The Statist Quo

Corporate media is the enemy of the people. We are here to expose their agenda. Most episodes are researched and presented by Matt Freeman, a disident army vet who has a thing or two to say about the state. Nick White, a musician with an affinity for liberty organizes, produces and cohosts the show, and offers commentary on the state of humanity as well. Join us as we crack apart The Statist Quo!

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73 – Shays’ Rebellion

The early American republic is not discussed much in American history, at least not in high school. You might get some of that time period in a college history class, but it doesn’t seem to be a big topic in popular history. Why is that? Maybe because it’s easy to see how the Founding Generation didn’t live up to their high-minded ideals and pretty rhetoric. Or maybe it’s because early United States history is fraught with rebellions, tax revolts, uprisings and the like. Either way, it’s a very ...

Apr 27, 2023•2 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast

104 – The American Civil Religion

Today on TSQ, Matt talks about a very powerful force in American life: The American Civil Religion. This is not a new concept, but it is one that isn’t discussed as much as it used to be. A civil religion is a phenomenon whereby the nominally secular state takes on things normally associated with organized religion, such as dogmas, holy sites or shrines, sermons, incantations and prayers. It’s creepy as all get out, and should offend us all, whether we are religious or not. Robert Bellah’s Artic...

Apr 26, 2023•2 hr 33 min•Transcript available on Metacast

93 – The USS Liberty Incident

On this episode, we are talking about a subject Matt has wanted to cover since the day we started this podcast. The assault on the USS Liberty and the subsequent cover-up by the Lyndon B. Johnson administration. It was attacked by the Israeli Air Force and Israeli Navy while off the coast of the Gaza Strip, monitoring radio traffic from the Egyptian military. A total of 34 personnel were killed and 170 were injured. Heroic damage control efforts by the crew stopped the Liberty from sinking. It i...

Apr 25, 2023•2 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast