July 3rd, 2025

On Thursday’s Mark Levin Show, the economy is strong with robust job growth, low unemployment, minimal inflation, and declining prices for gas, food, and housing. The big, beautiful bill, now passed, has significant tax cuts and include more border security with increased ICE funding. There’s a lot more to do but we should take a victory lap. Also, the Battle of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, marked the start of the American Revolutionary War. This battle, sparked by the “shot heard ’round the world,” ignited the American fight for independence and demonstrated the colonists’ resolve against British rule. The American Revolutionary War also included key events like the Battle of Bunker Hill, where American militia, led by Dr. Joseph Warren, faced British forces. On Bunker Hill, colonists initially repelled attacks but retreated after exhausting gunpowder. Warren, a prominent Boston doctor and revolutionary, stayed, fought, and was killed, later identified by Paul Revere through dental work. The Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776) formalized the ongoing war, expressing colonial resolve. Many are unaware of these events and their significance to the nation’s identity. Later, ‘On Power’ explains that positive power is rooted in the sovereignty of God and the people and prioritizes the well-being of individuals over rulers. It underscores that a moral society is grounded in God-given truths, natural law, and unalienable rights, transcending any ruling class. An individual’s life philosophy, shaped by practices, values, beliefs, and faith, significantly influences their role in society. Faith is essential to positive power, fostering virtuous societies, yet it can be misused by despotic regimes to justify brutality, highlighting its dual potential.

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Segment 1
Hello America. Mark Levin here. Our number 877-381-3811. 877-381-3811. Another day to celebrate. I mean, think about this, folks. Think about what’s going on here. You see the jobs numbers. More jobs created than expected. I mean, we hear this all the time under Trump, under Reagan, same thing. I mean, you have effectively no unemployment. I mean, there’s sun, but it’s so low statistically, that’s holy trinity of effectively no inflation. The price of gasoline this holiday weekend is way down. The price of food in most instances is down. Obviously, we always want to do better. Housing prices around the country are down. And depending on whether you’re a buyer or seller, that’s either good or bad. The point is the economy’s chugging along. And now with this bill that was passed, it is a massive tax cut across the board with special focus on people who work with their hands, who serve other people. And you have modest income. The Democrats keep talking about tax cuts for billionaires because what else are they going to say? What else are they going to say? So which tax cut is it for billionaires? Can somebody at some point one of these reporters ask the Democrats what tax cut is for billionaires? What are you talking about? Now, there could be a tax cut that encompasses everybody, that affects billionaires. But what is the tax cut for billionaires? Which one is it? Now you don’t know. And I don’t know because there isn’t one. So they keep saying tax cuts for billionaires. Well, which one is it? There aren’t any. They’re liars, but you know, they’re liars. They are their media. That’s what they do. They lie. And I have a few goons, thugs and knuckleheads in the Republican Party who do the same thing. Just like the the Israeli attack on Iran or our attack on the nuclear sites. World War three, Qatar. Olson was talking about that. Pardon me? Let’s have slobs name again. O’Bannon was talking about it. Marjorie Taylor GREENE still talking about it. They’ve become irrelevant. Irrelevant. The Democrats are either becoming irrelevant or. Depending on which one you listen to. More extremist. They don’t represent the American people. They hate you. They hate you. They lie to you incessantly. I mean, President Trump is pushing through his agenda with the tiniest of margins in the House, in the Senate. And you have to give a lot of credit to Mike Johnson. He’s a hell of a speaker. Kevin McCarthy was two, by the way. But this Mike Johnson, he’s he’s like the Houdini of legislation. He’s able to get these things done. It’s unbelievable. It really is. Of course, he has the help of President Trump, but he’s still the quarterback in the House of Representatives trying to serve the the American people in the present and get this thing done. And soon over in the Senate did a very good job to. So sometimes we should take a victory lap. It’s okay. Is there a lot more to do? Well, of course there is. There is a lot more to do. The lower courts were pushed back by the Supreme Court the other week. That’s a good thing. A good thing. Parental. The role of parents and the raising of their children was was supported by the Supreme Court. That is a good thing. This bill includes school choice. This is a good thing. It’s a good thing. Do we need to slash spending? You better believe we do. But what did I write in the Liberty Amendments? Washington can’t do it. It just can’t do it. And so we need our states to step up our state legislatures, don’t we? And to begin the process of capping. And limiting the percentage of the GDP that the federal government can spend. But you can’t do that in a single budget bill all of a sudden with the tiniest of majorities. This is the reality. And many of the people who are yammering away, they don’t even support convention of states. So you can, of course, support convention of states and this bill at the same time understanding reality. I said Washington can’t do what needs to be done. That said. The states can. It’s fantastic. But what’s taken place here? I’m very excited about it, very excited about what the court has done. It’s going to disappoint us. Don’t worry that time will come. But right now. These decisions have been excellent. What’s happened in Middle East is superb. Absolutely superb. At a single. American military personnel. Wounded, let alone killed, in any of these actions. And Iran doesn’t have a nuclear weapon or Internet or intercontinental ballistic missiles. These people were all wrong. They’re a disgrace. The border is secure. This bill is going to triple basically. The number of ICE individuals and the the ability to have detention centers and so forth to really push push people out of this country who shouldn’t be here in the first place. Terrible, horrible criminals. In many cases. You don’t get enough credit. You, the American people. I haven’t any heard anybody. Thank you. I’m thanking you. Because but few. Donald Trump wouldn’t be president of the United States, but for you, we wouldn’t have a majority in the Senate, in the House. You did this. You wanted it. You did it. You voted and you got it. And you got it. All of you. And there were a lot of you, I’m told, who called Capitol Hill last evening and through the night and into the early morning. Urging your representatives to vote for this bill. I’m told you had an impact. So I want to thank you. I’m not saying it’s the impact or what. I’m just telling you you had a very positive role. And I want to thank each and every one of you in this audience who did. I have the best audience. You’re the best folks by far. You’re just terrific. Not Tomorrow, as you know, is Independence Day, July 4th. 2025. 249 years ago. People keep saying 250, 249 years ago. The Declaration of Independence was signed. After some pretty, pretty brilliant and emotional debating that took place. In Philadelphia in what was the state assembly building. But we call Independence Hall now. The Second Continental Congress. The Second Continental Congress. And there are a lot of states that were very skeptical about. Jumping into this war which had already started. Lexington and Concord had already been fought. Bunker Hill had already been fought. So we had several states, particularly in the South, that were selling a lot of cotton to Britain, saying, why are we getting into this fight? They’re not bothering us. But they did. So when we come back, I want to tell you a little bit about what took place 249 years and a few months ago at Lexington and Concord. The shot heard round the world. You’ve heard that phrase. Just to give you a very short little history lesson. Many of you may already know this. But you’re going to be celebrating tomorrow and throughout the week in our independence. And so I want to discuss this, albeit briefly. We’ll be right back.

Segment 2
It’s kind of a very fun show this evening. Very patriotic. Battlefields. Battlefields. That org is a very great, great site. April 19, 1775. This is your history. Facing an impending rebellion, British General Thomas Gage decided to seize weapons and gunpowder being stored in Concord, Massachusetts, 20 miles northwest of Boston to prevent violence. Patriot spy soon got wind of Gage’s plan. Paul Revere and other writers spread the word doors of the 800 British regulars who were dispatched to Concord departing Boston late in the evening of April 18. The king’s troop marched into the small town of Lexington around 5 a.m. to find facing them a militia company, more than 70 men led by Captain John Parker. When the vanguard of the British force rushed forward upon the town Green Captain Parker immediately ordered his company to disperse. At some point, a shot rang out. Historians still debate who fired if the nervous British soldiers fired a volley, killing seven. And mortally wounding one of the retreating militiamen. The British column moved on towards Concorde, leaving the dead, wounded and dying in their wake. Parker and his men would have revenge later that afternoon. Arriving in Concord around 8 a.m., British commanders Francis Smith and John Pickering ordered several companies, about 220 troops in all, to secure the North Bridge across the Concord River. They continue on another mile to Barrett farm, where a suspected cache of arms and powder were presumably located. But by the time the British arrived at the North Bridge, a growing. Assembly of close to 400 militia from Concord and the surrounding towns had gathered on the high ground overlooking a north bridge. From their vantage point, their vantage point on the Hill, they could see smoke rising from Concord, the result of British burning some supplies that they had uncovered. Think of the towers put to the torch. Lieutenant Joseph Hosmer of Concord shouted to his fellow officers, Will you let them burn the town down? The decision was then made to take action. Colonel James Barrett ordered his companies to march upon the bridge, but not to fire upon the British soldiers unless first fired upon. The Acton company, commanded by 30 year old Captain Isaac Davis, was placed at the head of the column. When asked if they were prepared to confront the British troops, Davis said, I haven’t a man afraid to go. Now, first of all. Isn’t it amazing these men of history that literally began the war for independence in 1775. Nobody ever talks about that because nobody has ever heard of them, because it’s not taught. Colonel James Barrett. Lieutenant Joseph Hosmer. Just to some extent. Captain Isaac Davis, 30 years old. They all put their lives on the line. Incredible. Incredible how much history we don’t know and isn’t taught. So these Minutemen and they were called Minutemen because in a minute’s notice they were able to arm themselves and come to the core of the battle. The Minutemen formed up and marched down the hill. As they did so, the British soldiers, intimidated by the colonial numbers and orderly advance, retreated to the opposite shore and prepared to defend themselves. When Davis company came within range, British soldiers opened fire, killing Isaac Davis and also Abner Hosmer. Another act in Minuteman. Major Patrick of Concord’s Chateau, for God’s sakes, Fire! And the Minutemen replied with their own volley, killing three British soldiers and wounding nine others. This volley. This volley is considered the shot heard round the world. It conquered, the rest of the British troops retreated back to town. Spencer Karen. The Brits soon ordered a return to Boston, which developed into a rout as thousands of Minutemen patriots descended on the area as the British were attacked from all sides by swarms of angry Minutemen. Along with what is known as the battle road. When they reached Lexington, John Parker and his men had their revenge firing on the British regulars from behind cover for the next 12 miles. The British were continually ambushed by Minutemen, shooting from behind trees, rock walls and buildings. The emotions of this fight carried well beyond April 19, inspiring American warriors to rise up and fight again, even in the face of staggering odds against them. Having heard the morning fighting at Lexington, British General Gage ordered Lord Percy to march from Boston with a relief column. The column reached Smith and Bukharin’s men on the eastern outskirts of Lexington, but many men continued to pour in as word spread quickly throughout the area. Among these minute and militia companies were many African-Americans, both free and slave, who took up arms and fought alongside with their white neighbors. The British conducted a running fight until they could get cover and excuse me, the British conducted a running fight until they could get under the cover of British guns and ships anchored in the waterways surrounding Boston. By 8 p.m., it was clear that the day had been a disaster for the British. They lost 73 killed and many more wounded compared to the Patriots loss of 49. Concord poet Ralph Waldo Emerson, dubbed from the embattled farmers. They were not American citizens yet. That would have to wait until 1776. And the Declaration of Independence? Our Declaration of Independence from Britain. Then Americans became American citizens on April 19, 1775. They were simply loyal British subjects who believed that they were standing up to defend and fight for their rights. And in doing so, they changed the world forever. Think about that. Lexington and Concord. I’ll be right back.

Segment 3
I just checked in with our friends at the Reagan Library. There’s a couple hundred tickets left. That’s it. That’s it. That’s it. I won’t be here tomorrow, Saturday or Sunday. Of course. I’ll be back Monday morning, July 4th. We’ll have a fantastic pesto for you. So I suspect when I come back, it’ll all be gone. So that’s why I’m again, just mentioning the Reagan Library. August 17th, 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time. We’re going to have a grand old time. The book signing, the fairly intimate back and forth discussions about. What’s taking place, including my book on power as well as dinner. We love it. And I know you’ll love it, too. And the Dead Sea Scrolls there. It’s amazing. And it’s just a propitious it’s a propitious moment. And of course, the Reagans, uh, Ronald Reagan being one of the greatest presidents ever. His wonderful wife, they are. They’re buried there. It’s a beautiful sight. I we have a bench there with my parents name on it as well. But in any event, those of you who want to join us, that’s really where you might want to join us. We’ll also be announcing next week the other two book sites as well. And then that’ll be it in terms of book signings. There are no pre signed books. This is it. If you want a signed book, you have the ten one of these events. If you want to if you want to talk and meet, this is really the place to do it. And. We always appreciate. We always have a wonderful time, don’t we, those who’ve come to these things. But the Reagan Library is a very, very special place. So if you’re interested, you go to Reagan Foundation, that August 11, Reagan Foundation, that August 11. They said there’s a couple of hundred tickets left. That’s it. Now we’ve a vast audience that’s not going to last very long. Now, that said, I talked about Lexington and Concord. There are other battles, of course, throughout the Revolutionary War. Really big battles, important matters leading up to July four, 1776. And the Declaration of Independence. So in other words, the war had begun. And the declaration was a declaration by the people’s representatives to the world. What was taking place and why it was taking place. That’s where we get our declaration of war from. This was a declaration of war, but the war had already begun. And just fascinating things. You know, I’ve talked about Dr. Joseph Warren and his role. He was in his mid-thirties. He was a. One of the great doctors, one of the leading doctors in Boston, in the Boston area. And he had a tremendous reputation, but he was also one of the the leading revolutionaries. And Dr. Warren was much better known than George Washington at the time because nobody knew who George Washington was. He was in Virginia. Again, we’re talking about 1775. And Warren was one of the the leaders, along with Sam Adams and Paul Revere and some of the others on this. This secret group that they had organized to basically push out the British. He was behind a number of the acts. That led up to these these early battles. Around Boston and then later New York and. Joseph Warren. Was a remarkable man. Again, not only an exceptional doctor, but incredibly brave and at the battle of Bunker Hill. As he was. One of those actually leading the militia and the and those who were armed against the British. The battle of Bunker Hill. The Americans took the high road, their high ground, and Breed’s Hill is another aspect of it that people talk about. But let’s stick with Bunker Hill. Battle of Bunker Hill. I had a document in which Warren as well as the. The colonel, colonel and one other who were leading the American forces, such as they were were begging the New York legislature for a gunpowder. The New York legislature didn’t have enough gunpowder for New York. Nonetheless, they knew that the British forces were coming. Those big British ships were parked, docked. And they could see those ships from where they were based. They dug in. And the British ran up the hill. They were pushed back by the Americans weren’t even called Americans back then. They were pushed back by the militia and so forth. And they suffered fairly significant casualties. They made another run up the hill. They made some penetration but were pushed back. They can suffer casualties. And then the the colonists ran out of gunpowder. Mr. Producer. So the British charged against. Many of the colonists. They fought some of them hand-to-hand with swords and knives. Some of them still had pistols and so forth, but they eventually retreated. Joseph Warren refused to retreat. And he led what? Small numbers of men who who stayed. They continue to fight and they were killed. In the case of Warren. They were looking for a warren, you know, bounty on his head. And there he was with a with a sword. And one of the. One of the British commanders took his pistol on Sharon between the eyes. Then they urinated on him. Then they butchered his body. Later on Paul Revere as a blacksmith, among other things, a great blacksmith, actually have a few of his pieces that he made in his day. Well, he had also. It also made some some teeth for Joseph Horn and. That’s how they identified his body, such as it was. These were gray men whose names are not known. It just frustrates the hell out of me. It frustrates the hell out of me. The amount of money we pour into public education, education generally, and how much is unknown, how little is known about who we are and our history in these people early on. Who gave us this great country, as you and I defend this country right now against the Marxists and the Islamists and all the rest of them. The more you really learn red blooded American history, the more you love this country. Which I guess is why it’s not taught. Certainly not. Well. And because we won’t be here on July 4th, I thought we’d play a little bit of music. Not a lot. Just one in particular, The Battle Hymn of the Republic. In honor of those. In 1775 and 1776 at the Long Revolutionary War that went on for almost eight years. I guess the Forever War isolationists, they would have opposed that. They would have trashed George Washington as a warmonger and Lafayette as a neocon. But here we go. This is a beautiful rendition. Go.

Segment 4
My wife just sent me this. Remember Ann Landers, Juanita Broderick, the great Juanita Broderick posted this. Dear Ann, I’m an English teacher and my students are reading George Orwell’s 1984. I encourage you to do that. I’m having a difficult time explaining communism, socialism and fascism without giving a time consuming history lesson. I recall you printed a explanation, a humorous explanation of those concepts using cows. Will you please print it again? I’m sure it will kickstart a lively class discussion. I teach in Mississippi and so Landers. Prince it again. Socialism. You have two cows. Give one cow to your neighbor. Communism. You two cows give both cows to the government. They may give you some milk. Fascism. You have two cows. You can give all the milk to the government and the government sells it. Marxism, you two cows. The government shoots you and takes both cows. Anarchism you two cows. Keep both cows, shoot the government agent and steal another cow. Capitalism. You have two cows. Sell one and buy a bull. She can have more cowls, you see. Brilliant, isn’t it? Mr. Wood is really good. Really good at there. I want to strongly encourage you. This is the weekend to do it. Go to Amazon.com and go to Barnes Noble, too. There have been great, but. Get your brand new pre-ordered copy of On Power. It’s three weeks away. We’re going have a big breakout starting on Hannity’s TV show, a full Sunday show, Fox and Friends on the weekend, Fox and Friends during the week. Other programs as well as our wonderful radio stations and radio hosts out there. So I want to encourage you to grab your copy. Now. It’s discounted. It’s less than 24 bucks, I believe, on power, Amazon.com. I’ll be right back.