What it means to 'be American' has been a hotly debated topic in recent years. On one side, you often hear aspects like race, gender, and ethnic origin as the grounding markers for what defines an American. On the other side of the debate, former Governor of Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, instead argues that regardless of one's race or ethnic origins, it is the adoption of American ideas and values that truly defines an American. Who will win in the debate to define America, and can everyone unite behind that vision? 

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Reuniting Americans

Is wokeness a predominantly white phenomenon? Wilfred Rielly is an assistant professor of political science at Kentucky State, and the author of Hate Crime Hoax: How the Left is Selling a Fake Race War and he thinks the answer to that question is a resounding yes. Let's find out. 

Diversity of the Woke

Some have argued that race-based policies in the foster care system have led to significantly worse outcomes for black children. We figure out if there is any merit to this claim with expert Naomi Riley. 

Solving Racism in Foster Care

A full 50% of Americans carry medical debt, according to a 2021 report by debt.com. With numbers like that, it’s no wonder why universal healthcare coverage is such a popular proposal with American voters. But why is healthcare in the US so expensive compared to other countries, and what can we do to bring down those costs without compromising on quality? Today we sit down with Will Bruhn of the Co-Founder & COO at Global Appropriateness Measures to discuss one simple change that could save Americans millions.

Ordering Healthcare from a Menu? 

We’ve seen Ivy League schools pledge to drop the SAT in admissions, we’ve seen the city of San Francisco move toward raffle admissions for elite magnet schools, and we’ve seen parents file suits against k-12 schools in Virginia all in an effort to quell supposed racial discrimination. But what happens if an anti-racist policy, ends up with racist results? We talk with an expert about Harvard's affirmative action program. 

Is Harvard's Anti-Racist Policy Actually Racist?

Black Voter Suppression has been the discussion of many news outlets as of recent. The left claims that nonwhite voters in America are disenfranchised due to racially targeted barriers to voting, most famously voter ID. The right claims that voter ID is necessary to ensure public trust in elections. Jason Riley joins to figure out whether or not black voter suppression is fact or fiction.

Black Voter Suppression. Fact or Fiction?

The New York Times has been considered the paper of record for over a century. However, according to polling, trust in the Times and legacy media has reached record lows. Why is that? We talk to author Ashley Rindsberg who's investigated the Time's history of reporting to find out. 

 Can the Times be Trusted? 

Does science undermine the existence of God? If you listen to pop culture, or just your average college freshmen, you may think yes, case closed. However, today’s guest challenges people to rethink that assumption. In fact, he argues that some of the most profound and lingering questions in science actually point directly to God. 

Searching for God in Science

As the world's climate turns political, we throw specific alarming climate claims to a climate scientist and see his response. 


Cutting Through Climate Alarmism 

Over the past year, waves of parents began to speak out at their local school board meetings about concerning content being taught to their children. From pornographic reading material to radical racial and gender ideology. Some observers of the education system are pointing to what they call the Howard Zinification of the education system as a potential cause of this. Author Mary Grabar joins to discuss Howard Zinn's work, and its impact on a generation. 

Breaking Down Howard Zinn

As the global climate change summit, COP26, comes to a close, we break down the summit's goals, and the science behind them, with a climate change expert. 

COP26 - Is Climate Change Solved? 

America has a bad spending habit. Being nearly $29 trillion dollars in debt, and no signs of stopping, what happens when that bill comes due? Who's shoulders will that fall on? Writer, commentator and Distinguished Visiting Fellow at FreedomWorks, Steve Moore, joins to discuss Biden's $1.7 trillion spending plan and how America will pay off its growing debts.

Can We Defuse America's Impending Debt Bomb? 

The communist revolutionary, Che Guevara, has risen to cultural icon status. Especially to those on the left. But with his racist, homophobic, and even murderous past, dose he deserve this praise? International Libertarian Broadcaster, Gloria Alvarez, joins to discuss why she thinks Che Guevara should be canceled.


Cancel Che Guevara

Psychoanalyst parent guidance expert and author, Erica Komisar joins to discuss a growing decline in religion among Americans and its effects on children. With the US experiencing a 20% drop in religious adherence and over half of adults under the age of 30 not ascribing with any religion, she argues that even if you are a devout atheist you should still teach your children about God. Even if that means you must lie to them. 

Science Says Teach Your Kids about God

Sports Journalist and host of Fearless on The Blaze, Jason Whitlock joins to discuss the infiltration of wokeness in American sports. Sports that, for years, have been the great American Unifier have recently been transformed into the marketing arm for wokeness. Whether they be foreign powers or giant multinational corporations, Jason tackles the unexpected influences encouraging these transformations. 

Tackling Woke Sports

Director of Outreach for PragerU Kids, Jill Simonian, joins to discuss the brand new children's focused programming that PragerU has launched. With all of the stories of critical race theory inspired curriculum popping up in children's schools, an alternative to those encroachments has been needed for some time now. We learn the ways in which PragerU is fighting back as well as ways in which we individually can fight back. 

How to Win Back Your Children's Education

Heritage Senior legal fellow and manager of Heritage's election law reform initiative, Hans Von Spakovsky joins to talk about the Georgia voting reform debate happening across the country. On one side, folks are fighting to ensure that all votes are casted legitimately. On the other side, folks are fighting to ensure that the maximum number of people have the chance to vote. Two ideas that seem completely compatible. So why all the controversy? Let's find out. 

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