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Time To Admit: We’re All Pseudo-Intellectuals Now

Mandeville, LA- The "think tank" that Joshua Maruvchik claims as his professorial home is supposed to be the incubation center for our best and brightest, our "[pseudo]-intellectuals. This is obviously not what the "Ivy League" or it's preparatory schools are producing. In the essay "Intellectuals And Their Discontents" Russell Jacoby lays out the experience of the classical, "public intellectual" which in ancient Roman days would have meant "orator" (Augustine was emperor Flavius's appointed "orator"). "In Rome, public speaking was a […]

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Virginia Bishops Are Acting Like, Well, …Bishops

Virginia Bishops standing up to the Knights of Columbus Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – "Someone sent me this letter that was written on Friday, from Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo, Bishop of the Diocese of Richmond, Virginia, and Bishop Paul S. Loverde, Bishop of the Diocese of Arlington and State Chaplain of the Virginia State Council of the Knights of Columbus.  I bring this up because this is something that is missing and has been missing, and that is leadership, ecclesiastical […]

todayMarch 18, 2015 12

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James Madison’s Policy Vastly Different From War Hawks Today

Dr. Gutzman Talks About Present Day War Hawks Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – "I want to go back to the discussion at the end of the last hour about the letter from the 47 senators and about the U.S. Senate’s newfound love for the limitation of the executive branch and what it ought to do.  What I’m amused by is just the inconsistency."  Check out today’s transcript for the rest…. Begin Mike Church Show Transcript Mike:  I want to go […]

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Pile Of Prep

St Patrick’s Day Pile of Prep

Mandeville, LA - Mike Church's daily Pile of Prep, Welcome to mikechurch.com's Pile of Prep, all the materials used to prepare the Mike Church show, 2015 Edition. Happy St Patrick's Day, the REAL story of our Saint shows that he would suffer none of the ridiculous and sinful acts committed in his name on this day, read his history here; plus other [r]epublican stories used to perform the Mike Church Show on Sirius/XM Patriot channel 125."He forsook his family, sold, as he says, […]

todayMarch 17, 2015 9

Transcripts

Who Is Actually Being Defiant?

Alabama Legislature Takes A Stand Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – "What is the truth of the matter?  The truth of the matter is that the Alabama legislature was correct.  The Alabama Supreme Court and the Supreme Court justice that said the legislature was correct and he was not going to enforce the law, they were correct.  It was the federal judiciary that was defiant.  It’s the federal judiciary that is defiant of the eternal law of God, which is promulgated […]

todayMarch 16, 2015 29

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American Exceptionalism and Unjust Wars

Mike Talks With Dr. Srdja Trifkovic Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – "Dr. Srdja Trifkovic is on the Dude Maker Hotline with us, live from Belgrade, Serbia.  You had written about how Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, doesn’t want any of these negotiations, doesn’t want a nuclear deal, certainly doesn’t want the United States and the P5 to enter into any sort of an arrangement with the Iranians.  Why not?"  Check out today’s transcript for the rest…. Begin Mike […]

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Pile Of Prep

Pile of Prep-Happy Birthday James Madison Edition

Mandeville, LA - Mike Church's daily Pile of Prep, Welcome to mikechurch.com's Pile of Prep, all the materials used to prepare the Mike Church show, 2015 Edition. Kevin Gutzman helps us celebrate James Madison's birthday. Read along with Mike's historical viewpoint to help make sense of it all plus other [r]epublican stories used to perform the Mike Church Show on Sirius/XM Patriot channel 125."As the weakness and wants of man naturally lead to an association of individuals under a Common Authority, whereby each may […]

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This Day in Founder's History

This Day In Founding Fathers History – 15 March

This Day In Founding Fathers History – 15 March 2013 On this day in 1820, Maine joined the union as the 23rd state, part of the Missouri Compromise of 1820. The population of Maine at that time was nearly 300,000 and the territory consisted of nine counties and 236 towns. It took delegates three weeks in October of 1819 to finalize a state constitution, with the convention presided over by William King who went on to become Maine’s first governor. […]

todayMarch 15, 2015 12

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I Know Iran Will Kill Us, CNN Told Me So

Mike Talks With Andrew Bieszad On Iran Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – "Let’s talk to Andrew Bieszad, who is an Islamic scholar and a frequent guest on this show.  He knows more about Iran, the history of Iran and the people that populate it now.  Of course, always welcome back, Andrew."  Check out today’s transcript for the rest…. Begin Mike Church Show Transcript Mike:  Let’s talk to Andrew Bieszad, who is an Islamic scholar and a frequent guest on this […]

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