Critical Thinking with Andrew Coppens

Bud Light admits it doesn't want the "frat boy" image and is indeed attempting to reach the trans community as its new marketplace. Refreshing, unlike the beer, to hear, but also telling of where our culture is and where the marketplace really is. Also, we take on the Church of Me rising up on Easter Sunday and more.

It is Friday and that means we're giving you our best and worst takes of the week, including Matt Walsh giving us all a class in "How to Defeat Trans Ideology" and Shannon Joy finally getting that liberty, not politicians or courts will be the thing that could save America from the brink of totalitarian hell. Also, comparing yourself to Jesus and the resurrection story because you got expelled from the Tennessee state House of Representatives is certainly an odd flex this time of the year.

Andrew returns home from vacation to find a socialist mayor and socialist alderwoman have won election in his city and his district. Ain't life grand? Oh, and if you think the Donald Trump story from Tuesday matters, you haven't been paying attention to the last 15 years. Also, taking on the culture war doesn't need to be an all-or-nothing proposition, as Matt Walsh points out.

A horrific and tragic shooting took place in Nashville on Monday, Andrew and Pat react to what we know, what we don't and the rush to judgement politically...all the while we're over here like "hello, this is the manifestation of evil." Also, we play some Truth or Fiction with sports and politics, including a discussion the future existence of ESPN.

The January 6th Proud Boys trials take a dramatic and dark turn, as the DOJ is forced to expose they've had informants working within the defense team leading up to and during trial. We discuss the latest shocking allegations. Also, our best and worst takes of the week and a brand new Richard of the Week is crowned as well!

What is money? Who controls it? Who will control it? Andrew flies solo and discusses things you may or may not know about our current monetary system and the future of digital currency. Also, what if the W.H.O., not you, or your local, state or federal government had any control over your health care? Andrew deep dives in the W.H.O.'s latest plan to control your life too.

For the MAGA-forever crowd we see their true religion exposed as some suggest Donald Trump's potential indictment will lead to his christlike "death" and "resurrection" and I'm not down to clown with any of it. Also, what if everything really is racist and what if President Joe Biden can't recite a simple poem? All that and more on a #WTFWednesday edition of Critical Thinking Visit our sponsor, Coffee Brand Coffee: https://coffeebrandcoffee.com/ PROMO CODE: CriticalThinking for 5% off your purchase today!

Joe Biden moves to declassify all COVID-19 origin info, is that the smartest move he's made as President? Also, are we finally done with the COVID B.S., what about the tanking economy and what about impeaching Biden as mutually assured political destruction?

Donald Trump may or may not be indicted on charges related to bribing ex-lovers into silence ahead of the 2016 presidential campaign, but he is telling MAGA to protest, protest, protest. We unpack a complicated story with a simple outcome — don't fall for the trap of protesting on behalf of a man who doesn't and won't ever have your back. Also, we examine chapters 5 & of Rise of the Fourth Reich by Steve Deace and Daniel Horowitz.

The Lt. Governor of Minnesota wants you to know that parents jobs are to affirm everything their child believes, without question, and to not do so is immoral. Yep, it's that time of the week where we look at the best and worst takes of the week as well as crown a brand-new #RichardOfTheWeek.

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order attempting to redefine "gun dealer" and thus making background checks more universal. Except, that's not all his executive order wants to do and Biden has come out and said it, he wants to ban all "assault weapons." Also, we dive further in to the GOP hopefuls answers to Tucker Carlson on war with Russia and the Ukrainian situation too.

Tucker Carlson asked important questions about Russia and war to the likely GOP presidential candidates. We break down their answers in part 1 of a 2-part series. Also, it's a WTF Wednesday where girls get kicked out of future basketball tournaments because of stance on playing against boys and the cult of transgenderism rears its ugly head in other ways too.

The House Oversight Committee says they have the proof of direct financial ties between the Chinese Communist Party and the Biden family. Andrew and Pat discuss that, plus Donald Trump's God Complex and Vivek Ramaswamy's presidential chances too — all on a Truth of Fiction Tuesday!

The Fed and U.S. Treasury come up with a plan to save Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank over the weekend, but it's definitely not a taxpayer bailout...or is it? We discuss the failing of two large regional banks and the response to it. Also, it's NCAA tourney time, we make our picks and the Critical Thinking book club is back as we talk about "Rise of the Fourth Reich" chapters 3 & 4.

Jane Fonda went on The View to talk about abortion, because of course. She also said that pro-lifers should be murdered, beyond all the activism to get abortion legalized. Also, Lilly from the AT&T Commercials goes crazy on TikTok and we crown a brand-new #RichardOfTheWeek

Do we have a real constitutional crisis on our hands? Are we watching the fall of our republic before our eyes? Two stories tell us these two things may indeed be happening. On the one hand, two members of the United States Senate — Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell — have attempted to put their thumb on the scale of free speech and who gets to use it as a journalist, even who gets to be hired and fired. On the other hand, we have Biden's FTC attempting to squelch speech and dive in to journalists relationships with Twitter and beyond. I've never seen such brazen attacks from not one, but two branches of our government on such a fundamental right as this. Also, JJ Reddick obliterates Kendrick Perkins racist NBA rant live on race-baiting ESPN. It was glorious and WTF all rolled in to one.

It's a #FishFryFriday on Critical Thinking, where we're told by US. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen that the U.S. taxpayer has a duty to defend Ukraine, a Catholic Cardinal decides to tell us that conscious trumps church teaching and the GOP tries to tell us they are "fiscally conservative."

Donald Trump's latest attack on Ron DeSantis steals directly from the democratic playbook of the 2000's, using the "granny off the cliff" scare tactic on Social Security. It's disgusting, but such is Trump's desperation already. Also, Chuck Schumer out-and-out lies on the floor of the senate, glitter ashes for all on Ash Wednesday and much more on a WTF Wednesday edition of Critical Thinking.

Planned Parenthood makes almost all its revenue off of in-person abortion, but now supports by-mail abortions. Will that mean the end of Planned Parenthood as a business? Also, will WW3 happen in the next 5-10 years? Will faith-based films be the story-of-the-year in the movie industry? If we're asking all those questions, it must be a Truth or Fiction Tuesday on Critical Thinking!

The Wall Street Journal repots that the Department of Energy's investigation in to the COVID-19 origin points to a likely leak from the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Who would've thunk. We also begin our book club on "Rise of the 4th Reich: Confronting COVID fascism with a new Nuremberg Trial, so this never happens again." Authors Steve Deace and Daniel Horowitz take us on a trial-like setting for this book. We cover the opening statement and Chapters 1 & 2. Conclusion? You're going to very angry and very enlightened throughout this book and the genius of presenting the military case first was incredible.

Andrew and Pat are here with their best and worst of takes of the week, including a suggestion that the right hasn't been winning at anything and we need to ban things. They also look at the embodiment of the spirit of the age as well as a pastor willing to call our fractional reserve banking 'evil' and James Cameron suggesting half the humans need to die. All that on a #FishFryFriday edition of Critical Thinking.

German paper, Die Welt, has exposed that Pfizer manipulated COVID-19 clinical trial participation and data gathering to its advantage. As in 20% of its trial participants either dead or with severe adverse reactions to the shots in its largest trial site. Yet, have you heard anyone talking about it? Yet, we're all scratching our head as death rates skyrocket and birth rates plummet around the globe. What could the common denominator be? Not to be outdone, the CDC released a completely insane study suggesting 12-year-olds and up are less likely to get or die from COVID-19. Except the study is completely garbage. Also, Angela Davis, one of the founding thinkers of Critical Race Theory, watches her entire life's work crumble in front of her in less than a minute.

It's a WTF Wednesday on the program and Andrew and Pat are taking on the topic of "national divorce" as well as another curious Clinton suicide and an awful case of medical malpractice in the military again.

Did Donald Trump save his 2024 presidential chances with his visit to Ohio? Can A.I. make sports writing great again? Is Non-physical confrontation how you fight the spirit of the age? Is National Divorce evil rhetoric or necessary? All those questions are answered and more on today's Truth or Fiction Tuesday edition of Critical Thinking.

Kamala Harris seemingly lays down a few red lines, suggesting war is in the offing. We also speak with best-selling author, Daniel Horowitz, on his new book, "The Rise of the Fourth Reich" and discuss the need for a new Nuremberg-like trial for all that has occurred during the COVID era. Buy the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Fourth-Reich-Confronting-Nuremberg/dp/163758752X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3SKVDVLDAX0SQ&keywords=rise+of+the+fourth+reich+steve+deace&qid=1676935853&sprefix=%2Caps%2C97&sr=8-1