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Since the Ricochet Podcast will be on hiatus next week, we’ve got a big episode to tide you over! We’re not only jam packed with our extra gab time, but with today’s guest Ze’ev Orenstein we head the birthplace of our grand Judeo-Christian tradition. His organization is excavating the City of David, making it possible for those currently celebrating Passover, Holy Week and Ramadan (or any curious visiter) the chance to walk through the awe-inspiring sites of their prophets, priests and kings.
The fellas also get into the disappointing elections in Chicago and Wisconsin; plus they touch on the outrageous culture war battles centered around Bud Light and Douglas Mackey.
Song of the Week: Hava Nagila
(The soundbite this week is Amb. John Bolton reacting to the Trump indictment on a CNN panel.)
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Does his number take in account the de-criminalization of this an other Soros DA’s?
e.g. in San Fran, it is a misdemeanor to steal less than $1000.00 worth of goods on a single theft.
I rarely miss an episode. I listen and am a member of Ricochet because of the myriad of opinions, exceptional knowledge (that reminds me how much I don’t know!), and agreeable disagreements that constantly challenge my beliefs and fortify my own principles. This podcast is a blessing if you’re willing to to see each of our hosts as having come from very different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives but manage to have a civil discussion about practically unlimited topics. Kinda like how I wish — and I don’t think I’m alone here — America would return to. Pettiness escalated to nuclear fallout without reasonable debate is part of what is chipping away at our cohesion. Both sides do it. Participate in the culture wars, I do, but there’s no changing the middle if everything is WWIII. People just shut it out. I’ll probably never have the opportunity, but I’d give each of these gentlemen (and Samuel Block) a hearty handshake and heartfelt thanks for years of thoughtful thinking and entertainment.
I have watched this situation unfold, for forever. How is anybody going to sell the GOP abortion threats? It’s never going to happen. It’s always going to work in reverse, politically. Hand out Plan B pills instead.
Thanks for the pod, gentlemen. Rob’s enthusiasm for the historical significance of this area, and his depth of knowledge paired with Ze’Ev’s background, made this a really interesting conversation. A real “boots on the ground” experience.
What struck me was the day-to-day reality that 3 major religious groups all lay some form of claim to the area, and despite all the wars and tensions that are part of its history, on a day-to-day basis, it does not sound like WW3 is a heartbeat away. Maybe I’m overly optimistic.
Also: Great pic.
I strongly suspect that Democrats are quietly putting money into Republican primaries, to promote candidates who do not admit of an abortion exception for rape and incest.
If the voters are forced to choose between no abortion and unrestricted abortion, they will reluctantly choose the latter.
Also, he seems to have forgotten his own industry’s “NC-17” rating.
A parent or guardian can take a child to an R rated movie; but there is no parental option that permits taking a child to an NC-17 rated movie.
For various reasons, inner-city black voters are readily manipulated by criminal or near-criminal “community organizers” into voting against their own interests, but serving the Democratic machine.
It’s also likely that a law-and-order candidate could never fly — and has never flown — among population subgroups with high rates of committing crimes.
On the one side, cracking down on crime will — distantly, nebulously — lower crime rates. On the other, they will lose their own sons, brothers, uncles to years of incarceration.
Thanks, James. Never meant to suggest that Rob isn’t a good guy or that he isn’t worth liking or respecting. He’s clearly very popular, and that’s very cool. My only question is, “Where’s the conversation”? . . . BTW, between 1988 and 1990, I was an editor of the scholarly magazine Biblical Archaeologist, published by the American Schools of Oriental Research, in the period soon after the death of the great Yigal Shiloh, who had to deal (steadfastly and heroically) with religious opponents of the dig. It was the job that propelled me into Duke Divinity School, where in 1992 I earned an MTS before deciding not to pursue a PhD. All just to say I too am greatly interested in what’s been uncovered in the City of David and thought it was a perfect subject for this episode. I hope you had a wonderful Easter!
Because they only want the criminals next door and in the next street, etc, to be locked up. Not the criminals in their own homes/families.
After having to bail on the podcast to clear my head after the latest Long diatribe (this time about how conservatives just have to roll over and accept anything the Left does culturally), I returned to hear Peter talk about hiw Texas is considering passing a bill to fund school choice. I’m sad to report that Texas Republicans have voted down the Senate bill and the House proposal doesn’t have much chance of passing.
https://www.msn.com/en-US/news/politics/school-choice-center-stage-in-texas-house/ar-AA19KsJd?ocid=sapphireappshare
Why? It’s hard to say because reporting is spotty. Opponents of choice claim that this will take money away from public schools and give it to private ones. That’s true, but the idea that public schools “deserve” that money is ludicrous, but enough GOP reps (more than 24) agree. The only “good news” is that last time this vote came up it was about 40 votes short so we are making progress, but it is slow. Don’t look to Texas to lead on this issue. We are far behind as we are on many issues. The GOP leadership in the State isn’t exactly competent as they don’t have to compete against a legitimate opposition and really don’t have much of a clue how to accomplish things.
If public schools are doing a bad job of educating kids, then money should be taken away from them, and given to schools that do a better job.
Of course, public schools are a totem, a shibboleth, to many people. Especially, I think, to people who went to public schools in the halcyon days when they still taught patriotism — instead of destroying it.