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Information Warfare: How the American Mind Became the New Battlefield

P.A.S. Report | Political Analysis, American Politics & Constitution

Release Date: 08/03/2026

Henry Knox: The Bookseller Who Broke the Siege of Boston

P.A.S. Report | Political Analysis, American Politics & Constitution

How did Henry Knox, a 25-year-old Boston bookseller, move nearly 60 tons of artillery across 300 winter miles and help break the Siege of Boston without a costly ground battle? In this episode of America’s Founding Series on The P.A.S. Report Podcast, Professor Nick Giordano reveals the incredible true story of Henry Knox and the Noble Train of Artillery. As America marks its 250th anniversary, discover how this largely self-taught Patriot transported 59 cannons, mortars, and howitzers from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston and gave George Washington the firepower to force a British...

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P.A.S. Report | Political Analysis, American Politics & Constitution

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P.A.S. Report | Political Analysis, American Politics & Constitution

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Daniel Morgan: The Forgotten General Who Won at Cowpens

P.A.S. Report | Political Analysis, American Politics & Constitution

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Charlie Kirk in His Own Words: The Man Behind the Movement (with Christy Edwards)

P.A.S. Report | Political Analysis, American Politics & Constitution

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P.A.S. Report | Political Analysis, American Politics & Constitution

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Ted Cruz on Clarence Thomas, Socialism, and the Midterm Warning Republicans Can’t Ignore

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Jonas Clarke: The Preacher Who Prepared Lexington for the American Revolution

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Back to School: America’s Civic Education Crisis

P.A.S. Report | Political Analysis, American Politics & Constitution

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Information Warfare is transforming the American mind into the newest battlefield in modern conflict. Every day, foreign adversaries exploit social media algorithms, artificial intelligence, automated bot networks, and human psychology to manipulate public opinion, deepen political division, and weaken constitutional self-government without firing a single shot.

In this episode of The P.A.S. Report Podcast, Professor Nick Giordano explains how China, Russia, Iran, and other hostile actors exploit America's greatest vulnerability: the collapse of critical thinking and civic education. Rather than persuading Americans to embrace a foreign ideology, these adversaries amplify existing political divisions, conspiracy theories, and outrage to erode trust in the Constitution, public institutions, and one another. Most importantly, this episode lays out a constitutional framework for defeating information warfare while fiercely protecting the First Amendment, free speech, and individual liberty.

If Americans lose the ability to distinguish truth from manipulation, constitutional self-government cannot survive. Understanding information warfare is no longer optional. It is essential to preserving a free society.

What You'll Learn In This Episode:

The New Battlefield: How modern information warfare and cognitive warfare target the American mind instead of physical territory.
The Mechanics of Manipulation: How social media algorithms, artificial intelligence, bot networks, and information laundering manufacture false consensus and hijack public debate.
America's Greatest Vulnerability: How confirmation bias, selective skepticism, conspiracy theories, and outrage culture turn ordinary citizens into unwitting participants in foreign influence operations.
The Human Layer: How covert funding networks, advocacy organizations, media outlets, and online influencers amplify foreign narratives and deepen political division.
Defending the Republic: How We the People can rebuild critical thinking, reject government censorship, strengthen civic responsibility, and defend constitutional liberty without sacrificing the First Amendment.

Topics Covered: Information Warfare, Cognitive Warfare, Foreign Influence Operations, Artificial Intelligence, Social Media Algorithms, Bot Networks, Critical Thinking, First Amendment, Constitutional Republic, National Security

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Episode Chapters

01:32 The American Mind: The New Battlefield
08:09 How Foreign Propaganda Exploits American Divisions
12:05 AI, Bot Networks, and Information Laundering
20:02 Why Americans Are So Easy to Manipulate
26:00 Conspiracy Theories, Outrage, and the Collapse of Critical Thinking
34:42 The Real Goal: Destroying Trust in America
39:35 Defending the Republic Without Sacrificing Liberty

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