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Jan 9, 2019 • 5min
Be a Man. Get Married.
Is bachelor life really the good life? Playing the field, traveling the world, and focusing on career sounds better than tying the knot. But is it possible that married men have more sex and make more money than their single counterparts? Brad Wilcox, sociologist at the University of Virginia, explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 9, 2019 • 4min
Why Are There Still Palestinian Refugees?
It's been seven decades since the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, and yet there are still an estimated 4 million Palestinian refugees...and zero Jewish refugees. With so many nearby Arab allies of the Palestinians, how did this happen? What does it say about Israel? What does it say about its Arab neighbors? Dumisani Washington, Diversity Outreach Coordinator for Christians United for Israel, explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 9, 2019 • 6min
Why Private Investment Works & Government Investment Doesn't
From transportation to energy, and everything in between, should the government invest money in as many promising projects as possible? Or would that actually doom many of those ventures to failure? Burt Folsom, historian and professor at Hillsdale College, answers those questions by drawing on the fascinating history of the race to build America's railroads and airplanes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 9, 2019 • 5min
Fossil Fuels: The Greenest Energy
To make earth cleaner, greener and safer, which energy sources should humanity rely on? Alex Epstein of the Center for Industrial Progress explains how modern societies have cleaned up our water, air and streets using the very energy sources you may not have expected--oil, coal and natural gas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 9, 2019 • 5min
Climate Change: What Do Scientists Say?
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Jan 9, 2019 • 5min
Are 1 in 5 Women Raped at College?
Is it true that 1 in 5 women are raped on America's college campuses? If so, what does that say about our universities and the people who run them? If not, how did that statistic get into the mainstream? Caroline Kitchens, Senior Research Associate at the American Enterprise Institute, looks at the data and explains the very significant results. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 9, 2019 • 6min
Baseball: As Unique as America
Why is baseball called "America's pastime"? What makes it any more unique than, say, football, basketball, or hockey? George Will, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and the author of two bestselling books on baseball, explains why the sport known as "America's pastime" may really be just that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 9, 2019 • 5min
Islamic Terror: What Muslim Americans Can Do
What must the United States do to prevent more Islamist terror attacks like recent ones in Brussels, Paris, and San Bernardino? Khurram Dara, a Muslim American activist, author and attorney, explains why it is Muslim Americans who must take the lead in identifying and combating Islamic extremists within their communities, before what's happening in Europe comes to our shores. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 8, 2019 • 6min
America's Socialist Origins
Was America once socialist? Surprisingly, yes. The early settlers who arrived at Plymouth and Jamestown in the early 1600s experimented with socialist communes. Did it work? History professor Larry Schweikart of the University of Dayton shares the fascinating story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 8, 2019 • 5min
Government: Is it Ever Big Enough?
Can the government ever be too big? How much spending is enough spending? And if there can be too much spending, where is that point? William Voegeli, Senior Editor of the Claremont Review of Books, explores these complex questions and offers some clear answers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
