On today’s Radio Ranch Friday edition, I (with Brent Allan Winters) dig into a spirited, long-form conversation about power, policy, and first principles. We debate the Monroe Doctrine and current U.S. foreign policy, the Middle East and Cuba, and whether Washington is projecting strength or being captured by special interests. From there we pivot to Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments on birthright citizenship: what “subject to the jurisdiction” might mean, why common law and the 14th Amendment matter, and how landmark cases like Wong Kim Ark, Elk v. Wilkins, and Minor v. Happersett inform the stakes today. Along the way, Brent shares resources on common law (including his “winterized” Bible translation) and we set a bit of homework: listen to the Court’s arguments and come ready to discuss. We also touched on broadcast housekeeping and where to listen, plus tools we use to bring callers on-air. Whether you agreed or pushed back, thanks for showing up with tough questions and strong coffee—see you Monday for the debrief on the Court’s arguments and what they could mean for citizenship in America.

'Global Voice Radio Network': https://www.globalvoiceradio.net/

'Euro·Folk·Radio': https://eurofolkradio.com/

'Radio Soapbox (stream)': https://stream.radiosoapbox.com/

'FreeConferenceCall.com (platform used for live call‑ins)': https://www.freeconferencecall.com/en

'Brent Allan Winters – The Common Lawyer': https://commonlawyer.com/

'United States v. Wong Kim Ark (1898) – Opinion (LII)': https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/169/649

'Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) – Case summary (Oyez)': https://www.oyez.org/cases/1850-1900/60us393

'Marbury v. Madison (1803) – Case summary (Oyez)': https://www.oyez.org/cases/1789-1850/5us137

'Minor v. Happersett (1875) – Full text (LII)': https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/88/162

'Elk v. Wilkins (1884) – U.S. Reports (govinfo.gov)': https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USREPORTS-112/USREPORTS-112-94

'Downes v. Bidwell (1901) – Full text (FindLaw)': https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-supreme-court/182/244.html

'Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) – Case summary (Oyez)': https://www.oyez.org/cases/1850-1900/163us537

'YMCA of the USA (context for youth programs mentioned)': https://www.ymca.org/home

'Scouting America (Boy Scouts of America official site URL)': https://www.scouting.org/

'Camp Fire (formerly Camp Fire Girls)': https://campfire.org/

'Fort Massac State Park (Illinois DNR)': https://dnr.illinois.gov/parks/park.fortmassac.html

'Scott Ritter – Real Scott Ritter (Substack)': https://scottritter.substack.com/