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Why The Culture Has An Appetite for Sacrificial Violence w/ Peter Quinones

David Gornoski recently appeared on Peter Quinones’ podcast, Free Man Beyond the Wall. David and Peter talked about Rene Girard’s Mimetic Theory, the sacrificial origins of the State, and our culture’s appetite for sacrificial violence. Listen to the podcast or watch the entire interview above.

Jerry Bowyer on Scapegoating in Culture Wars

In this episode, Jerry Bowyer of Townhall Finance joins David Gornoski to discuss the start of his podcast Meeting of Minds and his first interview with Peter Thiel. Is there a positive version of scapegoating? Who or what would be worthy enemies to unite ourselves against? Is there validity to some of the criticisms from […]

The Demon in Democracy

The state is a religious space with its own soteriology and eschatology. At the center of this quasi-religious state is the Festival of Reason in which the Goddess of Reason replaces the one true God who is revealed in Scripture and known by faith alone. Of course, what is here called reason is really unreason. […]

Rescuing Science from Politics

How do we rescue the spirit of scientific inquiry from the mouth of the religious institution of the State? Join David Gornoski as he cuts through corporate media groupthink and explains why we must reject monopolies so that we can have scientific dissent which is crucial in pursuing truth. Is a de facto priesthood consistent […]

THINGS HIDDEN Film Series: Escaping the Cycle of Death

In this edition of THINGS HIDDEN, David Gornoski, Shannon Braswell, and Shane gather around the fire to talk about death as depicted in ancient myth, particularly by the Canananites, and contrast it with the overcoming of death by Jesus. The conversation moves toward more contemporary topics such as the current trajectory of western civilization in […]

David Gornoski Returns to the News

David Gornoski returns with A Neighbor’s Choice and catches up with some of the latest news stories such as the passing of Britain’s Prince Philip and the rapper DMX; Biden’s preparation for gun control; the linoleic acid connection to comorbidities; YouTube’s censoring of Ron DeSantis; and more. Should we be perplexed by the presence of […]

Lay It at the Cross

Should we remain afraid and paralyzed when faced with the ever-growing tentacles of cancel culture? “Take that dark energy pushed on us by the corporate media and throw it at the feet of the cross.” Listen to the full episode as David Gornoski performs a live exorcism on a society held captive by groupthink while […]

Fake Guilt, Real Sin

Let me show you an example of the insanity of a culture that is addicted to politics and is addicted to words over actual violence as a concern. Matt Taibbi is a journalist, a person of the Left, but he knows how to actually like speak the truth still; he’s not totally consumed. Taibbi put […]

Overcoming the Spirit of Condemnation

David Gornoski reflects on the lives that have been torn apart thanks to the state’s abuse of power during this entire pandemic. The good news, David says, is that we’re finally seeing through the fake nutritional science pushed onto us by the statist-corporate machine. Is Angela Merkel sincere in her apology for the Easter shutdown […]

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 […]