Gracearchy with Jim Babka

Donald Trump has been indicted. So what? You'll get news about that story, over the coming months, even if you're trying to avoid this story! THIS IS NOT ABOUT TRUMP OR HIS INDICTMENTS. Donald Trump's situation is an opportunity to educate people on a relevant issue... Hypothesis: Campaign finance laws are written by incumbents, and they're designed in ways that protects officeholders from challen...

The Natural Origin Conspiracy Theory A raccoon dog rumor can run around the world before the truth is done tying its shoes. The Atlantic chose to publish a hypothesis that was the subject of a World Health Organization conference call. It wasn't even a pre-print yet, let alone a peer-reviewed study.  The claim: A raccoon dog transmitted the SarsCov-2 virus to humans at the Huanan Wet Market in Wuh...

Have you wondered what we might do to protect American soldiers from misuse by politicians? Jim Babka begins to connect some of the dots in the latest episode of Gracearchy. The places he goes may surprise you. Somehow, he connects all of these topics... Timeline 03:25 - "The Star-Spangled Banner" and sports: idols, war, politics, and ceremonial deism 05:19 - With the exceptions of the Revolutiona...

The Constitution is a multicultural document. But not a "living document." Do you know the ground rules of Constitutional interpretation? So, a friend walks into his podcast... [That line should be read in the same tone as a joke that begins, "A man walks into a bar."] A friend walks into his podcast and says, "We need to get back to the Constitution." He bemoans how many political folks are ignor...

Learn about three powerful proposals that would get Congress under control! We think change can happen from the bottom up, because politicians are followers not leaders. The three bills created by Downsize DC are a bottom-up change... The Read the Bills Act The One Subject at a Time Act The Write the Laws Act All three of these bills have been introduced in Congress multiple times, most recently b...

Jo Jorgensen reveals her 2024 plans and a campaign secret from the 2020 campaign. What does it look like inside the mind of a person who wins a party nomination and goes on to run for President? What makes them tick?  Of course we might be scared to learn if we were talking about the typical authoritarian and statist candidate. But what if this person was motivated by something that was not about...

Ready to go full libertarian on the train derailment?  Two weeks ago today, a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, leading to what some are calling "Chernobyl on the Ohio" (as in, the Ohio River).  The train was carrying roughly a million tons of vinyl chloride in five tankers. A decision was made to burn it, and East Palestine residents were forced to evacuate.  The media was...

Must everything be about political tribalism? On this episode of Gracearchy with Jim Babka, we review an advertising campaign called "He Gets Us." We deconstruct CNN's take on this $100 million advertising campaign. You might've seen their commercials on TV. There were two of them during the Super Bowl. These ads are about Jesus. But at the hub of the Conflict Machine, lives a squeaky gear called...

Spike Cohen joins Gracearchy with Jim Babka. Because the show is Gracearchy, and because we are not just conflict machine (political) commentary... We have an interview with Spike as you've never seen him. Spike discusses his struggle with MS, the blessing it delivered, and how he arrived at his life meaning. In fact, he shares his personal life mission. He also reveals his "religious history," vi...

The very best pro-immigrant primer. ANNOUNCEMENT: Spike Cohen will soon be joining us on Gracearchy with Jim Babka. Stay tuned for details. In 19 minutes, you can digest the prime arguments covering the... Moral Legal Practical Economic Strategic Historic ...reasons to be pro-immigrant. We used to have another podcast, from back in 2018. Perry Willis joined Jim on that program to race through our...

Immigration is a debate in need of grace. Premises... All human beings are made in the image of God. We are all endowed by our creator with inalienable rights. Where did anyone get ideas like that? Well, one significant source is the Bible. In fact... The Old Testament even addresses the issue of illegal aliens and sanctuary cities. Ironically, it doesn't match what most right-wing biblicists advo...

Imagine this: boycotts of political conservatives work, exploitation isn't just for political partisans, and conflict still sells...provided you do it the way Big Con/Tech tells you to. Well, you didn't have to imagine that, did you? Watch and listen as Jim brings powerful grace. Gracearchy with Jim Babka is a show that transcends left-right conflict, offering respectful pathways forward instead....

Governor Greg Abbott sent out the following Tweet... Texas has bussed over 15,900 migrants to sanctuary cities: Over 8,900 to DC Over 4,900 to NYC Over 1,500 to Chicago O ver 690 to Philadelphia Bless your heart, Governor. But that's nothing to brag about. It should be freely admitted that the early weeks, maybe even months, after an immigrant arrives may cause a brief period of adjustment for the...

The NY Times and FoxNews hid the truth, from you, about the Speaker McCarthy battle The NY Times and FoxNews pretend to be on opposite sides. But neither one told the truth about the Speaker McCarthy battle. In fact, they agreed that you should be told it was a... Clown Show! They also agreed that you should be told that a fringe group of Republicans was trying to weaken their party. Their concern...

Exhibiting grace under pressure right after a scary event.  24-year-old Buffalo Bills safety, Damar Hamlin, made a routine tackle in a big, nationally-televised game. He got up. Stood. Then, unnaturally fell back.  Everything changed. For those of us watching, it was surreal. Many of us hung on, long after we should've retired, hoping to get some good news. Damar is in our prayers.  This story mat...

What your Christian friends believe makes YOUR world. Chances are, you have NOT thought about this before. Consider... The United States is the most powerful nation on the planet. For most of you reading this, it's your home country. And Christians are an extremely large demographic group influencing culture and politics. Perhaps you never thought about that before. Maybe you think about it regula...

Were you unwittingly dragged into a conflict by people with agendas? Brittney Griner was released from a Russian prison. Meanwhile, Paul Whelan was overlooked. This story has nearly faded from the headlines, and the passion has dissipated – the way stories like this always do. But we calculate that 83% of things Bill and I have to say about Brittney Griner's release are new – unsaid elsewhere. In...

What is a natural principle? An axiom? And what do they have to do with human respect and happiness? Or how we vote? Show Notes The Foundation for Harmony and Prosperity: https://www.harmonyandprosperity.org/ Articles on Human Respect: https://theexitnetwork.substack.com/p/human-respect-in-one-lesson https://theexitnetwork.substack.com/p/human-respect-beneath-the-obvious https://www.theadvocates.o...

Show Notes Luke 15 (NIV): https://biblehub.com/niv/luke/15.htm Download Parable of the Dancing God by C. Baxter Kruger here:https://www.gci.org/files/Parable%20of%20the%20Dancing%20God%20by%20Kruger_0.pdf The Shack: https://www.amazon.com/Shack-Where-Tragedy-Confronts-Eternity/dp/0964729237 The Shack Revisited: https://www.amazon.com/Shack-Revisited-There-Going-Dared/dp/1455516805   Gracearchy wit...

Show Notes Perry Willis' articles may be found at WarTruth.org - https://wartruth.org/ The frozen, related site - http://www.truthaboutwar.org/ Perry's pretend letter FDR ought to have written to Stalin: https://zeroaggressionproject.org/perry-willis/the-letter-fdr-should-have-written-to-stalin/ Norman Davies' book "No Simple Victory" - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/300892/no-simple-vic...

Show Notes The Atlantic article: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/10/covid-response-forgiveness/671879/ We are grateful to Gary Nolan and the Zimmer Radio Network for permission to use the audio clip embedded in this video - Gary's show is here: https://939theeagle.com/the-gary-nolan-show/  Gracearchy with Jim Babka, a show that transcends left-right conflict, offering respectful pat...

Show Notes Rand Paul's neighbor was right 3/2020 - Alexandra Pelosi Source: https://twitter.com/CalebJHull/status/1242494399638114305?s=20&t=1Y9_HZVUxOVBoutE9wYkWA COP Rep Tom Emmer denounces violence on Face the Nation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIDVqyjP8lY&t=315s Political Attack Ads circa 1800: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_zTN4BXvYI   Gracearchy with Jim Babka, a show that transcends...

Jim and Bill wax nostalgic as they explain the origin and purpose of Gracearchy, and virtually revisit San Diego's Kansas City Barbeque Show Notes Kansas City BBQ is here: https://kcbbq.net/ and here: https://twitter.com/KCBBQ_SanDiego and here: https://www.facebook.com/kansascitybbq/ and most importantly, here: https://www.yelp.com/biz/kansas-city-barbeque-san-diego Also, @kansascitybbq on Instag...

Show Notes  The article from Reason Magazine: https://reason.com/2022/09/13/the-authoritarian-convergence/ Gracearchy with Jim Babka, a show that transcends left-right conflict, offering respectful pathways forward instead. Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZeroAggressionProject.org https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ is the sponsor. Be grace-full to each other.

Jim answers a listener's question, and it's a doozy.  Gracearchy with Jim Babka, a show that transcends left-right conflict, offering respectful pathways forward instead. Bill Protzmann is your moderator. ZeroAggressionProject.org https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ is the sponsor. Be grace-full to each other.