<![CDATA[Fixing America with J Mel Podcast]]>
jmorrisakajmelfa.substack.com]]>https://jmorrisakajmelfa.substack.com/podcastSubstackSat, 30 May 2026 05:06:12 GMThttps://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/6952112.rssJames M. Morris a/k/a J MelNon-partisan solutions to America’s political and economic problems.episodicJames M. Morris a/k/a J Meljamesmmorris@me.comNo<![CDATA[How the Rule of Law and Constitutional Limits Are Designed to Protect and Preserve Popular Sovereignty. Episode_012-Revised]]>American sovereignty belongs to the people. It is being stolen because the Rule of Law and Constitutional Limits are not being respected. This episode reviews the history of discrimination against black people, women, and immigrants to reveal that hard-fought progress made is being systemically taken away – a theft of our sovereignty.



This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jmorrisakajmelfa.substack.com]]>https://jmorrisakajmelfa.substack.com/p/episode_012-tenets-of-a-liberal-democracysubstack:post:189814990Tue, 26 May 2026 07:00:00 GMTJames M. Morris a/k/a J MelNo1165<![CDATA[What is Popular Sovereignty? Episode_011]]>Episode 11 explores how to make our democracy less reliant upon politics and more amenable to problem-solving by strengthening essential tenets of our democracy, beginning with Popular Sovereignty, the ‘We the People’ tenet, and its foundation of free and fair elections and leader accountability.



This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jmorrisakajmelfa.substack.com]]>https://jmorrisakajmelfa.substack.com/p/episode_011-tenets-of-a-liberal-democracysubstack:post:189716315Tue, 19 May 2026 07:00:00 GMTJames M. Morris a/k/a J MelNo1065full<![CDATA[Is a 'conservative democracy' Right for you? (Episode_010) ]]>Many people have been told a conservative democracy will make America great again. The reality is a conservative democracy excludes or minimizes secularism and separation of church and state. We explain why that historically increases the potential for war, suppresses compromise, and denigrates the Rule of Law.



This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jmorrisakajmelfa.substack.com]]>https://jmorrisakajmelfa.substack.com/p/episode_010-conservative-vs-liberalsubstack:post:189714802Tue, 12 May 2026 07:00:00 GMTJames M. Morris a/k/a J MelNo1365<![CDATA[What People Don't Understand about "Conservative Democracy" (Episode_009)]]>In this episode of Fixing America with J Mel, we explore the current regime’s ultimate goal and strategies. We compare those goal to how our citizens think about the legitimacy of our government and their preference to keep a democracy or reject it. And we explain how “wokeness” is a tool used to manipulate our citizens.



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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jmorrisakajmelfa.substack.com]]>https://jmorrisakajmelfa.substack.com/p/episode_008-types-of-democraciessubstack:post:189707270Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMTJames M. Morris a/k/a J MelNo1058<![CDATA[Democracy vs. Autocracy: What History Tells Us About America’s Future (Episode_007)]]>In this episode of Fixing America with J Mel, we explore:

• Five forms of democracy that have proven successful in history• Common traits of non-democratic systems that fail over time• A comparison between democratic principles and modern political movements• What choices Americans face moving forward

This episode examines how different forms of government shape freedom, stability, and justice—and why understanding these differences matters today.



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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jmorrisakajmelfa.substack.com]]>https://jmorrisakajmelfa.substack.com/p/episode_006-a-broken-democracy-partsubstack:post:189676648Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMTJames M. Morris a/k/a J MelNo1515<![CDATA[Was American Democracy Built Broken? The Flawed Foundations of U.S. Government-Episode _005]]>In this episode, we explore the relationship between societies and governments, beginning with a simplified look at how early American systems may have formed—both in their tangible structures and their underlying principles. We then examine how to recognize when a democracy is broken, starting with the argument that the United States was flawed from the beginning (“ab initio”) from the perspective of excluded groups. Finally, we consider how those historical foundations have evolved and how they continue to shape America’s ongoing struggles with issues like immigration.



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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jmorrisakajmelfa.substack.com]]>https://jmorrisakajmelfa.substack.com/p/j-mel-alert_001-agenda-fraud-7b8substack:post:192780156Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:00:00 GMTJames M. Morris a/k/a J MelNo277<![CDATA[Government Sponsored Propaganda Destroys Public Trust (Episode_004)]]>This episode of Fixing America with J Mel describes the progression of anti-democratic sentiment during WWI attributed to our transitions through the Reconstruction Era, Gilded Era, Industrial Revolution and the Progressive Era that prompted America’s isolationism and influenced  our president to create the Creel propaganda machine. It also explains how political financial ties to oligarchs of the era tipped the scales to enter the war and allow the propaganda machine unfettered freedom to manipulate public sentiment by false and misleading information and fearmongering.



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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jmorrisakajmelfa.substack.com]]>https://jmorrisakajmelfa.substack.com/p/episode_003substack:post:189508077Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:00:00 GMTJames M. Morris a/k/a J MelNo1206<![CDATA[American Liberal Democracy Under Attack (Episode_001)]]>In this episode of Fixing America with J Mel we explore the “conundrum”, a basis for optimism, and Trump’s agenda. This episode breaks down what parts of our government are under attack and how and why those attacks pose existential dangers to our form of government. It also includes suggestions on helpful personal antidotes to help you survive these troubling times.



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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jmorrisakajmelfa.substack.com]]>https://jmorrisakajmelfa.substack.com/p/fixing-america-with-j-melsubstack:post:189187793Tue, 03 Mar 2026 08:00:00 GMTJames M. Morris a/k/a J MelNo947<![CDATA[Rebuilding American Democracy on Facts and Truth (Episode_002)]]>This episode of Fixing America with J Mel explores in detail Trump’s “Big Lie” and reveals its historical source. J Mel, an experienced trial lawyer, explains from a practical perspective how our judicial system establishes “facts” and evaluates “truth”, why it is a tested and proven system, and why it conclusively disproves Trump’s “big lie”. He shares a real-life example of why and how our system, even with its problems, works.



This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jmorrisakajmelfa.substack.com]]>https://jmorrisakajmelfa.substack.com/p/episode_002substack:post:189506038Tue, 17 Mar 2026 07:00:00 GMTJames M. Morris a/k/a J MelNo1246