Spies, Terrorists & the War for Intelligence: A Conversation with Peter Theroux

In this candid episode, Roots, Rights & Reason host Lee Smith sits down with Peter Theroux, a highly decorated veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency, for a rare inside look at how American intelligence truly works and what it takes to protect the nation in an increasingly hostile world.

Drawing from his decades of experience in war zones, foreign stations, counterterrorism centers, and the highest levels of analytic work, Theroux explains the real mission of the CIA: running espionage networks, breaking down institutional stovepipes, and combining analysts, case officers, linguists, and operatives into a unified force capable of outthinking and outmaneuvering America’s enemies.

Theroux walks viewers through the CIA’s three foundational lanes: operations, analysis, and covert action; and describes how the Agency evolved after 9/11 to integrate disciplines, modernize tradecraft, and pursue terrorist networks with unprecedented precision. He details his own experience targeting Hezbollah, penetrating terror cells, and supporting missions that would ultimately help lead to historic counterterrorism successes.

“We write with brevity, precision, and absolute clarity,” Theroux notes, describing the unique craft of intelligence writing. “A spy is someone who thinks like the devil and writes like an angel.”

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In this special Christmas Eve episode of Roots, Rights & Reason, host Lee Smith welcomes political theorist and constitutional scholar Matthew Spalding for a powerful conversation exploring one of the most consequential moments in American history: George Washington’s daring crossing of the Delaware River and the Battle of Trenton.

Spalding explains why Christmas of 1776 marked a decisive turning point in the American Revolution. As Washington led the Continental Army across an icy river and launched a surprise attack against Hessian forces at Trenton, the momentum of a seemingly lost war was reversed. The victories at Trenton and Princeton, Spalding argues, transformed both the strategic direction of the conflict and the spirit of the American people, proving that liberty could withstand the greatest empire on earth.

Smith and Spalding connect this pivotal Christmas moment to the broader story of the American founding, including the Declaration of Independence and the ideas that defined a new nation. Drawing from Spalding’s new book, The Making of the American Mind: The Making of Our Declaration of Independence, they explore how the Declaration was not merely a statement of separation from Great Britain, but a deliberate and reasoned argument grounded in history, natural law, and moral principle.

This Christmas Eve episode reveals how Americans became a people through shared sacrifice, deliberation, and courage—and why the Declaration of Independence remains the defining expression of America’s identity, purpose, and understanding of liberty.

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In this week’s episode of Roots, Rights & Reason, host Lee Smith welcomes constitutional attorney and nationally renowned speaker KrisAnne Hall for an extraordinary discussion that uncovers the hidden legal foundation of America’s independence: the Lee Resolution of 1776.

While most Americans associate July 4 with the nation’s birth, Hall explains that the decisive act that legally separated the colonies from Great Britain occurred on July 2, 1776, when the Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Lee Resolution declaring the colonies to be "free and independent states.” This, she argues, is the true Independence Day and the key to understanding the sovereignty of the states.

Hall and Smith explore how the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution all reflect a structure in which sovereignty originates with the people, is exercised through the states, and is only delegated in limited measure to the federal government. Their conversation sheds light on how the founders designed a system to protect liberty by preventing centralized power from overshadowing the authority of the states.

This compelling episode challenges long-held assumptions, offering listeners a deeper understanding of the Declaration’s purpose and the constitutional order it helped create. Hall’s insights reveal why restoring America’s founding principles requires revisiting the legal and historical truths that shaped the birth of the Republic.

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