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Author: Tim Barton, David Barton & Rick Green

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The WallBuilders Show is a daily journey to examine today's issues from a Biblical, Historical and Constitutional perspective. Featured guests include elected officials, experts, activists, authors, and commentators.

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A Holy Week news cycle rarely sounds like this: a US president openly celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ with Scripture, a Passover message points back to the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and an Artemis astronaut looks at Earth from space and calls it an oasis in a universe of emptiness. We put those clips on the table and talk honestly about what they reveal about faith in public life, cultural courage, and the hunger people have for meaning that goes deeper than the daily outr...
Colorado tried to do something chillingly simple: let one side of a heated cultural debate speak freely, then make the other side a punishable offense. We dig into the Supreme Court’s 8–1 decision rejecting that approach, and why it’s bigger than a single headline about “conversion therapy” bans. When the state can outlaw a counselor’s viewpoint, free speech stops being a constitutional right and becomes a permission slip. We’re joined by Kelly Shackelford from First Liberty Institute to exp...
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Good Friday forces a question most of us try to avoid: if the resurrection is real, what does that change about everything else? We take that question straight into American history, reading the Founding Fathers in their own words and letting their Easter beliefs speak for themselves. You’ll hear unmistakably Christian statements about redemption, mercy, judgment, and the general resurrection from figures like George Mason, Charles Carroll, John Hart, Benjamin Rush, and Gunning Bedford, all d...
The scariest part of America’s debt problem is how easy it is to ignore until it’s too late. We sit down with Kevin Freeman from Economic War Room as he delivers a rapid-fire briefing on what the numbers actually mean: a debt trajectory that cannot last, interest costs that threaten to consume tax revenue, and a system that keeps reaching for the same “solution” of borrowing and money creation. If you have ever felt your eyes glaze over at economic talk, this one is built to snap things into ...
A stranger climbs a billboard and changes four words into three, turning “Jesus is not God” into the exact opposite. That headline grabs attention, but what we really want to know is what comes next: is bold public action wise, does it help the gospel, and what does it reveal about the spiritual battle for the public square? We sit down with evangelist Ray Comfort of Living Waters to talk about courage, restraint, and the difference between being provocative and being effective. Ray shares h...
Human trafficking doesn’t lose because we lack talking points. It wins when cases never get prosecuted as trafficking, when judges don’t know what to do with the complexity, and when our systems quietly allow predators to slip through. That’s why this conversation turns the spotlight away from national theater and toward the unglamorous place where outcomes are decided: state policy, local law enforcement capacity, family court, and courtroom follow-through. We share practical ways to get eq...
A state ballot measure can feel like the purest form of “power to the people” until you see how easily the process can be engineered by professionals with money, messaging, and a motive. We sit down with Oklahoma Senator David Bullard as he lays out a clear argument: initiative petitions were designed by progressives as a tool of direct democracy, and they are now being used to bypass legislatures, sidestep the will of voters who elected representatives, and push policies that could not survi...
They ripped down a Columbus statue, smashed it into pieces, and dumped it into Baltimore Harbor. Years later, a crew goes underwater, hauls it back up, and a brand-new replacement statue ends up installed at the White House. We unpack why that matters, what it says about how a nation remembers its past, and why telling the full American history beats trading in slogans. From there, we jump to a surprising moment of public faith in sports. Chris Pratt describes standing with his son in a Supe...
TSA delays, shutdown threats, and airport security drama raise a bigger question than most headlines admit: who should be responsible for keeping travelers safe, and what does the Constitution actually allow? We dig into the growing push to privatize TSA-style screening, why some lawmakers argue airports or airlines should carry more of the burden, and how accountability changes when government runs a system versus when a private operator runs it under a clear standard. Along the way, we talk...
Election rules don’t just decide winners, they decide whether people believe the system is honest. We start with the Supreme Court weighing whether states can keep counting mail-in ballots days after Election Day, and why the drift from “election day” to “election week” can punish transparency, stretch uncertainty, and invite suspicion. We also cover the Court’s recent standing decision that strengthens the ability of candidates to challenge election procedures in court, which could change ho...
A decorated past, a tragic story, a viral interview, and suddenly millions of people are treating a politician’s new talking points as truth. That’s a recipe for getting played, and we’ve seen it happen before. Heidi St. John joins us to unpack the Joe Kent controversy, what she witnessed firsthand on the campaign trail, and why the real issue is bigger than one candidate. We talk about how media narratives get built, how endorsements can suck the oxygen out of a race, and why conservatives ...
The headlines move fast, but the hard question stays the same: what does “success” actually look like when Iran is at the center of a regional firestorm and Israel is fighting for its future. We talk through why Americans feel whiplash right now from shifting narratives on the right and left, and why mission clarity matters more than slogans when troops, trade routes, and global stability are on the line. If leaders can define objectives, limits, and an end state, public trust holds. If they ...
A 20% nationwide drop in murder. Thousands of missing kids found. Tens of thousands of Texas families rushing to school choice on day one. If you’re tired of doomscrolling, we’ve got a stack of stories that point to something different: when leaders restrain evil, protect families, and tell the truth out loud, the results show up in the numbers and in the culture. We start with new FBI data and what it says about law enforcement priorities, public safety, gangs, fentanyl seizures, and the re...
Power doesn’t usually arrive with a villain speech, it piles up quietly through attention, advantage, and time. We take a listener’s question about presidential term limits and follow it straight into the real history behind the 22nd Amendment: Franklin D Roosevelt’s four election wins, Harry Truman’s push to formalize limits, and the fear that long tenures can start to look like a monarchy or worse. We also get honest about what changed between Washington’s day and ours. George Washington s...
You can feel it everywhere: people don’t just argue about candidates anymore, they argue about whether the election system itself is believable. We walk through the SAVE Act now hitting the Senate, why it’s built around proof of citizenship and voter ID, and why a simple question sits underneath all the noise: should only US citizens decide the course of the United States? Seth Keschel joins us to explain what he calls the difference between “stolen” and “rigged” elections, where the real le...
Culture doesn’t drift toward truth by accident. It’s shaped by whoever shows up with conviction, skill, and staying power and that’s exactly why we’re talking about faith beyond church walls. We dig into what it means to live as “biblical citizens” who bring the gospel into every calling, from politics and education to media, medicine, and the fine arts. If you’ve ever wondered whether your work really matters to God, this conversation makes the case that your profession can be a mission fiel...
A lot of political coverage trains us to expect the worst, so when real momentum shows up it can feel almost unbelievable. We zoom out on the good news we’re seeing at the intersection of faith and culture, where religious liberty and state-level leadership are producing wins that many people never hear about in their day-to-day “bubble.” From Washington, DC, we unpack Senator Josh Hawley’s press conference on mifepristone, often called the abortion pill, and why he’s making a medical safety...
5,700 ISIS terrorists moved out of a shaky Syrian prison system and into Iraq. Sponsors walk away from a long-running Disney event. States start ending lifetime tenure for professors. And an NFL coach gives every player a Bible with a clear message about identity and purpose. That’s the kind of Good News Friday we’re bringing you, because the most important shifts often happen quietly, then all at once. We start with a Middle East security update that surprised even us: the reported US move ...
You can care about principles and still care about strategy, because the rules of the system decide whether your voice gets heard. We start with a listener stuck in a closed-primary state as an independent and walk through the hard tradeoff: stay unaffiliated and lose primary access, or register with a party so you get two meaningful chances to influence the outcome. Along the way, we explain open primaries vs closed primaries, why crossover voting happens, and how to think about party regist...
Power doesn’t just shape policy; it decides who gets to decide. We sit down with Tennessee State Representative Gino Bulso to unpack a bold two-bill strategy aimed at narrowing federal court rulings on marriage and civil rights while reclaiming state authority and protecting private conscience. If you’ve wondered how a state can push back without breaking the rules, this is a masterclass in targeted, constitutional maneuvering. We start by grounding the conversation in first principles—why t...
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Comments (23)

Andrew Partain

The right to bare arms IS NOT a GOD given right. GOD never gave anybody the right to own a gun. The sooner we abolish the 2nd amendment the sooner we can put an end to gun crime and make this country a safer place to live.

Mar 29th
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Andrew Partain

GOD NEVER gave anyone the right to own a gun. The 2nd amendment needs to be abolished. The sooner this is done the sooner guns can be made illegal. This is the only way to put an end to gun crime.

Mar 29th
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Andrew Partain

Seeking the death penalty is absolutely the right thing to do.

Mar 26th
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Feb 9th
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Diane Kelley

Of course Mike Pence got a standing ovation at the university in Charlottesville. He's a traitor. Usually enjoy listening to the show except when you act so dumb.

May 21st
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Nicole Norton

Our pastor has said the same thing.

Apr 11th
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David Landry

CPServices

Apr 1st
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robin dale

Might want to rethink the nuclear weapon next door.

Dec 27th
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Timothy Wiker

A good resource as well is Matt Trewhella's book " Doctrine of the Lesser Magistrates "

Sep 20th
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robin dale

When you turn your countrymen and allies over to your enemies, you're a traitor. When you aid the enemy and provide them with weapons and ammo, you commit treason. The President of the United States is a treasonous traitor. That is a high crime worthy of Impeachment. #BidenisaTreasonousTraitor

Aug 30th
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robin dale

The 1619 project 3 episode cast needs to be on video.

Feb 17th
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Jonathan Clemens

Been listening to David for years now. Good information and perspective.

Jan 13th
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Robb Clanton

Just began listening in the fall of 2020 but really appreciate this team's efforts. Purchased Constitution Alive for myself at Christmas. Looking forward to getting into it soon!

Jan 5th
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Greg Willard

totally stoked that I found this program on a podcast. I was bummed when AFR took them off their program schedule.

Nov 6th
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Larry Hendricks

Love WallBuilders!!!

Jun 19th
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ElizaBeth Marshall-Smith

This where Wallbuilders loses me... You folks deliberately, it seems: ignored the T-Rex in the room...... Sharia. Why did you do this?

Nov 5th
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Gilbert Shumway

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Jul 10th
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Josiah Benjamin

I absolutely love Wallbuilders!! David Barton is a personal hero of mine!! So much knowledge of the Bible, the Constitution and history!!!

Jun 26th
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Benjamin Ruckman

Be careful about surrendering the authority to appeal to those who recognize no authority.

Nov 16th
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