What is the psychology behind the mass shooter in the Capital newspaper tragedy and how should we respond? Do people need to be more vigilant about threats on social media? What’s the importance of civility in society? Are the most intolerant people who support “enlightened speech” members of the intellectual class? Writer and psychiatrist, Theodore Dalrymple joins Dan and Amy to discuss.

Would both parties prefer keep the border crisis as a political issue rather than solve it through good policy? What’s happening with our policy to incentivize this dangerous journey that puts everyone involved at risk? Has the radical left defaulted that they can’t win a debate so they shut it down before conversation begins? Rep. Sean Duffy from Wisconsin joins Dan and Amy to discuss.

Trump says he's sticking to the list and McConnell is sticking to the nuclear option and a fall vote. Are the never Trumpers biting their tongues after Trump will have the opportunity to nominate another Supreme Court Justice? Georgetown law professor, Randy Barnett joins Dan and Amy to discuss Justice Kennedy’s retirement.

Are public sector unions worried becuase they now have to earn their members? Since government workers are no longer forced to pay union dues, what does this mean politically for the Democratic party, especially in Chicago and Illinois? Is this the death of public sector unions in the country? Pat Hughes, President of the Liberty Justice Center, joins Dan and Amy to discuss the implications of the Janus decision.

Have the historical implications of the Janus decision sunk in yet for state worker, Mark Janus? What led him to take up this fight in the first place? How can the unions claim to stand up for the middle class while advocating for tax increases? Mark Janus, the state worker who sued AFSCME over forced union dues and won his Supreme Court case yesterday, joins Dan and Amy with reaction to the SCOTUS decision.

Williams College grad and self-described liberal Democrat is an advocate for uncomfortable learning. Is there any more room on the Left for him? Is the new ACLU statement on free speech contain an unnerving chilling effect? Zach Wood, author of Uncensored, joins Dan and Amy to discuss the recent silencing tactics of the left.

What are the implications of a socialist winning a primary over what some thought could be the next Speaker of the House? Are the Democrats in a competition to see who is the most against Trump? Is the new RNC ad featuring the leading faces of the left a typical move for a party already in power? Associate Editor at Commentary Magazine, Noah Rothman joins Dan and Amy to discuss.

Do we still have to be patient with Trump’s tariff policies in anticipation of him landing a deal?  Is there any chance of ending tariffs across the board? Why aren’t we isolating China as the problem child? Is Trump willing to go into a recession over his trade policies? Chief Economist for CNN, Steve Moore joins Dan and Amy to discuss.

Was the coverage of the SCOTUS Becerra decision focused on the abortion debate rather than the first amendment victory? Did California try to create a new category of speech, “professional speech?” Were CA lawmakers under intense pressure from the abortion industry to advocate for a policy to make pregnancy centers lead the conversation with abortion options with women who may have never even considered abortion? Attorney Mary Fiorito of the Ethics and Public Policy Center joins Dan and Amy to discuss.

Since 2008, police have investigated more than 500 reports that children have been sexually assaulted or abused inside Chicago Public Schools. Where is the outrage? Where are the calls for school and city leaders to be held accountable? On this edition of Illinois Rising, Dan Proft and Brian Timpone hear from state Rep. Joe Sosnowski, R-Rockford and member of the House education committee, about what was and wasn't accomplished during hearings on the CPS sex abuse scandal. Proft and Timpone also discuss the increasing costs to taxpayers for former President Barack Obama's presidential center in Chicago. And they broke down how more and more Illinois counties are seeing underwater mortgages become a norm.