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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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Jan 11, 2019 • 5min
When Transparency Really Means Tyranny
When you hear the word "transparency," what comes to mind? Maybe words like openness and honesty. But David French, Senior Writer for The National Review, shows how progressive activists, under the guise of "transparency," are ruining the lives of many good Americans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 11, 2019 • 5min
Why You Love Capitalism
Do you use an iPhone? Watch Netflix? Listen to Spotify? Then you love capitalism and can't stand big government. How do we know? Jared Meyer of the Foundation for Government Accountability explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 11, 2019 • 5min
How to Get Kids to Listen
Why is it so hard for so many parents and teachers to get kids to do as they are told? Because too many adults have followed some very bad advice. Family psychologist John Rosemond offers some useful tips on how to get the little barbarians to listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 10, 2019 • 5min
Build the Wall
Can America solve its illegal immigration problem both justly and humanely? Yes, but it requires first building a border wall. Washington Post columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Charles Krauthammer explains why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 10, 2019 • 4min
Why Did America Fight the Vietnam War?
Why did America fight the Vietnam War? The military suffered over 58,000 casualties, and America withdrew in defeat. What for? Historian Victor Davis Hanson explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 10, 2019 • 6min
Is Organic Food Worth the Cost?
Are organic foods really healthier than non-organic foods? Are they better for animals? Are they better for the environment? Bjorn Lomborg, president of the Copenhagen Consensus Center, explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 10, 2019 • 6min
The Inconvenient Truth About the Democratic Party
Did you know that the Democratic Party defended slavery, started the Civil War, founded the KKK, and fought against every major civil rights act in U.S. history? Watch as Carol Swain, professor of political science at Vanderbilt University, shares the inconvenient history of the Democratic Party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 10, 2019 • 5min
What's a Quarter-Life Crisis?
You've heard of the midlife crisis. But have you heard of the quarter-life crisis? It hits millions of young professionals like a brick. Former White House Press Secretary and Fox News host Dana Perino knows exactly what it feels like. She also has some great advice for how to get through it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 10, 2019 • 4min
Facts Don't Care About Your Feelings
Why does it seem as if America's college campuses have totally lost it? Well, because they have. In short, feelings now rule facts, and victims are heroes. But here's a fact: If you're a college student in the United States, you're almost certainly NOT a victim. Ben Shapiro explains why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 10, 2019 • 5min
What's Wrong with E-Cigarettes?
Are e-cigarettes a safe alternative to cigarettes? Could they help millions of smokers quit smoking? If so, why would anti-tobacco activists oppose e-cigarettes? Get the truth about e-cigarettes in this short video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
