December 3 2021
 
Happy Friday from Washington, where the Biden administration and much of the media keep misrepresenting the science on COVID-19. Indefatigable former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson joins the podcast to give Doug Blair the straight facts about liberals’ failed approach to the pandemic. Are Salvation Army do-gooders secretly taught to divide America by race? Kevin Mooney reports. Plus: Mary Margaret Olohan shares what female legislators envision for a post-Roe society; Tim Murtaugh exposes crimes of journalism; and “Problematic Women” examines the implications of ending abortion on demand. On this date in 1989, President George H.W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev predict that the Cold War is coming to an end.
 
 
 
ANALYSIS
The Facts About COVID-19 That Legacy Media Won't Tell You
By Douglas Blair

Do lockdowns work? Do masks? What government actions help prevent the spread of COVID-19, and which don't? Alex Berenson, author of "Pandemia,” analyzes the data.
NEWS
Salvation Army Conceals ‘Politically Charged’ Racial Teachings During Fundraising Campaign, Nonprofit Group Says
By Kevin Mooney

“We want to save The Salvation Army from succumbing to divisive race-based policies,” says Kenny Xu, president of Color Us United.
NEWS
7 Female State Lawmakers Imagine a World Without Roe
By Mary Margaret Olohan

Seven female lawmakers who traveled to Washington joined pro-life protesters outside the Supreme Court in supporting Mississippi’s abortion law.
COMMENTARY
Taxing Wealth Is a Sure-Fire Way to End Up With Less Wealthy Society
By AnnaGrace Ziebarth

If a specific form of wealth is taxed, people will simply shift their wealth into different assets.
ANALYSIS
Roe v. Wade: Days of Abortion on Demand Could Be Numbered
By Virginia Allen

Heritage Foundation policy analyst Melanie Israel discusses the implications of the Dobbs case and her takeaways from the arguments before the Supreme Court.
COMMENTARY
Contrasting Coverage of Waukesha and Kenosha Shows Media Never Learns Its Lesson
By Tim Murtaugh

The Washington Post tweets that the Waukesha deaths had been “caused by a SUV,” as though it were some self-driving vehicle run amok.
 
     
 
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