Topic: Donald Jeffries

The conversation shifts to the evolution of the term Deep State, which Lewis asserts existed long before the Trump presidency as a descriptor for the shadow government. They discuss how political polarization has caused former skeptics of alphabet agencies, such as JFK researchers, to now defend those same agencies. Lewis argues that political parties use emotionally charged opinions to manufacture truths that cater to the cognitive biases of the public.

Author Donald Jeffries joins the program to discuss his book, Survival of the Richest: How the Corruption of the Marketplace and the Disparity of Wealth Created the Greatest Conspiracy of All. Jeffries, who also wrote Hidden History and The Unreals, argues that the American economic system is fundamentally rigged for an elite class. The discussion focuses on how the "Big Machine" provides different education and tax advantages to the wealthy while insulating them from the general population.