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How Our Schools Failed: UC San Diego’s Alarming Report Explained

Conservative Politics & News: The P.A.S. Report

Release Date: 12/03/2025

How Our Schools Failed: UC San Diego’s Alarming Report Explained

Conservative Politics & News: The P.A.S. Report

In this episode of The P.A.S. Report Podcast, Professor Giordano sits down with Steve McGuire of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni to expose the catastrophic collapse in academic preparedness across America’s education system. Using UC San Diego’s alarming new data showing freshmen unable to add single digit numbers, round to the nearest hundred, or subtract fractions, this episode examines how decades of lowered standards, ideological distractions, and exploding education spending have produced a generation unprepared for college or citizenship. Nick and Steve break down why...

A New Contract With America: Real Solutions That Fix the Country

Conservative Politics & News: The P.A.S. Report

In this powerful episode of The P.A.S. Report, Professor Nick Giordano unveils a New Contract with America that delivers real, practical, conservative solutions to the problems facing the country. Professor Giordano cuts through the political noise and presents a clear blueprint to end government weaponization, eliminate waste and fraud, restore federalism, reduce dependency, lower healthcare costs, and fix the failing education system. These are not gimmicks or recycled talking points. They are common-sense reforms rooted in the Founders’ vision of limited government and personal...

Thanksgiving in the American Revolution: The Fuel of Resilience

Conservative Politics & News: The P.A.S. Report

Discover the forgotten origins of Thanksgiving during the American Revolution as Professor Nick Giordano reveals how George Washington and the Continental Congress used national days of thanksgiving to strengthen a struggling nation. Far from the modern holiday of feasts and football, Thanksgiving in the Revolution was an act of resilience, unity, and survival, declared in the darkest moments of war. It’s easy to give thanks when everything is going well. It’s much more difficult to be thankful in times of despair. This powerful episode uncovers the wartime proclamations after Saratoga,...

Democratic Socialist Lies: The DSA Platform Sells Sweden But Delivers Venezuela

Conservative Politics & News: The P.A.S. Report

In this episode of The P.A.S. Report, Professor Nick Giordano exposes the rapid rise of Democratic Socialism in the United States following the victories of Zohran Mamdani and Seattle’s Katie Wilson, breaking down why this movement is gaining momentum and what it truly means for America. Professor Giordano reveals how millions of voters, especially younger Americans, are embracing socialism, only to be sold a lie that promises Scandinavian welfare but delivers Venezuelan control. He breaks down how the Democratic Socialist platform calls for public ownership of industry, government...

Socialism Never Works: Blunt Force Truth Breakdown with Mark Young

Conservative Politics & News: The P.A.S. Report

In this bonus episode of The P.A.S. Report, Nicholas Giordano joins Mark Young on the Blunt Force Truth Podcast for an unfiltered conversation about the long, catastrophic history of socialism and why it has never succeeded anywhere it has taken root. They break down the rising socialist movement in America, the dangerous implications of New York City’s political shift, and what the election of a radical like Mamdani means for the nation. From failing policies to the fallout for ordinary citizens, this episode exposes how socialism destroys prosperity, erodes freedom, and threatens the...

How Samuel Whittemore Defied Tyranny at 78 and Helped Spark a Revolution

Conservative Politics & News: The P.A.S. Report

In this America’s Founding Series episode of The P.A.S. Report, Professor Nick Giordano tells the incredible true story of Samuel Whittemore, the nearly 79-year-old farmer and veteran who stood alone against British forces during the retreat from Lexington and Concord. With nothing but a musket, two pistols, and a sword, Whittemore launched a one-man assault against the world’s most powerful army, surviving a shot to the face and thirteen bayonet wounds to live another eighteen years. His astonishing courage reveals the forgotten spirit of self-reliance, resilience, and civic duty that...

Indoctrination, Socialism, AI, and the Battle for America’s Future

Conservative Politics & News: The P.A.S. Report

In this episode of The P.A.S. Report Podcast, Nick Giordano speaks with Gloria Giorno, founder of the Reagan Society and author of , to expose the growing challenges facing young conservatives in America. From the indoctrination embedded in modern education to the dangerous influence of socialism, AI, and social media, Gloria details her own experiences with political targeting and explains why the cultural environment is more hostile than ever. Together, they break down how the cultural rot, why conservatives have grown complacent, and what must be done to restore civic engagement, teach...

America’s Dependency Crisis: How Entitlements Are Replacing Freedom

Conservative Politics & News: The P.A.S. Report

America is becoming a nation built on government dependency rather than self reliance, and the shutdown exposed just how deep the crisis goes. In this episode, Professor Nick Giordano breaks down the explosive growth of entitlement programs, the expansion of Medicaid, SNAP, Section 8, and ACA subsidies, and the hidden mechanics of how millions of illegal immigrants access public benefits through household eligibility rules and state funded programs. He exposes the fraud, waste, and abuse costing taxpayers billions, and connects it to the catastrophic failures of a one point four trillion...

How the Bureaucracy Became the Real Power in America

Conservative Politics & News: The P.A.S. Report

In this bonus episode, Professor Nicholas Giordano joins The American Radicals Podcast hosted by FBI whistleblower Steve Friend for a powerful conversation on the rise of bureaucratic power in America. Professor Giordano breaks down how federal agencies have expanded far beyond their constitutional limits, how Congress routinely fails to provide real oversight, and how the deep state uses vague laws and political theater to protect itself. The discussion exposes the consequences of unchecked federal law enforcement, the dangers of labeling ordinary citizens as threats, and the urgent need to...

The Prophetic Warning: Why Pelatiah Webster Feared Big Government

Conservative Politics & News: The P.A.S. Report

In this episode of America’s Founding Series on The P.A.S. Report Podcast, Professor Nick Giordano tells the riveting story of Pelatiah Webster, the clergyman-turned-economist, who saw America’s future more clearly than anyone of his time. As the young republic teetered on collapse in 1781, Webster’s bold vision for limited government, sound money, and individual enterprise laid the groundwork for the U.S. Constitution and the free-market system that built the nation. His warnings about inflation, dependency, and centralized control echo today as socialism and big-government promises...

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Episode Highlights

UC San Diego’s data reveal a nationwide academic collapse and the dangers of lowering standards
How more than $1.5 trillion in annual education spending produces catastrophic results with no accountability
What ACTA sees behind the scenes and the reforms needed to rescue American education

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Timestamps

00:52 The Campus Freedom Initiative
02:46 The State of Higher Education Confidence
04:12 K-12 Education and Its Impact on Higher Education
09:24 Failures in the Classroom
10:14 The Need for Curriculum Reform
13:38 Outrage Over Educational Spending
18:14 The Role of DEI in Education
21:04 Mentorship in Higher Education
25:03 The Future of Mid-Tier Colleges

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