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The Unreasonable Religion of Critical Race Theory

David Gornoski starts the show by commenting on Cuomo’s continued deflection from taking responsibility for the nursing home deaths in New York. Is Dr. Fauci really a “defender of science” as the mainstream media insist he is? How fragile are the people who spearhead what David calls the “McWoke” movement? How did the Woke movement […]

THINGS HIDDEN 27: How Rene Girard Explains Our Chaotic Times

David Gornoski is joined by University of Scranton professor Duane Armitage, author of Big Ideas for Little Philosophers. David and Duane Armitage talk about the work of Rene Girard and apply Mimetic insights to the religiosity of political correctness, the growing undifferentiation in Western society, victim narratives as a pretext for starting wars, the effects […]

Timberlake Submits to McWoke Struggle Session

David Gornoski starts the episode by exposing the Democrats who had repeatedly incited violence throughout Trump’s tenure as president. Have any of Big Tech’s fact-checkers flagged a story or meme that misinformed about or disparaged conservatives or libertarians? Is cancel culture a religious movement? Is Justin Timberlake’s “apology” a religious expression? How can we avoid […]

Understanding Rene Girard’s Mimetic Theory

What is mimesis and how do we understand it? How does it help us understand what’s going on in the West today? David Gornoski starts the episode by answering these questions and explaining why the best way to heal society is to imitate Jesus and concede the rivalry. Where did the western concern for animals, […]

THINGS HIDDEN 26: The Gospel of Jesus vs the Gospel of Caesar

What did Caiaphas mean when he said, “it is better that one man die than the whole nation perish?” David Gornoski sits down with writer Michael Plaisted and, together, they attempt to tackle this question for our times. Was there any semblance of socialism during the time of Christ? And if there was how did […]

The Impotent Show Trial and Other Circuses

David Gornoski returns with A Neighbor’s Choice and he talks about the ongoing Trump impeachment. David highlights the need to escape the establishment’s attempt to redefine reality and get back to the true reality of Jesus’ restoration of personhood. David also talks about how government-sponsored nutrition science is ruining our country’s health. “Single-payer healthcare can’t […]

THINGS HIDDEN 25: The Christ-Haunted Faith of Socialism

David Gornoski sits down with Dr. Andrei Znamenski, a professor of history with an interest in anthropology. Znamenski starts the discussion by breaking down the evolution of human society from the Marxist perspective and makes the case that Marxism is fundamentally a religious philosophy. Like all religions, Marxism is based on the scapegoat mechanism. How […]

The Anthropology of the Image

In the information-heavy world of today, the impact of the image is vastly overlooked by both the masses and society’s designated experts. The image’s ability in dictating the norms of the day cannot be overstated yet, surprisingly enough, western Christians continue to cede aesthetic territories to the nihilistic forces who are dead-set on destroying the […]

Trail Thoughts: Social Media Censors Old Abe

David Gornoski starts the episode by commenting on the rampant disregard, especially in politics, of our opponent’s personhood under the shadow of victimism. David also reads from his essay “The End of Football” where he makes the case why our society is no longer able to hide the victims of state violence. Plus, Eric Kampmann […]

The Caricaturing of Christianity for Power

David Gornoski starts the episode with some commentary on the latest calls for mask mandates. “Will they boot [maskless] people from moving trains?” David asks, “Will the state reveal its true colors for once?” Listen to the full episode as David talks about the media’s subtle branding of GameStop stock surge as an “insurrection;” Biden’s […]