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CrossWind Church PodcastNew Rhythms New Year - Spiritually Chris BuskirkNew Rhythms New Year - Spiritually Chris Buskirk
2026-01-1836 min
Squawk PodA Night for Democrats: Zohran Mamdani & The Party’s Future 11/5/25Zohran Mamdani defeated Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa in the NYC mayoral race, part of a sweep for Democrats across the nation’s elections. CNBC’s wealth editor Robert Frank reports on the impact this victory will have on the city’s wealthiest population and its tax revenue, and CNBC’s Emily Wilkins is in Washington, DC, reporting on the returns across the country. As many Democrats celebrate, tech investor and MAGA donor Chris Buskirk weighs in on the opposite side of the political aisle; Buskirk maps out his vision for America’s next era of success, and it hinges on i...
2025-11-0542 min
TBPNOpenAI and Gemini Achieve IMO Gold, CBS Cancels Colbert's Late Night, McLaren's Mansour Ojjeh Collection | Chris Black, Chris Buskirk, Turner Caldwell, Jamin Ball, Harper Carroll, Nikita Singareddy(00:45) - OpenAI Achieves IMO Gold
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(50:29) - CBS Cancels Colbert's Late Night
(01:10:57) - McLaren's Mansour Ojjeh Collection
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(01:29:04) - Chris Black is a New York-based writer, producer, and editor, known for his creative consultancy, Done to Death Projects, and as co-host of the podcast "How Long Gone." In the conversation, he discusses his 2015 advice book "I Know You Think You Know It All," his upcoming memoir slated for 2026, and the evolving landscape of book promotion, emphasizing the impact of podcasts and traditional media appearances on sales.
(02:00:28) - Chris Buskirk is a serial entrepreneur, author, and co-founder...
2025-07-213h 18
TFTC: A Bitcoin Podcast#516: America & The Art of the Possible with Chris BuskirkMarty sits down with Chris Buskirk to discuss the destruction wrought by ESG and moving forward with positive vision.
Chris on Twitter: https://x.com/thechrisbuskirk
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0:00 - Intro
0:50 - Start - ESG destroys innovation
3:53 - Conservative vibe shift
8:38 - River & Unchained
09:54 - Positive vision
15:58 - Positive vision specifics
24:24 - Gradually, Then Suddenly & Zaprite
26:01 - Broken money
28:39 - Electric cars
31:20 - What DC does to good people
35:31 - Take the white pill and think big
41:40 - What regulation...
2024-06-211h 08
Madison's NotesS3E26 American Innovation, American Vitality: A Conversation with Chris BuskirkHow can we restore America's frontier spirit, foster innovation, and stave off decay? Chris Buskirk sits down to discuss his new book America and the Art of the Possible: Restoring National Vitality in an Age of Decay. Along the way, he delves into the history of innovation from Augustan Rome to the Scottish Enlightenment to Silicon Valley, whether America is an oligarchy or an aristocracy, how our education system can better support American needs, and more.Chris Buskirk is the founder, editor, publisher of the magazine American Greatness, as well as a contributing opinion writer for The New...
2024-05-221h 01
New Books in Business, Management, and MarketingAmerican Innovation, American Vitality: A Conversation with Chris BuskirkHow can we restore America's frontier spirit, foster innovation, and stave off decay? Chris Buskirk sits down to discuss his new book America and the Art of the Possible: Restoring National Vitality in an Age of Decay. Along the way, he delves into the history of innovation from Augustan Rome to the Scottish Enlightenment to Silicon Valley, whether America is an oligarchy or an aristocracy, how our education system can better support American needs, and more.Chris Buskirk is the founder, editor, publisher of the magazine American Greatness, as well as a contributing opinion writer for The New...
2024-05-221h 02
New Books in Economic and Business HistoryAmerican Innovation, American Vitality: A Conversation with Chris BuskirkHow can we restore America's frontier spirit, foster innovation, and stave off decay? Chris Buskirk sits down to discuss his new book America and the Art of the Possible: Restoring National Vitality in an Age of Decay. Along the way, he delves into the history of innovation from Augustan Rome to the Scottish Enlightenment to Silicon Valley, whether America is an oligarchy or an aristocracy, how our education system can better support American needs, and more.Chris Buskirk is the founder, editor, publisher of the magazine American Greatness, as well as a contributing opinion writer for The New...
2024-05-221h 01
New Books in EconomicsAmerican Innovation, American Vitality: A Conversation with Chris BuskirkHow can we restore America's frontier spirit, foster innovation, and stave off decay? Chris Buskirk sits down to discuss his new book America and the Art of the Possible: Restoring National Vitality in an Age of Decay. Along the way, he delves into the history of innovation from Augustan Rome to the Scottish Enlightenment to Silicon Valley, whether America is an oligarchy or an aristocracy, how our education system can better support American needs, and more.Chris Buskirk is the founder, editor, publisher of the magazine American Greatness, as well as a contributing opinion writer for The New...
2024-05-221h 01
New Books in Politics and PolemicsAmerican Innovation, American Vitality: A Conversation with Chris BuskirkHow can we restore America's frontier spirit, foster innovation, and stave off decay? Chris Buskirk sits down to discuss his new book America and the Art of the Possible: Restoring National Vitality in an Age of Decay. Along the way, he delves into the history of innovation from Augustan Rome to the Scottish Enlightenment to Silicon Valley, whether America is an oligarchy or an aristocracy, how our education system can better support American needs, and more.Chris Buskirk is the founder, editor, publisher of the magazine American Greatness, as well as a contributing opinion writer for The New...
2024-05-221h 01
New Books in Science, Technology, and SocietyAmerican Innovation, American Vitality: A Conversation with Chris BuskirkHow can we restore America's frontier spirit, foster innovation, and stave off decay? Chris Buskirk sits down to discuss his new book America and the Art of the Possible: Restoring National Vitality in an Age of Decay. Along the way, he delves into the history of innovation from Augustan Rome to the Scottish Enlightenment to Silicon Valley, whether America is an oligarchy or an aristocracy, how our education system can better support American needs, and more.Chris Buskirk is the founder, editor, publisher of the magazine American Greatness, as well as a contributing opinion writer for The New...
2024-05-221h 01
Grand Canyon TimesChris Buskirk: Restoring American Greatness Arizona-based Chris Buskirk is the publisher of American Greatness. He has founded, built, and successfully sold multiple finance businesses including in insurance, reinsurance, specialty lending, and tax-credit financing. For over 15 years he has been a successful investor in growth stages companies across the financial services space as well as in real estate, digital marketing, consumer brands, and media. In this interview, Chris discusses why the United States of America is the best nation on the planet, and how to champion the middle class and the traditional family unit in the midst of the all the noise. ...
2024-01-0335 minGrand Canyon TimesChris Buskirk: Restoring American GreatnessArizona-based Chris Buskirk is the publisher of American Greatness. He has founded, built, and successfully sold multiple finance businesses including in insurance, reinsurance, specialty lending, and tax-credit financing. For over 15 years he has been a successful investor in growth stages companies across the financial services space as well as in real estate, digital marketing, consumer brands, and media. In this interview, Chris discusses why the United States of America is the best nation on the planet, and how to champion the middle class and the traditional family unit in the midst of the all the noise.
2023-09-0635 min
Restoration SpotlightAmerica and the Art of Possible with author and conservative thought leader Chris BuskirkOn this week’s First Right, Doug Truax speaks with serial entrepreneur, author, and publisher of American Greatness Chris Buskirk. Chris visited our studio to discuss his latest book America and the Art of the Possible: Restoring National Vitality in an Age of Decay and share his thoughts on why there’s hope for national renewal.
Don’t miss this conservative conversation about America’s current state-of-affairs and what it will take to restore our country back to greatness.
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2023-04-2833 min
Conservative Conversations with ISIChris Buskirk on Restoring National Vitality, Financialization, and Pragmatic ConservatismIn This Episode:Chris Buskirk joins the podcast to talk about his new book, America and the Art of the Possible, about restoring “national vitality” and re-sparking the risk-taking, adventurous spirit that built Americahow financialization operates in the modern American economy and creates mismatched incentives that undermine widespread American prosperitywhy conservatism should focus less on ideological constructs and more on being practical and getting conservative outcomes like stronger family formation, higher life expectancy, and increasing total factor productivityTexts Mentioned:America and the Art of the Possible: Restoring National Vitality in an Age of Decay by Chri...
2023-02-1440 min
Subversive w/Alex KaschutaChris Buskirk - Nurturing Vitality in an Age of DecayI speak with Chris about his involvement in the Blake Masters campaign and what he learned from it about civilizational vitality, America in decline but still on top of the world, US narrative hegemony, technology, debt, the frontier, and much more.
Chris Buskirk is an American entrepreneur and writer and founder, editor, and publisher at American Greatness. His latest book is "America and the Art of the Possible: Restoring National Vitality in an Age of Decay"
You can also find Chris on Twitter at @thechrisbuskirk.
2023-02-081h 04
Breaking Battlegrounds Official Podcasts119 Podcast: Chris Buskirk on the Art of the PossibleThis week on Breaking Battlegrounds, we are joined by Chris Buskirk, author of the new book America and the Art of the Possible: Restoring National Vitality in an Age of Decay. Later in the show, Jonathan Johnson, CEO of Overstock, returns to the show to talk about challenges and opportunities facing business leaders in 2023. Chris is […]
2023-01-161h 07
Light Beer Dark MoneyRestoring America’s Vitality in an Age of DecayChris and Sean talk to Chris Buskirk about his new book “America and the Art of the Possible: Restoring National Vitality in an Age of Decay.”
Buskirk is a thought leader in the conservative movement and this book is a must read for anyone who cares about the future of the United States and western civilization.
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2023-01-1500 min
Breaking BattlegroundsChris Buskirk on the Art of the PossibleThis week on Breaking Battlegrounds, we are joined by Chris Buskirk, author of the new book America and the Art of the Possible: Restoring National Vitality in an Age of Decay. Later in the show, Jonathan Johnson, CEO of Overstock, returns to the show to talk about challenges and opportunities facing business leaders in 2023. - Chris is publisher of American Greatness. A contributing opinion writer for the New York Times, he has also written for the Washington Post, SpectatorWorld, USA Today, The Hill, The New Criterion, and other publications. He is a frequent contributor to...
2023-01-141h 13
Moment of TruthOnce and Future American Greatness (feat. Chris Buskirk)In Today's episode of "Moment of Truth," Saurabh sits down with Chris Buskirk, Editor and Publisher of American Greatness and co-author of “American Greatness: How Conservatism, Inc. Missed the 2016 Election,” to discuss the rise of Donald Trump, the Trump administration's hiring and firing difficulties in the swamp, what the future of the right looks like, Christian nationalism, and how to restore American Greatness. Chris Buskirk is editor and publisher of American Greatness. He is a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times and has written for The Washington Post, The Spectator, USA Today, The Hill, The N...
2022-11-141h 29
New York City of Brotherly LoveEpisode 111 - College Football with Emily Van Buskirk+NFL Week 1+Giants Upset TitansThe 2022 College Football season is two weeks in! We’re joined by Emily Van Buskirk to discuss everything surrounding the start to the NCAA Football season. Also we recap Week 1 in the NFL, including the New York Giants getting a big win over the Tennessee Titans and New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh sounding off following a blowout loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
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2022-09-141h 37
The Danny Toddcast#157 - Personal Trainers Amanda Rhode & Chris BuskirkWelcome Amanda Rhode to the podcast! and Chris Buskirk is back from episode 155. This couple is a personal training powerhouse, and it was great to have them both on the podcast to talk about all things fitness! Make sure to also check out episode 155 with Chris...we bring up some things from that episode. Grab some water, go for a walk and enjoy the episode!
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2022-02-281h 09The Danny Toddcast#155 - Personal Trainer, Chris BuskirkChris Buskirk is a personal trainer and you bet your protien we talk about it and them some! Blackstrap molasses? Got it. Insulin spike? Yeah, we cover it. Paranormal stuff? That too ha ha. Great episode, gratful to have Chris on the podcast and it will not be the last time!
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2022-02-181h 28CrossWind Church PodcastPastor Chris Buskirk First in the Series, "ONE at a Time” God’s Unexpected Way to Change the World” 2.13.22Pastor Chris BuskirkFirst in the Series, "ONE at a Time” God’s Unexpected Way to Change the World”
2022-02-1340 min
America First One on OneMAGA is stronger than in 2016. Chris Buskirk on America First One on OneFor this edition of America First One on One, Sebastian talks to the founder and editor of American Greatness, Chris Buskirk, about how far the American Right has shifted thanks to President Trump, why the elite of the GOP is so resistant to the MAGA agenda, and moreSupport the show: https://www.sebgorka.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2021-09-1543 min
All That NonsenseAll That Nonsense Episode 5: NBA Playoff Recap/Current NBA News and Who has a Deeper Bag?In this episode of "All That Nonsense" we take a look at game 5 of the Milwaukee Bucks vs Brooklyn Nets and give our thoughts on the outcome and what each team needs to accomplish in order to stay in the series. We then jump into couple of big NBA news stories such as:- Chris Paul Potentially having to sit out games due to COVID-19 protocal- Lebron speaking on shortened season- Lamelo winning Rookie of the Year-All NBA Teams-Kawahi Leonard knee injuryOnce we finish discussing NBA...
2021-06-1852 min
The WIN-WIN EffectDAVE VAN BUSKIRKIn Episode 107 of The Win-Win Effect™ Show, Chris Ross sits down with Dave Van Buskirk to discuss that there is tons more to being a great advisor than increasing your financial literacy.
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2021-06-1500 min
The WIN-WIN EffectDave Van Buskirk - Build Generational Wealth | S5:E7In Episode 107 of The Win-Win Effect Show, Chris Ross sits down with Dave Van Buskirk to discuss that there is tons more to being a great advisor than increasing your financial literacy.
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2021-06-151h 06
The Chris Buskirk ShowThe Unbroken Thread: Talking with Sohrab AhmariChris talked Sohrab Ahmari about his new book The Unbroken Thread. They discuss how Sohrab became a Roman Catholic, how having a son made more acutely aware of his responsibilities to his posterity, the problems of liberalism, and the kind of America he'd like to see.
2021-05-2648 min
Talk Law Radio PodcastBusiness and Commercial Insurance w/ Karen Dayle-Van BuskirkI don't need to tell you that your business is important. You worked hard getting to where you are today. Most business owners continually reinvest into their business, which usually means you are putting all your eggs in one basket - your business. Karen Dayle-Van Buskirk and I are talking about business insurance to protect the blood, sweat, and tears you have invested. Karen Dayle-Van Buskirk, producer for Jamie Johnson Insurance, in San Antonio, Texas is a great source of information for all things business insurance. Call Karen at 210-693-0395 or check out www.jamiejohnsoninsurance.com...
2021-04-1251 minThe Chris Buskirk ShowBoomers & Their Dismal Legacy: Talking w Helen AndrewsHelen Andrews new book, Boomers: The Men & Women Who Promised Freedom & Delivered Disaster is a tour de force. She joins me to discuss who they were, what they did, and how we rebuild after the madness.
2021-02-2052 min
Breaking BattlegroundsChris Buskirk: Where the Republican Party Goes From HereChris Buskirk joins hosts Sam Stone and Chuck Warren to discuss ‘Where the Republican Party goes from here.” Chris Buskirk is the editor and publisher of American Greatness. Chris is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times and has written for the Washington Post, The Hill, and other publications. He is a frequent contributor to NPR’s Morning Edition, the PBS Newshour, and Hardballwith Chris Matthews and regularly appears on CNN. Along with Seth Leibsohn he is the author of the book American Greatness: How Conservatism, Inc. Missed the 2016 Election & What the Establishment Needs to Learn. This is a publi...
2021-01-2643 min
Breaking BattlegroundsEpisode 3: Chris Buskirk: Where the Republican Party Goes From HereChris Buskirk joins hosts Sam Stone and Chuck Warren to discuss ‘Where the Republican Party goes from here.” Chris Buskirk is the editor and publisher of American Greatness. Chris is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times and has written for the Washington Post, The Hill, and other publications. He is a frequent … Episode 3: Chris Buskirk: Where the Republican Party Goes From Here Read More »
2021-01-2643 min
Breaking Battlegrounds Official Podcasts3 Podcast: Chris Buskirk: Where the Republican Party Goes From HereChris Buskirk joins hosts Sam Stone and Chuck Warren to discuss ‘Where the Republican Party goes from here.” Chris Buskirk is the editor and publisher of American Greatness. Chris is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times and has written for the Washington Post, The Hill, and other publications. He is a frequent […]
2021-01-2600 min
Breaking BattlegroundsChris Buskirk: Where the Republican Party Goes From Here Chris Buskirk joins hosts Sam Stone and Chuck Warren to discuss 'Where the Republican Party goes from here." Chris Buskirk is the editor and publisher of American Greatness. Chris is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times and has written for the Washington Post, The Hill, and other publications. He is a frequent contributor to NPR's Morning Edition, the PBS Newshour, and Hardballwith Chris Matthews and regularly appears on CNN. Along with Seth Leibsohn he is the author of the book American Greatness: How Conservatism, Inc. Missed the 2016 Election & What the Establishment Needs to Learn. Get...
2021-01-2643 minThe Chris Buskirk ShowCarelords, Art Thots, & Liquid Modernity: Talking with Anna KhachiyanAnna joins me to discuss how modernity broke civilization, denatures and degrades humanity, and how nice she is IRL. We also discuss the state of art and architecture, the desirability and necessity of religious revival, and living in a tiny house in Google's parking lot.
2021-01-121h 30The Chris Buskirk ShowSlowly and Then All At Once with Malcom KyeyuneMalcom Kyeyune joins me to discuss the decay evident in America's political system, where class analysis is insufficient and why understanding cultural divisions as caste divisions may be more helpful. We also discuss the increasing fragility in the system and the perceived (but not real) lack of agency built into process-based politics.
2020-12-171h 44The Chris Buskirk ShowBlake Masters: Building A Culture That BuildsBlake Masters joins me to discuss the great stagnation, lessons learned since the beginning of the Trump era, and how to build a political movement focused on improving the lives of the middle and working class. Blake is the CEO of Thiel Capital and co-author with Peter Thiel Zero to One.
2020-12-031h 30The Chris Buskirk ShowJD Vance talks about Hillbilly Elegy and America's FutureHillbilly Elegy, the Ron Howard directed biopic based on JD Vance's best-selling memoir is out in theatres & on Netflix. JD and I talk about what he learned about family, friendship, loyalty, and faith and how that informs his view of building a better America.
2020-11-241h 07The Chris Buskirk ShowWhat’s At Stake for America? Talking with Michael AntonMichael Anton joined me to discuss what's at stake for America. Are all politics regime level politics now? Can American as we understand it survive Blue Caesar? And why, as always, California shows the potential for a future, one-party American dystopia that provides luxury for the few and decay for the many. We begin with a discussion of his new book, called The Stakes: America at the Point of No Return. Available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/35iqFRy
2020-11-111h 122020-11-0148 minThe Chris Buskirk ShowPollster Sees Trump Win Coming Together: Talking With Matt ToweryMatt Towery sees the race tightening and favoring President Trump's re-election. He's polled for Politico, ABC affiliates, Fox affiliates, and candidates across the country. And he got 2016 right. Now he explains what he thinks most polls are missing, how pollsters are getting it wrong and why that yields misleading results. And he explains what he thinks is going right for Trump including some areas of unexpected strength.
2020-10-2431 minThe Chris Buskirk ShowPollster Who Thinks Trump Will Win The Election; Talking With Robert Cahaly of Trafalgar GroupRobert Cahaly thinks Trump will win the election. We talk about why and what he's seeing in polls that makes him go against the grain. We also talk about what's gone wrong with polling, what are the challenges pollsters face, how to get accurate polls, and what average people should look for when reading polls.
2020-10-2239 minThe Chris Buskirk ShowWhat's The Matter With Liberalism? Talking with Alex KaschutaAlex Kachuta joins me from Transylvania to discuss what's wrong with liberalism and how she became "post-liberal". She's lived and worked all over Europe working in tech and media as quintessential high-achieving "anywhere" but she found that she's really been a "somewhere" all along and returned home. We also discuss her favorite anonymous accounts on Twitter and why that's where the most interesting conversations are happening. Her book recommendations are Why Liberalism Failed by Patrick Deneen and The True Believer by Eric Hoffer.
2020-10-151h 09CrossWind Church PodcastOvercoming Amnesia - Chris Buskirk -10/11/20Overcoming Amnesia - Chris Buskirk -10/11/20
2020-10-1240 minThe Chris Buskirk ShowWokenomics & Woke Capital: Talking w Oliver Bateman and Zack MooreA powerlifting lawyer and an NFL agent devoted to MMA join me to talk about woke capital in sports and the strength of strength.
2020-10-081h 17The Chris Buskirk ShowThrough the Gray Mirror: Talking About The Future With Curtis YarvinDescription: The man once known as Mencius Moldbug has a new project called The Gray Mirror. What is it? It starts with understanding the true nature of power; what it is, how to use it, how to recognize where it lies. And of course, what to do with it. But the question is where are we now and what comes next? Books mentioned in this episode:The Machiavellians - James Burnham - https://amzn.to/3n9Gi4TSuicide of the West - James Burnham - https://amzn.to/33ejCIyOn Power - Bertrand de...
2020-10-012h 00The Chris Buskirk ShowWhat the Right doesn't understand about the Left with Angela Nagle & Malcom KyeyuneThe Right thinks it understands the Left - it's motivations and how it thinks about itself - but Malcom and Angela explain how the Right gets it all wrong and how that misunderstanding makes the Right less effective. Having spent years on the Left before being thrown out for unapproved thoughts, Malcom and Angela offer an insider's perspective full of fascinating insights. Pay special attention to the discussion of the Left's essential union with corporate power, it's implicit sadism, it's ritual desecration of relationships, and it's war on beauty.
2020-09-152h 00The Chris Buskirk ShowThe School to OnlyFans Pipeline: Talking w Aimee Terese About Liberalism & It's DegradationsAImee and I discuss the school to OnlyFans pipeline. If only I'd thought of that phrase while we were talking. Liberalism has brought us to the point where all relationships must be considered in economic terms. It's poisoned relations between men and women and no one is happy. Is this essential to liberalism? Aimee also describes what happened to Bernie and I wonder about a new political coalition.
2020-09-081h 53The Chris Buskirk ShowMatthew Yglesias: One Billion AmericansMatt & I discuss the idea of his new book One Billion Americans. Can America do that? Should we? Matt says yes, but I remain unconvinced. But if we even contemplate the idea how do we do it? Immigration? Increased birth rates? How do we rebuild families and increase middle class wages to support a trebling of our population? And the big question: Why do it?
2020-09-021h 00The Chris Buskirk ShowAmerica Lost: A Discussion w filmmaker Christopher RufoChristopher has made several award-winning documentaries. His latest, America Lost, is the story of three failing American cities and the people who live in them. He profiles the forgotten people in the forgotten cities of Youngstown, Ohio, Memphis, Tennessee, and Stockton, California. Jobs are gone, families are stretched to the breaking point, and people are often trapped in machinery of a system that's supposed to help but too often tears people down. The film took Rufo 5 years. We discuss why he made it and what he learned.
2020-08-121h 21The Chris Buskirk ShowTalking with Roger Kimball About Beauty, Aesthetics, & National VitalityWhat does a civilization's idea of beauty say about it's health? When did the project to destroy beauty & promote ugliness begin and why? We had a wide ranging discussion of Christian and Classical beauty, art, architecture, and ideal human forms.
2020-08-051h 14The Chris Buskirk ShowMalcom Kyeyune: Technofeudalism and the latent power of Middle AmericaMalcom Kyeyune joins me to discuss what he describes as the neoconfederate economics of technofeudalism and how the latent power of the American middle class has yet to be tapped.
2020-07-291h 44The Chris Buskirk ShowLearning From The Collapse of Russia w Pascal-Emmanual GobryLiberal institutions are failing. PEG & I discuss why and then look at the collapse of Russian in the 1990s to see if we can learn anything. Every institution of government failed leading to millions dead, rampant alcoholism, abandoned children, and rampant crime.
2020-07-221h 12The Chris Buskirk ShowGood Tax Policy & Good Politics, talking with Julio GonzalezJulio Gonzalez is a tax expert. He explains why some tax policies, like accelerated depreciation, are not just bad policy, they're bad politics because they benefit very few people and lead to dangerous malinvestment.
2020-07-2237 min2020-07-1932 minThe Chris Buskirk ShowDefeating Neoliberal Moral Imperialism with Darren BeattieDarren Beattie is a political theorist & former speechwriter for President Trump. We discuss how to understand & then defeat the neoliberal moral imperialism that is undermining the foundations of civilization and fomenting a war of all against all.
2020-07-151h 08The Chris Buskirk ShowWhat went wrong with American conservatism? A conversation with David Azerrad.Professor Azerrad joins me to discuss what happened to American conservatism. Once ascendant and full of ideas, it lost it's sense of purpose. So what do people who identify with the Right actually want out of government? Does it overlap with what independents & some liberals want? What does a successful society look like and how do we get there?
2020-07-101h 06The Chris Buskirk ShowDoing the Work: Talking with Oliver Bateman"Doing the work", "being there for it", what "we're reading" these are the religiously charged phrases of woke neoliberalism. Oliver Bateman and I discuss what it means for the middle class when PMCs are "doing the work". Spoiler alert: it doesn't mean anything good.
2020-07-031h 23The Chris Buskirk ShowInnovation and Governance: A Discussion with Blake MastersBlake Masters is the co-author with Peter Thiel of Zero to One and is COO of Thiel Capital. We discuss The Great Stagnation in technology, ideas, and governance.
2020-06-261h 27The Chris Buskirk ShowWhat's the matter with Neoliberalism? Talking with Aimee TereseAimee Terese joins me to discuss the mercenary sociopathology of neoliberalism's striver class and much more.
2020-06-201h 52The Chris Buskirk ShowThe Cost of Thriving: Talking with Oren CassWhat does it cost for a family to thrive? I talk with Oren Cass about his work to define this. He found that in 1985 an average male wage-earner could support all of the major expenses of a family of 4 with 30 weeks of work. In 2018 it took 53 weeks. How do we improve on where we are now?
2020-03-0652 minThe Chris Buskirk ShowDemocrats Break Up With NeverTrumpers and Bernie Opens A Lead with Guest Julie KellyNeverTrumpers are getting the boot from their Democratic Party friends after offering unwanted advice on the Democratic Primary. And Bernie Sanders has room to run. Where does it lead? Julie Kelly joins me
2020-02-2546 minThe Chris Buskirk ShowTrump Wins Democratic Primaries with Henry OlsenDemocrats are divided, Biden is imploding, while Bernie and Peter from South Bend keep rolling. Can Democrats find a clear winner? I unpack it with election expert Henry Olsen.
2020-02-1337 minThe Chris Buskirk ShowTrumpp Celebrates Acquittal, Nadler to Subpoena Bolton, Julie Kelly JoinsThe Senate acquitted Trump, but House Democrats are committing to more hearing, more subpoenas, including Bolton and others, so what's next? Good for Trump? Can Republicans retake the House?
2020-02-061h 06The Chris Buskirk ShowTrump Acquitted, Democrats Ready to Subpoena Bolton, Now What?The Senate acquitted Trump, but House Democrats are committing to more hearing, more subpoenas, including Bolton and others, so what's next? Good for Trump? Can Republicans retake the House?
2020-02-0643 minThe Chris Buskirk ShowAfghanistan Papers Expose Decades of Lies: Exclusive Interview With Julie KellyThe Afghanistan Papers published last year expsore a culture of corruption and lying about what was really going on in Afghanistan: covering up failures, exagerating successes, all to get Bush, Obama, & Trump to keep funding the neverending war. Julie Kelly has dug into the documents & shares the first in a series.
2020-01-2050 minThe Chris Buskirk ShowHow To Save The Republic: A Chat With An Insider's Outsider, Ned RyunThe biggest fault line isn''t Democrat or Republican, it's Ruling Class vs Country Class. Ned Ryun, a DC insider and class traitor, explains why this is critical and what we can do to reinvigorate the American Republica.
2020-01-1651 minThe Chris Buskirk ShowWhat is Gelato Populism?Enforce obscenity laws on porn, Princeton Professor Robbie George urges AG Barr. Also, a discussion about the generational divide in MAGA on Iran. Plus, what is Gelato Populism & why is it important for Americans? The Rise of Matteo Salvini. Ben Boychuk joins me today.
2020-01-141h 06The Chris Buskirk ShowPromise & Peril In Iran: Special Guest Curt MillsTrump's instincts are to disengage from the Middle East, yet he has taken an aggressive posture with Iran. Curt Mills argues that Trump is still Trump and his foreign policy is still America First, but there is peril from the DC lobby that favors war with Iran.
2020-01-1453 minCrossWind Church PodcastCommunion 01/12/20 - Chris BuskirkHighlights of 2020 Vision Holy Land Tour with Chris, Jeff and Terri
2020-01-1220 minThe Chris Buskirk ShowA Deep Dive Discussion With Devin Nunes: What's Going On With Democrats' Ukraine Conspiracy Theory?Congressman Devin Nunes joines me to explain what's going on with impeachment and where the Democrats' Ukraine conspiracy narrative came from.
2019-11-1846 minThe Chris Buskirk ShowThe Plot Against The President: How Devin Nunes Uncovered The Biggest Scandal in US History w/ Lee SmithDevin Nunes discovered a plot to spy on President Trump's campaign & then to destroy his presidency. Spies, cops, politicos, DC insiders are all part of the story. Super-journalist Lee Smith joins me to tell the story like no one else can.
2019-10-3138 minThe Chris Buskirk ShowHow GOP Senate Inaction Is Helping Democrats Impeach TrumpThe Senate GOP is frozen, inactive and it's helping Democrats impeach Trump. Julie Kelly joins me to discuss what they're doing - and not doing - and how it's hurting the president.
2019-10-2855 minThe Chris Buskirk ShowDemocrats Push Impeachment, Senate GOP Writes Letters Full of Empty Threats; Julie Kelly JoinsJulie Kelly joins me to discuss feckless Republicans who refuse to act to defend the country, their president, and their voters. Democrats are using the House to continue their war on Trump & his voters with impeachment. But Republicans in the Senate do nothing but write letters with empty threats.
2019-10-111h 12The Chris Buskirk ShowDemocrats Are Heading For Disaster With Joe BidenDemocrats think Joe Biden is their answer to Trump. They're wrong & it could cost them the election. Also, why do conservatives let liberals control the environemental debate? It's time to change that & bring back a pro-nature, pro-nation agenda.
2019-09-171h 03The Chris Buskirk ShowRepublicans Running Against Trump Are Still A Threat - But Not How You ThinkThree Republicans are running against Trump: Bill Weld, Joe Walsh, & Mark Sanford. Not exactly the dream team. Yet, they are likely being used by anti-Trump elements and are a real threat in the general election. I'll explain why.
2019-09-1146 minThe Chris Buskirk ShowCorrupt American Elites Are Killing Us - ReallyAmerican elites are failing the country in education, science, government, and media. But also in business. The opiate epidemic that kills nearly 50,000 per year & the role of the Sackler family in promoting Oxycontin tells the tale. What went wrong with American elites & how do we fix it?
2019-09-0551 minThe Chris Buskirk ShowHow Red Flag Laws Really Work and Is America Really A White Supremacist Nation?Tempted by Red Flag Laws? Don't be. I explain exactly how they work right now in California. Also, we keep being told this is a white supremacist nation. But that's just a distraction to keep you from looking at the real problems.
2019-08-0941 minThe Chris Buskirk ShowEverything You've Heard About Mass Shootings Is WrongMass shootings are dominating the news. They're horrific. But what the media is telling you about the problem - and the solutions - is all wrong. Also, why is our government pledging billions for Venezuelan infrastructure and nothing for us?
2019-08-061h 02The Chris Buskirk ShowTired, Irrelevant Democrats Make Trump Re-Election Much More LikelyThe 2020 Democrats inspire no one. They're washed up B-listers like Joe Biden and Bernie or scheming ciphers like Kamala. Only Elizabeth Warren has any substance but she's not exactly a great retail politian. I look at each of them in a one-on-one race with Trump and all signs point to a Trump re-election.
2019-07-1251 minCrossWind Church PodcastGiving Glory - Chris Buskirk 6/30/19Live Like Kings - Giving Glory - Pastor Chris
2019-06-3034 minThe Chris Buskirk ShowTrump Launches His 2020 Campaign, Elite Media Calls It "Bizarro World"Trump officially launched his 2020 campaign and the media immiedately proved they still don't get it. Meanwhile, Trump drew a huge crowd in Orlando while Biden and the others struggle for traction. The game is on, now what? We'll talk the politics, the people, the horserace, and make sense of it.
2019-06-2146 minThe Chris Buskirk ShowWill Democrats Impeach or Is This Just Theatre To Raise Money? And, What Is Right-Liberalism?Muellers talks, Democrats threaten to impeach. But will they do it? And Sohrab Amahri decries "David French-ism" which is what I call Right-Liberalism. What is it & why it's unprincipled & bad politics.
2019-05-311h 10CrossWind Church PodcastThe Broken to Bless - Live Like Kings - Chris Buskirk - 5/26/19The Broken to Bless - 5/26/19Series: Live Like Kings Pastor Chris Buskirk
2019-05-2648 minThe Chris Buskirk ShowTaking A Stand Against The Big Tech Oligarchy: Sen Josh Hawley Leads With New LegislationJosh Hawley introduces legislation to prevent Big Tech from tracking you. Will Trump endorse? Also a look at European Parliament elections which could send a raft of new populist-nationalists to Brussels from all over Europe. What does it mean for Europe & the US?
2019-05-2449 minThe Chris Buskirk ShowWill Joe Biden Crash & Burn - Again? Also, what role did Obama play in the Russian-Collusion Cabal?Joe Biden has failed spectacularly in 2 prior presidential runs. Will he again, especially now that he is dogged by corruption charges? Also, what role did Obama play in setting up the Russia-Collusion cabal?
2019-05-2256 minThe Chris Buskirk ShowTrump meets Orban; Sovereignty & Nationalism In Europe; Is a war of choice with Iran brewing?President Trump met Viktor Orban of Hungary. The liberal establishment went crazy but should they have? What's going on with populist nationalist movement in Europe from Brexit in the UK to Salvini in Italy, Orban in Hungary and others. Iran: Do some of Trump's advisers want to start a war with Iran?
2019-05-1954 minCrossWind Church PodcastCommunion Chris Buskirk 5/19/2019Communion Devotional - Pastor Chris 5/19/19Series: Live Like Kings
2019-05-1909 minCrossWind Church PodcastAn Ally to Keep 5/19/19 - Chris BuskirkAn Ally to Keep - Pastor Chris - 5/19/19
2019-05-1946 minThe Chris Buskirk ShowEpisode 4 The Chris Buskirk Show - Will Heartbeat Bills Like Alabama's End Roe v Wade?More states are moving pro-life legislation like Alabama's while others are copying New York's radical pro-abortion law. This might lead to the end of Roe v Wade and send abortion back to the states. Also, Mitt Romney votes against constitutionalist federal judge to get back at Trump.
2019-05-1747 minThe Chris Buskirk ShowEpisode 3 The Chris Buskirk Show - Is Mitch McConnell Attacking Trump With Subpoena of Don Jr?McConnell's Senate subpoena's Donald Trump Jr. even though the Mueller investigation is over. Why? Is Mitch trying to exert power over the president? And is supporting President Trump a sin? Some Christian pundits think so. Here's where they're wrong.
2019-05-1144 minThe Chris Buskirk ShowThe Chris Buskirk Show Ep 2 - How Do We Stop Big Tech Targetting ConservativesBig Tech keeps targetting conservatives and hitting them with bans. Facebook kicked several high profile conservatives off the platform in the latest. Is it a set-up for the 2020 election? And what happened to the US-backed coup in Venezuela?
2019-05-061h 12The Chris Buskirk ShowThe Chris Buskirk Show Episode 1What's going on in Venezuela? And why? Also, why was Mike Pence's former Chief of Staff referred for investigation on claims of spying on Trump by Republican Senators? Will Trump replace Pence and if so, with whom?
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