Ep. 1632 - Why Are We Celebrating Terrorists Taking Over Syria?

Are race relations getting better or worse under Donald Trump? The inimitable Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson joins to discuss race and sex in the Trump Era: all 56 genders and every race, from white to black to orange. Then, a word on Cambridge Analytica and the media blackout of Trump’s possibly denuclearizing North Korea. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 Maalis 201845min

Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has called for the repeal of the Second Amendment, and conservatives keep defending their Second Amendment rights on the Left’s terms. But even a cursory review of the numbers show America does not have a gun problem. Then, on this day in history in 1973, Marlon Brando ruins Hollywood Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

27 Maalis 201843min

A $1.3 billion omnibus budget that preserves and expands Obama era initiatives has conservatives wondering: with Republicans like this, who needs Democrats? Is it time to turn on Trump? We analyze the budget and the state of conservative policy alongside Howie Carr, author of “What Really Happened: How Donald J. Trump Saved America From Hillary Clinton.” Then, three cheers for John Bolton! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

26 Maalis 201836min

From the Umayyad invasion of Tours in 732 through the ISIS bombing of Paris just a few years ago, the West has faced a lot of violence from the Religion of Peace. We’re joined today by Brigitte Gabriel, author of “They Must Be Stopped: Why We Must Defeat Radical Islam and How We Can Do It.” She discuss her firsthand account growing up in the midst of the Lebanese Civil War and the devastation that religious ideology has wrought on her own life and those of her family and friends. Then, the Mailbag! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Maalis 201843min

Lefties, desperate to point to a non-Muslim terrorist, are calling the Austin bomber a terrorist. But there's no evidence he was one. We discuss why and why the distinction matters. Then, Frank Furedi, author of “Populism and the European Culture Wars: The Conflict of Values Between Hungary and the EU,” joins the show to discuss another terribly abused “ism,” populism and what it means for the democracies of the West. Finally, some news, and one of the great poems ever written, by Rudyard Kipling, on “World Poetry Day.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Maalis 201836min

An atheist, a vegan, and a CrossFitter walk into a bar. I only know that because they told everyone within two minutes. Bestselling author Anthony DeStefano joins to discuss his latest, “Inside the Atheist Mind: Unmasking the Religion of Those Who Say There Is No God.” Then, why people are killing themselves on International Day of Happiness, Facebook is in trouble because conservatives used it better than Democrats, and Google is trying to shut down right-leaning news sites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20 Maalis 201836min

“12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos.” That’s the title of Jordan Peterson’s new book, and we’re lucky to have him on to cure the ample chaos on this show, which is an antidote to order. It’s a runaway bestseller. We will discuss why as well as how you can find order and meaning in this chaotic, desiccated, soy-boy culture of ours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Maalis 201839min

We’ve been talking a lot about China and of course about Russia. What about the Middle East, that place we've fought the longest war in U.S. history for the entirety of this century? We’ll be joined by Major Scott Huesing, a retired U.S. Marine infantry officer and author of “Echo in Ramadi: The Firsthand Story of U.S. Marines in Iraq’s Deadliest City.” He'll explain why he’s glad Tillerson is fired and more broadly America’s future in that God-forsaken sandbox between Europe and Asia. Then, the Mailbag! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Maalis 201847min