John Papola

Proud papa, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and arm-chair philosopher John Papola explores the biggest issues facing our country through the lens of fatherhood, releasing exclusive interviews and deep dives every week. We need to make sure the next generation of Americans is raised to thrive in a free society and be champions of civilization.

I sat down with Georgetown University constitutional law professor and originalist scholar Randy Barnett to discuss his books on his time as a Chicago prosecutor, how the Supreme Court has reinterpreted the 14th Amendment, and whether Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions should be upheld by the Court.

I have something to confess. I’ve become obsessed with Claude Code. Over the past few months, I’ve built about a half dozen customized software tools that I’ve wished were on the market for years. I built a contacts app. Then an email client. Then a full documentary editing tool that allows me to work smoothly from transcripts to video. One guy, on nights and weekends, completing projects that until now would have required a team, a budget, and months of development.