Privacy, Surveillance, Tribalism, & Ideology, with Caleb Collier

We speak with Caleb Collier of the Church and State Podcast about his background, how he got into libertarian and constitutional circles, and why he started his show. We also discuss privacy and digital security tools, including Graphene OS, encrypted messaging, VPNs, and other ways to reduce surveillance. We spend much of the episode on political tribalism, especially within conservatism and the Republican Party, along with U.S. foreign policy, military bases, intervention, debt, and the effects of war. We then turn to the church, warning about political Christianity and urging Christians to put Christ above nation, politics, and ideology while studying Scripture for themselves.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:32 Welcome, Updates, and Guest Intro

02:58 Interview Start

04:16 Cult Roots and Politics

06:26 From Marines to City Hall

07:41 Privacy in a Surveillance Age

11:08 Conservatism’s Big Government Trap

17:52 Empire or Republic?

22:42 Foreign Policy and Peace

27:26 Church, Trump, and False Power