Common Sense with Dr. Ben Carson

Beth Van Duyne, representing Texas’ 24th Congressional District, talks to Dr. Carson about her work on housing, economic development and small business. As the former mayor of Irving, TX and Regional Administrator for HUD’s Southwest Region, she knows just how important these policies are in enabling more people to achieve the American Dream. Hear more about her recent visit with Mexico Presi...

The failures of Silicon Valley, Silvergate, and Signature banks created waves across the financial sector, but perhaps not more so than in the crypto sector. A sector already dealing with the high profile failure of the cyrptocurrency exchange FTX. What does it all mean? And what’s next for crypto? Kathy Kraninger joins the podcast to talk about the bank failures and her work on cryptocurrency reg...

Jeff Foxworthy is an incredibly talented comedian, actor, author, and producer who's been blessed with the ability to make people laugh. He holds the record for being the largest-selling comedy-recording artist in history. He's also a multiple Grammy Award nominee, and a best-selling author of 26 books. Despite his immense success, he remains grounded in his faith and credits it for his achievemen...

The crisis along our southern border continues apace. We have seen increasing violence, over a million encounters already this fiscal year, and a major increase in the number of people on terrorist watch lists attempting to enter illegally on the southern border. With Title 42 ending in May, is the Administration doing anything to prepare? Dr. Carson talks with Rodney Scott whose thirty year caree...

The system we have today is a far cry from what our Founders envisioned for governance. Dr. Carson talks with Dave Brat, former Congressman, economist, and Dean of the School of Business at Liberty University about the new program launched by American Cornerstone Institute: Executive Branch for America. Together, they discuss the current state of the economy, the future of education, and why...

The modern-day slavery of human trafficking affects hundreds of thousands of victims in the United States alone and is on the rise. While the number of persons convicted of federal human trafficking offenses increased from 2011 to 2019 by 84%, this offense is one that happens in the shadows. Dr. Carson is joined by Bob Unanue, CEO of Goya Foods. For over 85 years Goya Foods has supported...

The creation and implementation of Title IX was a long time coming for women’s sports in having some degree of equality and recognition for female athletes. But in 2023 we are going backward and see transgender females encroaching on biological female athletics. As someone who experienced this blatant discrimination personally, Riley Gaines knows first-hand how it feels to compete against a biolog...

It is an unfortunate reality that many women choose abortion over adoption. As someone who experienced unplanned pregnancy, Christine Yeargin has a perspective that can speak to this issue directly. She is a well-known pro-life advocate, mother of three, content producer with Students for Life, and founder of Be Their Village, an organization that advocates for women in unplanned pregnancies, conn...

“Western” ideas have become a touchstone in today’s culture wars. Progressives have erroneously aligned them with only racism and bigotry. Why is that wrong? And why are thinkers of ancient times relevant to solving today’s problems? Dr. Carson has a fascinating discussion with Spencer Klavan, associate editor of the Claremont Review of Books and features editor at The American Mind… and author of...

Our education system has been spoiled by political bias and extreme ideologies. This not only divides our country but fails to equip our young people for success. This is why Dr. Carson created the Little Patriots program at ACI. Little Patriots provides young people and their educators – be they parents, grandparents, mentors, or teachers – the tools they need to teach children the true history o...

By now everyone has heard of the train derailment in E. Palestine although it wasn’t until later that the media even started covering it. And some of the photos we saw in the immediate aftermath were truly astonishing. Residents are questioning air and water quality, despite the government telling them everything is safe. We sort out fact from fiction with today’s guest, Andrew Wheeler, head of th...

Ronald Reagan said, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.” He warned us that we must fight for it, protect it, or lose it. Today’s guest understands that more than most. Born under the dictatorial regime of North Korea, Yeonmi Park escaped to China, then found refuge in South Korea. Hear more about her defection from North Korea and how she ran headfirst into the cu...

ESG is one of the biggest issues you probably didn’t know you should care about. It matters not just to corporations and their investors, but to you as a consumer as well. Justin Danhof joins the podcast to try and make sense of it all. He is the Head of Corporate Governance for Strive Asset Management and previously served as Executive Vice President of the National Center for Public Policy Resea...

Proponents of “equity” see no problem with treating groups of people differently based solely on race as long as it serves their agenda. This is what we used to call racism. But the answer to racism in our country isn’t more racism. So what’s the solution? Some people will tell you it’s more government but today’s guest, Alfredo Ortiz, says the government should do less, not mo...

What can be done to have reasoned debate returned to this country? Political correctness has increased viewpoint conformity on campuses. What does the future hold? Dr. Carson welcomes Charles B. Johnson to the podcast. He is world renown as a prominent businessman. Together, they talk about the state of affairs in our nation and how the youth of America have a real opportunity to bring us bac...

The controversy around COVID-19 federal policies continues. The lack of robust, scientific dialogue and the canceling of alternate voices continues to hamper public health policy discussions. Dr. Lapado, the Surgeon General of Florida is a leading voice for pragmatic public health policy. He joins the show to discuss being vilified and canceled for questioning federal interventions and mandat...

Standing up for what you believe in means sometimes standing alone. But when you put your trust in God, you are never alone. At the height of the George Floyd riots, where nearly every team had “Black Lives Matter” printed across their courts, jerseys, and warm-up suits. NBA star Jonathan Isaac was the sole player to stand up for his beliefs and stood during the national anthem. He would late...

We have seen an unprecedented failure to secure our southern border by the Biden Administration. It went from the most secure border to historic numbers of illegal entries in two years. Tom Homan spent his career in law enforcement and immigration security and retired as the former Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. He joins Dr. Carson to discuss national security concerns, th...

We are facing an epidemic in this country.  Fentanyl is killing Americans at an unprecedented rate. Fentanyl deaths continue to rise – particularly among teens. If you’re a parent dealing with a child that is suffering from addiction, it can feel hopeless. Angela Kennecke is a seasoned investigative journalist who was working on a story about drug overdoses the day she got the news...

Perhaps one of the most interesting revelations that came out of the pandemic was just how much our education system needs reform. School boards have become ideological battlegrounds on issues such as transgender policies, book bans, social and racial justice, and “preferred pronouns.” Parental rights were the latest flashpoint heading into midterm elections as parents saw education as one of the...

Half of society is living in the post-COVID age.  Another half, our elite political class, is still clinging to a state of crisis in an effort to use fear as a form of control, and they are loathed to give it up. But why? Dr. Aaron Kheriaty is the author of a new book, "The New Abnormal: The Rise of the Biomedical Security State.” Find out about his thoughts on the “biomedical security state,...

Today, we see more minorities voting for conservatives. More and more of them are now asking the left, "What have you done for me lately?" It’s a valid question. One that Dr. Carson explores with his guest, Candace Owens of the Daily Wire and the Candace Owens Show. She's also the director of the new movie “The Greatest Lie Ever Sold”. Learn more about the government's rol...

Founded in 2021 by Dr. Ben Carson, the American Cornerstone Institute’s mission is simple, by restoring the four cornerstones to American life: faith, liberty, community, and life, we will work to promote and preserve individual liberty, help our nation’s most vulnerable find new hope, decrease the federal government’s role in society, and improve efficiency to best serve all our nation’s citizens...

Hollywood used to be about entertainment.  But now it seems that it’s about social ideology and pushing a progressive agenda.  Why don’t more people speak up? One person has done that and more! Actor, Director, and Author Kevin Sorbo talks about his route to Hollywood and being a Christian and conservative in Hollywood. How do you fight back against some of the hypocrisy in the entertain...

With less than a month before mid-term elections, you can’t help but turn on the tv without seeing a political ad. From inflation to the border; everything seems like it’s in a crisis. It’s enough for people to feel hopeless and fed up. Dr. Carson puts the biggest news of the day in perspective and discusses solutions to correct the ills of our nation along with his prescription of...