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2796 – If You Can Keep It

July 13, 2026

If You Can Keep It – John B. Wells welcomes Patrick Wood and Courtenay Turner for a timely conversation on the future of the American republic in an age of artificial intelligence, digital identity, and rapidly evolving technology.

As America reflects on its 250th anniversary, we return to the debates that shaped the Constitution and ask whether the principles that safeguarded liberty in 1791 are enough to meet the challenges of the digital era. What did the Founders fear most about concentrated power, and do those concerns look any different today?

Patrick Wood traces the historical roots of technocracy and the enduring struggle between individual liberty and centralized authority, while Courtenay Turner introduces her proposed Digital Bill of Rights—a constitutional framework designed to preserve privacy, personal autonomy, and the rights of citizens as technology becomes increasingly woven into everyday life.

Together, they explore whether new digital realities require new constitutional safeguards, the role of the states in protecting individual freedoms, and how Americans can preserve the principles of self-government without surrendering the innovations shaping the future.

The tools may have changed. The questions have not.

A republic, if you can keep it.

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496 – The Intelligence Briefing / The Tomorrow War

July 11, 2026

Tonight on Ark Midnight, John B. Wells presents The Tomorrow War. What if the battles that will shape America’s future have already begun—not only on distant frontiers, but through technology, information, ideology, and the systems quietly reshaping the world around us?

Lt. Col. Robert Maginnis examines the changing nature of modern conflict, artificial intelligence, and the strategic race for tomorrow’s communications. Mike McCormick explores questions surrounding influence, institutions, and power in modern America.

Commander Gregory Stenstrom concludes the Intelligence Briefing with a discussion on AI, surveillance, and the rapidly evolving technologies transforming national security. Three guests. Three perspectives. One compelling conversation about the challenges of tomorrow.

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