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S6:E25 The New Right

S6:E25 The New Right

The New Right Manipulated Evangelicals into Conservative Republican Politics A small group of men calling themselves The New Right had a major role to play in bonding some evangelicals to the Republican Party. Yet many Christians don't know who these guys were or how...

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Bonus: Compelled – A New Song

Bonus: Compelled – A New Song

The Compelled podcast is hosted by my friend Paul Hastings. It's a testimony show that walks listeners through people's lives so that we can hear how God continues to set people free through faith in Jesus. This episode is part of an ad-swap that Chris did with Paul...

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S6:E24 Milton Friedman and School Choice

S6:E24 Milton Friedman and School Choice

Milton Friedman advocated for school vouchers Milton Friedman is one of the most important economists of the last hundred years. His ideas were quoted by many evangelical writers in the 1970s and 80s, despite his not being a Christian and few of his ideas being in the...

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S6:E23 Milton Friedman vs. John Maynard Keynes

S6:E23 Milton Friedman vs. John Maynard Keynes

Give to help Chris make Truce Is Laissez-faire really fair? Milton Friedman may be the most famous American economist. His research and theories have profoundly shaped the modern American economy. But few of us can clearly articulate what he taught and what it means...

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S6:E22 William F. Buckley Jr. and National Review

S6:E22 William F. Buckley Jr. and National Review

Robert Taft couldn't get elected. Senator Robert Taft couldn't get the nomination. He tried to be the GOP's nominee for president three different times but could not get elected. Conservative Republicans' failure to get nominated by their own party was a source of...

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S6:E19 The John Birch Society

S6:E19 The John Birch Society

Candy magnate Robert Welch founded the John Birch Society Robert Welch was a candy magnate who invented the Sugar Daddy and sold favorites like Junior Mints and Milk Duds. He was also very anti-communist. His dubious research led him to found the John Birch Society, a...

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