American Resolve is at the center of this discussion. Adam Hardage outlines how parents can steady their children amid an AI-shaped culture, grounding them in faith, discipline, and clear standards. Chris Milligan turns to the deeper questions of national history, urging serious inquiry over official narratives. Together, they highlight the duty to strengthen families, defend truth, and preserve the nation we have inherited.
America’s future can be secured when parents step forward with confidence and purpose.
Combat veteran and former CIA officer Adam Hardage reminds us that Generation Alpha is growing up in an AI-driven world, but this moment offers an opportunity.
With faith, discipline, and strong family leadership, children can learn to navigate technology with clarity instead of confusion. His book The Alpha Blueprint shows how families can raise young people who are grounded, resilient, and ready to thrive.
The conversation then turns to our national history with publisher Robert “Chris” Milligan, who approaches the JFK assassination not as a source of despair, but as a call to honest inquiry.
By challenging decades of conflicting narratives, Milligan and his work at TrineDay demonstrate that truth can still rise when citizens insist on transparency and refuse to accept shallow explanations. His efforts highlight the strength of independent voices determined to preserve genuine history.
Placed together, these discussions reveal a hopeful path forward. When families strengthen their values, when citizens pursue truth with integrity, and when we teach the next generation to discern rather than drift, America becomes stronger. This is a moment for courage, clarity, and optimism about the country we can preserve.
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Mira la izquierda, mira la derecha. ¿Qué ves? ¿Dónde estás? In a world that changes daily, what will you do next? Welcome to The Next Steps Show with Peter Vazquez — a starting point for discussion y un poco de dirección.
It is a beautiful day to thank God, country, and family. Look around and ask yourself: Who will see me smile today, and how can I make their life better simply by doing that?
If we do not defend the American way of life, defend truth, protect our children, and confront power, then algorithms, traffickers, and tyrants will shape the future in our place.
Today we confront the reality that Generation Alpha is growing up in an AI-driven battlefield where truth, identity, and perception are targeted.
Guest Segment: Adam Hardage
Peter:
Joining me is combat veteran and former CIA operations officer Adam Hardage. Sir, welcome to The Next Steps Show.
Adam Hardage:
Thanks, Peter. I appreciate being here. I wrote The Alpha Blueprint because I looked at my ten-year-old daughter and seven-year-old son and realized I could not pretend their future would look like the past. You cannot trust a 30-year corporate career or Social Security anymore. Technology is changing everything. You cannot always tell what is real and what is AI-generated. The future is here.
My message to parents is simple: get right with your family, get right with God, and get right with who you are. Embrace your humanity and your God-given spark instead of letting technology hollow you out.
Peter:
We spend more time warning kids about technology than teaching them to use it. New York restricts screens in schools, while China requires early AI literacy. Are we doing this right?
Hardage:
We cannot hide from technology. We need to learn the tools and use them responsibly. What matters most is discipline, creativity, and family grounding. If parents provide moral clarity, their kids will thrive. Without that, technology will swallow them.
Peter:
Studies show children spend nearly three hours a day on screens, and 90 percent have mobile access by age four. Yet only 33 percent of fourth graders read proficiently. Your book is described as a “blunt, heartfelt field manual” for preparing children for an AI future. General Michael Flynn wrote your foreword.
Why should someone buy your book?
Hardage:
Because it helps parents start the most important conversation they will have in the next 20 years. Each chapter begins with “Dear Kids.” It is designed for parents to read with their children, to help them discern truth in a world of manipulation. God gives us tools, but we must walk in truth and use them wisely.
General Flynn was my commanding officer when I served as a case officer. I stood by him during the attacks against him because I know his character. I have served in four wars and six deployments. I take this mission seriously.
Peter:
Where can people get the book?
Hardage:
Amazon.com — The Alpha Blueprint. It just hit number-one bestseller in two categories.
Peter:
Adam, thank you. I look forward to having you back.
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Peter:
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If we forget our past, we make dangerous mistakes. Today we confront six decades of secrecy surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Joining me is Robert A. “Chris” Milligan, publisher at Trine Day.
Guest Segment: Robert “Chris” Milligan
Peter:
Chris, thank you for joining us.
Chris Milligan:
Thank you for having me.
Peter:
Tell listeners who you are and why JFK matters to you.
Chris:
I was in junior high during the assassination. We watched the news in Spanish class. I was called out of the room — my paper boss was waiting — and they put me in the streets selling newspapers. It was traumatic for the entire country.
The Warren Commission insisted Oswald acted alone. Later congressional investigations suggested a conspiracy. Those contradictions shattered trust. The psychological damage was enormous.
My father worked in intelligence as branch chief of East Asia analysis. The day before my twentieth birthday, he took me into a room with a Vanderbilt professor and immediately said, “The Vietnam War is about drugs. Secret societies are behind it. Communism is a sham.” I thought he had lost his mind. It took twenty years of research before I understood.
Suppressing truth fuels corruption. That is why I publish suppressed works.
Peter:
Polls show most Americans believe Oswald did not act alone, yet younger Americans accept the lone-gunman theory. Why does this matter?
Chris:
Because if we do not teach real history, our children stand on sand. Schools repeat the official line, not the evidence. We need to confront what happened so we understand the corruption that followed.
Peter:
Tell us about your conference.
Chris:
The JFK Historical Group is hosting a conference in Dallas, November 20–23. People can attend or stream it online at JFKHistorical.com.
About Trine Day Publishing
Peter:
Tell us about Trine Day.
Chris:
I founded it in 1999 after publishing Barry and the Boys, which every major publisher rejected. Once it was released, other authors sent me suppressed work. I went deep into debt to publish them. Whitney Webb’s One Nation Under Blackmail became a major success.
Books matter. They preserve truth.
Peter:
Before we go to break, a quick question: How much secrecy is compatible with a free republic?
Chris:
Very little. And the critical question is: does a secret society’s loyalty lie with its organization or with our country?
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Peter:
A stain of secrecy has eroded trust in government. We continue with Chris Milligan of Trine Day.
Chris:
It is important to understand what happened so we can understand the situation we are in now. Corruption took deep root during the late 1800s, the Spanish-American War, and later with the drug trade. The Kennedy assassination shattered national cohesion. The public deserves honest research.
Peter:
Statistic: 50 percent of Americans believe multiple people were involved; 65 percent do not believe Oswald acted alone. Yet younger generations accept the lone shooter narrative. Why?
Chris:
Because schools teach the official version. They do not teach the documented contradictions. People need to read multiple viewpoints to understand the truth.
Peter:
How can people reach you?
Chris:
TrineDay.com. And JFKHistorical.com for the upcoming conference.
Peter:
Any final advice?
Chris:
Read. Read widely. Do not assume someone with a different view is wrong. Our children are our future.
Peter:
Thank you, sir.
Call-In Segment
Keith (caller):
People could not accept that Oswald was the lone killer. But there is evidence he may have acted alone. Government incompetence contributes to the confusion. The Warren Commission failed, and we still do not have full answers.
Peter:
Keith, then why two different government reports?
Keith:
Because incompetence is timeless. The investigation was botched top to bottom.
Peter:
What about Seattle’s new socialist mayor?
Keith:
She wants to seize private property and redistribute it. Socialists are takers. There are two kinds of people: givers and takers.
Education Segment
Peter:
This is American Education Week. Math scores among 13-year-olds are at their lowest since 1990. Reading scores are the lowest since 1971. Parents struggling today were raised in the same failing system.
Homeschooling is up 83 percent since the pandemic. Chronic absenteeism jumped from 15 percent in 2018 to 30 percent in 2024. That is staggering.
Teachers are leaving. Students are behind. We spend over $860 billion annually, and this is what we get.
Closing
Peter:
When you open the Bible, the words change your life. Isaiah 1:17 says, “Learn to do well; seek judgment; relieve the oppressed; judge the fatherless; plead for the widow.”
Be a leader. Defend truth. Protect your children. Preserve your country.
God bless the United States of America. Mira, do not let a single moment pass where you are not a voice for libertad.
I will talk to you tomorrow.
Robert A. "Kris" Millegan
Publisher
Kris Millegan is the publisher at TrineDay, the country’s leading publisher of suppressed works. Millegan, 76, was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Fairfax, Virginia, while his father was working for the Central Intelligence Agency. The last overt job of Millegan’s father was serving as Branch Chief, Head of the East Asia Analysis Office. Ten years after leaving the agency in 1959 and moving the family out to Oregon, Lloyd spoke to his son about his experiences in intelligence, especially about psychological warfare, narcotics trafficking, secret societies and the conflict in Vietnam.
