Geopolitics, Education, and History

We packed the program this weekend with informative interviews, with a focus on geopolitics for the first part of the program.

Although China is hailed as an economic powerhouse, it has serious monetary and population problems, which will affect its approach to the approaching geopolitical storms. Ken Timmerman (www.kentimmerman.com) and John discuss the proposal that the U.S. drop its support of Taiwan in exchange for a debt write-off. The Chinese may not be able to do that.

Then we’ll jump to the Middle East for a summary report by correspondent Dave Dolan (www.ddolan.com), author of a new book entitled, “Millennium, the Lord Reigns.”

During his State of the Union address this week, President Barack Obama said states should require mandatory school attendance until age 18. But kids drop out because they are unchallenged in bad public schools due to a failed curriculum, which never comes up in the conversation. William Estrada from Home School Legal Defense (www.hslda.org) tells why this will cause more problems than it solves.

This week marked the 67th anniversary of the liberation of inmates from Auschwitz Concentration Camp. The appalling lack of historical knowledge among young people threatens freedom in the future. Ray Comfort (www.180movie.com) joins us to discuss his new movie, “180.”

John’s boralogue focuses on the chasm between what Republican debate media hosts think are important issues versus the real crises America is about to face. It’s like night and day.

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Shifting Attitudes Away from Gun Control

It’s time we see whether or not Americans’ attitudes towards gun control have shifted over the last decade. There were two pivotal events which seem to have galvanized the case for self defense. Alan Gottlieb from the Second Amendment Foundation (www.saf.org) is author of the book, “Shooting Blanks, Facts Don’t Matter to the Gun Ban Crowd.”

Then Michael Paul joins us to continue the thread we have been pursuing ongoing asking the question, “Will the real Islam please stand up?” Paul grew up as an Iraqi Muslim and later became a Christian. We have candid conversation about his life, Iraq, Iran, Islam and Christian persecution.

The entire concept of land-for-peace swapping in the Middle East peace process will suffer a fatal wound if Egypt reneges on its treaty with Israel and the United States fails to enforce it, since the U.S. was a principle guarantor of the treaty. John’s boralogue examines this most critical issue.

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The Media’s Pitching Deck of Conflicting Standards

It’s time to revisit the National Defense Authorization Act, which allows for the indefinite detention of American citizens without due process or respect for habeas corpus. This is a provision that must be repealed as soon as possible or simply declared unconstitutional. Jim Babka from www.downsizedc.org joins us.

Mid-show John reports a number of significant news stories unfolding this week.

Then we’re on to issues of free speech with a look at the growing effort to penalize criticism of Islam by preventing a definition of the relationship between Islam and terrorism. Former CIA officer Claire Lopez at the Center for Security Policy (www.csp.org) guests on the program.

John’s boralogue frames the show for today with a breakdown of how the media’s constant double standard woks, including rule changes when circumstances don’t suit them.

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Ambushing Our Elected Representatives

Why is it we elect people to change things in Washington or state capitals and then nothing happens? It’s because they’re ambushed by foundation groups determined to force legislators to fall in line with “the system” or to marginalize those who won’t play by “the rules.” Idaho State Representative Vito Barbieri paints a picture of what legislators are up against.

Open Doors (www.opendoorsusa.org) issued its report on religious freedom around the world this week. 80% of the areas where Christians are under serious duress occurs in Muslim countries, but you’d never know that from the media’s prattle about the religion of peace. Rev. Paul Estabrooks from Open Doors returns to the program.

John’s boralogue emphasizes the key trend we’re going to witness during 2012: the increasing tension between political ideology and reality as the gulf between them stretches to a breaking point. John concludes the program with a Middle East intelligence update.

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