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Mike Johnson Under Fire

Mike Johnson Under Fire
Wade Miller discusses political tension over Mike Johnson's deal, while Jeffrey Paul talks about his book on countering progressivism's threat.

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Wade Miller, Executive Director of the Center for Renewing America, addresses the political firestorm surrounding Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson due to a deal he made with the Democrats on the $1.2 trillion spending bill. Government spending has been extended through September, and the reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is underway. Meanwhile, Mike Johnson faces criticism for his apparent alignment with RINOs and Democrats, particularly for his reluctance to advocate for tax reductions, a change that most Republicans support. Additionally, Wade Miller has touched upon the political complexities arising from Iran’s retaliation against Israel. In a separate but equally concerning issue, the closure of some homeless shelters in Denver is anticipated to exacerbate the safety and security of its streets.

Interview with Jeffery Paul

Professor Jeffrey Paul discusses his new book Winning America’s Second Civil War: Progressivism’s Authoritarian Threat, Where It Came From, and How to Defeat it. Paul views the “second civil war” as a conflict of ideas between progressive and conservative ideologies. His observation is underscored by the fact that scholars with overwhelmingly progressive ideals now form the majority of faculty in American higher education, infusing academia with a liberal bias. In his book, Paul delves into the history of how American higher education has become dominated by these liberal biases, providing a detailed account of this ideological shift.

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