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How America Can Defeat Putin

“If it is given at all to the West to struggle out of these tangles of the lower slopes to the spiritual summit of humanity then I cannot but think it is the special mission of America to fulfil this hope of God and man. You are the country of expectation, desiring something else than […]

THINGS HIDDEN 49: Darryl Cooper on How Martyrs and Monsters Are Made

David Gornoski sits down with Darryl Cooper, the host of the MartyrMade Podcast. The two discuss mimetic contagion in the current socio-political landscape where the sacredness of the state and its institutions are breaking down. Did the Left fail to scapegoat Trump? How do we navigate through the growing undifferentiation in our culture today? What […]

January 6 Pipebomb Revelation

[Video contains both hours. Skip past 45 minutes for hour 2.] Has Jordan Peterson caved in to the establishment with his latest remarks on the truckers’ protest? Is the GiveSendGo hacker “independent” as legacy media claims? Has the Hispanic community in Florida changed their minds on the Democratic Party? Is science connected to sacrificial rituals? […]

Cathedral, Sacrifice, and the Apocalypse

[Video contains both hours. Skip past 35 minutes for hour 2.] For this episode, David Gornoski is joined by Devin Barras who talks about his Substack article on the sacrificial crisis of our time. How is the “cathedral” connected with the sacrificial crisis of the pandemic? Listen to the full episode to find out. Plus, […]

The Supply Chain Crisis, Rene Girard and the Pandemic

In this episode, David Gornoski is joined by Zane Schwenk, director of Oakley Transport, who calls in to talk about the supply chain crisis, myths about the truck driver career, the Canada freedom convoy, how American truck drivers are reacting to drug mandates, and more. Also in the show, Brian Francis Culkin, author of Rene […]

The Son of God

When we say “the science is settled” what we really mean is that we’re willing to expel scientists who question the established norms. What made America a beacon of hope for the rest of the world? How do we navigate our lives through increasing authoritarianism and fear? Join David Gornoski and Surit Dasgupta as they […]

Elon Musk Takes On Coercive Mandates

David Gornoski starts the show by commenting on the news that the FDA is blocking the supply of generic medicines for use in the pandemic. What did Elon Musk say about the coercive drug mandates and Elizabeth Warren’s remarks about him? Are any of the political parties interested in solving the inflation crisis right now? […]

Myths, Entrepreneurship & Creativity

Ford Seeuws, the Surfing Violinist, guest hosts this episode of A Neighbor’s Choice. Ford starts the show with some reflection on a passage from the Gospel of Matthew. Ford is joined by Brett Lindell, CEO of Pantheon Holdings, and the two discuss the lessons we can learn from ancient myths, the influence of Jordan Peterson, […]

Fauci and the Ideological Capture of Science

Jim Babka is joined by Max Borders, the author of the Social Singularity, who calls in to discuss the validity of the drug mandates; whether drug mandates are directed by ideology rather than scientific study; Fauci and the Wuhan lab leak; Moderna’s connection to the government; the scapegoating of the drug mandate rejectors; the targeting […]

David Gornoski on His YouTube Ban and Today’s Scapegoats – The Bob Murphy Show

David Gornoski recently appeared on the Bob Murphy Show. “Host of A Neighbor’s Choice radio program, David Gornoski talks about the recent removal of his YouTube channel. He summarizes the work of Rene Girard and shows how society still tries to use scapegoats to relieve tensions, even after Jesus showed us its futility.”