Today is our “Problematic Women” edition of our podcast, and Daily Signal’s Kelsey Harkness and Ginny Montalbano will be joined by Beverly Hallberg to discuss her article on why she’d rather die alone than online date anymore. Plus: They’ll chat about how Lena Dunham is apologizing for defending a male friend of hers accused of sexual misconduct, and the alleged wage gap between men and women.

We also cover these stories:
–The Trump administration on Thursday took a key step toward rolling back President Obama’s climate agenda.
–Once again, lawmakers kicked the can down the road, passing a short-term spending bill. Now the government will stay funded until Dec. 21.
–The United States made a strong display of its commitment to Ukraine Thursday, doing an observation flight.

Alexandre Pesey has been to some of the “yellow jacket” protests going on in France right now over a fuel tax designed to promote green energy policies. Pesey, director and co-founder of the Institut de Formation Politique (the Institute of Political Formation), a nonprofit that trains young people in France, joins us to discuss what’s really going on in France–and whether it means the country could be moving to the right. Plus: Apple CEO Tim Cook says companies must live by their values, but does that have concerning implications for conservative speech online?

We also cover these stories:
–The National Republican Congressional Committee, which is the GOP’s House fundraising arm, was hacked beginning in April of this year — and four senior aides had their email accounts surveilled for months.
–Voter fraud may have occurred in a House race in North Carolina, between Republican Mark Harris and Democrat Dan McCready.
–Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says that unless Russia changes is actions, the U.S. will end compliance with the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Force nuclear treaty in 60 days:

On today’s show, we’re talking about civics. At a time when students across the country lack a basic understanding of government and economics, one university is doing something about it. We’ll feature an interview with Paul Carrese, founding director of the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership at Arizona State University.

We’ll also hear from Manhattan Institute fellow Heather Mac Donald about what’s wrong with college campuses today. Listen to the full interview below.

Where do you begin if you’re thinking about homeschooling? Can you do it if you’re not a teacher? And how can you make sure your kids get enough socialization? We’re joined by a special guest, Colleen Trinko–yes, Kate’s mom! Colleen, who is a teacher, homeschooled her five children for many years, and now works with other homeschool families to advise. Plus: A feminist is kicked off Twitter, seemingly for saying “Men aren’t women.”

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Did it have to come to tear gas? Why have asylum claims rocketed in recent years? David Inserra, a policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation who focuses on immigration and homeland security, talks about this, as well as what he found out when he visited the caravan for himself in Mexico City recently, and what he learned from talking to migrants. Plus: The Daily Signal’s Ginny Montalbano got a sneak peek of the White House’s Christmas decorations, and shares what she saw.

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Has “radical feminism” been bad for women? University of Pennsylvania Law School Professor Amy Wax argues a resounding yes. “Radical feminism has had a baleful influence on college campuses, and on women’s education, in all sorts of ways,” she said. “It’s really made them dumber.”

In this week’s edition of The Daily Signal’s “Problematic Women” podcast, Kelsey Harkness interviews Wax on free speech, gender roles, #MeToo, and “radical feminism.” Wax talks about the dangers of young women taking offense “at remarks that really are not meant to be offensive,” and the left’s constant search to “find sexism under every rock.”

There was a lot of good news for pro-lifers in the 2018 election results–and proof that talking about pro-life values is the way to win over, not lose, voters. Mallory Quigley, vice president of communications for the Susan B. Anthony List, joins us to discuss the group’s door-to-door efforts, and what they saw through contact with thousands of voters directly. Plus: Democrats are much more likely to think that Republicans are racist/bigoted/sexist than vice versa.

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On today’s show, we’ll feature an interview with the founders of NewsGuard, a journalism project that applies nutrition labels to media outlets.

Steve Brill and Gordon Crovitz, the co-CEOs of NewsGuard, speak to The Daily Signal about the mission of NewsGuard and how their rating system works. Earlier this year, NewsGuard gave The Daily Signal a rare perfect rating.

“The U.S. military could suffer unacceptably high casualties and loss of major capital assets in its next conflict. It might struggle to win, or perhaps lose, a war against China or Russia. The United States is particularly at risk of being overwhelmed should its military be forced to fight on two or more fronts simultaneously.” Those are the sobering words from a report released Wednesday by the bipartisan National Defense Strategy Commission. Air Force veteran and Heritage Foundation senior communications manager John Cooper joins us to discuss. Plus: Forget taking your kids to work–taking your parents to work is now what the cool kids are doing.

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On today’s show, we talk politics and culture with Emily Jashinsky, an editor at The Federalist and regular guest on Fox News’ “Media Buzz.” A week after Election Day, Jashinsky shares the most important lessons for conservatives. Plus, she gives her take on President Donald Trump’s fight against “fake news,” the leftist mobs who attack conservatives, and how she approaches her job as an editor covering American culture.

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