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Are Fathers Necessary? | 5-Minute Videos | PragerU
PragerUUntil recently, the need to explain why fathers are necessary would have been regarded as, well, unnecessary. But that’s not the case anymore. Dennis Prager explains why this isn’t just concerning—it’s dangerous.7.88K views 3 comments -
Ulysses S. Grant: The General Who Saved the Union
PragerUNo American led a more eventful life than Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States and the Union Army's most celebrated general. Civil War historian Garry Adelman tells Grant’s amazing story. SUBSCRIBE 👉 https://www.prageru.com/join More American Presidents: https://l.prageru.com/3seceMM Script: The year was 1862. America was in the depths of the Civil War. Looking back, it’s easy to believe that a Union victory was inevitable. The North had more money, more population, more industry. But no one thought that at the time. In the first year of the war, it looked as if the South would win. A series of high-profile victories in the east convinced many that Confederates were better fighters, under better leaders. Where would President Lincoln find a battlefield general who could do for the Union what Robert E. Lee was doing for the Confederacy—lead it to victory? The man he found, the man who saved the Union, was Ulysses S. Grant. He wasn’t Lincoln’s first choice—or second, or third. In fact, when the war started in 1861, Lincoln had no idea who Ulysses S. Grant was. Hardly surprising, since at that time, Grant was selling hats to farmers’ wives in a small town in Illinois. His rise to glory is one of the most amazing stories in American history. Born in Ohio on April 27, 1822, Grant had no ambition to be a soldier. His father pushed him into it, thinking he wasn’t suited for much else. Grant’s West Point career wasn’t especially distinguished, either. But during the Mexican-American war (1846-1848), Grant proved himself to be an officer of unusual ability. He was cool under fire, daring, but rarely reckless. Even more important: the men under his command trusted him. After that war, Grant returned to St. Louis to marry his fiancée, Julia Dent, the daughter of a slave-owning Missouri farmer. Grant was never happier than when he was with Julia. And he was never unhappier than when he was not. Unfortunately, in this period Army life forced them to be separated, sometimes for many months. To assuage his loneliness, Grant started to drink. While in a distant posting in Northern California a thousand miles from Julia, his drinking got the better of him. He resigned his army commission to avoid an embarrassing court-martial. It was downhill from there, one business venture failing after another. By 1860, thoroughly humiliated with no money and no prospects, he was back working for his father in the small town of Galena, Illinois. Then, the Civil War happened. The Union was in desperate need of experienced soldiers. Grant volunteered. His leadership skills were immediately obvious. He quickly advanced through the ranks. In a little more than six months, he scored two major victories at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, along the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers. He followed these up with victory in the largest battle in American history up to that time—the Battle of Shiloh—making him a true Union hero in a cause that was starved for heroes. There was nothing flashy about Grant’s generalship. All he did was win. View the full script: https://l.prageru.com/3QAKlrB #history #usa #politics6.89K views 3 comments -
Big Business & Big Brother
PragerUWe are on the brink of the biggest merger in history. If we don’t stop it, our constitutional rights could become a relic of the past. Philip Hamburger, Professor of Law at Columbia University and CEO of the New Civil Liberties Alliance, explains. SUBSCRIBE 👉 https://www.prageru.com/join Script: We’re witnessing the biggest merger in history. Big government and big business are getting together to tell us what to do, what to say, and what to think. And the only way they can do it is to work around the Constitution. Sometimes this alignment is voluntary, sometimes not. Either way, it portends a profound change in the way we live—and not for the better. An early hint of this merger occurred in 2013. That’s when the Obama Administration implemented what it called “Operation Choke Point.” The idea was to choke off a type of business—pay day lending—that the administration didn’t like but couldn’t get Congress to ban. Pay day lenders make small, short-term loans at high interest rates. Their customers are usually in need of quick cash—for example, to pay a bill that’s due before the next paycheck arrives. This is entirely legal. Nonetheless, the Obama administration pressured banks not to process credit-card payments to these businesses or give them loans. Banks are heavily regulated and very susceptible to government pressure. All the administration had to do was apply pressure to two banks—Four Oaks Bank in North Carolina and CommerceWest in California. Soon, others took the hint and stopped doing business with payday lenders. State governments have taken a cue from the federal government. In 2018, New York State warned banks and insurance companies about “reputational risk” in doing business with the National Rifle Association—thereby denying it financial services. Recently, the federal government has been pressuring social media platforms to censor speech. As we learned from the Twitter files and recent litigation, government agencies such as the FBI, Homeland Security, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been telling the platforms what opinions they want suppressed. The platforms have become partners with the government in suppressing freedom of speech. They voluntarily cooperate when their own views align with those of government. And when they don’t cooperate, the government pressures them to conform. We’ve seen this before. A foundation of fascism is the alliance of big business with government to control society, even to mold private opinion. Government privileges big business and in exchange expects its support. View full script: https://l.prageru.com/46Qx3vX #government #business #america976 views -
Think America’s Founding Fathers Were Just Old Men in Wigs? Think Again! | Short Clips | PragerU
PragerUGet FREE access to our Founding Fathers 101 video series and uncover the truths about America’s beginnings: https://l.prageru.com/3PO4MzS8.46K views 1 comment -
Fund the Children, Not the Schools | 5-Minute Videos | PragerU
PragerUWhy is it that parents have so little control over where their children go to school? Unless you homeschool or send your child to a private school, you’re at the mercy of the government and the Teachers Unions. That needs to change. Corey DeAngelis explains why.5.81K views 5 comments -
What Did Your Parents Most Want You to Be? | 5-Minute Videos | PragerU
PragerUWhen parents boast about their children with other people, what do most say first? Is it how nice they are to strangers? Or how much volunteering they did last year? Usually not. More often, they talk about their good grades in school, or the prestigious college they went to, or the much sought after summer internship they are on. But this is backwards. Acts of kindness are what parents should talk about with others, and what they should really praise their kids for. According to Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, the best way to make a better world is to praise people for what counts--goodness.11.2K views 3 comments -
The Founding Presidents | 5 Minute Video | Marathon | PragerU
PragerUThe first five presidents of the United States are known as the Founding presidents: Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe. Who were they? What made them exceptional? And why are their stories so relevant to us today? If you like this video, we have a whole series on the men who shaped America, check it out here:https://l.prageru.com/3PO4MzS10.1K views 6 comments -
Don't Follow Your Passion | 5-Minute Videos | PragerU
PragerUIn 2016, TV personality Mike Rowe, star of "Dirty Jobs" and "Somebody's Gotta Do It," shared the dirty truth in PragerU's 2016 commencement address: Should you follow your passion, wherever it may take you? Should you do only what you love...or learn to love what you do? How can you identify which path to take? How about which paths to avoid?13.3K views 4 comments -
William McKinley: The Man Who Could’ve Been on Rushmore | 5-Minute Videos | PragerU
PragerUAs much as anyone, William McKinley laid the foundation for US dominance in the 20th century. Why, then, is America’s 25th president given such little credit for his accomplishments? Jason R. Edwards, professor of history at Grove City College, sets the record straight. If you like this video, we have a whole series on the men who shaped America, check it out here:https://l.prageru.com/3PO4MzS8.64K views 2 comments -
Love Needs Laughs | 5-Minute Videos | PragerU
PragerUHow do you know if your relationship is going in the right direction? Is there a way to tell if you're in love? Well, yes, and studies confirm that the measuring stick is how much laughter there is in your relationship. Comedian Yakov Smirnoff, host of PBS comedy special "Happily Ever Laughter", explains.6.71K views