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The American people are just fed up.

That's why there's such a populist feeling in this country right now.

It's fucking people know they're being had, and they're sick and tired of it?

This is your host, Scott Bertram.

Welcome to the Radio Free Hillsdale Hour, part of the Hillsdale College Podcast Network.

That was Tyler O'Neill, author of the book The Wopterpus, the Dark Buddy Cabal, manipulating the federal government.

We'll talk with Tyler in depth about that book a little bit later on in today's program.

First, we're joined by Dr. Wilfred McLeigh.

He is Victor Davis-Hansson-Chair in classical history and Western civilization at Hillsdale College.

Dr. McLeay, thanks for joining us.

Hi, Scott.

It's great to be here.

Talking today about a wonderful essay published over at the new criterion, new criterion.com.

You can search for it, the singularity of speech.

I really enjoyed this piece and recommend others to seek it out.

This idea about free speech and free expression and the blurring of that line.

And we'll get to that point.

The concept of free speech, is it always destined to be controversial?

Oh, I think so because there's a tendency we all have to want to arrive at a consensus and be agreeable

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