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5-Minute Videos are the flagship viral product that put PragerU on the map. They take the best ideas from the best minds and distill them into five focused minutes. Listen to hundreds of 5-Minute Videos to get reliable, truthful information about politics, economics, history, and America. These educational, entertaining videos, which are Judeo-Christian at their core and promote the values of liberty, economic freedom, and limited government, have been changing the hearts and minds of millions of young people for over a decade.
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Aug 4, 2020 • 5min
Does College = Success?
Jeremy Boreing, co-founder of The Daily Wire, doesn’t have a college degree. Neither do Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, or a host of other innovators who have shaped our contemporary world. Which begs an important question: Is a college degree really necessary for success? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 27, 2020 • 5min
The Rally That Changed My Mind
Psychologist and author Karlyn Borysenko wouldn’t be caught dead at a Trump rally. So what was she doing in a New Hampshire arena, surrounded by 11,000 cheering Trump supporters? And what did she take away from the experience? She explains what happened when perception met reality in this eye-opening video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 20, 2020 • 5min
If We Lose John Locke, We Lose America
Most of us learned the key ideas of the Declaration of Independence in school: that "all men are created equal," "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights," that government's job is "to secure these rights." This was a radical departure from the way things had always been. Where did these revolutionary ideas come from? Ben Shapiro explains in this illuminating video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 13, 2020 • 5min
Minimum Wage Cost Me My Job
What happens when politicians decide they are in a better position than business owners to know how much workers should be paid? We don't have to guess. Cities like Seattle and New York have already done so with their $15/hour minimum wage mandates. Simone Barron, a lifelong restaurant worker, recounts how "helping" her impacted her wallet, her career, and her life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 6, 2020 • 4min
Mother Knows Best: Why I Fight for School Choice
Are government schools really giving children the education they deserve? If you think the answer is “yes,” you haven't asked a parent with a child stuck in a bad school. Cecilia Iglesias, President of the Parent Union, knows first-hand that our education system is in deep trouble. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 6, 2020 • 5min
Why I Love America
Dennis Prager has traveled all over the world. But at the end of every trip, he returns home with a new appreciation for America. Why? Because no country is more open, more generous, and has done more for the cause of freedom than America has. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 22, 2020 • 6min
The Ferguson Lie
Most people think they know what happened in Ferguson, MO on August 9, 2014. Most people are wrong. Radio host and author Larry Elder presents a factual account of what really happened on that fateful day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 15, 2020 • 4min
Who's More Radical: the Left or the Right?
What would America look like if the Left got everything it wanted? What would America look like if the Right got everything it wanted? PragerU’s Will Witt fleshes out each of these scenarios in this provocative thought-experiment. The results might surprise you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 8, 2020 • 5min
Who Is Booker T. Washington?
In the years following the Civil War, Booker T. Washington devoted his life to helping blacks transition out of slavery and into freedom. While his ideas were never fully embraced in his time, today, more than a century later, they remain strikingly relevant. Derryck Green from Project 21 explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 5, 2020 • 5min
Graduation 2020: The Covid Class
The 2020 graduating class faces challenges unlike any class before it. Uncertainty looms at every turn: job prospects, social interactions, and many other aspects of “normal life” once taken for granted. So what lessons can be learned from this unparalleled situation? Dennis Prager offers three. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
