Damage Control

Did Dr. Fauci lie to Congress? That’s what Senator Rand Paul wants to know. 

Paul joins me for an exclusive interview to break down his concerns about the “expert” class’s dishonesty on masks, COVID origins, “gain of function” research, and more.  Does the public health bureaucracy have good intentions or the right incentives? And what should we make of the rising collusion between the federal government and Big Tech cracking down on dissent on these issues?  

We discuss all this & more.  

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What’s going on in Cuba? Misleading media spin portrays the ongoing uprising in Cuba as a mass protest against an authoritarian regime’s “mismanagement” of COVID-19. Here’s the truth. 

Cuban-American GOP media strategist Giancarlo Sopo explains the real story of the Cuban people’s revolt. He walks us through the overlooked history of how socialism has repressed the people of Cuba, pushing its brave people to the breaking point where they’re risking their lives to speak out. Plus, we discuss the impact of the US trade embargo on Cuba and what Americans should learn from Cubans’ plight.

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When it comes to privacy, there is no one more based than Senator Rand Paul. That's why we were happy to have him join us as the first-ever guest on the show. Tune in as he discusses the erosion of this civil liberty, his long and valiant history of working to restore it, and how the corruption he's been fighting for so long within our intelligence community may now be impacting Tucker Carlson.

This is a two-part episode. Come back next month for a more extensive deep dive into privacy and the Fourth Amendment!

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Conservative teacher and Chalkboard Review co-founder Tony Kinnett breaks down just how thoroughly progressives have taken over the school system. 

The science teacher explains how their dominance is leading to indoctrination efforts like the teaching of far-left, toxic "critical race theory" in schools. Plus, Tony tells his story as a conservative public school teacher, and we grapple with how to fix the broken education system, debating everything from teachers' unions to state-level bans on critical race theory to school choice initiatives.   

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Benji Backer, founder of the American Conservation Coalition, explains how to DEFEAT the Green New Deal and the Left's big-government "change change" agenda. Benji explains that doing so will require conservative realism about the reality of the problem, and sensible, center-right policy approaches to nuclear power, carbon capture, and more. 

Plus, we break down the changing GOP politics on environmentalism and the emerging generational divide. Then, Benji's food take on what food he eats with ice cream with surprise (and possibly disgust) you.

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I’ve given thousands of interviews on the death penalty, literally. I’ve written hundreds of articles on it. And I’ve contributed to its repeal in three states…and counting.

But I used to be an adamant supporter. What changed?

For the first time ever, I’m giving a comprehensive deep dive into the problems with the death penalty, why I changed my stance on it, and the reasons why I believe it makes the case for a limited government worldview.

Watch episode 9 of BASED now!

Can India be a strong US ally against China? With more than 1.3 BILLION citizens, India has the 2nd largest population and the 7th biggest economy in the world. Indian YouTuber Sham Sharma, currently a US resident, joins the show to break down the basics of US-India relations and the global pushback to woke politics.

How closely do Indians follow US politics? How are people like Trump and Biden perceived in the country? What are the similarities & differences between the two nation's political situations?

We answer all these questions, plus break down India's handling of the pandemic, relations with China, immigration, and more. 

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Dave Rubin explains how progressives pushing big government and woke insanity are destroying California. Dave moved there in 2013 and tells the story of how he has watched the progressive state slip even further toward the extreme Left--and how he has witnessed the ensuing dysfunction.  From taxes to homeless to crime to COVID policy, we break down how progressive big government is slowly ruining the once-great state. Plus, Dave gives his controversial food take, weighing in with a unique opinion on vegetables.  

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Author Stephen Kent joins the show to break down the big-picture themes we can take away from Star Wars. As he explains in the upcoming book HOW THE FORCE CAN FIX THE WORLD, the Star Wars saga's "politics" aren't a partisan weapon but are really more about hope, choice, humility, empathy, redemption, balance, and fear. 

You don't want to miss this stellar conversation or Stephen's book—buy it below. But, fair warning, Stephen's food take at the end of the episode is pretty disgusting.

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Editor-in-chief of The Dispatch and host of the Remnant Podcast Jonah Goldberg joins the show to break down the massive ProPublica expose supposedly revealing an American epidemic of billionaires evading taxes. He explains why basically nothing they “expose” is actually particularly newsworthy or surprising, and how it’s all part of the progressive push for a so-called “wealth tax.” We break down the practical and theoretical flaws with taxing wealth and the ideological roots of this soak-the-rich class envy.

Plus, we wade into how the increasing GOP embrace of nationalist-populist economics weakens our defense from progressive socialism and why Jonah co-founded The Dispatch to offer something new in right-of-center media.

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