Why I Left Utopia

Lyndon B. Johnson created hundreds of social programs to "cure" poverty. But who would administer those programs? And how exactly would they work? No one seemed to know. No one seemed to care. The goal was noble, and that’s all that mattered. Renowned historian Amity Shlaes explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lyndon B. Johnson wanted to wage a war on poverty. Instead, he waged a war halfway around the world in Vietnam. That conflict defined him, his presidency, and the decade of the 1960s. Historian Bill Whittle tells the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you think Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution is ancient history, think again. The tactics Mao used to take over and ruin China in the 20th century are alive and well in America, just under a different name. James Lindsay explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former UK member of Parliament Douglas Carswell believes that the new battleground for freedom is in America—specifically in the American South. That’s why he moved his family 4,000 miles to Mississippi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you work to live? Or do you live to work? Most people today would probably affirm the former—work to live. Most people would be wrong. David Bahnsen, author of Full Time: Work and the Meaning of Life, explains why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The incidence of gender dysphoria has increased 5,000% over the past decade. A French report has called current treatments potentially “one of the greatest ethical scandals in the history of medicine.” So, why do the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and many other medical associations support it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Konstantin Kisin grew up in a progressive paradise. Childcare, health services, and college were free. No one fought over race, religion, or class. Where was this utopia? And why was he so eager to leave it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Experimenting with pills has never been deadlier because the drug supply has never been deadlier. James Fishback, founder of NEO: The New Drug Talk, explains what you need to know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The state of Israel—less than 20 years old—was completely surrounded by the armies of Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, and Syria in June 1967. What was Israel to do: wait for the inevitable attack, or strike preemptively? Renowned historian Michael Oren shares the story of how Israel answered this question and stunned the world in the process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stinging from their loss to Israel in its War of Independence in 1948, Arab countries plotted revenge. Still, a new war seemed unlikely until Egypt allied with the Soviet Union to acquire a fresh arsenal of modern weapons. Renowned historian Michael Oren explains what happened next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices