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Dec 3, 2024 • 58min

Why We Teach Our First Graders Shakespeare: Michael Fitzgerald

As part of our special series on alternative models of education, I’m sitting down with Michael Fitzgerald, principal of Northern Schoolhouse, an upstate New York private school focused on classical literature and art, immersion in nature, and nurturing strong moral character based on time-tested virtues.“This is the trend in education: ‘It doesn’t matter what you’re reading, as long as you’re reading.’ And I actually disagree with that. I think it’s very important what you’re reading,” Fitzgerald says.“In the end, we want them becoming autonomous people who know how to move themselves well through the world, as truly good people who recognize beauty,” he says.“If you recognize beauty, you can recognize what’s good. And those are highly correlated in the classical world, especially in the Socratic sense. They talk a lot about truth, beauty, and goodness.”Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.
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Nov 26, 2024 • 54min

Recess Appointments: Trump’s Way to Bypass Senate Impasse?—Jeff Clark

As part of our special series on the U.S. presidential transition period, I’m sitting down today with Jeff Clark, an assistant attorney general at the Department of Justice during the first Trump administration and now senior fellow and director of litigation at the Center for Renewing America.What are recess appointments? Why is Trump so interested in them? Are there legal or historical precedents for them? And how could they impact the effectiveness of this coming administration?Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.
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Nov 26, 2024 • 51min

Amb. David Friedman: How to Thwart Iran and Resolve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

David Friedman, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel and architect of the Abraham Accords, discusses strategies to counter Iranian threats and the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He critiques the feasibility of a Palestinian state and suggests a one-state solution could improve conditions for Palestinians while maintaining Israel's identity. Friedman also highlights the Trump administration's achievements in U.S.-Israel relations, including the embassy move to Jerusalem, and examines Saudi Arabia's potential role in the Abraham Accords.
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Nov 20, 2024 • 43min

What Should Trump Do About the Border on Day 1?—Todd Bensman

We’re launching a special American Thought Leaders series during this post-election transition period where I will be interviewing topic matter experts and former and potential future Trump administration officials to understand what the incoming American administration’s policies in 2025 may look like—for America, Canada, and the world.In this episode, I’m sitting down with Todd Bensman, an expert on the border and counterterrorism and author of the book, “Overrun.” He’s a senior national security fellow for the Center for Immigration Studies, a Washington policy institute.Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.
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Nov 20, 2024 • 1h 5min

Why Is North Korea Sending Soldiers Into Ukraine?–Greg Scarlatoiu

Sponsor special: Up to $2,500 of FREE silver AND a FREE safe on qualifying orders - Call 855-862-3377 or text “AMERICAN” to 6-5-5-3-2Greg Scarlatoiu is the new president of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea and a longtime expert on the Korean peninsula.In this episode, he breaks down why North Korea has sent troops to fight in Ukraine, North Korea’s long history of involvement in foreign conflicts, what the current situation in this communist nation looks like, and what America’s long-term North Korea strategy should be.Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.
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Nov 19, 2024 • 43min

Restoring Free Speech in Academia: Jay Bhattacharya

Jay Bhattacharya, a professor of health policy at Stanford University, is celebrated for his work on the Great Barrington Declaration and advocates for free speech in academia. In this discussion, he shares his insights from a groundbreaking Pandemic Planning conference aimed at encouraging open dialogue among diverse voices. Bhattacharya tackles the dangers of censorship, the necessity of transparency regarding pandemic policies, and the importance of fostering civil discourse. He emphasizes that academia must resist groupthink to uphold its foundational values.
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Nov 19, 2024 • 1h 1min

An Economic Storm May Be Coming—Here’s What Trump Can Do About It: Jeffrey Tucker

We’re launching a special “American Thought Leaders” series during this post-election transition period in which I will be interviewing topic matter experts and former and potential future Trump administration officials to understand what the incoming U.S. administration’s policies in 2025 may look like—for America, Canada, and the world.Today, I’m sitting down with Jeffrey Tucker, founder and president of the Brownstone Institute. He’s also a columnist at The Epoch Times, where he writes daily about economics, technology, and culture.Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and the guest and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.
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Nov 13, 2024 • 52min

Death on Demand? Wesley J. Smith Explains the Assisted Suicide Movement

Sponsor special: Up to $2,500 of FREE silver AND a FREE safe on qualifying orders - Call 855-862-3377 or text “AMERICAN” to 6-5-5-3-2“When a country or a state legalizes assisted suicide or euthanasia, it can no longer call itself anti-suicide, because it specifically approves some suicides. ... It’s a very dangerous movement that is normalizing this kind of approach to dying as opposed to natural death.”In this episode, I sit down with Wesley J. Smith, a lawyer, public speaker, award-winning author, and chair of the Discovery Institute Center on Human Exceptionalism.“We’re seeing in Canada also the beginning of a situation where patients who have a tough time getting an oncologist because of such a long waiting list, ask to be killed because they can’t get quality medical care,” Smith says.We dive into his work on bioethics and euthanasia, better known today as “medically-assisted suicide.”“Assisted suicide and euthanasia is a symptom, not a cause, and there’s a deep nihilism that seems to have infected society on many levels,” Smith says.Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.
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Nov 12, 2024 • 49min

Exposing an Illegal Chinese Immigration Hub Run by a CCP Police Officer: Philip Lenczycki

Sponsor special: Up to $2,500 of FREE silver AND a FREE safe on qualifying orders - Call 855-862-3377 or text “AMERICAN” to 6-5-5-3-2“In the last four years, there has been an unprecedented surge in Chinese illegal immigration, so an over 1100 percent increase. … There is a large underground economy tied to this network,” says Philip Lenczycki, a senior investigative reporter at the Daily Caller News Foundation.He has been investigating Chinese illegal immigration networks, in particular an online Telegram channel with thousands of users that has apparently served as a hub facilitating illegal crossings with travel guides, specific border crossing points, detailed routes, and scripts for interacting with Border Patrol agents and applying for asylum. Lenczycki discovered the channel was run by a self-identified Chinese cyber police agent.Lenczycki has also found key figures in the network promoting prostitution and sex trafficking in the United States.In this episode, he breaks down his key findings.Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.*Big thanks to our sponso
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Nov 8, 2024 • 52min

What Is Psywar? Dr. Robert Malone Explains

In this episode, I sit down with scientist and physician Dr. Robert Malone to discuss his latest book, “PsyWar,” co-authored with his wife, Dr. Jill Malone.“Someone is making a decision about how people should think, what they should think, how they should feel, how they should behave in the world without consulting them, and you’re using a technology that is so powerful and effective that you’re literally reprogramming their mind without their consent,” says Dr. Malone. “The battleground is your mind.”How are powerful forces using technology to propagandize and shape behavior? And what effect is it having on society?“We used to have salons, we used to read books, we used to discuss things with each other, and now we just kind of sit by the sidelines and shoot spitballs,” says Dr. Malone. “Everybody agrees that we’ve become more and more splintered and fragmented, and that’s not a good thing, and it mostly benefits our adversaries.”Views expressed in this video are opinions of the host and the guest, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.

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