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5-Minute Videos are the flagship viral product that put PragerU on the map. They take the best ideas from the best minds and distill them into five focused minutes. Listen to hundreds of 5-Minute Videos to get reliable, truthful information about politics, economics, history, and America. These educational, entertaining videos, which are Judeo-Christian at their core and promote the values of liberty, economic freedom, and limited government, have been changing the hearts and minds of millions of young people for over a decade.
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Jan 7, 2019 • 6min
Coolidge: The Best President You Don't Know
Americans today place enormous pressure on presidents to "do something"...anything, to get the economy going. There was one president, though, Calvin Coolidge, who did "nothing" -- other than shrink government. What happened? America's economy boomed. Is there a lesson to be learned? Award-winning author, historian, and biographer Amity Shlaes thinks so. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 7, 2019 • 5min
Don't Judge Blacks Differently
Does race trump truth? In a confrontation between police and perpetrators, what is more important? Facts or skin color? When protests morph into riots, do we excuse bad behavior based on race? If we do, how are we ever going to end racism? Chloe Valdary, a student at the University of New Orleans, confronts these critical questions and offers a compelling answer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 7, 2019 • 5min
Why You Should Love Fossil Fuel
Every year on Earth Day we learn how bad humanity's economic development is for the health of the planet. But maybe this is the wrong message. Maybe we should instead reflect on how human progress, even use of fossil fuels, has made our environment cleaner and healthier. Alex Epstein of the Center for Industrial Progress explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 7, 2019 • 5min
Profits Are Progressive
Is profit a dirty word? Would the world be better off without them? Or are profits progressive -- the only thing that can move potatoes from Idaho to Manhattan and medicine from America to Africa? Professor and economist Walter Williams explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 7, 2019 • 5min
Do We Have Free Will?
Do humans have free will or are our decisions entirely products of chemistry, physics, and genetics? Is there a difference between the brain and the mind? Could a neuroscientist with enough knowledge of our brains know every decision that we'll make? The answers to these questions cut to the heart of what it means to be human. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 7, 2019 • 6min
What Is the University Diversity Scam?
America's campuses, particularly those in California, spend tens of millions of dollars on administrators and programs to combat issues like sexism, homophobia, and racism on campus. But are these problems in any way prevalent at our universities? Or is this diversity bureaucracy a big waste of money? Heather Mac Donald of the Manhattan Institute explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 7, 2019 • 6min
Is This the Most Important Date in U.S. History?
What was perhaps the most determinative date in American history? July 4, 1776? Pearl Harbor? September 11? How about...July 28, 1588. Richard McMillan, Professor of History at Pierce College, explains why that seemingly random date is so important. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 7, 2019 • 6min
Why America Invaded Iraq
Why did America invade Iraq in 2003? Was it for oil? Or was it because Saddam Hussein was a mass-murdering dictator who harbored terrorists and threatened the region with Weapons of Mass Destruction? If it was the former, wouldn't it have been a lot easier to just buy Iraq's oil on the open market? And if it was the latter, why did Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and John Kerry support President Bush? Noted British historian, Andrew Roberts, has the answers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 7, 2019 • 5min
He Wants You
Men look at pretty women. That goes for men who are married, men who are dating, and men who are single. That's their nature. But is this built-in attraction with the female body a threat to their spouse, girlfriend, or partner? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 7, 2019 • 5min
Israel's Legal Founding
When the state of Israel was founded in 1948, it was done so with the approval of the United Nations. But today, Israel's enemies routinely challenge the legitimacy of its very existence. So, under international law, who's right? Israel? Or its enemies? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
