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The Capital Research Center's Dr. Steven J. Allen and Matthew Vadum discuss the worst stories in government and politics from the past week. Allen and Vadum give their unique, hard-hitting, investigative analysis of these stories to tell you the truth ami

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    • Sep 8, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
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    Episode 30: Debating DACA and Immigration

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2017 58:43


    In this episode: Vadum and Watson have a heated debate over the Trump administration's decision to revoke DACA, an Obama era policy protecting illegal immigrants brought over as children, and immigration policy more broadly.

    Episode 29: Should We Remove Confederate Monuments?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2017 45:44


    In this episode: In the wake of Charlottesville, Confederate monuments are back in the news. Should we take them down or leave them up? We go over all the angles and perspectives.

    Episode 28: Google's Diversity Memo

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2017 58:11


    In this episode: Former Google employee James Damore was fired for writing a memo entitled "Google's Ideological Echo Chamber," which was accused of being sexist. Was it? We argue no! Read the full memo here: https://diversitymemo.com

    Episode 27: Is the White House in Chaos?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2017 57:37


    In this episode: Is the White House in chaos? With the firing of Anthony Scaramucci, Reince Priebus, and many members of the National Security Council, the answer might be yes. But can new Chief of Staff General John F. Kelly change things?

    Episode 26: Trump Speaks to the Boy Scouts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2017 45:13


    In this episode: Matthew Vadum and Michael Watson (filling in for Dr. Steven J. Allen) debate Trump's speech to the Boy Scouts as well as his general communications strategy.

    Episode 25: Obamacare Repeal Failed?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2017 44:24


    In this episode: Republicans seemingly fail to get enough votes to repeal and replace Obamacare. But was their bill any good anyway?

    Episode 24: Travel Ban Reinstated; Debating Its Merits

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2017 50:59


    In this episode: Trump's executive order banning travel from select countries is reinstated by the Supreme Court. We debate the merits of that executive order.

    Episode 23: Special Election in Georgia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2017 33:22


    In this episode: In the special election in Georgia's 6th congressional district, Jon Ossoff loses and Karen Handel wins, but it's a close one.

    Episode 22: Jeff Sessions and James Comey Testify + Rep. Steve Scalise Shot

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2017 50:44


    In this episode: Attorney General Jeff Sessions and former FBI head James Comey testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Plus, a comment of the shooting of Rep. Steve Scalise and others.

    Episode 21: U.S. pulls out of the Paris Climate Accord

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2017 33:34


    In this episode: The President is criticized for pulling America out of the Paris Climate Accord. Dr. Steven J. Allen, an expert on the accord, explains why the President made the right decision.

    Episode 20: Trump Impeachment Incoming?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2017 37:05


    In this episode: Talk of a Trump impeachment has reached it's highest point yet. Will it happen?

    Episode 19: James Comey Fired

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2017 43:12


    In this episode: James Comey's firing and the political storm it has ignited.

    Episode 18: Why Hillary Lost

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2017 38:02


    The Capital Research Center's Dr. Steven J. Allen and Matthew Vadum discuss the worst news story of the last week. In this episode: Hillary Clinton emerges and discusses why she thinks she lost the 2016 election.

    Episode 17: Soviet Islam / ClimateDollars.org

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2017 33:27


    In this episode the Capital Research Center's Dr. Steven J. Allen and Matthew Vadum discuss the BEST news story of the last week: the launches of our brand new film America Under Siege: Soviet Islam (watch at DangerousDocumentaries.com), and our new study on spending in the climate change debate at at ClimateDollars.org

    Episode 16: Military Escalation: Syria, North Korea, and Afghanistan

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2017 41:10


    The Capital Research Center's Dr. Steven J. Allen and Matthew Vadum discuss the worst news story of the last week. In this episode: Our nation's current military interventions. War in Syria, the "Mother of all Bombs" dropped in Afghanistan, and North Korean escalation.

    Episode 15: War on Syria / Susan Rice Unmasks Trump's Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2017 41:12


    The Capital Research Center's Dr. Steven J. Allen and Matthew Vadum discuss the worst news story of the last week. In this episode, two stories: Trump strikes Syrian military targets after their use of chemical weapons, and former Obama National Security Advisor Susan Rice is discovered to have been behind the unmasking of Trump transition officials' phone calls captured during "incidental" collection.

    Episode 14: Judge Gorsuch Filibuster

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2017 32:49


    The Capital Research Center's Dr. Steven J. Allen and Matthew Vadum discuss the worst news story of the last week. In this episode: Democrats threaten to filibuster Judge Gorsuch's confirmation. Senate Majority Leader McConnell may "go nuclear."

    Episode 13: Ryancare Bill Pulled

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2017 31:22


    The Capital Research Center's Dr. Steven J. Allen and Matthew Vadum discuss the worst news story of the last week. In this episode: the policy and politics of the failed Obamacare "repeal."

    Episode 12: The Judiciary Blocks Trump's Travel Ban

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2017 33:35


    The Capital Research Center's Dr. Steven J. Allen and Matthew Vadum discuss the worst news story of the last week. In this episode: Judges in Hawaii and Maryland block Trump's executive order on immigration.

    Episode 11: Obama's Wiretap

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2017 34:00


    The Capital Research Center's Dr. Steven J. Allen and Matthew Vadum discuss the worst news story of the last week. In this episode: Trump's accusation that former President Obama wiretapped Trump Tower.

    Episode 10: Revolt of the Deplorables

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2017 58:44


    Instead of a usual episode, this week we present a recording of CRC's panel at CPAC "Revolt of the Deplorables: Inside the 2016 Election," featuring Dr. Steven J. Allen, Fox News contributor Mercedes Schlapp, co-author the Almanac of American Politics Michael Barone, and National Review author Jim Geraghty.

    Episode 9: Carbon Tax, 9th Circuit Court, Warren "Silenced"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2017 31:52


    The Capital Research Center's Dr. Steven J. Allen and Matthew Vadum discuss the worst news stories from the week of 2/5/17.

    Episode 8: The "Muslim" Ban, #MiloAtCal, Obamacare Repeal

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2017 30:59


    The Capital Research Center's Dr. Steven J. Allen and Matthew Vadum discuss the worst news stories from the week of 1/29/17.

    Episode 7: Inauguration Protests, Trump in Office, Chelsea Manning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2017 31:07


    The Capital Research Center's Dr. Steven J. Allen and Matthew Vadum discuss the worst news stories from the week of 1/22/17.

    Episode 6: Trump "Leaks," Protesting Inauguration, Who Represents the 1%

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2017 31:53


    The Capital Research Center's Dr. Steven J. Allen and Matthew Vadum discuss the worst news stories from the week of 1/8/17 and preview our upcoming documentary film "America Under Siege: Civil War 2017".

    Episode 5: BLM Kidnapping, Hollywood, Hacking

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2017 31:10


    The Capital Research Center's Dr. Steven J. Allen and Matthew Vadum discuss the worst news stories from the week of 1/1/17.

    Episode 4: Russian Hacking, Abolishing "White Men", Planned Parenthood

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2016 31:58


    The Capital Research Center's Dr. Steven J. Allen and Matthew Vadum discuss the worst news stories from the week of 12/11/16.

    Episode 3: Sanctuary Cities, Taiwan, Michael Moore

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2016 32:13


    The Capital Research Center's Dr. Steven J. Allen and Matthew Vadum discuss the worst news stories from the week of 12/4/16.

    Episode 2: Fake News, The "Trump Effect," Trudeau on Castro

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2016 29:45


    The Capital Research Center's Dr. Steven J. Allen and Matthew Vadum discuss the worst news stories from the week of 11/27.

    Episode 1: Election Aftermath

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2016 31:02


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