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Dad Saves Money: Why Budgeting & Investing Early Beat Social Security
I’m launching a beta version of my new personal finance tool, “Dad Saves Money,” to encourage families to keep a budget and start investing early.
Jan 31 • John Papola
Mao Conquered China—Now He’s Taking America - Xi Van Fleet
Listen now | I sat down with anti-communist author Xi Van Fleet to learn about her upbringing under Mao’s Cultural Revolution and her concerns for the…
Jan 30 • John Papola
2:21:03
Failure-To-Launch Demands Tough Love
Many of us know children who grow up and fail to launch into life as functional adults.
Jan 28 • Adam B. Coleman
Trump Is Ending the Global Order. Greenland Is Just the First Step.
Hey there friends! Below are some resources I referenced in preparation for this week’s video commentary. Enjoy!
Jan 24 • John Papola
Why We Hate the Healthcare System: Obamacare, Lobbyists, and Fraud - Michael Cannon
Listen now | I sat down with healthcare policy expert Michael Cannon to unpack why the U.S.
Jan 22 • John Papola and Michael F. Cannon
2:44:11
Free Speech Is the American Exception—but That Doesn't Mean We're Safe
America turns 250 years old this July. That number is easy to say and hard to feel. Two and a half centuries.
Jan 21 • John Papola
I Used to Support Open Borders. Then I Looked at the Data.
Hey there friends! Below are some resources I referenced in preparation for this week’s video commentary. Enjoy!
Jan 17 • John Papola
Michael Shellenberger on ICE Protests, Censorship Threats, and His Radical Past in Venezuela
Listen now | I sat down with journalist and author Michael Shellenberger to unpack the psychology of modern radicalism and why anti-ICE activists seem…
Jan 16 • John Papola and Michael Shellenberger
2:32:49
New Year’s Resolutions for Parents: Cultivating Emotional Connections
As we settle into the new year, many of us find ourselves reflecting on what truly matters in our lives.
Jan 14 • Erica Komisar, LCSW
Mamdani, Maduro, and the Crying Communist: New York Is Trying the Venezuela Model
Hey there friends! Below are some resources I referenced in preparation for this week’s video commentary. Enjoy!
Jan 10 • John Papola
AI Data Centers, Nuclear Power, and the Limits of Capitalism - Robert Bryce
Listen now | I sat down with author and energy journalist Robert Bryce to unpack our society’s dependence on the electric grid and what that means for…
Jan 8 • John Papola and Robert Bryce
2:13:33
The Death of Debate—and a Reason for Hope
I had been working on a documentary about the crisis in American debate for two years when the shot rang out in Utah.
Jan 7 • John Papola
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