Sir Owen Returns to Take on the News

Sir Owen returns in this episode of A Neighbor’s Choice to discuss the economic and psychological effects of control in the pandemic and other news. Sir Owen points out that an atmosphere of tribalism makes it difficult for us to come up with solutions to crisis like the COVID-19 virus; he observes that America has […]

Do Overseas Lives Matter?

If the Democrats care about black lives, why are they silent about the suffering of black lives in Libya that was caused by Obama and Clinton? Join David Gornoski as he dismantles the media and their crony corporate allies who pretend to care about black lives but then proceed to shatter black families, both at […]

Our Vain Search for Scapegoats

Our fixation on identity politics, David Gornoski says, is driving our society towards blame games. “We need to continue to encourage people in thinking for themselves rather than groupthink.” David takes us through the idea of original sin–the concept that sin exists universally–and how filtering that idea through group identities is a recipe for conflict. […]

Amy Povah and Rufus Rochell on Home Confinement and Clemency, David Gornoski on Protecting the Individual

Amy Povah of the CAN-DO Clemency foundation calls in along with Rufus Rochell to update us on the latest news of clemency appeals for non-violent prisoners around the country. Amy and Rufus describe what home confinement looks like; the two also point out that there is still a chance for those in home confinement to […]

THINGS HIDDEN 12: The Return of Dionysus

Shannon: “Parents often say: ‘don’t discuss politics and religion at the dinner table.’” David: “But that’s what I always talk about at dinner; all politics and religion originate at the original dinner which is ritual cannibalism.” Shannon Braswell, a Girardian from Washington, sits down with David Gornoski to examine the historical and mythological narratives through […]

Douglas Campbell on Pauline Dogmatics, Gospel, Myth, and Non-Violent Justice

New Testament scholar Douglas Campbell joins David Gornoski in a fascinating discussion on Pauline dogmatics and its effect on our worldview. What is the starting point of theology? Campbell says that dogmatics start from the statement “Jesus is Lord.” For us to know who the historical Jesus actually was, Campbell suggests that we start with […]

Dr. Patrick Newman on America’s Founding

Dr. Patrick Newman, editor of Rothbard’s Conceived in Liberty, calls in to discuss the nature of America’s founding and what it means for us today. Dr. Newman proposes that there is a contradiction between the constitution and the declaration of independence; he suggests that this is due to a conflict that had taken place between […]

What Does the 4th of July Mean in 2020?

Host David Gornoski reflects on the founding of America. What can we learn from our nation’s history when we examine it through the lens of Jesus’ anthropology? David explains how civilizations are usually founded upon violence and how we often rely on violence to sustain our societies. The injection of Jesus’ non-violent, self-sacrificial spirit into […]

Dr. Yu on Hidden Magnetic Universe, Jeff Deist on Coercive Culture

Dr. Weiping Yu returns for another segment of Science and U to reflect on the continuing discovery that magnetic fields permeate much of the cosmos. Dr. Yu makes the astonishing claims that even consciousness is coexisting with the universe’s magnetism in the same nature. The physicist also comments on the story that molten salt solutions […]

What About Covid?

Host David Gornoski recaps how the media, hand-in-hand with government, is silencing voices of dissent and dividing the masses. “You can have thousands gathering in protests but you can’t have ten people gathering in a church!” David remarks as he highlights the double standards at play. But what happens when the economy is shattered and […]