Right Now with Stephen Kent

Journalist and filmmaker Jorge Ventura joins Stephen Kent and Jacob Rich for a conversation about his documentary "Cartelville, USA" and why the illegal drug trade continues to thrive in California.Subscribe to Rightly and catch more details about the episode below. ---- Content of This Episode ----00:00 Episode Start00:48 “Cartelville USA” trailer02:50 Jorge Ventura on how he got the scoop04:48 What happened in CA’s Prop 6406:00 Jacob Rich on why cartels like CA07:45 Water and real estate issues12:30 What the law says – and doesn’t say18:38 The plight of the legal grower20:45 Politicians don’t seem to care23:00 Impact of Defund the Police25:55 Jacob Rich goes way out on a limb29:30 The investigation continues---- Plugs for our Guests ----Follow Jorge Ventura:Twitter: https://twitter.com/VenturaReportInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jorgeventuratv/Documentary: https://carteldoc.dailycaller.com/documentaryFollow Jacob Rich:Twitter: https://twitter.com/jacobjamesrich

Former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson joins Stephen Kent and Jacob Rich to talk about coronavirus hysteria, vaccine mandates, big tech censorship, and if it's possible to have an honest conversation about COVID-19. Subscribe to Rightly and catch more details about the episode below. Make sure to sign up for Unfettered, our new newsletter, available now. Newsletter signup: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/rightlyaj/issues/right-now-unfettered-11-26-21-901000 --- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00 Episode Start 00:05 Cautiously preparing for the show 02:30 Pandemic overreaction 10:15 Being skeptical of Big Pharma 15:39 Bill de Blasio’s NYC vaccine mandate 21:00 Long-term impact research 25:20 Pivot to marijuana 29:11 Reporting on side-effects 32:40 We review our own show---- Reading List ----Pandemia: How Coronavirus Hysteria Took Over Our Government, Rights, and Liveshttps://www.amazon.com/Pandemia-Coronavirus-Hysteria-Government-Rights-ebook/dp/B08XJRRZJPUnreported Truths, Alex Berenson's Substackhttps://alexberenson.substack.com/---- Plugs for our Guests ----Follow Jacob Rich:Twitter: https://twitter.com/jacobjamesrich

YouTuber Vaush joins Right Now to talk about the purpose of the socialist movement, if only white people can be white supremacists, and why you can't call everyone you disagree with a fascist.Subscribe to Rightly and catch more details about the episode below. Make sure to sign up for Unfettered, our new newsletter, available now. Newsletter signup: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/rightlyaj/issues/right-now-unfettered-11-26-21-901000 --- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00 Episode Start 00:05 Vaush on attending Freer Future Fest 01:36 What and who is a libertarian socialist 07:55 Restoring political equilibrium 11:00 The case for co-ops 21:30 The primary function of the socialist movement 23:00 Calling everyone a “fascist” 30:25 Vaush: You don’t have to be white to be a white supremacist 40:40 Vaush isn’t a complete cynic ---- Plugs for Our Guests ---- Follow Vaush: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Vaush Twitter: https://twitter.com/VaushV Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vaushv/

Sex and lifestyle content creator Arielle Scarcella joins Right Now to talk about leaving an "abusive relationship" with the left.Subscribe to Rightly and catch more details about the episode below. Make sure to sign up for Unfettered, our new newsletter, available now.Newsletter signup: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/rightlyaj/issues/right-now-unfettered-issue-19-887047---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00 Episode Start00:05 Gender studies with Brad and Arielle04:10 Arielle on leaving the woke world08:35 The fight for cultural control11:41 Getting demonetized by Big Tech13:10 Can a porn star be conservative?15:27 “Republican” vs “Conservative”18:26 The Great Realignment21:55 Leaving an abusive relationship with the left23:22 LGBT community leans left as a default25:17 Hard pivot: The Rittenhouse trial30:55 Seeing the U.S.A.---- Plugs for Our Guests ---- Follow Arielle Scarcella:Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArielleScarcellYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/arielleFollow Brad Polumbo:Latest BradReacts!: https://youtu.be/aSNAsDX_rd8YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClFUXoMmjzaeD5RjGPNGHSQTwitter: https://twitter.com/brad_polumbo

On a new "Right Now," Stephen sits down with Karlyn Borysenko for a conversation about Critical Race Theory in education, cameras in the classroom, and if it's possible to fix the public school system. Subscribe to Rightly and catch more details about the episode below. Make sure to sign up for Unfettered, our new newsletter, available now. Newsletter signup: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/rightlyaj/issues/right-now-unfettered-issue-18-870973 ---- Content of This Episode ----00:00 Episode Start 00:40 Karlyn Borysenko’s “WalkAway” moment and one-night stand with the GOP 04:50 Breaking the Coca-Cola training story 10:30 Heading in the right direction with CRT 12:47 Critical Race Theory isn’t about race 20:15 The white positivity movement 24:09 Racial affinity 29:25 The Mises Caucus in the Libertarian Party 31:12 Are public schools beyond saving? 33:40 Karlyn argues for cameras in classrooms 38:30 The national discourse on CRT ---- Reading List ---- Libertarian Party Mises Caucus https://lpmisescaucus.com/ ---- Plugs for our Guest ---- Karlyn Borysenko on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/DrKarlynBorysenko

In this bonus segment from "Right Now," Brad Polumbo talks with Rightly contributor Nate Hochman about his experience at the National Conservatism Conference that featured speakers like Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen. Ted Cruz. Subscribe to Rightly and make sure to sign up for Unfettered, our new newsletter available now. Newsletter signup: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/rightlyaj/issues/right-now-unfettered-10-25-21-827594 Read Nate Hochman's reporting: "What Do the National Conservatives Want?" https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/11/what-do-the-national-conservatives-want/ "Is Ted Cruz a National Conservative?" https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/is-ted-cruz-a-national-conservative/"Among the National Conservatives" https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/among-the-national-conservatives/Follow Rightly on social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/RightlyAj Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rightlyaj/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RightlyAJTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rightlyaj

"Star Wars" can help fix our real-world politics. Just ask Stephen Kent. In this episode of "Right Now," Stephen is interviewed by political comedian Andrew Heaton about his new book, "How the Force Can Fix the World: Lessons on Life, Liberty, and Happiness from a Galaxy Far, Far Away." Watch as Andrew and Stephen discuss how lessons from "Star Wars" can help mend political divides and even make us better humans.Subscribe to Rightly and catch more details about the episode below. Make sure to sign up for Unfettered, our new newsletter, available now. Newsletter signup: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/rightlyaj/issues/right-now-unfettered-10-25-21-827594 ---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00 Andrew Heaton takes over 01:53 Stephen breaks down book content 03:10 Polarization and attachment in Star Wars and in life 06:25 Lessons from theology 08:40 Mediating between the Sith and the Jedi 10:45 Can you love Star Wars AND Star Trek? 11:55 Lessons in empathy 16:05 Redemption and Force Ghosts 19:31 We’re all the bad guy to an extent 22:05 How Yoda can help you face your fears 26:15 “Hope is like the sun...” 29:25 Choose your own Star Wars adventure---- Plugs for our Guests ---- How the Force Can Fix the World: Lessons on Life, Liberty, and Happiness from a Galaxy Far, Far Away by Stephen Kent https://www.amazon.com/How-Force-Can-Fix-World/dp/1546000461 Los Angeles is Hideous: Poems About an Ugly City by Andrew Heaton https://www.amazon.com/Los-Angeles-Hideous-Poems-About/dp/0989613194

Why do political debates perform so well on Twitch? Will life be any better for us in the Metaverse? On a new "Right Now with Stephen Kent," Stephen sits down with Dylan Burns, a popular Twitch streamer and political consultant, and Shoshana Weissmann of the R Street Institute, to discuss why left-leaning individuals do better on Twitch than those on the right, how culture wars distract us from the real issues going on, and what to expect from Facebook's new Metaverse. Subscribe to Rightly and catch more details about the episode below. Make sure to sign up for Unfettered, our new newsletter, available now. Newsletter signup: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/rightlyaj/issues/right-now-unfettered-10-25-21-827594---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00 The Hippy Dippy Championship on Twitch 03:12 How it started / how it’s going for Dylan Burns on Twitch 06:34 Why debates do well on Twitch (hint: it’s interactive) 10:10 The left does better than the right on Twitch - here’s why 13:04 Getting political after seeing his mom criminalized for drug abuse 15:23 IRL politics preceded online presence 19:35 Culture wars are a distraction 23:25 The focus on CRT at school board meetings 27:45 What are they actually teaching in schools about race? 36:41 First-hand experience with war-on-drugs failure 39:27 Will things be any better in the Metaverse? --- Plugs for our Guests ---- Follow Dylan Burns: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dylanburnstv YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DylanBurnsTVTwitter: https://twitter.com/DylanBurns1776 Follow Shoshana Weissmann: https://twitter.com/senatorshoshana

What is the Texas abortion law SB-8, why is the Supreme Court getting involved, and how will this impact abortion rights across the country? On a new "Right Now with Stephen Kent," Stephen sits down with Kat Murti of Feminists for Liberty and Nate Hochman, ISI Fellow at the National Review and Rightly contributor, to discuss their respective stances on abortion, issues facing women in America today, if men should be part of the abortion conversation, what role the government should have in regards to abortion, and their outlook on this important issue for the future. Subscribe to Rightly and catch more details about the episode below. Make sure to sign up for Unfettered, our new newsletter, available now. Newsletter signup: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/rightlyaj/issues/right-now-unfettered-10-25-21-827594 ---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00 Episode Start 00:35 Why men should be part of the conversation 04:40 Panelists’ lay out their views 08:00 Separate paths all leading to pro-life views 12:55 Pregnancy is not a disease 16:00 Close reading of Roe v Wade ruling 20:20 Whose rights matter? 23:00 Kat: We need a pro-motherhood, pro-family culture 25:45 Nate: Women swayed by “abortion industry” propaganda 26:35 That Texas abortion law - is it the right solution? 31:00 Testing some hypotheticals 36:00 A cause for optimism ---- Plugs for our Guests ---- Follow Kat Murti: https://twitter.com/KatMurti https://twitter.com/FeministLiberty Follow Nate Hochman: https://twitter.com/njhochman

Did libertarianism put America on the road to ruin? And did the conservative movement losing fights like that of same-sex marriage, really put us on the slippery slope to transgender ideology being the norm? This week we’re talking to Declan Leary of The American Conservative magazine, about why he wants to see libertarians cast out of the Republican coalition for good & see the American right get excited about controlling government and putting it to use for a change. At the core of this show is a question about what defines “normal” when it comes to our politics. Societal norms in America have changed rapidly in the past sixty years, and a lot of good has come from it. But change also equals disruption; that’s the nature of challenging the status quo. There will always be costs to it, and there will also always be holdouts who do not accept the new “normal” or believe the consensus in politics or society at large is a consensus at all. Recognizing this is part of why we started Rightly in the first place, and why I excitedly host this show every week. The “consensus” in American politics, particularly on the right, isn’t looking like much of a consensus at all these days. Donald Trump’s campaign and presidency changed everything. Stephen’s guests this week are Declan Leary, Associate Editor of The American Conservatve magazine and Nate Hochman, a fellow with National Review. Both are from a younger generation of conservatives who would call themselves more traditionalist conservatives (tradcons), Leary most of all. The politics of Leary and increasingly so at his publication, The American Conservative, is all about challenging the decades old consensus on the right...that of fusionism between libertarian orthodoxy with conservative thought. Donald Trump was not so much an avatar of this faction as he was an inspiration to point out that the “consensus” in our politics was anything but. Whether it be gay marriage, no-fault divorce, adoption or the gender equality gains of the sexual revolution, all of this and more is up for renewed debate by a younger and quite energized conservative movement. But don’t talk to them about tax rates - their concern is what constitutes “virtue” and whether or not “liberty” is really working out so well for our society. Libertarians, progressives and liberals - in the mind of the new right, these traditional conservatives, they’re all part of the same problem in our politics, neighborhoods and families. In this episode, Declan Leary and Nate Hochman answer questions about this rising faction, what they do and don’t believe, and if America as we understand it today...is worth saving. These conversations are important, because if you don’t understand these intellectual rifts on the right, you’ll only be caught flat-footed and surprised at the ways in which these debates are reshaping the Republican Party as we’ve understood it. Subscribe to Rightly and catch more details about the episode below. Make sure to sign up for Unfettered, our new newsletter, available now. Newsletter signup: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/rightlyaj/issues/right-now-unfettered-10-16-21-814092---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00 Episode Start 00:05 Declan Leary: What Libertarians get wrong about liberty 05:30 Decades-old debate over fusionism still not settled 12:45 Neutrality is a myth; laws are always a value statement 19:45 What is a family and why is that so hard to define? 26:10 Leary: Buttigieg family photo a “mockery” 34:15 Gender neutral pronouns as the default 38:12 Why everything is subjective now 43:11 Always some good news to share ---- Reading List ---- “The Twisted Tree of LIberty” by Frank S. Meyer https://www.nationalreview.com/2017/01/communism-conservatism-twisted-tree-liberty/“Freedom or Virtue” by L. Brent Bozell Jr. https://www.nationalreview.com/2017/01/freedom-virtue-conservatism-goal-society-freedom-or-virtue/ ---- Plugs for our Guests ---- Follow Declan Leary: https://twitter.com/DeclanLearyFollow Nate Hochman: https://twitter.com/njhochman

Mark Pellegrino is a unique actor in modern Hollywood. For a guy who has played Lucifer (Supernatural) and an abusive ex (Dexter), you could call him something of a unicorn for his politics. Pellegrino is a committed Objectivist, an adherent of Ayn Rand and the founder of the American Capitalist Party. He believes deeply that emotion, altruism, and instinct are not good guides for a healthy politics or society. Stephen Kent speaks with Mark Pellegrino, and Robby Soave (Reason) author of Tech Panic, about how COVID reshaped the world and challenged the claims of Ayn Rand about the virtues of self-interest. Pellegrino, Kent and Soave cover masking policies, vaccines, Fauci-ism, surviving cancel culture in Hollywood, the rush to regulate big tech companies and Pellegrino dishes on some details of “Lost” regarding his crucial character, Jacob. Subscribe to Rightly and catch more details about the episode below. Make sure to sign up for Unfettered, our new newsletter, available now. Newsletter signup: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/rightlyaj/issues/right-now-unfettered-10-10-21-805538 ---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00 Episode Start 00:05 The Yaron Brook v Vaush debate 04:37 Mark Pellegrino’s objectivist views of the pandemic 08:30 The ongoing debate over masks 10:30 What it really means to be selfish 16:42 No, the pandemic did not unravel Atlas Shrugged 22:35 Social media CEOs don’t have to answer to Congress 27:27 Living in The Republic of Feelings 33:30 Mark isn’t against cancel culture, even though he’s been a target 37:10 Does Netflix’s defense of Dave Chappelle mean the tide is turning? 42:04 Shooting American Rust in a pandemic took all the fun out of it 43:26 Lost superfan Robby Soave gets an exclusive on Mark’s character Jacob 46:48 Good news about the pandemic ---- Reading List ---- Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand https://aynrand.org/novels/atlas-shrugged/ ---- Plugs for our Guests ---- "American Rust" on Showtime https://www.sho.com/american-rust"Tech Panic: Why We Shouldn’t Fear Facebook and the Future" by Robby Soave https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Tech-Panic/Robby-Soave/9781982159597

The bad news is that a lot of today's popular comedy still makes sure to apease the woke left. The good news is that more and more people are becoming anti-woke, and that there is a bright future for conservative comedy. On a new "Right Now with Stephen Kent," Stephen sits down with comedian Lou Perez to discuss socialist comedy; the Pandora Papers; why taxing the rich won't solve all of society's ills; why more people are waking up from wokeness; and more. Subscribe to Rightly and catch more details about the episode below. Make sure to sign up for Unfettered, our new newsletter, available now.--- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00 Episode Start 01:35 Meet Comedian Lou Perez 03:55 That time when Lou was misidentified as a far-right radical 08:28 The question that comedians always get asked 14:12 Our comedy era is a double-edged sword 17:25 The PR guys got to socialism 21:23 About those Pandora Papers... 25:43 The Swedes are smart about taxes and other things Newsletter signup: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/rightlyaj/issues/right-now-unfettered-10-3-21-794277

In an interview from "Right Now with Stephen Kent," Stephen and Brad Polumbo sit down with Sen. Rand Paul to discuss his views on the COVID-19 vaccine, government mandates, the long-lasting effects of lockdowns, and more. For background information related to this conversation with Senator Rand Paul, we'd like to include links to resources mentioned in the interview so you can be as informed on the public policy debate and scientific understandings of COVID immunity as it evolves. The latest CDC's guidance on issues of immunity can be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s0806-vaccination-protection.html Myths and Facts about COVID-19 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/facts.html Senator Paul references here research on immunity out of Israel, published here: Comparing SARS-CoV-2 natural immunity to vaccine-induced immunity: reinfections versus breakthrough infections https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.08.24.21262415v1Paul had a confrontation last week with HHS Secretary Javier Becerra on the Israeli study and the issue of immunity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml1W0k0yaJkStudy Suggests Lasting Immunity After COVID-19, With a Big Boost From Vaccination https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2782139Natural Immunity vs. Vaccine-Acquired Immunity: Which Is Better? https://www.healthgrades.com/right-care/vaccines/natural-immunity-vs-vaccine-acquired-immunity-which-is-betterSenator Rand Paul Speaks About Natural Immunitiy And Why Its Important To Recognize https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFbmtMSUxIg'You're a lawyer with no scientific background': Rand Paul attacks Sec. Becerra on vaccine mandates https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml1W0k0yaJkRand Paul Fights For The Truth On Natural Immunity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7KrHBU1hscYes, an Israeli study did find natural immunity is effective in fighting COVID-19, but health expert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbFt2ox6WcQNew CDC Study: Vaccination Offers Higher Protection than Previous COVID-19 Infection https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s0806-vaccination-protection.htmlSubscribe to Rightly and make sure to sign up for Unfettered, our new newsletter, available now. Newsletter signup: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/rightlyaj/issues/right-now-unfettered-10-3-21-794277#Covid19 #RandPaul

Is it possible to ever see the world and its events free from your own personal distractions or biases? What is "political mindfulness" and how can we practice it in our day-to-day lives? In this episode of "Right Now with Stephen Kent," Stephen sits down with Shaun Cammack of The Narratives Project to discuss how social media skews our political and personal preferences; how narratives work and how they are different from facts; and why it's important to try to understand things from other people's perspectives Subscribe to Rightly and catch more details about the episode below. Make sure to sign up for Unfettered, our new newsletter, available now. Newsletter signup: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/rightlyaj/issues/right-now-unfettered-9-25-21-781263 ---- Content of This Episode ----00:00 Episode Start 00:05 If news organizations were people 04:42 The mission of The Narratives Project 06:15 Applying mindfulness to news & politics 09:40 Are you ignorant or brainwashed? 12:00 How social media skews our choices 17:19 It all started with a tweet 19:52 We don’t need facts, per se, to form a narrative 22:55 What is a narrative anyway? 25:10 Falling into blue v red traps 29:54 The case for diversity at a local level 31:55 The immigration “crisis” 39:50 What to do with our narratives 40:45 Good news about rocks ---- Plugs for our Guest ---- Follow Shaun Cammack and The Narratives Project on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaunjcammack https://twitter.com/NarrativesProj

Why are some people targeted by Cancel Culture and others are ignored? Will free speech and opinion ever be able to exist peacefully on the internet?On the latest episode of "Right Now with Stephen Kent," Stephen sits down with Gothix and Nick Gillespie of Reason magazine to discuss why some people become prime targets for Cancel Culture; the ongoing battle for free speech on social media and across the internet; what the public reception of Allen Ginsberg's famed "Howl" reveals about censorship today; and if and how we can actually triumph over Cancel Culture and attacks on free thought.Subscribe to Rightly and catch more details about the episode below. Make sure to sign up for Unfettered, our new newsletter, available now. Newsletter signup: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/rightlyaj/issues/right-now-unfettered-9-17-21-769625 ---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00 Episode Start 00:15 Nick Gillespie’s cancel story (it’s a short one) 03:20 Three levels of cancellation 07:00 Parallels with China’s struggle sessions 08:45 About that Nicki Minaj tweet 10:15 A perpetual state of exception 16:15 Gothix on changes to internet behavior 18:20 Exit, voice or loyalty 21:37 Companies applying the wrong fix 30:00 Free speech ground rules amid platform proliferation 36:45 Partisan divide over restricting misinformation 39:24 We have some solutions 47:51 Good news on coffee, pharmaceuticals and school ---- Reading List ---- "Self-Cancellation, Deplatforming, and Censorship" (Nick Gillespie for Reason) https://reason.com/2021/09/07/self-cancellation-deplatforming-and-censorship/ "Partisan divisions have widened over role of government, tech firms in restricting misinformation" (Pew Research Center) https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/08/18/more-americans-now-say-government-should-take-steps-to-restrict-false-information-online-than-in-2018/ft_21-08-16_techgovtmisinfo_2/"Priyanka Chopra Jonas on 'The Activist': 'The show got it wrong'" (CNN) https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/17/entertainment/priyanka-chopra-the-activist/index.html "Why The Left Is Developing Into A Bunch Of Prudish Tramps" (The Federalist) https://thefederalist.com/2019/03/21/left-developing-bunch-prudish-tramps/---- Plugs for our guests ---- Follow Nick Gillespie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickgillespieFollow Gothix on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gothixTV

Is there any generation that deserves more blame for the current state of our world? Is there anything that Boomers and Zoomers can learn from each other? On a new "Right Now with Stephen Kent," Stephen sits down with Hannah Cox of the Foundation for Economic Education and Larry Sharpe, former candidate for New York Governor, to discuss the generational differences between the Baby Boomers, Millennials, and Gen Z; how Boomer leaders and policies are impacting the country today; the malaise that comes from taxing one generation to pay for another; why vaccines are good but mandates are bad; and if there's any way for the generations to get along.Subscribe to Rightly and catch more details about the episode below. Make sure to sign up for Unfettered, our new newsletter, available now. Newsletter signup: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/rightlyaj/issues/right-now-unfettered-9-11-21-760771---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00 Episode start 01:06 Reminiscing over Freedom Fest 03:55 Starting positions 08:25 Why Gen Z votes for Boomers 14:30 Pushing back against “isms” 16:40 Generational politics of taxing & spending 20:05 The case for age limits 21:48 Ownership of furniture – and the future 23:35 Peeling off the labels 28:30 Pandemic divide 36:00 You had one job 38:09 Getting the pandemic response right 42:06 Good news about cats, books & movies ---- Plugs for our guests ---- Follow Hannah Cox:Articles for the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE): https://fee.org/people/hannah-cox/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HannahDCox Follow Larry Sharpe: https://twitter.com/LarrySharpe

There's the narrative you've probably heard about the opioid crisis. And then there's the truth about what's actually happening. On a new "Right Now with Stephen Kent," Stephen sits down with policy analyst Jacob Rich and Shoshana Weissmann of the R Street Institute to discuss whether Big Pharma or the federal government is to blame for the opioid crisis: why it is impossible to stop illegal drugs from entering the US; what is actually causing the high price of prescription drugs; and if there is any solution to the opioid crisis beyond convincing people to not take drugs. Subscribe to Rightly and catch more details about the episode below. Make sure to sign up for Unfettered, our new newsletter, available now. Newsletter signup: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/rightlyaj/issues/right-now-unfettered-9-4-21-750697 ---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00 Episode start 00:05 Reminiscing about Freedom Fest and Mt. Rushmore 04:43 Math is the most concentrated form of truth 05:44 The unexpected relationship between opioid prescription and deaths 09:56 Here's what's wrong with the "Big Pharma is causing the opioid crisis"-narrative 12:36 We simply cannot stop illegal drugs coming into the US14:50 A brief history of drug prohibition 19:31 Why a law mandating drug pricing transparency can be counterintuitive 25:50 We see the same problem with drug pricing, we just can't find a common boogeyman 32:07 Why Jacob doesn't support medical marijuana 36:34 The good news about people relocating to rural communities ---- Plugs for our guests ---- Follow Jacob Rich and Shoshana Weissmann on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jacobjamesrich https://twitter.com/senatorshoshana(This episode was taped on July 27)

It's uncertain what the future holds for Afghanistan. But what is certain is that the US will continue to embrace militarism in the years to come. On a new "Right Now with Stephen Kent," Stephen sits down with Abby Hall Blanco, co-author of "Manufacturing Militarism," Fiona Harrigan of Reason magazine, and Brad Polumbo of the Foundation for Economic Education, for a discussion about the concept of paid patriotism; the tools governments use in crafting effective wartime propaganda; and if the withdrawal from Afghanistan could have been conducted more effectively.Subscribe to Rightly and catch more details about the episode below. Make sure to sign up for Unfettered, our new newsletter, available now. Newsletter signup:https://www.getrevue.co/profile/rightlyaj/issues/right-now-unfettered-8-27-21-740292 ---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00 Episode start 00:05 The end of the “endless” war 02:40 Some credit where credit is due to Pres. Biden 04:41 Response to Afghanistan withdrawal – it’s complicated 08:57 Abigail Hall Blanco America’s pro-war posture 14:25 Paid patriotism 18:09 Countering the messaging 23:30 Sports metaphors 27:30 Unchecked and not balanced 29:50 Messaging around the TSA 35:25 Brad Polumbo, TikTok, and Karl Marx ---- Reading list ----- Manufacturing Militarism: U.S. Government Propaganda in the War on Terror (By Christopher J. Coyne & Abigail R. Hall) https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=33558 The Afghanistan Papers (By Craig Witlock, The Washington Post) https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/investigations/afghanistan-papers/afghanistan-war-confidential-documents/ ---- Plugs for our guests ---- Follow Abby Hall Blanco, Fiona Harrigan, and Brad Polumbo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Abigail_R_Hall https://twitter.com/Fiona_Harrigan https://twitter.com/brad_polumbo

Would you prefer a reassuring lie about the situation in Afghanistan? Or an uncomfortable truth? In the latest episode of "Right Now with Stephen Kent," Stephen sits down with Fiona Harrigan of Reason magazine to discuss the US withdrawal from Afghanistan; the rise of the Taliban; the media's partisan divide between getting Americans out vs. getting Afghans out; if there was any true reason or justification for US invasion in the first place; and what the future may look like for both Afghanistan and the world. Subscribe to Rightly and catch more details about the episode below. Make sure to sign up for Unfettered, our new newsletter, available now. Newsletter signup: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/rightlyaj/issues/right-now-unfettered-8-20-730588 ---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00 Episode start 00:05 A little white lie 05:50 Giving the Taliban legitimacy – or not 10:55 Throwing good money after bad 12:57 How to help Afghans now 18:30 Afghans still looking for ways out 21:33 The refugee debate feat. Sasse & Vance 33:00 It didn’t have to be like this 34:21 For Gen Z 9/11 is history, not memory 43:10 Good news on film school and audio books ---- Reading list ----- We Need To Get Afghans Out of Afghanistan Too (Reason) https://reason.com/2021/08/16/we-need-to-get-afghans-out-of-afghanistan-too/Withdrawing From Afghanistan Is Still the Right Thing To Do (Reason) https://reason.com/2021/07/14/withdrawing-from-afghanistan-is-still-the-right-thing-to-do/Denied American Visas, These Afghans Were Forced To Make a Perilous Escape After Helping U.S. Troops for Years (Reason) https://reason.com/2021/07/08/denied-american-visas-these-afghans-were-forced-to-make-a-perilous-escape-after-helping-u-s-troops-for-years/AT WAR WITH THE TRUTH: The Afghanistan Papers, A secret history of the war (Washington Post) https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/investigations/afghanistan-papers/afghanistan-war-confidential-documents/WHAT WE NEED TO LEARN: LESSONS FROM TWENTY YEARS OF AFGHANISTAN RECONSTRUCTION (Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction) https://www.sigar.mil/pdf/lessonslearned/SIGAR-21-46-LL.pdfTony Blair: Why We Must Not Abandon the People of Afghanistan – For Their Sakes and Ours (Tony Blair Institute for Global Change) https://institute.global/tony-blair/tony-blair-why-we-must-not-abandon-people-afghanistan-their-sakes-and-ours---- Plugs for our guests ----Follow Fiona Harrigan: https://twitter.com/Fiona_Harrigan https://reason.com/people/fiona-harrigan/

Is redemption possible for individuals like Ryan Adams and Andrew Cuomo who were the subject of #MeToo allegations? How should react when individuals are accused of sexual misconduct and other inappropriate behavior?On a new "Right Now with Stephen Kent," Stephen sits down with Liz Wolfe of Reason magazine and Katie Herzog of the Blocked and Reported podcast for a conversation about the cancellation of Ryan Adams; the resignation of Andrew Cuomo; if and how one should apologize when facing a Cancel Culture or #MeToo mob; how the coverage around sexual harassment cases is continuing to evolve; and what we can and should do when encountering stories involving allegations about sexual harassment and other misconduct.Subscribe to Rightly and catch more details about the episode below. Make sure to sign up for Unfettered, our new newsletter, available now. Newsletter signup: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/rightlyaj/issues/right-now-unfettered-8-12-722224---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00 Episode start00:05 Andrew Cuomo, Ryan Adams & #MeToo01:14 Katie Herzog on “Blocked & Reported” success04:28 Details of the Ryan Adams saga10:07 Limits of fan engagement13:55 Ryan Adams lives up to his reputation15:30 Power dynamics and responsibility17:30 We need more follow-up reporting20:44 Transactions and transitions26:50 #MeToo and skepticism31:45 Bad behavior a career-ender?37:35 Redemption and forgiveness43:42 “Handsiness” the final straw for Andrew Cuomo51:20 Finding good news in a difficult week---- Reading list -----Cuomo Resigns as New York Governor at Long Last (Reason)https://reason.com/2021/08/10/cuomo-resigns-as-new-york-governor-at-long-last/Ryan Adams Dangled Success. Women Say They Paid a Price. (The New York Times)https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/arts/music/ryan-adams-women-sex.htmlExclusive: Ryan Adams: ‘I Felt Like They Were Asking Me to Die’ (Los Angeles Magazine)https://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/ryan-adams/Cuomo Sexually Harassed 11 Women, Retaliated Against 1 Female Employee, According to A.G. Report (Reason)https://reason.com/2021/08/03/cuomo-sexually-harassed-11-women-retaliated-against-1-female-employee-according-to-a-g-report/Read the full transcript of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's resignation speech (The New York TImes)https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/10/nyregion/cuomo-resignation-speech-transcript.html---- Plugs for our guests ---- Listen to the Blocked & Reported podcasthttps://barpodcast.fireside.fm/Twitter: https://twitter.com/thebarpodFollow Liz Wolfe on Twitter:https://twitter.com/lizzywol

What can we do to help those who are in harm's way in Afghanistan? Is it possible for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to accurately inform the public about the true threat of COVID-19? And what is at stake if we don't break out of our "emergency governance" mindset? On a new episode of "Right Now with Stephen Kent," Stephen sits down with Rep. Peter Meijer, the representative for Michigan's 3rd congressional district, to discuss if Universal Basic Income is a good idea, why he supports an investigation into the Jan. 6 attack, and the parallels between the decisionmaking behind the War on Terror and the CDC's actions amid the coronavirus pandemic. Subscribe to Rightly and catch more details about the episode below.Make sure to sign up for Unfettered, our new newsletter, available now. Newsletter signup: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/rightlyaj/issues/right-now-unfettered-8-7-21-716100 ---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00 Episode start 00:05 Stephen previews his conversation with Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) 01:36 Peter Meijer’s mixed emotions on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan 05:05 Helping those who helped us in Afghanistan 08:26 Zombie AUMFs – an end-run around Congressional restraints 14:13 War on Terror mission creep into domestic political events 17:29 Politicization of January 6th commission 22:40 Troubling parallels between War on Terror and pandemic fight 25:45 Pandemic economic aid - an argument for Universal Basic Income? 30:00 Vaccine mandate protests grow in Europe – and that’s good news! ---- Reading list ----- House Votes To Repeal 1957 and 1991 Authorizations for the Use of Military Force (Reason) https://reason.com/2021/06/30/house-votes-to-repeal-1957-and-1991-authorizations-for-the-use-of-military-force/?itm_source=parsely-api Repealing the 2002 AUMF Won't Be Enough To End Forever Wars (Reason) https://reason.com/2021/06/16/repealing-the-2002-aumf-wont-be-enough-to-end-forever-wars/Why we should all have a basic income (World Economic Forum) https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/01/why-we-should-all-have-a-basic-income/N.Y.C. will require workers and customers show proof of at least one dose for indoor dining and other activities. (The New York Times) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/03/nyregion/nyc-vaccine-mandate.htmlBARACK OBAMA DANCES THE NIGHT AWAY ... At 60th Birthday Bash (TMZ) https://www.tmz.com/2021/08/08/barack-obama-dancing-birthday-60th-bash-marthas-vinyard/Protests against vaccines, COVID restrictions, span the globe (Axios) https://www.axios.com/anti-mask-and-anti-vaccine-protests-take-place-globally-e38bf893-f8c4-4c74-bf55-a427250dae6e.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&stream=topUsing the ‘war on terror’ as a model against white nationalists will backfire (The Washington Post) https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/02/22/terrorists-white-nationalists-counterinsurgency/---- Plugs for our guest ----Rep. Peter Meijer: https://twitter.com/RepMeijerPre-order Stephen's new book, "How The Force Can Fix The World": https://www.centerstreet.com/titles/stephen-kent/how-the-force-can-fix-the-world/9781546000488/

Let's get this straight: Cancel Culture is real. Online mobs are dangerous. And people need to know what to do to help avoid them.On a new episode of "Right Now with Stephen Kent," Stephen sits down with Gothix, a popular YouTuber and host of the new Right Now series "Cancel This!", to discuss mob mentality, growing wokeism in Marvel, Star Wars, and other pop culture entities, if conservatism is the new counter-culture, her own experiences surviving and growing from Cancel Culture and online harassment, and what can be done (if anything) to make the internet a more civil place.Subscribe to Rightly and catch more details about the episode below. Make sure to sign up for Unfettered, our new newsletter, available now.Newsletter signup: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/rightlyaj/issues/right-now-unfettered-7-30-707627---- Content of This Episode ----00:00 Episode start00:05 We’re growing!01:35 The sights & smells of Washington, D.C.03:08 The tale of Gothix & Twitch07:26 Gothix does not consent to being canceled12:49 Press “1” for customer service16:00 How to succeed on Twitch without really trying (Hint: you have to really try)17:44 The Stoics – not the ‘60s band22:50 Influences27:45 Conservatives are counter-culture31:04 Where’s the offramp?37:25 Where Gothix gets her strength40:14 A sly promo for “Cancel This!”41:07 What’s next for Gothix---- Plugs for our guest ----Gothix: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GothixTV/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/gothixTV Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gothixtv/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gothixtv Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gothixtvCheck out the latest episode of "Cancel This!":https://youtu.be/Mizo79FyieQ

It's a Republic if you can keep it. Not if Mark Zuckerberg can. On a new "Right Now with Stephen Kent," Stephen sits down with Robby Soave of Reason magazine and writer Nate Hochman for a conversation about how much of a threat Facebook, Twitter, and Google pose to our democracy; if and how we should amend Section 230; the murky area of who gets to censor what on social media; if Donald Trump lost his influence after he was de-platformed; and whether big tech's influence on our day-to-day lives will worsen in the future. Subscribe to Rightly and catch more details about the episode below. Make sure to sign up for Unfettered, our new newsletter, available now. Newsletter signup: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/rightlyaj/issues/right-now-unfettered-7-23-699749 ---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00 Episode start 00:05 Terms of Service 01:48 Welcome Robby Soave 03:20 Nate Hochman joins the fray 04:25 Robby wrote the book on Tech Panic 06:30 Nate’s concerned, but not panicking 11:51 Are social media companies publishers? 14:15 Proposals for Section 230 reforms 17:37 So what is censorship exactly? 19:45 The decider of who gets to say what 22:40 Bring back the Fairness Doctrine? 30:00 The slippery slope of social media regulation 34:30 Drawing the line on unchecked power 41:50 What the future holds 44:45 Good news on books, moving to The Swamp, and getting out of the house ---- Reading List ---- Tech Panic: Why We Shouldn't Fear Facebook and the Future By Robby Soave https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Tech-Panic/Robby-Soave/9781982159597 Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/07/09/executive-order-on-promoting-competition-in-the-american-economy/Federal judge blocks Florida’s new social media law targeting ‘big tech’ companies (Miami Herald) https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article252492548.htmlGOP-sponsored bill to stop Big Tech companies from censoring users dies (Austin Business Journal) https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2021/06/03/tech-censorship-bill-in-texas-fails.htmlBiden’s Antitrust Team Signals a Big Swing at Corporate Titans (The New York TImes) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/24/business/biden-antitrust-amazon-google.htmlTrump's Class Action Lawsuit Against Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube Is an Absurd Farce (Reason) https://reason.com/2021/07/07/trump-class-action-lawsuit-facebook-twitter-youtube/The Government Should Stop Telling Facebook To Suppress COVID-19 'Misinformation' (Reason) https://reason.com/2021/07/15/covid-19-vaccines-misinformation-jen-psaki-white-house-biden/Conservative courts could rescue tech (Axios) https://www.axios.com/conservative-courts-tech-antitrust-c9eab980-7f7d-4d78-81f9-2e60f606ba83.htmlRight or Left, You Should Be Worried About Big Tech Censorship (Electronic Frontier Foundation) https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/07/right-or-left-you-should-be-worried-about-big-tech-censorshipTop House antitrust Republican forms 'Freedom from Big Tech Caucus' (The Hill) https://thehill.com/policy/technology/563344-top-house-antitrust-republican-forms-freedom-from-big-tech-caucusFacebook blocks woman’s ‘why are men so dumb’ comment as ‘hate speech’ (New York Post) https://nypost.com/2021/07/26/facebook-blocks-womans-men-are-dumb-comment-as-hate-speech/---- Plugs for our guests ---- Follow Robby Soave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/robbysoaveFollow Nate Hochman on Twitter: https://twitter.com/njhochmanWatch the latest episode of "Cancel This!", a new Right Now series: https://youtu.be/-IMhg1A_Wd4#Facebook #Twitter #Google

What is causing the surge of crime in San Francisco? Should we be taking Caitlyn Jenner's gubernatorial run seriously? And what can be made of Brandi Love's controversial appearance at a Turning Point USA conference?On a new Right Now, Stephen and co-host Brad Polumbo sit down with Nuance Bro, a YouTuber dedicated to getting to the truth no matter where it leads, for a conversation about what fuels the popularity of certain political parties and movements, how we can address the rise in crime in major American cities, and how we can approach political conversations calmly and empathetically with people whose views are different from our own.Subscribe to Rightly and catch more details about the episode below. Make sure to sign up for Unfettered, our new newsletter, available on Friday, July 23.Newsletter signup: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/rightlyaj---- Content of This Episode ----00:00 Episode start00:05 Stephen and Brad on space travel01:20 Now even more reasons to subscribe02:45 Welcome Nuance Bro (or is it Mr. Bro?)04:09 Questioning Caitlyn Jenner’s political sincerity06:24 Tracking shifts in the conservative movement13:08 Nuance Bro is looking for answers not spin18:11 Fringe figures pushing to center stage21:12 A difference of opinion over TPUSA’s porn star situation31:30 Fleeing the San Francisco disaster and its controversial DA42:15 Good news on Blue Origin, Greyson Chance and leaving Las Vegas---- Reading List ----"Conservative pornstar" derails Turning Point USA's right-wing youth gathering (Salon)https://www.salon.com/2021/07/18/conservative-pornstar-derails-turning-point-usas-right-wing-youth-gathering/The truth about Chesa Boudin and San Francisco crime (SFGate)https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Chesa-Boudin-San-Francisco-crime-statistics-recall-16268178.phpConservative porn star Brandi Love, 48, is kicked out of Florida Republican conference for high school kids because outraged parents complained (Daily Mail)https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9801431/Conservative-porn-star-gets-kicked-TPUSA-Conference-starts-selling-t-shirts.htmlTarget and Walgreens Are Making Drastic Changes Amid Skyrocketing Shoplifting in San Francisco (Foundation for Economic Education)https://fee.org/articles/target-and-walgreens-are-making-drastic-changes-amid-skyrocketing-shoplifting-in-san-francisco/---- Plugs for our guests ----Check out Nuance Bro's YouTube channel and Twitter:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NuanceBroTwitter: https://twitter.com/NuanceBroCheck out Brad Polumbo's YouTube channel and Twitter:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClFUXoMmjzaeD5RjGPNGHSQ/Twitter: https://twitter.com/brad_polumbo

There's no top-down solution to the growing influence of socialism in the US. Meaningful change can only happen if individuals fight for it, says Daniel Di Martino.A policy analyst and the guest this week on "Right Now with Stephen Kent," Di Martino has experienced the hazards of socialist regimes firsthand. In a wide-ranging conversation, Kent and Di Martino discuss the government policies and inequality fueling the Cuba protests; Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and the growing popularity of socialism in the United States; and what people, not governments, can and should do to make a difference. Subscribe to Rightly to watch their conversation and find out more details about the episode below. --- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00 Episode start 00:25 Say hello to Daniel Di Martino! 03:33 Why Latin American immigrants need to pass down traditions 07:20 Why there are no Venezuelan "refugees" 10:26 The motivations behind socialism in the US 17:20 What's actually going on with #SOSCUBA? 22:43 How the Cuban economy works 25:25 Is Mia Khalifa the leader of Cuba's second revolution? 30:14 What do Bernie Sanders, Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Ayanna Presley have to say? 33:15 Daniel's thoughts on the Cuban embargo 34:52 The dangers of American socialism 39:16 Policies of the past won't help us in the future 40:26 Good news for jobseekers! ---- Reading List ---- Pro-Freedom Cuban Protesters Storm Communist Offices, Flip ‘National Revolutionary Police’ Cars: Reports (Daily Wire) https://www.dailywire.com/news/pro-freedom-cuban-protesters-storm-communist-offices-flip-national-revolutionary-police-cars-reports For some community members, ‘Latinx’ misses the mark (MPR News) https://www.mprnews.org/story/2021/07/08/for-some-community-members-latinx-misses-the-markLeaders From America’s Largest Socialist Organization Met With Venezuelan Dictator Maduro (Daily Caller) https://dailycaller.com/2021/07/06/democratic-socialists-america-venezuela-nicolas-maduro/--- Plugs for our guest ---- Follow Daniel Di Martino on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanielDiMartino

If you're a parent looking to raise your daughter with strong conservative values, you may want to listen to Michelle Easton. The president of the Clare Booth Luce Policy Institute, former Education Department appointee by both President Reagan and President Bush, and author of "How to Raise a Conservative Daughter," Easton is the guest this week on "Right Now with Stephen Kent." In their wide-ranging conversation, Easton and Kent discuss whether men and women are truly equal, the transgender movement, why we should embrace daughters who are "tomboys," and how parents can instill strong conservative values in their children.Subscribe to Rightly and check out additional info about their conversation below. ---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00 Episode Start 00:05 Reflections on the Fourth of July 02:23 Being a girl dad 03:04 Welcome Michelle Easton 04:01 “How to Raise a Conservative Daughter”- a guide for challenging times 05:37 Characteristics of a conservative daughter 08:41 Femininity and tomboys 10:58 Michelle: Men and women are not equal 14:16 Finding your worth 18:15 Conservatism v social media culture 19:35 Boys and girls together – sometimes that’s ok 22:40 These traits are not universal 24:30 Hey kids, let’s talk about socialism 26:50 Thou shall not covet thy neighbor’s backyard 28:05 Introduction to Clare Boothe Luce 31:00 Positive news courtesy Matthew McConaughey and Ron Swanson ---- Reading List ---- "How to Raise a Conservative Daughter" by Michelle Easton https://www.regnery.com/9781684512263/how-to-raise-a-conservative-daughter/

There are plenty of conservatives who want to fight climate change. But how can Republicans create environmental policies that resonate with red state voters? On a new episode of "Right Now with Stephen Kent," Stephen sits down with Benji Backer, the founder and president of the American Conservation Coalition, for a conversation about why today's environmental messaging fails to resonate with conservative Americans living in rural areas, the pros and cons of the environmental policies in the Biden infrastructure plan, why severe weather events are not the same thing as climate change, why and when conservatives started caring more about the environment, and the technology and innovations that we need to combat global warming. Subscribe to Rightly and check out additional info about their conversation below. Subscribe to Rightly and check out additional info about their conversation below. ---- Content of This Episode ----00:00 Episode start00:05 Hot time, summer in the city03:00 Welcome Benji Backer04:23 Weather is not climate change, and vice versa06:36 Conservatives changing their tune – adagio08:30 Benji’s life-long activism10:02 Environmental conservatism lives in the West12:17 Getting the messaging right17:40 The language of self-interest23:04 Conservative Climate Caucus v Roosevelt Caucus28:00 My little steps don’t matter, or do they?32:26 The Sunrise Movement March35:30 Getting ag on board37:05 Good foundations for climate policy39:00 The innovations we need now42:34 Goals for 2021 and beyond43:45 Good news on jobs, the Bucks and meat ---- Reading List ---- A lesson from Biden’s plan: If everything is infrastructure, nothing is (Benji Backer for Deseret News)https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2021/4/19/22387900/biden-infrastructure-plan-two-trillion-dollars-american-jobs-plan-benji-backer-acc Manassas schools’ proposed anti-racism policy an excuse to explain classroom challenges (Potomac Local News)https://potomaclocal.com/2021/06/26/manassas-schools-proposed-equity-policy-is-wrong/U.S. climate ads by conservatives, for conservatives, shift views (David Sherfinski for Reuters)https://news.trust.org/item/20210630113113-dvenbToward a Conservative Environmentalism (Nate Hochman for National Review)https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2020/09/21/toward-a-conservative-environmentalism/#slide-1Active Forest Management Will Reverse the Trend of Intensifying Wildfires (American Conservation Coalition)https://www.acc.eco/blog/2018/8/16/active-forest-management-will-reverse-the-trend-of-intensifying-wildfiresU.S. conservatives stake claim to climate activism with Miami rally (Timothy Gardner for Reuters)https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-climate-conservatives-rally/u-s-conservatives-stake-claim-to-climate-activism-with-miami-rally-idINL2N2NK2Z31 big thing: Biden's ticking climate clock (Mike Allen for Axios)https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-deep-dives-e38f6cc4-51d9-4605-8e5f-cbe55a9d63c6.html'This photo captures how we feel': Photo of firefighter in Big Sur's Willow Fire goes viral (Amy Graff for SFGATE)https://www.sfgate.com/california-wildfires/article/firefighter-hotshot-Justin-Grunewald-Willow-Fire-16274671.php---- Plugs for our guest ---- Follow Benji Backer on Twitter:https://twitter.com/BenjiBackerLearn more about the American Conservation Coalition:Twitter: https://twitter.com/ACC_NationalWebsite: https://www.acc.eco/membership

Is toxic masculinity actually a thing? Does one need to be god fearing to be manly? And how and where will today's young men learn about the virtues of masculinity? On a new "Right Now with Stephen Kent," Stephen sits down with Spencer Klavan, host of the Young Heretics podcast, and Emma Ayers, Managing Editor at Young Voices, for a conversation about the state of manhood in 2021, fathers' roles in shaping young men, the flawed nature of toxic masculinity, navigating shifting gender norms in the modern dating scene, and the importance for men to know their true selves beyond what they share online. Subscribe to Rightly and check out additional info about their conversation below. ---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00​​​​​ Episode Start 00:05 Father’s Day post-game analysis of manhood in 2021 02:17 Spencer Klavan and Emma Ayers talk about why their dads rock 09:00 Masculinity is about not being a doormat 11:15 If everything is toxic masculinity, then nothing is 16:35 The sad state of the post MeToo dating scene 21:50 Gen Z and pop culture's angst against gender roles 29:00 Are you living your life? Or are you live-action roleplaying? 34:40 Real men don't tweet 43:30 Understanding the motivation behind your masculinity 50:39 Time for some good news! ---- Reading List ---- Why Twitter Isnt' Manly (Emma Ayers for The American Conservative) https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/why-twitter-isnt-manly/ Whatever happened to flirting? (Zoe Strimpel for Persuasion) https://www.persuasion.community/p/what-ever-happened-to-flirtingLonging for the Male Gaze (Jennifer Bartlett for The New York Times) https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/21/opinion/longing-for-the-male-gaze.htmlWhat My Dad Taught Me, His Daughter, About Manhood — And Why It Matters (Elle Reynolds for The Federalist) https://thefederalist.com/2021/06/19/what-my-dad-taught-me-his-daughter-about-manhood-and-why-it-matters/What Father's Day Means to the Fatherless (Brad Polumbo for FEE) https://fee.org/articles/what-fathers-day-means-to-the-fatherless/Dear Men: Stop Working Out (Only Feminists) https://onlyfeminists.com/2021/03/19/dear-men-stop-working-out/Manhood and the Fall of Civilization (Spencer Klavan for the Young Heretics podcast) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y5s1toRFeg---- Plugs for our guests ----Spencer Klavan: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpencerKlavanYoung Heretics podcast: https://youngheretics.com/#Masculine #Parenting #Dating

What steps must be taken to improve the immigration system? How can we hold government elites accountable? On a new episode of "Right Now with Stephen Kent," Stephen sits down with Saurabh Sharma, President of the American Moment, for a wide-ranging discussion about the current (unfortunate) crop of elites in Washington, the faults within US immigration, filling a new conservative elite pipeline, and the future direction of the American right. Subscribe to Rightly and check out additional info about their conversation below. ---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00​​​​​ Episode Start 00:05 Shakeup on the political right 02:42 Welcome Saurabh Sharma 03:22 Returning to The Swamp - against his better judgment 11:54 The crises American Moment aims to resolve 18:40 Filling the conservative elite pipeline 21:29 On being an “immigration restrictionist” 28:31 Immigration and assimilation 37:54 What’s wrong with the current crop of D.C. elites 43:20 You can’t unsee this 50:42 Positively good news ---- Reading List ----American Moment https://www.americanmoment.org/ What libertarianism has become and will become — State Capacity Libertarianism (Marginal Revolution) https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2020/01/what-libertarianism-has-become-and-will-become-state-capacity-libertarianism.htmlCoercion in the Name of Virtue (The Wall Street Journal) https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB94461328599540685Wait Just One American Moment (National Review) https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/03/wait-just-one-american-moment/The Kushner conundrum (The Spectator World) https://spectatorworld.com/topic/jared-kushner-conundrum-scapegoat-saboteur/Inside the American Moment launch party (The Spectator World) https://spectatorworld.com/topic/american-moment-saurabh-sharma-nick-solheim-jake-mercier-launch-party/We Must Build An Elite For This American Moment (The American Conservative) https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/we-must-build-an-elite-for-this-american-moment/---- Plugs for our guests ---- Follow Saurabh Sharma on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ssharmaUS

If UFOs land on Earth carrying aliens, would they be peaceful, or would we need to call Sigourney Weaver to come defend the planet? On a new "Right Now with Stephen Kent," Stephen sits down with Andrew Heaton of The Political Orphanage podcast and journalist Liz Wolfe at Reason magazine to discuss the media's skyrocketing interest in UFOs, whether UFOs are alien spaceships or top-secret military technology, if an alien discovery would unite humankind or set up another World War, the religious implications of visitors from far beyond Venus, and much more.Subscribe to Rightly and check out more details about the episode below. ---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00 Episode Start 00:05 Welcome Andrew Heaton & Liz Wolfe 01:33 Aliens are taking over the news cycle 06:58 What Blink 182’s Tom DeLonge has to do with it 12:12 What if UFOs are a U.S. government creation? 19:03 An alien discovery will unite us as humans or set off WWIII 26:00 UFOs & the coronavirus lab-leak theory in the Overton window 28:32 Libertarians are missing an opportunity 35:00 Ossified libertarianism 41:15 Are aliens God’s creation & do they need redemption? 46:50 Plugs for our guests ---- Reading List ---- How UFOs went from joke to national security issue in Washington (Washington Post) https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/05/23/ufo-report-sightings-search/? Pentagon's UFO footage — and Obama's curiosity — ratchet up expectations for a big reveal (NBC News) https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/pentagon-s-ufo-footage-obama-s-curiosity-ratchet-expectations-big-ncna1268222There are strange things in our skies. Many can be explained, but some can’t. (National Review) https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/05/the-ufos-might-be-aliens-or-something-else-we-cant-explain/Harry Reid: What We Believe About U.F.O.s (The New York Times) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/21/special-series/harry-reid-ufo.htmlSpeaking of Psychology: Why people believe in conspiracy theories, with Karen Douglas, PhD (American Psychological Association) https://www.apa.org/research/action/speaking-of-psychology/conspiracy-theoriesWhy we want to believe in aliens (BBC Science Focus) https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/why-we-want-to-believe-in-aliens/The American Obsession With Conspiracy Theories, Explained (The New Republic) https://newrepublic.com/article/158380/american-obsession-conspiracy-theories-explainedPublic Trust in Government: 1958-2021 (Pew Research Center) https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/05/17/public-trust-in-government-1958-2021/Even If It's 'Bonkers,' Poll Finds Many Believe QAnon And Other Conspiracy Theories (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2020/12/30/951095644/even-if-its-bonkers-poll-finds-many-believe-qanon-and-other-conspiracy-theoriesOver half of Republicans believe Donald Trump is the actual President of the United States (Ipsos) https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/news_and_polls/over-half-republicans-believe-donald-trump-actual-president-united-states---- Plugs for our guests ---- Andrew Heaton: Website: https://mightyheaton.com/The Political Orphanage podcast: https://mightyheaton.com/the-political-orphanageYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/tsarandrew/videosTwitter: https://twitter.com/mightyheatonLiz Wolfe: Twitter: https://twitter.com/lizzywolReason magazine: https://reason.com/people/liz-wolfe/

Will the divide between red and blue America ever close? Could changing the Constitution using Article V provide a path? Rock band frontman Phil Labonte joins us to talk about the possibilities and a little about his music. ---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00​​​​​ Episode Start 00:10 Dreaming of a red-blue divorce in America 02:10 Holy Cow! It’s Phil Labonte of All That Remains 03:25 Phil flees Taxachusetts 08:00 Federalism. Good or bad? 13:00 Time for an Article V Convention of the states? 18:30 What progressive want to change about the constitution 25:30 Misunderstanding Phil’s music 27:50 The left dominates music and culture 28:00 Has Punk Rock gone woke? 31:45 The critics really hate Phil 33:00 Will we ever rein in Big Tech? 37:00 Common Carrier laws 40:00 Hooray for LGBT families! 42:00 Follow James Lindsay’s New Discourses on Youtube ---- Reading List ---- The Progressive case for an Article V convention (Jurist) https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2018/12/roy-ulrich-progressive-convention/ History of secession movements in the US (NPR) https://www.npr.org/2020/08/20/904195380/break-it-up-examines-the-history-of-secession-movements-in-the-u-s 8 Secession movements in US history (Mental Floss) https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/19862/8-secessionist-movements-american-history Review of David French’s ‘Divided we Fall’ (NY Times) https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/22/books/review/divided-we-fall-david-french.html Disgruntled Oregonians in five counties vote in favor of joining Idaho. What’s next? (Idaho Statesman) https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/northwest/idaho/article251530708.html The Hidden Threat to our Constitution (American Constitution Society) https://www.acslaw.org/expertforum/the-hidden-threat-to-our-constitution/ Phil Labonte archive on Metalsucks https://www.metalsucks.net/tag/phil-labonte/ ---- Plugs for our guests ---- Follow Phil Labonte on Twitter: https://twitter.com/philthatremains Follow Brad Polumbo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/brad_polumbo

The public school system has made chaotic decisions over the course of the pandemic that, frankly, screwed over parents and students. But families can still take their kids' educations into their own hands. On this episode of "Right Now with Stephen Kent," Stephen sits down with Corey DeAngelis, National Director of Research at the American Federation for Children, and Connor Boyack, President of the Libertas Institute, for a conversation about how teachers' unions don't have students' nor teachers' best interests at heart, the pros and cons of remote learning, the concept of "unschooling" and separating schooling from education, and what options parents still have to make sure their child has the most fulfilling education possible. Subscribe to Rightly to watch their conversation and find out more details about the episode below. ---- Content of This Episode ----00:00​​​​​ Episode Start00:06 Stephen’s horrible, no good, very bad school year.03:15 Why are teacher’s unions deciding when to open schools?06:20 The ‘trust crisis’ among parents and students11:00 Are we doing right by students or teachers?14:30 The system’s great for union bosses. But for teachers? Not so much.16:30 School choice: funding students, not schools19:30 How to talk to kids about this past year23:30 Silver linings? More support for homeschooling26:45 Parents learn about the political indoctrination in public schools29:40 The rise of pandemic pods33:45 Why do we segregate students by age?36:20 Stephen tries his hand at teaching during COVID40:25: What do education and agriculture have in common?42:50: Utah walks back truancy laws45:10: Unschooling: Divorcing schooling from education46:35: Three things parents can do to change schools50:45: Good news! Stephen sold his crypto a couple weeks ago. ---- Reading List ---- Do schools kill creativity? (TED Talk from Sir Ken Robinson)https://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_do_schools_kill_creativity?language=en "Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life" by Peter Gray (Basic Books)https://www.amazon.com/Free-Learn-Unleashing-Instinct-Self-Reliant/dp/0465025994 Randi Weingarten on Reopening Schools (C-SPAN)https://www.c-span.org/video/?511782-4/washington-journal-randi-weingarten-discusses-reopening-schools Randi Weingarten's Hilariously Awful Media Rehabilitation Tour (Reason)https://reason.com/2021/05/21/randi-weingartens-hilariously-awful-media-rehabilitation-tour/ "Passion-Driven Education: How to Use Your Child's Interests to Ignite a Lifelong Love of Learning" by Connor Boyack (Libertas Press)https://www.amazon.com/Passion-Driven-Education-Interests-Lifelong-Learning/dp/1943521115/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3JMVGS7LO7P1D&dchild=1&keywords=connor+boyack&qid=1622038189&s=books&sprefix=connor+boya%2Cstripbooks%2C152&sr=1-4 Fund Students, Not Systems (Educational Freedom Institute)http://efinstitute.org/ ---- Plugs for our Guest ---- Follow Corey DeAngelis on Twitter:https://twitter.com/DeAngelisCorey Follow Connor Boyack on Twitter:https://twitter.com/cboyack

Critical Race Theory is permeating higher education, media, and corporate America. Can it be stopped? On a new "Right Now with Stephen Kent," Stephen is joined by Christian Watson, a journalist and YouTuber, and Adam Coleman, author of "Black Victim to Black Victor," for a discussion about finding a critical race theory definition, if CRT's practitioners are virtuous or self-serving in their aims, how Critical Race Theory differs from other forms of anti-racism training, and how CRT can be stopped. Make sure to subscribe to Rightly and find out more details about the episode below.---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:02 Parent blasts school board over CRT 01:08 Stephen on rising opposition to CRT 04:35 Christian and Adam on definition & outcomes of CRT 12:40 Is this CRT or sensitivity training? 20:56 The deep roots of CRT 25:55 Adam on victimhood & savior complex 28:58 The George Floyd case 35:45 Countering CRT without banning speech 46:50 Positively ---- Reading List ---- Is Critical Race Theory un-American? (Acton Institute) https://www.acton.org/religion-liberty/volume-33-number-1/critical-race-theory-un-americanTHE ELECT: THE THREAT TO A PROGRESSIVE AMERICA FROM ANTI-BLACK ANTIRACISTS (It Bears Mentioning) https://johnmcwhorter.substack.com/p/the-elect-neoracists-posing-as-antiracistsSpace Force CO Who Got Holiday Call from Trump Fired Over Comments Decrying Marxism in the Military (Military.com) https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/05/15/space-force-co-who-got-holiday-call-trump-fired-over-comments-decrying-marxism-military.htmlAmerican Airlines Investigating Pilot After Woke Mob Reported Him for Opposing Critical Race Theory (Legal Insurrection) https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/05/american-airlines-investigating-pilot-after-woke-mob-reported-him-for-opposing-critical-race-theory/American Airlines investigating Southlake pilot’s social media activity that criticizes Carroll ISD diversity plan (The Dallas Morning News) https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2021/05/13/american-airlines-investigating-southlake-pilots-social-media-activity-that-criticizes-carroll-isd-diversity-plan/?outputType=ampVirginia Little League Coaches Must Attend ‘Antiracist’ Training (The Washington Free Beacon) https://freebeacon.com/culture/virginia-little-league-coaches-must-attend-antiracist-training/Race Is a Choice (The Epoch Times) https://www.theepochtimes.com/race-is-a-choice_3811878.html---- Plugs for our guests ---- Christian Watson: Pensive Politics podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pensive-politics/id1499924822 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuIAz0mwMNVP0o7Wn5jMKQATwitter: https://twitter.com/OfficialCWATSONAdam Coleman: "Black Victim to Black Victor: Identifying the ideologies, behavioral patterns and cultural norms that encourage a victimhood complex" https://wrongspeak.net/black-victim-to-black-victor/

Have the unemployment numbers for women during the pandemic been as dire as the media claims? Should we be creating more work-from-home jobs for women, or giving more choices to women about the type of work they can pursue? On a new "Right Now with Stephen Kent," Stephen sits down with Elizabeth Nolan Brown and Kat Murti, the founders of Feminists for Liberty, for a discussion about libertarian feminism, parenting and motherhood, providing options to women about their lives and work environments, and why not all definitions of feminism are the same. Make sure to subscribe to Rightly and find out more details about the episode below. ---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00​​​​​ Episode Start 00:51 Welcome, Kat Murti & Elizabeth Nolan Brown 01:51 The she-cession narrative 11:25 Libertarian Feminism defined 25:32 An uptick in traditionalism 30:58 What is a woman? 36:10 Sweatshop labor is empowering? 42:03 Positively ---- Reading List ---- The Paradox of Declining Female Happiness (IZA Institute of Labor Economics) http://ftp.iza.org/dp4200.pdf Women Are Quitting: How We Can Curb The ‘She-Cession’ And Support Working Women (Forbes) https://www.forbes.com/sites/margiewarrell/2021/01/06/does-a-she-cession-loom-how-to-better-support-women-through-this-pandemic/?sh=4aac76523ece'The State Has Been One of the Largest Perpetrators of Gender Inequality and Violence': Podcast (Reason) https://reason.com/podcast/2018/02/02/kat-murti-feminists-for-liberty-podcast/---- Plugs for our guest ---- Follow Kat Murti: https://twitter.com/KatMurtiFollow Elizabeth Nolan Brown: https://twitter.com/ENBrownFollow Feminists for Liberty: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRHsW6PrX-fi3cJrnwUSubAWebsite: http://feministsforliberty.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/FeministLibertyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/feministsforliberty/

Does woke capitalism help or hurt a company's bottom line? Do we even have true capitalism or free markets anymore? On "Right Now with Stephen Kent," Stephen sits down with Shoshana Weissmann and Hannah Cox of the Foundation for Economic Education for a discussion about woke capitalism, if it works, and if it's here to stay. Listen as they discuss how to identify if a brand's political standpoints are authentic or mere performance activism, why we need to chill out over the tech monopoly fearmongering, and how we can work to keep cronyism out of Congress. Make sure to subscribe to the Rightly YouTube channel for more engaging and insightful content. ---- Content of This Episode ----00:00​​​​​ Episode Start 00:04 How woke works 02:25 Meet rabid capitalist Hannah Cox 03:00 What is “woke capitalism” anyway? 07:30 Brand loyalty or tribalism 10:08 We’re all NASCAR drivers now 13:05 Performative corporate activism 18:32 Go woke or go broke? Nah 21:58 Republicans distancing from corporate America 28:05 Stephen sneaks in a Star Wars reference 32:48 Libertarians and corporate totalitarianism 35:06 Enough of the moral panic already 39:15 A trend or entrenched? 40:05 Positively! ---- Plugs for our guest ---- Follow Hannah Cox: Articles for the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE): https://fee.org/people/hannah-cox/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HannahCox7 Follow Shoshana Weissmann: https://twitter.com/senatorshoshana

Why can't we sue cops? What is a "fair" sentence for #DerekChauvin? And why do White liberals act as if they know what is best for Black Americans? On "Right Now with Stephen Kent," Stephen is joined by co-host Brad Polumbo and Olivia Rondeau, a popular YouTuber and Conservatarian, for a wide-ranging discussion about how to improve #policing, the disproportionate impact of #guncontrol policies on Black urban dwellers, and the need for effective criminal justice reform.---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00​​​​ Episode Start 00:31 Chauvin verdict sparks no protests 02:25 Reaction to Chauvin verdict 07:17 Need for a fitting sentence 11:35 Justice is subjective 13:21 Abolishing qualified immunity 18:00 Paying police more, demanding better 20:20 The Ma’Khia Bryant case 24:24 “Adultification” of teens 25:44 Olivia on people saying they’re afraid of her 28:37 Body cameras are not doing their job ---- Plugs for our guest ---- Follow Olivia Rendeau: Twitter: https://twitter.com/rondeaulivia YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtZNSy-X1GjRO20dnnSAatgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/oliviaron/Follow Brad Polumbo: https://twitter.com/brad_polumbo

#CancelCulture is a problematic internet phenomenon. But there are ways that people can fight back against it. On "Right Now with Stephen Kent," Stephen is joined by Gothix, a popular YouTuber and streamer who was canceled in 2019 after voicing her opinion on a casting decision for an upcoming Disney remake. Watch their discussion about viral mob behavior and her tips on how to address and avoid #CancelCulture. ---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00​​​ Episode Start 00:06 Stephen isn’t canceled - yet 02:00 Welcome Gothix! 02:34 Cancel culture exists, people! 03:45 Stephen gets mugged and nearly canceled 06:05 Gothix canceled over Little Mermaid 11:00 Why the #walkaway video? 15:09 The point of cancel culture (hint: there isn’t one) 18:10 Sorry, I’m not apologizing 20:29 Psychological impact of being canceled by the mob24:34 How we beat cancel culture 27:32 Legal recourse against cancelers 34:00 How to stand up to online mobs ---- Plugs for our guest ---- Follow Gothix:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/demonofdreams Website: https://gothix.tv/Twitch: http://twitch.tv/gothix Twitter: https://twitter.com/gothixTV Mailing list: https://sendfox.com/gothix

What does a post-God country look like? Look around, Q-Anon and Critical Race Theory didn’t come from nowhere.This week on “Right Now with Stephen Kent,” Stephen is joined by guest political comedian Andrew Heaton and co-host Shoshana Weissmann to discuss the decline in participation in religion over the generations, how politics are reshaping the religion definition, why we look at Presidents Obama, Trump, and Biden with such reverence, and why the Conservative, Democrat, and Libertarian parties are serving as new spiritual homes for the formerly faithful.---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00​​ Episode Start00:07 Losing our religion, finding another outlet02:39 Meet Andrew Heaton, funny person who likes to think03:56 Shifting religious impulses09:14 Rejecting dogma in religion but not politics13:20 Faith in Q-Anon16:35 The last straw for Stephen & Andrew19:52 Political worship22:38 We separated church & state – or did we?24:00 The rise of determinism29:45 Losing faith in institutions34:07 Resurgence of civil society---- Reading List ----U.S. Church Membership Falls Below Majority for First Time (Gallup)https://news.gallup.com/poll/341963/church-membership-falls-below-majority-first-time.aspxAmerica Without God (The Atlantic)https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/04/america-politics-religion/618072/America Is Losing Its Religion (Axios)https://www.axios.com/americans-less-religious-gallup-poll-3a7fa738-a431-45a9-8185-44267c49d19d.htmlThe Political Orphanage: Politics As the New Religion with Caleb O. Brownhttps://politicalorphanage.libsyn.com/politics-as-the-new-religion-with-caleb-o-brownThe Conservative Sensibility by George F. Willhttps://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/george-f-will/the-conservative-sensibility/9780316480932/How Did Americans Lose Faith in Everything? by Yuval Levin (The New York Times)https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/18/opinion/sunday/institutions-trust.html---- Plugs for our Guest ----Follow Andrew Heaton on Twitter:https://twitter.com/MightyHeaton

Are 1 billion Americans needed to keep America prosperous and competitive on the world stage? This week, Stephen Kent is joined by Matt Yglesias, co-founder of Vox, founder of the "Slow Boring" Substack, and author of One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger. Watch as Stephen, Matt, and Wadi Gaitan of The LIBRE Initiative, discuss the misframed immigration debate, the case for a much larger US population, the buzzy new book from John Boehner, and what is necessary to keep America great. ---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00​​ Episode Start 00:07 Coming up in Episode 7 02:15 Meet new co-host Wadi Gaitan 03:35 Pick your partners, economically speaking 09:45 Immigration is a tool, not a virtue 16:32 No, it’s not too crowded – just ask Texas 18:58 Reviving small towns 22:26 Bringing down the cost of kids 28:57 Population pumping policies 31:15 Infrastructure for 1 billion people 35:08 “The Jetsons” had an optimistic view of the future 36:40 Washington has trouble with that vision thing 44:24 Raise a glass to John Boehner’s new book 51:11 We’ve got some good news---- Reading List ---- One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger by Matthew Yglesias https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/636499/one-billion-americans-by-matthew-yglesias/ "Slow Boring" ​by Matthew Yglesias https://www.slowboring.com/ On the House: A Washington Memoir ​by John Boehner https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250277183 Panic Rooms, Birth Certificates, and the Birth of GOP Paranoia (Politico) https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/04/02/john-boehner-book-memoir-excerpt-478506 Biden calls for massive climate and transit package (Axios) https://www.axios.com/biden-climate-transit-package-d9c8ffad-4486-4e61-a7bb-3d421fa0546d.html---- Plugs for our guest ---- Follow Matthew Yglesias on Twitter:https://twitter.com/mattyglesias

Why are health agencies still pushing dire COVID messaging instead of offering practical guidance? What are both Republicans and Democrats overlooking on the immigration reform debate? And what do legacy journalists have against platforms like Substack and Clubhouse? Liz Wolfe, Staff Editor at Reason, joins host Stephen Kent this week on “Right Now with Stephen Kent” to discuss legacy media’s annoyance over their inability to control conversations on apps like Clubhouse, how both parties reframe the immigration debate to suit their own political goals, and the frustration that several months into the pandemic, we still haven’t determined which COVID-19 policies are working or not. ---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00​ Episode Start 00:43. What’s in store for Episode 6 02:08 Liz Wolfe is in pain – physically and politically 04:15 Moving to NYC amid pandemic 06:39 Texas drops mask mandate – millions do not die 09:20 Why are we still figuring this out? 11:10 CDC director’s sense of “impending doom” 12:53 Talking Clubhouse – with drinking games! 14:35 Stephen & Liz – unfettererd 19:45 Why some journalists feel threatened by Clubhouse 23:00 A culture of civility 24:50 Contrarian migration to Substack 30:44 Narratives Project: The border crisis 39:02 Good News: The lab-grown meats arms race ---- Reading List ---- When Texas ended its mask mandate, event cancellations started – the losses are adding up (Texas Tribune) https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/25/conventions-texas-mask-mandate/ Red State COVID vs. Blue State COVID (Reason) https://reason.com/2020/11/17/red-state-covid-vs-blue-state-covid/ Journalists Worried About People Having Conversations on Clubhouse (Reason) https://reason.com/2021/02/12/journalists-worried-about-people-having-conversations-on-clubhouse/I Beg to Differ - The rise of online contrarians on Substack exposes a dysfunctional media ecosystem (Persuasion) https://tinyurl.com/h52tz8k4In Defense of Substack (Matt Taibbi) https://taibbi.substack.com/p/in-defense-of-substackClubhouse Moderation Issues and Incidents (Taylor Lorenz) https://taylorlorenz.medium.com/clubhouse-moderation-issues-and-incidents-726a88a1b4bdRaising the steaks: First 3D-printed rib-eye is unveiled (Houston Chronicle) https://www.chron.com/business/article/Raising-the-steaks-First-3D-printed-rib-eye-is-15936002.phpHong Kong cooks up lab-grown fish ad demand for clean meat rises (South China Morning Post) https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/article/3120185/hong-kong-cooks-lab-grown-fish-demand-clean-meat-rises---- Plug for our guest ---- Follow, Liz Wolfe, Staff Editor at Reason magazine, on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lizzywol---- Plug for our collaborators at The Narratives Project ---- Visit The Narratives Project's website and follow them on Twitter: Website: https://www.narrativesproject.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/NarrativesProj

Why did the GOP fail to put up a fight against Biden's rescue package? What are the benefits of Universal Basic Income? And do Marvel's Avengers need a GoFundMe? On a new episode of "Right Now with Stephen Kent," guest Zaid Jilani joins host Stephen Kent and co-host Brad Polumbo to discuss why Republicans today fight culture wars instead of addressing fiscal policy, and the growing tendency of policymakers to lean on populist messaging. ---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:40 Where’s that Tea Party energy? 02:16 Zaid Jilani on the GOP not putting up a fight against Pres. Biden’s stimulus bill 08:05 COVID-19 crisis impact on fiscal conservatism 12:30 Importance of policy or culture to voters 20:03 Big business realigning with Democrats 23:50 Stimulus checks – a precursor to universal basic income? 32:00 The Avengers need a GoFundMe 36:12 Good news on e-waste, hate crime trends and vaccines.---- Reading List ----While You Were Seussing (The Dispatch) https://capitolism.thedispatch.com/p/while-you-were-seussingThe fight against universal basic income may already be over (Washington Examiner) https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-fight-against-universal-basic-income-may-already-be-over My Party Has Been Overtaken by ‘Cancel Culture’ Trolls (The Daily Beast) https://www.thedailybeast.com/my-party-has-been-overtaken-by-cancel-culture-trolls?ref=author Republicans Dabble With Class Warfare (The Dispatch) https://thedispatch.com/p/republicans-dabble-with-class-warfare Cash Is Turning Out to Be the Most Effective Welfare (Bloomberg Opinion) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-03-09/covid-relief-cash-may-be-the-welfare-of-the-future Should the Government Intervene to Promote Economic Equality? (Letter) https://letter.wiki/conversation/853---- Plugs for our Guest ---- Follow Zaid Jilani on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZaidJilani

Thought those Tom Cruise deepfake videos were hilarious? Chris Ume, the creator of them, has his own thoughts on the technology.In this special interview, Ume sat down with host Stephen Kent and co-host Shoshanna Weissmann to discuss the fun and potential peril of deepfake technology. Most importantly, he tells you how you can spot one.

How can the right appeal to immigrants? What policies need to be revamped to include the immigrant population? Watch as host Stephen Kent, co-host Shoshana Weissmann, and guest Daniel Di Martino discuss how our leaders and institutions can reach immigrant populations. ---- Content of This Episode ---- 00:00 Episode Start 00:08 GOP getting its act together on immigration 03:13 Messaging that resonates with Hispanics 09:40 The forgotten issue: energy 12:02 Democrats’ losses are GOP’s gains by default 15:45 Reorienting GOP policies 21:38 Heartland visas and other ideas 24:07 Doom-loop problem solving 29:30 Making 2020 gains permanent 34:52 Going in the wrong direction 39:57 Border crisis 42:09 Social scan: High-speed rail meme gains speed 45:55 Good news: Sarah Silverman & Utah ---- Reading List ---- David Shor on Why Trump Was Good for the GOP and How Dems Can Win in 2022 (New York Magazine) https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/03/david-shor-2020-democrats-autopsy-hispanic-vote-midterms-trump-gop.html A Vexing Question for Democrats: What Drives Latino Men to Republicans (The New York Times) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/05/us/politics/latino-voters-democrats.htmlVenezuelans are proof that immigrants aren’t GOP’s enemies (Orlando Sentinel) https://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/guest-commentary/os-op-venezuelan-immigrants-excel-20210309-m27dxsafvzbonlzth2jyuoeyru-story.htmlGen Z’s high-speed rail meme dream, explained (Vox) https://www.vox.com/2021/3/10/22303355/gen-z-high-speed-rail-biden-map-meme-buttigiegThe Future of the Latino Vote, If There Is Such a Thing (Reason) https://reason.com/2021/02/14/the-future-of-the-latino-vote-if-there-is-such-a-thing/---- Plugs for our Guest ---- Follow Daniel Di Martino on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanielDiMartino

At what point do identity politics become toxic? Is it ever possible to find common ground with those of opposing viewpoints? Listen as Stephen Kent, co-host Brad Polumbo, and guest Zuri Davis discuss whether political barriers can be broken. --- Content of This Episode ----03:20 Meet the multifaceted Zuri Davis 05:00 The Equality Act – it’s complicated10:14 Defending the opposing view15:03 Illusion of an LGBTQ-religion divide25:36 Problem with policy “solutions”35:35 Respectfully, I disagree40:36 Tweet One & Tweet Two about you-know-who43:124 Tiny houses solving a big problem ---- Episode Reading List--- An alternative to the anti-religion Equality Act that conservatives can actually support (Washington Examiner) https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/an-alternative-to-the-anti-religion-equality-act-that-conservatives-can-actually-supportEquality Act would crush religious freedom. Trump is right to oppose it (USA Today) https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/05/20/lgbtq-equality-act-fails-fair-religious-freedom-provisions-accommodation-column/3731197002/Identity politics isn’t hurting liberalism. It’s saving it. (Vox) https://www.vox.com/2020/2/20/20954059/liberalism-identity-politics-defenseIt Is Time to Debate—and End—Identity Politics (Heritage) https://www.heritage.org/civil-society/commentary/it-time-debate-and-end-identity-politics---- Plugs for our Guests ---- Follow Zuri Davis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProperlyZuri

What is there to be hopeful for in our politics? And what do "Star Wars" and "Avatar: The Last Airbender" have to do with it? Watch as Stephen Kent, co-host Brad Polumbo, and guest Spencer Klavan discuss if we're going to rally around a politics of hope. Episode Reading List: Against the Blackpill (The American Mind) https://americanmind.org/salvo/against-the-blackpill/ Nickelodeon creates Avatar Studios to create new Avatar, Legend of Korra content (The Verge) https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/24/22297512/avatar-last-airbender-korra-studios-paramount-plus-streaming-netflix The Flight 93 Essay (Claremont Review of Books) https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/digital/the-flight-93-election/ A critique of the Flight 93 mindset by Conor Friedersdorf (The Atlantic) https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/09/an-attack-on-founding-principles-at-the-claremont-institute/499094/ Can Libertarian and Conservatives keep work together? Fusionism explained by Stephanie Slade (Reason) https://reason.com/2021/02/10/is-there-a-future-for-fusionism/ Government, Lord of the Rings and wielding the Ring of Power (Townhall)https://finance.townhall.com/columnists/rogermckinney/2019/10/15/political-power-is-the-ring-that-should-be-destroyed-n2554744 Rush Limbaugh and generational politics of despair (The Dispatch) https://frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/rush-limbaugh-and-the-rights-generational George Washington and calming the Newburgh Conspiracy https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/george-washington-calms-down-the-newburgh-conspiracy Subscribe to Young Heretics with Spencer Klavan: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgqj2go45P8ase0ISG1iwig

Stephen Kent, a leader at Young Voices since 2017, hosts the inaugural episode of Right Now, the first show from Rightly. Co-host Shoshana Weissmann and guest Albert Eisenberg talk with Stephen about the future of the Republican party and opportunities for it to expand. ---Content of this Episode --- 00:00 Why it’s time for “Right Now” 04:30 Remember the Tea Party? 09:15 GOP disconnect 12:29 Millennial & Gen Z politics 15:52 Hidden tribes 23:00 Opportunities for GOP 35:30 Fashion! 43:31 Gen Z’s American Dream 46:20 Positive trends --- Plugs for our guest and Co-host Albert Eisenberg https://broadandliberty.com/author/aeisenberg/ Shoshana Weissmann https://www.rstreet.org/team/shoshana-weissmann/ -- Reading List for the Episode -- Walton Family Foundation Report on Gen Z and the American Dream https://www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org/about-us/newsroom/new-research-reveals-millennials-and-generation-z-believe-american-dream-is-possible A Time to Build by Yuval Levin https://www.basicbooks.com/contributor/yuval-levin/ The Capitalist Joys of Animal Crossing (Medium) https://medium.com/@mnolangray/the-capitalist-joys-of-animal-crossing-b95f9e5770d5