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The Desire to Change Reality With Words

“There’s this desire in our society to change reality with words,” David Gornoski says as he highlights the attempt to make actual violence passé while justifying violence against nonviolent persons. How ridiculous is Disney’s labeling of their own products as offensive? How religious is woke culture? Join David as he takes on Big Tech censorship, […]

The Politicization of Science Under Fauci

David Gornoski talks about the upcoming CPAC and the reports of Trump giving his first speech post-presidency. What do conservatives need to win the future? Join David as he answers this question by highlighting why we must not only tell the truth about the news but also live by the right principles. Was there a […]

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 […]

A Weak Theocracy Casts Out Gina Carano, Jim Bovard on DC Troop Deployment

David Gornoski starts the episode by continuing his analysis of the DC scapegoating of Trump and his supporters. “If the voice of the oppressed were being heard in DC,” David says, “you wouldn’t see the same oppressors elected over and over again.” David also comments on Lucasfilm and Disney canceling Gina Carano while expanding on […]

Jeff Deist on the Scapegoating of Florida

Mises Institute’s Jeff Deist returns to the show to comment on the latest news such as the fiasco that is Trump’s impeachment, the effort to turn Trump voters into deplorable second-class citizens, the establishment’s history of pushing conspiracy theories, DC’s scapegoating of Florida as punishment for making the regime look bad, the future of fiscal conservatism […]

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, […]

DC’s Scapegoat Ritual Falls Apart, Corey DeAngelis on School Choice

David Gornoski continues his analysis of DC’s scapegoating of Trump and his supporters. Did the Democrats just contradict themselves on the origin of the Capitol storming? “The McWoke media are losing their minds because people like Sen. Hawley aren’t taking their scapegoat ritual seriously.” David also talks about the religiosity of wearing masks as well […]

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 […]

How Victimism Works

David Gornoski starts the episode by resuming his analysis of the news. He focuses particularly on the alleged sexual assault on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the media’s deafening silence on Jeffrey Epstein’s victims. Is AOC really for hearing the victims’ voices? Did the Capitol storming happen because of Trump’s call for protests? Can conservatives offer anything […]