American Thinker Takeaways, July 2, 2026
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Today’s video podcast tackles the following topics: · 0:00 Introduction · 1:05 European inertia · 9:52 Conservative Americans’ malaise I almost kept to my upper limit of ten minutes, and hope to do better next time. You can also watch the video on
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American Thinker Takeaways, June 30, 2026
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Today’s video podcast tackles the following topics: · 0:00 Introduction · 0:39 Never vote for the antisemite · 7:22 No, TPS doesn’t mean we have to save the whole world · 11:45 Socialist delusions about food redistribution · 17:53 Our almost socialist American medical care · 27:56 My lack of sympathy for Caitlyn Clark · 38:31 Europe’s lying communists against A/C
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American Thinker Takeaways, June 23, 2026
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Today’s video podcast tackles four topics: One. The surprising nature of employees at major airports given the identity of most hijackers since the 1960s. Two. The non-stop leftist propaganda at Seattle Airport. Three. Our quisling institutions are part of why Trump signed the Iran MOU. Four. Apparently, the Holocaust will soon be a forbidden subject at schools for fear of offending...certain people. · 0:00 Introduction · 04:21 Airport Security · 13:37 Seattle Airport indoctrination ...
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American Thinker Takeaways, May 26, 2026
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Today’s video podcast, which is going to be my last full podcast before I leave for a three-week trip, focuses on two topics: One. Memorial Day and stories of war, especially WWII, the war that cast a shadow over my childhood, despite my being born 16 years after it ended. Meanwhile, leftists want to talk about George Floyd. Two. Why Trump’s Iran deal (if it comes through) is probably as good as it’s going to get. · 0:00 Introduction (including some discussion about my upcoming trip) · 6:00 Remember those who fought and died...
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American Thinker Takeaways, May 19, 2026
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Today’s video podcast tackles four topics: One. On Monday afternoon, Trump announced that he was calling off a planned military strike that was to have taken place today, since the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE promised that—honest!—this time there really is a deal with Iran on the table. I support Trump’s war effort 100%, but I worry that he’s being played. Two. Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is almost ready to hit the theaters. That gives me a chance to talk about bad translations, boring teachers, my real problem with the story itself (and the Greek myths, too)....
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American Thinker Takeaways, May 13, 2026
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Today’s topics are: · 0:00 Introduction · 0:16 Islam’s sado-sexual culture · 10:52 How America is doing in Iran and China · 21:47 The reasonable reason for halting redistricting in South Carolina · 26:43 A society cannot be structured around damaged people First, I examine the dueling reports about the unspeakable crimes Arabs committed against Jews on October 11 and Nicholas Kristof’s blood libel about raped Arabs in Israeli...
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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.
info_outlineIf listening to Trump irks you, stop listening and start focusing on his accomplishments. Then do the same for the Dem candidates. Then vote for Trump.
When I'm bored, I watch video compilations showing how to do things better. Each video has 20-30 clips showing clever tricks for doing anything better (cleaning, packing, cooking, etc.). The videos are "show and tell," without narration, but with a music soundtrack. These soundtracks are always horrible.
This video, viewed over 270,000,000 times, shows both the useful information and the horrible music.
The bad music doesn't make me avoid the content. Instead, I mute the music.
There’s a point to his seemingly irrelevant anecdote: When NeverTrumpers start wittering on about about Trump's latest bombastic tweet or speech, or another act of boastful puffery, I want to tell them to do as I do with my life-hacking videos: Turn off the sound and just focus on the content -- the content, in this case, being his achievements in office.
It occurred to me that this would be an interesting test to apply as well to the top Democrat candidates, each of whom functions at three different levels: (1) Promises to the base; (2) personal style; and (3) actual accomplishments.
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