The Todd Huff Show

Guest host Krish Dunham examines what he calls the left's "lariat of lunacy"—a set of ideas he argues have lassoed common sense in American politics. Drawing on his experience as a first-generation legal immigrant, educator, and student of American history, Krish discusses the nation's Judeo-Christian heritage, Benjamin Franklin's call for prayer at the Constitutional Convention, defunding police, open borders, race-conscious government policy, compelled speech, and efforts to replace capitalism with socialism. He challenges Americans to defend the rule of law, free speech, economic liberty, and the principles that have made the United States a beacon of hope.

On Q&A Friday, Todd asks why socialism and communism appeal to many young Americans despite the historical record of the Soviet Union, Maoist China, Cambodia, North Korea, and other communist regimes. He explains how distance from the Cold War, financial crises, college debt, unaffordable housing, stagnant wages, and distrust of institutions make sweeping promises of equality and fairness attractive. Todd argues that conservatives must listen carefully, acknowledge real economic frustrations, teach history persuasively, distinguish genuine free markets from government intervention, and defend a constitutional system that can reform itself without surrendering individual liberty.

Todd examines the case of gestational surrogate McKenna West, who refused an abortion after the unborn child was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. He considers the conflict among contractual obligations, bodily autonomy, parental authority, medical care, and the right to life, arguing that the child's birth exposes the moral stakes hidden by abstract abortion arguments. Todd then contrasts free-market capitalism with socialism, focusing on ownership, consent, coercion, and whether a political majority can justly claim the product of another person's labor.

Todd examines former ABC News correspondent Terry Moran's admission that the network is a liberal institution with little viewpoint diversity. He explains how ideological uniformity in journalism schools and newsrooms shapes coverage, treats conservatives as adversaries, and turns supposedly neutral reporting into political persuasion. Todd then highlights Moran's account of ABC editors, lawyers, standards officials, and Dr. Anthony Fauci reshaping a 2021 report about the COVID-19 lab-leak theory, arguing that the episode exposes institutional censorship and the media's failure to provide Americans with trustworthy information.

Todd examines the media's demand that Attorney General Todd Blanche demonstrate independence from President Trump and argues that enforcing the law must not be confused with politically targeting opponents. He then responds to Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear's call for direct presidential elections, congressional and Supreme Court term limits, and other constitutional changes, warning that supposedly moderate Democrats continue to advance a radical agenda. Todd closes with the WNBA's apology after arena security told a mother and daughter to cover shirts supporting biological women in women's sports, and explains why free expression matters even when a message is controversial.

Todd examines a CBS News/YouGov survey showing that Democrats view socialism more favorably than capitalism and argues that the result reflects a dangerous retreat from liberty, private property, and free markets. He explains the relationship between socialism and communism, contrasts the founders' constitutional republic with expanding federal taxation and control, and discusses why government programs lack the incentives and accountability found in private enterprise. Todd also considers socialism's appeal, the role of higher education in moving voters leftward, and New York City's government-run grocery-store proposal. He closes by warning that the 2026 midterms will be a referendum on whether Americans continue growing government power or defend individual freedom.

On Q&A Friday, Todd examines the WNBA's response to former NBA players Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White declaring eligibility for its draft and argues that the league's inability to define who qualifies for women's competition exposes a deeper conflict between objective biology and progressive ideology. He discusses the competitive consequences of admitting biological men into women's sports, traces how preferred pronouns and nonbinary language moved from college campuses into mainstream institutions, and revisits a 1987 Saturday Night Live sketch to show how dramatically cultural assumptions have shifted. Todd closes by outlining the WNBA's available policy choices and predicting that league officials will preserve ambiguity while quietly blocking the players rather than adopt a clear biological-sex eligibility rule.

Todd examines the growing influence of the Democratic Socialists of America and argues that voters should take its stated goals seriously, including calls to abolish the Senate, presidency, and Supreme Court. He contrasts those goals with America's constitutional protections against the tyranny of the majority, responds to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's defense of democratic socialism and Hasan Piker's reaction to attacks on private property and the middle class, and warns that media figures are already trying to rebrand far-left candidates such as Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed as moderates ahead of the midterm elections.

Todd examines Democrats' effort to distance themselves from the excesses of woke politics as the midterm elections approach. He responds to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's discussion of "woke one," reviews the language rules, defund-the-police movement, DEI mandates, gender ideology, cancel culture, and other policies voters are now being asked to forget, and argues that the same underlying ideas remain. Todd also considers Hillary Clinton's warning that Republican attacks linking Democratic candidates to socialism and communism could be effective, explaining why those labels matter when prominent candidates openly embrace socialist policies.

Todd examines the turmoil inside the WNBA as a warning about what happens when leftist ideology replaces clear standards and common sense. He discusses Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White declaring themselves eligible for the 2027 WNBA draft, the league's refusal to define who may compete, the hard foul on Sophie Cunningham, and the broader political consequences of institutions that deny biological reality. Todd also celebrates the 11th anniversary of The Todd Huff Show, reflecting on its start as The Antidote to Liberalism in a bedroom closet, its growth to more than 20 radio stations, and the listeners who have made the journey possible.