On Life.

w/ Jamie Sinclair.

39b: Did I Misunderstand Charlie Kirk?

On the tail-end of our last discussion, my friend (and brother-in-law!) Ben Hull gave some pushback on my take on Charlie Kirk’s comments I addressed in Episode 39. If you enjoy a good argument that gets pretty into the weeds, then give it a listen!

Episode Summary

(NOTE: AI-generated summaries) Pro-life politics and Trump credit

Episode Sections

0:00–0:30 Episode context and pro-life stance

0:30–1:59 Trump's pro-life achievements discussed

1:59–4:15 Charlie Kirk's comments analyzed

4:15–5:48 Nuance of Supreme Court appointments

5:48–7:28 False claim or lacking nuance?

7:28–10:03 Analogy for presidential credit

10:03–12:43 Debating Don's accomplishment

12:43–14:44 Agreeing on fuzzy reasoning

14:44–16:15 Disputing a lie definitively

16:15–18:17 Unpacking Trump's misleading claims

18:17–22:11 Trump's lies, BSing, and branding

22:11–23:33 Trump's lie perception magnified?

23:33–24:55 News biases on Trump lies

24:55–26:18 Justices were a campaign promise

26:18–28:30 Bush looked for justices overturning

28:30–30:18 Analyzing Church's Sanctimonious comment

30:18–32:57 Moral obligation to vote?

32:57–34:33 Third party candidates discussed

34:33–35:29 Investors think Trump will win

35:29–37:01 Coolidge and dirty politics

37:01–38:15 Watching Trump's campaign documentary

38:15–39:44 Podcast outro and takeaways

39:44–42:19 Clarifying and Fuzzy Reasoning Recap

42:19–44:32 Bush: a pro-life president

44:32–45:38 Laura Bush's contrasting opinions

45:38–46:48 Bush signs criminal law legislation

46:48–47:53 Federal, state, local prosecutions

47:53–49:02 Born Alive Infant Protection Act

49:02–51:14 Speaks to protecting unborn

51:14–54:16 Conclusion, Bush was pro-life

54:16–56:06 Final thoughts and disclaimers