The Push and the Whirlwind

1:20 Iranian Election (25 minutes)

This weekend, Iran underwent another election, and the victor was no surprise. The election may have been flagrantly rigged, but the result still has important things to teach us.

26:50 Vatican Puts Politician on the Path to Sainthood (20 minutes)

It’s not every day that a politician is made a saint. In fact, the last man canonized for his political work was Sir Thomas More, who opposed Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne Boleyn. That was quite awhile ago: Sir Thomas died in 1535 and was made a saint in 1935. On Saturday, Pope Francis put the former French Prime Minister Robert Schuman on the path to sainthood by recognizing his “heroic virtues.” The Vatican will have to recognize one miracle by Schuman for him to be beatified, and a second to become a saint. What does a politician have to do to be made a saint? The answer reveals something critical about the modern world.

45:40 Are You Smarter Than Slime? (10 minutes)

In this segment, I discuss the incredible human potential, making an unusual comparison.