Justin Shubow will speak on President Biden's decision to purge the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, something no president has ever done in history. President Biden demanded that Justin resign from his appointment as the Chairman of the Commission, but Justin refused.

Mene Ukueberuwa gives us a glimpse into the New York mayoral race, the state of American Journalism, and what it’s like behind the scenes at WSJ.

Bringing us home, Ilya Shapiro is with us to discuss his decision to run for school board in Falls Church, VA -- challenging those who thought renaming schools was more important than opening schools during COVID.

On this week's SitRoom, we explored masculinity, pornography, and serious issues within Family Law.

Major Gabe Wander is the CEO of Wander Staffing and combat veteran many times over as an Officer and medic alongside the JSOC. Gabe joined us t o discuss his must-have book for every family with young kids, Maintain Eye Contact While Shaking Hands. Jump to Gabe's segment: https://youtu.be/mkNV-ChkBxk?t=196 Pre-Order Gabe's book here in time for Father's Day: https://www.diangelopublications.com/books/maintain-eye-contact

Sean Clifford is a political strategist at Baron Public Affairs and founder of the Mark S. Gundersen Society. His latest venture, Canopy, keeps families safer, on and offline. It's a parental control app and internet filter that blocks pornography, deters sexting, and tracks location. Jump to Sean's segment: https://youtu.be/mkNV-ChkBxk?t=1404 Support his work: https://canopy.us

Greg Ellis is a published author, filmmaker, and a prolific actor. He joined us to discuss The Respondent, his multi-media Child Advocacy Series that engages in the grief of child separation and digs at the gross overreach and unrelenting brutality of family law. Jump to Greg's segment: https://youtu.be/mkNV-ChkBxk?t=2452 Pre-Order Greg's upcoming book: https://www.amazon.com/Respondent-Exposing-Cartel-Family-Law/dp/1646634837 Support his work: https://www.therespondent.com Be sure to check out his podcast featuring friends of Teneo and SitRoom regulars such as Robbie George and James Lindsay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CMMCbje3kU

Woke-ism is being infused into every aspect of American life. On this week’s SitRoom, we were joined by three leaders intent on pushing back against Woke Capitalism and Woke Academia.

Will Hild led a 7-figure ad campaign attacking American Airlines, Nike, and Coca-Cola for increasingly putting Wokeness ahead of their customers and recently issued statements against Republican-led legislation in several states.

James Lindsay, bestselling author of Cynical Theories, founder of New Discourses and one of the world’s leading experts on Woke-ism, joined us to explain the “Lab-Leak Theory” that explains the strategy guiding Woke, and much more.

Kenny Xu, President of Color Us United, spoke with us about their mission and his upcoming book, An Inconvenient Minority, as well as his lawsuit against Harvard for discrimination against Asian Americans.

Frayda Levy is a philanthropist and founder of Color Us United. As an owner of a book-distribution business in New Jersey, she discovered that a little advocacy effort could yield large results in protecting her industry from damaging policies.

Danny Lee, a Partner and Wealth Management Advisor at Blueprint Financial Group, offers key insight into the Biden administration’s tax plan, its potential impact on Teneans and Americans in general, and how we can strategize to set ourselves up for financial success in the wake of bad policy making.

Mattie Parker joins us to discuss her mayoral campaign in the booming city of Fort Worth, currently the 12th largest city in the country. Voting is already underway, and Mattie will share why she is running, what the process has been like so far, and her plans for Fort Worth.

Harry Cohen, Director at The Paul E. Singer Foundation, is with us to help explain what’s going on over in Israel, why this latest conflict happened, to give a sense of what outlook is now, and to talk about antisemitic responses around the world.

After vibrant discussion in Osprey (Slack) about Richard Hanania’s extremely well-reasoned and well-researched Substack article outlining why so many of our major cultural institutions have become so Woke, we invited him to explore his findings and discuss some meta analysis.

Patrick McKenna offered keen insight into tech transfer, immigration, migration, and the future of cities. Patrick’s non-profit, One America Works, is a vision of the future where high-growth technology companies find the talent they need to grow and succeed in cities across America. 

Jacob Olidort brought us home, sharing some of his experiences serving in the Office of the former Vice President and his exciting new role as the Director for American Security at the America First Policy Institute, a research institute developing policies that put America people first

Rick Archer, founding principal at Overland Partners, an architect firm responsible for magnificent buildings around the world, on the design principles behind his project serving thousands of homeless people.

Rick's Conversation: https://youtu.be/3ODXRJq8nrM?t=274

Bethany Mandel, a prolific writer, editor at the conservative political community site Ricochet.com, and contributor to the Washington Examiner's “Beyond the Beltway” blog, on the CDC’s mask guidelines for children and the looming summer camp crisis.

Bethany's Conversation: https://youtu.be/3ODXRJq8nrM?t=1491

Vanessa Mendoza, Co-Founder & CEO at Kite & Key Media, on her innovative new media company translating the world’s best research into the world’s most accessible videos. Vanessa's Conversation: https://youtu.be/3ODXRJq8nrM?t=2633

On this week's SitRoom, we discussed the successful campaign to reinstate the camping ban in Austin as well as homelessness across the country. In the back half of the hour, we continued learning about the Chinese Communist Party and the threat they impose on the world.

We were joined by:

Matt Mackowiak is an Austin and Washington, DC-based political and communications consultant and President of Potomac Strategy Group. He has served in senior roles for two U.S. Senators and a Governor, in the Bush administration, and in winning campaigns, and has developed a deep network of media and political relationships nationwide.

Jason Reese is a VP at Nyansa, Inc. and has become an expert on homelessness out of necessity. He was watching as the homelessness crisis began destroying Austin, so he decided to take action. Jason and Matt were leaders in the campaign to reinstate the camping ban in Austin.

Judge Glock is a Senior Policy Advisor at the Cicero institute. Among other places, Judge's academic writing has been featured in the Business History Review, Review of Banking and Financial Law, and Tax Notes, and his public writing has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, and Politico. Judge focuses his research on the areas of regulation, financial reform, and housing policy.

Kyle Bass is one of America's most widely respected hedge fund managers and one of Real Vision's most beloved contributors. He is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Hayman Capital Management, an investment manager of private funds focused on global event-driven opportunities based in Dallas, Texas. Kyle is an expert on China, and he recently testified in the Texas State Senate against Chinese companies plugging directly into the US power grid.

Evan connected with author, Michal Oshman–sometimes referred to as the Jewish Brené Brown by her fans–to discuss her upcoming book, What Would You Do If You Weren’t Afraid?: Discover a Life Filled with Purpose and Joy Through the Secrets of Jewish Wisdom.

Order on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/What-Would-You...

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In this SitRoom, James O'Keefe discusses Project Veritas and their historic lawsuits against the NYT, Twitter, and CNN. https://youtu.be/V4CSOGIf0-s?t=90

Vivek Ramaswamy joined us to offer his expert perspective on Big Tech and Woke activists in the private sector. https://youtu.be/V4CSOGIf0-s?t=1171

In the second half of the hour, Sean Mirski and Jeremy Furchtgott shed light on the Conservative approach to China's ever growing influence in the United States. https://youtu.be/V4CSOGIf0-s?t=2654