Mockery, Not Anger, Is the Secret Weapon Against Anti-Americanism

In this Labor Day edition of the Derek Hunter Podcast, Dean Karayanis — columnist for the New York Sun and longtime Rush Limbaugh staffer — reflects on effective persuasion, advocating for lighthearted mockery over anger when addressing detractors like Canada, enemies like Iran, and the useful idiots who buy their warmed versions of reality. The episode tackles topics including Iranian regime posturing, trade tensions and rhetoric from Canadian leadership, German commentary on American society, and historical reflections on the controversial, divisive Gloria Steinem and Margaret Sanger, the racist eugenicist who founded Planned Parenthood. The show concludes with a reflection on the upcoming 25th anniversary of 9/11, highlighting Dean’s History Author Show interviews with an author, Jessica DuLong, who wrote about the spontaneous Dunkirk-style boat lift that saved half a million people from the Battery in Manhattan. Her book is, “Saved at the Seawall: Stories from the September 11 Boat Lift.” Plus, Dean plays a clip from the former New York governor, George Pataki, on his book, “Beyond the Great Divide: How A Nation Became A Neighborhood.” Both conversations are available at HistoryAuthor.com or at YouTube.com/@historyauthorshowPreserving American history and civic memory are of crucial importance, and it rests on all of us as citizens to ensure that the true story of that dark day isn’t erased.