Moment of Truth

This week on Moment of Truth, Nick is joined by Brad Hargreaves, a Fellow at The Manhattan Institute and founder of Thesis Driven. Together they rage over Brad's essay about America’s dog obsession and the negative impact it has had on family formation.

Brad explains how cities architect for pets instead of kids as luxury dog spas replace playgrounds and emotional support Yorkies invade grocery stores. And all the while, the cos...

This week on Moment of Truth, Nick welcomes Morgan Murphy, Trump admin veteran and U.S. Senate candidate for Alabama. Murphy recounts his wild journey from New York Post reporter and Southern Living food critic to Navy officer in Afghanistan, Pentagon press secretary, and eventually landing as national security advisor to Senator Tuberville (AKA "Coach!").

He gives the inside-baseball on Senator Tuberville's heroic stand agains...

This week on Moment of Truth, Nick sits down with Jeremy Tate, founder and CEO of the Classic Learning Test (CLT). Jeremy makes the case that standardized tests form what schools teach, and what schools teach form the next generation. The U.S.’s students deserve better than the SAT and ACT. They need a test that encourages teachers to connect them with the classical learning traditions.

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This week on Moment of Truth, Nick sits down with Tom Sauer, founder & CEO of Miramar Health—a veteran-focused rehab center in California. Tom shares how from an early age, the impact of mental illness and addiction touch his life through his father's struggles and, once he had returned from serving his country in the Marines and in the Navy, he felt the pull to step in. Thousands of veterans are being failed by the VA system a...

This week on Moment of Truth, Nick sits down with Luke Niforatos, Vice President of Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), to unpack why "pot is bad" as well as the dangers of wider drug legalization.

Modern marijuana is far more addictive and harmful than the weed of decades past, contributing to mental health crises, violence, and addiction. Luke exposes the dark side of the marijuana industry, from cartel involvement to corrup...

This week on Moment of Truth, Nick sits down with Nathan Halberstadt from New Founding to dissect the impact of DEI initiatives and H1B visas on American workers. Nate shares how he saw first hand consulting giants like BCG drive major DEI transformations, often staffing diversity offices with non-citizens to meet metrics, while outsourcing jobs to cheaper labor abroad. They also delve into the struggles of young Americans, who fa...

This week on Moment of Truth, Nick sits down with Terry Schilling, President of the American Principles Project, to tackle the rising issue of trans violence in America.

They dive into the mental health crisis fueling this trend and how government policies and a multi-billion-dollar transgender industry have exacerbated the problem. They also discuss the urgent need for legislative action, the role of pornography in shaping des...

This week on Moment of Truth, Nick is back in the studio and is joined by Dr. Adam Bruggeman, an orthopedic surgeon and addiction specialist. The opioid epidemic has moved out of the spotlight, but the decades of damage remain. Dr. Bruggeman shares his mission to bring hope and healing to people crawling their way back from addiction.

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It's a crossover episode! This week, American Moment CEO Nick Solheim joins Bradley Devlin on The Signal Sitdown to discuss the critical issue of personnel in politics. Nick explains how (and why!) American Moment identifies, educates, and credentials young, aligned conservatives to serve in Washington, D.C. It all started with short essay by JD Vance addressing the lack of competent, agenda-driven staff in the first Trump administ...

This week on Moment of Truth, Nick sits down with Calley Means, currently an SGE at the Department of Health and Human Services, to unpack the systemic issues plaguing America’s healthcare and food industries.

Means exposes how corporate capture and perverse incentives drive chronic disease and reveals a broken system profiting off sickness. He discusses the transformative MAHA-MAGA coalition and how that has enabled the much-n...

In this engaging episode of Moment of Truth, Nick sits down with Evan Swarztrauber, Senior Fellow at the Foundation for American Innovation and host of The Dynamist podcast. They dive into the evolving conservative perspective on Big Tech, exploring censorship, antitrust battles, and the impact of corporate power on free speech.

Evan shares his experiences at the FCC during the net neutrality frenzy, and the awakening among con...

This week on Moment of Truth, Nick sits down with Rachel Bovard, Vice President of Programs at the Conservative Partnership Institute, for a deep dive into the U.S. Senate’s inner workings. Rachel became a seasoned Senate expert working under Sen. Mike Lee and was a thorn in Mitch McConnell's side.

Here she unpacks the post-nuclear era of confirmations, exposing why 140 civilian nominations languish despite a streamlined proces...

This week on Moment of Truth, Nick sits down with Darin Selnick, a retired Air Force veteran and former Pentagon senior policy analyst, to expose the pervasive "wokeness" in the military and its impact on readiness.

Selnick shares shocking stories from his time dismantling DEI policies for President Trump, from leadership boards missing President Trump’s photo to superglued library doors at the Naval Academy. He discusses the d...

This week on Moment of Truth, Nick is joined by Jennifer Galardi, Senior Policy Analyst at the Heritage Foundation’s Restoring American Wellness initiative.

Jennifer shares her riveting journey from a progressive LA lifestyle to leading the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement. Life has led her through many twists and turns, including time spent in a yoga cult before rediscovering Christianity and diving into health polic...

This week on Moment of Truth, Nick is joined by U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt from Missouri to discusses the America First movement’s future in the Senate, the groundbreaking rescissions package, and reindustrializing America. He highlights the shift in the Overton window, the fight against the administrative state, and the urgency of confirming Trump’s nominees amidst unprecedented Democratic obstruction.

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This week on Moment of Truth, Nick sits down with Kyle Diamantas, Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods at the FDA, for the first MoT MAHA-focused episode of the season! Kyle shares his journey from practicing FDA law to leading efforts to improve America’s food supply. They dive into the alarming rise in chronic diseases, the impact of food dyes on children’s behavior, and the push for healthier, less processed foods. Kyle explains ...

This week on Moment of Truth, Nick sits down with Dan Caldwell, former Senior Advisor to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, for an in-depth discussion on America’s role in global conflicts. Caldwell covers the challenges of a strained U.S. defense industrial base, the realities of supporting Ukraine, and the fallout from the 12-day Israel-Iran war. But the vital fact that he says we can no longer ignore? The bombs and interceptors ...

This week on Moment of Truth, Nick is joined by Rosemary Jenks, co-founder of the Immigration Accountability Project. Rosemary has been operating as an immigration expert for over 35 years, and her valuable work has helped expose the harsh realities of U.S. immigration policy, such as the betrayal of American workers by Chamber of Commerce Republicans. In this episode she dismantles myths like "undocumented workers" and reveals how...

In this milestone 200th episode of Moment of Truth, Nick sits down with Jack Posobiec, host of Human Events, to talk about the two issues at heart of American politics right now: populism and power. Jack explains his own brush with rampant migrant and how it caused the decline of his hometown, Norristown, PA. He also maps out the conservative movement’s challenges, the power of the intelligence community, and the fight against unch...