What does “Christ is King” actually mean for American politics—and what happens when taking that claim seriously puts you at odds with the Republican Party? On Episode 183 of The Backlash, Dave Reilly welcomes back Alex Petersen, the writer known as American Reform and newly promoted Managing Editor of Integrity Magazine. Having publicly revealed his identity, Alex is putting his own name and…
What does it mean to practice medicine when the smallest patients cannot speak for themselves? On Episode 182 of The Backlash, Dr. Katherine Aberle joins Dave Reilly to discuss abortion, medical ethics, and her opposition to Idaho’s Proposition 1. Dr. Aberle signed an open letter from Idaho physicians opposing the initiative and has been speaking at churches across the state, making the case for…
The West faces mounting debt, bitter divisions over immigration, and growing social unrest. What can ordinary people do to strengthen the communities their children will inherit? On Episode 181 of The Backlash, Dave Reilly welcomes Gabriel Rench of Moscow, Idaho—entrepreneur, political activist, CrossPolitic co-host, Fight Laugh Feast Network co-founder, and deacon at King’s Cross—for a…
An AI that knows your hopes, fears, finances, and beliefs holds extraordinary power. Who should control it? In Episode 177 of The Backlash, Dave Reilly sits down with Erik Cason—cypherpunk philosopher, author of Cryptosovereignty, and co-founder of Vora.io—to discuss surveillance, Bitcoin, Christian faith, and the fight to remain sovereign in the age of AI. Erik traces his journey from Occupy…
Is democracy merely malfunctioning—or is its present collapse the inevitable fulfillment of its own design? In Episode 175 of The Backlash, Dalton Clodfelter joins Dave Reilly to discuss his new book, King or Chaos: an eight-part work presenting a comprehensive philosophical case against democracy and a detailed vision of what could replace it. Drawing upon Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Spengler…
Years ago, Catholic publisher John Sharpe became the target of a campaign by the Southern Poverty Law Center and activist Heidi Beirich. The consequences extended far beyond hostile headlines, drawing John into a prolonged struggle involving his livelihood, his reputation, and the federal government. Now, the woman who helped target him is herself facing federal wire-fraud charges…
Seven months into a war no one voted for, the American pulpit has mostly nothing to say. Pastor Chuck Baldwin does. Dr. Chuck Baldwin is the founder-pastor of Liberty Fellowship in Kalispell, Montana, and was the Constitution Party's presidential nominee in 2008 and its vice-presidential nominee in 2004. Before Montana he spent thirty-five years pastoring Crossroad Baptist Church in Pensacola…
G.K. Chesterton saw the crisis of the modern world coming—and offered an alternative rooted in faith, family, property, community, and common sense. On Episode 171 of The Backlash, Dave Reilly is joined by Dale Ahlquist, president of the Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton and one of the world’s leading authorities on the life and work of the great Catholic writer. They discuss Chesterton’s…
On Episode 169 of The Backlash, Dave Reilly is joined by Fr. Mawdsley to discuss his new book, *Know Thy Enemy*, and a question that modern Christians are increasingly unwilling to confront: What does Our Lord Jesus Christ actually teach about the Jewish Question? There can be no adequate answer without listening to the One Who knows the hearts of men completely. Yet Christ’s words—and the…
After returning from the Catholic Land Movement conference in Indiana, Dave sits down for a solo episode to unpack a week that raised some enormous questions about Catholic life and the future of our society. What does the future of traditional Catholicism actually look like—and will it be built through strong families, intentional communities, productive land, and institutions of our own?…