The Bridgehead

Jonathon Van Maren and Peter Hitchens discuss modern sex education--where it came from, and what the secular left intends to do with it.

When the genocide began in Rwanda in 1994, most foreigners fled the country. Missionary Carl Wilkens was the only American who refused to leave the country, remaining in Rwanda for the entire duration of the genocide. He joined Jonathon to talk about what he saw.

Jeannie Smith is a Holocaust lecturer and daughter of the Holocaust Rescuer Irene Opdyke. She joined Jonathon to discuss her mother’s life and legacy.

Barbara Winton is the daughter of Holocaust Rescuer Sir Nicholas Winton author of the book “It’s Not Impossible: The Life of Sir Nicholas Winton.” She joined Jonathon Van Maren to discuss her father’s life and legacy.

Ruby Bridges was one of the first African-American children to attend a newly integrated school in the Deep South at the height of the Civil Rights Movement. Facing down a daily gauntlet of angry racists, protected by federal marshals, Ruby experienced school like few others ever have. She joined Jonathon to share her story.

David Kupelian is a well-known journalist, commentator, and author of the classic best-seller “The Marketing of Evil.” He joins Jonathon to discuss how the Secular Left has sold our culture on lies like abortion, the Sexual Revolution, and pornography.

Lois Lowry is the author of dozens of children’s books, including the award-winning Number the Stars as well as The Giver, which was recently made into a film. She joined Jonathon to discuss her book The Giver, how to create great literature, and how literature can impact culture.

Jonathon Van Maren talks with British author and journalist Peter Hitchens on the war on drugs, and the impact of legalizing "recreational" drugs.

Mark Steyn joined Jonathon again to talk about his newest book, The [Un]documented Mark Steyn, as well as the terrorist shooting in Ottawa and how conservatives are losing the culture.

Jonathon interviews Nathan Harden, author of the book, SEX & GOD AT YALE: Porn, Political Correctness, and a Good Education Gone Bad. He has written for many publications, including National Review, The Weekly Standard, The American Spectator, The New York Post, and The Washington Times. He is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post, and he blogs about higher education for National Review...

Mark Warawa is a Member of Parliament. He joined Jonathon Van Maren to discuss the global issue of gendercide.

Dr. Mary-Anne Layden is a psychotherapist and Director of Education at the Center for Cognitive Therapy at the University of Pennsylvania. She is Director of the Sexual Trauma and Psychopathology Program and the Director of the Social Action Committee for Women’s Psychological Health. She joined Jonathon to discuss the links between porn and sexual assault.

Rev. Canon Andrew White, known as the Vicar of Baghdad, is the vicar of St. George in Baghdad, Iraq. He joined Jonathon Van Maren to discuss the ongoing genocide of Christians and others by the Islamic State.

Joy Smith is a Member of Parliament and a crusader against human trafficking. She joined Jonathon to discuss human trafficking, pornography, and 50 Shades of Gray.

When Hessy Taft was six months old, it was a dangerous time to be a Jewish child in Nazi Germany. But in a bizarre twist of fate, the Nazis selected her baby photo to publish in one of their publications as the ideal Aryan child. Hessy joined Jonathon to tell him the story.

Mark Steyn is a commentator and New York Times best-selling author. On this episode of The Bridgehead, Mark and Jonathon chat about demographics, abortion, and the rise of Islam.

Ezra Levant is a Canadian activist, journalist, author, and television host at the TheRebel.media. He joined Jonathon Van Maren to talk about the state of free speech and the silencing of Christians in Canada.

Dr. Robert Jensen is a porn researcher and the author of Pornography and the End of Masculinity. He joined Jonathon Van Maren to discuss how porn is destroying men and the culture.

Rev. Gerard Wilberforce is a priest from the United Kingdom—and great-great grandson of the abolitionist William Wilberforce. He joined Jonathon to discuss the legacy of his ancestor—and what William Wilberforce would be doing today if he were alive.

Shelley Lubben is a former porn star and founder of the Pink Cross Foundation. She joined Jonathon to talk about what really goes on inside the porn industry.

Joel C. Rosenberg is a New York Times best-selling fiction and non-fiction author. He joined Jonathon to talk about the persecution of Christians overseas as well as the duty of Christians to defend the defenceless here at home.

Maurice Vellacott is an outgoing Member of Parliament. He joined Jonathon to talk about political strategies of moving the abortion debate forward.

Dr. Efraim Zuroff is an Israeli historian of American origin who has played a role in bringing Nazis indicted for war crimes to trial. Zuroff, director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center office in Jerusalem, is the coordinator of Nazi war crimes research worldwide for the Wiesenthal Center and the author of its annual (since 2001) “Status Report” on the worldwide investigation and prosecution of Nazi...

Imaculee Ilibagiza is a survivor of the Rwandan Genocide. She wrote her powerful story in the book Left To Tell. She joined Jonathon to discuss her experiences, and the power of forgiveness.

Phyllis Schlafly, is an American constitutional lawyer, conservative activist, author, and founder of the Eagle Forum. She is known for her staunch social and political conservatism, her opposition to modern feminism and for her campaign against the proposed Equal Rights Amendment. Author of many books, she is arguably the most successful political activist of the last century. She joined Jonathon...