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I sat down with economic historian Phil Magness to give Karl Marx the fairest hearing we could, and then find out how his ideas took over half the world and most of modern academia.We get into:* The historical context of Karl Marx’s writings* Why surplus value theory made intuitive sense and why it’s wrong* How the iPhone launch disproves Marx’s labor theory of value* The unlikely story of how Lenin and the Bolsheviks took over Russia* Stalin, Trotsky, and the “real communism was never tried” folks* How Soviet propaganda helped resurrect Marx in the West* Why Marx is read in every academic field… except economics* How to minimize cost and Marxist indoctrination in college_____________________________________Follow Phil Magness on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/PhilWMagness?s=20Learn more about Phil’s work: https://philmagness.com/_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] The “best” of Karl Marx[11:21] What was Marx’s actual vision?[15:24] Socialism Before Marx[24:50] Is “capitalism” a slur?[28:54] What’s the moral argument for land ownership?[35:23] Labor theory vs subjective value[46:07] Why Marx was left behind[52:53] Marx’s math doesn’t work[1:01:10] Why did the Bolsheviks pick up Marx?[1:09:49] How Lenin conquerors Russia[1:20:29] Was Lenin “not as bad” as Stalin?[1:23:30] What did Lenin actually think?[1:27:41] “Real communism has never been tried”[1:30:24] Why academia loves Marx[1:49:16] Does socialism have anything to offer?[1:56:28] Is Marxism a religion?[2:09:38] Modern Marxism is just woke mad libs[2:13:41] “Cracks in the Ivory Tower”_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/apmHhpkCnMEMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

Last week, Zohran Mamdani “celebrated” this country’s 250th birthday by sitting behind George Washington’s desk and lecturing America about who we are. His own mother once said he isn't American at all, and never wanted to be. These days, most other countries have a higher opinion of the United States than Democrats.Every immigrant who takes the citizenship oath swears to uphold values we’ve stopped taking seriously as a country. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court just upheld birthright citizenship, even for children born to parents with no allegiance to this country. Citizenship was once understood to be a responsibility, including civic and military participation, but not anymore.The question is whether becoming a citizen means becoming an American, or if it’s just a formality._____________________________________Check my sources over on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/dadsavesamerica/p/mamdanis-own-mom-he-is-not-an-american?r=24ayxm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CHrHrBwWgTAMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

I sat down with Phil Magness, economic historian and author of “The 1619 Project Myth,” to discuss how the New York Times rewrote the founding narrative of the United States, first in print but eventually in schools nationwide.We get into:* How Phil caught a fabricated claim about Excel and plantations* How the “new historians of capitalism” rewrote economic history* Why Adam Smith, the father of capitalism, disproves the 1619 narrative* Why libertarians and marxists united against the 1619 Project* How Phil caught the Times quietly deleting its own claims* The real story the Declaration of Independence tells about slavery* How Britain and the US ended the slave trade* The claim that slavery was the main driver of American wealth_____________________________________Follow Phil Magness on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/PhilWMagness?s=20Learn more about Phil’s work: https://philmagness.com/Order a copy of “The 1619 Project Myth”: https://a.co/d/0itYMiLl_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] What is the 1619 Project?[6:23] Was capitalism built on slavery?[17:03] Southern culture was anti-capitalist[23:02] Adam Smith on mercantilism and slavery[33:04] How did the NYT get this so wrong?[37:44] Was the revolution fought to preserve slavery?[44:00] What did Jefferson think about slavery?[49:26] The NYT refused to correct the record[56:03] How slavery began to be abolished[1:05:41] Slavery isn’t an American institution[1:12:04] They hate capitalism more than racism[1:20:02] Phil’s Twitter battle with Nikole Hannah-Jones[1:31:48] The economics of slavery[1:38:32] How should we teach about slavery?_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ycJNLJ7bhKwMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

Most Americans can quote a line or two of the Declaration of Independence, but almost no one has actually read the whole thing. Today I'm going line by line to unpack what Jefferson was actually arguing and why it matters even more now than it did in 1776.A generation raised with little independence and everything on demand can’t fully understand the values woven into the Declaration and how they apply today. In 2026, it isn’t all that suprising that Gen Z is increasingly pro-socialism and anti-patriotism.Our creed won't pass itself on. That's our job as parents._____________________________________Check my sources over on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/dadsavesamerica/p/the-real-reason-gen-z-doesnt-care?r=24ayxm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true_____________________________________Ready to give MASA a try? Get 25% off your first order by going to https://www.masachips.com/dad and using code DAD._____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3T2n3JpAFsQMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

I sat down with historian James Hankins, who recently resigned from Harvard after 40 years, to discuss why academia abandoned Western civilization, the institutional mechanisms that silence dissent, and how we can embrace the Western roots of America in the 21st century.We get into:* Why he left Harvard and joined the Hamilton School in Florida* How fear of student backlash silences even tenured professors* What happened to Harvard’s commitment to Western civilization* Why teaching “global history” misses the point of education* The link between Christianity, liberalism, and capitalism* The classical education movement as antidote to institutional rot* Why America needs to reclaim its Western heritage_____________________________________Ready to give MASA a try? Get 25% off your first order by going to https://www.masachips.com/dad and using code DAD._____________________________________Follow James Hankins on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/JamesWHankins1?s=20Read James’s Harvard resignation article: https://www.compactmag.com/article/why-im-leaving-harvard/Order a copy of “The Golden Thread”: https://a.co/d/06ypgCWvCheck out James on Substack: https://substack.com/@goldenthread_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] Why he left Harvard after 40 years[7:51] The decline of elite higher education[18:12] The big lie about Western Civilization[25:27] Global history vs. narrative history[42:04] Does history help us predict the future?[49:45] What is Western Civilization?[1:01:23] Islamic conquest and the Dark Ages[1:05:20] The origins of liberalism[1:19:07] How did the Church enforce canon law?[1:24:42] The evolution of usury laws[1:33:19] America’s role in Western Civilization[1:39:45] The French Revolution’s societal self-hatred[1:47:30] The Radicalism of the American Revolution[1:54:04] Do Catholics belong in America?[2:01:20] Is the “Protestant work ethic” real?[2:07:32] What to prioritize when educating your kids_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/B9itx1ljE5EMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

The United States is a constitutional republic, not a democracy. Today I'm going back to the original text of the Constitution to uncover what it actually says, and just as importantly, what it doesn't.The Constitution never mentions health, education, or retirement. The president was never meant to wield this much power. The Senate was never supposed to be directly elected. And the First Amendment almost wasn't about free speech at all.The Founding Fathers didn't trust pure democracy. After 250 years, it's pretty clear they were right._____________________________________Check my sources over on Substack: https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/p/our-government-was-never-meant-to?r=24ayxm_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kJ6QRZgFi5sMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

I sat down with Jack Henneman, host of the “History of the Americans” podcast, to discuss the early history of the American colonies, the weaponization of history for political purposes, and why judging the past by today’s standards corrupts our ability to understand it.We get into:* Why Jack launched a podcast to read American history from the very beginning* How the New York Times weaponized the 1619 Project to reshape history education* How Spain’s conquest of the New World set the stage for English colonization* Why the Puritans and the Virginia planters built two completely different Americas* How the Dutch built the most important city in history trading beaver fur and guns* What the arrival of Africans at Jamestown in 1619 actually tells us about the origins of slavery* Why conflicts broke out between Native Americans and European settlers* What the great men of history can teach us about our own blind spots_____________________________________Follow Jack Henneman on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/TheHistoryOfTh2?s=20“The History of the Americans” podcast: https://thehistoryoftheamericans.com/Read Jack’s writings on Substack: https://jackhenneman.substack.com/_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] The History of the Americans podcast[4:11] The fundamental flaw of the 1619 Project[15:59] Spanish settlement of America[30:41] The rise of English America[34:45] Why New England Puritans were so successful[44:41] The aristocratic culture of the South[49:55] How slavery became the norm in the South[55:56] What was Bacon’s Rebellion?[1:00:58] The Native Americans of New England[1:08:10] Where did Thanksgiving actually come from?[1:16:03] The 400-year decline of Native Americans[1:20:47] Dutch settlement of New York[1:30:09] John Winthrop’s “City on a Hill”[1:34:47] Why Pennsylvania was Quaker[1:46:16] The Catholic colony of Maryland[1:49:17] Why slavery became more violent[1:56:14] How to read history as an amateur[2:08:37] What’s the point of studying history?[2:15:56] Ideas, ideology, and identity[2:21:12] What is an “American”?_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wuEvVZwYc7MMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

The world comes to America for the World Cup and falls in love. Europeans are singing our songs, losing their minds at Buc-ee's, and telling us we don't know how good we have it. Meanwhile, Rupert Lowe just released his 200-page report on the UK’s decades-long grooming gang disaster. The UK government now wants to ban social media for teenagers and arrest people for saying the wrong words online.America is basking in global admiration. Britain is facing a civilizational reckoning. The question is whether we understand what makes the difference, and whether American fathers are willing to fight to keep it that way._____________________________________Check my sources over on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/dadsavesamerica/p/the-uk-learned-to-hate-itself-is?r=24ayxm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true_____________________________________Head to https://cozyearth.com/ and use my code DSA for up to 20% off! And if you get a Post-Purchase Survey, make sure to let them know you heard about Cozy Earth right here!_____________________________________Go to http://cape.co/dadsavesamerica and use code DADSAVESAMERICA33 to get 33% off your first six months._____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1Q8G49lYXxAMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

I sat down with Tony Woodlief to discuss federalism, the collapse of left-right politics, and what it takes to raise kids through suffering.We get into:* Why federalism was the Founding Fathers’ most important contribution to governance* Whether Mamdani’s New York will teach Americans the pitfalls of socialism* The truth about political polarization and geographic sorting* How federal agencies regulate your life without a single vote or legal basis* Why we should shrink school districts back to the neighborhood level* How revolution vs status quo is replacing left vs right* The libertarian blindspot for community and interdependence* What happens to a father when he can’t protect his child* The moment that changed how Tony raises his son* How the Orthodox Church helped Tony put his life back together* What makes the Constitution work, and where things break down_____________________________________Go to cape.co/dadsavesamerica and use code DADSAVESAMERICA33 to get 33% off your first six months._____________________________________Head to cozyearth.com and use my code DSA for up to 20% off! And if you get a Post-Purchase Survey, make sure to let them know you heard about Cozy Earth right here!_____________________________________Follow Tony Woodlief on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/tonywoodlief?s=20Learn more about the State Policy Network: https://spn.org/Read Tony’s writings on Substack: https://tonywoodlief.substack.com/_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] Why the American creed works[5:33] Does Mamdani have a place in America?[17:37] Are Americans really that divided?[31:26] What do left and right mean in 2026?[46:00] What is the State Policy Network?[58:38] The real political fight local[1:12:38] Why did Democrats abandon the police?[1:21:31] Boys and young men need to hear this[1:28:23] The turmoil of losing a child[1:40:37] Freedom, pain, and faith[1:47:52] Protecting kids through divorce[1:55:58] Why join the Orthodox church?[2:06:28] Liberty is a tool, not the goal[2:14:56] Is history cyclical or cumulative?[2:19:44] How did Christianity spread worldwide?[2:31:51] Is there hope for America’s future?_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/fYR31dCFVEMMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

Bari Weiss fires Scott Pelley from 60 Minutes and he compares it to losing a spouse. Karmelo Anthony's supporters call his conviction racist. Black YouTubers discover that the 1619 Project history taught in school is a lie.The institutions we were told to trust have been exposed as propaganda operations. Online, people are waking up, but too many remain stuck in the legacy media echo chamber. When will the dam finally break?_____________________________________Check my sources over on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/dadsavesamerica/p/the-race-hustler-narrative-is-on?r=24ayxm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true_____________________________________Make the switch to real oral care. Go to http://vanman.shop/dad and use code DAD for 15% off your first order._____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CwzxyXu-6K4Make a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

I sat down with Georgetown University constitutional law professor and originalist scholar Randy Barnett to discuss his books on his time as a Chicago prosecutor, how the Supreme Court has reinterpreted the 14th Amendment, and whether Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions should be upheld by the Court.We get into:* How George Soros changed prosecution from a nonpartisan job into an ideological one* The missing Privileges or Immunities Clause of the 14th Amendment* Why the DEI framework contradicts the original meaning of the Equal Protection Clause* What libertarians have gotten wrong about public infrastructure and private power* The meaning of “subject to the jurisdiction” and why Trump’s argument is stronger than the media admits* Why creed and culture have to reinforce each other for a free society to survive_____________________________________Make the switch to real oral care. Go to http://vanman.shop/dad and use code DAD for 15% off your first order._____________________________________Follow Randy on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/RandyEBarnettPurchase a copy of “Felony Review”: https://a.co/d/04fqOzhk_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] Working as a prosecutor in Chicago[6:58] The Warren Court and the rise of originalism[16:44] George Soros prosecutors are dangerous[21:46] How prosecutors build strong cases[34:16] Power corrupts even good prosecutors[41:17] Libertarians ignore the problem of private power[45:51] The 14th Amendment and the first civil rights laws[57:28] Disappearing constitutional limits on government[1:03:59] What is “equality under the law”?[1:09:53] What kind of discrimination should be legal?[1:17:57] We still need intellectuals and academics[1:28:46] Will the Supreme Court end birthright citizenship?[1:42:09] Rethinking immigration as a libertarian[1:58:24] Utopianism and “ideal world” libertarians_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7sNDxHRltRAMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

New York City elects a Muslim socialist immigrant as mayor. British police give preferential treatment to non-white criminals while arresting white victims as they bleed out on the street. Europe held back Muslim invaders for hundreds of years, but now its major cities are upwards of 10% Muslim.The left condemns the West while cheering its conquest by Islamic civilization. The question is, which side of the Red-Green alliance is the useful idiot and which holds the real power?_____________________________________Check my sources over on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/dadsavesamerica/p/the-barbarians-are-inside-the-gates?r=24ayxm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true_____________________________________See fewer carts go abandoned and more sales go with Shopify and their Shop Pay button. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at https://shopify.com/dad._____________________________________If you're building or upgrading your home office like me, code YTE730 will get you an extra $30 off the E7 Pro and E7 standing desk. FlexiSpot E7 Pro standing desk: https://go.flexispot.com/DadSaves-E7Pro_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GHmawfp3GS4Make a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

I sat down with education innovator Graham Frey to discuss what school is actually for, how structure and choice should be balanced in a child’s life, and why the "falling behind" framework scares families into staying at failing schools.We get into:* The six habits every kid should leave school with* How standardized test hide the reality of public schools* The tension between teachers and school bureaucracies* What school choice offers that zip-code schools don't* Why Graham thinks kids fundamentally want to learn* How social pressure manipulates parents into propping up public schools* The ethics of running education experiments on kids* Student-directed learning vs. traditional structure* Why the future of education might be found in abandoned malls* What AI will and won't change about how kids learn_____________________________________If you’re building or upgrading your home office like me, code YTE730 will get you an extra $30 off the E7 Pro and E7 standing desk. FlexiSpot E7 Pro standing desk: https://go.flexispot.com/DadSaves-E7Pro_____________________________________Make the switch to real oral care. Go to http://vanman.shop/dad and use code DAD for 15% off your first order._____________________________________See fewer carts go abandoned and more sales go with Shopify and their Shop Pay button. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at shopify.com/dad._____________________________________Learn more about Graham Frey’s work: https://www.grahamfrey.com/_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] Learning to love school[11:53] Education degrees are useless[19:17] What is the point of school?[31:18] Hold kids to standards[37:09] What if parents aren’t doing their job?[46:50] Teacher autonomy vs standardization[55:06] What is the Primer School network?[1:03:14] How to choose between alternative schools[1:12:19] Most students are falling behind[1:18:19] Growth matters more than “grade level”[1:27:38] Teachers need to be held accountable[1:32:49] Catholic schools are a missed opportunity[1:35:47] The pros and cons of school consolidation[1:49:12] Students need structure before choice[2:03:37] How rigorous should school be?[2:17:16] We don’t know what AI means for education[2:29:09] Parenting from first principles_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BQHpEYvTw9wMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

Elon Musk called artificial intelligence the biggest existential threat in human history. That was 2014. Now it's 2026, the models are writing their own code, data centers are triggering bitter political fights, and Pope Leo just made AI the focus of his first encyclical.Public sentiment on AI has cratered faster than any technology in memory. College graduates are booing commencement speakers who mention it. Google's I/O ‘26 keynote, focused on its ongoing AI projects, pulled over 8 million views on YouTube but less than 30,000 likes. Meanwhile, a recent Edelman poll found that China is highly enthusiastic about AI adoption, polling at 44% net approval compared to America’s 32% net disapproval.Job loss, dehumanization, and plain old AI addiction are all crucial issues for Americans to grapple with, but is the revolt against AI pointed in the right direction?_____________________________________Check my sources over on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/dadsavesamerica/p/we-are-summoning-the-demon-is-elon?r=24ayxm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true_____________________________________Make the switch to real oral care. Go to http://vanman.shop/dad and use code DAD for 15% off your first order._____________________________________Head to cozyearth.com and use my code DSA for up to 20% off! And if you get a Post-Purchase Survey, make sure to let them know you heard about Cozy Earth right here!_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1QrA0JvlC-oMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

I sat down with political scientist and co-founder of Unified Solutions America Wilfred Reilly to discuss the state of the woke left, the toxic feedback loop between radical feminism and the manosphere, and the ongoing battle over American identity.We get into:* The SPLC federal indictment and allegations of funding white supremacist groups* Why woke isn’t dead and how society keeps moving to the left* How radical feminism set the stage for the manosphere to thrive* Why young men and women have stopped getting together* The “toaster lover problem” and how the internet concentrates fringe behavior* Why neither the woke left nor the red pill right works for normal people* The Hamas-Israel conflict and why Reilly says Israel is clearly in the right* America as Rome and whether we’re heading toward empire* Race, IQ, and how to have an honest conversation about group differences* Where Reilly sees human civilization in 100 years_____________________________________Head to cozyearth.com and use my code DSA for up to 20% off! And if you get a Post-Purchase Survey, make sure to let them know you heard about Cozy Earth right here!_____________________________________See fewer carts go abandoned and more sales go with Shopify and their Shop Pay button. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at shopify.com/dad._____________________________________Follow Wilfred Reilly on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/wil_da_beast630?s=20Learn more about Unified Solutions America: https://unifiedsolutionsamerica.com/_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] The SPLC indictment[15:06] Wokeness in Trump’s 2nd term[27:33] Are young men going too far?[38:49] The reality of racism in 2026[43:47] How the social sciences lie with data[49:00] Why are we uncomfortable judging behavior?[55:18] Is the dating crisis driving political insanity?[1:04:33] How the internet amplifies weird niches[1:09:38] Inoculate yourself against novelty addiction[1:17:07] How religion and community create stability[1:21:39] Critical theory can’t build anything[1:25:57] Abolishing social rules drives people crazy[1:34:39] We’re overthinking the Israel-Gaza war[1:46:23] How impactful is antisemitism?[1:54:00] Where is American civilization headed?[2:02:16] Will America follow Rome’s path?[2:07:09] Why Wilfred is optimistic for the future[2:13:49] An honest take on race and IQ_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mfiXBreNzKoMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

The UN's top climate body just quietly buried the doomsday scenario that drove the past 15 years of climate panic, and almost no one noticed. The IPCC has officially declared RCP 8.5, its most extreme emissions model, implausible. That's the same model behind nearly every apocalyptic headline Gen Z has been reading since grade school.The damage is already done. A Lancet study of 10,000 young people found that 84% are worried about climate change, 45% feel negatively affected in their daily lives, and nearly four in ten say they're hesitant to have children.The junk science and the derangement that’s followed didn't spread itself._____________________________________Check my sources over on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/dadsavesamerica/p/they-lied-to-your-kids-for-15-years?r=24ayxm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true_____________________________________See fewer carts go abandoned and more sales go with Shopify and their Shop Pay button. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at shopify.com/dad._____________________________________Head to cozyearth.com and use my code DSA for up to 20% off! And if you get a Post-Purchase Survey, make sure to let them know you heard about Cozy Earth right here!_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VhiPJZARbc4Make a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

I sat down with Senegalese immigrant and entrepreneur Magatte Wade to discuss why Africa remains the poorest continent and why the most popular explanations are wrong.Colonialism, slavery, or IQ differences are the answers most people reach for, but the data says otherwise. Ethiopia was never colonized and has been the poster child for African poverty for decades. Slavery was practiced by every race against every other race throughout human history. Nigerian immigrants are some of the most successful people in America.Originally believing the Marxist narrative about Africa’s struggles, Magatte later realized that the truth was the exact opposite._____________________________________Head to cozyearth.com and use my code DSA for up to 20% off! And if you get a Post-Purchase Survey, make sure to let them know you heard about Cozy Earth right here!_____________________________________See fewer carts go abandoned and more sales go with Shopify and their Shop Pay button. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at shopify.com/dad._____________________________________Follow Magatte Wade on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/magattew?s=20Learn more about Magatte’s work: https://www.magattewade.com/_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] Why is Africa poor?[13:16] The race-IQ question[24:09] Colonialism and slavery are universal[31:38] How did slavery become about race?[48:21] Marxism tells a compelling story about Africa[0:59:59] Why its hard to advocate for capitalism[1:05:09] Survivor’s guilt from leaving Africa[1:13:26] Setting up a business in Senegal is impossible[1:22:34] Why did Marxism take over Africa?[1:38:30] How could Mamdani be popular in 2026?[1:45:55] COVID triggered a revolution in education[1:52:35] Does education or psychology drive beliefs more?[1:57:33] Agency is the key to success[2:01:31] Optimism, prosperity, and wealth disease[2:10:07] Black American vs African immigrant culture[2:23:23] Can we get over racial grievance politics?[2:30:58] America is the greatest country_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5bOQ5c8auusMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

President Trump was in China this week, negotiating with Xi Jinping over Iran, Taiwan, and trade deals. China’s economic miracle has transformed the country into a major global power over the past few decades. The American left likes to spin that success story as a win for central planning and socialism, but that couldn’t be further from the truth.Scandinavia tells a similar story. Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani laud the “Nordic model” as proof that democratic socialism works, but leaders across the political spectrum in those countries would disagree. During the ‘70s and ‘80s, Sweden tried going in an actually socialist direction and soon paid the price. Since then, the country has successfully backtracked, balancing budgets, privatizing schools and hospitals, lowering taxes, and enjoying the fruits of capitalism.How many supposed “wins” for socialism have to exposed as capitalism before the left updates its priors?_____________________________________Check my sources over on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/dadsavesamerica/p/how-nations-actually-get-rich-its?r=24ayxm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true_____________________________________If you (or your kids!) are interested in working at Emergent Order Foundation, click here to learn more and apply: https://www.eo.foundation/careers_____________________________________Make the switch to real oral care. Go to http://vanman.shop/dad and use code DAD for 15% off your first order._____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BztLsNyP4yEMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

I sat down with Gad Saad, author of “Suicidal Empathy,” to discuss the evolutionary psychology behind why the West is self-destructing in the name of tolerance.Empathy is a perfectly adaptive human trait, but like any biological mechanism, it can misfire. When ideological parasites like gender ideology and critical race theory are the basis for empathy, it stops being a virtue and becomes a civilizational death wish.We also get into why intelligent people are paradoxically the most vulnerable to bad ideas, why communism keeps coming back no matter how many times history buries it, and what it will actually take for the West to rediscover its survival instinct._____________________________________Make the switch to real oral care. Go to http://vanman.shop/dad and use code DAD for 15% off your first order._____________________________________Follow Gad Saad on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/GadSaad?s=20Watch “The Saad Truth” on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@gadsaad?si=IXzOZiofEqQwjEldOrder a copy of “Suicidal Empathy”: https://a.co/d/00Nzg4h0_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] A Canadian trying to save America[2:08] What happens when empathy misfires?[8:21] Even victims of crimes feel guilty now[17:06] The evolution of the parasitic mind[31:40] Christian ethics and self-sacrifice[36:03] Can we trust evolutionary psychology?[46:18] There are different kinds of truth[54:24] Why don’t bad ideals die out?[105:04] Is comfort driving us crazy?[1:08:34] How to protect your kids from the mind virus_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/fjZfv2alJaIMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

New York City is broke under Mayor Zohran Mamdani. His socialist buddy, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, is turning off the crime detection system and letting violent offenders walk. LA Mayor Karen Bass is still dodging responsibility for mishandling the 2025 wildfires. This is the reality of progressive central planning.Cities are the centers of civilization. Unfortunately, they’re also a breeding ground for bad ideas. Marx formulated his communist worldview while observing early industrial cities. The Soviet Union replaced organic neighborhood life with microdistricts engineered by bureaucrats who thought they knew best. Today, progressives dream of “15-minute cities” while failing to address the basic problems of urban life.America’s greatest cities have been centrally planned into the ground. Luckily, we have a chance to retake control of our neighborhoods._____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MjVY4jXlpbQMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

I sat down with Mollie Hemingway, editor-in-chief of The Federalist, to discuss her new book “Alito” about the underappreciated Supreme Court justice’s fight to restore the original meaning of the Constitution.Justice Samuel Alito authored the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, and as Mollie describes, he’s been the driving force behind the conservative majority on many important issues during his 20 years on the Court.We also cover the rise of the administrative state, what really happened during Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing, and the conservative movement’s 50-year crusade to retake the Court._____________________________________Follow Mollie Hemingway on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/MZHemingway?s=20Order a copy of “Alito”: https://a.co/d/0aH6JTTO_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] What makes Justice Alito special?[4:16] How Roe v. Wade was overturned[20:52] Woodrow Wilson and liberal fascism[26:23] The value of “norms” in politics and on the Court[32:14] What happened to Brett Kavanaugh?[38:29] Chevron deference and the administrative state[44:19] Will birthright citizenship be overturned?[47:13] Originalism vs the “living constitution”[51:39] Attacks on the First Amendment[1:00:37] Propagandizing the American people[1:05:24] Why journalists cheer for censorship[1:07:04] The case against the Southern Poverty Law Center[1:18:49] We need principled men of action[1:22:57] What’s the deal with Ketanji Brown Jackson?[1:26:58] The Europe Union’s censorship regime[1:29:05] What happened to the ACLU?[1:31:12] Lessons to learn from Justice Alito[1:35:24] How the Federalist Society reshaped the Court[1:37:10] Take responsibility for your kids’ education_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JT0NYNpVmMkMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner was cut short last Saturday by yet another assassination attempt against President Trump. A Caltech-educated game developer armed with two guns charged the Secret Service checkpoint, ending in a brief shootout that injured one Secret Service agent.This attack followed the indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center over allegations of funding the very hate groups it fundraises against. A decade of radical rhetoric from celebrities, activists, and institutions like the SPLC has broken the brains of even relatively intelligent people. The same group that shaped FBI threat assessments, debanked homeschool moms, and labeled classical liberal thinkers as white supremacists was apparently running a grift the whole time._____________________________________Check my sources over on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/dadsavesamerica/p/the-splcs-hate-hoax-playbook-turns?r=24ayxm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zRtD98JPKlwMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

I sat down with Joel Kotkin to discuss how California’s utopian ideology and Gavin Newsom’s disastrous governance have the turned the state into a cautionary tale.Joel breaks down how one-party rule became the norm in California, with the Democratic Party tying itself to both Silicon Valley oligarchs and public sector unions and leaving the middle class to fend for itself.With welfare fraud scandals in the news and Newsom’s likely 2028 presidential run, Joel warns America about what’s at stake if California’s institutional and cultural failures go national._____________________________________Follow Joel Kotkin on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/joelkotkinLearn more about Joel’s work: https://joelkotkin.com/_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] California’s ideology and culture[9:43] How Republicans lost California[21:45] Why can’t California have a sane election?[27:41] Hollywood stopped trying to appeal to people[34:43] Silicon Valley’s military origins[39:38] Was Silicon Valley’s utopianism inevitable?[43:46] The oligarchs and unions run California[51:58] How Gavin Newsom failed up[1:02:50] California’s fraud epidemic[1:07:02] The feedback loop of radical politics[1:15:49] Is there anything good about Newsom?[1:18:53] Can we restore the political center?[1:20:53] Is the Iran war worth the cost?[1:24:54] Trump was necessary crazy[1:35:26] Where’d the curious students go?[1:42:26] Can we have freedom without religion?[1:50:27] Community is physical, not abstract[1:54:12] What makes Judaism different[2:07:37] Are we in a civilizational clash with Islam?_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zFfNbw63_JcMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

Communist Twitch streamer Hasan Piker stopped by the New York Times's "The Opinions" podcast to promote shoplifting, terrorism, and Chairman Mao. Joining him was staff writer for the New Yorker Jia Tolentino, who justified stealing from Whole Foods (rebranded as “micro-looting”) and banning private schools.Of course, the same people who espouse Marx’s “labor theory of value” often went to private schools themselves and can easily afford Whole Foods prices. The New York Times has been running cover for communism since the 1930s, but they’re barely trying to sanitize the pitch this time around._____________________________________Check my sources over on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/dadsavesamerica/p/hasan-piker-im-pro-stealing-from?r=24ayxm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/g2pISPIcVzwMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

I sat down with libertarian reporter John Stossel to discuss his journey from pro-regulation consumer watchdog to small-government debunker of liberal economic dogma. We cover his accidental entry into journalism, his libertarian awakening, and why liberty is such a hard sell to the average person.John is a long-time critic of media fear-mongering, creating the 1994 ABC special “Are We Scaring You to Death?” His more than 50-year career has taken him from Portland local news to ABC, Fox Business, and now his independent venture, Stossel TV._____________________________________Follow John Stossel on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/JohnStossel?s=20Watch Stossel TV on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@stosseltv?si=IYpeyB-fUcmL9JNz_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] How John ended up in journalism[4:10] Has journalism changed over the years?[7:00] Liberty isn’t intuitive for most people[10:44] Exposing media fear-mongering[14:30] Was the media ever really trustworthy?[16:47] Is “corporate greed” actually dangerous?[21:40] The great communicators of economics[23:39] Conservative vs libertarians vs liberals[31:34] Steel-man the other side, then debunk it[34:38] Why government is so inefficient[39:07] Will we ever learn the lesson of communism?[42:03] Social media has revolutionized citizen journalism[46:19] The challenges facing Gen Z[48:47] Bad news makes a better story than good news[55:38] Rethinking the libertarian view on immigration[1:01:25] John’s conflicted views on President Trump[1:08:12] Kids should be working[1:14:12] John’s upbringing and religious background[1:19:42] How John approaches his interviews[1:21:41] The iconic mustache and marriage[1:28:03] Fatherhood should be playful[1:29:21] Transitioning from TV to YouTube[1:33:01] Should we be scared of AI?[1:36:04] Dealing with the mess of the healthcare system[1:39:56] Dads and moms have different strengths_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dYSTrFWHyqsMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

Zohran Mamdani spent Tax Day celebrating New York City’s new tax on luxury second homes. It was sold as a fix for the city’s $5 billion budget deficit, but only covers at most 10% of the gap. At the same time, Mamdani is promising a whole new set of expensive programs that would dig the hole even deeper.California is in the same boat, pushing a 5% wealth tax on billionaires as the state budget collapses under the weight of pension promises they never planned how to pay for. Across the country, blue state politicians are doubling down on soaking the rich even as millionaires and billionaires flee to Florida and Texas.This is the communist spiral to hell: tax more, spend more, repeat._____________________________________Check my sources over on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/dadsavesamerica/p/first-they-tax-the-billionaires-then?r=24ayxm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uWtHet5j5lQMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

I sat down with energy economist and CEO of PetroNerds Trisha Curtis to learn about the oil and natural gas industries, the global energy market, and how the war in Iran affects gas prices at the pump.Trisha breaks down how fracking revolutionized American energy production, reinforcing the petrodollar as the global reserve currency. While states like California have turned away from the energy security of fossil fuels in favor of unreliable, renewable “green energy,” the U.S. still is the top player on the global stage compared to Saudi Arabia, Russia, and Iran.The Biden administration bet everything on a net-zero future of solar and wind, undermining American energy security in the process. Under the second Trump administration, the U.S. is rebuilding the energy abundance that made it a global power in the first place._____________________________________Follow Trisha Curtis on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trisha-curtis-petronerds/Follow Trisha Curtis on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/TrishaJCoffee?s=20Watch PetroNerds on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@petronerds633?si=4L6gSOePdngmeG-LLearn more about PetroNerds: https://petronerds.com/_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] Why oil and gas matter in our everyday lives[14:25] The link between GDP and oil consumption[21:43] Why coal is still relevant in 2026[27:24] Is natural gas safe?[29:56] Energy density and transportation costs[36:42] Food production, fertilizer, and ethanol[45:53] The reality of “drill baby drill”[58:21] What is “fracking”?[1:07:31] How do we know how much oil there is?[1:16:50] What is the “petrodollar”?[1:19:02] Oil drilling is different in Canada[1:22:21] The different flavors of oil[1:30:30] California’s assault on oil[1:33:24] The petrodollar is the global reserve currency[1:41:39] Renewable “green energy” fails on the physics[1:55:58] The oil subsidy myth vs inflation reality[2:01:47] Monopolies come and go in the oil industry[2:05:47] Why don’t people notice when prices go down?[2:11:41] The war in Iran and the Strait of Hormuz[2:22:55] Selective focus in geopolitics[2:30:24] Can we stabilize the Middle East?[2:36:18] Utopianism can’t solve real problems_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BNFGie73VwMMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

California innovation sent us to the moon in 1969. Today it spends $126 billion on high-speed rail to nowhere and loses $180 billion in welfare fraud. While Artemis II circled the moon for the first time in half a century, taking humans farther from Earth than ever before, California continued on its budget spiral to hell.Chris Rufo’s recent reporting exposed that Gavin Newsom has presided over an “empire of fraud” across the state’s generous unemployment insurance, Medicaid, and homelessness programs. What happened to the state that elected Ronald Reagan and built Silicon Valley?_____________________________________Check my sources over on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/dadsavesamerica/p/california-sent-us-to-the-moon-now?r=24ayxm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Cas1ooh72Z4Make a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

I sat down with Matt Taibbi, the reporter who broke the Twitter Files, to trace how the American press went from honest journalism to deep state propaganda.Matt spent about a decade studying and working as a journalist in Russia, witnessing the collapse of the Soviet Union and the rise of Vladimir Putin. When American meddling in Ukraine led to Russian military intervention in 2014, he was uniquely positioned to understand what was really going on.This conflict set the stage for over a decade of American politics, from the rise of Donald Trump, to Russiagate, to the Hunter Biden laptop scandal and the FBI censorship plot that followed. Matt saw Soviet propaganda up close, and he’s convinced the fight for free speech in America is more urgent than ever._____________________________________Stay ahead of the spin. Go to ground.news/dsa to cut through media bias and see the full picture. Use my link to get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan._____________________________________Follow Matt Taibbi on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/mtaibbi?s=20Check out Racket News: https://www.racket.news/_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] Matt's journalism origin story[5:06] Why Dr. Jay Bhattacharya was censored during COVID[13:23] What the Missouri v. Biden ruling actually means[19:19] The government wants to control your mind[25:39] Free speech used to unite Americans[31:28] The unbridled arrogance of elite journalism[43:54] Studying and working in the Soviet Union[54:28] Russia’s financial crisis and the dot-com bubble[1:02:19] Witnessing the rise of Vladimir Putin[1:13:12] Taking over Hunter S. Thompson’s job at Rolling Stone[1:16:21] Obama, NATO expansion, and the road to Ukraine[1:20:48] The real reason Russia annexed Crimea[1:30:20] Is American influence in Ukraine overblown?[1:37:16] Biden family corruption in Ukraine[1:44:31] How Matt knew Russiagate was a scam[2:02:14] Elon’s DM and getting access to the Twitter Files[2:12:30] No one wanted to cover the censorship crisis[2:18:05] Figuring out what was actually in the Twitter Files[2:25:54] How the Hunter Biden laptop story was censored[2:39:30] Proof that government is behind social media censorship[2:46:55] Did Trump’s reelection actually strengthen free speech?[2:52:17] How Wilsonian liberalism overtook populist liberalism[2:57:07] Fight for American values for the sake of your kids_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4mh_MBdjdHMMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

Marc Andreessen’s claim that “introspection is overrated” sparked a predictable media backlash, but the real debate isn’t about therapy culture or woke narcissism. In a world shaped by AI, social media algorithms, and increasingly rigid ideologies, we’re losing the ability to question ourselves. That’s where things get dangerous.This Good Friday, I’m reflecting on Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s “Live Not by Lies,” the sin of pride, and why Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. The symbol of the Cross is a reminder that suffering is unavoidable and that humility is the path to truth.Resisting pride means admitting when you’re wrong, something our social media-driven culture rarely rewards. Committing yourself to truth, even when it’s inconvenient, means accepting that cost._____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Zzp8ekos36oMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

I sat down with investor and economist David Bahnsen to unpack what really happened in the 2008 financial crisis. Socialists blame capitalism and Wall Street, while libertarians blame the government, especially the Federal Reserve, but David argues that all of the popular narratives are missing a key piece. He places a significant amount of the blame on what he calls the “Crisis of Responsibility,” also the title of his book on the subject.Bankruptcy and foreclosure were once seen as shameful events, not standard parts of the American dream of homeownership. By the time of the financial crisis, signing up for a mortgage you obviously couldn’t afford had been normalized on all sides: lenders, investors, and even “average Americans” themselves.We dig into how easy money, government backstops, and cultural decay fueled a nationwide housing bubble and, in the end, turned both the left and right against free markets and toward populism._____________________________________Follow David Bahnsen on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/DavidBahnsen?s=20Preorder a copy of “Crisis of Responsibility”: https://a.co/d/04GlVHsW_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] The financial crisis broke the American economy[10:12] What is “neoliberalism”?[15:20] Was Ron Paul right about the financial crisis?[20:21] The moral failing of the financial crisis[29:07] Low interest rates and government-backed mortgages[37:40] Wall Street really believed their own lies[41:20] The crisis of responsibility and the cult of housing[47:25] How can we make housing more affordable?[55:42] The generational shift in home ownership[1:06:09] Populism, elitism, and luxury beliefs[1:18:15] Is government too big to fix?[1:27:18] The death of policy debate in America[1:33:15] Can liberalism survive without Christianity?[1:45:08] Freedom and virtue have to go together_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/esf-68sJZlsMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

The TSA is running out of staff, airport security lines are spiraling out of control, and Congress still can’t resolve its fight over DHS funding. This isn’t just a temporary breakdown. We’re seeing what happens when a $12 billion government “solution” finally gets stress-tested. Despite collecting billions in additional fees from travelers every year, the TSA still can’t maintain basic service and even fails its core security mission at an alarming rate when fully funded.Before 9/11, airport security was largely operated by private entities. Today, a handful of U.S. airports still use private contractors under TSA rules and regulations. They follow the same general procedures, but consistently deliver faster lines and better service. The rest of the country is stuck in the middle of Washington turf wars that treat air travel as a bargaining chip, tying essential operations to unrelated legislation while workers go unpaid and travelers miss flights.If private airport security is a proven model, why are most of us stuck with substandard government service? What would a system built on real incentives and accountability actually look like?_____________________________________Check my sources over on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/dadsavesamerica/p/the-tsa-wastes-12-billion-and-still?r=24ayxm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/14JDhwuONM4Make a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

I sat down with Harvard professor and bestselling author Arthur Brooks to unpack why so many people, especially young men, feel lost in modern life. Drawing on his new book, “The Meaning of Your Life,” Arthur explains how the digital simulation most of us live in keeps us distracted, while failing to satisfy our desire for meaning. Love, happiness, and faith are side effects of pursuing truth and purpose, not goals you can eventually reach. We discuss whether culture or politics is the true source of our society’s troubles, how religion is successfully transmitted across generations, and which habits make for strong marriages in the long run.Join Arthur’s free “The Meaning of Your Life Virtual Experience” on March 27, a live, immersive journey designed around the groundbreaking findings in his new book, “The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness.” Learn more at http://themeaningofyourlife.com/_____________________________________Follow Arthur Brooks on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/arthurbrooks?s=20Preorder a copy of Arthur’s new book: http://themeaningofyourlife.com/_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] Reflecting on making “The Pursuit” together[2:13] What does it mean to be an adult?[7:40] What are your emotions telling you?[11:37] Left vs right in 2026[19:48] Are we more in need of policy reform or cultural repair?[27:48] The psychogenic epidemic and the cycles of history[37:47] No period of history is all good or all bad[40:58] How to be masculine in a feminine era[44:58] We’re living in a gnostic simulation[47:03] What does “meaning” actually mean?[52:02] How to raise your kids in your values[55:04] Contempt destroys marriages[1:00:39] Getting back into religion in middle age[1:06:53] Choosing persuasion over coercion makes us human[1:13:37] Exit the Matrix, find your mate, and find meaning[1:20:41] 4 strategies that will save most marriages[1:24:46] Finding your career calling in the AI era[1:33:17] Is Bryan Johnson is right about mortality?[1:36:34] The fight between fear and love[1:41:20] Why men struggle to “feel” their faith[1:48:15] Science and faith aren’t in conflict[1:53:30] Has the Enlightenment gone too far?_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/H0jgDwtGNqMMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz, and gas prices are on the rise. Fossil fuels power every aspect of modern life, from transportation to manufacturing to food. If something doesn’t change fast, we could be facing an inflation crisis once again. I’m breaking down how climate extremism, price controls, and the Middle East’s “resource curse” have created the perfect storm for worldwide economic mayhem.As gas surpasses $8 per gallon in some parts of California, you’d think Gavin Newsom might rethink his climate and energy policies, but with only eight oil refineries left in the state, the damage is done. Texas, on the other hand, has a much stronger local infrastructure to weather the storm. In the end, our choices are gambling on a utopian fantasy or embracing the reality of physics._____________________________________Check my sources over on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/dadsavesamerica/p/8-gas-oil-cut-off-has-trumps-iran?r=24ayxm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zgc3w-0u3V0Make a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

I sat down with Ian Rowe, an education entrepreneur and senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, to unpack why raising kids with a sense of agency is the key to lifelong success. Ian defines agency as free will guided by moral discernment, closely related to the concept of “ordered liberty.” Today, low expectations and racial victimhood narratives are trapping kids in cycles they could otherwise escape. We dig into why the “success sequence” of education, work, marriage, and then children is so effective at preventing poverty. In a culture where good advice is smeared as “victim blaming,” Ian offers a more productive and hopeful vision for the most disadvantaged Americans._____________________________________Follow Ian Rowe on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/IanVRowe?s=20Purchase a copy of Ian’s book, “Agency”: https://a.co/d/0cWhn8dy_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] Ian and I have a lot in common[2:58] What is agency and why does it matter?[6:04] How religion breaks the cycle of disfunction[14:52] Entrepreneurship is a problem-solving mindset[18:07] Is the mental health crisis a self-fulfilling prophecy?[25:08] How do kids transition into adulthood?[35:37] Why is the “success sequence” controversial?[39:21] We need to bring back shame[43:48] The problems facing black Americans[59:22] Are black voters shifting politically?[1:05:59] How racial guilt gets in the way of teaching[1:11:45] Teachers have forgotten how to teach[1:17:04] Identity obsession vs universal virtues[1:25:58] Truth, nihilism, and the black market of ideas_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store:https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TKXE5FBwy50Make a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

A series of terrorist attacks in Virginia, Michigan, NYC, and even my own city of Austin has brought the radical Islamic threat back to American soil. Rather than confronting the ideological nature of these acts, the public conversation is quickly redirected toward gun control, mental health, or non-specific “extremism.” The perpetrators, on the other hand, are usually quite happy to tell you what they believe.From the Reconquista to the War on Terror, the Christian West has been locked in a struggle with the Muslim world. In modern America and Europe, we suffer from a “crisis of confidence,” as Jimmy Carter put it, which undermines are ability to confront the real civilizational fight in front of us. Some young people have succumbed to nihilism, while others have embraced a strange alliance between leftist politics and radical Islam. Will we be able to reverse the demoralization of America in the face of real threats?_____________________________________Check my sources over on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/dadsavesamerica/p/islamic-terror-rising-does-america?r=24ayxm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TymfmuuwLokMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

I sat down with Mia Hughes, author of “The WPATH Files,” to discuss her work exposing the junk science and corruption behind “gender-affirming care,” youth transition, and transgender activism. As she describes it, this is one of the worst crimes in medical history, made worse by the fact that the only people who’ve been punished are those who’ve spoken out against it. Mia’s exposé revealed the idea laundering and circular references between WPATH and medical institutions, using weak data to justify irreversible hormonal and surgical interventions for adults suffering from severe mental illness and for children, who by definition cannot consent. European countries have begun to back off, and the post-2024 election “vibe shift” in the U.S. has brought about some improvements, but in countries like Canada, this is far from over._____________________________________Follow Mia Hughes on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/_CryMiaRiver?s=20Read “The WPATH Files”: https://environmentalprogress.org/big-news/wpath-files_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] The JK Rowling backlash woke Mia up[11:05] The trans issue isn’t just a fringe culture war issue[21:19] Does trans identity have any historical basis?[28:46] Why trans activists deny “autogynophilia”[39:08] The “vibe shift” doesn’t mean trans madness is over[42:24] John Money and the origins of gender ideology[50:44] How gender identify became a civil rights category[1:01:57] Why did gay people support trans activism?[1:10:02] Normal puberty distress is twisted into “gender dysphoria”[1:20:01] “Gender-affirming care” is full of ethical contradictions[1:30:54] Doctors are emotionally blackmailing parents[1:38:36] What is WPATH?[1:46:10] Are randomized controlled trials possible in gender medicine?[1:57:14] How WPATH captured the whole medical establishment[2:09:35] We need a new Nuremberg trial[2:15:27] The role of severe mental illness in gender transition[2:26:25] Doctors know that kids can’t consent to transition[2:38:21] Why it’s impossible to hold anyone accountable[2:43:06] Is the whole field of psychology basically a scam?[2:48:26] Canada hasn’t backed down from trans madness[2:57:07] Why can’t the left let go of transgender politics?_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lsV0dDyTMBAMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

President Trump’s strikes on Iran have reignited the American foreign policy debate. For decades, libertarians like myself have hammered the mistakes of the War on Terror, especially in Iraq. Ron Paul’s 2007 presidential debate performance laid out the blowback risks of interventionism, highlighting a specific story of American meddling in Iran—one I believed until very recently. President Trump is resetting long-held assumptions about regime change and endless war, forcing me to rethink the complexity of geopolitics. Caught between conspiracy theories of Israeli control and premature declarations of “mission accomplished,” Americans must decide for themselves what to think in these tumultuous times._____________________________________Check my sources over on Substack: https://open.substack.com/pub/dadsavesamerica/p/trumps-iran-strike-israeli-influence?r=24ayxm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MP3qHVYVdJ0Make a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

I sat down with Pastor Doug Wilson to unpack his views on “Christian nationalism” and American identity. Every legal system rests on moral assumptions—Doug argues that those assumptions should be Christian. We discuss whether America was historically a Christian nation, how immigration and assimilation shape a country’s cultural cohesion, the dangers of theocracy, and what would happen to Catholics in his ideal vision of America._____________________________________Follow Doug on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/douglaswils?s=20Learn more about Doug’s work: https://dougwils.com/_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] What is “Christian Nationalism”?[5:19 5:30] Were things better in the “good old days”?[11:23 11:34] Immigration disrupts the national order[19:29 19:40] What does it mean to be American?[32:30] Pastor Doug’s political philosophy[41:29] Religious liberty and the First Amendment[49:31] Does universal liberalism grow out of Christianity?[57:13] How America integrated Catholics[1:05:02] Who gets to live in a Christian nation?[1:12:27] Free will, predestination, and Calvinism[1:17:10] What about when people break the Christian laws?[1:26:10] Liberty, gay marriage, and drug laws[1:42:37] Summing up Pastor Doug’s worldview[1:45:04] Grappling with Andrew Tate and Nick Fuentes[1:51:59] Is Christianity in crisis or revival?_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qiyUCxw92a8Make a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

I sat down with Lionel Shriver, author of “A Better Life,” to unpack why the American immigration debate has become so unreasonable. She argues that the “nation of immigrants” mythology is a kind of progressive moral blackmail, preventing Americans from asking basic questions about assimilation, national self-interest, and cultural cohesion. We also discuss whether Islamic immigration is compatible with liberal democracy and why immigration can’t fix collapsing birthrates. Lionel makes the case that the West has lost its sense of self-confidence—and now, its instinct for self-preservation._____________________________________Order a copy of “A Better Life”: https://a.co/d/0g6H0sGW_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] Writing a novel on immigration[12:03] Why Americans struggle to discuss immigration[19:51] White leftists don’t actually hate themselves[26:53] Assimilation in the U.S. vs Europe[42:20] Should we allow Islamic immigration?[53:24] Uncontrolled migration and welfare can’t work[1:01:45] The fertility crisis argument for immigration[1:13:56] Western values must be actively defended[1:21:01] Spoiled leftists just won’t wake up to reality[1:30:56] Female virtue signaling and luxury beliefs[1:38:21] Is our politics bound to keep getting crazier?[1:43:06] Trump vs globalist totalitarianism[1:51:16] The internet is supercharging social contagion[1:57:06] “Toxic masculinity” and the feminization of society[2:15:14] Individual sovereignty vs the survival of humanity[2:26:45] We encourage bad and ignore good behavior[2:37:15] “No pain, no gain” is the truest cliché[2:42:48] Self-contemplation is bad for your mental health_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/T7q_71x3u_0Make a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

I sat down with Rob Henderson, author of “Troubled” and known for coining the term “luxury beliefs,” to explore how status, envy, and social mobility shape society. Rob shares how growing up in foster care, enlisting in the Air Force at 17, and eventually attending Yale and Cambridge forced him to confront what material success can—and can’t—deliver. Hunter-gatherer societies suppressed status through rigid egalitarianism, but as civilizations grew, status competition became an increasingly powerful force. Today, elite strivers hijack class politics to engage in their own battle between the “haves” and the “have-mores,” while serious discussions about class have begun to shift from left to right._____________________________________Learn more about the “Troubled” movie: https://troubledthemovie.com/Follow Rob on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/robkhendersonRead Rob’s work on Substack: https://www.robkhenderson.com/Purchase a copy of “Troubled”: https://www.amazon.com/Troubled-Memoir-Foster-Family-Social/dp/1982168536_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] The sociology of status[7:36] Class analysis flipped from left to right[15:57] The haves, the have-nots, and the have-mores[21:41] The traits that build wealth[26:59] Narcissism comes in 2 flavors[38:31] How do you keep the loudmouths under control?[43:38] Why do we care about status?[51:36] How gratitude advances civilizations[55:22] Finding a stable identity keeps envy in check[1:04:08] The state of sex relations in 2026[1:15:46] We aren’t built for comfort[1:25:27] Can the military fix TikTok-fried kids?[1:37:25] Healthy cultural norms aren’t self-enforcing[1:49:46] Elite hypocrisy on marriage and family[1:58:09] Is it just “kids these days” or something else?[2:03:10] Is religion a necessary anchor for moral culture?[2:12:14] Adapting “Troubled” into a movie_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/j149A5_9AWAMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

I sat down with philosopher and author Dr. Stephen Hicks to unpack the West’s trajectory from medieval Christianity to modern progressivism. We explore the psychological fallout of online information overload and a failing education system that is fueling a socialist resurgence. Dr. Hicks breaks down how the rediscovery of Greco-Roman writings by figures like St. Thomas Aquinas—and, a few centuries later, the Protestant Reformation—set the stage for the Enlightenment, gradually developing the ideas that would eventually become “classical liberalism.” We also track the parallel development of leftist thought, from Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the French Revolution to Marx and today’s woke reign of terror._____________________________________Follow Dr. Hicks on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/SRCHicks?s=20Check out Dr. Hicks’ Peterson Academy courses: https://petersonacademy.com/instructors/stephen-hicks_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] What is “the truth”?[6:06] “Expert consensus” and misinformation[18:27] Filtering through information overload[30:31] The evolution of adulthood and education[39:53] Religion, literacy, and the Protestant Reformation[45:12] Did Christianity invent individualism?[59:44] Collectivism is the problem, not religion[1:08:40] Was the abolition of slavery a Christian movement?[1:20:16] Did Christianity lay the foundation for the Enlightenment?[1:31:51] How Christendom revived Greco-Roman thought[1:41:18] Rousseau and the French Revolution[2:04:50] The blank-slate view of moral agency[2:11:02] Rousseauean socialism vs Marxism[2:19:09] How Marxism survived each of its failures[2:28:11] What unifies the wide range of leftist ideas?[2:43:13] The link between mental health and education[2:54:22] Why philosophy matters_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hCjuUIlJ0uUMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

I sat down with Rudyard Lynch, creator of WhatIfAltHist and History102, to revisit his civil war prediction. He argues that the current psychological crisis is delaying an inevitable political crisis, drawing on the Mouse Utopia experiment, screen addiction, and the decay of internet discourse. Rudyard reflects on what he got right, what he got wrong, and why embracing honor culture might be our path back to sanity. We also get into the relationship between Christianity and socialism, the role of masculinity in leadership, and why “reasonable liberals” fail to confront the Marxist threat._____________________________________Follow Rudyard on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/whatifalthistCheck out WhatIfAltHist: https://www.youtube.com/WhatifalthistCheck out History102: https://www.youtube.com/@History102-qg5oj_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] Updated civil war predictions[4:19] Antisemitism and Israel discourse[13:49] Psychological and political crises[25:05] Socialism, Nietzsche, and nihilism[33:14] The Age of the Last Men[38:48] Woodrow Wilson and the rise of progressivism[46:17] “The system,” society, and bureaucracy[56:47] Why decency dies on the internet[1:02:32] Is good leadership fundamentally “masculine”?[1:06:15] Sex differences vs. sexism[1:12:22] Why faith in honor culture matters[1:20:28] Did Christianity give birth to socialism?[1:30:20] Stephen Pinker and the “reasonable liberal” problem[1:39:08] “Progress” is just spiritual sterilization[1:43:36] “Rationalists” are just conformists[1:49:39] Classical liberals overplayed the equality card[1:53:33] Are libertarian values still valid in our culture?[2:01:00] Victim culture on the right[2:05:16] The neo-middle ages[2:10:42] Is broad social trust still feasible?[2:17:29] Why you should unplug from the internet_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RDmkKZ7vAkIMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

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 trajectory of America. Immigrating from China 40 years ago, she is a blunt critic of modern progressivism and sheds light on the pervasive Marxist influences in our politics, culture, and language—even among conservatives. Xi got involved in public advocacy following the explosion of leftist chaos during the 2020 BLM protests, recognizing echoes of the Red Guard reign of terror that dominated her childhood. An enthusiastic proponent of American values, she offers a stark warning against the communist ideology animating politicians like Zohran Mamdani._____________________________________Follow Xi Van Fleet on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/XVanFleet?s=20Order a copy of Xi’s new book “Made in America”: https://a.co/d/bVwCieIOrder a copy of “Mao’s America”: https://a.co/d/2Oes5xY_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] Why 2020 drove Xi to activism[12:22] Growing up during the Cultural Revolution[21:56] How did Mao maintain control over China?[33:08] Recruiting and radicalizing the Red Guard[41:36] The Cultural Revolution was pure insanity[56:02] Why Mao dismantled the Red Guard[1:00:54] How can anyone call themselves a Maoist today?[1:14:47] “But that’s not REAL communism”[1:21:42] Communism is a religion of mind control[1:27:17] Beauty cuts through the brainwashing[1:35:11] American culture is poisoned by Marxism[1:43:37] Assimilation vs multiculturalism[1:53:15] Communism is a real threat to America in 2026[2:03:55] Even conservatives are tainted by Marxism[2:08:28] Why do we encourage immigrants to hate America?[2:18:26] Americans need to know the history of communism_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IiAVqhO6quAMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

I sat down with healthcare policy expert Michael Cannon to unpack why the U.S. healthcare system drives everyone crazy. From exploding costs and rampant fraud to government shutdowns over Obamacare subsidies, healthcare issues continue to monopolize our politics and our everyday lives. Contrary to what Bernie Sanders might think, government intervention—not capitalism—has rigged the healthcare system to benefit insurers, hospitals, and politicians at the expense of patients. We dig into how moral hazard fuels waste and overconsumption, why lobbyists undermine smart reforms in favor of policies that make the problem worse, and the coming fiscal reckoning for Medicaid and Medicare._____________________________________Follow Michael on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/mfcannon?s=20Read Michael’s work on Substack: https://mfcannon.substack.com/Learn more about Michael’s work at the Cato Institute: https://www.cato.org/people/michael-f-cannon_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] What’s behind the Somali fraud scandal?[8:31] Why is Medicare fraud so rampant?[12:42] How laws and lobbyists obstructed DOGE[18:33] The Obamacare subsidy government shutdown[25:58] The argument for Obamacare vs its actual results[32:31] The Oregon study debunks the health insurance myth[42:19] Does cheap health insurance make people less healthy?[58:22] How do you know that a medical treatment is worth it?[1:03:19] The tax code disincentivizes price transparency[1:15:12] Why does health insurance stop at state lines?[1:21:34] Do Americans really spend more on healthcare?[1:28:28] The U.S. subsidizes the global pharmaceutical market[1:36:32] The problem with pharmaceutical patents[1:42:53] Why do so many Americans idolize Luigi Mangione?[1:53:02] Death panels are an inevitable part of health insurance[2:00:35] Overconsumption and monopoly pricing in healthcare[2:06:33] Will the demographic cliff destroy Medicaid and Medicare?[2:17:59] Will Medicare-For-All end up winning the political fight?[2:23:39] The ideal solution vs realistic improvements to healthcare[2:32:18] Which country has the best healthcare system?_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nPnUI0OhMeAMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

I sat down with journalist and author Michael Shellenberger to unpack the psychology of modern radicalism and why anti-ICE activists seem more interested in perpetual agitation than problem-solving. Michael reflects on his own radical past, including his experiences in Nicaragua, Brazil, and Venezuela, where socialist idealism gave way to corruption, gangsterism, and societal collapse. We also discuss his ongoing fight for free speech and the potential global impacts of recent European regulatory attacks on Elon Musk and X (Twitter)._____________________________________Follow Michael on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/shellenberger?s=20Read Michael’s work on Substack: https://substack.com/@shellenbergerPreorder a copy of “The Left’s War on Reality”: https://a.co/d/cnMuOGy_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] ICE protest chaos[13:06] Female psychology and left-wing activism[30:19] Why Michael got involved in radical politics[39:54] Interviewing the future President of Brazil[42:44] Is Marxism a colonial project?[47:46] What is “radicalism”?[55:53] Working for Hugo Chávez in Venezuela[1:01:41] Communism always devolves into gangsterism[1:10:58] Liberalism, globalism, and nationalism[1:18:02] Is “international law” a myth?[1:22:08] Why Michael is skeptical of the Venezuela intervention[1:31:48] The counterintuitive danger of natural resources[1:37:13] Zohran Mamdani’s inaugural speech should scare you[1:52:34] How elites keep mass democracy under control[1:58:30] The Twitter Files and the next social media crackdown[2:05:21] Free speech is a cause worth dying for[2:13:58] Antisemitism, cancellation, and the conservative civil war[2:24:19] Trump 2.0 proved that censorship can be overcome[2:29:36] What Michael has learned from teaching_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0z_KzE0OXaEMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

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 American security and prosperity in the future. The electric grid is far more fragile than most people realize—even more so given the so-called “clean energy transition” pushed throughout the 21st century. As we saw in Spain last spring, excessive reliance on renewable energy sources significantly raises the possibility of systemic collapse during electricity demand peaks. Now, with AI data centers driving up electricity demand, and therefore prices, a reckoning is overdue. Robert lays out the tradeoffs of renewable energy, the potential for a nuclear renaissance, and how energy policy challenges the assumptions of the free market and decentralized government in a world of geopolitical adversaries._____________________________________Follow Robert Bryce on X (Twitter): https://x.com/pwrhungry?s=20Watch Robert Bryce on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@robertbryce?si=FKjtFk1G3WMudQw1Read Robert Bryce’s work on Substack: https://robertbryce.substack.com/_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] Will AI data centers break the power grid?[10:46 11:00] The electric grid is the most important system in our society[21:10 21:24] Why is the electric grid so fragile?[34:18 34:32] The forgotten innovations that reshaped society[42:54] What is “base load” and why does it matter?[52:58] The “clean energy transition” has always been fake[1:03:17] Will solar power ever be viable for a whole country?[1:12:28] Why would Germany kneecap its own energy capacity?[1:21:22] A society run by engineers vs lawyers[1:26:24] The Trump administration’s energy policies[1:31:00] What are the real safety risks of nuclear energy?[1:38:52] What are “small modular reactors” (SMRs)?[1:45:43] Nuclear waste is a political, not technical, problem[1:55:06] Does the US have access to enough uranium for nuclear power?[2:00:13] What are the limits to capitalism and small government?_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jAfGUUAvGBAMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

I sat down with psychologist and author Peter Gray to unpack why anxiety, depression, and immaturity are rising at the exact moment kids have more “support” than ever. Peter explains how we stripped childhood of the one ingredient that actually builds competence: real freedom. We talk about the collapse of free, self-directed play, the fear-driven culture that keeps kids under constant adult management, and how modern schooling turns learning into compliance and metrics—resulting in bad habits and chronic stress. Play isn’t a “bonus” part of childhood; it’s how children learn judgment, resilience, social intelligence, and self-control. The path back to healthier kids starts with letting them take risks, solve problems, and grow up the way humans evolved to._____________________________________Check out Peter’s work on Substack: https://substack.com/@petergray_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] Intro[1:06] Essential skills for a successful adult life[6:52] Education vs. schooling[19:40] Anxiety, depression, and immaturity[33:12] Is high school stress anything new?[36:48] Why parents to over-manage their kids[47:26] Are we training kids to accept authority and control?[55:58] The history of the school system[1:11:13] The policies shaping modern classrooms[1:19:01] The seven sins of the education system[1:38:58] What Peter learned from Ruby Lou[1:43:37] Play literally is education[1:51:04] Why trustful parenting works best_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8iRrZHUnB4EMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

I sat down with clinical psychologist Dr. Camilo Ortiz to unpack why modern parenting has become so exhausting—and why it’s also making kids more anxious, not less. Dr. Ortiz explains why kids need daily exposure to the four D’s—discomfort, distress, disappointment, and danger—and how natural consequences teach better than nagging or punishment ever will. We explore the limits and potential harms of today’s feminized therapy culture and how we can rebuild real-world independence through risky play, mixed-age freedom, and even early work._____________________________________Follow Dr. Ortiz on X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/DrCamiloOrtizVisit Dr. Ortiz’s website: http://drcamiloortiz.com/Learn more about “independence therapy”: https://letgrow.org/program/independence-therapy/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=12566881823&gbraid=0AAAAACiZd3IWu23qJsSxpn65U7GX9fkVZ&gclid=Cj0KCQiA0p7KBhCkARIsAE6Xlam-UlbNorBHFogiD9_yToVLHOcEIJaxqI86ql2tEa_EKyKbQkbimREaAomwEALw_wcBDr. Ortiz’s article in “The Free Press”: https://www.thefp.com/p/the-secret-to-parenting-do-less-of-it_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] How parenting went wrong[5:45] The feminization of parenting and psychology[15:25] Abigail Shrier’s “Bad Therapy”[15:56] Therapy isn’t the solution to every problem[24:02] What are “mindfulness practices”?[31:25] Are mental health issues really that common?[36:13] Moms vs dads on childhood independence[43:19] Why is evolutionary psychology ignored?[54:19] Is academia biased by ideology or personality?[1:01:17] Nagging your kids doesn’t work[1:09:29] The collective action problem of childhood[1:12:42] Parents shouldn’t try to win every battle[1:23:15] What is “independence therapy”?[1:27:40] Are kids lacking freedom or authority, or both?[1:33:49] Focus on productive behavior, not identity[1:50:47] “Gentle parenting” is the worst of both worlds[1:54:06] How can you address real trauma?[2:02:58] The case for child labor[2:08:16] A lighthouse for sanity in psychology_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cLouj8HgvbgMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe

I sat down with former Amway CEO Doug DeVos to talk about what it means to believe in the American way in an era defined by cynicism. Prosperity doesn’t come from slogans or politics—it comes from families, entrepreneurs, and community leaders who take responsibility and create real value. We unpack why pessimism has become a cultural default, how that mindset quietly erodes ambition and gratitude, and why faith in America must be rooted in action, not nostalgia._____________________________________Follow Doug on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/Doug_DeVos?s=20Read “Believe! Journal” on Substack: https://www.thebelievejournal.com/Purchase a copy of “Believe!”: https://a.co/d/8SfMYUV_____________________________________Outline:[0:00] Elite influence or philanthropic leadership?[7:48] The Midwest’s community culture[11:19] Does online polarization represent real life?[21:53] American idealism vs. “burn it all down”[28:43] How did family formation become political?[36:37] Trust fund kids and generational wealth[42:38] The history of Amway[49:18] Criticisms of multi-level marketing[51:11] Sales is the most underrated career path[1:03:17] Free enterprise as a moral system[1:08:54] How do successful large organizations work?[1:14:43] Is the optimistic American spirit fading?[1:19:17] Life, liberty, and the pursuit of virtue[1:23:41] Building trust in a post-truth world[1:26:51] The Founding Fathers’ skepticism of power[1:34:40] The internet, social media, and AI[1:38:18] Does anything shake Doug’s optimism?[1:43:17] America is the comeback nation[1:46:27] How becoming a parent frees you from ego[1:50:01] Take on the responsibility of citizenship_____________________________________Purchase a T-shirt, hoodie, and more over on our merch store: https://shop.dadsavesamerica.com/Watch the video version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/R2wk_QgvBwAMake a tax-deductible donation to Dad Saves America: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://secure.anedot.com/emergent-order-foundation/dad-website?⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dadsavesamerica.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get full access to Dad Saves America at www.dadsavesamerica.com/subscribe