State of the Union aftermath

State of the Union aftermath

“Feisty”. That word keeps coming up in describing Pres. Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address. Meanwhile, Donald Trump hosted authoritarian Viktor Orban of Hungary at Mar-A-Lago. And Republicans voted in Lara Trump as the Party’s co-chair.

If the humanitarian crisis in Gaza matters to you, there's another such calamity right off America's shores. Haiti is closer than ever to literally becoming a failed nation, with a deep health crisis made worse by uncontrolled gang warfare.

Plus this weekend is the 70th anniversary of Edward R. Murrow's famous commentary against Sen. Joseph McCarthy at the height of America's "red scare". It was a powerful moment for democracy, but it also teaches us something about how change actually comes about.


0:00-Intro/Chat
4:35-Biden after SOTU
18:51-Trump latest
30:21-No Labels plans ‘24 presidential campaign
44:00-Share what you know about being evangelical
48:40-Listener comments
53:16-Why Sweden joining NATO matters to America
1:01:33-Haiti is in deep trouble
1:14:26-70 years since Murrow smacked McCarthy
1:25:02-Thanks for listening!

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