Crossroads with Joshua Philipp

The midterm elections are coming up, and socialism is now front and center. Key candidates on the left are backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, and Republicans are running their campaigns against socialism itself. Polling now shows that while the margin may still be thin, voters lean against socialism.

Far-left organizations in the United States are openly planning to foment protests and chaos as a ploy for the 2028 elections. Documents and videos say part of the strategy is to incite President Donald Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act, and to then use that as fuel for political narratives.

The Trump administration has put a bounty on fraudsters. The administration has now rolled out a program to incentivize whistleblowers and investigators by offering them 1 percent of whatever fraud gets uncovered.

Rioters in France are burning historical buildings, looting shops, and generally causing mayhem. The French government has put a curfew in place and is promising that those involved will be brought to justice. Violent disorder is also springing up elsewhere in Europe, including in Italy. But what’s really behind the riots?

Banks are accused of closing the accounts of people who supported President Donald Trump, pro-life advocates, and conservative groups that fell out of favor with the previous administration. The allegations are part of a government investigation on debanking, and suggest that major banks were targeting Americans over their political and religious views. According to the report by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the policies did not exclusively affect conservatives. Some pro-abortion groups were also blocked from working with certain banks. In this episode of Crossroads, we’ll discuss how this issue came about and how it developed under previous administrations.

The Department of Homeland Security raided the home and vehicles of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). We’ll discuss what’s behind the raid, and what’s currently known. Also, on another topic, hundreds of thousands of ineligible voters are getting purged from voter rolls in New York, and there’s a push for similar efforts across the country.

The United States has been rolling back its support for systems that promote globalism. This includes imposing tariffs, withdrawing from United Nations bodies, making a push for dismantling the International Criminal Court, and restoring the Monroe Doctrine. And alongside this, the State Department is now pushing for a return of nationalism, with a new take on why the Western world rejected its own culture and history.