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5-Minute Videos are the flagship viral product that put PragerU on the map. They take the best ideas from the best minds and distill them into five focused minutes. Listen to hundreds of 5-Minute Videos to get reliable, truthful information about politics, economics, history, and America. These educational, entertaining videos, which are Judeo-Christian at their core and promote the values of liberty, economic freedom, and limited government, have been changing the hearts and minds of millions of young people for over a decade.

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Does Israel Discriminate Against Arabs? 11.01.2019 5:29

Does Israel discriminate against Arabs? Is it today's version of apartheid South Africa? Olga Meshoe, herself a South African whose family experienced apartheid, settles the question once and for all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are Some Cultures Better than Others? 11.01.2019 5:02

Are some cultures better than others? Or are all cultures and their values equal? Bestselling author Dinesh D'Souza, who was born in India and moved to America, explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Self-Esteem Is Self-Defeating 11.01.2019 4:29

Is having high self-esteem key to happiness? That's what children are told. But is it true? Or can that advice be doing more harm than good. Author and columnist Matt Walsh explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If You Live in Freedom, Thank the British Empire 11.01.2019 5:11

Was the British Empire a good or bad thing for the world? To put it another way, is freedom a good or bad thing for the world? Historian and author H.W. Crocker III explains why we may want to rethink the British Empire's bad rap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Is Health Insurance so Complicated? 11.01.2019 4:05

Why is health insurance so complicated, while car insurance and life insurance are so simple? Can health insurance be more like, well, insurance? Lanhee Chen, fellow at the Hoover Institution, explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If You Hate Poverty, You Should Love Capitalism 11.01.2019 4:17

Did you know that since 1970, the percentage of humanity living in extreme poverty has fallen 80 percent? How did that happen? Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute, explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How's Socialism Doing in Venezuela? 11.01.2019 5:09

Venezuela is falling apart. Its economy? Ruined. Its people? Hungry. Its government? Corrupt. What happened? In a word, socialism. Debbie D'Souza, a native Venezuelan and political activist, explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who Does a $15 Minimum Wage Help? 11.01.2019 5:15

Would a nationwide $15 minimum wage help or hurt American workers? Andy Puzder, former CEO of the parent company of Hardee's and Carl's Jr., explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Iraq Was Won and Lost 11.01.2019 5:16

What if people have the war in Iraq backwards? What if George W. Bush and the U.S. military won it, and Barack Obama and the Democrats gave it away? Well, we don't have to wonder what if, because Pete Hegseth, who served in Iraq, explains what happened. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

College Made Me a Conservative 11.01.2019 4:06

Jay Stephens went into her elite liberal arts college a social justice warrior....and graduated as a get-off-my-lawn conservative. How did that happen? Watch Jay's story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is the Death Penalty Ever Moral? 11.01.2019 5:00

Are there circumstances under which a murderer deserves the death penalty? In other words, should capital punishment be abolished or not? Dennis Prager explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The War On Cars 11.01.2019 5:14

There is a war against cars in America. Regulators want Americans out of cars and onto trains, buses, and bicycles. Why? Because of what cars represent -- freedom. Automotive expert Lauren Fix ("The Car Coach") explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Did the Democratic South Become Republican? 11.01.2019 5:04

The south used to vote Democrat. Now it votes Republican. Why the switch? Was it, as some people say, because the GOP decided to appeal to racist whites? Carol Swain, Professor of Political Science at Vanderbilt University, explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Government Can't Fix Healthcare 11.01.2019 4:06

Why is the government so bad at healthcare? Why did Obamacare make it more expensive than it already was? Is there a solution? Former Member of Congress Bob McEwen explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Black, Millennial, Female and… Conservative 11.01.2019 4:17

Antonia Okafor, a young, single, black woman, recently discovered that's she's a racist, sexist, misogynist. How in the world did this happen? None other than Antonia Okafor explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

School Choice Saved My Life 11.01.2019 4:45

Poor students deserve just as good an education as rich students, right? So why are so many stuck in failing public schools? Denisha Merriweather, who benefited from school vouchers, explains the problem and the solution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Was America Founded to Be Secular? 11.01.2019 4:46

Did the Founding Fathers want American society to be religious or secular? Joshua Charles, author of Liberty's Secrets, explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What Is Fake News? 11.01.2019 5:12

What is fake news? Is Donald Trump correct when he says CNN, The New York Times, and other mainstream outlets report fake news? Commentator and bestselling author Andrew Klavan explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JFK: Democrat or Republican? 11.01.2019 4:36

John F. Kennedy lowered taxes, opposed abortion, supported gun rights, and believed in a strong military. And he was a proud Democrat. But would he be one today? Author and talk show host Larry Elder explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Transparency Really Means Tyranny 11.01.2019 5:05

When you hear the word "transparency," what comes to mind? Maybe words like openness and honesty. But David French, Senior Writer for The National Review, shows how progressive activists, under the guise of "transparency," are ruining the lives of many good Americans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why You Love Capitalism 11.01.2019 4:51

Do you use an iPhone? Watch Netflix? Listen to Spotify? Then you love capitalism and can't stand big government. How do we know? Jared Meyer of the Foundation for Government Accountability explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to Get Kids to Listen 11.01.2019 4:37

Why is it so hard for so many parents and teachers to get kids to do as they are told? Because too many adults have followed some very bad advice. Family psychologist John Rosemond offers some useful tips on how to get the little barbarians to listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Build the Wall 10.01.2019 5:21

Can America solve its illegal immigration problem both justly and humanely? Yes, but it requires first building a border wall. Washington Post columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Charles Krauthammer explains why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Did America Fight the Vietnam War? 10.01.2019 4:27

Why did America fight the Vietnam War? The military suffered over 58,000 casualties, and America withdrew in defeat. What for? Historian Victor Davis Hanson explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Organic Food Worth the Cost? 10.01.2019 5:34

Are organic foods really healthier than non-organic foods? Are they better for animals? Are they better for the environment? Bjorn Lomborg, president of the Copenhagen Consensus Center, explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices