Topic: Inquisition

Kent Heckenlively compares Neil deGrasse Tyson's rhetoric to the tyrants who persecuted Galileo for his astronomical findings. Dr. Mikovits shares that her colleagues once predicted she would be "burned at the stake" by the scientific establishment for her research. The segment emphasizes the importance of individual truth-tellers in the face of a "modern inquisition" and the role of spirituality in their resistance.

Jan Ervin discusses recent media articles allegedly promoting cannibalism, linking them to ancient practices. He defends the historical role of the Catholic Church and Hernán Cortés in ending the Aztec sacrifice system, arguing that modern liberals have inverted the history to make the Christians appear as the villains. Ervin claims that paganism was globally a human sacrifice cult that Christianity successfully suppressed for centuries.

The Alex Jones trial is contrasted with the OJ Simpson case, where Simpson was acquitted in a court of law despite being guilty in the court of public opinion due to police misconduct. In the Jones case, the hosts argue the legal system is ignoring procedural integrity to ensure a guilty verdict. The trial is characterized as a "Salem-style witch trial" where the jury is only allowed to hear about the plaintiffs' trauma, not the defendant's innocence.

Constitutional lawyer Robert Barnes joins the show to discuss what he terms "reverse McCarthyism," where the state and corporations use "lawfare" to deprive citizens of their professional licenses and livelihoods. He cites the jailing of a business owner in Michigan as an example of authoritarian overreach. Barnes argues that the current weaponization of the legal system mirrors the tactics of the Soviet Union and the Inquisition.