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Can You Trust the Press?

10 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Is the press trustworthy? Can we believe what reporters and journalists tell us? Judith Miller, Pulitzer Prize-winning former reporter for the New Yor...

Is America's Tax System Fair?

10 Jan 2019

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Is the U.S. tax system fair? Are the rich paying too little or too much? What about the middle and lower class? New York Times bestselling author Amit...

What's Killing the American Dream?

10 Jan 2019

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The American Dream is real, but it may not be for much longer. What exactly is the American Dream? And why is it in danger? Elaine Parker of Job Creat...

The Top 5-issues Facing Black Americans

10 Jan 2019

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What are the five biggest problems facing black Americans? Where do things like racism and police brutality rank? What about the absence of black fath...

Were The Founders Religious?

10 Jan 2019

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What did the Founding Fathers believe about religion? Were they Christians, or just deists? Did they believe in secularism, or did they want Americans...

Income Inequality is Good

10 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What if everything you've heard about income inequality is wrong? What if it's actually a good thing for there to be people who are rich and people wh...

Every American Needs To Hear This Speech

10 Jan 2019

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If every high school principal said this, it would change students' lives and would change America. So what exactly should every high school principal...

The Conservative Student's Survival Guide

10 Jan 2019

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Conservative students are vastly outnumbered on campus, and their beliefs and values are often ridiculed by other students, professors and administrat...

Are The Police Racist?

10 Jan 2019

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Are the police racist? Do they disproportionately shoot African-Americans? Are incidents in places like Ferguson and Baltimore evidence of systemic di...

What Matters Most in Life?

10 Jan 2019

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What is the most important thing in life? Money? Happiness? Love? Those things are certainly important, but what matters most is good values. What are...

Love Needs Laughs

10 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How 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 th...

Can the Government Run the Economy?

09 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

With the smartest experts and the best economists, could the federal government run the U.S. economy? Could it keep America's $17 trillion economy goi...

I Learned More at McDonald's Than at College

09 Jan 2019

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Can working at McDonald's better prepare a young adult for life than attending college? For Haverford undergraduate Olivia Legaspi, college taught her...

Climate Change: What's So Alarming?

09 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Are droughts, hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters getting stronger and more frequent? Are carbon dioxide emissions, global temperatures and...

Who's More Compassionate: The Left or the Right?

09 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Democrats often think of themselves as kind and caring, and of Republicans as callous and mean-spirited. But why? Are Progressive policies more likely...

Socialism Makes People Selfish

09 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Which is better: socialism or capitalism? Does one make people kinder and more caring, while the other makes people greedy and more selfish? In this v...

Do 97% of Climate Scientists Really Agree?

09 Jan 2019

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Is it true that 97% of climate scientists agree that climate change is real? Where does the 97% figure come from? And if it is true, do they agree on ...

Which One Are You: Ideologue or Pragmatist?

09 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to politics, do you have an ideology? Or are you a pragmatist? What's the difference? Is one better than the other? Jonah Goldberg, Seni...

Why Don't Feminists Fight for Muslim Women?

09 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Are women oppressed in Muslim countries? What about in Islamic enclaves in the West? Are these places violating or fulfilling the Quran and Islamic la...

The Benefits of Belief

09 Jan 2019

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Even if you don't believe in God, do you wish you did? Even if you're an atheist or an agnostic, is there still good reason to act religiously? Peter ...

Black Fathers Matter

09 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Which poses a bigger threat to black communities: Racism? Or the absence of fathers? Drawing on a sea of official data and his own upbringing, talk-sh...

Don't Follow Your Passion

09 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Why Did America Fight the Korean War?

09 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What was the Korean War? And why was America involved in such a faraway conflict? Was the United States' sacrifice--35,000 killed, over 100,000 wounde...

Who's More Pro-Choice: Europe or America?

09 Jan 2019

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Are abortion laws more conservative in America or in Western Europe? Would a pregnant woman seeking an abortion have an easier time getting one in Tex...

What ISIS Wants

09 Jan 2019

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ISIS has conquered territory across the Middle East and northern Africa. It has terrorized its occupied cities, sown terror across Europe, and spread ...

Be a Man. Get Married.

09 Jan 2019

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Is bachelor life really the good life? Playing the field, traveling the world, and focusing on career sounds better than tying the knot. But is it pos...

Why Are There Still Palestinian Refugees?

09 Jan 2019

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It's been seven decades since the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, and yet there are still an estimated 4 million Palestinian refugees...and zero Jewish refugee...

Why Private Investment Works & Government Investment Doesn't

09 Jan 2019

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From transportation to energy, and everything in between, should the government invest money in as many promising projects as possible? Or would that ...

Fossil Fuels: The Greenest Energy

09 Jan 2019

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To make earth cleaner, greener and safer, which energy sources should humanity rely on? Alex Epstein of the Center for Industrial Progress explains ho...

Climate Change: What Do Scientists Say?

09 Jan 2019

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Are 1 in 5 Women Raped at College?

09 Jan 2019

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Is it true that 1 in 5 women are raped on America's college campuses? If so, what does that say about our universities and the people who run them? If...

Baseball: As Unique as America

09 Jan 2019

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Why is baseball called "America's pastime"? What makes it any more unique than, say, football, basketball, or hockey? George Will, a Pulitzer Prize-wi...

Islamic Terror: What Muslim Americans Can Do

09 Jan 2019

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What must the United States do to prevent more Islamist terror attacks like recent ones in Brussels, Paris, and San Bernardino? Khurram Dara, a Muslim...

America's Socialist Origins

08 Jan 2019

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Was America once socialist? Surprisingly, yes. The early settlers who arrived at Plymouth and Jamestown in the early 1600s experimented with socialist...

Government: Is it Ever Big Enough?

08 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Can the government ever be too big? How much spending is enough spending? And if there can be too much spending, where is that point? William Voegeli,...

Did Bush Lie About Iraq?

08 Jan 2019

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Did George W. Bush lie to America about Saddam Hussein having weapons of mass destruction? Judith Miller, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, covered...

Who NOT to Vote For

08 Jan 2019

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Adam Carolla isn't going to tell you who to vote for. But he is going to tell you who NOT to vote for. And in a time when candidates running for offic...

Anger Management

08 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Do you struggle to control your anger? Are you the victim of someone who loses their temper? When you feel angry, controlling that rage is very diffic...

What is Crony Capitalism?

08 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This election season there's a lot of talk about corruption, about politicians being "bought and sold", and about "crony capitalism". What do those te...

A Progressive's Guide to Political Correctness

08 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Is there a point where the "P.C. Police" are satisfied? Are there ever "enough" rules governing the jokes we tell, the mascots of sports teams, or the...

Are Electric Cars Really Green?

08 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Are electric cars greener than conventional gasoline cars? If so, how much greener? What about the CO2 emissions produced during electric cars' produc...

Crime, Punishment and Foreign Policy

08 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Is there a middle ground between the aggressive foreign policy of the Bush Administration and the passive and hesitant foreign policy of the Obama Adm...

Sex and the Power of the Visual

08 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Why are men so easily turned on sexually by a woman's legs, but not vice-versa? Why are female strip clubs so much more prevalent and popular than mal...

Where Do Good and Evil Come From?

08 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If there is a God, why is there so much evil? How could any God that cares about right and wrong allow so much bad to happen? And if there is no God, ...

Is America Racist?

08 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Is America racist? Is it -- as President Barack Obama said -- "part of our DNA"? Author and talk-show host Larry Elder examines America's legacy of ra...

Sticks and Stones

08 Jan 2019

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Is it true that sticks and stones can break your bones, but words can never hurt you? Yes, but only if you choose to not let words hurt you. Comedian ...

How Do You Judge America? Left vs. Right #3

08 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Is the United States an exceptional country that has played a uniquely good role in history? Or is it a typical country, perhaps even a uniquely bad o...

How Do You Deal With Painful Truths? Left vs. Right #4

08 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The Left and Right perceive the world differently. One side sees it as it exists, accepts fundamental truths and facts--even if they are painful--and ...

How Do We Make Society Better? Left vs. Right #5

08 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How do you want to improve America? By focusing on improving and refining yourself? Or by transforming society? The answer to that question will revea...

How Big Should Government Be? Left vs. Right #1

08 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

How big should the government be? And what is its proper role in the daily lives of Americans? The Left and Right have opposite answers. Learn more ab...

Does it Feel Good or Does it Do Good? Left vs. Right #2

08 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When setting public policy, what's more important: intentions or results? Feeling good or doing good? When it comes to being guided by the heart or by...

Israel: The World's Most Moral Army

08 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Is the Israeli military a paragon of morality and wartime ethics? Or is it an oppressive force that targets innocent Palestinian civilians and commits...

Is Climate Change Our Biggest Problem?

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Is man-made climate change our biggest problem? Are the wildfires, droughts and hurricanes we see on the news an omen of even worse things to come? Th...

Campaign Finance Reform Corrupts

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What corrupts politics more: Millionaires and billionaires? Or the rules that intend to limit the influence of wealthy donors? George Will, author and...

Game of Loans

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Why does student debt keep going up and up even as it's harder and harder to find a good job with a college degree? And why does it seem that the more...

Left but Really Right

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Successful liberals live by conservative values. It's true. The liberal musician, the liberal chef, the liberal writer -- all swear by things conserva...

Who Killed the Liberal Arts?

07 Jan 2019

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What in the world happened to the liberal arts? A degree in the humanities used to transmit the knowledge and wisdom imbued in the works of great West...

Can We Rely on Wind and Solar Energy?

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Is green energy, particularly wind and solar energy, the solution to our climate and energy problems? Or should we be relying on things like natural g...

Is Honesty Always the Best Policy?

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Telling the truth is usually right. But can it also sometimes be wrong? If so, when? And why? Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, a bestselling author and renowne...

Rockefeller: The Richest American Who Ever Lived

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Was America's first billionaire, John D. Rockefeller, a greedy robber baron, a generous philanthropist, or both? And did the oil tycoon exploit Americ...

Radical Islam: The Most Dangerous Ideology

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Is radical Islam our generation's most dangerous ideology? Is it comparable to what Nazism and Communism were in the 20th century? Or are Islamists no...

Why the Right is Right

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What makes conservatism right? If you're a conservative, you should know why you're right. If you're not a conservative, why should you think about be...

Is Capitalism Moral?

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Is capitalism moral or greedy? If it's based on greed and selfishness, what's the best alternative economic system? Perhaps socialism? And if capitali...

Why We're Losing Liberty

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Was the Constitution written in a way that was designed to protect freedom and limit the government's size? Has it been effective in doing that? And w...

Does Free Speech Offend You?

07 Jan 2019

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Should offensive speech be banned? Where should we, as a society, draw the line where permitted speech is on one side, and forbidden speech is on the ...

Are You on the Wrong Side of History?

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Are you on the wrong side or the right side of history? Is there even a "wrong side" or a "right side"? What do those terms mean and why do politician...

The Most Important Question About Abortion

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Is abortion right, or is it wrong? It's the big question that's lost in a societal debate that's mostly focused on legality. But, really, whether it's...

Was the Civil War About Slavery?

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What caused the Civil War? Did the North care about abolishing slavery? Did the South secede because of slavery? Or was it about something else entire...

The Iran Nuclear Deal

07 Jan 2019

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Is the nuclear agreement between the United States and Iran a good or bad deal? Would it be harder or easier for Iran to develop nuclear weapons? Woul...

Why I Left Greenpeace

07 Jan 2019

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Patrick Moore explains why he helped to create Greenpeace, and why he decided to leave it. What began as a mission to improve the environment for the ...

Trees Are the Answer

07 Jan 2019

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Everybody loves trees, so why are they so controversial? Patrick Moore untangles the knotty issue of "deforestation" and shows how, from a purely envi...

The Truth about CO2

07 Jan 2019

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Global Warming activists will tell you that CO2 is bad and dangerous. The EPA has even classified it as a pollutant. But is it? Patrick Moore provides...

Are GMOs Good or Bad?

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Are GMOs really the dangerous experimental foods that activists claim? Patrick Moore cuts through the hype and gives you the facts: how GMOs improve o...

What They Haven't Told You about Climate Change

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Since time immemorial, our climate has been and will always be changing. Patrick Moore explains why "climate change," far from being a recent human-ca...

Religious Tolerance: Made in America

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Religious tolerance is a given in the West. But it's a historical aberration -- an ideological revolution created by the Puritans and pre-1776 America...

What Makes America Different?

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Is America really that great? Or is the United States just like any other nation? Outsiders tend to be the best judge of character, and Nick Adams, a ...

Should Government Bail Out Big Banks?

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Should the government bail out big banks that may otherwise go bankrupt? Or should it let them go under, as it did with Lehman Brothers in 2008? Econo...

Why Do People Become Islamic Extremists?

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What makes someone become an Islamic extremist? Is it poverty? Lack of education? A search for meaning? Haroon Ullah, a senior State Department adviso...

Do Big Unions Buy Politicians?

07 Jan 2019

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Who poses the biggest threat to America's economy by striking deals with crooked politicians? Big Oil, Big Pharma, or Big Unions? Daniel DiSalvo, poli...

The Speech Every 2015 College Grad Needs to Hear

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

There were thousands of college commencement speeches around the country this year for the Class of 2015. But there was one missing -- one very truthf...

Should America be the World's Policeman?

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Should America be the world's policeman? Does the world even need a policeman? Or would humanity be better off if America weren't the dominant militar...

The Popular Vote vs. the Electoral College

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Right now, there's a well-organized, below-the-radar effort to render the Electoral College effectively useless. It's called the National Popular Vote...

Do You Understand the Electoral College?

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Do you understand what the Electoral College is? Or how it works? Or why America uses it to elect its presidents instead of just using a straight popu...

Happiness Equation: U = I - R

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Is there an equation that can accurately predict how happy you will be? There is. Can you control the inputs of that equation, and thus your own happi...

Coolidge: The Best President You Don't Know

07 Jan 2019

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Americans today place enormous pressure on presidents to "do something"...anything, to get the economy going. There was one president, though, Calvin ...

Don't Judge Blacks Differently

07 Jan 2019

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Does race trump truth? In a confrontation between police and perpetrators, what is more important? Facts or skin color? When protests morph into riots...

Why You Should Love Fossil Fuel

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Every year on Earth Day we learn how bad humanity's economic development is for the health of the planet. But maybe this is the wrong message. Maybe w...

Profits Are Progressive

07 Jan 2019

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Is profit a dirty word? Would the world be better off without them? Or are profits progressive -- the only thing that can move potatoes from Idaho to ...

Do We Have Free Will?

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Do humans have free will or are our decisions entirely products of chemistry, physics, and genetics? Is there a difference between the brain and the m...

What Is the University Diversity Scam?

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

America's campuses, particularly those in California, spend tens of millions of dollars on administrators and programs to combat issues like sexism, h...

Is This the Most Important Date in U.S. History?

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What was perhaps the most determinative date in American history? July 4, 1776? Pearl Harbor? September 11? How about...July 28, 1588. Richard McMilla...

Why America Invaded Iraq

07 Jan 2019

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Why did America invade Iraq in 2003? Was it for oil? Or was it because Saddam Hussein was a mass-murdering dictator who harbored terrorists and threat...

He Wants You

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Men look at pretty women. That goes for men who are married, men who are dating, and men who are single. That's their nature. But is this built-in att...

Israel's Legal Founding

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

When the state of Israel was founded in 1948, it was done so with the approval of the United Nations. But today, Israel's enemies routinely challenge ...

Do the Rich Pay Their Fair Share?

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Do the rich pay their fair share of taxes? It's not a simple question. First of all, what do you mean by rich? And how much is fair? What are the rich...

Does Science Argue For or Against God?

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Why are we here? Literally. The latest science says we shouldn't be. It says that the chance life exists at all is less than zero. So, is science the ...

What Does Diversity Have To Do With Science?

07 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Do you care about the race of your doctor, or the gender of the person who built the bridge you drive across? The latest trend across STEM fields clai...

Pakistan: Can Sharia and Freedom Coexist?

05 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Pakistan is the world's fifth largest democracy. It is also deeply influenced by Islamic law (Sharia). Can these two traditions, Western Liberal democ...

How Dark Were the Dark Ages?

05 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Were the Middle Ages, also known as the Dark Ages, characterized by oppression, ignorance, and backwardness in areas like human rights, science, healt...

Myths, Lies and Capitalism

05 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Does free enterprise hurt the poor? Is it unfair and driven by greed? Did it cause the Great Recession? In five minutes, Arthur Brooks answers these q...