Podcast & Power: Crowder, Pool, Proud Boys, and the Fight for Free Speech

Podcast & Power: Crowder, Pool, Proud Boys, and the Fight for Free Speech

The narrative war over violence in America is louder than the violence itself. Media outlets and viral charts blame white men or trans shooters as the culprits. But the data shows otherwise: men commit nearly all mass shootings, race largely tracks population, and trans shooters remain vanishingly rare. After listening to Tim Pool and Steven Crowder discuss assassination threats and mob intimidation, I reflect on why grassroots defenders like the Proud Boys rose in the first place, why they still matter, and why the defense of free speech requires both restraint and muscle.