Topic: Moral Bankruptcy

3 chapters across the catalog

Upstaged!
Episode 957 1:40:08 - 1:42:29

957: Upstaged!

Gianno Caldwell and Emotional Reactions on Fox News

Republican strategist Gianno Caldwell appeared on Fox & Friends, emotionally criticizing President Trump's comments on the Charlottesville protests. Caldwell argued that the President betrayed the moral fabric of the country by suggesting there were "fine people" among the white supremacist demonstrators.

Holes Over Norway
Episode 155 31:18 - 32:49

155: Holes Over Norway

Healthcare Reform, Medicare, Elderly Care

The hosts discuss how the current healthcare bill excludes Medicare from federal books by shifting it to state responsibility. They argue that nationalized medicine eventually leads to denying care to the elderly once they are no longer "useful" to society. A clip of a congresswoman is played to support the claim that the government intends to put seniors in a precarious position.

Thanksgiving Turkeys
Episode 123 58:34 - 1:00:55

123: Thanksgiving Turkeys

Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged Relevance

The 1957 novel *Atlas Shrugged* by Ayn Rand is discussed as a prophetic description of the current U.S. economic and moral climate. While the hosts distance themselves from Rand's "objectivism" movement, they argue the book's themes of institutional collapse and moral bankruptcy are highly relevant. John C. Dvorak expresses skepticism about reading the 1,200-page tome.