The Bob Harden Show

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Thursday's show, we discuss the pause on funding from USAID, and we visit with Founder and CEO of the Florida Citizens Alliance Keith Flaugh about proposed legislation to keep pornographic material out of Florida Public Schools. We visit with Michael Cannon, Director of Health Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, about fraud and abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid programs and the mission of DOGE. We visit with Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. George Markovich about the current opportunity to expand America “health span” and the work of RFK, Jr. We also visit with the former Mayor of Naples, Bill Barnett. We have terrific guests scheduled for Friday's show including Senior Legal Fellow with the Pacific Legal Foundation William Yeatman, Senior Editor for the Foundation for Economic Education Patrick Carroll, and author and Professor Larry Bell. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Wednesday's show, we continue our discussion of the most important cases to be reviewed by the Supreme Court in 2025 with Cato Institute Chairman Emeritus Bob Levy. Professor and author Andrew Joppa and I discuss a variety of issues including Trump's accomplishments in his first two weeks in office, his effective use of tariffs in international negotiations, Trump's meeting with Netanyahu and his proposal for Gaza, and the success of his cabinet nominees. Please join us on Thursday's show. We'll visit with Co-Founder of the Florida Citizens Alliance Keith Flaugh, Cato Institute's Michael Cannon, Dr. George Markovich, and Mayor Bill Barnett. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Tuesday's show, we visit with our Florida State Senator Kathleen Passidomo, about the “dust up” between the Governor and the Florida Legislators over the Special Legislative Session. Senior Economist with the Competitive Enterprise Institute Ryan Young and I discuss tariffs, trade deficits, and the proposed U. S. Sovereign Wealth Fund. We discuss problems with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with John Berlau with CEI. We also visit Linda Harden about Trump, government waste, tariffs, and the velocity of the news cycle. Please join us tomorrow when we visit with Chairman Emeritus of Cato Institute Bob Levy and Professor Andrew Joppa. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Monday's show, we discuss current global events including Trump tariffs and and developments in Israel, Congo and Rwanda with Marc Schulman, the Founder and Publisher of HistoryCentral.com. We visit with Senior Editor for the American Institute for Economic Research Jon Miltimore about the loss of security clearances by the 51 signees of the “Russian Disinformation” letter about Hunter Biden's laptop. We also visit with author and former Barron's Washington Bureau Chief, Jim McTague, about the expansion of the White House Press Passes to podcasters and other alternative news outlets. We have terrific guests for tomorrow's show including Florida State Senator Kathleen Passidomo, Boo Mortenson, and Linda Harden. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Friday's show, we visit with Senior Legal Fellow with Pacific Legal Foundation William Yeatman about Trump's legislative strategy with a thin GOP majority in the House. We visit with Steven Sund, the Chief of the Capitol Police on January 6, 2021, about the events of that day and his book, “Courage Under Fire.” Patrick Carroll, Editor of FEE.org and I discuss the mythical and real causes of inflation. Professor Larry Bell and I discuss the importance of Air Traffic Controllers and the tragic fatal crash in in Washington, D.C. We have terrific guests on Monday's show including historian and founder of historycentral.com Marc Schulman, columnist Jon Miltimore, and author Jim McTague. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Thursday's show, we visit with Founder and CEO of the Florida Citizens Alliance Keith Flaugh about Florida's Special Legislative Session and about Trump's Executive Order in support of school choice. We visit with Michael Cannon, Director of Health Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, about RFK, Jr., the nominee for the Secretary of the Department Health and Human Services. We visit with Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, the Founder of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy about the situation in Syria, the situation in Israel, and RFK, Jr.'s nomination. We also visit with the former Mayor of Naples, Bill Barnett. We have terrific guests scheduled for Friday's show including Senior Legal Fellow with the Pacific Legal Foundation William Yeatman, the former Chief of the Capitol Police on January 6, 2021 Steve Sund, Senior Editor for the Foundation for Economic Education Patrick Carroll, and author and Professor Larry Bell. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Wednesday's show, we continue our discussion of the most important cases to be reviewed by the Supreme Court in 2025 with Cato Institute Chairman Emeritus Bob Levy. Professor and author Andrew Joppa and I discuss a variety of issues including Trump's accomplishments in his first days in office, his effective use of tariffs in international negotiations, RFK, Jr.'s consideration as Secretary of Health and Human Services, the “down ballot” results in the 2024 elections, and the death of “DEI.” Please join us on Thursday's show. We'll visit with Co-Founder of the Florida Citizens Alliance Keith Flaugh, Cato Institute's Michael Cannon, the Founder of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy Dr. Zuhdi Jasser, and Mayor Bill Barnett. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Tuesday's show, we visit with author and former Secret Service Agent Tom Sloan about his book, Bratva's Revenge" and the appointment of Sean Curran as the head of Secret Service. We discuss anti-Semitism and the Holocaust with Boo Mortenson. We also visit Linda Harden about Trump, taxes, tariffs, and the velocity of the news cycle. Please join us tomorrow when we visit with Chairman Emeritus of Cato Institute Bob Levy and Professor Andrew Joppa. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Monday's show, we discuss current global events including the recognition of National Holocaust Day and developments in Israel, Germany, and China with Marc Schulman, the Founder and Publisher of HistoryCentral.com. We visit with Senior Editor for the American Institute for Economic Research Jon Miltimore about the role bureaucracies played in fueling the California wildfires. We also visit with author and former Barron's Washington Bureau Chief, Jim McTague, about public reaction to Trump's first week in office. We have terrific guests for tomorrow's show including Florida State Senator Kathleen Passidomo, Boo Mortenson, author Tom Sloan, and Linda Harden. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Friday's show, we visit with Senior Legal Fellow with Pacific Legal Foundation William Yeatman about the “shock and awe”start to Trump's administration, and we discuss progress on Trump's nominees. We visit with Bob Woodson, Founder of the Woodson Center, about building stronger communities in the age of DOGE. Vice President Michael O'Neill of the Landmark Legal Foundation and I discuss the Supreme Court and the situation with Tik Tok. Professor Larry Bell and I discuss Trump's leadership and its positive impact it's already having on so many fronts. We have terrific guests on Monday's show including historian and founder of historycentral.com Marc Schulman, columnist Jon Miltimore, and author Jim McTague. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Thursday's show, we visit with Ryan Kennedy with the Florida Citizens Alliance, about purpose of next week's Special Legislative Session called by Governor DeSantis. We visit with Michael Cannon, Director of Health Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, about Trump's Executive Order to end out membership in the World Health Organization. Senior Economist with the Competitive Enterprise Institute Ryan Young and I discuss interest rates, tariffs and regulations under President Trump. We also visit with the former Mayor of Naples, Bill Barnett. We have terrific guests scheduled for Friday's show including Senior Legal Fellow with the Pacific Legal Foundation William Yeatman, Community Activist Bob Woodson of the Woodson Center, Landmark Legal Foundation Vice President Michael O'Neill, and author and Professor Larry Bell. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Wednesday's show, we discuss a few of the most important cases to be reviewed by the Supreme Court in 2025 with Cato Institute Chairman Emeritus Bob Levy. Professor and author Andrew Joppa and I discuss a variety of issues including Trump's first days in office, “birthright citizenship,” both Biden and Trump pardons, and Trump's agenda. Please join us on Thursday's show. We'll visit with Co-Founder and CEO of the Florida Citizens Alliance Pastor Rick Stevens, Cato Institute's Michael Cannon, CEI Senior Economist Ryan Young, and Mayor Bill Barnett. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Tuesday's show, we visit with our Florida State Senator Kathleen Passidomo about the special legislative session called by Governor DeSantis in January, and we get her thoughts on yesterday's Inauguration. We discuss our fondness of “the good old days” with Boo Mortenson. We also visit Linda Harden about highlights from Trump's Inauguration and the introduction of the “Golden Age” of America. Please join us tomorrow when we visit with Chairman Emeritus of Cato Institute Bob Levy and Professor Andrew Joppa. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Monday's show, we discuss current global events including the Supreme Court's decision on Tik Tok and developments in Israel, Korea, and Ukraine with Marc Schulman, the Founder and Publisher of HistoryCentral.com. We visit with Senior Editor for the American Institute for Economic Research Jon Miltimore about unionization at Starbuck's and the role of the National Labor Relations Board. We also visit with author and former Barron's Washington Bureau Chief, Jim McTague, about the transition of power and the Inauguration. We have terrific guests for tomorrow's show including Florida State Senator Kathleen Passidomo, Boo Mortenson, President of Less Government Seton Motley, and Linda Harden. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Friday's show, we visit with Senior Legal Fellow with Pacific Legal Foundation William Yeatman about Biden's final week and farewell address, and we update the Senate approval process for Trump's nominees. We visit with CEO Steve Brooder of St. Matthews House about this year's expanded “Naples Automotive Experience.” Florida State Director of Americans for Prosperity Skyler Zander and I discuss Ashley Moody's appointment to the U.S. Senate, and we discuss AFP's nation-wide effort to support Trump's tax cuts. Professor Larry Bell and I discuss Trump's leadership and its positive impact it's already having on so many fronts. We have terrific guests on Monday's show including historian and founder of historycentral.com Marc Schulman, columnist Jon Miltimore, and author Jim McTague. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Thursday's show, we visit with Co-Founder of the Florida Citizens Alliance Pastor Rick Stevens, about the need to update student testing, the success of “micro schools,” and the FCA Gala on March 7 featuring Glenn Beck. We visit with the President of Less Government Seton Motley about tariffs and the “External Revenue Service.” We also visit with the former Mayor of Naples, Bill Barnett. We have terrific guests scheduled for Friday's show including Senior Legal Fellow with the Pacific Legal Foundation William Yeatman, Steve Brooder from St. Matthews House, Skyler Zander from Americans for Prosperity, and author and Professor Larry Bell. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Tuesday's show, we visit with our Florida State Senator Kathleen Passidomo about the special legislative session called by Governor DeSantis in January. We continue our conversation with Boo Mortenson about the concept of creating a “Premortem” as substitution for unproductive New Year's resolutions. The President of Less Government Seton Motley and I discuss the Fed and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. We also visit Linda Harden about California's response to the wildfires as well as the plans for Trump's Inauguration. Please join us tomorrow when we visit with Chairman Emeritus of Cato Institute Bob Levy and Professor Andrew Joppa. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Monday's show, we discuss current global events including developments in China, Israel, Ukraine, Venezuela, and Germany with Marc Schulman, the Founder and Publisher of HistoryCentral.com. We visit with Senior Editor for the American Institute for Economic Research Jon Miltimore about the real reasons for problems in securing homeowners' insurance in California. We also visit with author and former Barron's Washington Bureau Chief, Jim McTague, about our current preparedness for providing leadership on the world stage. We have terrific guests for tomorrow's show including Florida State Senator Kathleen Passidomo, Boo Mortenson, President of Less Government Seton Motley, and Linda Harden. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Friday's show, we visit with Senior Legal Fellow with Pacific Legal Foundation William Yeatman, about legislative priorities for the 119th Congress, Speaker Johnson's election, and “Trump lawfare.” We visit with Faith Burns from Americans for Prosperity about Biden's attempts to shut down Trump's American energy goals. Vice President of Landmark Legal Foundation Michael O'Neill and I discuss key cases reviewed this term by the Supreme Court. Professor Larry Bell and I discuss Joe Biden's willingness to sweep aside optics to reward crime and offensive behavior. We have terrific guests on Monday's show including historian and founder of historycentral.com Marc Schulman, columnist Jon Miltimore, and author Jim McTague. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Thursday's show, we visit CEO and Co-Founder of the Florida Citizens Alliance Keith Flaugh, about their process for evaluating public education legislation and some goals for the upcoming legislative session. Director of Health Policy Studies at Cato Institute Michael Cannon and I discuss property losses in the California wildfires and the government mismanagement of the insurance market. We visit with the Resident of Less Government Seton Motley about the federal budget and the need to return to “regular order.” We also visit with the former Mayor of Naples, Bill Barnett. We have terrific guests scheduled for Friday's show including Senior Legal Fellow with the Pacific Legal Foundation William Yeatman, Faith Burns from Americans for Prosperity, Mike O'Neill from Landmark Legal Foundation, and author and Professor Larry Bell. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Wednesday's show, we continue the discussion of executive powers granted to the President by the Constitution with Cato institute Chairman Emeritus Bob Levy. Professor and author Andrew Joppa and I discuss a variety of issues including the transition to the Trump presidency, the “death” of Europe, the release of GITMO prisoners, and the futile use of January 6, 2021 by Democrats. Please join us on Thursday's show. We'll visit with Co-Founder and CEO of the Florida Citizens Alliance Keith Flaugh, Cato Institute's Michael Cannon, Less Government President Seton Motley, and former Mayor of Naples, Bill Barnett. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Tuesday's show, we visit with our Florida State Senator Kathleen Passidomo about her planned meetings for constituent feedback before the next legislative session. We visit with Boo Mortenson about the concept of creating a “Premortem” as substitution for unproductive New Year's resolutions. We also visit Linda Harden about Meta's big change in censorship and moderation rules for 2025. Please join us tomorrow when we visit with Chairman Emeritus of Cato Institute Bob Levy and Professor Andrew Joppa. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Monday's show, we discuss current global events including developments in Israel, Syria, Yemen and Austria with Marc Schulman, the Founder and Publisher of HistoryCentral.com. We visit with Senior Editor for the American Institute for Economic Research Jon Miltimore about a few successes in Jimmy Carter's presidency. We also visit with author and former Barron's Washington Bureau Chief, Jim McTague, about the unwillingness of the U.S. government to be open with the electorate. We have terrific guests for tomorrow's show including Florida State Senator Kathleen Passidomo, Boo Mortenson, President of Less Government Seton Motley, and Linda Harden. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Friday's show, we visit with Senior Legal Fellow with Pacific Legal Foundation William Yeatman, about the start of the 119th Congress, Speaker Johnson's election, and Congressional priorities heading in to the next 100 days. We visit with American Commitment President Phil Kerpen about Trump's second-term agenda. Editor Patrick Carroll of FEE.org and I discuss examples of absurd government waste in 2024. Professor Larry Bell and I discuss the hopes and expectations for the USA in 2025. We have terrific guests on Monday's show including historian and founder of historycentral.com Marc Schulman, columnist Jon Miltimore, and author Jim McTague. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Thursday's show, we visit CEO and Co-Founder of the Florida Citizens Alliance Keith Flaugh, about the mediocrity of reading and math score results produced by public education. Director of Health Policy Studies at Cato Institute Michael Cannon and I discuss the waste created by government involvement in healthcare and health insurance. We visit with Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. George Markovich about the opportunities available to Musk and Ramaswamy to cut costs and to increase quality in the DOGE program. We also visit with the former Mayor of Naples, Bill Barnett. We have terrific guests scheduled for Friday's show including Senior Legal Fellow with the Pacific Legal Foundation William Yeatman, the President of American Commitment Phil Kerpen, and author and Professor Larry Bell. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

On Wednesday's show, we continue the discussion of executive powers granted to the President by the Constitution with Cato institute Chairman Emeritus Bob Levy. Competitive Enterprise Institute Senior Economist Ryan Young and I discuss a regulatory review of 2024 and the way forward to reduce regulatory control in 2025. We also highlight key political and cultural developments in 2024 with Linda Harden. Please join us on Thursday's show. We'll visit with Co-Founder and CEO of the Florida Citizens Alliance Keith Flaugh, Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. George Markovich, Cato Institute's Michael Cannon, and former Mayor of Naples, Bill Barnett. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Monday's show, we discuss current global events including two plane crashes and President Carter's passing as well as developments in Syria, Yeman and Israel, with Marc Schulman, the Founder and Publisher of HistoryCentral.com. We visit with Senior Editor for the American Institute for Economic Research Jon Miltimore about “racism” and the classic film, “Trading Places.” We also visit with author and former Barron's Washington Bureau Chief, Jim McTague, about the Carter Presidency as well as immigration in the U.S. and Canada. We have terrific guests for tomorrow's show including Florida State Senator Kathleen Passidomo, Boo Mortenson, and Linda Harden. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Friday's show, we visit with Senior Legal Fellow with Pacific Legal Foundation William Yeatman, about the status of Congressional spending, Biden's veto of the bipartisan bill to expand the number of Federal judges, and the commutation of prisoners on death row. We visit with author and Professor Andrew Joppa about a variety of issues including some conservative values that warrant scrutiny, misleading corporate advertising and promotions, and Biden's commutation of death sentences. Professor Larry Bell and I discuss media bias against Trump – will it recede? We have terrific guests including historian and founder of historycentral.com Marc Schulman, columnist Jon Miltimore, and author Jim McTague. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Thursday's show, we visit CEO and Co-Founder of the Florida Citizens Alliance Keith Flaugh, about aberrations in religious and educational liberty in Florida, and we get an update on their upcoming gala featuring Glenn Beck. Director of Health Policy Studies at Cato Institute Michael Cannon and I discuss the importance of establishing “free markets” in healthcare to improve quality and costs. We visit with Senior Economist with the Competitive Enterprise Institute Ryan Young about the need to reduce executive power in the federal government. We have terrific guests scheduled for Friday's show including Senior Legal Fellow with the Pacific Legal Foundation William Yeatman, author and Professor Andrew Joppa, and author and Professor Larry Bell. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Friday's show, we visit with Senior Legal Fellow with Pacific Legal Foundation William Yeatman, about the status of Congressional spending and Trump litigation. We visit with John Tillman, CEO of American Culture Project about Trump's plans to help Americans keep more of their money. Americans for Prosperity's Kurt Couchman and I discuss our out out-of-control budget process. Professor Larry Bell and I discuss Trump's plan to reform our domestic energy programs. We have terrific guests including historian and founder of historycentral.com Marc Schulman, columnist Jon Miltimore, and author Jim McTague. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Thursday's show, we visit CEO and Co-Founder of the Florida Citizens Alliance Keith Flaugh, about their upcoming gala featuring Glenn Beck, and we discuss FCA's contributions to education in Florida in the past decade. Director of Health Policy Studies at Cato Institute Michael Cannon and I discuss ways to contribute to the DOGE cost-cutting mission by saving taxpayer money on Medicare and Medicaid. We visit with the Founder and President of Less Government Seton Motley about the Biden administration's failed attempts to advance internet speed and connectivity. We also visit with former Mayor of Naples Bill Barnett about local news. We have terrific guests scheduled for Friday's show including Senior Legal Fellow with the Pacific Legal Foundation William Yeatman, CEO John Tillman from the American Culture Project, and author and Professor Larry Bell. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Wednesday's show, we continue the discussion of executive powers granted to the President by the Constitution with Cato institute Chairman Emeritus Bob Levy. Author and Professor Andrew Joppa and I discuss a variety of topics including the DOGE targets for Musk and Ramaswamy and Biden's push to “Trump proof” the economy on many fronts. Please join us on Thursday's show. We'll visit with Co-Founder and CEO of the Florida Citizens Alliance Keith Flaugh, CEO of Less Government Seton Motley, Cato Institute's Michael Cannon, and former Mayor of Naples, Bill Barnett. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Tuesday's show, we visit with our Florida State Senator Kathleen Passidomo about the growing level of optimism among Floridians since the elections. We visit with Patrick Carroll, Senior Editor of the Foundation for Economic Education, about the importance of “free trade.” We also visit with Linda Harden about yesterday's refreshing Trump press conference and the importance of a reliable legacy media. Please join us tomorrow when we visit with Chairman Emeritus of Cato Institute Bob Levy and Professor Andrew Joppa. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Monday's show, we discuss current global events including developments in Syria, Israel, Romania, Denmark, and Bolivia with Marc Schulman, the Founder and Publisher of HistoryCentral.com. We visit with Senior Editor for the American Institute for Economic Research Jon Miltimore about the life of Christina Buttons and America's mental health crisis. We also visit with author and former Barron's Washington Bureau Chief, Jim McTague, about the importance of capitalism in solving America's fiscal crisis. We have terrific guests for tomorrow's show including Florida State Senator Kathleen Passidomo, Boo Mortenson, Less Government President Seton Motley, and Linda Harden. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Friday's show, we visit with Senior Legal Fellow with Pacific Legal Foundation William Yeatman, about the status of Congressional spending bills and the Congressional agenda for the first 100 days of the new administration. We visit with Scott Baier, CEO of the Community Pregnancy Clinics, about the fortunate failed attempt at passing Amendment 4 in the November election, and we discuss the clinic's life-saving services. CEI Senior Economist Ryan Young and I discuss inflation, the Fed, the economy, and tariffs. Professor Larry Bell and I discuss the opportunities for cutting costs in the “alphabet agencies” of the Federal government. We have terrific guests including historian and founder of historycentral.com Marc Schulman, columnist Jon Miltimore, and author Jim McTague. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Thursday's show, we visit CEO and Co-Founder of the Florida Citizens Alliance Keith Flaugh, about education priorities for the next legislative session. Director of Health Policy Studies at Cato Institute Michael Cannon and I discuss ways to save taxpayer money on Medicare and Medicaid. We visit with the Founder and President of Less Government Seton Motley about examples of the cronyism, at the expense of taxpayers, between big government and big business. We also visit with Former Mayor of Naples Bill Barnett about local news. We have terrific guests scheduled for Friday's show including Senior Legal Fellow with the Pacific Legal Foundation William Yeatman, CEO of the Community Pregnancy Clinics Scott Baier, Senior Economist from the Competitive Enterprise Institute Ryan Young, and author and Professor Larry Bell. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Wednesday's show, we continue the discussion of executive powers granted to the President by the Constitution with Cato institute Chairman Emeritus Bob Levy. Author and Professor Andrew Joppa and I discuss a variety of topics including Biden's approach to developments in Syria, the phenomenon of Luigi Mangione, and DOGE and the importance of “zero-based” budgeting. Please join us on Thursday's show. We'll visit with Co-Founder and CEO of the Florida Citizens Alliance Keith Flaugh, CEO of Less Government Seton Motley, Cato Institute's Michael Cannon, and former Mayor of Naples, Bill Barnett. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Tuesday's show, we visit with our Florida State Senator Kathleen Passidomo about the financial health of Florida moving in to the next fiscal year. We visit with Less Government CEO Seton Motley the CFPB and other “independent” agencies in the Federal government. We visit with Linda Harden about the diminishing influence of Biden and the expanding influence of Trump coming in to office. We also visit with Boo Mortenson. Please join us tomorrow when we visit with Chairman Emeritus of Cato Institute Bob Levy and Professor Andrew Joppa. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Monday's show, we discuss current global events including developments in Syria, Israel, Ukraine and South Korea with Marc Schulman, the Founder and Publisher of HistoryCentral.com. We visit with Senior Editor for the American Institute for Economic Research Jon Miltimore about the ancient Greek method for “protecting” democracy. We also visit with author and former Barron's Washington Bureau Chief, Jim McTague, about Biden's claims that he's passing on to Trump a great economy. We have terrific guests for tomorrow's show including Florida State Senator Kathleen Passidomo, Boo Mortenson, Less Government President Seton Motley, and Linda Harden. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Friday's show, we discuss the GOP's razor-thin margin in Congress, Trump litigation, and Trump's picks for his administration. We visit with the Director of Health policy Studies at the Cato Institute, Michael Cannon about Biden's proposal to cover obesity drugs in Medicare and Medicaid. The CEO of the Neighborhood Health Clinic Keith Maples and I discuss the clinic's services, the expansion of services, and support for the community. We also visit with Professor, author, and columnist Larry Bell about Biden's failed war against carbon-based energy. We have terrific guests including historian and founder of historycentral.com Marc Schulman, columnist Jon Miltimore, and author Jim McTague. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Thursday's show, we visit with Ryan Kennedy, Policy Legislative Director for the Florida Citizens Alliance, about the policy and legislative priorities for education in the next legislative session. We visit with the Founder and President of Less Government Seton Motley about Ohio Governor DeWine's choices for replacing J.D Vance in the U.S. Senate. We also review Trump's nominations to serve in public health capacities with Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. George Markovich. We have terrific guests scheduled for Friday's show including Senior Legal Fellow with the Pacific Legal Foundation William Yeatman, Director of Health Policy Studies at the Cato Institute Michael Cannon, CEO of the Neighborhood Health Clinic Keith Maples, and author and Professor Larry Bell. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Wednesday's show, we discuss executive powers granted to the President by the Constitution with Cato institute Chairman Emeritus Bob Levy. Author and Professor Andrew Joppa and I discuss a variety of topics including “birth right citizenship” of illegal immigrants, the impact of Kash Patel's nomination to head the FBI, and the implications of the pardon of Hunter Biden. Please join us on Thursday's show. We'll visit with Co-Founder and CEO of the Florida Citizens Alliance Keith Flaugh, CEO of Less Government Seton Motley, Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. George Markovich, and former Mayor of Naples, Bill Barnett. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Tuesday's show, we visit with our Florida State Senator Kathleen Passidomo about insurance costs in Florida and the viability of Citizen's Insurance. We visit with Less Government CEO Seton Motley about costly examples of cronyism between big business and government. We also visit with Linda Harden about Hunter Biden's pardon and its probable link to international corruption. Please join us tomorrow when we visit with Chairman Emeritus of Cato Institute Bob Levy and Professor Andrew Joppa. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Monday's show, we discuss current global events including developments in Syria, Israel, Georgia, Romania, Ireland, and Ukraine with Marc Schulman, the Founder and Publisher of HistoryCentral.com. We visit with Senior Editor for the American Institute for Economic Research Jon Miltimore about the economic miracles in the last century that improve our lives and that so many take for granted. We also visit with author and former Barron's Washington Bureau Chief, Jim McTague, about the implications of Biden's pardon of his son Hunter's crimes. We have terrific guests for tomorrow's show including Florida State Senator Kathleen Passidomo, Less Government President Seton Motley, Freedom & Virtue Institute CEO and Founder Ismael Hernandez, and Linda Harden. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Friday's show, we discuss our current foreign policy and what to expect under Trump with our former Congressman, Ambassador Francis Rooney. We visit with Senior Editor of FEE.org Patrick Carroll about the economic philosophy behind the success of Argentina President Javier Milei. Founder and CEO of the Freedom & Virtue Institute Ismael Hernandez and I discuss his approach to supporting the less fortunate by offering a “hand up rather than a hand out.” We have terrific guests including historian and founder of historycentral.com Marc Schulman, columnist Jon Miltimore, and author Jim McTague. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. Happy Thanksgiving! On Thursday's show, we visit with Keith Flaugh, Co-Founder and CEO of the Florida Citizens Alliance, about proposals to shutter the Department of Education. We visit with Senior Economist with the Competitive Enterprise Institute Ryan Young about Thanksgiving, “creative destruction,” and the health of the economy. We also discuss Fluoride in our water supply with the former Mayor of Naples, Bill Barnett. We have terrific guests scheduled for Friday's show including our former Congressman Ambassador Francis Rooney, FEE.org Senior Editor Patrick Carroll, Founder and CEO of the Freedom & Virtue Institute Ismael Hernandez, and author and Professor Larry Bell. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Wednesday's show, we complete our discussion of voting rights with Cato institute Chairman Emeritus Bob Levy. Author and Professor Andrew Joppa and I discuss a variety of topics including Trump's cabinet and staff choices, Joni Ernst's recommendations for DOGE savings, the persecution of Netanyahu, and Trump's pursuit of peace in Israel and Ukraine. Please join us on Thursday's show. We'll visit with Co-Founder and CEO of the Florida Citizens Alliance Keith Flaugh, Director of Health Policy Studies at Cato Institute Michael Cannon, Senior Economist with the Competitive Enterprise Institute Ryan Young, and former Mayor of Naples, Bill Barnett. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Tuesday's show, we visit with Florida State Senate President Kathleen Passidomo about the changes in elected officials in Florida by virtue of Trump's appointments and the opportunities opening for elected office. We visit with Less Government CEO Seton Motley about our government's reputation as a domestic and international “bully.” We also visit with Linda Harden about the loss of “transparency” in government, the loss of influence of the legacy media, and the opportunities for reducing the size of government. Please join us tomorrow when we visit with Chairman Emeritus of Cato Institute Bob Levy and Professor Andrew Joppa. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Monday's show, we discuss current global events including developments in Israel, Uruguay, Romania, India and Pakistan with Marc Schulman, the Founder and Publisher of HistoryCentral.com. We visit with Senior Editor for the American Institute for Economic Research Jon Miltimore about the movie and the life of pastor and martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer. We also visit with author and former Barron's Washington Bureau Chief, Jim McTague, about DOGE and the impediments and the need to reduce the size of government. We have terrific guests for tomorrow's show including the President of the Florida State Senate Kathleen Passidomo, Less Government President Seton Motley, Linda Harden, and Boo Mortenson. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, celebrating over 13 years broadcasting on the internet. On Friday's show, we discuss the push to appoint Biden judges by the Senate, Trump's cabinet picks, and the DOGE initiative to reduce the size and cost of government with William Yeatman, Senior Legal Fellow with the Pacific Legal Foundation. We visit Beth Hatch, CEO of the NAMI of Collier County, about confronting and solving the problems of mental health in Collier County. Senior Economist of the Competitive Enterprise Institute Ryan Young and I discuss Biden's “regulatory rush,” the DOGE commission, taxes, and tariffs. We also visit with Professor Larry Bell about the election, the nominations made so far by Trump, and the barriers to success. We have terrific guests including historian and founder of historycentral.com Marc Schulman, columnist Jon Miltimore, and author Jim McTague. Please access this or past shows at your convenience on my web site, social media platforms or podcast platforms.