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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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The Inconvenient Truth About the Democratic Party 10.01.2019 5:35

Did you know that the Democratic Party defended slavery, started the Civil War, founded the KKK, and fought against every major civil rights act in U.S. history? Watch as Carol Swain, professor of political science at Vanderbilt University, shares the inconvenient history of the Democratic Party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's a Quarter-Life Crisis? 10.01.2019 4:35

You've heard of the midlife crisis. But have you heard of the quarter-life crisis? It hits millions of young professionals like a brick. Former White House Press Secretary and Fox News host Dana Perino knows exactly what it feels like. She also has some great advice for how to get through it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Facts Don't Care About Your Feelings 10.01.2019 4:03

Why does it seem as if America's college campuses have totally lost it? Well, because they have. In short, feelings now rule facts, and victims are heroes. But here's a fact: If you're a college student in the United States, you're almost certainly NOT a victim. Ben Shapiro explains why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's Wrong with E-Cigarettes? 10.01.2019 5:21

Are e-cigarettes a safe alternative to cigarettes? Could they help millions of smokers quit smoking? If so, why would anti-tobacco activists oppose e-cigarettes? Get the truth about e-cigarettes in this short video. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Isn't Communism as Hated as Nazism? 10.01.2019 5:06

When people think of humanity's greatest evils, why is "communism" rarely mentioned? After all, it has caused more suffering than any other ideology, including Nazism. Watch Dennis Prager's account of communism's horrific legacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where Are the Moderate Muslims? 10.01.2019 5:44

After every terrorist attack, politicians and pundits reassure us that the atrocity does not represent the true beliefs of the "moderate Muslim majority." But how many moderates are there? And what exactly does "moderate" mean? Military instructor and researcher Hussein Aboubakr explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

American Indians Are Still Getting a Raw Deal 10.01.2019 5:09

American Indians are the poorest of all of America's ethnic groups. Why? After all, the government has granted them massive reservations and created entire agencies to look after them. Well, maybe that's why. Naomi Schaefer Riley, author of "The New Trail of Tears," explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Special Needs Students Want School Choice 10.01.2019 4:16

Every student with special needs deserves a good education, right? So why are so many of them stuck in public schools that can't meet their needs? Jake Olson, a blind student at USC, explains why school choice is the right choice for students with special needs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Least Diverse Place in America 10.01.2019 5:16

What is the least diverse place in America? It's the institution that most actively seeks racial, ethnic, gender, and cultural diversity: the college campus! Colleges want students to look different, but think the same. Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Single-Payer Health Care: America Already Has It 10.01.2019 4:48

Could a single-payer, government-run health care system work in the United States? We already know the answer, because America already has single-payer, government-run health care. Author and commentator Pete Hegseth explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Calling Good People "Racist" Isn't New: the Case of Ty Cobb 10.01.2019 4:48

Ruining someone's name is very easy. So is calling them a "racist." Take the case of Ty Cobb, one of the greatest baseball players ever. Cobb is known as a racist and a dirty ballplayer. Is it true? Charles Leerhsen, author of "Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty" sets the record straight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Socialism Ruined My Country 10.01.2019 5:03

Is Bernie Sanders right? Are people living under socialism better off? Brazil is a good case study. Felipe Moura Brasil, a journalist and Veja magazine columnist, explains how his country has fared under socialism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Isn't There a Palestinian State? 10.01.2019 5:31

Why don't the Palestinians have their own country? Is it the fault of Israel? Of the Palestinians? Of both parties? David Brog, Executive Director of the Maccabee Task Force, shares the surprising answers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If There Is No God, Murder Isn't Wrong 10.01.2019 5:05

If there is no God, murder isn't wrong. You may think it's wrong, but how do you know it's wrong? As Dennis Prager explains, without God, all morality is mere opinion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There Is Only One Way Out of Poverty 10.01.2019 4:07

What's the best way to help people stuck in poverty get out of poverty? Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute, shows where conservatives and progressives differ. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is No Gender Wage Gap 10.01.2019 5:26

Is there a gender wage gap? Are women paid less than men to do the same work? Christina Hoff Sommers, Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, explains the data. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Gun Ownership a Right? 10.01.2019 4:13

What does the Second Amendment say? Is gun ownership a right for all Americans? Or just for a small militia? Eugene Volokh, Professor of Law at UCLA, explains what the Founding Fathers intended. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why America Must Lead 10.01.2019 5:31

The world is on fire. Syria has fallen apart. Russia has seized Ukrainian land. And China is flexing its muscles. Who can put these fires out? As Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Denmark's former Prime Minister and NATO's former Secretary General explains, only the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who Was Paul Revere and Why Should You Care? 10.01.2019 5:24

Do you know who Paul Revere is? He is one of America's key historical figures. Want to know what he did? Eric Metaxas, New York Times #1 bestselling author, shares the remarkable story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why I Left the Left 10.01.2019 4:19

Dave Rubin of The Rubin Report used to be a big progressive. He even had a show with The Young Turks! But now he's not a progressive. He has left the left. Why? Dave Rubin shares his story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's Holding the Arab World Back? 10.01.2019 5:31

What's holding the Arab world back? Why, by nearly every measure, are Muslim nations so far behind the West economically, culturally and scientifically? Bret Stephens, Global View columnist for the Wall Street Journal, explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What Should We Do About Guns? 10.01.2019 3:55

Would stricter gun laws reduce gun violence? Could gun control measures in places like Australia work in America? Nicholas Johnson, professor of Law at Fordham University, explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Democratic Socialism is Still Socialism 10.01.2019 4:22

What is democratic socialism? What makes it different than regular socialism? Has it been tried? Could it work in the United States? Comedian and political commentator Steven Crowder, host of Louder With Crowder, explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dark Art of Political Intimidation 10.01.2019 5:12

Intimidation, harassment, and blackmail have become the norm in American politics. Why? Because it works. Kimberley Strassel, author of The Intimidation Game, explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Immigrants! Don't Vote for What You Fled 10.01.2019 5:09

Many of America's legal and illegal immigrants fled nations that were ruined by corrupt politicians and failed government policies. But once here, they support the same things. Why? Gloria Alvarez, Project Director at the National Civic Movement of Guatemala, explains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices