Qualified Opinions is an intellectual salon that illuminates the challenges facing free markets, liberalism, and the political climate of today. Join host Veronique de Rugy, a senior fellow at the Mercatus Center, and her guests for enlightening discourse. Qualified Opinions is a production of the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER).
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Get a little of Rush each day – his intelligence, analysis, humor and fun – with a clip from the archives. Timeless wisdom, good cheer, forever dittos.
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Conservative talk going past the headlines to get to the truth.
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Glenn Loury invites guests from the worlds of academia, journalism and public affairs to share insights on economic, political and social issues.
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Eric Tabach and his mom, Irine, have the weirdest, overly open mother-son relationship. Join Eric, a Zillennial ex-BuzzFeed producer, comedian and actor with an IMDb and Irine, a Soviet-born, ex-CFO turned real estate mogul, at their dinner table weekly, as they discuss all things sexy, relevant, and personal from extremely opposite perspectives. Son VS mom, progressive American VS conservative soviet Russian, jobless actor VS wealthy real estate agent. All of this and more every Wednesday! ...
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The Evolving Landscape of Conservative Thought with Samuel Gregg
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AIER Director of Research Samuel Gregg joins Qualified Opinions to discuss the fracturing of the conservative and libertarian movements, where free markets and ordered liberty go from here, and his new book, The Next American Economy.
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FEMA Policy? American Parents Coalition vs. Children's Hospitals
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Joe Biden had a bizarre interaction with a reporter at the White House. Melania Trump says no to an invitation to meet with Jill Biden. Fired FEMA supervisor Marn’i Washington said it is FEMA's policy to avoid “politically hostile” homes. The American Parents Coalition launched a six-figure ad campaign to inform parents of the number of child sex c…
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FEMA Policy? American Parents Coalition vs. Children's Hospitals
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Joe Biden had a bizarre interaction with a reporter at the White House. Melania Trump says no to an invitation to meet with Jill Biden. Fired FEMA supervisor Marn’i Washington said it is FEMA's policy to avoid “politically hostile” homes. The American Parents Coalition launched a six-figure ad campaign to inform parents of the number of child sex c…
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NEWZY, Union Political Spending, & American Groomer
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U.S. District Judge John Campbell Barker ruled that President Joe Biden’s “parole in place” program was illegal after it was challenged by a coalition of Republican attorneys general. Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment against several Mississippi Democrats over a bribery scheme. A FEMA supervisor told workers in a message to “avoid homes ad…
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NEWZY, Union Political Spending, & American Groomer
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U.S. District Judge John Campbell Barker ruled that President Joe Biden’s “parole in place” program was illegal after it was challenged by a coalition of Republican attorneys general. Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment against several Mississippi Democrats over a bribery scheme. A FEMA supervisor told workers in a message to “avoid homes ad…
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A New Trump Administration: What to Expect
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Donald Trump’s win marks the first time a Republican has won the popular vote since George W. Bush in 2004. What does this decisive election mean? How closely related are the political and policy realities? What can we expect under a Trump administration, and will Democrats make significant shifts in their own policy initiatives? Join Veronique de …
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Election Day 2024: The Path We Are On. Do We Change The Path Today?
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Biden-Harris DOJ moves to imprison permanently disabled Navy veteran, nonviolent Jan. 6 defendant, Thomas Caldwell for 4 years. Students at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. ( and several other colleges), are being treated like toddlers as they face election day stress with hot cocoa, Lego building activities, mindfulness exercises, milk an…
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Election Day 2024: The Path We Are On. Do We Change The Path Today?
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Biden-Harris DOJ moves to imprison permanently disabled Navy veteran, nonviolent Jan. 6 defendant, Thomas Caldwell for 4 years. Students at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. ( and several other colleges), are being treated like toddlers as they face election day stress with hot cocoa, Lego building activities, mindfulness exercises, milk an…
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Richard V. Battle, award-winning best-seller author and political commentator, joined me to discuss how 14 states were significantly miscounted in the 2020 census, which could be more than enough to end with an erroneous Presidental election outcome due to the Electoral College having an incorrect number of delegates from various states; and how vo…
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Richard V. Battle, award-winning best-seller author and political commentator, joined me to discuss how 14 states were significantly miscounted in the 2020 census, which could be more than enough to end with an erroneous Presidental election outcome due to the Electoral College having an incorrect number of delegates from various states; and how vo…
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Biden Declares Trump Supporters Are ‘Garbage’ & China Hacks US Telecom Companies
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Socialist Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez managed to offend some in the Arabic community with a 'racist' flyer intended to court their vote. Joe Biden declared supporters of Donald Trump to be “garbage” during a campaign call in which he also said that Donald Trump has no character. The number of illegal immigrants who entered the U.S. und…
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Biden Declares Trump Supporters Are ‘Garbage’ & China Hacks US Telecom Companies
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Socialist Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez managed to offend some in the Arabic community with a 'racist' flyer intended to court their vote. Joe Biden declared supporters of Donald Trump to be “garbage” during a campaign call in which he also said that Donald Trump has no character. The number of illegal immigrants who entered the U.S. und…
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Economic Freedom as a Cornerstone to Liberty
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Of the cherished liberties of a free society, economic liberty holds a special place. Personal choice, voluntary exchange, and the protection of private property sustain our political and civil liberties. Matt Mitchell joins the show today to discuss economic freedom and a new index from the Fraser Institute that maps economic freedom around the wo…
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A Disaster of Our Own Making & The White Privilege Album
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Are you tired of being misled and flat-out lied to about what is behind the Russian/Ukranian war? Brandon J. Weichert was, so he decided to call in his connections to get insider information, research the deep-running roots of the conflict, and then put his writing skills to work so that we all can know what he learned. Brandon joined me to discuss…
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A Disaster of Our Own Making & The White Privilege Album
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Are you tired of being misled and flat-out lied to about what is behind the Russian/Ukranian war? Brandon J. Weichert was, so he decided to call in his connections to get insider information, research the deep-running roots of the conflict, and then put his writing skills to work so that we all can know what he learned. Brandon joined me to discuss…
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Light of the Mind, Grey Matter, and a Noble Visit
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Spencer Klavan, scholar, writer, host of the Young Heretics podcast, and associate editor of the Claremont Review of Books, makes the case that "The world is not a machine. Humanity is not a mistake." in his new book, Light of the Mind, Light of the World: Illuminating Science Through Faith. Spencer joined me to talk about it. Leighton Grey, legal …
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Light of the Mind, Grey Matter, and a Noble Visit
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Spencer Klavan, scholar, writer, host of the Young Heretics podcast, and associate editor of the Claremont Review of Books, makes the case that "The world is not a machine. Humanity is not a mistake." in his new book, Light of the Mind, Light of the World: Illuminating Science Through Faith. Spencer joined me to talk about it. Leighton Grey, legal …
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Breaking Down Project 2025 with Stephanie Slade
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve likely already heard of Project 2025—but what is actually in it, should you care about it, and how much of it would a potential Republican government actually be capable of executing? Stephanie Slade recently wrote an article for Reason breaking it down, and today, she joins Veronique to discuss it. St…
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Tiny Blunders, Parallel Election and the PsyWar
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Jared Knott, a decorated combat infantry officer in Vietnam in the First Air Cavalry Division, author of Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters: Thirty-Nine Tiny Mistakes That Changed the World Forever and now the highly anticipated follow-up Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters Book 2: The Many Tiny Mistakes That Changed the World Forever, joined me to discuss his ne…
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Tiny Blunders, Parallel Election and the PsyWar
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Jared Knott, a decorated combat infantry officer in Vietnam in the First Air Cavalry Division, author of Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters: Thirty-Nine Tiny Mistakes That Changed the World Forever and now the highly anticipated follow-up Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters Book 2: The Many Tiny Mistakes That Changed the World Forever, joined me to discuss his ne…
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Though there have been several union wins in recent years, union membership is at historic lows. Where do unions fit in the future of America? Will they continue to decline, or will they see a comeback? How will automation play a role? Vinnie Vernuccio joins Qualified Opinions to discuss. Vincent Vernuccio, president and co-founder of the Institute…
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Kamala Politicizes Hurricane Milton, FEMA Is Not Just Broke But Woke Too
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Hurricane Milton rebounded to Category 5 status on Tuesday afternoon as the powerful storm moved over the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida. Ron DeSantis slammed Kamala Harris for trying to play political games with the disaster response to Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton. Federal, state, and local emergency management whistleblowers slammed the …
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Kamala Politicizes Hurricane Milton, FEMA Is Not Just Broke But Woke Too
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Hurricane Milton rebounded to Category 5 status on Tuesday afternoon as the powerful storm moved over the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida. Ron DeSantis slammed Kamala Harris for trying to play political games with the disaster response to Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton. Federal, state, and local emergency management whistleblowers slammed the …
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If One Falls Down, Dr. Carole Lieberman on Sean Combs, & Richard V. Battle
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Matthew Russell spent more than a decade working as a staffer on Capitol Hill and now is the author of If One Falls Down: On Congress, the Federal Government, and Your Duty. Mattew joined me to discuss the biggest problem in our federal government, the solution to that problem, and why every American should understand the difference between how the…
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If One Falls Down, Dr. Carole Lieberman on Sean Combs, & Richard V. Battle
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Matthew Russell spent more than a decade working as a staffer on Capitol Hill and now is the author of If One Falls Down: On Congress, the Federal Government, and Your Duty. Mattew joined me to discuss the biggest problem in our federal government, the solution to that problem, and why every American should understand the difference between how the…
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Grover Cleveland’s Populist Classical Liberalism
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Many Americans have forgotten about Grover Cleveland—but William Ruger believes Cleveland’s legacy of bridging the gap between populism and classical liberalism is increasingly relevant to today’s polarized political climate. William Ruger serves as the President of the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER).…
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The Biden / Harris DOJ Wants Illegals to Vote In Alabama
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Former Clinton Labor Secretary and currently a public policy professor at the University of California at Berkeley, Robert Reich, is terrified because Trump posted a prayer on social media. Israel informed Iran that it will destroy either its nuclear or oil facilities in response to Iran firing nearly 200 ballistic missiles at Israel. Tens of thous…
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The Biden / Harris DOJ Wants Illegals to Vote In Alabama
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Former Clinton Labor Secretary and currently a public policy professor at the University of California at Berkeley, Robert Reich, is terrified because Trump posted a prayer on social media. Israel informed Iran that it will destroy either its nuclear or oil facilities in response to Iran firing nearly 200 ballistic missiles at Israel. Tens of thous…
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Preserving Liberty, Creating Permanent Freedom, Voices For America
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What do you do when you have your accounts removed by social media platforms and have your television show pulled from its broadcast platform for the crime of being an effective purveyor of conservative values while being a truth-teller who is more blunt than the sensitive snowflakes can tolerate? YOU KEEP FIGHTING FOR AMERICA. (And you write a boo…
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Preserving Liberty, Creating Permanent Freedom, Voices For America
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What do you do when you have your accounts removed by social media platforms and have your television show pulled from its broadcast platform for the crime of being an effective purveyor of conservative values while being a truth-teller who is more blunt than the sensitive snowflakes can tolerate? YOU KEEP FIGHTING FOR AMERICA. (And you write a boo…
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Kamala's Puppet Masters, Soros Election Interference & Chicago Migrant Trouble
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The U.S. Justice Department released a letter written by the man accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at his golf club in Florida. BlackRock has used its vast financial influence to sway political decisions, control market outcomes, and prioritize its interests over those of everyday people, and they are clearly one of the puppetmaster…
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Gunfighters Rule!, The Magic & Mayhem of Donald Trump, & Rungs of Disclosure
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Ret. Marine Colonel William Dunn, President of Strategic Resilience Group, LLC, and author of Gunfighters Rule!, joined me to discuss his thoughts on would-be Trump assassin Ryan Wesley Routh. We were scheduled to visit with Josh Bernstein, author of Preserving Liberty: Bold and Brave Solutions to Save America and Create Permanent Freedom, but we w…
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Gunfighters Rule!, The Magic & Mayhem of Donald Trump, & Rungs of Disclosure
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Ret. Marine Colonel William Dunn, President of Strategic Resilience Group, LLC, and author of Gunfighters Rule!, joined me to discuss his thoughts on would-be Trump assassin Ryan Wesley Routh. We were scheduled to visit with Josh Bernstein, author of Preserving Liberty: Bold and Brave Solutions to Save America and Create Permanent Freedom, but we w…
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The Trump Code, ASHLI & Dangerous Injustice
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Merrick Garland gave a speech to Department of Justice staff and U.S. Attorneys full of hypocrisy, gas-lighting, and bald-faced lies. Troy Anderson, Pulitzer Prize-nominated investigative journalist and best-selling author, has written a new book asking questions about the Trump family's connections to time travel, esoteric knowledge, and secret so…
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The Trump Code, ASHLI & Dangerous Injustice
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Merrick Garland gave a speech to Department of Justice staff and U.S. Attorneys full of hypocrisy, gas-lighting, and bald-faced lies. Troy Anderson, Pulitzer Prize-nominated investigative journalist and best-selling author, has written a new book asking questions about the Trump family's connections to time travel, esoteric knowledge, and secret so…
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The Presidential Debate: Policy Takeaways
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Donald Trump and Kamala Harris faced off this week in the second Presidential Debate—and it was as lively as you’d expect. But when we cut through the noise, what do we see in terms of policy and programs? What policy direction would each candidate take the country? National Review Institute fellow Dominic Pino and Americans for Prosperity Vice Pre…
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The Ron Edwards American Experience 9-12-2024
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Today, in this bonus content, I was the guest host of The Ron Edwards American Experience. According to the Annual Community Survey released by the Census Bureau, the average household income in the U.S. is down by $1,221. I was joined by Amy Holm of Aimee's Audios Subliminal Acoustic Fingerprinting, and we discussed Kamala Harris' debate earrings …
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The Ron Edwards American Experience 9-12-2024
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Today, in this bonus content, I was the guest host of The Ron Edwards American Experience. According to the Annual Community Survey released by the Census Bureau, the average household income in the U.S. is down by $1,221. I was joined by Amy Holm of Aimee's Audios Subliminal Acoustic Fingerprinting, and we discussed Kamala Harris' debate earrings …
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Is Nancy Pelosi Trying to Torpedo Kamala?
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Nancy Pelosi calls 30% of Republicans racist, sexist, and homophobic and says that's why they won't support Kamala Harris. Eric Swalwell has a meltdown due to a Trump meme. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced that he has directed officials to begin reviewing ways to stop the Biden-Harris administration from sending large numbers of migrants t…
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Is Nancy Pelosi Trying to Torpedo Kamala?
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Nancy Pelosi calls 30% of Republicans racist, sexist, and homophobic and says that's why they won't support Kamala Harris. Eric Swalwell has a meltdown due to a Trump meme. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced that he has directed officials to begin reviewing ways to stop the Biden-Harris administration from sending large numbers of migrants t…
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Don't Give Up The Ship, Carrying the Cross in the Desert, & Battle for America
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Tom Burbage is a retired Navy Captain who served as a Naval Aviator and now serves as the President of the Calvert Task Group and is a contributing author to Don't Give Up The Ship, a new book being released by the Calvert Task Group. Randy L. Noble is a prolific author and host of the podcast The Cross in the Desert: Speaking Hope and Freedom to I…
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Don't Give Up The Ship, Carrying the Cross in the Desert, & Battle for America
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Tom Burbage is a retired Navy Captain who served as a Naval Aviator and now serves as the President of the Calvert Task Group and is a contributing author to Don't Give Up The Ship, a new book being released by the Calvert Task Group. Randy L. Noble, a prolific author and host of the podcast The Cross in the Desert: Speaking Hope and Freedom to Ira…
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Economics and Spending, National and Local
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Joining the show today is Vance Ginn. Vance is the founder and president of Ginn Economic Consulting, where he leverages data-driven insights to shape economic policy discussions across the nation. Over the course of the show, Veronique and Vance discuss state and local government spending, federal spending, and the connection between the two.…
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Hamas Executes Hostages & the Political Left Is Confused About Who to Blame
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Six Israeli hostages, including one Israeli-American, were executed by Hamas. But Biden returned from the grave to blame Israel. A former top aide to New York Governor Kathy Hochul was indicted in federal court for acting as a foreign agent for the Chinese Communist Party in exchange for millions of dollars. The Tennessee Star published the journal…
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Hamas Executes Hostages & the Political Left Is Confused About Who to Blame
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Six Israeli hostages, including one Israeli-American, were executed by Hamas. But Biden returned from the grave to blame Israel. A former top aide to New York Governor Kathy Hochul was indicted in federal court for acting as a foreign agent for the Chinese Communist Party in exchange for millions of dollars. The Tennessee Star published the journal…
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Jack Smith At It Again, Kamala Hates Right To Work, & FireFoxNewsOnline
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Jack Smith has filed another indictment against Donald Trump over his alleged efforts to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election. The new indictment keeps the prior criminal charges but narrows and reframes the allegations against the Republican presidential nominee. John O'Connor, former Assistant U.S. Attorney in Northern Californ…
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Jack Smith At It Again, Kamala Hates Right To Work, & FireFoxNewsOnline
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Jack Smith has filed another indictment against Donald Trump over his alleged efforts to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election. The new indictment keeps the prior criminal charges but narrows and reframes the allegations against the Republican presidential nominee. John O'Connor, former Assistant U.S. Attorney in Northern Californ…
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The right and the left seem to have a lot of opinions about women and fertility, most of them not super productive. What would be a productive way to approach these conversations? Veronique is joined by Clara Piano, Susannah Barnes, and Anna Claire Flowers to discuss.
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Have You Heard the Story of Arezoo Badri
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July 22, 2024, began like any other normal ordinary day for 31-year-old Arezoo Badri, but a few minutes after 10 pm, it ended in a nightmare! Randy L. Noble joined me to tell the story of what happened to Arezoo. Ron Edwards joined me to talk about the latest in the news cycle. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ta…
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