
Scheer Intelligence
Scheer Intelligence features thoughtful and provocative conversations with "American Originals" -- people who, through a lifetime of engagement with political issues, offer unique and often surprising perspectives on the day's most important issues.
Latest episodes

Jun 28, 2019 • 45min
The Sordid Story Behind the Mass Extinction of Languages
Languages along with the world views they contain are dying out at an alarming rate. Sadly, this is by no means an accident, argues Lena Herzog.

Jun 21, 2019 • 33min
Elon Musk Is Gaslighting America
Journalist Will Evans exposed Tesla’s flagrant labor violations, but all the company’s founder did was shrug him off and cry "fake news."

Jun 14, 2019 • 40min
The Lies Liberals Tell Themselves About the Second Amendment
A deep-seated denial of the racist, colonial roots of gun rights in the U.S. underlies the left’s flawed approach to domestic arms control.

Jun 7, 2019 • 34min
Can We Learn Anything From Our Forever Wars?
In a brutally honest exit interview, recently retired U.S. Army Maj. Danny Sjursen opens up about his 18 years as a witness to the carnage of America’s forever wars.

May 31, 2019 • 37min
Did the Left Get Zionism and Israel Totally Wrong?
Susie Linfield traces the history behind what she views as a leftist abandonment of Zionism by Jewish intellectuals such as Noam Chomsky and Hannah Arendt.

May 24, 2019 • 35min
The Americanization of Popular Culture Should Terrify Us All
Hollywood's triumph in the global culture wars is a serious cause for concern at a time in which conglomerates and uniformity reign, argues French scholar Violaine Roussel.

May 17, 2019 • 44min
Has Freedom of the Press Become a Convenient Illusion?
In a bold statement, a leading dean of journalism argues that in abandoning Julian Assange, the mainstream media have abandoned the First Amendment.

May 10, 2019 • 38min
Silicon Valley doesn’t give a damn about Earth’s imminent demise
Bill McKibben, the “world’s best green journalist” says it may be too late to save the planet, but that doesn’t seem to keep tech barons and the rest of the uber-rich up at night.

May 3, 2019 • 39min
Can We Trust Billionaires to Save Democracy?
Billionaire Nicolas Berggruen’s plan to revamp democracy and put capital in the hands of the people has one glaring blindspot.

Apr 26, 2019 • 40min
Julian Assange Is Being Used as a Smokescreen
The U.S. government’s attack on the WikiLeaks founder covers up a menacing assault on the First Amendment, argues journalist Bruce Shapiro.