Brian Gongol Show

High-powered weapons, long-range rockets, and low-stability leadership: It's a recipe for trouble

Some demographic groups spend an incredible amount of time playing video games. But are they just displacing other leisure activities, or screwing around even more?

We're on the verge of a completely unprecedented era in video manipulation -- in no more than a few years, it will be easy (and cheap) to fake just about anything on screen. What happens then?

Give me openness. It's never going to be limitless -- not open borders, not unrestricted free trade, not perfect competition. But to the greatest extent practicable, give me "open" instead of "closed".

US Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska doesn't often sound like a regular politician -- he's worried about big issues that are setting the stage for a lot of surprises (both good and bad), both inside and outside of politics. He's saying things we all need to hear.

If you think your career is "safe" because you've gotten a professional degree or license, think again. Airbnb and Uber are just the beginning.

A listener takes issue with how I define "Western values". Is it all about what religion you observe and your ethnic heritage? Or is it about valuing your liberty enough to guarantee that everyone can enjoy theirs, too?

Defending the West, Senator Ben Sasse's big ideas, and what doctors need to learn from Airbnb

And they're not easy to satisfy. They might work in Sweden or Norway, but hardly anywhere else.

In search of a big, constructive national goal -- we need something to strengthen our character