Ideas Have Consequences With Larry Alex Taunton

What went wrong in the midterm elections?   The results have left plenty of questions, but the real story goes far beyond who won and who lost.   Today, I break down where things went wrong, what the political establishment may have missed, and what it all means for America's future.

Can you be both a Christian and a feminist? Carrie Gress once believed you could. Today, she argues the two are fundamentally incompatible. In this fascinating conversation, we examine feminism's Marxist influences, its impact on motherhood and marriage, and the cultural consequences we're witnessing today.

llegals: A Warning to Americans Larry Alex Taunton issues a warning about what he says is coming to America through illegal immigration, drawing historical parallels to Athens and Rome and arguing that nations decline when prosperity breeds hedonism and depopulation. Citing his firsthand experience tracking caravans since 2019 and reporting from Mexico City, he claims cartels still smuggle people...

What if the days of creation in Genesis mean something far more profound than we've been taught? In Part 2 of what may be Professor John Lennox's most important lecture, he examines the Hebrew meaning of “day,” the science behind creation, and why our existence is no accident. But his conclusion goes far beyond science. It points us to Christ Himself.

Did Genesis get it right? Can science and Scripture agree on the origins of the universe? In this special two-part release of Ideas Have Consequences, Larry Alex Taunton revisits a fascinating 2009 conference talk by Oxford professor, mathematician, and Christian apologist John Lennox, exploring one of Christianity's most debated questions: How should we understand the creation account in Genesis?...

Who really holds the power?   Jennica Pounds (@DataRepublican) followed the money and uncovered a sprawling ecosystem connecting NGOs, government funding, mega-philanthropies and USAID.   Subscribe via the link in my bio!

Abortion. Collapsing birth rates. A fertility industry turning human life into a commodity.   Are these separate issues or symptoms of something much bigger?   Seth Gruber joins me to make the case that the West isn’t simply losing population. It’s losing its understanding of what human life is worth.

I went to Mexico to investigate how cartels are profiting from illegal immigration—and sent an operative undercover in Mexico City to dig even deeper. What he was allegedly offered stunned me: a “real” U.S. visa in just 3 days. Visas. Coyotes. Narco tunnels. This is what we found.

Why is Islam gaining ground in the West? I joined @SethGruberShow to discuss how the West’s abandonment of Christianity has created a cultural vacuum—and why Islam is increasingly positioned to fill it. We also get into Dawkins, Hitchens, Oxford, atheism, and the future of the West.

The Bible has endured generations of skeptical scrutiny. The Quran and Hindu scriptures hasn't and cannot endure the same level of scrutiny.   So what has archaeology actually uncovered? @DineshDSouza joins me to ask: Are the stones telling a different story?

I haven’t been very active on X lately, but when I did pop in, I saw @DineshDSouza having a go at John Calvin. So today, I gave him an opportunity to make peace with Calvin—and perhaps even the Calvinists.

Dr. Jay Smith on Islam’s Origins: Sources, Mecca, Muhammad, and the Quran Larry interviews Dr. Jay Smith, a Christian Islamicist and polemicist, who presents a visual, source-based critique of Islam’s origins focused on four areas: the reliability and timing of Islamic sources, the historical plausibility of Mecca, early evidence for Muhammad, and the compilation and preservation claims of the Qur...

Eric Metaxas interviews Larry Taunton about a viral Oxford Union debate on the motion “the West should be suspicious of Islam,” featuring Lawrence Fox and Tommy Robinson. Taunton explains he helped Fox prepare by treating the event as performance, recounts attempted cancellation pressure from the Bishop of Oxford, police, media, and a hostile crowd, and says the Union delayed releasing video. They...

1 in 3 Democrats now identify as Democratic Socialists. What does that actually mean? Larry Alex Taunton examines the DSA's growing momentum, its national organizing efforts, and the policies it wants to pursue ahead of 2028.

Should the West Be Suspicious of Islam? In this episode, Today we’ll break down Laurence Fox's appearance at the Oxford Union, where a debate on whether the West should be suspicious of Islam. How did the debate open? With a threat directed at those arguing against Islam

Is USAID humanitarian aid—or something much bigger? In this episode, we explore why Elon Musk targeted USAID through DOGE, the spending controversies, covert operations claims, and what happened during a visit to USAID Cairo.

Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett says she's been the target of death threats and Swatting.   Have threats and intimidation altered her judicial decisions or is that accusation unfair?

Jesus and Muhammad are often compared, but should they be?   Today, we examine the lives, teachings, and scriptures behind Christianity and Islam, and why I believe the differences between them are not comparable.   Subscribe via the link in my bio!

Should the Bible be taught in public schools? In this episode of Ideas Have Consequences, Larry Alex Taunton examines the Texas State Board of Education's decision to include the Bible in the K–12 curriculum—and argues that the debate is about far more than religion. Larry contends that the Bible is the "prequel" to Western civilization. Without understanding it, he argues, students cannot fully g...

Looking back at my 2010 debate with Christopher Hitchens, a man I deeply disagreed with, yet came to genuinely respect and call a friend.   Our question was simple: Is a Christian society or an atheistic society better for human flourishing?   I believe the conversation is just as relevant today.

Why were concerns about Britain's grooming gang scandal ignored for so long? This isn't just a conversation about current events. It's a discussion about free speech, faith, cultural decline, and the ideas shaping the future of the West.

For decades, John Lennox has been one of Christianity's most respected voices in the worlds of science and academia. In this conversation from Oxford, we discuss his new autobiography, the influence of C.S. Lewis, the challenges of living openly as a Christian in elite academic circles, and the experiences that shaped his life and faith.

Larry Alex Taunton interviews Eric Metaxas about his new book, “Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World,” and why he argues the American Revolution was uniquely grounded in biblical ideas of self-government, tracing its precedent to the Sinai Covenant and its development through the Reformation and colonial covenant theology. Eric contrasts America’s God-centered v...

In this episode, Larry Taunton shares the remarkable story of a Nigerian bishop, a massive freedom march in London, and what felt like a decade’s worth of prayers finally being answered. For years, Christians in Nigeria have endured unimaginable persecution — churches burned, pastors murdered, families displaced, and entire communities living under the constant threat of extremist violence. Yet mu...

Host Larry Alex Taunton sits down with conservative reporter Dustin Grage to discuss why Minnesota has become a political and cultural flashpoint in America. The conversation explores allegations of corruption, Medicaid and NGO-related fraud, the influence of identity politics, the rise of the so-called “Red-Green Alliance,” and concerns surrounding political power, ideology, and immigration in Mi...