American Thinker Takeaways, March 17, 2026
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Today’s topics are: · 0:00 Introduction · 2:54 Joe Rogan versus Ed Sullivan · 10:13 Tucker Carlson’s downfall? · 19:34 Regarding Tucker, it’s never really about the Jews · 24:41 David French’s fact-free morality · 37:12 Conclusion The video I reference, beginning at 32:34, which discusses Trump’s infamous Access Hollywood tape, .
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American Thinker Takeaways, March 15, 2026
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Today’s topics are: 0:00 Introduction 0:38 We are not Jews with trembling knees 14:23 Why I don’t like Joe Rogan 17:00 I’m optimistic about the Iran War 17:31 We have no choice but to fight 22:20 We are doing spectacularly well, and it’s not a quagmire or forever war 29:44 Iran has terrible internal problems 33:39 The Gulf nations are sitting this one out 35:15 China isn’t helping 38:24 The only thing that can defeat us...is us
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American Thinker Takeaways, March 10, 2026
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Today’s topics are (1) China isn’t having a good year, whether at home or abroad (2) What’s happening in Iran is both amazing and necessary (3) The Democrats’ hatred for Trump is blinding them to both the truth and the incredible evil that the mullahs represent (4) There are morally decent Democrats, but they’re incapable of seeing that the isolated problems they recognize are part of an inherently corrupt ideology (5) The Democrats are destroying young lives, with just one example highlighting what they’ve done
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American Thinker Takeaways, February 24, 2026
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Today’s topics are (1) how Trump took the necessary steps to improve his job approval in the lead-up to the midterms, (2) the reason tariffs won’t cause economic collapse and why they’re a wonderful and equitable way to raise revenue, (3) the real meaning behind “Prince” Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s detention, (4) the truth about the world in which Gavin Newsom grew up, and (5) the fact that my dad was right all along (going back to the 1970s) about the collapse of American K-12 education. You can find the Scott Sultzer essay I recommended here: ...
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American Thinker Takeaways, February 19, 2026
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Today’s topics are the prince formerly known as Andrew, which is really more about Trump’s prescience and the British government’s cowardice than about Andrew himself; the woke, DEI-obsessed power behind the throne at trouble-plagued DC water, along with his own troubled history; America’s scary generation of woke mad scientists show up for their biggest annual convention, and the lower House in the Netherlands’ Parliament decides to jettison the country’s wealth by chasing out the wealthy.
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American Thinker Takeaways, February 17, 2026
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Today’s topics are how the left is seeking to return us to an age when we no longer are Nature’s master, but nature is our master, and a hard, cruel one at that; the completely unnecessary Silence of the Lambs apology; the unfriendly skies we’re flying; the autism myth; and me smugly patting myself on the back for being right about a lot of things.
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American Thinker Takeaways, February 10, 2026
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Today’s topics are the real reason the NFL went with Bad Bunny, some thoughts about American football versus soccer, watching Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, and knitting and the magic of AI.
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American Thinker Takeaways, February 8, 2026
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Today’s topics are (once again) our grossly dishonest media, the story of Obama’s “fixer” and Jeffrey Epstein, the tragedy of blacks failing in Marin County’s school district (and one local media’s effort to hide that), Europe’s continued downfall as it bows before Islam, and the Ivy League college scam.
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American Thinker Takeaways, February 5, 2026
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Today’s topics are Trump’s brilliance in negotiating a trade deal with India, the reality of the hijab (and it shouldn’t be celebrated), the bizarre priorities of Senate Republicans when it comes to the SAVE Act, and understanding leftist Jews.
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American Thinker Takeaways, February 3, 2026
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Today’s topics are (1) more examples of the “de-Judaization” of the Holocaust and the total inversion as a vehicle to attack Jews, and (2) the weird thing about Michelle Obama’s answer when she was asked whether she’d urge Obama to run again if Trump goes for a third term.
info_outlineHelp me develop a polite, persuasive argument to challenge a young friend of mine who has bought into the media narrative about right-wing extremism.
I have a young friend — my children’s age — who is an extremely bright, thoughtful, and (so he believes) informed young man who wants to pursue a graduate degree in politics and terrorism. His biggest concern is “right-wing extremism in America.”
When I first heard this, my initial impulse was to say, “That’s just wrong. It’s a stupid Leftist lie. You’re being brainwashed. If you want to make a difference in the world, tackle left-wing extremism.”
Fortunately, I’ve finally figured out that insulting people is not the way to get them to agree with you. There are better persuasion techniques. Because I respect my young friend’s intelligence, I want to take some time to assemble an argument that will present data in a way that challenges his beliefs without insulting his intelligence. This post represents the first draft of that email.
Maybe it’s my legal training, but I believe that one of the best ways to challenge an argument is to start by identifying bias, both my own and the bias of the person(s) advocating the opposite view. I’ve been open with my friend about my bias. My problem is to convince him that the media from which he gets his ideas about right-wing extremism is biased too. Very biased.
The other day on his podcast, Andrew Klavan played two videos, one of the media celebrating Trump’s anticipated downfall and the other celebrating Obama’s allegedly scandal-free presidency. In both videos, raw partisanship is on display. The video below is Andrew Klavan’s show, which I’ve queued up to those back-to-back videos, starting at 19:15:
[To read the rest, rather than listening to the podcast, please go here.]