Who is the greatest philosopher of all time? Michael Knowles ranks the most influential thinkers in history—from Plato to Nietzsche, Aquinas to Marx—and sorts them into tiers based on their impact, logic, and lasting influence.

Which philosophers shaped civilization? Who completely missed the mark? And who deserves to be forgotten?

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Today on the Matt Walsh Show, we're now being told that there's nothing to see here with Jeffrey Epstein. No client list. No other culprits. And he did kill himself. We'll sort through the latest on this story, and I'll explain why I don't buy the official narrative for even a second. Also, bureaucrats weep and wail in the street as relatively minor layoffs hit the State Department. A woke DA drops all charges against a registered sex offender who attempted to kidnap a child from a playground. And, Chip and Joanna Gaines produce a new show that features a gay couple with children.

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Ep. 1622 - They Want You To Forget About Epstein. Don’t.

Chip and Joanna Gaines find themselves in hot water after featuring a gay couple with adopted children on their new show; President Trump gets some huge investment wins on AI and energy; and controversy continues to swirl over the Jeffrey Epstein case.

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Ep. 2239 - Chip and Joanna Gaines SELL OUT?

Today on the Matt Walsh Show, new data reveals that the “raw footage” from Epstein’s prison actually has nearly 3 minutes cut from it. This revelation comes as the Administration and some of its surrogates demand that we drop the subject and move on. We will ignore that directive and talk about the latest today. Also, Elmo goes on an anti-semitic rant on the same day that Jasmine Crockett insists we have to fund PBS so that would-be terrorists in Afghanistan can still watch Sesame Street. It’s been a strange week, to say the least. And false media reports accuse Trump of cutting all spending on AIDS prevention overseas. It’s not true, but why aren’t we cutting spending on AIDS prevention overseas?

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Ep. 1624 - Yelling At Us To Stop Talking About The Epstein Files Only Means That We'll Keep Talking About The Epstein Files

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard argues that the Obama administration engaged in a treasonous conspiracy against President Trump; the Left-wing media and Right-wing pseudo-MAGA continue to stoke anti-Trump Epstein conspiracy theories; and more Caitlyn Clark controversy plagues the WNBA.

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Ep. 2242 - Obama CONSPIRACY To Undermine Trump’s Presidency?

Former crack addict and possible actual president Hunter Biden goes on the record, and goes hog wild; we examine the future of the Democratic Party in the post-Biden, post-Obama era; and we discuss two fraught criminal cases.

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Ep. 2243 - Hunter Biden MELTS DOWN…On Democrats!

An illegal immigrant deportation horror story disintegrates upon further scrutiny; pseudo-victim Mahmoud Khalil removes his mask; and Democrats continue to pursue the Epstein saga as Barack Obama fights with Trump.

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Ep. 2244 - Media LIES About Trump Explode In Their Faces!

Today on the Matt Walsh Show, the Left is outraged at me because I dared to suggest that a pro-amnesty Republican politician is not a real American. Which raises what will be the new central question for our culture. What is an American? We'll discuss. Also, the White House doubled down on its claims that the Obama Administration concocted a treasonous conspiracy to undermine the will of the voters in 2016. And a very popular new app exists solely to give women a forum to spread gossip about men they don't like. Plus, a major construction site in Nashville is shut down after someone finds a ""noose"" on the premises. The epidemic of invisible ""nooses"" on construction sites is still apparently ongoing. 

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Ep. 1629 - What Is An American?

President Trump holds a fraught tete-a-tete with Fed Chair Jerome Powell; Trump signs an executive order cracking down on vagrancy as New York City prepares for a full-scale socialist takeover; and the media and Hamas continue to lie about who’s starving Gazans.

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Ep. 2246 - SHOWDOWN: Trump vs. Powell

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Ep. 1240 - The Innuendo Wars

One of the viral homosexuals who purchased a child is discovered to be a pedophile, a gunman opens fire in a NYC office building killing four, and Trump scores a sweet trade deal with the EU.

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Ep. 1781 - CNN: 4 Killed in NYC by a “Possibly White” Black Man

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