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Would You Rather Be Colonized by Aztecs or Christians? | 5-Minute Videos
Activists suggest that all “colonized” land should be returned to the previous owners. Is it really that simple? Michael Knowles has thoughts.
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Would You Rather Be Colonized by Aztecs or Christians? | 5-Minute Videos
Activists suggest that all “colonized” land should be returned to the previous owners. Is it really that simple? Michael Knowles has thoughts.
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NPR Exposed for Left-Wing Bias, Migrant Mob in NYC, NGO Wants Illegals to Vote:4/19/24 | The Wrap Up
Over 1,000 illegal immigrants from Africa gather in New York to demand green cards and work permits. An NGO is encouraging illegals to vote in the next presidential election. A senior editor resigns after accusing NPR of left-wing bias. And is Denver really defunding the police to pay for illegal immigrant services?
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Ep. 337 — Iran Attacks Israel | Fireside Chat
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Iran’s unprecedented direct attack on Israel should make it clear who aims to commit genocide in the Middle East. Israel, unlike Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran, seeks only to live in peace. For the sake of the survival of the human race, we must have moral clarity when it comes to the battle of good vs. evil. Plus, Dennis answers your questions on Mormonism, parenting, and whether we can have hope for the future.
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Marian Tupy Says the Earth Needs More People, Not Fewer | Real Talk
The world population has hit 8 billion people. If you listen to the media, you might think the apocalypse is just around the corner. Marian Tupy, co-author of Superabundance, says more humans on planet Earth is a good thing. Marian and PragerU CEO Marissa Streit discuss the benefits of a growing population. Find out why more people equals more ideas, more innovation, and a better world.
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Derryck Green: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee | The Book Club
Once required reading for high school students, To Kill a Mockingbird now comes with trigger warnings. The book, which confronts and calls out the evils of racism, is considered by some to be too offensive for our modern-day woke sensibilities. Why? Set in 1930s Alabama, a young girl watches her attorney father defend a black man falsely accused of raping a white woman. Michael Knowles is joined by Derryck Green to discuss the powerful themes of this timeless American classic and why it should continue to be read (not banned).
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What You Need to Know About Taxes | Video Marathon
In honor of tax day, we've compiled our BEST 5-Minute Videos covering everything you need to know about America's tax system. Will it make you feel better about paying your taxes? Probably not. But you'll still be glad you know it!
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The Good News about Climate Change | 5-Minute Videos
Is climate change an existential crisis? Judith Curry, former Chair of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology, has spent her career studying this question. Her answer might surprise you.
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Let’s start with the good news.
All things considered, planet Earth is doing fine. In fact, humans are doing better than at any other time in history. Over the last hundred years, when temperatures have warmed by about two degrees Fahrenheit:
Global population has increased by 6 billion people…
While Global poverty has substantially declined.
And the number of people killed from weather disasters has decreased by 97% on a per capita basis.
We are obviously not facing an existential crisis.
Anyone who tells you that we are is not paying attention to the historical data. Instead, they are concerned about what “might” happen in the future, based on predictions from inadequate climate models, driven by unrealistic assumptions.
I offer this positive diagnosis after a lifetime of study on the issue. Until recently, I was a professor of climate science and Chair of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
But it’s not all good news.
The biggest problem with climate change is not climate change, per se, it’s how we’re dealing with it.
We’re attempting to control the uncontrollable, at great cost, by urgently eliminating fossil fuels. We’ve failed to properly place the risks from climate change in context of other challenges the world is facing.
Climate change has become a convenient scapegoat. As a result, we’re neglecting the real causes of these problems.
There are countless examples, but let me give you just one.
Lake Chad in Africa is shrinking. Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari blames it on you-know-what. “Climate change,” he pronounced, “is largely responsible for the drying up of Lake Chad…”
But it’s not.
Yes, the initial water level decline was caused by long droughts in the 1970s and 1980s. But the lake has remained virtually empty over the past two decades, even while rainfall has recovered. During this time, rivers flowing into the lake from Cameroon, Chad, and Nigeria have been diverted by government agencies to irrigate inefficient rice farms.
In short, climate change has little to do with the declining water level of Lake Chad. Instead, bad human decisions are the cause. Climate Change is just a convenient excuse, hiding poor management and governance.
Blaming every major weather disaster on man-made global warming defies common sense, as well as the historical data record.
For the past 50 years, the global climate has been fairly benign. In the US, the worst heat waves, droughts, and hurricane landfalls occurred in the 1930s—much worse than anything we’ve experienced so far in the 21st century.
Population growth, where and how people live, and how governments manage resources are much more likely to create conditions for a disaster than the climate itself. We’ve always had hurricanes, droughts, and floods, and we always will.
Maybe you think I’m being too cavalier about the dangers we face. Isn’t it true that 97% of scientists agree that humans are causing dangerous climate change?
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O.J. Dies, Iran Could Attack Israel Soon, A.I. Surpassing Humans: 4/12/24 | The Wrap Up
O.J. Simpson has passed away after a battle with cancer. Inflation has risen for the third straight month. Elon Musk says A.I. will be more intelligent than humans in two years, even as students already use it to cheat. And is an Iranian attack on Israel imminent?
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Ep. 336: This Is What’s Driving the Death of the West | Fireside Chat
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Dennis just filmed another series with Jordan Peterson and The Daily Wire about the four gospels of the New Testament. What does Dennis—a religious Jew—have to say about Judeo-Christian values and the future of America? Plus, Dennis answers your questions about what stocks to invest in, Riley Gaines, and the radical trans agenda.
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A Little Extra Hustle: Dirty Jobs, Big Profits | The Hustle
20-year-old Max Messer turned his weekend job washing driveways into a thriving business in Alabama. Max fires up his equipment and lets Aldo experience a "high-pressure" career.
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Which State Is Better? California vs. Florida | Man on the Street
Why are so many residents fleeing California while many people are flocking to Florida? Are the divergent policies of the Golden State and the Sunshine State really to blame for the population shift? Aldo speaks to residents of Florida and California to find out how they feel about living in their home state and if they could ever be persuaded to relocate across the country.
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Sage Brooks: Why I No Longer Feel Like a Victim | Stories of Us
Rescued from foster care by her grandmother, Sage Brooks wrestled with anger and a victim mentality stemming from resentment toward her absent parents. A moment of clarity during a misguided college protest made Sage realize her current path did not lead to happiness. Determined to change her trajectory, Sage decided to use life's challenges to her advantage—to become a victor rather than a victim.
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America Must Be Colorblind | 5 Minute Video
Should we judge people by the color of their skin or by their actions? The answer to this question was once obvious. Not anymore. Andre Archie, professor of philosophy at Colorado State University, explains why.
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merica must be a colorblind society, or it won’t be America.
There will still be a country that borders Canada and Mexico and sits between two oceans, but it won’t be the nation envisioned by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence.
Or Frederick Douglass in his “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” oration.
Or Abraham Lincoln in his Gettysburg Address.
Or Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. in his “I Have a Dream” speech.
Until recently, every schoolchild knew what it meant to be colorblind, but that’s no longer true. So, I’ll explain it.
To be colorblind is to be guided by the belief that immutable traits, such as race, tell you nothing important about a person. The color of your skin is as meaningless as the color of your eyes.
What matters are your actions.
No one said it better than Reverend King: “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”
King said those words in 1963. By the time Barack Obama became president in 2009, King’s dream had been effectively realized. Yes, there were still individual racists, but racism was dead, universally discredited. No one who espoused overtly racist views was taken seriously in America.
And then, they were.
Why and how this reversal took place is complex, of course, but if we were to ascribe it to one recent event, it would be the death of George Floyd. Floyd, a black man, died while in police custody in May 2020.
On the heels of Floyd’s death, issues of race preoccupied the nation.
A new vision of America was emerging.
Colorblind was out. Anti-racism was in.
And what is anti-racism? Here’s how Ibram X. Kendi, a professor at Boston University and the leading figure of the “antiracist” movement, described it: “The only remedy to racist discrimination is antiracist discrimination. The only remedy to past discrimination is present discrimination. The only remedy to present discrimination is future discrimination.”
In other words, only by discriminating against whites can equality be achieved.
How long it will take and who determines when the goal is reached, no one has ever bothered to say.
White Americans, anti-racist thinking goes, are either flat-out bigots or undeserving beneficiaries of past and present racism. The “system” is rotten to the core. Thus, the commonly used term “systemic racism.”
For Kendi, race explains everything. This is Critical Race Theory, or CRT.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, DEI, is another expression of the same idea. If you’re not seen as white, your race explains every personal failure, and if you are seen as white, your whiteness explains every personal success. Your character doesn’t matter.
This is the exact opposite of colorblindness.
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Ep. 335 — Gender and the War on Common Sense | Fireside Chat
According to a high school teacher, a student’s statement that “only women menstruate” is merely an opinion. Why are we told to “follow the science” but then mandated to ignore basic biology? As common sense takes a backseat to subjectivity, we are witnessing the death of truth in our culture. What are the implications for society when everything—from gender to the Hamas attacks of October 7—is a matter of opinion?
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Dr. Scott Atlas on Why We Were Forced to Jab & Mask | Real Talk
In 2020, Dr. Scott Atlas was an advisor to the president and a member of the White House COVID-19 Task Force. He was shocked to see how powerful figures in Washington, including Dr. Fauci, were incentivized to politicize and monetize the response to the pandemic. In this candid conversation with PragerU CEO Marissa Streit, Dr. Atlas reveals that many Americans may have died because of censorship, dishonesty, and the demonization of medical dissent. Will Americans allow this to happen again?
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PragerU Is Not a Real University | Short Clips
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100 Days after October 7 | Xaviaer
Is what we hear about Israel and Hamas the full story? On October 7, the world witnessed the devastating impact of terrorism on Israel. PragerU personality Xaviaer DuRousseau traveled to Israel 100 days after the horrific attacks to uncover the truth behind the headlines and explore the real effects of the conflict on its people. His journey reveals a narrative of resilience, sorrow, and the unyielding human spirit in the face of adversity.
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Sanctuary City for Trans Kids, Bridge Collapses in Baltimore, FBI Raids Diddy: 3/29/24 | The Wrap Up
Sean “Diddy” Combs’s properties are raided by federal agents amid allegations of illegal activity. An iconic Baltimore bridge collapses after being struck by a cargo ship. Sacramento declares itself a sanctuary for transgenders, including children. And a previously deported illegal immigrant kills a young woman in Michigan.
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Woodrow Wilson: World War I and the League of Nations | 5 Minute Video
In his first term as president, Woodrow Wilson sought to transform America. In his second term, he sought to transform the world. RJ Pestritto, professor of politics at Hillsdale College, describes how this once-obscure academic became one of America’s most influential presidents.
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For over a hundred years, the United States of America had relied on the genius of individuals to solve problems. It was often chaotic but incredibly productive, leading to the greatest economic expansion in world history.
For Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the United States, the time had come to bring order to that chaos. That would mean less freedom for the individual, but, at least in theory, more equality across society.
It was an exchange that perfectly fit into his progressive worldview: that the government should be active in every aspect of American life.
In a remarkable first term, Wilson laid the groundwork for this transformation of America.
In his second term, Wilson sought to transform the world.
The First World War — 1914 to 1918 — gave him the opportunity.
Initially, Wilson did everything he could to keep the nation out of that war. In fact, the reason he won his re-election in 1916 was his promise not to send American boys to fight on another continent.
But within two years, over two million Americans would be on that continent. Over a hundred thousand would die.
German aggression, specifically its submarine warfare that killed hundreds of Americans, made it very difficult for Wilson to keep the nation out of the war.
The final straw was the infamous “Zimmermann Telegram” in which the German government promised to help Mexico reclaim much of the Southwest if Mexico would stir up trouble along the Rio Grande.
On April 2, 1917, Wilson asked for a declaration of war. Congress gave it to him four days later.
If Wilson believed the government was supreme during peacetime, how much more so during wartime? To supercharge the war effort, Wilson essentially took control of the US economy. He nationalized whole industries, rationed food and fuel, fixed prices, and raised the top income tax rate to 77%.
Civil liberties were severely curtailed. Criticism of the war was essentially forbidden. Violators were imprisoned under the Espionage and Sedition Acts of 1917 and 1918. German composers like Bach and Beethoven were banned, teaching the German language in schools was prohibited, and sauerkraut was renamed “liberty cabbage.”
To his credit, Wilson left the prosecution of the war to his generals, and America did indeed turn the tide in favor of the Allies.
On November 11, 1918, the Germans, unable to counter America’s economic and military might, agreed to stop fighting.
Peace was at hand.
But what would that peace look like?
As always, Wilson had a vision. He called it the Fourteen Points.
The key point was the creation of an international League of Nations.
Wilson was so committed to this idea that he decided to go to Europe personally and negotiate the peace agreement. Europeans greeted him as a conquering hero, lining the streets wherever he went.
Wilson’s impulse was to give Germany generous peace terms. He wanted what he called “peace without victory.” But the French and British saw things much differently. Having suffered so grievously, they wanted Germany severely punished.
Wilson thought that was a terrible mistake, but eventually yielded. It was a price he was willing to pay to get the Allies to agree to his League of Nations.
But while Wilson had sold the League to the Europeans, he couldn’t sell it to Congress.
Republicans and even some Democrats were leery that the League required member nations to counter “external aggression” against “all members.” They feared this could lead to endless American involvement in foreign wars.
Wilson brushed aside their concerns and took his case directly to the American people, convinced that once they understood it, they would embrace it. The speaking tour took everything Wilson had and more.
On October 2, 1919, he suffered a massive stroke, rendering him partially paralyzed.
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Woodrow Wilson: The Founder of Big Government | 5 Minute Video
As America’s 28th president, Woodrow Wilson greatly expanded the size and scope of the federal government. How did he do it, and why? RJ Pestritto, professor of politics at Hillsdale College, answers this important question.
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Few American leaders have stirred more controversy than Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the United States. Many admire him, many don’t. But one point on which everyone agrees is his profound impact on American history.
The reasons for the controversy and the impact are one and the same.
Wilson and his generation of leaders were the first to challenge the founding principles of the country. It’s not an exaggeration to say that Wilson turned them upside down.
As expressed in the Declaration of Independence, the Founders believed that individuals are born with certain unalienable rights. And they framed the Constitution to protect those rights.
For Wilson, the time of individual rights had passed. In his view, 18th-century America had little relevance to early 20th-century America. The country, now much bigger and more complex, required the guidance of a benevolent government.
America had literally outgrown the Founders.
Wilson’s philosophy — of which he was a leading proponent — was known as Progressivism. And Wilson proudly called himself a Progressive.
Where did Wilson get these ideas? From the place where he spent most of his life: the halls of academia. He was the only US president to come into office with a Ph.D.
Born in Staunton, Virginia on December 28, 1856, Woodrow Wilson had two ambitions: to teach and to write. He received his undergraduate degree from Princeton with the vague notion that he would become a lawyer. But like another, earlier president, John Quincy Adams, Wilson found the law much too arid for his active mind. To the chagrin of his father, he returned to academia to get an advanced degree at Johns Hopkins.
There his thinking took form. He was deeply influenced by Charles Darwin’s new theory of evolution. At Hopkins this theory was applied to government: just as a species must adapt — or progress — to survive, so must a government. Not to recognize this would be to hold America back, to stunt its growth, or, to close the metaphor, risk extinction.
This was one of the major themes in Wilson’s Ph.D. thesis, which he turned into an influential book titled “Congressional Government: A Study in American Politics.” This book launched his academic career, which culminated in his appointment as president of Princeton in 1902.
As happy as he was at Princeton, Wilson longed to put his progressive ideas to the test, hence his move into politics. There his rise was truly meteoric. In 1910, he ran successfully for governor of New Jersey as a Democrat. Once in office, he surprised everyone with his impressive political skills, scoring one policy victory after another, while also fighting New Jersey’s notoriously corrupt political machine.
Reforming workers’ compensation, limiting how much money corporations could spend on elections, and putting utilities under state supervision were only three of the progressive ideas he pushed through the legislature. His success attracted the attention of Progressives nationwide. In 1912, the Democratic Party, desperate to end a sixteen-year losing streak, turned to Wilson as its nominee.
The chances of Wilson winning that election against a united Republican Party were slim, but the electoral calculus changed dramatically when former Republican president Teddy Roosevelt decided to run against his own hand-picked successor, the current Republican President, William Taft.
TR’s campaign was the most successful third-party run in American history, but all it accomplished was to split the Republicans and give Wilson an easy victory. He won with 42% of the popular vote, the lowest percentage since Lincoln.
In just three years, Wilson had risen from president of Princeton to President of the United States.
As he did as governor, he immediately went to work.
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Hamas, Nazis, and Calling Out Evil— Fireside Chat Ep. 333
Why don’t people fight obvious evils? If you can’t tell that Hamas is as evil as the Nazis were, it is because you refuse to do so. It’s easy to identify evil decades after the atrocities of the Nazis, Stalin, and Mao. The trick is to call out evil while it’s happening. You have a moral obligation to do so.
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Would You Sign a Petition to Bring Back Segregation? | Man on the Street
The civil rights movement of the 1960s dreamed of a colorblind society. Today, there are calls for a “black national anthem” and even black-only dorms at universities. If young people support modern-day segregation, would they approve separate water fountains for blacks and whites? Aldo visits UCLA to find out.
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Under Pressure: Dirt & Grime Co. | The Hustle
How do you turn dirt and grime into dollars and cents? By cranking up the pressure. Max Messer is only 20 years old and runs his own pressure-washing company in Birmingham, Alabama. With a team of four employees and $50,000 worth of equipment, Dirt & Grime Co. cleans it all. Join Aldo as he discovers how Max turned a weekend gig into a booming business.
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