Defending Ideas
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What’s next for America in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination?
Following the horrific assassination of Charlie Kirk, Nic Dunn offers how Americans should respond to political violence and polarization.
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Republic vs. regime: Who wins the AI arms race? | Sarah Hunt
How is AI reshaping the world’s superpowers? We explore how energy and culture could determine the battle for dominance.
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I Love You, Bro: Combating male suicide | Joe Tuia’ana
Men make up nearly 80% of suicide deaths, yet too often their struggles go unseen. We explore how to address the situation.
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Absent fathers are America’s hidden crisis | Ian Rowe
Fatherhood is vanishing from American life, leaving boys and young men struggling with purpose, identity, and belonging.
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Why young men are struggling and how to restore their purpose | Sam Abrams
We explore how changes in campus culture and the loss of brotherhood in many areas of public life have left many young men feeling adrift.
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Is Trump’s DOJ pushing for a dangerous overreach? | Matt Germer and Derek Monson
The DOJ says it’s enforcing federal election laws. Critics call it a dangerous overreach that could erode privacy and weaken security.
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Have we forgotten how to self-govern? | Sabrina L. Shaeffer
What if the root cause of America’s polarization isn’t just anger or partisanship, but the loss of a skill we’ve stopped practicing?
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Should we reorient higher ed toward a skills-based economy?
How can we build a system that values all postsecondary pathways — whether academic or technical?
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Rethinking charity to provide dignity over dependency | James Whitford
What if the way we’ve been “helping” those in poverty actually makes things worse?
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What does patriotism require today?
In this special solo episode, host Nic Dunn reflects on the enduring responsibility of American citizens — not just to celebrate freedom, but to live it out.