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Why God Is A He
Is God a man, a woman, or a genderless force that cannot be identified by masculine or feminine traits? Society offers a range of ideas, but what do religious texts have to say about this immutable characteristic of God? Dennis Prager offers some insightful answers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who Are the Racists?
To call someone a racist is a serious charge. Conservatives are accused of racism by the left on a daily basis. Are the accusations fair? Or is something else going on? Derryck Green of Project 21 provides some provocative answers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Denmark Socialist?
Socialism has failed across the world – from the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe to China, Vietnam, North Korea and, most recently, Venezuela. So now the left references countries like Denmark as “proof” that socialism works. Otto Brons-Petersen explains why they’re wrong: Denmark is just as capitalist as the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Preferred Pronouns or Prison
“He.” “She.” “They.” Have you ever given a moment’s thought to your everyday use of these pronouns? It has probably never occurred to you that those words could be misused. Or that doing so could cost you your business or your job—or even your freedom. Journalist Abigail Shrier explains how this happened and why it's become a major free speech issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Has The West Been So Successful?
The Western world has produced some of the most prosperous and most free civilizations on earth. What makes the West exceptional? Ben Shapiro, editor-in-chief of the Daily Wire and author of “The Right Side of History,” explains that the twin pillars of revelation and reason — emanating from ancient Jerusalem and Athens — form the bedrock for Western civilization's unprecedented success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Chicago Fire: America at Its Best
The most famous fire in American history happened in Chicago on October 8, 1871. But it’s not the fire that was so remarkable; it’s what happened afterwards. Lee Habeeb, host of the nationally syndicated radio show “Our American Stories,” explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Left Ruins Everything
From the Boy Scouts to literature, from the arts to universities: the left ruins everything it touches. Dennis Prager explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DivestU
It’s no longer a secret that many college campuses today are nothing more than leftist indoctrination camps. But what can we do about it? Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, offers a simple and effective solution. This video was made possible by a generous grant from Colorado Christian University. Learn more at https://www.PragerU.com/CCU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sex Matters
Are the differences between men and women biological or socially constructed? What do women want from a relationship? What do men want? Are they the same? Or are they much different? Sean McDowell, Associate Professor of Theology and Philosophy at Biola University sorts it all out in this eye-opening video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Capitalism vs. Socialism
Decades after capitalism seemed to have triumphed over socialism, politicians are once again arguing about the merits and drawbacks of these opposing economic systems. Why are we still having this debate? Andy Puzder, former CEO of the parent company of Hardee's and Carl's Jr., explains the misconceptions that keep the debate alive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Harvard Racist?
Harvard University’s admissions policy is proof that one can remember negative history, write about it in great and vivid detail, and still be doomed to repeat it. In the name of “affirmative action” and “diversity,” Harvard is doing to Asian-American applicants exactly what it once did to Jewish applicants: discriminate. Lee Cheng explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What Made George Washington Great?
There would have never been a United States of America without George Washington. John Rhodehamel, author of "George Washington: The Wonder of the Age," details how Washington successfully guided the budding nation through war and nurtured her in peace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

America Wants Legal Immigrants
Virtually everyone knows America has a big illegal immigration problem. But we also have a legal immigration problem: Current U.S. immigration policy is not serving the best interests of America. Is there a way to protect American citizens and still welcome newcomers to our shores? Reihan Salam offers an insightful solution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why You Can't Argue With A Leftist
When two people share the same goals, they can disagree – even strongly disagree – and still have a productive discussion about how to reach those shared objectives. As comedian and author Owen Benjamin explains, the problem with America today is we no longer share the same goals, and that’s tearing us apart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Trump Won
Were you shocked at the results of the 2016 American presidential election? Most people were, but Stephen Harper was not one of them. Here, the former Prime Minister of Canada explains the trends that foreshadowed Trump’s victory and left many political elites looking wildly out of touch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What It Takes to Become a Millionaire
What’s the difference between America’s millionaires and the rest of us? Chris Hogan, author of Everyday Millionaires, and his research team interviewed over 10,000 millionaires to find out, and what they discovered exploded a number of common myths. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where Are You, Martin Luther King?
A half-century after his death, Martin Luther King Jr. is as revered as ever. But have we been following his example, or merely paying lip service to his ideas? Jason Riley, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, weighs in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Public Union: Public Enemy
Public-sector unions have been gaming the political system for decades, bankrupting whole cities and plunging states into massive debt. How did this happen and can it be stopped? Akash Chougule, senior policy fellow for Americans for Prosperity, has the answers in this sobering video from Prager University. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Fascism Right or Left?
Every Republican president since the 1970s has been called a fascist. Ironic, no? After all, fascism has its roots in the left. Dinesh D'Souza, author of The Big Lie, explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What Was the Cold War?
The decades-long “Cold War” (1947-1989) between the United States and the Soviet Union was so named because the two global powers never came to direct blows. Yet, the war was not without its victims. In fact, millions of Cubans, Koreans and Vietnamese suffered under Communist tyranny. In this video, Renowned British historian Andrew Roberts explains why “The Cold War” could just as easily be called “The Third World War.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Make Men Masculine Again
Rape, murder, war – all have one thing in common: Men. The solution seems simple: make men less toxic – make men less masculine. In this video, Allie Stuckey, Host of "Allie" on CRTV & "Relatable" podcast, explains why demonizing masculinity is not the solution, but the problem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Strange Death of Comedy
Tell a joke now and who knows who you might offend? Identity politics is taking the fun out of just about everything. This is – no fooling – a very serious problem. Actor/Comedian Owen Benjamin explains why and what needs to be done about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why the 3/5ths Compromise Was Anti-Slavery
Is racism enshrined in the United States Constitution? How could the same Founding Fathers who endorsed the idea that all men are created equal also endorse the idea that some men are not? The answer provided in this video by Carol Swain, former professor of political science and law at Vanderbilt University, may surprise you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So, You Think You're Tolerant?
Are you tolerant? You probably think so. But who is tolerant in America today? Is it those on the left, or those on the right? In this video, Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report analyzes this question and shares his experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Amazing Life of Ulysses S. Grant
No American led a more eventful life than Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States and the Union Army's most celebrated general. Garry Adelman, director of history and education at the Civil War Trust, tells Grant’s amazing story in this inspiring video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

American Media, Soviet Tactics
The job of a journalist is to report facts, add context where necessary, and leave it to the consumer to decide what he thinks. In this video, James O’Keefe, founder and president of Project Veritas, explains why fewer and fewer people trust modern-day “journalism.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What Is Intersectionality?
Intersectionality is the newest fad in political activism. What is it? Who’s involved? And, what does it even mean? Nobody is better prepared to answer these questions than Daily Wire editor-in-chief and podcast sensation, Ben Shapiro. He breaks it all down in this invaluable video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dangerous People Are Teaching Your Kids
Dangerous people are filling the heads of young people with dangerous nonsense. Who are these people? They are what Jordan Peterson calls “the post-modernists:” neo-Marxist professors who dominate our colleges and universities. And here’s the worst part: we are financing these nihilists with tax dollars, alumni gifts and tuition payments. Time to wise up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam Carolla: Don't Make Things Worse
Adam Carolla, comedian, social critic and host of the wildly popular Adam Carolla podcast, delivers the 2018 commencement address for PragerU. He offers some sage advice and makes a heart-felt request — as only Adam can. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

America's 2nd War of Independence
In this video, author Brian Kilmeade sheds light on the largely and unfortunately overlooked War of 1812. Kilmeade explains how this war got started, the daunting odds against a nation in its infancy, and the unlikely hero who secured America’s young nation’s future by pulling off one of the greatest upsets in military history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Playing the Black Card
In America, there's a card more valuable than any card from Visa or American Express. What is it? How can you get one? Candace Owens, Communications Director for Turning Point USA, answers these questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Suicide of Europe
Europe is committing suicide. How did this happen? In this video, Douglas Murray, author of The Strange Death of Europe, explains the two major causes of Europe’s impending downfall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Walt Disney: American Dreamer
Walt Disney was the twentieth century’s prime example of American ingenuity. How did he do it? In this video, Glenn Beck, best-selling author and host of The Glenn Beck Program, explains how Disney became a household name, and how he proved that in America, the only limit to your ambition is your own imagination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Control the Words, Control the Culture
The culture war is first and foremost a war of words - and the left is winning. The consequences can be seen everywhere: in politics, in education, in media. In this video, Michael Knowles, host of the Michael Knowles Show, explains why we should not cede another syllable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's a Greater Leap of Faith: God or the Multiverse?
What's a greater leap of faith: God or the Multiverse? What's the multiverse? Brian Keating, Professor of Physics at the University of California, San Diego, explains in this video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cops Are the Good Guys
Are cops perfect? Of course not. And no one should expect them to be. But every single day, under the most difficult conditions, the police protect us from the bad guys. In other words, they do their job and they do it well. Former Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke makes it very clear: cops are not the problem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the Rich Get Richer, the Poor Get Richer
The rich are getting richer, and the poor are... also getting richer. What's driving this wealth creation process? In this video, Daniel Hannan explains why it is capitalism — and capitalism alone — that has led to the unprecedented enrichment that is the central fact of Western life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eye for an Eye: One of the Greatest Ideas in History
Nowadays, many people, particularly those living in Western civilization, no longer regard their society as morally superior to any other. In this video, Dennis Prager lays out how this view does not spring from intellectual rigor, but from intellectual laziness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blacks in Power Don't Empower Blacks
Between 1970 and 2012, the number of black elected officials rose from fewer than 1,500 to more than 10,000. How has this affected the black community? Jason Riley of The Manhattan Institute answers the question in this video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let Kids Be Kids
Lenore Skenazy, President of Let Grow, encourages parents to do what parents have always done: follow basic safety rules, and then let their kids be kids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brexit: Why Britain Left the European Union
Is the European Union good for Europe? Or would Europeans be better off without it? Nigel Farage, a leader of the United Kingdom's Brexit movement, shares his view. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dear Celebrities: No One Cares What You Think
We adulate celebrities so much, it's no wonder they're under the impression that we care about their political opinions. The truth is, we don't. In this video, Candace Owens, Director of Urban Development for Turning Point USA, lets unaware celebs in on the reality: no one cares what they think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Churchill: The Man Who Saved the Free World
The West is free today thanks in large part to one man – Winston Churchill. Historian and bestselling author Andrew Roberts explains how Churchill saved the world from Nazi Germany. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Lincoln Changed the World in Two Minutes
Why do Lincoln's iconic words at Gettysburg still matter to each and every one of us? Professor Doug Douds of the Army War College explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What You Need to Know About Planned Parenthood
What does Planned Parenthood really do? What do they actually stand for? President and founder of Live Action, Lila Rose, lays out everything you need to know about Planned Parenthood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can Climate Models Predict Climate Change?
Predicting climate temperatures isn't science – it's science fiction. Emeritus Professor of Physics at Princeton University Will Happer explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fix Yourself
Want to make the world a better place? Start by bettering yourself. Best-selling author and clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson explains how incremental daily changes can lead to a better life and ultimately a more harmonious world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I'm Gay...Conservative...So What?
Guy Benson is a free market advocate and a small government conservative. Oh, and he's gay. Surprised? You shouldn't be. Watch the video to see why. *It is not the intent of PragerU to make a religious statement or take a religious position with this video. The intent is solely to argue that one's sexual orientation does not have to define one's political values. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Inconvenient Truth About the Republican Party
When you think of the Republican Party, what comes to mind? If you’re like many Americans, you may associate the GOP with racism, sexism, and general inequality. It’s a commonly pushed narrative by left-leaning media and academia, but as former Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science Carol Swain explains, the Republican Party was actually responsible for nearly every advancement for minorities and women in U.S. history—and remains the champion of equality to this day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is There Life After This Life?
What happens after we die? Does everything just end? Or, is there something that comes after this life? Who hasn’t asked themselves these questions? In this compelling video, Dennis Prager deals with the issue of the afterlife head on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices