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
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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: ...
info_outlineToday’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.