Ben and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) have a wide-ranging conversation covering a wide variety of issues Rubio lays out in his new book 'Decades of Decadence: How Our Spolied Elites Blew America's Inheritance of Liberty, Security, and Prosperity.  In the book, Rubio explains elites’ attacks on what he calls the four key elements of American strength: good local jobs, stable families, geographical communities, and a sovereign nation that serves as a beacon of freedom and prosperity. Plus, he weighs on his two Florida companions running for the 2024 Republican primary.

Later, Ben discusses some of his latest reading interests.

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Marco Rubio & America's Crossroads Moment

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As the time for closing arguments approaches in the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump, Ben explains some of the baffling politics that we are seeing in this unique election year. Ben then pontificates on how the rest of the election may play out once the trial is in the rearview mirror. 

Plus, he shares why Judge Merchan has trampled upon normal legal norms to create an unlevel playing field for the former president.

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It's Time To Move On From The Politicized Trial

This morning, President Biden released a video on 'X' challenging former President Trump to two debates this year. Bypassing the Commission on Presidential Debates, President Trump subsequently agreed to the debates, and details were quickly released by the respective networks hosting them. Ben breaks down why it was time for the outdated Commission to go and what future debates should look like to best serve the American public.
 
Plus, Ben weighs in on Independent candidate RFK Jr.'s effect on the race and his potential non-presence at the debates.

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President Biden & President Trump Agree On This One Thing

Ben analyzes South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem's career after she admitted to killing her 14-month-old dog in her new book, and notes that when it comes to politics, Americans aren't sending their best. 

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The Bizarre Rise & Fall Of Governor Kristi Noem

As anti-Semitic protests take over college campuses across the nation, most Democratic leaders have remained silent and not offered staunch reports to the state of Israel.  

Ben offers a sharp takedown of the lack of intellectual capacity of the protestors and puts harsh blame on academic and political institutions for allowing nonsensical behavior to continue.

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Why The Democrats Won't Denounce Anti-Semitism

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) faces a motion to vacate from Congresswoman Majorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and is currently attempting to pass Ukraine funding with a razor-thin Republican majority. Opposing forces within his own party believe he has sacrificed any potential deal on border security that could have given Republicans momentum heading into the election. 

Ben ponders what lessons can be learned from the GOP's governing majority failures and how it could eventually lead to a 'Trump-Reagan' fusion on foreign policy.

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Marco Rubio & America's Crossroads Moment

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