EP256: A Deeper Lesson from the AOC Abuela Story / Some Surprising Thoughts from Schitt's Creek / The Southern Baptist Convention is Next Week / A LOT MORE

On this Episode: THE DEEPER LESSON FROM THE AOC ABUELA STORY (0:00-19:26) Rep. Ocasio-Cortez recently complained about the conditions in which her grandmother was living. It never even occurred to her that he had the capacity to help. She had only the instinct for the all-powerful state/government to help. How does that happen? From where does that worldview emanate? I'll trace a philosophical history from the Dark Ages through the Renaissance and Enlightenment to demonstrate how we got to that backward view of family, responsibility, and care. SOME REACTION TO THE SHOW SCHITT'S CREEK (19:26-32:00ish) This show has become quickly popular across the culture. I don't know if they meant to, but the show teaches some really traditional values about family and roles in the family. I'll provide details.  THE WUHAN LAB LEAK THEORY (32:00ish-38:30) Smarter people than I will solve the mystery of Covid's origin. What I want to talk about is how the worst of our institutions, the American media, made this a mess. QUICK THOUGHTS ON REMEMBERING THE TULSA MASSACRE OF 1921 (38:30-43:00ish) It's important that American know our history -- all of it. We should engage with our glorious moments AND our most shameful. We also have to be able hold simultaneous ideas at the same time about the history of ethnic injustice in the US. I'll break that down. THE SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION IS NEXT WEEK (43:00ish-end) The nation's largest denomination meets next week in Nashville, and I'll be there. With Critical Race Theory, gender roles, and the future of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission on the docket, it's going to be an eventful few days. I'll provide a preview.