American Thought Leaders

How a California Bill Lets Sex Offenders Into Women’s Prisons | Amie Ichikawa

It’s been over five years since a California law came into effect that allows biological males to be sent to women’s prisons if they identify as transgender. The law has

A Mathematical Challenge to Darwinian Evolution | Douglas Axe

Modern biology often presents Darwinian evolution as a settled explanation for the origin and diversity of life. Douglas Axe is chair of molecular biology at Biola Unive

How to Identify a Bad Argument | Warren Smith

Modern culture often treats popular consensus and media narratives as settled truth. Warren Smith, author of the new book “A Mind of Your Own: Independent Thinking in the

EXCLUSIVE: Tom Homan Reveals Next Targets and How Many Missing Immigrant Children Have Been Found

In this episode, I’m sitting down with Tom Homan. A career law enforcement officer, he’s served as a cop, border patrol agent, federal investigator, and acting ICE chief,

How Over 700 OpenAI Agents Went Rogue and Hacked Another Company | Daniel Kokotajlo

What happens when AI agents stop acting like isolated tools and begin collaborating to trick the very systems that evaluate them? Daniel Kokotajlo, executive director of

Here’s What to Know Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit | Grant Newsham

Ahead of the Trump–Xi summit in Washington this week, I’m sitting down with retired U.S. Marine Colonel Grant Newsham to understand what’s really at stake here, and what

How Palau Resists Beijing’s Pressure Campaign in the Pacific | Kambes Kesolei

I recently traveled to the Pacific island nation of Palau, home to one of the deadliest battlefields of World War II. And geography still matters: Today, it’s a security

America’s Beef Shortage Explained | Joel Salatin

Centralized agriculture insists that strict federal oversight is essential for food safety and market stability. Joel Salatin, co-owner of Polyface Farms, argues that a c

How These Pilots Became a Lifeline for Remote Pacific Islands | Mark Abbott and Brock Welge

In the remote Pacific, emergency medical transport is not a simple call away. Across hundreds of miles of open ocean separating island communities, sudden illness or seve

EXCLUSIVE: How a Tiny Nation Is Defying Beijing and Defending Its Sovereignty | President Surangel Whipps Jr.

During World War II, America learned a hard lesson about the strategic importance of the small island nations scattered across the Pacific. Among them is Palau, a nation

The Hidden Costs of a World Without Anything Worth Fighting For | Rusty Reno

Rusty Reno is the editor-in-chief of First Things Magazine and author of “Return of the Strong Gods: Nationalism, Populism, and the Future of the West.” In his book, Ren

How I Reversed My Near-Fatal Autoimmune Conditions | Sina McCullough

Modern medicine in the West often treats chronic and autoimmune conditions as lifelong diagnoses that must be managed rather than cured. Sina McCullough—who has a doctora

Here’s What People Get Wrong About Modern Warfare | John Spencer

Underground and urban warfare have become the decisive battlegrounds of modern warfare, yet for a long time, military doctrine has been built to avoid both, said John Spe

How a Soviet Revolutionary Still Shapes American Politics | Bradley Thayer

Modern American politics is commonly framed as a face-off between traditional conservative and contemporary progressive values. Bradley Thayer, author of “America’s 100

The War on Privacy—And How to Fight Back | Naomi Brockwell

Many people have come to accept pervasive surveillance as the price of modern life: that our phones, browsers, messages, purchases, and movements will inevitably be colle

Here’s What Darwin’s Theory Can’t Explain | Michael Behe

Modern biology often posits Darwinian evolution and natural selection as a settled explanation for the vast complexity of the natural world. Yet, looking closely at the n

How a Neglected Plaza Now Immortalizes Forgotten American Heroes | Matthew Taylor

It’s rare to see large-scale bronze installations built today. In Washington, D.C., as part of America’s 250th anniversary celebration, Matthew Taylor has transformed the

The New School Where Teens Will Learn Classics—and Build Airplanes | Ian Rowe

Ian Rowe is a charter school founder who believes hard work and accountability—and rejecting victimhood—are the secrets to a good education. His school Vertex Partnershi

Ralph Norman Outlines Plan for Social Security Reform and Fiscal Overhaul

Ahead of the Republican Senate primary runoff tomorrow in South Carolina, I’m sitting down with Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) as he and Sen. Darline Graham make their final

HHS Uncovers Millions in Potentially Fraudulent Billing for Pediatric Gender Care | Asst. Sec. Brian Christine

🔥Invest in Frontieras: Opportunity closes August 27. https://ept.ms/4ghvnCo In this episode, Adm. Brian Christine, assistant secretary for health at the U.S. Department