It’s not just statues and American history that are under attack. The most essential ideas from America’s founding are under siege and on trial. Robert R. Reilly, the director of the Westminster Institute and widely published author, joined “The Right Side of History” podcast to discuss his new book “America on Trial: A Defense of the […]
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot recently blamed her city’s acute surge in gun violence on the lack of gun control laws in other states. As many commentators have pointed out, her assertions are factually incorrect to the point of absurdity. Meanwhile, several Illinois residents are suing the state over significant—and arguably illegal—delays in processing Firearm Owner […]
A battle is raging for the future of our nation as “extremists and criminals literally try to rip out [statues and other monuments] to destroy the history of America,” Interior Secretary David Bernhardt says. Bernhardt joins the podcast to explain how he is working alongside President Donald Trump to protect monuments that tell the story […]
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows says the Trump administration is contemplating some type of regulation for social media companies as part of the COVID-19 relief legislation being negotiated with Congress. “As much as I’m a guy that says that the social media companies should be able to have their own—what I would call […]
Washington’s foreign policy community lost one of its most notable members this week. Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, national security adviser to Presidents Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush, died on Aug. 6 at the age of 95 at his home in Falls Church, Virginia. Scowcroft leaves a distinguished legacy and will be greatly missed. Scowcroft […]
In April of 2005, Sen. Barack Obama took to the floor of the United States Senate and passionately spoke out against Republican efforts to end the filibuster. Then a rising star in the Democratic Party, Obama noted that despite the pressure partisans might feel, it was imperative to “rise above an ‘ends justify the means’ […]
This month marks the 75th anniversary of the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan, at Hiroshima on Aug. 6 and Nagasaki on Aug. 9. Each year, Americans argue about our supposed moral shortcomings for being the only nation to have used an atomic weapon in war. Given the current cultural revolution that topples statues, […]
More than 300 female athletes are speaking out in support of Idaho’s decision to protect women’s sports from biological men. Female professional, Olympic, and National Collegiate Athletic Association athletes on July 29 sent a letter to the NCAA board of governors asking them to reject calls from LGBT activists to boycott Idaho over its new […]
At the end of June, the Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously to “defund” the city’s police. Now crime is on the rise. John Hinderaker, president of the Minnesota policy organization Center of the American Experiment, joins the show to explain what the future may hold for the Minneapolis Police Department and what his organization is […]
Bills that genuinely promote the common good typically don’t get rushed to passage under the cover of night on strict party-line votes. Yet that’s what Nevada Democrats have done with an “election reform” measure they just pushed through an emergency special session of the state legislature. Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak and his legislative allies claim […]
