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 […]

Dr. Max Zamilov on America’s Coming Technological Renaissance (Part 2), David Gornoski on Economic Stagnation

Dr. Max Zamilov and David Gornoski continue their discussion on the similarities and dissimilarities between Russia and America. David highlights how America inherited the common law outlook from the British through the founding fathers. But private property seems to be an illusion, says Dr. Zamilov, when we have to pay taxes to the government. Dr. […]

Dr. Max Zamilov on America’s Coming Technological Renaissance (Part 1)

Nuclear scientist Dr. Max Zamilov joins the show to discuss why America is the land of free enterprise and what made him decide to immigrate here. Dr. Zamilov describes the situation in Russia during the nineties when corruption was rampant and how it hasn’t changed much today. What lessons can America learn from the former […]

The Past Cannot be Undone

“The past cannot be undone”. I don’t know how many times I have heard this. I generally dislike it. Of course the past cannot be undone, which is why I’m unsure why I recently used the phrase in a motion to the court asking for compassionate release. I am a non-violent, first time offender serving […]

NT Wright on Caesar and Christ, the Pandemic, and Social Justice

  Esteemed New Testament scholar and Anglican bishop NT Wright joins David Gornoski to discuss the pandemic and Christ’s role in shaping governance and justice. The iconic theologian puts the pandemic into perspective from what Paul wrote in his letter to the Romans, especially chapter 8 of that letter. Doctor Wright points to how the […]

Scott Horton on the NY Times Story on Afghanistan Russian Bounties

Scott Horton of antiwar.com returns to the show to comment on the NY Times story of alleged Russian bounties in Afghanistan. Who are these anonymous intelligence sources which the media cite? Horton asks. Is there any servicemen deaths attributed to these bounties? Horton also points to the fact that the American government has been paying […]

Curtis Ellis on Wall Street, China’s Impact on Middle Class

Is economic freedom intrinsically opposed to love for the common good? The point of Jesus’ entire life story, David Gornoski argues, is that He refuses to employ top-down control as a shortcut to heaven. Joining the show, in this episode, is Curtis Ellis of America First Policies. The former Trump campaign advisor highlights how shutting […]

Angela Stanton King on Breakfast Club, Her Congressional Run, Rufus Rochell on Criminal Justice Reform

Angela Stanton-King, the Founder and President of American King Foundation, joins David Gornoski to discuss her interview on the Breakfast Club. “It’s hypocritical to want others to value our lives when we don’t even value our own offspring,” Angela says as she points to how the Democratic party’s abortion agenda destroys black families. The Republican […]

David Gornoski on the Religiosity of the ‘Woke’ Movement

“Because we have Christian storytelling in our roots, we have to posture as dying, persecuted victims in our attempts to take power away from someone.” David Gornoski explains how the social justice movement has hijacked the Christian aesthetic of defending victims from violent mobs; he urges us to reject the mirroring of the mob and […]

Zak Slayback on his Conversion to Christian Faith, Rene Girard’s Mimetic Theory, Civil Unrest

Zak Slayback, author of ‘How to Get Ahead’ and principal at 1517 Fund, sits down with David Gornoski to discuss Rene’s Girard Mimetic Theory and how it explains the current socio-political turmoil in America. What happens when our society allows Jesus to infect our culture yet is reluctant to renounce violence as a means to […]