On today’s Friday edition, I’m joined by my frequent co‑host, Brent Allen Winters, for a wide‑ranging conversation that goes from memories of Alaska’s rivers and state fairs to first‑principles debates about law, language, and liberty. We reflect on freedom of association, the power of parables and analogies (including the film “They Live”), and why precise word meanings—like resident and national—matter in courts and everyday life. Brent lays out his common‑law framework, digs into the 14th Amendment, Article IV, and the Monroe Doctrine, and explains why he urges daily Bible study (1 John for 30 days) as the foundation for discernment. We also talk practicals: archives and ways to find our past shows, where to read more of Brent’s work (including his winterized Bible translation and Excellence of the Common Law), and classic cases and statutes listeners can study. Along the way, callers add questions on land patents, jury duty, militia clauses, and more. If you’re new, this episode is a good sampler of the show’s blend of story, scholarship, and stance—equal parts Radio Ranch campfire and law library table.'CommonLawyer.com (Brent Allen Winters)': https://www.commonlawyer.com/'Excellence of the Common Law (book, Brent Allen Winters)': https://www.commonlawyer.com/product/excellence-of-the-common-law/'Winterized Translation of the Bible (Brent Allen Winters)': https://www.commonlawyer.com/product-category/bible-winterized/'The Four Militia Clauses of Our Constitution (Brent Allen Winters)': https://www.commonlawyer.com/product/four-militia-clauses/'The Right to Remain Silent (Brent Allen Winters)': https://www.commonlawyer.com/product/the-right-to-remain-silent/'They Live (1988 film)': https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096256/'The Law of Nations (Emer de Vattel) – Liberty Fund edition': https://oll.libertyfund.org/title/vattel-the-law-of-nations'14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution – Legal Information Institute': https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxiv'Article IV, U.S. Constitution – Legal Information Institute': https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/articleiv'Nationality Act of 1940 (statutes via GovInfo)': https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/STATUTE-54/pdf/STATUTE-54-Pg1137.pdf'8 U.S.C. § 1101 – Definitions (nationals, etc.) – LII': https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1101'42 U.S.C. § 1983 – Civil action for deprivation of rights – LII': https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/1983'Slaughter-House Cases (1873) – Oyez summary': https://www.oyez.org/cases/1850-1900/83us36'Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) – Oyez summary': https://www.oyez.org/cases/1850-1900/60us393'Monroe Doctrine – U.S. State Department (Office of the Historian