Mar 19, 2019
Good morning from Washington, where Democrats want to force everyone to equate sexual identity with skin color or religion. One Senate Democrat isn’t ready to go there, Rachel del Guidice reports. Public housing will benefit from three big ideas this year, HUD Secretary Ben Carson tells our Fred Lucas. Economist and gun rights advocate John Lott visits the podcast. Plus: Cal Thomas on the awful slaughter in New Zealand, and Jarrett Stepman on young Americans who fall for socialism.
Young People’s Embrace of Socialism Shows Why We Shouldn’t Lower the Voting Age
One poll found that some young adults believed that President George W. Bush killed more people than Josef Stalin.
Ben Carson’s 3 Ambitious Agenda Items for Reforming Public Housing
Secretary Ben Carson is looking to scale back land-use regulations that drive up housing costs, saying, “regulatory and zoning restrictions for single-family homes, you’re adding 25 [percent to] 27 percent to the cost.”
The Facts About Gun Control and Homicide Rates
Are there really fewer homicides in countries with gun control? Are other countries besides the United States dealing with mass shooting? John Lott of the Crime Prevention Research Center shares the data.
House Democrats Block 19 Times Vote on Bill to Protect Babies Who Survive Abortion
“It is a shocking reality that the majority party in the people’s House refuses to allow a vote to protect the lives of newborn babies,” says Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., chairman of the Republican Study Committee.
New Zealand Massacre Part of an Age That Has Devalued Life
The callous slaughter of people at prayer is part of an age that has devalued life, from unrestricted abortions to street shootings and other terrorist attacks.
Senate Democrat Says He Can’t Support Equality Act in Current Form
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., announces that he cannot support the Democrats’ “gender equality” legislation as pushed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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