2023 July 24 The Bryan Hyde Show

<p>I beat the drum a lot over free speech. The movement that is ramping up to first control free speech and then to eliminate it is gaining momentum. <a href="https://brownstone.org/articles/the-free-speech-scare/" target="_blank"><strong>Jeffrey A. Tucker brilliantly describes the free speech scare</strong></a> and what it entails.</p> <p>Call me a conspiracy nut if it makes you feel better but now that the FedNow program is officially launched, the danger of a central bank digital currency is much closer. <a href="https://www.lewrockwell.com/2023/07/daisy-luther/fednow-is-live-and-the-framework-is-in-place-for-cbdcs/" target="_blank"><strong>Daisy Luther has some great analysis as well as recommendations of what we can do</strong></a>.</p> <p>Last week&#39;s congressional hearing, in which RFK Jr. testified, was a sobering reminder of the contempt that the ruling class feels toward the First Amendment. <a href="https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/07/thorny_questions_how_the_democrats_and_media_enablers_censor_news.html" target="_blank"><strong>Clarice Feldman weighs in on &quot;thorny questions&quot; and how Democrats and media enables censor news</strong></a>. </p> <p>There&#39;s some remarkable grassroots journalism taking place in Northern Idaho right now thanks to Casey Whalen. Check out his article on how <a href="https://caseywhalen.substack.com/p/united-states-prepares-to-target" target="_blank"><strong>Marxist networks are playing footsie with state and federal law enforcement to target dissenting Americans</strong></a>.</p> <p><strong>Article of the Day</strong>:</p> <p>If you&#39;ve had an unsettled feeling about Fox News over the past few years, your instincts are correct. <a href="https://amgreatness.com/2023/07/23/fox-news-conservative-stance-belies-a-hidden-liberal-agenda/" target="_blank"><strong>Roger Kimball explains how Fox&#39;s conservative stance belies a much darker agenda</strong></a>.</p> <p>Sponsors:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://monticellocollege.org/" target="_blank"><stron