American Thinker Takeaways, May 5, 2026
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In today’s video-podcast, I begin by riffing off of a —“scholastic” terrorism. He was talking about the way Democrats, as a general matter, create a mindset in which assassination seems not only reasonable, but desirable, but I focused on academia. And speaking of Democrats’ desiring death for their political opponents, it’s bigger than that. Like Iran itself, they seek “death to America.” For the first time in our history, a major political party, during a war, openly roots for the opposing side, even though the opposing side is genuinely evil by any American metric. It’s...
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American Thinker Takeaways, April 20, 2026
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Something new today because I ran out of time to do one of my carefully curated preparations: It’s just me, some ideas, and a camera. Yikes. I can tell you generally that I talk about The unconstitutional madness in Virginia and how hard it is to pull the country back from the downstream effects of a state that goes crazy Absolute morality versus the purely situational morality of the left, with examples drawn from Hiroshima, the IRGC, and pop culture. The entitlement of publicly funded “artists.” It’s a wild ride because my brain was crowded today, but you might find it amusing, if...
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American Thinker Takeaways, April 17, 2026
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Today’s topics are: · 0:00 Introduction · 0:38 Hennepin County is indicting ICE agents · 9:16 Is this the real reason Trump forced a settlement in Gaza? · 19:16 Laughing at oil-rich states and nations facing oil shortages · 25:42 Wrapping up.
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American Thinker Takeaways, April 2, 2026
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This one’s a bit different, because it’s relatively short (for me) and discusses only a single topic: Whether Europe can survive. I don’t think it can, and I explain why.
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American Thinker Takeaways, March 31, 2026
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· 0:00 Introduction · 0:40 Trump on Iran is no fool, no matter what the media say · 11:43 Trump hatred started with Reagan hatred · 15:11 The left mutilates Passover · 28:18 The View hosts’ modern eugenics · 35:49 Free speech is dying in the Anglosphere
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American Thinker Takeaways, March 26, 2026
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· 0:00 Introduction · 0:44 Fifth columnists · 22:08 Israel may allow the death penalty · 24:25 Leftist women destroying men · 30:10 Zohran Mamdani’s Islamic governance (and where does his wife fit in?) · 42:00 Conclusion
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American Thinker Takeaways, March 20, 2026
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Today’s topics are: · 0:00 Introduction · 0:23 Democrats are determined to lose another war · 5:15 The Republican Party should not be a Big Tent. Toss the Groypers · 20:28 The UK continues its war on self-defense
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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 that I reference 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
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:
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