The Daily Herold: July 15, 2025 – Tactical Civics and the Shadow State

In this edition of The Daily Herold, Jon Herold sits down with Jeff Calhoun from Tactical Civics for an in-depth conversation about restoring citizen sovereignty and reawakening civic responsibility. Calhoun explains how COVID prompted him to question the foundations of American governance and led him to Tactical Civics, a movement aiming to revive the grand jury as a powerful tool to hold government accountable. He outlines their seven-phase plan to educate communities, grow chapters across 1,650 counties, and reestablish the people’s authority to investigate public corruption.

After the interview, Jon recaps the week’s headlines, including the Supreme Court’s decision to let Trump dismantle the Department of Education, moves to replace Jerome Powell at the Fed, and Trump’s push for crypto leadership. He also covers the growing fallout over Epstein’s files, the shadow Fed chair debate, and efforts to declassify intelligence revealing Russiagate as a manufactured smear. Wrapping up, Jon warns listeners not to rely on politicians alone to fix systemic corruption, emphasizing that real change depends on engaged, informed citizens willing to step up.