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A Reading of “Tom Paine, Liberty’s Hated Torchbearer” by George Ford Smith

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Why did one of America’s greatest champions of liberty become one of its most hated figures?
To accompany our recent reading of Common Sense and my conversation with George Ford Smith, I’m pleased to share this reading of his outstanding essay, “⁠Tom Paine, Liberty’s Hated Torchbearer.⁠”
Remembered as one of the architects of American independence, Paine’s story didn’t end with Common Sense. George traces Paine’s journey from the man whose words ignited a revolution to the political and cultural outcast who was smeared, abandoned, and largely erased from the nation’s memory.

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Thomas Paine: Liberty’s Hated Torchbearer w/ George Ford Smith

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We’ve all heard of Thomas Paine and think of him as instrumental in the founding of this country, but did you know he may well have been the most critical man alive at the time in fostering and shaping American independence? And what did he get for his efforts and fortitude? Listen and learn as George Ford Smith adds something of real value on the one and only semiquincentennial of our once great country.

Find George Ford Smith’s work:
https://mises.org/profile/george-ford-smith
Article Discussed:
⁠https://mises.org/mises-daily/thomas-paine-libertys-hated-torchbearer⁠

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Cognitive Dissidents: America at 250: From Republic to Technocracy

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Join the Cognitive Dissidents as they once again tackle the latest news stories in an effort to understand what the powers that be are really up to and how to prepare…forewarned is forearmed after all! On this week’s episode we cover: Trumpster’s Billions, Semiquincentennial Nothingburger, Hack Attack & Big Philanthropy as World Government, SCOTUS Geofencing Privacy FakeOut, Calling the Oil Crash (h/t PM), Robot Dogbite, Datacenter Diversion, To Bitcoin or Not To Bitcoin and more!!

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Cognitive Dissidents: Idiocracy USA & AI Replacement of Humanity

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Join the Cognitive Dissidents once again as they survey the ever-shifting landscape of current events, peeling back the layers of narrative to uncover the forces at work and the agendas driving them. This week, the Dissidents discuss data centers and human implants, RFK Jr.’s apparent embrace of a vaccine agenda, the seemingly staged feud between Trump and Bibi, the SpaceX IPO hype machine, the era of dumb money and even dumber data, and the uncanny parallels between Presidents Trump and Camacho.

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The Pope Ignores the AI Elephant in the Room

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The Pope’s first encyclical addresses AI and the threat it poses to humanity. The encyclical discusses the issues surrounding AI and recommends ways to deal with it going forward, but there is no mention whatsoever of the true origins of AI much less its purpose. Today I expose the origins of AI largely using its own words—it’s very simple where it came from and whence it continues to grow, but no mention of the that from the Vatican. Coming up in the next episode in this series, the purpose of AI and then the agenda revealed through the words of the Pope’s encyclical itself.

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The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine

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Written in the late 18th century, The Age of Reason remains as provocative and relevant as ever—challenging institutions, questioning authority, and encouraging individuals to think for themselves.

Whether you’re revisiting a classic or hearing it for the first time, this reading strips away the noise and lets Paine’s words speak directly—clear, bold, and unfiltered.

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Cognitive Dissidents: Cyber PolyTehran, Narrative Warfare, & Pope Trump

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We’re back with another episode of Cognitive Dissidents for our roundtable discussion where we track the descent into the abyss—one psyop at a time.

On the broader battlefield of narrative warfare—perception is power, information is weaponized, and truth is getting more difficult to pin down.

What does “Cyber PolyTehran” signal about the next phase of digital and geopolitical convergence?

And of course, there’s “Pope Trump.” Whether it’s meme, message, or something more intentional, join us as break down what it represents in the ongoing collision between politics, religion, and media theater.

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