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Adam Ellwanger: Is Politics Pro-wrestling?

Is our democracy rigged just like a pro-wrestling match? Adam Ellwanger, professor of English at the University of Houston–Downtown and writer at Human Events, joins David Gornoski to expound on this matter where presidential elections can’t be fairly decided thanks to media bias. Ellwanger says that whereas pro-wrestling will subtly acknowledge our recognition that it […]

The Serving Monarch

The role of the monarch in human history proves to be a fascinating subject. It is fascinating not only from the perspective of governance but also from that of religion and ethics. The anthropological trajectory of Ethiopia, according to its legend and history, is one example where this observation of ethical development can be made.  […]

Keith Weiner: What About China? Jeff Deist on the Religiosity of Election Day

Keith Weiner of Monetary Metals returns to the show to address the Biden family ties to communist China. Can we have fair and free trade deals with China? Keith argues that we are weakening our economy with our central-planning and that it would be foolish to ask for more regulations. Also, Jeff Deist of the […]

What’s Left for the Left?

“The American left should work toward abolishing the Constitution someday—either for a new document or a new democratic order without a written constitution.” This was written in a column for the New Republic. David analyzes this statement and points to the lack of any real vision on the Republican side as well as the alarming […]

What is A Neighbor’s Choice?

Can we have a pro-family society without liberty? What is liberty and who gives it to us? Join David Gornoski as he explains how love for freedom can coexist with love for our fellow neighbors? Also, David explains how the Left’s dynamics are eerily similar to that of a cult while highlighting their thirst for […]

Jeff Deist on the Biden-Trump Debate, Dick Costolo Demands Execution

Mises Institute’s Jeff Deist joins David Gornoski to discuss some important upcoming events. Deist addresses the absence of the trillion-dollar deficit and other topics not addressed in the debate. Is there a mass clamoring for the COVID economic shutdowns? What does Dick Costolo’s tweet on executing business leaders reveal about the mindset of Big Tech […]

Keith Weiner on Wall Street and Main Street

Is something that is good for Wall Street antithetical to Main Street? Keith Weiner of Monetary Metals joins David Gornoski to answer this question as well as to address some of the key overlaps between socialist and fascist economics. Can Keynesian economics be aligned with capitalism or does it bear more resemblance to socialism? How […]

Trail Thoughts with Alec Klein and Eric Kampmann

David Gornoski starts off the show by explaining how our economic system cannot be called a free-market due to the numerous regulatory hurdles put in place by the government. “We’ve been conditioned like Pavlovian dogs,” David says as he points to the inversion in our economy which says freedom is slavery and slavery is freedom. […]

Saving America

David Gornoski starts off the show by commenting on the news that President Trump has agreed to debate Biden on Joe Rogan’s show. Will Biden dare to, literally, go off script, away from TV media, and debate Trump on the Joe Rogan Experience? David also addresses the Keynesian and anti-capitalist indoctrination that is happening in […]

Discover Tries to Block GiveSendGo, Bruce Koerber Divine Economics

Heather Wilson, founder of the Christian crowdfunding site GiveSendGo, joins David Gornoski to talk about Big Tech banning her website for being a platform to Kyle Rittenhouse’s legal defense fundraising campaign. Also joining David is economist Bruce Koerber to discuss how he formulated his “Divine Economic” theory. What is the reason for the stagnation in […]