What You Need to Know is that the powers that be want us to stop talking about abortion. Donald Trump has done an admirable job of clearly communicating his political positions and using tact to aim for an election victory. But we are watching the left pressure us to stop talking about the sanctity of life. Trump has to think about winning an election, but the fight against abortion is taking place in our states today. We fight abortion because abortion is wrong, and we will not stop talking about it.

Joseph Massey is a poet and author of the recently-released Decades: Selected Poems. Joseph joins Ed to discuss his path to becoming a successful poet and writer, as well as how poetry is a whole different way of seeing and experiencing the world. Joseph also tells Ed about how the MeToo mob tried to cancel him back in 2018, and how he pulled through it. Read more of Joseph Massey’s work at poetrydispatches.com!

Wrap Up: We the People need robust and well-rounded sources if we’re going to successfully “distrust and verify” then talk to our friends and family about it. Take a look at the Phyllis Schlafly network of the Phyllis Schlafly Report and column, the Pro America Report, Unauthorized Caucus, and the Education Reporter for some great sources that take you across the issues and deep into them as well.