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The Unreasonable Religion of Critical Race Theory

David Gornoski starts the show by commenting on Cuomo’s continued deflection from taking responsibility for the nursing home deaths in New York. Is Dr. Fauci really a “defender of science” as the mainstream media insist he is? How fragile are the people who spearhead what David calls the “McWoke” movement? How did the Woke movement […]

A New War on Terror?

David Gornoski starts the episode by commenting on the latest episode of chaotic Wokeism: the canceling of Shakespeare. Why is Shakespeare being targetted by Marxist academians? Why did the New York Times retract one of their stories about the Capitol storming? Why is Bill Gates intent on stopping animal-based foods from entering the market? Should […]

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 […]

The Caricaturing of Christianity for Power

David Gornoski starts the episode with some commentary on the latest calls for mask mandates. “Will they boot [maskless] people from moving trains?” David asks, “Will the state reveal its true colors for once?” Listen to the full episode as David talks about the media’s subtle branding of GameStop stock surge as an “insurrection;” Biden’s […]

Overcoming Envy, Violence, and Victimism

Join David Gornoski as he comments on the latest news stories such as the recent Hunter Biden-related development; Jeff Bezos stepping down from Amazon CEO; COVID vaccine development and controversy; Wall Street on high alert after GameStop; and more. David also comments on the work of Tom Holland and compares it to Rene Girard in […]

Wilfred Reilly on Trump’s Impeachment

David Gornoski starts the episode by his reading his five-year-old article Trump: The Scapegoat Supreme. With recent developments in American politics, David explains how he stands vindicated in his prediction using the Gospel technology revealed by Jesus two thousand years ago. Also in the show, professor Wilfred Reilly calls in to talk about the upcoming impeachment […]

Vengeance or Mercy?

In this episode, David Gornoski breaks down the vicious cycle of scapegoating evident in politics. Will Biden’s promise of canceling student loan debts solve the real problem or will it further the vicious cycle of debt? With all the talk of getting back at each other, is vengeance a practical solution? “Vengeance is like drinking […]

Politics Fails, Love for Neighbors Succeeds

David Gornoski returns with another episode. The host of A Neighbor’s Choice comments on President Trump capitulating on the COVID relief bill and the lesson we must learn from the failure of politics. Nikola Tesla didn’t wait for political results before revolutionizing science! Where is political correctness leading the West? Does it make sense to […]

A Consecrated Crisis of Undifferentiation

In this episode, David Gornoski addresses the phenomenon of undifferentiation as we are currently witnessing in American culture. What is the mythology behind Woke activism? David highlights how the “McWoke” movement is engineered by authoritarian forces heavily reliant on the erasure of personhood and sacrifice of the person. “It is a pre-Christian approach to treating […]

Meeting Goliath with the Truth

“We have to be mindful of the content we consume.” Join David Gornoski as he dissects and highlights how the new media–imitative of the old TV media–never seem to make you into a better person. How does the media obfuscate our moral responsibility? How does the media manipulate us into thinking that words are violence […]