global Security Iran and the Strait of Hormuz: The blockade and disruption of shipping lanes by Iran and allied groups are highlighted as major threats to global energy supplies and domestic fuel prices. Brian suggests former President Trump would prioritize decisive national security deterrence over political fallout, drawing analogies to historic military ultimatums. Allied Defense and NATO: Frustration is voiced over allied dependency on U.S. defense, reiterating calls for NATO members to meet their required 2% GDP defense spending thresholds. Defense Technology and Ukraine: Ukraine is characterized as an active proving ground for modern military technology, particularly unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) and adapted weapons systems, which global allies in the Pacific (such as Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea) are closely monitoring.

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