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This week, Andrew Ferguson joins us on The Arena. We discuss the new SPLC indictment, Charlottesville’s legacy, the expanding power of federal agencies, the growth of the administrative state, and more. Don’t miss this discussion! 00:00 - Intro 00:35 - Bad Legal Takes! 00:49 - The SPLC Indictment and the Weaponization Claim 04:21 - Charlottesville: Astroturfed from the Start 08:52 - Delaney Hall and Manufactured Outrage 11:07 - The COVID Overreach We Haven't Reckoned With 16:46 - Organ Transplants and DEI Over Medical Need 21:46 - Andrew Ferguson Joins the Show 22:02 - What the FTC Is and Does 23:17 - Independent Agency or Executive Branch? 27:45 - The Progressive Dream and the Administrative State 33:43 - Civil Penalties vs. Criminal Power 37:59 - Consumer Protection as a Tool for Liberty 43:39 - Federal vs. State Enforcement 46:23 - Do Consent Decrees Deter? 49:10 - Cutting Anticompetitive Regulations 51:13 - The President’s Task Force to End Fraud 54:29 - Deterrence and Restoring Social Trust 57:08 - Outro

This week, Andrew Ferguson joins us on The Arena. We discuss the new SPLC indictment, Charlottesville’s legacy, the expanding power of federal agencies, the growth of the administrative state, and more. Don’t miss this discussion! 00:00 - Intro 00:35 - Bad Legal Takes! 00:49 - The SPLC Indictment and the Weaponization Claim 04:21 - Charlottesville: Astroturfed from the Start 08:52 - Delaney Hall and Manufactured Outrage 11:07 - The COVID Overreach We Haven't Reckoned With 16:46 - Organ Transplants and DEI Over Medical Need 21:46 - Andrew Ferguson Joins the Show 22:02 - What the FTC Is and Does 23:17 - Independent Agency or Executive Branch? 27:45 - The Progressive Dream and the Administrative State 33:43 - Civil Penalties vs. Criminal Power 37:59 - Consumer Protection as a Tool for Liberty 43:39 - Federal vs. State Enforcement 46:23 - Do Consent Decrees Deter? 49:10 - Cutting Anticompetitive Regulations 51:13 - The President’s Task Force to End Fraud 54:29 - Deterrence and Restoring Social Trust 57:08 - Outro

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1,421,802 views • 17 days ago

The Trump Administration shut down the border so effectively that nobody even talks about it anymore. "Just a year and a half ago, anybody could come in. Now, the border crossings are five or six every two weeks. As opposed to thousands every week." Acting AG Todd Blanche

The Trump Administration shut down the border so effectively that nobody even talks about it anymore. "Just a year and a half ago, anybody could come in. Now, the border crossings are five or six every two weeks. As opposed to thousands every week." Acting AG Todd Blanche

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124,813 views • 7 days ago

What happened when parents spoke out under the Biden Admin? Just look at the Garland memo. “We uncovered that it wasn’t just Biden’s FBI being sicced on concerned parents — but that they were also working with the Biden White House to coordinate ALL OF IT behind the scenes.”

What happened when parents spoke out under the Biden Admin? Just look at the Garland memo. “We uncovered that it wasn’t just Biden’s FBI being sicced on concerned parents — but that they were also working with the Biden White House to coordinate ALL OF IT behind the scenes.”

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893,234 views • 1 month ago

Some expected AAGHarmeetDhillon to work around the margins. But incremental change wasn’t good enough. “I accepted the challenge.”

Some expected AAGHarmeetDhillon to work around the margins. But incremental change wasn’t good enough. “I accepted the challenge.”

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352,713 views • 22 days ago

Under the Biden Administration, organ transplants could be awarded based on skin color. America First Legal fought back. “We filed a petition for rulemaking. It's really good to see that as of July, that's going to go away.”

Under the Biden Administration, organ transplants could be awarded based on skin color. America First Legal fought back. “We filed a petition for rulemaking. It's really good to see that as of July, that's going to go away.”

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123,407 views • 9 days ago

.Andrew Ferguson breaks down the government benefits fraud crisis: “We turn over trillions of our taxpayer dollars… to people we’ve never met who are in need. We set up these programs for a high-trust society. Huge swaths of the country are now taking advantage.”

.Andrew Ferguson breaks down the government benefits fraud crisis: “We turn over trillions of our taxpayer dollars… to people we’ve never met who are in need. We set up these programs for a high-trust society. Huge swaths of the country are now taking advantage.”

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157,382 views • 13 days ago

This week, AAGHarmeetDhillon joins us on The Arena. We discuss the Trump Administration’s overhaul of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, internal resistance, consent decrees, California’s defiance of SCOTUS, and more. Tune in! 00:00 - Intro 00:26 - Harmeet Dhillon Joins the Show 03:53 - How Do You Overhaul an Entrenched Civil Rights Division? 09:12 - Staff Departures and Internal Resistance 11:29 - Attorney Ethics and Leaks to the Media 16:26 - Dismantling Consent Decrees 20:08 - Schools, Parents’ Rights, and Gender Policy 24:01 - Why Is DEI Unconstitutional? 27:20 - Is the Second Amendment a Civil Right? 36:14 - Why Young Conservative Lawyers Should Enter Civil Rights 40:42 - How Do You Make Change Last? 46:44 - Closing Remarks with Harmeet Dhillon 47:31 - Bad Legal Takes! 53:08 - California Defies the Supreme Court on Parents’ Rights 56:25 - Outro

This week, AAGHarmeetDhillon joins us on The Arena. We discuss the Trump Administration’s overhaul of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, internal resistance, consent decrees, California’s defiance of SCOTUS, and more. Tune in! 00:00 - Intro 00:26 - Harmeet Dhillon Joins the Show 03:53 - How Do You Overhaul an Entrenched Civil Rights Division? 09:12 - Staff Departures and Internal Resistance 11:29 - Attorney Ethics and Leaks to the Media 16:26 - Dismantling Consent Decrees 20:08 - Schools, Parents’ Rights, and Gender Policy 24:01 - Why Is DEI Unconstitutional? 27:20 - Is the Second Amendment a Civil Right? 36:14 - Why Young Conservative Lawyers Should Enter Civil Rights 40:42 - How Do You Make Change Last? 46:44 - Closing Remarks with Harmeet Dhillon 47:31 - Bad Legal Takes! 53:08 - California Defies the Supreme Court on Parents’ Rights 56:25 - Outro

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266,602 views • 24 days ago

“By the 20th century, progressives decided that government in a complex, modern society is too complicated for the masses. The masses are grubby, dirty, and uneducated. They cannot actually govern themselves, and so they should not.” Andrew Ferguson on the deep state’s origins

“By the 20th century, progressives decided that government in a complex, modern society is too complicated for the masses. The masses are grubby, dirty, and uneducated. They cannot actually govern themselves, and so they should not.” Andrew Ferguson on the deep state’s origins

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144,715 views • 13 days ago

“So, if we need to commit crimes to create our utopia, it’s fine. It’s absolutely fine. That’s how they think. That’s Marxism.” Daniel Z. Epstein on leftist propaganda

“So, if we need to commit crimes to create our utopia, it’s fine. It’s absolutely fine. That’s how they think. That’s Marxism.” Daniel Z. Epstein on leftist propaganda

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88,294 views • 9 days ago

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