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The Institutions Deserved It (feat. Dr. Yuval Levin)
Yuval Levin joins Moment of Truth to talk the loss of public faith in institutions, the future of bioethics, and much more.
Common Good Originalism After Dobbs
Now is the time to go on the offensive, says AM Board of Advisors Member Josh Hammer, in his full speech at the NatCon III conference in Miami.
The American Security State Comes Home
After 21 years, it appears we have gone full circle: the War on Terror’s “you are either with us or against us” mentality has come home.
Affirmative Action as a Magic Bullet
Why Republicans should run on opposition to race and sex preferences
Saving The American Family (feat. Patrick T. Brown)
Patrick T. Brown joins Moment of Truth to talk about marriage, family formation, birth rates, what the right should do post-Dobbs, and more
The End of Industrial Society
The Industrial Revolution stopped before it was ever completed. The aftermath is not a clean and developed world, but lost knowledge and civilizational decline.
NATO Delenda Est (feat. Dr. Sumantra Maitra)
Dr. Sumantra Maitra joins Moment of Truth to talk NATO, foreign policy, realism, and more!
Institutional Failure: Why Civilizations Collapse
We have to evaluate the perceptions that mint facts and theory, not merely peruse the body of theories handed down to us.
Lean Out: Why Women Can’t Have It All
“It’s no coincidence that the vast increase in female workforce participation has coincided with the reappearance of something that the more egalitarian America of the early 20th century did not have, and that is a servant class.”
Where the Chips Fell
Julius Krein offers his thoughts on the CHIPS Act, and an explanation of the process that birthed the final form of the Semiconductor legislation.
The BLM Riots — Two Years Later (feat. Julio Rosas)
Julio Rosas talks about his book ‘Fiery But Mostly Peaceful,’ his experience covering the 2020 riots, and more on Moment of Truth!
Lighthizer Wins the Long Game
Once a voice crying out in the wilderness, the GOP trade expert has seen his ideas enter the mainstream.
State Capacity in Short Supply: Assessing the Biden Administration’s Industrial Strategy
The federal government has not yet recovered the clarity and confidence necessary to address industrial decline. There must be a reckoning with past decisions as well as a reorganization of the executive.
Will Great Powers War Once More? (feat. Elbridge Colby)
Elbridge Colby talks U.S.-China competition, Taiwan, geopolitics, and more on Moment of Truth!
The Chips Act debate shows how far the Republicans have moved
Rebuilding America’s industrial base is superseding traditional economic doctrine.
Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution
From Philosophy to Technology, Tracing the Origin of Identity Politics
Student-Loan Forgiveness Is Bad Policy
Student-loan debt has been shown to have a relatively modest impact on marriage rates and almost no effect on borrowers’ ability to have children.
America’s Industrial Base Isn’t Ready for War With China
Washington must invest immediately in a domestic capacity to build and repair military hardware.
After Hyper-Globalization
What should the next trading system be? Can we restore the capacity of the U.S. to produce—and of all nations to regulate capitalism?
What Exactly Do We Want? (feat. Saurabh Sharma)
American Moment President Saurabh Sharma talks to Nick about his background, our theory of change, our mission, and the future.
Post Roe, Some in GOP Wage Uphill Battle to Offer Families More Support
A conservative push to expand federal benefits as abortion access dwindles is running into the usual buzzsaw of GOP opposition to social spending.
Sino-Forming of Global South Passes Point of No Return
As Western nations question the benefits of globalization, China has become the world’s leading globalizer.
Defense Contracting is Broken. Here’s How to Fix It.
America swapped innovation for stagnation. Defense R&D—a cornerstone of American industrial policy—is synonymous with declining state capacity.
This Used To Be Your Country (feat. Paige Willey)
Paige Willey joins Moment of Truth to talk Joe Biden’s immigration policy, dysfunctions of globalism, the public health bureaucracy, and much more. WATCH NOW!
Two Kinds of Détente
A strategy of détente with Russia and China would buy the United States time to rebuild its technological and military capabilities, writes David P. Goldman.
What the Fed’s Big Balance Sheet Unwind Means for Markets
The Federal Reserve recently began shrinking its massive balance sheet, unwinding trillions of dollars worth of bond purchases that it started making during the depths effort to offset the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Breaking Blackrock’s Back (feat. WV Treasurer Riley Moore)
West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore joins Moment of Truth to talk woke “ESG” (Environmental, Social, and Governance) policies on the American economy, standing up to big banks, and more!
No One Wants to Join The Military Anymore
Our elites’ culture war has targeted the very Americans who traditionally enlist, says Jeff Groom in Spectator World.
The Impact of the Abraham Accords
Mohammed Soliman writes on the impact of the Abraham Accords in The National Interest.
Erin Hawley’s Effort To End An Error – Roe v. Wade
Erin Hawley, Senior Counsel at the Alliance Defending Freedom, joins Moment of Truth to talk the ADF’s role in overturning Roe v. Wade, the implications of Dobbs, and the future of the pro-life movement!
Globalization In Decline But US Uniquely Positioned to Come Out On Top
The U.S., with its relatively isolated geography, promising demographics, and simpler supply chains, is well-positioned to not only weather the storm, but come out on top within the next few decades, argues geopolitical analyst Peter Zeihan.
A Guide to the Semiconductor Industry
The U.S. supply chain for advanced chips is at risk without concerted government action.
The New Productivism Paradigm?
There are signs of a major reorientation toward an economic policy framework that is rooted in production, work, and localism instead of finance, consumerism, and globalism. It might just turn into a new policy model that captures imaginations across the political spectrum.
Civilisation by Kenneth Clark
In the final moments of Sir Kenneth Clark’s wonderful late 1960s documentary series on Western Civilization and art history, he reminds us why it is so important to preserve and be grateful for The West’s history, innovation, and beauty.
Biden’s Build Back Beijing Plan (feat. Michael Stumo)
Michael Stumo talks trade, Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ plan, industrial policy, and bringing jobs back home on the latest Moment of Truth podcast.
We Peasants of the Metaverse
Ownership, use, and governance on the medieval manor and today.
The Idiocy of Econ 101
Many of the economic policy disasters of the last generation are easy to understand, once you realize that American policymakers continue to be guided by the superseded lessons of Econ 101, in the age of transnational supply chains, increasing-returns manufacturing, network-effects platforms and continental and global companies with hundreds of thousands of employees.
How the Fed Caused Inflation
Marshall Kosloff interviews journalist Christopher Leonard to better understand the role played by the Fed in causing runaway inflation.
Dobbs for Dummies (feat. Josh Craddock)
Josh Craddock breaks down the Dobbs decision, its impact on abortion, and the future of the pro-life movement.
Back of the Hiring Line
Back of the Hiring Line: A 200-year history of immigration surges, employer bias, and depression of Black wealth by Roy Beck is a grand sweep of the little-told stories of the struggles of freed slaves and their descendants to climb job ladders in the eras of Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. Du Bois, Marcus Garvey, A. Philip Randolph, Barbara Jordan, and other African American leaders who advocated tight-labor migration policies.
America Is More Fragile Than the Left Understands
Like a stunned adolescent whose reckless incompetence totaled the family car, the Left seems shocked that America proved so fragile after all.
Roe v. Wade: A Legal History
In this documentary, six law professors discuss how and why Roe v. Wade made it to the Supreme Court, the legal foundations for the case, and its impact on the American legal system.
Are We Sure America Is Not at War in Ukraine?
Are we at war in Ukraine? If we swapped places — if Russian apparatchiks admitted helping to kill American generals or sink a U.S. Navy vessel — I doubt we’d find much ambiguity there.
College Is Not For All
Unlike college for all, preparing young people to build decent lives is something our schools could actually achieve, if we tell them to try.
Bishop’s Battle in Washington (feat. Congressman Dan Bishop)
Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) joins Moment of Truth to talk foreign policy, Ukraine and Russia, immigration, fighting transgender ideology, and more
Policy Brief: The H-1B Visa Program Harms American Workers and Should Be Repealed
The H-1B visa program is designed to displace American workers and facilitate the exploitation of cheap foreign labor. Big companies and their lobbyists in Washington have long sold the program as a necessity in order to maintain labor supply and a “modern” workforce.
Stagflation: Causes and Cures
Following the hysterical herd has gotten us in this mess. Now is the time to try something else.
Christianity, Technology, and Human Flourishing (feat. James Poulos)
James Poulos joins Moment of Truth to discuss his book “Human, Forever,” Christianity, technology, silicon valley, and more.
Coming Food Shortages
“How war in Ukraine conflict is creating a global humanitarian crisis,” writes Adam Korzeniewski in Muzzle Velocity.
Cesar Chavez Belonged to a Vanishing Breed: The Pro-Borders Left
On the immigration hawk’s 95th birthday, as unlimited immigration has become an immutable value of the Left, let’s remember it wasn’t always this way.