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02/08/2022

Episode 171: “Govzilla: How the Relentless Growth of Government Is Devouring Our Economy—And Our Freedom” with Steve Moore

Guest(s): Steve Moore

On this episode we’re talking with economist Steve Moore about his terrific new book Govzilla. It’s a sobering, yet easy to read, tale of the gigantic expansion of government over the last 50 years, and especially over the last two years since COVID hit.…

02/01/2022

Episode 170: “Ethics at the Heart of Public Policy” with Ryan Anderson and Roger Severino

Guest(s): Ryan Anderson

America’s founding ideals and our nation’s rich Judeo-Christian heritage have been under constant attack from a so-called “progressive” Left for over a hundred years.  Yet as they’ve marched through and deconstructed America’s great cultural institutions, instead of the “progress” they claim, we’re seeing the…

01/25/2022

Episode 169: George F. Will on “American Happiness and Discontents” with Don Boudreaux and John Tamny

Guest(s): George Will

In this episode we get to talk with George F. Will about his latest collection of essays, American Happiness and Discontents: The Unruly Torrent, 2008-2020, and also about his magnum opus, The Conservative Sensibility. Joining in on the conversation are John Tamny, Vice President…

01/18/2022

Episode 168: “No Rights, No Games” with Chen Guangcheng, Reggie Littlejohn and Yaxue Cao

Guest(s): Chen Guangcheng

The 2022 winter Olympics in Beijing China opens a few weeks from now, and the International Olympic Committee's 2015 decision to have China host the event looks ever more dubious. Since then, it's become obvious to most observers that China, never a champion of…

01/11/2022

Episode 167: “The Great Reset” with Jay Richards and James Patrick

Guest(s): Jay Richards

Unprecedented government measures to stop the spread of an unstoppable virus have morphed into mortal threats to our liberties and civil rights, not just here in the United States, but worldwide. First we were told that lockdowns, masks, and social distancing stop the spread…

12/28/2021

Episode 166: “The Future of Energy and New Technologies” with Mark Mills

Guest(s): Mark Mills

Today’s episode is a treasure trove of important facts that we all should know about technology, society and the future. My guest is once again Mark Mills, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute - who focuses on science, technology, energy, and future manufacturing technologies…

12/21/2021

Episode 165: “Just Facts about the Virus” with Jim Agresti

Guest(s): Jim Agresti

Albert Einstein said science can only flourish in an atmosphere of free speech.  Today, despite claims about “following the science” with regard to Covid 19, this is simply not happening. Why? Because “they” have taken away one of the essential elements of science: allowing…

12/14/2021

Episode 164: “Wrath: America Enraged” with Peter Wood

Guest(s): Peter Wood

Over the course of roughly four generations, from around 1950 to the present, American culture has been transformed from a culture that believed in the value of self-control into a culture that celebrates self-expression. And that “self-expression” has now twisted into a new form…

12/07/2021

Episode 163: “Challenging Leviathan” with Mark Chenoweth and Jenin Younes

Guest(s): Jenin Younes

In this episode, we're talking again about the coercive power of the Administrative State and its serious threat to our constitutional freedoms. No other development in contemporary American law denies more rights to more Americans. Joining me to discuss is Mark Chenoweth, Executive Director, and…

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