David Gornoski

Host David Gornoski brings to light how our arbitrary usage of coercive state power and the 'quarantining' of projected guilt fails in binding our society together. David also comments on the media's obsession with policing speech, the government misinformation on nutrition, and the general distraction of politics from the actual solving of problems. Plus, state senator Joe Gruters calls in to dis...

In this episode, David Gornoski rips into the pseudo-scientific food pyramid promoted by the state. David vigorously argues that due to the government's quackery we've been suffering from a plethora of diseases including this current virus. "Separate state from cure!" Also, conservative commentator Anthony Brian Logan calls in to discuss Joe Biden's 'You Ain't Black' comment. "This is something yo...

"One of the ways we get rid of the malaise in our society and culture is by ending forever wars." Danny Sjursen, writer and war veteran, joins us to explain why war has become largely invisible to the people of our nation. "Memorial day to me feels like a wretched day in a lot of sense," says Sjursen who also feels that the holiday has been mythologized to cover up for mass sacrifice perpetuated b...

Patri Friedman, economist and venture capitalist founder of Pronomos and the Seasteading Institute, joins David Gornoski to explore the future of governance in our time. Will we see a return to local city states and private enterprise zones around the world? How does Rene Girard's lessons about internal mediators vs external mediators guide our discernment in founding a culture based on self-givin...

In these times of social unrest we need to understand what drives humanity towards conflict. David Cayley, longtime CBC Ideas broadcaster, joins David Gornoski to discuss the breakdown of social unity through a distinctly Christian lens shaped by experiences with Rene Girard and Ivan Illich. On the pandemic, Cayley says that "the virus is the perfect enemy" but expresses concern over those who are...

Reject the bipartisan narrative of the media and tell the plain truth! Scott Horton of antiwar.com and host of the Scott Horton Show calls in to take on the media-perpetuated myths surrounding Obamagate and Russiagate. The 'Fool's Errand' author also addresses the persecution of whistleblowers surrounding the state-initiated mass surveillance and the 2016 presidential election. The truth behind th...

Jeff Deist returns to the show to discusses what the West can learn as it increasingly discards that which made it a beacon of hope for the world. Jeff and David also comment on some of the latest news regarding Mike Pence and Disney's furloughing of its employees. On Science and U, Dr. Yu talks about the possible existence of parallel universes and the discovery of a new kind of asteroid. "In ord...

David Gornoski examines how the Democrats, in their mimetic obsession over Trump, have revealed the insanity of the whole political enterprise. Plus, economist and anthropologist Mark Sunwall joins the show to talk about Ivan Illich's Deschooling Society and Good Samaritan analysis for the modern world. Sunwall thinks Illich, especially in his criticism of the education system, was ahead of the cu...

Attorney Morgan Streetman, host of the Morgan Streetman show, joins David Gornoski to give us a law practitioner's perspective on Russiagate and General Flynn's case. While David likens the current political drama to a pro-wrestling show, attorney Streetman adds, "But you'll find the hero and the heel at a bar enjoying a drink, and they like the fact that you paid for their drink." What about the...

"I want to listen but fifty people have accused this person of being racist, so..." How many of us think this way? What happens when we stop the presumption of innocence for the accused? Something we hardly talk about today is repentance. "We have to call cancel culture to repentance," says David Gornoski as he reflects on the story of persecutor turned apostle Paul and its significance in today's...

Technologist and public intellectual Jordan Hall joins David Gornoski, host of A Neighbor's Choice, for a journey through sense-making in 2020. Along the way, Rene Girard's mimetic theory is explored in relation to physics, media ecology, and the unravelling of political faith and cohesion in our time. Where are we heading after the lockdown? How do we bind ourselves together with stories and role...

Afghanistan war veteran Ben Adams calls in from Idaho, where he's running for state office, to discuss his political race and how we can bring our troops home. The former marine talks about the obstacles President Trump faces today in pulling troops out of Afghanistan and the lessons he learned from time spent in the country. Also, David Gornoski comments on the various news reports flying in from...

As a novel pandemic rages and governments enforce social distancing, some people are left in dangerous situations in prison. Lyn Ulbricht joins David Gornoski to talk about her son Ross Ulbricht who is currently serving two life sentences plus 40 years for his Silk Road website. In the interview, Lyn describes a shockingly unjust and bizarre trial wherein her son was termed a 'kingpin.' Also, Davi...

In ancient times, there were often masked rituals, and in these rituals, boundaries and identities were blurred because the participants wore masks. But what would these rituals lead to and why was anonymity so important? David Gornoski gives us an earth-shattering explanation of this ancient ritual and how it is refined and imposed today under a guise of concern during these pandemic times. Liste...

How does your news media consumption make you feel? It's hard to see past the negativity when you watch the news. The forces of cynicism cry out for chains, but still, humanity must persist in freely cultivating the Earth. "What lasts is ultimately that which comes from a free society," says David Gornoski. Healthcare and 'Earthcare' are the two most pressing issues of our day, and the status quo...

Jeff Deist, president of Mises Institute, returns to the show to discuss the big question that has businesses, investors, and the average wage-earners worried: Do we have an economic crash on the horizon? Also, what is going on with Trump's 'Operation Warp Speed' project? "Grandiosity in every other walk of life is good," Jeff Deist says, "but in politics it's bad." Listen to the full episode for...

How deeply has Qatar influenced our government? Very deep, claims Ben Freeman. The Director of the Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative joins David Gornoski to explore his groundbreaking report on Qatar's rise in DC power. Also, businessman and novelist Burt Walker discusses his perspective on the war on drugs from a dad's frontline exposure. Listen to the full episode for an intriguing journ...

David Gornoski wants us to ignore the political drama and focus on dismantling the monster; he explains how we can do that. Also in the show, Dr. Weiping Yu returns to discuss recent findings which reassert that salmon respond to Earth's magnetic field whilst swimming in oceans. Dr. Yu says that this finding perfectly aligns with what he's been saying all along. David and Dr. Yu also discuss the n...

OANN reporter Jack Posobiec joins the show to explain what's been going on in Pennsylvania's nursing homes which are seeing a rise in COVID-19 dead rates. Shockingly, Jack Posobiec tells us, the secretary of health responsible for overseeing the nursing homes had moved her elderly mother out of a facility just before the spike in death rates occurred. Also, David Gornoski delivers a scorching verd...

Investment guru Peter Schiff, the author of 'The Real Crash: America's Coming Bankruptcy,' calls in to talk about the economic disarray caused by the government shutdowns and bailouts. Schiff argues that the government should cut down it's spending to mitigate the crisis. "If you're getting benefits but can't buy anything, what good are the benefits for?" Should temporary restrictions be imposed i...

What do we do to make sure that future generations can think for themselves? How can we help teachers bring some creativity to the table? Blake Boles, author of 'Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids To School?', says that the answers lie in removing coercion from our education system. The discussion centers around the homeschooling movement, the history of the Sudbury Valleys Schools, the role of p...

David Gornoski contemplates how Jesus would deal with a pandemic and concludes that the key lies in Jesus' merciful treatment of Peter who had earlier betrayed him. Whereas ancient mythologies empower the mob against a single person, Christ redeems and humanizes the victim of the crowd. It is due to this anthropological revelation that the west has managed to progress in the realms of science, law...

FEE managing editor Jon Miltimore joins David Gornoski to discuss Andrew Cuomo's disastrous nursing home policy and its failure in protecting the elderly from the COVID-19 virus. The conversation starts with the search for a grand narrative and then moves to the question of socialism and the false assumption that Jesus was a socialist. The two also tackle a much deeper topic of rights, free will,...

What if Galileo had been asked to spend millions to prove his claim? Host David Gornoski explains how the government's patenting practices have proved to be an enormous and sinful hurdle in fighting the COVID-19 virus. "But free markets hurt families," say the naysayers. David Gornoski disagrees. "I see a society that has mutated from solidarity with one another into defacto attempts to rule over...

In this episode of A Neighbor's Choice, Florida Rep. Mike Hill calls in and argues that instead of panicking and shutting down the economy saner heads should have prevailed. "Government is not the answer, it has created the problem in the first place." The conversation then moves to Mike Hill's email interaction with a woman about her unemployment woes and how fear has consumed the entire populati...