Critical Thinking with Andrew Coppens

Ben Shapiro fawns over Zalenskyy and attempts to make the case that our aide needs to continue. I discuss. Also, DHS has decided to blackout information on the number of illegal immigrant apprehensions on the Southern Border and there's a message that all of us Christians need to hear — especially those trapped in the Church of Me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nancy Pelosi dropped a $1.7 trillion, 4,155-page lump of coal on the American people in the middle of the night. Meanwhile, Kevin McCarthy wants you to believe he'll do things differently. Elon Musk shows us his Twitter exit strategy and the left continues to show its ignorance on the basics of how a gun works. It's a #WTFWednesday and the final one for 2022! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

A new "Twitter Files" dump came yesterday, showing not just that the FBI was suggesting tweets to take down, but that over the course of multiple years, they were grooming Twitter execs to discredit the Hunter Biden laptop story. The depths of the grooming and attempts to flaunt federal spying laws is breathtaking. Also, Title 42 gets upheld until the Supreme Court can deal with it and what's up w...

This is our final regular episode together for 2022. Pat and Andy review the year that was, take a look at how our predictions for the year turned out and crown our 2nd annual #RichardOfTheYear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Elon Musk decided to change the "Terms of Service" and the left tested his 'free speech' mettle. Then Musk banned a ton of journalists and others who played chicken and lost. Was he right, wrong or somewhere in-between? Also, we crown a new Richard of the Week and tell you why Babylon Bee and Live Action are our best stories of the week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recently, an argument over free speech being an illusion happened on the Steve Deace Show with two very different sides of the coin presented. We deep-dive on the concept of free speech being an illusion or not. Also, we tackle TikTok and what to do about its part-ownership by the Chinese Communist Party. All that and more on a Deep Dive Thursday! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced a request to impanel a grand jury to look in to criminal liability for COVID vaccine producers, while also announcing a public oversight advisory board regarding the "public health establishment." He's clearly taking aim to Nuremberg Fauci, the CDC and all officials responsible for the lockdowns and unnecessary measures taken during the COVID-19 era. It's al...

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested and charged with numerous federal crimes, right on the eve of his testimony in front of congress. Also, are libertarians to blame for Hershel Walker losing the Georgia Senate runoff election? What about Kyrsten Sinema's motives for going independent? All that and more on a #TruthOrFiction Tuesday here on Critical Thinking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

Elon Musk dares to suggest that Dr. Anthony Fauci should be prosecuted for his actions and lies surrounding COVID-19 and the left went nuts. Also, Twitter Files Pt. 3 and 4 were released and we wonder if anything illegal or intentional was at play? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WNBA star and criminal, Brittney Griner, is traded for the "Merchant of Death" in a prisoner swap for the ages. Also, the Twitter Files Pt. 2 drops, Andrew's over the moon for the Badgers new Offensive Coordinator, Loudon County schools failed bigly and we crown a brand-new Richard of the Week — it must be a #FishFryFriday on the program! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

On a Deep Dive Thursday here at Critical Thinking, we ask two critical questions — is the FBI inverting the 4th amendment in pursuit of January 6th "insurrection" convictions? Additionally, given this being allowed to happen (or not) are we even capable of self-governance as the limited government crowd would like it to be? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens when a Secretary of State in a state decides to become the arbiter of speech? Also, when that same person decides to run for governor, keeping their current job and then certifying herself as the winner of the election? We call that fascist, do you? It's a #WTFWednesday and we talk about the joy educators get out of confusing kids about gender, also American Girl wants to Trans the Ki...

Are we living through Romans 1 times? What does Romans 1 tell us? It's a #TruthOrFiction Tuesday on the show and we explore pastor Alistair Begg's talk about the authority of the bible over the authority of man and who's winning within the church. Also, who wins the Heisman Trophy and will there be an All-Big Ten championship game. Oh and a little "COVID shots will give us a severe spike in autoim...

What's it called when government and corporate power is one in the same? The Twitter Files released by Musk tell us a story of just how bad it is when government and corporate America are in concert with each other. Also, Trump shows his authoritarian tendencies in response to the story. What's the solution to all of it? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Gender Ideology crowd wants us to know that biology is fake and declaring non-binary status is only for the "real" non-binary, except what the hell is a "real" non-binary person? Also, Andrew gives you a trifecta of best stories of the week and AOC's boyfriend tries to tell us how to deal with racist white people...or something. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple loves authoritarianism so much that it's taking the side of the CCP over the people of China and allegedly threatening to remove Twitter as it takes the top off it's speech restrictions on the app. Also, what are some truths we learned so far this week and why must the right/libertarian journos tell the story of a government thief from the perspective of his sexuality? Hosted on Acast. See a...

Mitt Romney tells a tall tale of "law of the land" in an attempt to defend his vote for the "Respect for Marriage Act." Justin Trudeau believes China shouldn't be brutalizing peaceful protestors, irony much? Also, Fauci lies, in other words, it's a day that ends in 'Y' — all in a #WTFWednesday version of Critical Thinking Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if I told you that 40% of all small businesses can't make all or part of their monthly rent payments? What if I told you that Kanye West isn't having a mental breakdown, this is what he's been exposed to his entire life? All that and more on today's #CriticalThinking as Andrew flies solo once again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Such is the times of the Death Cult that we are living through, that a Canadian clothing retailer, Simons, has decided to go with the bold strategy of marketing to those wanting to commit assisted suicide. Also, the Chinese people are rising up against COVID-19 lockdowns and Wisconsin goes bold with it's new football head coach. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Turns out the Colorado Springs shooter identifies as non-binary and the gender theorists on the left are suddenly not a fan of automatically accepting gender labels, just because. Nope, that's not how this works, you don't get to play your game when its convenient for you and then tell us no when it's inconvenient for your other political narratives. OWN YOUR SHIT! OWN ALL OF IT! Hosted on Acast....

Zelenskyy lies and nearly leads us to brink of World War III in the process. What could be worse than that? Well, it's Friday and we're throwing out the worst of the week as well as our best stories too. Including stories on the Daily Wire, Candace Cameron Bure and Fruit Quake. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a Deep Dive Thursday on the show and we take a look at the "Respect for Marriage Act" from a critical thinking and religious background. Does it really respect marriage? What about protecting religious definitions and public practice of religion? What's actually in the bill and the amendment that the LDS Church supported? Also, is it really a compromise if I have to give and there's no take?...

Donald Trump announced he's running for President yesterday, shocker I know. Also, don't go full Enron, never go full Enron (lessons learned by FTX collapse) and Jason Whitlock suggests we say "down with the Matriarchy" — it must be a #WTFWednesday on the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Day 8 of Election Day, we learn that the house and senate may not give the GOP the wins they wanted. Is this the end of the MAGA era? We discuss that & much more on a #TruthOrFiction Tuesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we enter Day 6 of Election Day, it increasingly looks like the GOP totally failed, as they likely aren't taking the House or the Senate. So, was it a failure of GOP leadership and if so, who should take over? We discuss that and the latest study that suggests myocarditis cases are 3x as likely in those who are 18-29 and got the Moderna shot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...