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The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 281: Are We Passing the Israel TestIn this compelling and wide ranging episode of The Bill Walton Show, host Bill Walton engages with the great economic, technology and futurist thinker George Gilder to talk about his provocative book, The Israel Test. In The Israel Test George provides much needed context for today’s war in the Middle East. His theory about the root causes of the conflict dramatically reframes the issues and makes it clear why we need to support Israel in this defining moment in History. Despite comprising only 4% of the Middle East's land area, Israel has cultivated a preeminent hi...2024-10-081h 02The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 281: Are We Passing the Israel TestIn this compelling and wide ranging episode of The Bill Walton Show, host Bill Walton engages with the great economic, technology and futurist thinker George Gilder to talk about his provocative book, The Israel Test. In The Israel Test George provides much needed context for today’s war in the Middle East. His theory about the root causes of the conflict dramatically reframes the issues and makes it clear why we need to support Israel in this defining moment in History. Despite comprising only 4% of the Middle East's land area, Israel has cultivated a preeminent hi...2024-10-081h 02The Bill Walton ShowThe Case for TrumpIn this easy to listen to, charming, and informative episode of "The Bill Walton Show," host Bill Walton engages with Mercedes Schlapp and Matt Schlapp in a dynamic discussion about the pressing issues facing America today. Together, and with humor, they dig into the upcoming elections, economic priorities, and the shifting political landscape. Of course, as Trump supporters, the trio delves into critiques of Biden/Harris’ leadership, the importance of economic growth, and why minority communities are increasingly supporting conservative policies. They also highlight the work that CPAC has been doing with the worldwide movements for freedom and liberty. Wi...2024-09-3049 minThe Bill Walton ShowThe Case for TrumpIn this easy to listen to, charming, and informative episode of "The Bill Walton Show," host Bill Walton engages with Mercedes Schlapp and Matt Schlapp in a dynamic discussion about the pressing issues facing America today. Together, and with humor, they dig into the upcoming elections, economic priorities, and the shifting political landscape. Of course, as Trump supporters, the trio delves into critiques of Biden/Harris’ leadership, the importance of economic growth, and why minority communities are increasingly supporting conservative policies. They also highlight the work that CPAC has been doing with the worldwide movements for freedom and liberty. Wi...2024-09-3049 min
Now I've Heard EverythingBill Walton: A Trailblazing Career on the Court and Behind the MicThe NBA finals are about to get underway. But the celebratory mood was muted last week with news of the passing of a towering basketball figure (literally and figuratively).
Hall of Famer Bill Walton was a 14-year NBA veteran. The #1 draft pick in 1974, he spent his early years with the Portland Trail Blazers, then the Clippers, then the Celtics. Nagging foot injuries eventually forced his retirement.
In this 1994 intervioew Walton discusses his book Nothing But Net.
Get Nothing But Net by Bill WaltonAs an Amazon Associate, Now I've Heard Everything earns from qualifying...2024-06-0520 minThe Bill Walton ShowBehind the Curtain: Unveiling the Arabella Network's Vast Influence on U.S. PoliticsIn this episode of The Bill Walton Show, Bill wades into the murky waters of the Left’s “dark money” manipulation of American politics with Scott Walter and Kristen Eastlick with the Capital Research Center. We often use the phrase follow the money. Scott and Kristen are among the best at doing just that. Centerpiece of the discussion is Scott’s new book Arabella: The Dark Money Network of Leftist Billionaires Secretly Transforming America. In it, he reveals the vast influence that the Arabella Network - by deploying billions of dollars - plays in American p...2024-05-0651 minThe Bill Walton ShowBehind the Curtain: Unveiling the Arabella Network's Vast Influence on U.S. PoliticsIn this episode of The Bill Walton Show, Bill wades into the murky waters of the Left’s “dark money” manipulation of American politics with Scott Walter and Kristen Eastlick with the Capital Research Center. We often use the phrase follow the money. Scott and Kristen are among the best at doing just that. Centerpiece of the discussion is Scott’s new book Arabella: The Dark Money Network of Leftist Billionaires Secretly Transforming America. In it, he reveals the vast influence that the Arabella Network - by deploying billions of dollars - plays in American p...2024-05-0651 minThe Bill Walton ShowInvesting in a Polarized America: Federalism and Entrepreneurship with Jim PinkertonIn this lively episode of the Bill Walton Show, Bill talks with Jim Pinkerton in a thought-provoking discussion about investing in the turbulent waters of today's toxic political climate. With a focus on the stark Red-Blue divide in America, Jim offers a contrarian view that it’s fertile ground for what he terms "directional investing." Drawing from his upcoming book, "The Secret of Directional Investing: Making Money Amidst the Red-Blue Divide," Pinkerton—a veteran of the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations and a long-time Fox News contributor—unpacks the intriguing idea that political polariza...2024-04-2246 minThe Bill Walton ShowInvesting in a Polarized America: Federalism and Entrepreneurship with Jim PinkertonIn this lively episode of the Bill Walton Show, Bill talks with Jim Pinkerton in a thought-provoking discussion about investing in the turbulent waters of today's toxic political climate. With a focus on the stark Red-Blue divide in America, Jim offers a contrarian view that it’s fertile ground for what he terms "directional investing." Drawing from his upcoming book, "The Secret of Directional Investing: Making Money Amidst the Red-Blue Divide," Pinkerton—a veteran of the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations and a long-time Fox News contributor—unpacks the intriguing idea that political polariza...2024-04-2246 minThe Bill Walton ShowBiden’s Foreign Policy Team Staggers into 2024 with Brandon Wiechert Is 2024 going to be the year that determines whether the United States remains as the global superpower or whether it truly becomes a declining power surrounded by rising powers, especially China? Lots of strong views in this episode as Brandon Weichert again joins The Bill Walton Show to discuss geopolitics and national security. It’s filled with some dire warnings, as well as gallows humor. At one point during the conversation we wondered whether we’d need to put a warning label on the episode: “Beware gloomy scenarios. This is dire, children.” Just some of...2024-01-0947 minThe Bill Walton ShowBiden’s Foreign Policy Team Staggers into 2024 with Brandon Wiechert Is 2024 going to be the year that determines whether the United States remains as the global superpower or whether it truly becomes a declining power surrounded by rising powers, especially China? Lots of strong views in this episode as Brandon Weichert again joins The Bill Walton Show to discuss geopolitics and national security. It’s filled with some dire warnings, as well as gallows humor. At one point during the conversation we wondered whether we’d need to put a warning label on the episode: “Beware gloomy scenarios. This is dire, children.” Just some of...2024-01-0947 minThe Bill Walton ShowThe Sins of Arrogance and Stupidity are now Visited Upon the Children with Jennifer SeyWorld-class gymnast, author, filmmaker, and next-in-line to become CEO of Levi Strauss, Jennifer Sey talks pandemic-era school lockdowns and the backlash she received for speaking out against the school shutdowns with Bill Walton. Jennifer was a seven-time member of the U.S. Women's National Gymnastics Team and the 1986 U.S. Women's All-Around National Champion. Her transition from the world of sports to the corporate arena saw her rise to a pivotal leadership role at Levi Strauss, contributing significantly to its resurgence. Along the way, she produced a documentary “Athlete A” and wrote a book “Chalked up” exposing the abuse...2023-12-1436 minThe Bill Walton ShowThe Sins of Arrogance and Stupidity are now Visited Upon the Children with Jennifer SeyWorld-class gymnast, author, filmmaker, and next-in-line to become CEO of Levi Strauss, Jennifer Sey talks pandemic-era school lockdowns and the backlash she received for speaking out against the school shutdowns with Bill Walton. Jennifer was a seven-time member of the U.S. Women's National Gymnastics Team and the 1986 U.S. Women's All-Around National Champion. Her transition from the world of sports to the corporate arena saw her rise to a pivotal leadership role at Levi Strauss, contributing significantly to its resurgence. Along the way, she produced a documentary “Athlete A” and wrote a book “Chalked up” exposing the abuse...2023-12-1436 minThe Bill Walton ShowSurprising Facts About CO2 with Dr William Happer and Gregory WrightstoneWe’re inundated with reports from media, governments, think tanks, and "experts" saying that our climate is changing for the worse, and that it is our fault because of man-made CO2 emissions. But despite apocalyptic predictions about climate, our earth, the planet is improving. Why? And why aren’t we hearing about it? It is possible that Co2 is not a pollutant? Rather, that it’s a miracle, and not a curse? In this episode of The Bill Walton Show Dr. William Happer, Co-Founder and Chair of the CO2 Coalition and Gregory...2023-11-2857 minThe Bill Walton ShowSurprising Facts About CO2 with Dr William Happer and Gregory WrightstoneWe’re inundated with reports from media, governments, think tanks, and "experts" saying that our climate is changing for the worse, and that it is our fault because of man-made CO2 emissions. But despite apocalyptic predictions about climate, our earth, the planet is improving. Why? And why aren’t we hearing about it? It is possible that Co2 is not a pollutant? Rather, that it’s a miracle, and not a curse? In this episode of The Bill Walton Show Dr. William Happer, Co-Founder and Chair of the CO2 Coalition and Gregory...2023-11-2857 minThe Bill Walton ShowEpisode 254: A Global Reality Check with Stephen BryenIn this candid and insightful episode of the "Bill Walton Show," Stephen Bryen, a seasoned expert with over half a century of experience in national security and arms trade, shares his incisive views on the current state of global geopolitics. Stephen Bryen’s been called the Yoda of the arms trade. He was the Pentagon's top cop, the man whose job it was to ensure that sensitive technology would be kept from enemies, potential enemies and questionable allies. As both the wars for Ukraine and Gaza Strip have the potential to widen, even while Taiwan loo...2023-11-2440 minThe Bill Walton ShowEpisode 254: A Global Reality Check with Stephen BryenIn this candid and insightful episode of the "Bill Walton Show," Stephen Bryen, a seasoned expert with over half a century of experience in national security and arms trade, shares his incisive views on the current state of global geopolitics. Stephen Bryen’s been called the Yoda of the arms trade. He was the Pentagon's top cop, the man whose job it was to ensure that sensitive technology would be kept from enemies, potential enemies and questionable allies. As both the wars for Ukraine and Gaza Strip have the potential to widen, even while Taiwan loo...2023-11-2440 minThe Bill Walton ShowEpisode 252: Confronting Brute Force Economics with Rob AtkinsonThe Chinese Communist Party sees technology innovation as the main battlefield of its industrial policy - and its ultimate weapon for achieving global dominance. The United States and the Biden Administration needs to confront the reality of what has been called China’s “brute force economics” and abandon the possibility that competing on a level playing field with China’s is possible. We have to face up to the fact that we are not simply in an economic competition with China. We’re in a war. Joining the Bill Walton Show to explore this troub...2023-11-0755 minThe Bill Walton ShowEpisode 252: Confronting Brute Force Economics with Rob AtkinsonThe Chinese Communist Party sees technology innovation as the main battlefield of its industrial policy - and its ultimate weapon for achieving global dominance. The United States and the Biden Administration needs to confront the reality of what has been called China’s “brute force economics” and abandon the possibility that competing on a level playing field with China’s is possible. We have to face up to the fact that we are not simply in an economic competition with China. We’re in a war. Joining the Bill Walton Show to explore this troub...2023-11-0755 min
The Bill Walton ShowThe Terrifying Truth About China's Grip on America | A New Cold War Unveiled - Frank Gaffney and Bradley ThayerChina is the single most formidable strategic threat the United States has ever faced. It alone has the potential to replace the United States as the world’s hegemon. China is not a typical foreign adversary on another shore, gathering behind its army, aggressive, thinking about land warfare, even nuclear warfare. This is an enemy that's permeated the United States, it's infiltrated into our culture and China’s strategy of “elite capture” is working. A lot of the leadership class in America seems to be in the pocket of the Chinese. Deng Xiaoping, probably the greatest...2023-10-231h 02The Bill Walton ShowThe Terrifying Truth About China's Grip on America | A New Cold War Unveiled - Frank Gaffney and Bradley ThayerChina is the single most formidable strategic threat the United States has ever faced. It alone has the potential to replace the United States as the world’s hegemon. China is not a typical foreign adversary on another shore, gathering behind its army, aggressive, thinking about land warfare, even nuclear warfare. This is an enemy that's permeated the United States, it's infiltrated into our culture and China’s strategy of “elite capture” is working. A lot of the leadership class in America seems to be in the pocket of the Chinese. Deng Xiaoping, probably the greatest...2023-10-231h 02
The Bill Walton Show“The Golden Gate: Power, Sex, Class and Justice in 1940s California” with Amy ChuaIn this episode of the Bill Walton Show, my conversation is with Amy Chua, a provocative and original thinker about culture, world politics, and political tribes. Our main topic is her latest book, The Golden Gate, is a novel set in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1930s and 1940s. Best known for her Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, a memoir about her parenting journey using strict Confucianist child rearing techniques, she is a highly accomplished professor at Yale Law School, and has been named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people, The Atlantic's “Brave Thin...2023-10-1149 minThe Bill Walton Show“The Golden Gate: Power, Sex, Class and Justice in 1940s California” with Amy ChuaIn this episode of the Bill Walton Show, my conversation is with Amy Chua, a provocative and original thinker about culture, world politics, and political tribes. Our main topic is her latest book, The Golden Gate, is a novel set in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1930s and 1940s. Best known for her Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, a memoir about her parenting journey using strict Confucianist child rearing techniques, she is a highly accomplished professor at Yale Law School, and has been named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people, The Atlantic's “Brave Thin...2023-10-1149 min
The Bill Walton Show“You Can Prevent a Stroke” with Dr Joshua YamamotoOur guest on this episode of Backstage with Bill Walton is Bill’s cardiologist Dr. Joshua Yamamoto who has some startling and optimistic things to say about our heart health. “There is almost no such thing as heart disease: it’s just natural aging and you can manage it,” declares Josh. “We now look at aging not just as a bag of diseases, but as a process.” While health issues are not normally among our Show topics, unlike our polarized politics, our personal health is something we can actually do something about. The biology of agi...2023-10-0459 minThe Bill Walton Show“You Can Prevent a Stroke” with Dr Joshua YamamotoOur guest on this episode of Backstage with Bill Walton is Bill’s cardiologist Dr. Joshua Yamamoto who has some startling and optimistic things to say about our heart health. “There is almost no such thing as heart disease: it’s just natural aging and you can manage it,” declares Josh. “We now look at aging not just as a bag of diseases, but as a process.” While health issues are not normally among our Show topics, unlike our polarized politics, our personal health is something we can actually do something about. The biology of agi...2023-10-0459 min
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 246: "What Really Happens at Burning Man: An Insider's Story" with Kenny Reffnce a year, roughly 70,000 “Burners” gather two hours north of Reno in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert to create Black Rock City, a temporary city “dedicated to community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance.” Burners declare that Burning Man isn’t a “festival.” Rather, “it’s a city wherein almost everything that happens is created entirely by its citizens, who are active participants in the experience.” This year Burning Man was much in the news because of the sensationalized coverage about the rain that fell on it. But was it as bad as the press made it sound? In this episode of B...2023-09-301h 02The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 246: "What Really Happens at Burning Man: An Insider's Story" with Kenny Reffnce a year, roughly 70,000 “Burners” gather two hours north of Reno in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert to create Black Rock City, a temporary city “dedicated to community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance.” Burners declare that Burning Man isn’t a “festival.” Rather, “it’s a city wherein almost everything that happens is created entirely by its citizens, who are active participants in the experience.” This year Burning Man was much in the news because of the sensationalized coverage about the rain that fell on it. But was it as bad as the press made it sound? In this episode of B...2023-09-301h 02
The Bill Walton ShowA Victory for Free Speech with Jenin Younes“America needs to come to terms with the reality and scale of the assault on free speech. Our government has established a vast system of censorship. By keeping it largely secret, it has been able to exert unconstitutional control over medical, scientific and political speech, suppressing debate over questions of great public importance. This is a shocking constitutional violation. All of us, not only the courts, need to recognize what is at stake.” But the calvary may finally be arriving. With the recent ruling in the “State of Missouri vs Joseph R Biden et al” a major first shot ha...2023-08-1544 minThe Bill Walton ShowA Victory for Free Speech with Jenin Younes“America needs to come to terms with the reality and scale of the assault on free speech. Our government has established a vast system of censorship. By keeping it largely secret, it has been able to exert unconstitutional control over medical, scientific and political speech, suppressing debate over questions of great public importance. This is a shocking constitutional violation. All of us, not only the courts, need to recognize what is at stake.” But the calvary may finally be arriving. With the recent ruling in the “State of Missouri vs Joseph R Biden et al” a major first shot ha...2023-08-1544 min
The Bill Walton ShowAn Early Look at a Certain Bestseller: "Motorhome Prophecies” with Carrie SheffieldThis is a different kind of episode of The Bill Walton Show. My guest is the charming and insightful polymath Carrie Sheffield who is a columnist and broadcaster now with the Independent Women’s Voice. We were slated to talk about economic and women’s issues, which we do for the first 25 minutes and cover a lot interesting ground: Jay Powell and the Federal Reserve Board The Biden Administration’s massive spending and its obsessive focus on diversity equity & inclusion and its climate change agenda. The Women’s Bill of Rights and IWV’s...2023-08-0859 minThe Bill Walton ShowAn Early Look at a Certain Bestseller: "Motorhome Prophecies” with Carrie SheffieldThis is a different kind of episode of The Bill Walton Show. My guest is the charming and insightful polymath Carrie Sheffield who is a columnist and broadcaster now with the Independent Women’s Voice. We were slated to talk about economic and women’s issues, which we do for the first 25 minutes and cover a lot interesting ground: Jay Powell and the Federal Reserve Board The Biden Administration’s massive spending and its obsessive focus on diversity equity & inclusion and its climate change agenda. The Women’s Bill of Rights and IWV’s...2023-08-0859 min
The Bill Walton Show“When ‘Free Trade’ Does More Harm Than Good” with Robert LighthizerFor regular listeners, you know I like to take on complicated subjects, and try to make clear what’s at stake for all of us. In this episode the Bill Walton Show we take a another deep dive into one of the most complicated and contentious areas of economic policy: International trade. International trade negotiations are incredibly complex multilevel games—there are negotiations not just with America’s trading partners, but with Congress, domestic constituencies, and rival factions within the executive branch. There are sharp - almost theological - differences in how trade...2023-08-011h 06The Bill Walton Show“When ‘Free Trade’ Does More Harm Than Good” with Robert LighthizerFor regular listeners, you know I like to take on complicated subjects, and try to make clear what’s at stake for all of us. In this episode the Bill Walton Show we take a another deep dive into one of the most complicated and contentious areas of economic policy: International trade. International trade negotiations are incredibly complex multilevel games—there are negotiations not just with America’s trading partners, but with Congress, domestic constituencies, and rival factions within the executive branch. There are sharp - almost theological - differences in how trade...2023-08-011h 06
The Bill Walton Show“What The Grateful Dead and Successful Dealmakers Have in Common” with Marc MorgensternBackstage with Bill Walton In this episode I compare notes and share stories with veteran dealmaker and entrepreneur Marc Morgenstern. In today’s polarized world, where people seem intent on not agreeing, Marc has had a long and successful career helping opposing sides come to agreement. He’s completed billions of dollars of M&A transactions, buying, selling, and financing businesses as a managing partner of law firm Kahn Kleiman and as a venture capitalist. Marc’s new book The Soul of the Deal: Creative Frameworks for Buying, Selling, and Invest...2023-02-2545 minThe Bill Walton Show“What The Grateful Dead and Successful Dealmakers Have in Common” with Marc MorgensternBackstage with Bill Walton In this episode I compare notes and share stories with veteran dealmaker and entrepreneur Marc Morgenstern. In today’s polarized world, where people seem intent on not agreeing, Marc has had a long and successful career helping opposing sides come to agreement. He’s completed billions of dollars of M&A transactions, buying, selling, and financing businesses as a managing partner of law firm Kahn Kleiman and as a venture capitalist. Marc’s new book The Soul of the Deal: Creative Frameworks for Buying, Selling, and Invest...2023-02-2545 minThe Bill Walton ShowIf You Want Lawful Elections, You Will Need To Get Engaged (Here’s How) with Cleta MitchellElection process isn’t a sexy topic, but if we want to preserve our democratic election system, and keep our Republic, election integrity is essential. Election Integrity means ensuring the legal right of all Americans to vote in a free and fair election: without concerns that their political voice would be diminished by individual or institutional fraud, physical or verbal intimidation, vote trafficking (“harvesting”) buying of votes, ballot manipulation at election offices, voting by non-citizens, or any political activism that alters, coerces, or negates a citizen’s right to vote. In 2020, using the pretext...2022-10-0524 minThe Bill Walton ShowIf You Want Lawful Elections, You Will Need To Get Engaged (Here’s How) with Cleta MitchellElection process isn’t a sexy topic, but if we want to preserve our democratic election system, and keep our Republic, election integrity is essential. Election Integrity means ensuring the legal right of all Americans to vote in a free and fair election: without concerns that their political voice would be diminished by individual or institutional fraud, physical or verbal intimidation, vote trafficking (“harvesting”) buying of votes, ballot manipulation at election offices, voting by non-citizens, or any political activism that alters, coerces, or negates a citizen’s right to vote. In 2020, using the pretext...2022-10-0524 minThe Bill Walton ShowIt is Time to Negotiate Peace Between Ukraine and Russia with Shea Bradley-Farrell“These are the cold, hard facts: Russia, the country cornering the European energy market, is profiting from its war against Ukraine, while the West’s adversaries gain economic and global dominance. U.S. Warhawks and like-minded ideologues of the European Union (EU) have enabled a war that grinds on, destroying Ukraine, while its leadership poses artistically for Vogue magazine.” “And now, in the ninth month, the citizens of the EU are preparing for a cold, dark winter and a fight for which they did not ask.” “Peace will not come to Ukraine until the U.S. and Russia...2022-09-2922 minThe Bill Walton ShowIt is Time to Negotiate Peace Between Ukraine and Russia with Shea Bradley-Farrell“These are the cold, hard facts: Russia, the country cornering the European energy market, is profiting from its war against Ukraine, while the West’s adversaries gain economic and global dominance. U.S. Warhawks and like-minded ideologues of the European Union (EU) have enabled a war that grinds on, destroying Ukraine, while its leadership poses artistically for Vogue magazine.” “And now, in the ninth month, the citizens of the EU are preparing for a cold, dark winter and a fight for which they did not ask.” “Peace will not come to Ukraine until the U.S. and Russia...2022-09-2922 minThe Bill Walton Show"National Security Realities: Threats and Solutions" with Brandon WeichertFrom the moment President Joe Biden’s administration took office, the world has grown a more dangerous place, and the pace is accelerating. There’s a long list of national security worries that didn’t used to be of concern to everyday Americans, but now are, or should be. Russia, Ukraine and the prospects of a nuclear war. China’s mounting threat to envelop Taiwan, a world leader and supplier of semiconductors and information technology. Collapsing political stability in the Middle East thanks to the administration’s blunders that have helped Iran's quest...2022-06-141h 02The Bill Walton Show"National Security Realities: Threats and Solutions" with Brandon WeichertFrom the moment President Joe Biden’s administration took office, the world has grown a more dangerous place, and the pace is accelerating. There’s a long list of national security worries that didn’t used to be of concern to everyday Americans, but now are, or should be. Russia, Ukraine and the prospects of a nuclear war. China’s mounting threat to envelop Taiwan, a world leader and supplier of semiconductors and information technology. Collapsing political stability in the Middle East thanks to the administration’s blunders that have helped Iran's quest...2022-06-141h 02The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 185: The Behind The Scenes Story Meeting with The Bill Walton Show TeamListen in to a behind the scenes story meeting as the Bill Walton Show team speculates on what’s going on in the world. Starlink satellites and all the junk flying around in space, Elon Musk vs Jeff Bezos, Ukraine, the domino theory, Biden’s open borders, Alyona’s Kazakhstan take on Russia, media’s monolithic coverage of Ukraine, inflation, cooking oil and fertilizer prices, the insane (perhaps) Shanghai covid lockdown, the fragmenting world order and the dollar’s reserve currency status, what’s going on with China and Russia, corporate profits at all time highs … and more. Send us your thoughts...2022-05-0335 minThe Bill Walton ShowEpisode 185: The Behind The Scenes Story Meeting with The Bill Walton Show TeamListen in to a behind the scenes story meeting as the Bill Walton Show team speculates on what’s going on in the world. Starlink satellites and all the junk flying around in space, Elon Musk vs Jeff Bezos, Ukraine, the domino theory, Biden’s open borders, Alyona’s Kazakhstan take on Russia, media’s monolithic coverage of Ukraine, inflation, cooking oil and fertilizer prices, the insane (perhaps) Shanghai covid lockdown, the fragmenting world order and the dollar’s reserve currency status, what’s going on with China and Russia, corporate profits at all time highs … and more. Send us your thoughts...2022-05-0335 minThe Bill Walton Show“Race Marxism” with James LindsayJames Lindsay is someone who truly understands Critical Race Theory and doesn’t believe a word of it. As James explains in this episode of The Bill Walton Show, “Critical Race Theory is a disaster. Critical Race Theory is the tip of a 100 year-long spear that's being thrust into the side of Western civilization. In its simplest terms, CRT is Race Marxism.” Like Marxism, CRT is a fundamentalist religion, a comprehensive belief system that claims to address the fundamental questions of human existence. CRT rests upon a belief that racism is the funda...2022-03-0252 minThe Bill Walton Show“Race Marxism” with James LindsayJames Lindsay is someone who truly understands Critical Race Theory and doesn’t believe a word of it. As James explains in this episode of The Bill Walton Show, “Critical Race Theory is a disaster. Critical Race Theory is the tip of a 100 year-long spear that's being thrust into the side of Western civilization. In its simplest terms, CRT is Race Marxism.” Like Marxism, CRT is a fundamentalist religion, a comprehensive belief system that claims to address the fundamental questions of human existence. CRT rests upon a belief that racism is the funda...2022-03-0252 minThe Bill Walton Show"Our Dunkirk Moment" with Steve MooreThe Reconciliation Bill, which Congress is rushing to pass in a matter of days, will push America over the brink into financial and social catastrophe. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is hellbent on this as her legacy project to turn the U.S. into a European entitlement state. No one can explain what is at stake more plainly than economist Steve Moore, my guest on this episode of The Bill Walton Show: “This Reconciliation Bill, and by the way, do not call it a $3.5 trillion spending bill, this is $5 trillion on top of the $2 trillion they spe...2021-09-2829 minThe Bill Walton Show"Our Dunkirk Moment" with Steve MooreThe Reconciliation Bill, which Congress is rushing to pass in a matter of days, will push America over the brink into financial and social catastrophe. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is hellbent on this as her legacy project to turn the U.S. into a European entitlement state. No one can explain what is at stake more plainly than economist Steve Moore, my guest on this episode of The Bill Walton Show: “This Reconciliation Bill, and by the way, do not call it a $3.5 trillion spending bill, this is $5 trillion on top of the $2 trillion they spe...2021-09-2829 minThe Bill Walton ShowThe TBWS Brain Trust : "Afghanistan, what a Catastrophe"It's on everybody's mind right now. Emotions are raw. What were we doing there? Where we're going to go from here? What this means for the country, and the rest of the world, going forward, since we cannot trust this Administration’s leadership to protect America. With me for some plain talk about this are some of my brain trust, the smart people involved with The Bill Walton Show. Today we’ve got Rich McFadden, Greg Corombos and Brian McNicoll. We get into what we're all seeing and feeling and what we think's going to happ...2021-09-0230 minThe Bill Walton ShowThe TBWS Brain Trust : "Afghanistan, what a Catastrophe"It's on everybody's mind right now. Emotions are raw. What were we doing there? Where we're going to go from here? What this means for the country, and the rest of the world, going forward, since we cannot trust this Administration’s leadership to protect America. With me for some plain talk about this are some of my brain trust, the smart people involved with The Bill Walton Show. Today we’ve got Rich McFadden, Greg Corombos and Brian McNicoll. We get into what we're all seeing and feeling and what we think's going to happ...2021-09-0230 minThe Bill Walton ShowPreviewing the “Covid Olympics" with The Bill Walton Show TeamAs COVID cases continue to climb in Tokyo, the nation is preparing to host the world in what may wind up being the most infamous Olympic Games ever. The Bill Walton show team discusses the role the virus is already playing and impacting athletes. There’s also the issue of wokeness as members of Team USA are expected to protest the National Anthem, while the media and advertisers will be in their own competition to use every opportunity to promote social justice campaigns. Will it be worth watching? We debate that.2021-07-2225 minThe Bill Walton ShowPreviewing the “Covid Olympics" with The Bill Walton Show TeamAs COVID cases continue to climb in Tokyo, the nation is preparing to host the world in what may wind up being the most infamous Olympic Games ever. The Bill Walton show team discusses the role the virus is already playing and impacting athletes. There’s also the issue of wokeness as members of Team USA are expected to protest the National Anthem, while the media and advertisers will be in their own competition to use every opportunity to promote social justice campaigns. Will it be worth watching? We debate that.2021-07-2225 minThe Bill Walton ShowThe Future of Policing in AmericaThe Bill Walton Show Roundtable worries about what the future of law enforcement could look like in this country. In many cities, seasoned officers are rushing to retire - causing a major deficit as those positions are becoming harder to fill. Increasingly, resisting arrest is becoming a badge of protest. And rather than punishing law breakers, police officers are being demonized for doing their jobs. Why happens if big city Mayors actually do "defund the police?" What will cities look like a decade from now? Who will be keeping the peace? Who will want...2021-05-2928 minThe Bill Walton ShowThe Future of Policing in AmericaThe Bill Walton Show Roundtable worries about what the future of law enforcement could look like in this country. In many cities, seasoned officers are rushing to retire - causing a major deficit as those positions are becoming harder to fill. Increasingly, resisting arrest is becoming a badge of protest. And rather than punishing law breakers, police officers are being demonized for doing their jobs. Why happens if big city Mayors actually do "defund the police?" What will cities look like a decade from now? Who will be keeping the peace? Who will want...2021-05-2928 minThe Bill Walton ShowWall Street War Games with The Bill Walton Show TeamOn this episode, the BWS Roundtable discusses how thousands so called amateur investors got everyone talking about GameStop and Robinhood. What caused the stock to skyrocket? What does it say about the future of Wall Street? How will the regulators react? Those questions and more will be answered during this in-depth conversation.2021-02-0344 minThe Bill Walton ShowWall Street War Games with The Bill Walton Show TeamOn this episode, the BWS Roundtable discusses how thousands so called amateur investors got everyone talking about GameStop and Robinhood. What caused the stock to skyrocket? What does it say about the future of Wall Street? How will the regulators react? Those questions and more will be answered during this in-depth conversation.2021-02-0344 minThe Bill Walton ShowBWS Roundtable: Talkin’ shots— the debate over the COVID vaccine.As states are expected to start receiving their first vaccine doses as soon as next week, the new battle over whether you’ll be required to get the COVID shot is about to begin. In the debut of the Bill Walton Show Roundtable, I’m joined by Rich McFadden of Radio America, Greg Corombos host of the Three Martini Lunch and Journalist Brian McNicoll in a lively exchange about how having the vaccine available will impact businesses, schools and life in general.2020-12-1025 minThe Bill Walton ShowBWS Roundtable: Talkin’ shots— the debate over the COVID vaccine.As states are expected to start receiving their first vaccine doses as soon as next week, the new battle over whether you’ll be required to get the COVID shot is about to begin. In the debut of the Bill Walton Show Roundtable, I’m joined by Rich McFadden of Radio America, Greg Corombos host of the Three Martini Lunch and Journalist Brian McNicoll in a lively exchange about how having the vaccine available will impact businesses, schools and life in general.2020-12-1025 minThe Bill Walton Show“Is time running out for President Trump?”On this special edition of the Bill Walton Show, we talk about the fight for the White House as the legal battle continues by the Trump campaign. But is there enough time to get it through the courts? John Fund with the National Review is skeptical.2020-11-1217 minThe Bill Walton Show“Is time running out for President Trump?”On this special edition of the Bill Walton Show, we talk about the fight for the White House as the legal battle continues by the Trump campaign. But is there enough time to get it through the courts? John Fund with the National Review is skeptical.2020-11-1217 min
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 74 "The Big Lie" - Part Two of my conversation with Diana West and Frank GaffneyJoin me on The Bill Walton Show as Diana West and Frank Gaffney tell a vivid and chilling story about the machinations to end the Trump Presidency. It’s quite a story, a work of fiction, if it weren’t playing out in real life. Shakespeare's Henry VIII, his most crowded play, had a cast of 71 characters. This story has 100s in the headlines, with 1,000s of other actors behind the scenes and more emerging every day. Although the U.S. Senate voted to acquit President Trump against impeachment charges, expect this drama to continue, a st...2020-02-1355 minThe Bill Walton ShowEpisode 74 "The Big Lie" - Part Two of my conversation with Diana West and Frank GaffneyJoin me on The Bill Walton Show as Diana West and Frank Gaffney tell a vivid and chilling story about the machinations to end the Trump Presidency. It’s quite a story, a work of fiction, if it weren’t playing out in real life. Shakespeare's Henry VIII, his most crowded play, had a cast of 71 characters. This story has 100s in the headlines, with 1,000s of other actors behind the scenes and more emerging every day. Although the U.S. Senate voted to acquit President Trump against impeachment charges, expect this drama to continue, a st...2020-02-1355 min
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 59: Why We Need to Care About “Space Warfare” with Kevin Freeman and Frank GaffneyOur military has a disturbing tendency to keep fighting the last wars, not the likely future ones. Now a visionary general is being forced into retirement because he’s advocating a very different approach to counter Chinese aims to achieve dominance in space. By employing technologies from space like lasers and robotic systems, China could severely compromise our national security and our economy. Take out our GPS system, and banking comes to a grinding halt. On another front, China’s massive surveillance state and social credit scores send a chill down the spines of free people ever...2019-09-1829 minThe Bill Walton ShowEpisode 59: Why We Need to Care About “Space Warfare” with Kevin Freeman and Frank GaffneyOur military has a disturbing tendency to keep fighting the last wars, not the likely future ones. Now a visionary general is being forced into retirement because he’s advocating a very different approach to counter Chinese aims to achieve dominance in space. By employing technologies from space like lasers and robotic systems, China could severely compromise our national security and our economy. Take out our GPS system, and banking comes to a grinding halt. On another front, China’s massive surveillance state and social credit scores send a chill down the spines of free people ever...2019-09-1829 min
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 60: “Social Media Speech Police” with Brent Bozell and Dan GainorHas Facebook corporate become a parody? They banned a Prager University video on the “Ten Commandments.” Their explanation? "Well, it mentioned murder." Maybe next time Prager should do a video on the “Nine Commandments.” There’s much to learn about “social media speech police” on The Bill Walton Show with Brent Bozell and Dan Gainor. For example: What are the rules used to “de-platform” someone from social media? What’s the difference between a “European model” of speech and the U.S. Constitution’s. Why should you care about the Communications Decency Act and its Section 230? Some people c...2019-09-1135 minThe Bill Walton ShowEpisode 60: “Social Media Speech Police” with Brent Bozell and Dan GainorHas Facebook corporate become a parody? They banned a Prager University video on the “Ten Commandments.” Their explanation? "Well, it mentioned murder." Maybe next time Prager should do a video on the “Nine Commandments.” There’s much to learn about “social media speech police” on The Bill Walton Show with Brent Bozell and Dan Gainor. For example: What are the rules used to “de-platform” someone from social media? What’s the difference between a “European model” of speech and the U.S. Constitution’s. Why should you care about the Communications Decency Act and its Section 230? Some people c...2019-09-1135 min
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 59: Frank Gaffney and Kevin Freeman on China’s War with the United StatesFor decades, the U.S. has given China preferred trade & economic status. In a long overdue effort, President Trump is now negotiating new and more balanced trade deals with China, but however effective new trade deals will prove to be, they cannot address the many other dangers posed by China's Communist Party. After seeing astounding economic growth, the Chinese leaders now show how little they value the liberal world order by threatening unrestricted economic, cultural and kinetic warfare. Frank Gaffney, founder of the Center for Security Policy and Kevin Freeman, host of the Economic War Room, explain on...2019-09-0330 minThe Bill Walton ShowEpisode 59: Frank Gaffney and Kevin Freeman on China’s War with the United StatesFor decades, the U.S. has given China preferred trade & economic status. In a long overdue effort, President Trump is now negotiating new and more balanced trade deals with China, but however effective new trade deals will prove to be, they cannot address the many other dangers posed by China's Communist Party. After seeing astounding economic growth, the Chinese leaders now show how little they value the liberal world order by threatening unrestricted economic, cultural and kinetic warfare. Frank Gaffney, founder of the Center for Security Policy and Kevin Freeman, host of the Economic War Room, explain on...2019-09-0330 min
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 57: Money Greed and God with Jay Richards Part 2Economics as a discipline suffers from “physics envy” when it tries and fails to build mathematical models of the economy and society. Instead, it should be studying human behavior and focus on the intersection of health, morality, philosophy, wealth creation and how to bring people out of poverty, Jay Richards says on The Bill Walton Show. In particular, economics and culture can’t be viewed separately. While some people care most about economic agendas, and others focus on social issues, you can’t really separate them. A vibrant market economy, vibrant economic growth requires a solid foundation in family, civil so...2019-08-1417 minThe Bill Walton ShowEpisode 57: Money Greed and God with Jay Richards Part 2Economics as a discipline suffers from “physics envy” when it tries and fails to build mathematical models of the economy and society. Instead, it should be studying human behavior and focus on the intersection of health, morality, philosophy, wealth creation and how to bring people out of poverty, Jay Richards says on The Bill Walton Show. In particular, economics and culture can’t be viewed separately. While some people care most about economic agendas, and others focus on social issues, you can’t really separate them. A vibrant market economy, vibrant economic growth requires a solid foundation in family, civil so...2019-08-1417 min
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 57: Money Greed and God with Jay Richards Part IWe know from history and evidence all around us, which economic system works, and which one makes people the happiest. It's the economic system of free enterprise. But is it the most moral? Bill Walton explores the question with Jay Richards, author of the newly reissued book “Money, Greed and God.” He explains, “you need to ask: compared to what?” The question isn't, well, is it moral and as good as say nirvana or the kingdom of God or whatever the kind of utopian idea that we can imagine? The relevant question is, how good is this system compared...2019-08-0728 minThe Bill Walton ShowEpisode 57: Money Greed and God with Jay Richards Part IWe know from history and evidence all around us, which economic system works, and which one makes people the happiest. It's the economic system of free enterprise. But is it the most moral? Bill Walton explores the question with Jay Richards, author of the newly reissued book “Money, Greed and God.” He explains, “you need to ask: compared to what?” The question isn't, well, is it moral and as good as say nirvana or the kingdom of God or whatever the kind of utopian idea that we can imagine? The relevant question is, how good is this system compared...2019-08-0728 min
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 56: Deconstructing the Federal Reserve with George Selgin and Norbert MichelIf the Fed brought home a report card reflecting its performance since its creation in 1914, its parents would not be pleased. Its record for stability is among the worst in the developed world, and it has done little to fix the problems it was invented to address. Moreover, the Federal Reserve is far from the only way to assure stability in banking. As George Selgin of the Cato Institute and Norbert Michel of the Heritage Foundation persuasive argue on the Bill Walton Show, it may not even be the best way. More provocative views on the Fed from...2019-07-3151 minThe Bill Walton ShowEpisode 56: Deconstructing the Federal Reserve with George Selgin and Norbert MichelIf the Fed brought home a report card reflecting its performance since its creation in 1914, its parents would not be pleased. Its record for stability is among the worst in the developed world, and it has done little to fix the problems it was invented to address. Moreover, the Federal Reserve is far from the only way to assure stability in banking. As George Selgin of the Cato Institute and Norbert Michel of the Heritage Foundation persuasive argue on the Bill Walton Show, it may not even be the best way. More provocative views on the Fed from...2019-07-3151 min
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 55: Chen Guangcheng and Reggie Littlejohn on Human Rights in China, with Huchen ZhangAmericans' theory that more trade with China would open up the country to more democracy has been proven wrong. In fact, say Reggie Littlejohn, Huchen Zhang and Chen Guancheng on The Bill Walton Show, they have backfired. "You cannot tolerate evil. You cannot treat evil with kindness," Zhang said. The Chinese consider Western countries to be naive and easily manipulated, but if the US will stand up to them in trade deals, it will earn the support of the Chinese people and deprive the government of the money to control the country's social structure, Chen Guancheng said on...2019-05-1658 minThe Bill Walton ShowEpisode 55: Chen Guangcheng and Reggie Littlejohn on Human Rights in China, with Huchen ZhangAmericans' theory that more trade with China would open up the country to more democracy has been proven wrong. In fact, say Reggie Littlejohn, Huchen Zhang and Chen Guancheng on The Bill Walton Show, they have backfired. "You cannot tolerate evil. You cannot treat evil with kindness," Zhang said. The Chinese consider Western countries to be naive and easily manipulated, but if the US will stand up to them in trade deals, it will earn the support of the Chinese people and deprive the government of the money to control the country's social structure, Chen Guancheng said on...2019-05-1658 min
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 51: "We All Need to Maker Protecting Habitats a Concern"Species and habitat protection are issues that can be separated from polarizing disagreements about climate change. Everyone - on both the left and the right - ought to be able to come together to protect endangered species and their habitats. It’s a problem that humans have created and one that humans can solve. But first, we must understand the enormous scope of the problem. Skipper Darlington and Ron Maxwell, on a recent visit to The Bill Walton Show, describe some of the places where habitat destruction is at its worst. We also get into the ma...2019-05-0824 minThe Bill Walton ShowEpisode 51: "We All Need to Maker Protecting Habitats a Concern"Species and habitat protection are issues that can be separated from polarizing disagreements about climate change. Everyone - on both the left and the right - ought to be able to come together to protect endangered species and their habitats. It’s a problem that humans have created and one that humans can solve. But first, we must understand the enormous scope of the problem. Skipper Darlington and Ron Maxwell, on a recent visit to The Bill Walton Show, describe some of the places where habitat destruction is at its worst. We also get into the ma...2019-05-0824 min
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 52: "Ed Meese on the Mueller Report" with Ron Nicol.We had the good fortune to have Ron Nicol and Edwin Meese on The Bill Walton Show the day the Mueller report was released. Meese, a former U.S. Attorney General, says Robert Mueller should have made a decision on obstruction of justice by the president and that at least one of his attorneys was a "totally irresponsible, unprofessional, unscrupulous lawyer" whom "should not be in any part of the Department of Justice." There's much more in this penetrating analysis by one of our foremost Constitutional authorities."2019-04-2317 min
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 51: "Half Earth for Species Protection" with Ron Maxwell and Skipper DarlingtonThe population of humans has almost tripled since 1950, and the impact on other species has been profound. Humans have absorbed vast amounts of habitat for living space and farmland, leading to the extinction of hundreds of species and threats to countless others. Ron Maxwell and Skipper Darlington join Bill Walton to talk about a radical but oddly simple and doable solution.2019-04-2237 min
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 49: "Why Socialism Fails to Deliver" with Richard Rahn“The economy of Venezuela has collapsed as a result of gross socialist mismanagement. Their currency is essentially worthless. To start over, the next government of Venezuela must re-establish the rule of law, protect private property rights and create a new currency.” So writes Richard Rahn, one of America’s most brilliant economists. With socialism now stunningly in fashion in the United States, we need to be better teachers about its dangers. For example, Dr. Rahn has a great way in a classroom setting to convey to students the problem with socialism. He asks how many favor free c...2019-04-0932 min
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 48: "Is War with China Inevitable?" with Dr. Stefan Halper and Adm. James StarkIn China, the U.S. confronts an adversary that saw itself as the Middle Kingdom –the center of the universe –for 3,000 years, then endured a century of humiliation and now seeks to return to what it sees as its rightful place in the world. Join Bill Walton as he and veteran Washington foreign policy experts Dr. Stefan Halper and Adm. James Stark discuss China’s comprehensive program to dominate its region and to challenge the U.S for cultural, economic and military superiority. The Trump administration has a new approach to China, and it could bear fruit. But the Chinese re...2019-03-2750 minThe Bill Walton ShowEpisode 48: "Is War with China Inevitable?" with Dr. Stefan Halper and Adm. James StarkIn China, the U.S. confronts an adversary that saw itself as the Middle Kingdom –the center of the universe –for 3,000 years, then endured a century of humiliation and now seeks to return to what it sees as its rightful place in the world. Join Bill Walton as he and veteran Washington foreign policy experts Dr. Stefan Halper and Adm. James Stark discuss China’s comprehensive program to dominate its region and to challenge the U.S for cultural, economic and military superiority. The Trump administration has a new approach to China, and it could bear fruit. But the Chinese re...2019-03-2750 min
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 47: "Burn the Business Plan" with Carl SchrammAn entire industry – mostly government-funded – has sprung up around the idea of creating entrepreneurs. Don’t buy any of it. Don’t buy college. Don’t buy business incubators. Don’t buy mentors – you probably know more about what it takes to succeed in your business than they do. Start the business. As Carl Schramm and I discussed on “The Bill Walton Show,” get your education at the School of Hard Knocks. Observe your competitors. Work somewhere first so you can understand the choreography of business. There’s a right way to do it, but there are no short-cuts and no gimmicks to get t...2019-03-2042 min
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 13: “What is Venture Capital and How Does It Help Drive Cutting Edge Innovation.”“Technology is creating unprecedented wealth the world over, and venture capitalists find themselves in the midst of the best opportunities. It’s an exciting time. There are about $60 billion invested per year in US firms by venture capitalists, and my guests Dan Mindus and Brett Gibson, founders of NextGen, say another $100 billion or more is sitting on the sidelines ready to jump in. At the same time, there is so much progress going on, so few barriers to entry, that opportunities are exploding as well. Professional venture capital investors are on the cutting edge of bold new...2019-03-0636 min
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 46: How American Medical Insurance has Failed to Keep Pace with Modern MedicineDid you know there was no health insurance until 1930 and that 90 percent of today’s medical care did not even exist in 1950? Yet, health insurance has not evolved to match the innovation or the demand. On this week’s edition of “The Bill Walton Show,” economic author John Steele Gordon and I discuss how our antiquated health insurance system has utterly failed to keep pace with modern medicine, how our healthcare system became such a tangled, costly mess and where we can find simple, free market solutions.2019-02-2740 min
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 45: "One Nation Ungovernable" with Wayne Crews.By some estimates, the cost of government regulation in the U.S. exceeds $2 trillion. An amazing number. And while we’re paying a fortune for existing regulations, major new ones are coming out at the rate of 3,000 per year, so fast that the White House can only do a cost-benefit analysis on less than one half of one percent of them. But there’s hope. This week on "The Bill Walton Show," Wayne Crews of CEI joins me to explain how to return the U.S. to the path of greater freedom and why “walling off the future” is critical...2019-02-1243 min
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 44: "China's Three Warfares" with Dr. Stefan Halper and Admiral James StarkTBWS44 2019_01_10 Halper Stark - China is a mass of contradictions. Intellectual property thief. America’s largest trading partner. Home to 476 billionaires. Choked with air and water pollution. A rapidly aging population. And leadership eager to project its national will. China is plowing ahead with what one of my guests, Dr. Stefan Halper, call its “three warfares.” What are these and what can the U.S. do about them? Effective confrontation of this threat begins with an understanding that China views itself as the “middle kingdom” and why Beijing will only honor an agreement as long as it’s gaining an a...2019-02-0544 min
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 43: "Trumponomics" with Steve MooreTBWS43 2019_01_03 Moore - Ronald Reagan was a winner who believed in the boundless potential of America. Sound familiar? It's one of the reasons Donald Trump is succeeding despite the relentless criticism. He "has a finger on the pulse of millions and millions and millions of Americans." He beat 17 other candidates to get elected and then outsmarted Congress and his own advisers to get a much better tax bill. Learn how Trump gets what he wants on "The Bill Walton Show" with guest Steve Moore.2019-01-1538 minThe Bill Walton ShowEpisode 43: "Trumponomics" with Steve MooreTBWS43 2019_01_03 Moore - Ronald Reagan was a winner who believed in the boundless potential of America. Sound familiar? It's one of the reasons Donald Trump is succeeding despite the relentless criticism. He "has a finger on the pulse of millions and millions and millions of Americans." He beat 17 other candidates to get elected and then outsmarted Congress and his own advisers to get a much better tax bill. Learn how Trump gets what he wants on "The Bill Walton Show" with guest Steve Moore.2019-01-1538 min
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 38: Bill talks with Klon Kitchen and Dean Chang on Reckoning with ChinaOver the past forty years, since Deng Xiaoping began his policy of “Reform and Opening,” the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has evolved from a less developed country to the second largest gross domestic product (GDP) in the world. Over the past 25 years, it has also steadily transformed the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) into a force that is capable of influencing regional, and increasingly global, security environments. While the United States can’t seem to look beyond the next election cycle, China is far along in its decades-long vision to be the dominant economic and military power in the world...2018-10-1139 minThe Bill Walton ShowEpisode 38: Bill talks with Klon Kitchen and Dean Chang on Reckoning with ChinaOver the past forty years, since Deng Xiaoping began his policy of “Reform and Opening,” the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has evolved from a less developed country to the second largest gross domestic product (GDP) in the world. Over the past 25 years, it has also steadily transformed the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) into a force that is capable of influencing regional, and increasingly global, security environments. While the United States can’t seem to look beyond the next election cycle, China is far along in its decades-long vision to be the dominant economic and military power in the world...2018-10-1139 min
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 34: Bill Speaks with Haven Pell, PundificatorThe next time you feel the urge to join a major protest to condemn the elite, powerful forces who are supposedly making your lives worse, don’t bother. The event is most likely organized by elite, powerful forces who are getting rich off your activism while you don’t make a dime or a dime’s worth of difference. From Occupy Wall Street to the endless disruptions in the recent Supreme Court confirmation hearings, the increased polarization of America is on full display. The disagreements Americans on key principles like the size and role of government are very real...2018-09-1137 minThe Bill Walton ShowEpisode 34: Bill Speaks with Haven Pell, PundificatorThe next time you feel the urge to join a major protest to condemn the elite, powerful forces who are supposedly making your lives worse, don’t bother. The event is most likely organized by elite, powerful forces who are getting rich off your activism while you don’t make a dime or a dime’s worth of difference. From Occupy Wall Street to the endless disruptions in the recent Supreme Court confirmation hearings, the increased polarization of America is on full display. The disagreements Americans on key principles like the size and role of government are very real...2018-09-1137 min
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 19: Are You Lazy or is it Your Job? With John TamnySunday evening comes around and you wish the weekend had just one more day. You are just not feeling it. Monday morning, whether you’ll be sitting at a desk or outside on the construction site looks to be a drag. You wonder if you’re lazy, or is it something else? According to John Tamny, it’s something else. John, the editor of Real Clear Markets and the policy director at Freedom Works, spoke with me on The Bill Walton Show about his soon to be released book “The End of Work.” “It’s not laziness...2018-08-1636 min
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 32: The Case Against Education: Why the Education System is a Waste of Time and Money with Bryan CaplanIt’s long seemed obvious that if we want to truly fix education, actually make it work for the 21st century, we need to kill a stockyard full of our sacred cows. And we had just the man for the job on The Bill Walton Show this week. Bryan Caplan, a professor of economics at George Mason University and author of “The Case Against Education: Why the Education System is Waste of Time and Money,” described the findings in his book and provided some stark recommendations based on them. First, he said, we need to understand what we’re doing in schoo...2018-08-0635 min
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 31: Chill. Trump Knows Putin is KGB. Expect Some Unconventional Success with Russia - with Herman Pirchner“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.” Sun Tzu, The Art of War So how does Donald Trump measure up to this ancient adage? His supporters, and count me among them, believe he knows that Putin is KGB and is simply taking his measure. Trump haters believe he’s an idiot and that Putin is playing him for a...2018-07-2332 min
The Bill Walton ShowEpisode 21: What Acting Teaches You About You with Leigh Wilson SmileyIt was the 21st episode of The Bill Walton Show, but there were a lot of firsts. For the first time, we warmed up for a show. It was not the cacophony of listening to an orchestra prepare to perform, although the difference between the sounds made during the warmup and the actual performance were almost as dramatic. Instead, there was deep breathing, sighs big enough to be felt in every bone in the body, and burbling. Yes, burbling.2018-07-0230 min
The Bill Walton ShowThe End of Work with John TamnySunday evening comes around and you wish the weekend had just one more day. You are just not feeling it. Monday morning, whether you’ll be sitting at a desk or outside on the construction site looks to be a drag. You wonder if you’re lazy, or is it something else? According to John Tamny, it’s something else. John, the editor of Real Clear Markets and the policy director at Freedom Works, spoke with me on The Bill Walton Show about his soon to be released book “The End of Work.” “It’s not laziness...2018-06-2936 min
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