The World and Everything In It

Wed » Washington Wednesday · CBS’s Ross Douthat asked President Trump about forgiveness before God. Hunter Baker calls the exchange “high drama.” Also: Democrats have an opening “you could drive a bus through,” says Baker, who also weighs Congress’s power over the Iran war. On World Tour, a Haitian gang leader seeks mediation after Salvadoran troops arrive. Plus: subway seats come home, Marines si...

Tue » Trump says he’ll end aid to Israel. Ambassador Mike Huckabee says the partnership has “too much invested” to see it unravel now. Also: Media critics point to “bias by omission.” Paid endorsements, new penalties. Jenny Rough joins a cross-country relay for America’s 250th, with the Declaration of Independence tucked into each baton. Plus: Winning by running from woke—and a deer that breaks an...

Mon » Legal Docket · Colorado offers public money to Catholic preschools on conditions they say violate their faith. Also: Moneybeat and the WORLD History Book. A wild week on Wall Street and an election shakeup in Washington. David Bahnsen says everybody knows AI is a big thing, but “very few people understand how it’s going to make money yet.” Plus: Ellis Island welcomed millions of immigrants,...

Fri » Culture Friday · John Stonestreet on how constant alarms can discourage young people from building a future. Also: George Grant explores the origins of “mind your Ps and Qs” and finds pints, quarts, and hobbits. Jimmy Stewart leaves Hollywood for combat and comes home broken—then George Bailey comes calling. Plus: student prayer, Catholic preschools, and the message of the midterms. EP 3525...

Thu » Washington Wednesday overtime · Hunter Baker warned weeks after the war started that Trump had “staked his whole presidency” on Iran. Also: Christian nonprofits shut out of financial services, Democrats eyeing war funding, and a new symphony for America’s 250th. Plus: Christian hope after political defeat—and 1,207 movies for less than 30 cents a flick. EP 3524 · Thu Nov 5, 2026 ☀️ Today’s s...

Wed » Washington Wednesday · Hunter Baker on the Democrats’ historic rout of Republicans: a “complete collapse of the Republican coalition.” Also: An Army captain severely wounded in Afghanistan is singing again, bringing his wife “tears of joy and gratitude.” On World Tour: A student-led movement in Serbia unites voters across political divides to defeat an entrenched ruling party. Janie B. Chean...

Tue » Lost friends over politics? A former diplomat turned pastor says to “slow it down” and remember our first allegiance. Also: New federal transparency rules around pharmacy benefit managers promise to expose hidden drug-pricing arrangements, but will they mean cheaper prices for patients? Cal Thomas points to promises politicians can’t keep and a $40 trillion national debt no politician will a...

Mon » Legal Docket · A privacy law following dirty tricks against Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork now faces a test lawmakers of 1988 didn’t foresee. Also: Moneybeat · David Bahnsen gives Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh credit for understanding that a growing economy isn’t necessarily an overheating one, while AI borrowing grows more tangled and Washington’s fiscal hawks flock only when the other party...

Fri » Culture Friday · John Stonestreet says voting can lessen evil, but neither salvation nor apocalypse comes on Air Force One. Also: Does Halloween trivialize evil—or give it too much credit? Delayed childbearing affects grandparenthood, and France’s unrest raises questions about what holds a society together. Plus: An Everest documentary raises hard questions about risk. And listener feedback...

Thu » A Florida farmer discovers someone enrolled her in Obamacare without her knowledge. Now her tax refund is on hold. Also: Massachusetts pro-lifers gather enough signatures to challenge a sweeping abortion law, but the governor may have another move. In Texas, Christian voters face a Senate choice neither candidate makes easy. Plus: a scientist’s lifelong seaweed collection, robot dogs in need...

Wed » Why some midterms bring political earthquakes but others barely register: On Washington Wednesday, Hunter Baker looks to history—and makes his predictions.  Also: Australia welcomes U.S. submarines to deter China, though the increased military presence could make it a target. Bible translators produce Scripture without writing a word. Plus: a rescue crane needs rescuing, and Cal Thomas has a...

Tue » Washington schoolgirls sit out races rather than compete with a boy. Too young to vote on next week’s ballot measure, they appeal to adults who can. Also: In Brazil, leftist Lula wins a disputed election, while Venezuela welcomes home an opposition leader. An elite runner finds new speed after becoming a mother, and Daniel Suhr warns about political revenge to come. Plus: two men take their...

Mon » Legal Docket · An election-law expert’s love of liberty began with parents who escaped tyranny. Also: On Moneybeat, David Bahnsen asks what consumer-confidence surveys really tell us. Plus: tariff relief in Maine, France’s debt corner, and California’s wealth tax. WORLD History Book: The Statue of Liberty at 140—and how an abolitionist monument became an icon of immigration. EP 3516 · Mon Oc...

Fri » Culture Friday · John Stonestreet calls disputed reporting on Elisabeth Elliot “flat-out slander.” Also on Culture Friday: the return of woke ideology and Cornell’s attempt to regulate a campus culture that has rejected sexual restraint. Film: Steve Limkeman compares two alien-encounter movies with very different views of providence. Plus: George Grant asks pastor John Currie what Calvin, Ll...

Thu » A Cuban who lived through the revolution tells American schoolchildren: “Within days food began to disappear. People began to disappear.” Also: In Idaho, a pastor finds his Kansas abortion fight waiting for him back home. Former Ambassador Sam Brownback explains how his religious-freedom organization lost its bank account, and Daniel Darling urges Christians to steward their citizenship. Plu...

Wed » El-Sayed turns Muslim Brotherhood questions to his advantage. On Washington Wednesday: Democratic Socialists’ demands, Sen. Slotkin’s dark warning, Trump vs. Vance on Netanyahu, disappearing Senate debates, and the Medicare for All fine print. Also: Israel faces its first national election since the October 7 attacks, but there's still been no official inquiry into the security failures. Two...

Tue » Most American workers struggle to find purpose in their jobs. WORLD’s Lauren Smyth explores why. Also: A former Treasury official worries Washington is giving up too much leverage against Putin in pursuit of cheaper diesel. Scientists compete for new research money as the White House seeks more say over grants. American families discover that homeschooling freedoms don’t necessarily travel o...

Mon » Moneybeat · Banks turned away customers over their beliefs. David Bahnsen says engagement got the job done. Also: Legal Docket follows two fights to get before a judge. An AI skeptic joins the investment crowd he once warned against. And a little girl who survived polio grows old with a breathing machine she couldn't live without. EP 3511 · Mon Oct 19, 2026 ☀️Today’s stories › Monday morning...

Radio host Dennis Prager talks with WORLD’s Mary Reichard about becoming a quadriplegic in 2024, why he believes thankfulness is a decision, and how decades of writing about happiness prepared him to face calamity without denying the difficulties.

Fri » On Culture Friday, John Stonestreet recalls how legalism burdened homeschool families with rules God never commanded. Also: Marvel’s VisionQuest brings back an android who can’t quite figure out who he is—or how to live with losing someone he loves. And British pop star Bob Stanley is still making mixtapes, rescuing songs you may have heard years ago without knowing their names. EP 3510 · Fr...

Thu » Paramount won Warner Bros. but inherited $80 billion in debt. Now Hollywood’s newest giant needs box-office hits. Fast. Also: Dennis Prager on finding gratitude after paralysis. In Iran, a woman who celebrated the Shah’s overthrow is still fighting the regime that replaced him. A new film takes Facebook to task while giving less attention to harms to children. Plus: Democratic governors brea...

Wed » Washington Wednesday · Americans resist higher fuel prices over Iran yet expect sacrifices to keep pressure on Russia. Hunter Baker explains why. Also: World Tour follows Nicaragua’s ruling couple as they move to eliminate elections and keep power in the family. In rural Illinois, firefighters struggle to keep ambulances running. Plus: a truckload of fries goes up in smoke, and Cal Thomas as...

Tue » A man posing as a college girl blackmailed Gavin Guffey. After Gavin took his life, the scammer turned to his family. Also: Secretary of State Marco Rubio goes to Greece to argue the West has forgotten what made it strong. Hundreds of thousands are taking to the streets over France’s schools, even as heavy spending and mounting debt leave the government with fewer good options. Plus: Civil W...

Mon » Legal Docket · Boulder wants oil companies to pay for climate damage. Could one county’s lawsuit end up shaping national energy policy? Also: David Bahnsen explains why the tech giants helping drive interest rates higher are still where investors go for shelter—and why diesel remains scarce even as crude oil moves again. Plus: a veteran of the Great War makes a little room for laughter, and...

Dennis Prager’s latest book argues that without God, good and evil are only matters of opinion. WORLD’s Mary Reichard talks with Joel Alperson, who helped Prager develop If There Is No God, about why Christians and Jews should make a reasoned case for biblical values with confidence. WatersEdge securities are subject to certain risk factors as described in our Offering Circular and are not FDIC or...