COVID-19 demonstrated how easily Americans accept lockdowns, masks, social distancing, and experimental vaccines for those not at risk of dying from the disease. What happened?  How did Americans become so afraid of one another?  Emina Melonic explores this issue in her latest article, entitled Bleached New World, published by American Greatness. Melonic brings an interesting perspective as a Bosnian War survivor who came to the U.S. to earn her doctorate in comparative literature. Melonic makes a comparison between COVID-19 fear and totalitarianism.  How and why did Americans so willingly give up “rugged individualism” to accept all the COVID-19 orders without question?  What would happen today if the U.S. faced a major global threat, like war? Has COVID-19 changed us and can this cognitive dissonance be turned around?

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How Did Americans Become So Afraid? (Guest: Emina Melonic, Ph.D.)

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Joel Berry, managing editor of the news satire website The Babylon Bee, to discuss "The Babylon Bee Guide to Wokeness." They discuss the Bee’s origin story, how Berry became involved with it, comedy and the art of satire, how staff go about choosing the articles they write, and what are some of his favorite pieces. They also discuss, of course, wokeness and why that moral panic is so much fun to poke fun of.

Get the book here: https://www.regnery.com/9781684512720/the-babylon-bee-guide-to-wokeness/        

Show Notes:

The Atlantic: Emma Green – “The Christians Who Mock Wokeness for a Living”
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/10/babylon-bee-news-kyle-mann-wokeism/620376/

The Deseret News: Jennifer Graham – “How a preacher’s son made The Babylon Bee sting”
https://www.deseret.com/2021/11/10/22770662/how-a-preachers-son-made-the-babylon-bee-sting-politics-fakenews-evangelical-fox-news-jokes-humor

The Washington Times: Anthony J. Sadar – “BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Babylon Bee Guide to Wokeness’”
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/nov/25/book-review-the-babylon-bee-guide-to-wokeness/

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In the inaugural episode of The After Party, Andy, Samantha and Nate discuss the Kamala Harris VP pick, Belarus, the college football season, and more!

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Joe Biden Picks Kamala Harris as VP

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The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal and Jim Lakely talk with conservative movie and culture critic Christian Toto on episode 275 of the In The Tank Podcast.Donald and Jim get your holiday binge streaming off right with a discussion with the publisher and editor of HollywoodInToto.com. Toto and the In The Tank crew talk about Wonder Woman 1984 (and why Toto hates it), how "woke culture" and social justice warriors are ruining the enjoyment of movies and TV shows, and if traditional theaters can survive the COVID era.They also talk about the brilliance of director Jon Favreau, who has not only saved Star Wars as a viable creative property with his Mandalorian series on Disney+, but gave the world "Elf" -- the greatest Christmas movie of all time.Enjoy this discussion about pop culture from a non-leftist perspective for a change. And read more at the great HollywoodInToto.com https://www.hollywoodintoto.com/

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