There is so much happening at the moment in U.S. news... and yet my trip to South Africa is just three days away. I think I'm going to have to shift into South Africa mode in fairly short order.
Today I'm returning from a very interesting speaking journey to the Bay Area, where I addressed Republicans in Pleasanton. Speaking to Republican audiences in the midst of the pandemic is always interesting. People don't like masks or social distancing; handshakes are the norm. I don't think I've shaken more than half a dozen hands in two years; I've gone full fist-bump. There is a cultural rejection of the pandemic conventions among conservative audiences. Just interesting.
People are fired-up. I haven't seen Republicans this energized about an election since the 2010 Tea Party -- and people are savvier now than they were then. The "resistance," as such, feels more focused. I will also say this: the anti-tax movement is much stronger among Republicans than even the establishment media understands. You don't have to pander to it, but people are not interested in being lectured to about the vaccine. The safe ground is to oppose mandates -- though, when asked, I talk freely about my own choice to be vaccinated.
This week, we are tackling two major areas of contention between the Trump administration and Democrat governors: fighting crime, and redistricting. The president is sending the National Guard to blue cities -- and blue states are trying to stamp out Republican representation. Is this a civil war situation?
Special guests:
- Bradley Jaye -- Breitbart News congressional correspondent, on redistricting
- Tom Manza, California Business and Industrial Alliance, on Gavin Newsom
- Jon Fleischman, veteran California political expert, on the special election
- Dan Backer, veteran political lawyer and consultant, on corruption
- DJ Mark Anthony, on a recent visit to Rome and visiting Pope Leo XIV
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This week's portion is the last of the month of Av -- also known as Menachem (Comforter) Av -- which begins in mourning and ends in celebration and anticipation of the New Year and the process of repentance and renewal.
In a similar vein, the portion features Moses offering the Israelites a choice between a blessing and a curse. They are masters of their own fates: if they obey God's commandments, they receive the blessings -- and vice versa.
The key commandment is to reject idol worship. There is said to be something magnetic about the practice of worshiping idols in the new land, such that it would be constant moral battle, both individually and collectively, in the land.
Nowadays, according to Jewish tradition, humanity has lost the urge for idol worship (and the antidote, which is divine prophecy) -- but there are several near substitutes, such as lust or excessive appetites for worldly pleasures.
We are wired for compulsive behaviors, bad habits, and even addictions. These ...
We have so much to talk about this week -- Trump's efforts to negotiate peace through negotiation, and Gavin Newsom's efforts to divide Americans through gerrymandering. We'll also talk about Playboy leaving LA and California.
Special guests:
Frances Martel - Breitbart News foreign editor, on Russia & Ukraine
Bradley Jaye - Breitbart News congressional correspondent, on Newsom
Harmeet Dhillon - DOJ Civil Rights Division chief, on the fight against DEI
Jessica Vaugn - Playboy model on political commentator, on California
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