I sat down with Heather Mac Donald, Manhattan Institute fellow and author of “The Diversity Delusion,” to discuss how the ideology of racial victimhood is undermining American meritocracy and Western civilization itself. Heather makes a blunt case against racial preferences, DEI bureaucracies, and the soft bigotry of lowered expectations, arguing that seemingly well-intentioned affirmative action policies are not just unfair, but entirely counterproductive. We also explore the left’s anti-Western obsession, the oversimplification of American racial discourse, and why she’s still fighting for the values that made the West great.

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Follow Heather on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/HMDatMI

Check out Heather’s work at the Manhattan Institute: https://manhattan.institute/person/heather-mac-donald

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Outline:

[0:00] Gaining ground in the culture war

[3:22] Meritocracy vs “disparate impact”

[15:09] How widespread is woke racism?

[22:00] Is America the least racist country?

[30:31] Can we even out “privilege”?

[39:41] What is “merit” in practice?

[45:25] White vs black isn’t the whole story

[53:11] Gender disparity isn’t discrimination

[1:06:16] Was American slavery unique?

[1:12:57] High standards are empowering

[1:28:21] Are reactionary forces a real danger?

[1:36:56] The West is uniquely self-critical

[1:47:30] Can we preserve cultural diversity?

[1:55:27] Is Trump the right man for the job?

[2:04:18] Immigration in Europe vs America

[2:17:24] What is “American culture”

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I sat down with Father Robert Spitzer, a Jesuit priest and author known for his work on the intersection of faith and science, to explore how cutting-edge physics, historical evidence, and theology converge to support belief in Catholicism. He breaks down why the Big Bang and related cosmological discoveries have built a powerful case for a transcendent creator of the universe. Father Spitzer also explains the role of the pope in the Catholic Church, the historical basis for papal authority, and why the Church’s 2,000-year survival is not just impressive but unprecedented.

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Fr. Spitzer's books: https://store.magiscenter.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoqxqrrjVvQfGYQO_lp91xDctPTXbxXsDB-lqltfNiL4-3JLC0Pu

Article on the Shroud of Turin: https://www.magiscenter.com/blog/science-and-the-shroud-of-turin

Lecture on Shroud of Turin: https://www.magiscenter.com/blog/shroud-of-turin-video-presentation-by-father-spitzer

Lecture on science and God: https://youtu.be/0ARp2TDYOqI

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Outline:

[0:00] Electing the new pope

[8:59] What is the purpose of the papacy?

[21:44] Why the universe has a beginning

[40:50] The fine-tuning of the universe

[56:53] The evidence for the Shroud of Turin

[1:22:24] Faith is about choice, not proof

[1:29:47] Dad’s role in spiritual development

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I sat down with philosopher and author Peter Boghossian to wrestle with one of the defining questions of modern American life: Can human rights, equality, and morality be justified without a belief in God? As a Catholic, I’ve come to see our 21st-century social breakdown as largely the result of secularization. Without a broadly Christian cultural foundation, the classical liberal approach to government might not work. Peter, who shares many of my classical liberal values, takes the opposite stance—that morality can be grounded in secular reason. We had a great conversation and took it as deep as we could in just two hours: atheist vs. Christian, but more importantly, friend to friend.

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Follow Peter on X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/peterboghossian

Peter on Substack: https://boghossian.substack.com/

Peter on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@drpeterboghossian/featured

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Outline:

[0:00] The world changed when Trump got shot

[6:02] Is the woke reign of terror over yet?

[11:35] Gen Z gets that mainstream media is all lies

[20:56] Let’s get America back to functional sanity

[31:27] Cognitive liberty and error correction

[39:49] Is Christianity necessary for liberalism?

[50:26] Is human dignity a human invention?

[1:07:45] Why I actually believe in God

[1:23:46] Science, faith, and utilitarianism

[1:30:04] The atheist case for human dignity

[1:39:38] Equality of opportunity is a myth

[1:48:33] Giving the Islamic world it’s due

[1:52:40] Agreeing to disagree is what friends do

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