Our politicians just don’t seem to get it. We’re now in a
depression but they think it’s open season on spending in the name
of “stimulus” or “recovery.” It’s only piling more debt and
inflation on the liability heap, guaranteeing a more violent
economic blowout in the near future.

James Quinn is a strategic developer for the Wharton School of
Business. His recent op ed piece “Unintended Consequences”
performed a detailed chronology of unintended consequences
that lead us to the current crisis along with a sober projection
of where our politicians are steering us; there’s a wide gulf
between congressional attitudes and economic
reality, making them irrelevant.

The movie “Valkyrie” with Tom Cruise hit movie screens recently.
Each day fewer people remain who remember the brave actions of
small heroes during World War II. It’s important to hear their
stories. Diet Eman was a member of the Dutch resistance who
sheltered Jews. Her life story is contained in “Things We Couldn’t
Say,” and she imparts some of those to us.

We hear a lot about “common good” nowadays. John’s boralogue
analyzes the difference between the old meaning of that term and
the new progressive collectivist meaning. One means you are taken
care of by society and the other means you’re just taken for what
you have.

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Today’s program is more concentrated on just a few important
topics.

First John kicks off an extended boralogue of our current economic
and security condition, along with projections of what the new
administration and congress can and can’t do about it.

Embryonic stem cell research has been a subject of heated
controversy because it requires killing human embryos to do the
research. However, stem cells taken from adults have greater
promise for healing diseases than embryonic cells with far fewer
problems. Dr. Robert Schwartz is Director for Bioscience and
Technology at Texas A&M Health Science Center and a leading
scientist on this growing development in stem cell research.

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Times are getting downright exciting.

The hypothesis of manmade global warming is collapsing as we watch;
predictions of climate models fail to materialize and the
indicators point to several decades of profound cold. Professor
Don Easterbrook’s latest paper says the Pacific Ocean has flipped
to the cooling stage of its decadal cycle and he’s troubled that
this is coupling with a marked decrease in solar activity, meaning
we could have very cold weather for the next couple of decades.

Then we’ll pursue last week’s thread making the case for
increased U.S. security as the world slips steadily towards
geopolitical chaos. Tony Blankley, former editor of the Washington
Times opinion page, joins us for a jaunt through his new book,
“American Grit – What it Will Take to Survive and Win in the 21st
Century.”

We’ve been asked to review our predictions for the crisis window
2009-2012, so John’s boralogue focuses on that.

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The show opens a new thread today by allowing guests from both
the left and the right to stake claims for greater security on the
international scene.

Douglas Schoen is a long-term security advisor to former President
Clinton and the Democratic Party. He co-authored “The Threat
Closer to Home,” where he targets Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez as a
major player in supporting global terrorism.

Then Robert Spencer from www.jihadwatch.org climbs on board. His
thesis affirms that political correctness in the media and academia
is blinding the country to real threats to our security.

John’s extended boralogue covers the Gaza situation, especially the
history of Hamas as a terrorist organization that has often killed
more Palestinians than the Israelis.

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Happy New Year everyone. We have a pre-recorded show for most of
the program today as we’re taking the holiday weekend off.
However we did want to keep you updated on the Gaza situation so
John’s boralogue kicks off with an backgrounder of the current
political situation over the last eight years.

Then we’ll move on to an interview recorded in November with
Johanna Michaleson, who authored “The Beautiful Side of Evil” in
1982. Now almost 30 years later we’ll discuss the inroads the New
Age has made into evangelical churches. This interview is part of
a not-yet-released television series that John hosted.

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