July 9, 2026 3-5pm ET
Thursday on The Robert Scott Bell Show:
Hour 1
Special Guest: Jonathan Emord
For the past 37 years, Jonathan W. Emord has litigated against the federal bureaucracy, winning over and over again. Ron Paul calls Jonathan “an expert in constitutional theory and history” and “an expert litigator with a long string of legal victories over the federal bureaucracy.” George Noory calls him “a Knight in Shining Armor” and “a warrior out to save our rights.” Congressmen Dan Burton and John Doolittle describe him as “an intellectual warrior for the rights and freedoms of people in America.” Jonathan has a unique, detailed knowledge of the federal bureaucracy, the deep state. He knows how to defeat it. Jonathan graduated from the University of Illinois (BA, political science and history, 1982) and DePaul University College of Law (JD, 1985). He served as an attorney in the Federal Communications Commission during the Reagan administration. A leading constitutional law and litigation expert, he is the author of five critically acclaimed books. He has won more cases against the Food and Drug Administration in federal court than any other attorney in American history, earning him the nickname “FDA Dragon Slayer.” He is a columnist for Townhall.com, PJ Media.com, Americangreatness.com, and the U.S.A. Today Magazine. He frequently appears on national radio and television programs. He is married to Sheryl Emord, and they have two children, twins Justice and Angelica. They reside in Clifton, Virginia.
Socialism Is Targeting the Foundations That Made America Great Victor Davis Hanson argues that socialism and its proponents are actively undermining the key foundations that enabled America to thrive for 250 years: constitutional federalism that allows states to serve as laboratories of democracy, legal immigration that brings talent and assimilation, abundant natural resources responsibly developed, a free market private property economy that rewards risk and innovation, and a large middle class that provides stability and opportunity. He warns that attacks on the Constitution through efforts to eliminate the Electoral College, pack the courts, add new states for partisan advantage, or weaken the Second Amendment threaten the balanced system that has prevented tyranny and allowed regional differences to coexist peacefully. Similarly, open borders and mass illegal immigration strain resources and social cohesion, while policies restricting domestic energy, mining, and agriculture limit self-sufficiency and economic strength. The assault on the free market through wealth redistribution, regulation, and government control of production risks turning America into failed socialist models like Venezuela or the Soviet Union, and the promotion of identity politics over class and individual merit erodes the broad middle class that has been the backbone of American stability. Hanson contends that preserving these foundations through adherence to constitutional principles, controlled legal immigration, resource development, economic freedom, and middle-class opportunity is essential if the nation is to endure another 250 years, warning that yielding to socialist impulses that target these strengths will lead to decline rather than progress. The piece serves as a reminder that America’s success stems from its unique blend of institutions, geography, and economic system, and that abandoning them for ideological experiments poses existential risks to the republic’s future.
Socialists Say the Quiet Part Out Loud: They Want to “Destroy America From Within” The Democratic Socialists of America are gaining significant influence within the Democratic Party, winning high-profile primary races in New York and Colorado and shifting resources toward Michigan and Wisconsin, where candidates backed by the group are running for Senate and governor, signaling a broader takeover of the party by far-left elements pushing openly anti-American, anti-capitalist, and revolutionary rhetoric. DSA members and allies have been captured on video stating goals such as taking down the American empire from within, calling police forces tools of white supremacy, and urging followers to kill capitalists and let the streets soak in their blood, rhetoric that goes far beyond traditional Democratic policy positions and reflects a desire to fundamentally transform or dismantle core American institutions. The group is mobilizing prominent figures including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, and streamer Hasan Piker to energize supporters ahead of upcoming primaries, accelerating the radicalization of the party that has already embraced policies like defunding police, open borders, wealth redistribution, and attacks on constitutional norms. Critics argue this shift is turning the Democratic Party into something unrecognizable from its former center-left roots focused on labor and working-class issues, instead prioritizing identity politics, anti-capitalism, and revolutionary change influenced by foreign subversion and Marxist ideology. The article highlights how these socialists are using primary elections, urban power bases, and NGO networks to pull the party further left, raising alarms about the erosion of shared American values and the normalization of anti-American sentiment in mainstream politics. The piece suggests that the public is waking up to this transformation, with increasing pushback and calls for the Democratic Party to reject radical elements that openly advocate destroying the country from within. 
MAHA and America’s Chiropractors Are Agreed: Congress Must Pass Legislation to Upgrade Medicare to Include Chiropractic Care for Seniors The Make America Healthy Again movement and the nation’s leading chiropractic organizations have united behind legislation to modernize Medicare coverage for chiropractic care, arguing that seniors deserve access to non-drug, non-surgical options for pain management, prevention, and overall wellness as part of a broader effort to address America’s chronic disease epidemic through preventive and integrative approaches. The American Chiropractic Association and International Chiropractic Association have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the MAHA Chiropractic Hub to advocate for the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act, which would expand coverage beyond the limited spinal manipulation currently allowed since 1972 to include a fuller range of services aligned with each state’s scope of practice, while excluding drugs, surgery, and obstetrics. Proponents highlight that chiropractic care often provides effective relief for spinal pain and chronic conditions without the risks of opioids or invasive procedures, with studies showing reduced opioid prescriptions and potential cost savings compared to conventional interventions. The alignment between MAHA and chiropractic leadership reflects a shared commitment to patient choice, root-cause care, and reducing reliance on pharmaceutical solutions, with chiropractors mobilizing for a committee markup this session to advance the bipartisan bill. Supporters urge Americans to contact their representatives to cosponsor H.R. 539 and S. 106, emphasizing that after more than five decades of limited coverage, seniors should have the freedom to choose chiropractic services that many have found beneficial for maintaining mobility, managing pain, and improving quality of life without escalating healthcare costs. The initiative represents a practical step toward preventive health priorities that prioritize less intrusive, patient-centered care options within the Medicare system.
Some College Students Are Testing At The Level Of 10-Year-Olds A new OECD Survey of Adult Skills testing around 160,000 people across 38 high-income countries found that a significant number of college students are performing at alarmingly low levels in reading and math, with 8% of higher education students reading at or below the level of a 10-year-old and 9% performing at similar levels in mathematics, raising serious concerns about the quality of education and preparedness of young adults entering the workforce. The United States performed particularly poorly, with 14% of college students reading at or below a 10-year-old level and over 15% struggling with math at that benchmark, while countries like Israel showed even higher rates of underperformance. The results point to compounding factors including pandemic-era learning losses, declining college enrollment standards as institutions compete for students, reduced public funding for education, and the widespread use of artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT that may be undermining genuine skill development in both K-12 and higher education. One classroom experiment in Minneapolis where phones and laptops were banned and all work done on pencil and paper saw student confidence in reading skills jump from 46% to 95% in just a few months, suggesting that removing technology distractions could provide immediate improvements. The findings highlight systemic problems in education systems of wealthy nations, where students are advancing to college-level courses despite foundational deficiencies in basic literacy and numeracy that would have been unacceptable in previous generations. Experts warn that failing to address these gaps will leave graduates ill-equipped for the demands of modern economies and contribute to broader societal challenges in productivity and critical thinking.
US Food and Drug Administration Rejects Petition to Set PFAS Limits in Food The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has rejected a petition from environmental and public health groups calling for enforceable limits on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS or forever chemicals, in food, citing insufficient data on dietary exposure levels and ongoing research into the complex issue of these persistent synthetic compounds that have been linked to cancer, immune system disruption, developmental problems, and other health effects. The petition, filed by groups including the Environmental Defense Fund and the Natural Resources Defense Council, sought specific maximum levels for certain PFAS in food products, arguing that the chemicals migrate from packaging, processing equipment, and contaminated soil and water into the food supply, posing unnecessary risks to consumers especially children and pregnant women. The FDA acknowledged concerns about PFAS but stated that current evidence does not support immediate regulatory action on food limits, preferring instead to continue monitoring, voluntary industry reductions, and research into safer alternatives while working with other agencies on broader environmental contamination issues. Critics of the decision argue that the FDA is moving too slowly on a class of chemicals that do not break down in the environment or human body, allowing continued exposure through everyday food items despite growing scientific consensus on their toxicity at low doses. The rejection highlights ongoing tensions between public health advocates pushing for precautionary regulation of emerging contaminants and federal agencies balancing scientific uncertainty with economic impacts on the food industry. Environmental organizations have vowed to continue pressing for action through other channels including state-level regulations and lawsuits, while the FDA maintains that its approach prioritizes rigorous science and risk assessment before imposing new restrictions on the food supply. The decision comes amid broader national discussions about forever chemicals in drinking water, consumer products, and agricultural land, with some states already implementing their own stricter standards on PFAS in food packaging and other applications.Hour 2
How to Make the CDC Great Again Physician Joseph Marine outlines six key themes for reforming the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to restore public trust and effectiveness following the COVID-19 response, beginning with the development of a new ethical framework for public health practice that incorporates respect for individual rights, subsidiarity, non-maleficence, consideration of expertise from other fields, use of least restrictive means, rejection of fear-based messaging, acknowledgment of uncertainty, renunciation of censorship, and commitment to free, voluntary, and fully informed consent for any medical intervention. He emphasizes learning from COVID mistakes through rigorous analysis similar to morbidity and mortality conferences in medicine, embracing political viewpoint diversity within the agency to avoid bias, improving the rigor of science and data quality by addressing flaws in study design and overreliance on weak evidence, embracing nuance in public health guidance with graded recommendations based on evidence strength rather than dogmatic one-size-fits-all mandates, and putting infectious disease in broader context by integrating Make America Healthy Again principles focusing on chronic disease prevention, nutrition, lifestyle factors, and environmental health rather than obsessing over rare infectious threats. Marine argues that the CDC should renounce mass quarantine and lockdown as tools of public health due to their destructiveness and ineffectiveness, rediscover its scientific heritage, and lead by courage and transparency rather than fear. The reforms would help rebuild trust, improve policy effectiveness, and better serve the American public by balancing infectious disease control with overall population health and constitutional principles.
Special Guest: Justin Mabie
Dr. Justin Mabie is an American scientist whose academic journey in weather and climate change science spans the ocean depths to the surface of the sun. He is an expert in geophysics, space weather, and climate change and holds degrees in Atmosphere and Ocean Sciences and Physics.
During a seventeen-years tenure at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the author served the United States government as a senior expert in space weather and aeronomy, and as the program leader for the United Nations World Data Center for Geomagnetism. He designed and managed advanced radar systems across diverse locations all over the world and oversees every aspect of managing real-time data for weather forecasting models. As a principal investigator, he helps advance the fields of communications and signal intelligence by studying how radio waves are affected by the atmosphere.
Welcome back to another “Homeopathic Hits” episode on The Robert Scott Bell Show!
Today’s Homeopathic Hit is Hydrangea arborescens, commonly known as Seven-barks.
Boericke highlights this remedy for gravel, renal calculus, renal colic, bloody urine, profuse white amorphous salts in the urine, vesical tenesmus, burning after urination, and bladder irritation with mucus and urinary deposits.
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