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Tackling the Spirit of Accusation & Coercion

David Gornoski resumes his analysis of the news such as the latest developments around the AstraZeneca vaccine and the effects of Biden’s tax hikes. Is capitalism to blame for the hindering of cheap and effective medicines into the market? How can we better appreciate the influence of Rush Limbaugh today? How do we respond to […]

Cultivating Confidence in a Broken Society

How do we solve the problems that we see today? David Gornoski starts the episode by making a strong case for voluntary trade, creative entrepreneurship, and unhindered innovation. How are political extremists like Antifa created? How can we cultivate healthy confidence in society? How do we cultivate good and life-affirming role models for others to […]

THINGS HIDDEN 28: “Reagan’s Terrible Sword” Donald J. Devine on Rene Girard, The Enduring Tension

David Gornoski sits down with Donald J. Devine, political scientist and author of The Enduring Tension. David and Dr. Devine touch on a variety of topics such as the deep political divide in America, the decline of conservative influence in media, the impact of Rene Girard’s work on anthropology, Dr. Devine’s experience of working with […]

Claston Bernard on Being an Outcast, Jerry Bowyer on the Maker vs the Takers

Claston Bernard, champion athlete, Olympian, and author of ‘Outcast,’ joins David Gornoski to discuss the degradation of black Americans as mere vote banks by the Democratic party. Claston shows no quarter in his criticism of Black Lives Matter and their aim to destroy black families. What can we do to protect families in America? Listen […]

Filmmaker Jon Croft on the Future of Governance, Technology, Storytelling

Film Producer and Director Jon Croft joins David Gornoski to reflect on the work of anthropologist Rene Girard and its significance in politics and culture. In light of the socio-political unrest around us right now, have people lost their belief in the American dream? Jon says that what we’re seeing now is the gradual death […]

The Monstrous Doubling in Politics, Jeff Deist on Deflation, Liberalism

David Gornoski starts off the show by analyzing how the two parties in America, Republican and Democratic, are mirrors of each other. “The more the two parties compete for power, the more they look the same.” What can we do to escape this mirroring that happens far too often in politics? Listen to the full […]

What Lies Ahead, Tho Bishop Economics for Beginners

Why does the media narrative always necessitate a scapegoat? David Gornoski comments on the news surrounding Biden, Oprah, and others. He also critiques the notion that guilt can be inherent in a person’s skin tone, namely “white privilege,” and the idea that violence, theft, and coercion, while being immoral to the individual, is permissible for […]

Dr. Yu on Fool’s Gold Transformation and Dog’s Magnetic Sense, Jeff Deist on Gold Rally, Our Economic Future

On today’s segment of Science and U, Dr. Weiping Yu returns to comment on the breakthrough new study by scientists and engineers at the University of Minnesota that have electrically transformed non-magnetic “fool’s gold” into magnetic material. The physicist also comments on the recent experiment which captured an X-shaped magnetic field in the NGC 4217 […]

What is Corporate Communism?

Join David Gornoski as he deconstructs the phenomenon of victim-garbed power-grabbing movements backed by wealthy and authoritarian forces. “We’ve allowed big government to collude with big business for so long that they write the rules and they monopolize medical care…” Jesus said, “the meek shall inherit the earth.” David goes on to explain how Jesus’ […]

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 […]