Based with Senator Alex Antic

CEO of Liberty Sentinel Media, Alex Newman is an award-winning international journalist, educator, author, speaker, and radio host of “The Sentinel Report With Alex Newman”.Alex currently serves as a contributor to the Epoch Times and contributes and writes for a wide range of conservative publications with a focus on conservative values, freedom, liberty and the education of children.On this episode of Based, Senator Antic and Alex discuss the history and importance of the liberties, freedoms and sovereignty enjoyed by the United States, and the shared cultural and political issues which threaten those foundational principles in Australia, the United States and across the western world.

Dr John Lott is an American economist, political critic, andcrime researcher. He has a Master’s degree and Ph.D. from UCLA and has held important positions in economics and law at several prestigious institutions including the Yale Law School. On this episode of Based, Dr Lott explains that crime ratesin Australia are worse than in the United States and how crime statistics are manipulated and misunderstood both in Australia and overseas. He discusses the role firearms play in the debate aroundself-defence, the history of firearm control in Australia, and whether we really are safer for it.

Del Bigtree is the host of The Highwire and CEO of the Informed Consent Action Network.Del has had a long career in television and film production, working on productions such as Dr Phil, The Doctors, and Vaxxed: From Cover-up to Conspiracy, as well as serving as communications director for Robert F. Kennedy Jr's 2024 presidential campaign.On this episode of Based, Senator Antic and Del Bigtree discuss Australia's Covid response, the obstacles facing RFK Jr and MAHA, and commonsense questions regarding informed consent and medical procedures.

Aaron Siri is the Managing Partner of US law firm Siri & Glimstad LLP.Earlier this year, Aaron submitted testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, focusing on the safety evaluation of the CDC’s childhood vaccination schedule, which generated immense interest in this topic.Aaron has a wealth of litigation experience in the United States and knows firsthand the barriers that make it difficult to obtain compensation for these injuries.On this episode of Based, Senator Antic and Aaron Siri discuss the protections built into the US health system and the Australian parallels.

Paul G. Conlon is a senior engineer with expertise in electronic engineering, information technology, and digital identity systems, as well as the author of 'Citizen One: The Case Against Digital Identity'.In 'Citizen One', Paul makes a case against centralised digital IDs by using his technical understanding and family history of living in 1930s-40s Germany to highlight how such systems enable state control over the lives of citizens. He warns that while these systems are introduced on the basis of safety and convenience they pose serious threats to privacy and freedom.On this episode of Based, Senator Antic and Paul G. Conlon discuss the centralised identity system, what we can learn from that historical experience, and the many devils in the details of centralised digital ID.