Longtime caller, first time listener CS Snodtgrass, or Clive Staples Snodtgrass Jr. for short (dad's name is Fred) finally gets through to the TRP Podcast. Clive joins us to celebrate being a Gay American and a Gay Republican and enjoy the inauguration of President Trump for the second time. We also discuss, briefly, the ant-Gay policies of the Democratic Party in California in the present day. It's 20 Jan 2025 , Monday, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday holiday.

Are you ready to get your Fourth Amendment on ? This is Part 3 of an analysis of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (US) in Pasadena on Snitko v. United States (FBI), a Fourth Amendment search and seizure "inventory" case. The Republican Professor is a pro-correctly-discerning-when-government-uses-administrative-law-to-break-Constitutional-law podcast. Support the podcast with a gift: https://buymeacoffee.com/lucasj.mather or on Venmo at-sign TheRepublicanProfessor Warmly, Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. The Republican Professor Podcast The Republican Professor Newsletter on Substack https://therepublicanprofessor.substack.com/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/podcast/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/articles/ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRepublicanProfessor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRepublicanProfessor Twitter: @RepublicanProf Instagram: @the_republican_professor

Grandpa Mather flew F6F Hellcats during World War 2, and later married Dottie Rehnland of Michigan, and had 3 kids, one of whom was my father. He became a Christian at the big Methodist Church in Colorado Springs in 1956 at Dawson Trotman's funeral when Billy Graham gave the eulogy. In 1962, Grandpa founded Mr. Steak, Inc., which eventually had 286 restaurants in the United States and in Canada. Grandpa Mather calls his grandson, TRP Producer and Host Lucas J. Mather, on 7 May 2020 during the lockdowns to encourage the boy. Grandpa Mather is today 101 years old and resides in Ventura County, California. He attends Godspeak Calvary Chapel in Newberry Park with his wife of 29 years, Linda Lopez Mather, daughter of longtime restaurant owner Sal Lopez, owner of Sal's Mexican Inn at 1450 Oxnard Blvd for many decades in Oxnard, California. The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D., also a US Navy veteran.

John Yoo has taught at UC Berkeley School of Law for nearly 30 years and is the author most recently of Defender In Chief: Trump's Fight for Presidential Power. This is Episode 29 of The Republican Professor, originally published on March 23, 2022. https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/2022/03/23/episode-29-trump-presidential-power-prof-john-yoo-u-c-berkeley-school-of-law/ TRP interviews UC Berkeley Professor of Law John Yoo, author of Defender in Chief: Donald Trump's Fight for Presidential Power. The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. and this episode is co-hosted by Mr. Kurtis Olson . The Republican Professor Podcast The Republican Professor Newsletter on Substack https://therepublicanprofessor.substack.com/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/podcast/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/articles/ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRepublicanProfessor Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1370824 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRepublicanProfessor Twitter: @RepublicanProf Instagram: @the_republican_professor

Mr. Rich Bordner joins TRP for the second time to talk about what it's like teaching Public High School Philosophy and Bible classes. Mr. Bordner is a professional with many years of experience both as a teacher and as a star head coach in California and Texas public high schools. The Republican Professor is a pro-creating-a-culture-of-honesty-in-high-school-class-room podcast. Therefore, welcome Mr. Rich Bordner, public high school teacher extraordinaire ! For more information on Mr. Bordner's work outside of the classroom, off campus he runs (with his wife) The Daniel Collaborative. Visit https://www.danielcollaborative.com/ for more information. To reach Mr. Bordner, you can email info@thedanielcollaborative.com The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. Visit us on the anti-social media platforms: The Republican Professor Podcast The Republican Professor Newsletter on Substack https://therepublicanprofessor.substack.com/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/podcast/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/articles/ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRepublicanProfessor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRepublicanProfessor Twitter: @RepublicanProf Instagram: @the_republican_professor

TRP Classic Shorts: TRP Interviews Brad Cummings, Film Producer, Publisher of The Shack and General Editor of The Founder's Bible (Shiloh Road Press). Full episode published 4 March 2022 Subscribe to the Substack Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. The Republican Professor Podcast The Republican Professor Newsletter on Substack https://therepublicanprofessor.substack.com/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/podcast/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/articles/ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRepublicanProfessor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRepublicanProfessor Twitter: @RepublicanProf Instagram: @the_republican_professor

Dr. Matthew J. Peterson, Ph.D. (@docMJP on Twitter) is a former colleague of Dr. Mather's at Loyola Marymount University in LA and at Pepperdine University in Malibu. He recently moved from California to Texas to try to help to save America. And he tells us why. The Republican Professor is a pro-excellent-professor, pro-American-Firebrand podcast. Therefore, welcome Dr. Matthew J. Peterson, Ph.D. The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D.

Dr. Blake McAllister joins The Republican Professor podcast from his huge office at Hillsdale College in Michigan to talk about Common Sense Epistemology (the theory of what knowledge is and concepts associated with it, like faith, evidence, truth, belief, rationality, etc.). We discuss, among other things, what kind of wonderful student Blake was back when he took Logic from Professor Lucas J. Mather back in Fall of 2008 at Pepperdine University in Malibu, where Blake did his undergraduate degree. Epistemology is absolutely critical in our day and age -- in every day and age. This is time-less stuff. Hope you enjoy. This is Season 2 (Episode 119) of The Republican Professor Podcast. TRP is also on Rumble because YouTube randomly takes our videos down for saying a wrong word (not kidding -- see more on TRP Substack). I hate the word "content" so don't use it. Subscribe to keep up, The Republican Professor is a pro-common-sense, pro-religious-epistemology, pro-wonderful-former-students podcast. Therefore, welcome Dr. Blake McAllister, Ph.D., of Hillsdale College Philosophy Department, Hillsdale, Michigan The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. Warmly, Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. The Republican Professor Podcast The Republican Professor Newsletter on Substack https://therepublicanprofessor.substack.com/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/podcast/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/articles/ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRepublicanProfessor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRepublicanProfessor Twitter: @RepublicanProf Instagram: @the_republican_professor

Dr. David Yamane, Ph.D., grew up in Central Coast, California, attending Berkeley for undergraduate. He earned a Ph.D. at the Berkeley of Wisconsin in Madison in one of the least Republican disciplines in college, Sociology. Going against the grain, he developed a college course on firearms and gun culture that required students to go the the firing range. Dr. Yamane shares some of his personal story about his attitude toward firearms, both personally and as a subject of professional inquiry. He blogs at Gun Curious, and his work has been featured by the Facebook group "The Liberal Gun Club" (which I, Lucas Mather, follow). Here is a link to his blog : https://guncurious.wordpress.com/ Be prepared to expand your mind and your soul. The Republican Professor is a pro-teaching-firearms-courses-in-college, pro-transformed-healthy-attitudes-toward-guns, pro-friendly-interparty-dialogue podcast. Therefore, welcome Dr. David Yamane, Ph.D., of the Wake Forest University Sociology Department ! The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. If you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend, and if you haven't yet, consider subscribing.

Here is a new look at the presidency of Gerald Ford and the post-Watergate era, through the lens of the US Constitution's Separation of Powers. And to walk us through that material with fresh eyes, we have Dr. Alex Hindman, Ph.D., a professor at College of the Holy Cross (where Clarence Thomas went for his undergrad) in Worcester, Massachusetts. Dr. Hindman has a book called "Gerald Ford and the Separation of Powers: Preserving the Constitutional Presidency in the Post-Watergate Period", published by Lexington Press, and that is the focus of our conversation. The book is on Amazon. But please support your local book dealer. As an aside, one of the members of my dissertation committee, the late great Michael Uhlmann, served as a political appointee high up in the Department of Justice in the Ford Administration. He was Senate-confirmed Assistant Attorney General, and the other Assistant Attorney General he served with under Ford was a man named Antonin Scalia, who later became a professor, a federal appellate judge in the D.C. Circuit under Reagan, and then, of course, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Their friendship I think began there serving under Ford. The Republican Professor is a pro-looking-at-the-presidency-with-fresh-eyes, pro-Separation-of-Powers, pro-Constitutional-contemplation podcast. Therefore, welcome Dr. Alex Hindman, Ph.D., of College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts ! The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D.

Dr. Garrett Pendergraft has a very subtle, sophisticated dry humor that he peppers into his academic writing, on display in his book on Free Will Puzzles. The book is called "Free Will and Human Agency: 50 Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Thought Experiments", part of the Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Thought Experiments in Philosophy Series published by Routledge Academic Press this year. You can find the book on Amazon . Please support your local book dealer. Garrett and I sample a smattering of cases from the book, and have a good time doing so. There's something here for the novice and expert alike, and everything in between for those with the intellectual virtue of curiosity and an attention span. The Republican Professor is a pro-getting-clear-about-Free-Will, pro-moral-responsibility, pro-puzzling-over-puzzles, pro-Philosophy-done-right, pro-subtle-and-sophisticated-sense-of-humor podcast. Therefore, welcome Dr. Garrett Pendergraft, Ph.D., Blanche E. Seaver Professor of Philosophy at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D.

Teacher Sam, an entrepreneur in LA who was my (Dr. Mather's) former student at Loyola Marymount University, Lost Angeles, makes her second appearance on The Republican Professor (link to her first episode here : https://youtu.be/SAvi4BpSGRc) , this time with her brother in Sweden. They grew up Muslim and became war refugees in Europe at a very young age. They ended up in Sweden, where they learned Swedish and English. Samra then ended up in Lost Angeles and in my college Philosophy classroom. After college graduation, she started her own business ! She speaks several languages and helps her students do the same. Teacher Sam founded and runs LA-based Maverick Lingo, which you can check out here : https://www.mavericklingo.com/ Our conversation is wide-ranging and impactful. The Republican Professor is a pro-lawful-immigrant, pro-entrepreneur, pro-second-language-learner, pro-awesome-teacher, pro-long-friendship, pro-sibling podcast. Therefore, welcome Teacher Sam of Maverick Lingo in LA, my former student, and her wonderful brother Mirza joining us from Sweden ! The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. If you enjoyed this episode, I'm happy. Warmly, Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. The Republican Professor Podcast The Republican Professor Newsletter on Substack https://therepublicanprofessor.substack.com/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/podcast/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/articles/ YouTube channel: The Republican Professor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRepublicanProfessor Twitter: @RepublicanProf Instagram: @the_republican_professor

Today's TRP guest is the eminent First Amendment legal scholar, Dr. Vincent Phillip Munoz, Ph.D.. He is the Tocqueville Associate Professor of Political Science (and Law at the Law School) at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. Dr. Munoz is the author of such books as "God and The Founders: Madison, Washington, and Jefferson" (Cambridge University Press), editor (with my dissertation Chair Ralph Rossum) of "American Constitutional Law vol. 1 The Structure of Government" and "American Constitutional Law vol. 2 The Bill of Rights and Subsequent Amendments" (Routledge), "Religious Liberty and the American Supreme Court" (Roman and Littlefield), and his latest published by the University of Chicago Press, and the subject of our time together, "Religious Liberty and the American Founding: Natural Rights and the Original Meanings of the First Amendment Religion Clauses" . Please support your local bookshop. The Republican Professor is a pro-getting-a-handle-on-the-Bill-of-Rights, pro-understanding-correctly-the-First-Amendment-religion-clauses podcast. Therefore, welcome Dr. Phil Munoz of Notre Dame ! In order to keep this podcast running smoothly, please consider giving generously to support the careful analysis and dissemination of this material. Warmly, Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. The Republican Professor Podcast The Republican Professor Newsletter on Substack https://therepublicanprofessor.substack.com/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/podcast/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/articles/ YouTube channel: The Republican Professor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRepublicanProfessor Twitter: @RepublicanProf Instagram: @the_republican_professor

We discuss an article by UC Berkeley School of Law Professor John Yoo which discusses the nomination to Attorney General and the president's goal to take care the laws be faithfully executed. The article can be found here, and we thank John Yoo and National Review for producing the article and making it available for discussion. https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/11/why-an-attorney-general-matt-gaetz-would-backfire-on-trump/ Support the podcast by donating a gift to the producer : https://buymeacoffee.com/lucasj.mather Also can donate a gift on venmo at TheRepublicanProfessor Every cent counts.

Our guest today on TRP Podcast YT Episode 113 is children's author Connor Boyack, creator of the Tuttle Twins series (4 million sold as of the date of the recording). The series aims to give kids a sound education in basic economics in order to prepare them for living well as adults. These tools of insulation against the harms and fallacies of collectivism are unique and popular among home-based education experts such as TRP guest from TY Episode 41 (April 29, 2022, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DDmQTYwXTI&t=2601s), Mrs. Jessica Wilkinson. Jessica has read either all or nearly all of the Tuttle Twins material and was kind enough to guest co-host this episode with me since prior to Connor's people reaching out to me, I had no idea who he was. Usually I like to prepare very well for a guest but Jessica was my safety net today, and as you'll see, she adds tremendous value to this episode. This was a real pleasure and and honor to spend this time with these great people. Makes me proud and hopeful for the future. The Republican Professor is a pro-equipping-the-home-based-education-experts, pro-teaching-kids-well, pro-insulating-children-from-fallacies-of-collectivism podcast. Therefore, welcome Connor Boyack, creator of the Tuttle Twins material and Mrs. Jessica Wilkinson, home-based education expert ! The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. If you did not like this episode, I have no advice for you whatsoever. If you did like this episode, consider subscribing if you haven't already, or better yet, support the podcast with a non-tax-deductable gift. Warmly, Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. The Republican Professor Podcast The Republican Professor Newsletter on Substack https://therepublicanprofessor.substack.com/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/podcast/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/articles/ YouTube channel: The Republican Professor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRepublicanProfessor Twitter: @RepublicanProf Instagram: @the_republican_professor

Our guest today is Dr. Joshua Rasmussen (Ph.D., University of Notre Dame), a professor in the Philosophy Department at Azusa Pacific University in Lost Angeles County, California. He is the author of "Defending The Correspondence Theory of Truth" published by Cambridge University Press (2014). You may also be interested in checking out one of his videos he did on the subject here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y5cftds7-8 and an article he wrote about truth for Routledge here : https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/thematic/truth-correspondence-theory-of/v-2 Josh and I are teaching colleagues at APU in different departments -- the first we've had on TRP Podcast. He's someone I've known for 20 years as we went through our Masters' in Philosophy together at Biola University, which is also in Lost Angeles County. Josh has an warm, dynamic personality which tends to attract anyone he meets to the discipline of Philosophy in a way that inspires confidence and unlocks curiosity and potential. The Republican Professor is a pro-teaching-Philosophy-well, pro-getting-the-truth-about-Truth, pro-long-friendships podcast. Therefore, welcome Dr. Josh Rasmussen, Ph.D., of Azusa Pacific University, theorizer and teacher of truth. The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. If you liked this episode, great. Share it with a friend or colleague. Subscribe, and come back to visit TRP Podcast any time. Warmly, Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. The Republican Professor Podcast The Republican Professor Newsletter on Substack https://therepublicanprofessor.substack.com/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/podcast/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/articles/ YouTube channel: The Republican Professor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRepublicanProfessor Twitter: @RepublicanProf Instagram: @the_republican_professor

I had a great time with Jer Rivera, someone I've known since Colorow Elementary School (named after a Ute Indian Chief who had been born Comanche) in Jefferson, County, Littleton, Colorado, our home state and home town . Jer and I reconnected when I was in the Navy in Hawai'i, where I lived and went to college for 4 years while active duty in the Navy. Jer was also in college at the time at HPU after a stint in Boulder. I ran into him Fall 1995 on a Friday night at Hope Chapel Kaneohe. It was a short drive for him living in Lanikai, a longer drive for me living near Wahiawa, on the Wheeler Army Airfield between Schofield Barracks and Mililani. Jer went back to the Catholic faith of his youth later after several years in Protestant ministry as an adult. Ten years ago, he founded Little j Marketing Company based in Englewood, Colorado. He does brand creation and management. Inspired by the deep well of his historic, Christian faith, Mr. Rivera serves his clients with everything he's got. For more information, check out his website at https://www.thelittlej.com/ The Republican Professor is a pro-closely-held-small-business, pro-taking-faith-and-business-seriously, pro-long-friendships podcast. Therefore, welcome Jeremy "Jer" Rivera ! The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. If you liked this episode, hit subscribe for more updates and visit our website for a list of past episodes. Warmly, Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. The Republican Professor Podcast The Republican Professor Newsletter on Substack https://therepublicanprofessor.substack.com/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/podcast/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/articles/ YouTube channel: The Republican Professor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRepublicanProfessor Twitter: @RepublicanProf Instagram: @the_republican_professor

This blue collar worker has a Ph.D. His name is Dr. John Ferrer, Ph.D., and he studied Logic, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Church History, Theology, Advanced Apologetics and some of the highest levels of academic Philosophy. He has an M.Div. under the Apologetics giant Dr. Norm Geisler (Ph.D., Philosophy, Loyola Chicago). He has advanced work as well in a Th.M. and Ph.D. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. (All my exes live in Arkansas, one state over). The Republican Professor is a pro-Ph.D., pro-blue-collar , pro-Apologetics podcast. Therefore, welcome Dr. John Ferrer, Ph.D., blue collar extraordinaire. The Republican Professor Podcast is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D., who is also blue collar. If you liked this episode, subscribe and share with a friend. Warmly, Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. The Republican Professor Podcast The Republican Professor Newsletter on Substack https://therepublicanprofessor.substack.com/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/podcast/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/articles/ YouTube channel: The Republican Professor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRepublicanProfessor Twitter: @RepublicanProf Instagram: @the_republican_professor

Heather Allen is a Second Amendment activist and female firearms instructor originally from Orange County, California. She recently relocated to North Carolina. Heather hosts a function called "Sips and the Second" which is geared toward firearms training outside of the range with a cup of coffee or tea with ladies and a firearm or fake firearm. They sit around a table and learn about the purpose and function of the weapon in a safe, emotionally supportive environment. I really enjoyed my time with Heather Allen and you can follow her on Instagram @highcaliberoc . The Republican Professor is a pro-reaching-ladies-with-firearm-training, pro-safe-effective-and-thoughtful-Second-Amendment-activism podcast. Therefore, welcome North Carolina's Heather Allen ! The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. If you enjoyed this episode, check out some of the others as well. Consider subscribing, or share it with a friend. Warmly, Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. The Republican Professor Podcast The Republican Professor Newsletter on Substack https://therepublicanprofessor.substack.com/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/podcast/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/articles/ YouTube channel: The Republican Professor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRepublicanProfessor Twitter: @RepublicanProf Instagram: @the_republican_professor

Strap in. For Thanksgiving 2022 we are joined today by Dr. Daniel Dreisbach, JD, D.Phil. (Oxford, Rhodes Scholar), author of Reading the Bible with the Founding Fathers published by Oxford University Press. Dr. Dreisbach is professor of law and politics at American University in Washington, D.C. His law degree is from the University of Virginia. His book started out as a Sunday School class at his church over 20 years ago. This book and this episode will blow you away. The Republican Professor is a pro-Biblical-literacy, pro-American-Founding-literacy podcast. Therefore, welcome Dr. Daniel Dreisbach ! The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. If you enjoyed the episode, please consider subscribing for updates on future episodes. Warmly, Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. The Republican Professor Podcast The Republican Professor Newsletter on Substack https://therepublicanprofessor.substack.com/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/podcast/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/articles/ YouTube channel: The Republican Professor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRepublicanProfessor Twitter: @RepublicanProf Instagram: @the_republican_professor

Dr. Douglas Groothuis is Professor of Philosophy at Denver Seminary, where he has taught full time since 1993, when Dr. Gordon R. Lewis, Ph.D., Senior Professor of Christian Philosophy and Systematic Philosophy, retired. Dr. Lewis had been my high school mentor and later, my professor of Logic, History of Philosophy (Ancient and Medieval), as well as Method in Apologetic Reasoning. I also had Doug Groothuis as a professor. He taught me Metaphysics, Epistemology, and Philosophical Ethics. Dr. Groothuis is the author of many books. His most recent is an object of conversation here. It's called "Fire in the Streets: How You Can Confidently Respond to Culturally Incendiary Topics," and you can find it at your local book dealer or on Amazon . The book is an ambitious attempt to equip readers to understand the times of recent events and gain a sturdy footing in conversation with those who may have radically different understandings of these events. Dr. Groothuis is an enormously valuable resource and I hope that you give him some time. The Republican Professor is a pro-understanding-the-times, pro-growing-in-confidence-on-incendiary-cultural-topics podcast. Therefore, welcome my former philosophy professor at Denver Seminary, Dr. Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D., author of "Fire in the Streets" ! The Republican Professor Podcast is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. Dr. Mather teaches Constitutional Law, The American Founding, and American Political Institutions at Azusa Pacific University in Lost Angeles, California. If you liked this podcast, share it with a friend. Consider subscribing so that you don't miss more quality conversations on things that matter in the future. Thanks for listening. Dr. Ljm, Trp

We are joined by Dr. Chad Bogosian, Ph.D., a California Community College Professor. We discuss character development, virtue, and moral knowledge. The Republican Professor is a pro-moral-knowledge, pro-Community-College-teaching, pro-character-development-and virtue podcast. Therefore, welcome Dr. Chad Bogosian, Ph.D. ! The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. Be sure to share this with a friend and to subscribe.

I enjoyed my conversation with LCDR John Doyle, USN (ret.), at the time of the recording, a Defense Intelligence Agency contractor. John and I deployed together back in the day and served in some of the same classified units. He was awarded the Air Medal for operations in the War on Terror and many other awards and citations. He started out his Navy career as an enlisted man, studying Chinese Mandarin language and culture (official Beijing accent Mandarin) 10 to 12 hours a day, going through all the training required for that . Late in his career he developed a little bit of a speech impediment during his active service. Yet the impediment is not an indication of a lack of mental sharpness. I knew him before new speech cadence that he has now and to me he seems just as sharp as he was back then. It was good to reconnect. The Republican Professor is a pro-Veteran's-Day, pro-Navy podcast. Therefore, welcome Lt. Commander John Doyle, qualified in multiple warfare platforms, Air Medal awardee, United States Navy, retired. The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. TRP Podcast has recently been voted the most important podcast to keep up with by the largest country in Asia. If you enjoyed this podcast, share it with a friend.

I really enjoyed my wide-ranging discussion with Republican State House Candidate Savvy Wolfson, who is running for the state legislature from a rural, mountainous district there in my home state of Colorado. Savvy is the real deal. She's puts her feet to work knocking on doors and puts her phone to her own ears. She has her own views but puts a high priority on listening to her district. The Republican Professor is a pro-everyday-person-State-House-candidate, pro-having-your-views-but-listening-well podcast. Therefore, welcome Colorado's Savvy Wolfson ! The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. If you enjoyed this episode, check out some of the others as well. Consider subscribing, or share it with a friend. Warmly, Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. The Republican Professor Podcast The Republican Professor Newsletter on Substack https://therepublicanprofessor.substack.com/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/podcast/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/articles/ YouTube channel: The Republican Professor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRepublicanProfessor Twitter: @RepublicanProf Instagram: @the_republican_professor

Adam Stowell has taught Philosophy (Logic, Ethics, Religion) for 18 years in California and has a graduate degree in Political Science, as well. He's a cultural critic and observer of what he calls the failure of "the credentialed class." We don't want to misread what the election means and what the prospects are for progress. Support the podcast : https://buymeacoffee.com/lucasj.mather

This is the third of three parts with David Frankel, (JD, NYU School of Law), survivor of a public mass-shooting, or public set of several murders and attempted murders in his office building in San Fransisco in the summer of 1993. David was a gun control advocate at the time. In fact, many of the attorneys who survived processed the horrific event solely and exclusively through the gun-control lens, founding a gun-control advocacy group that became something well known in gun control circles now. After the event, David experienced a slow political transformation about the meaning of the event. He describes his conversion from pro-gun control advocate to Second Amendment advocate in his short, substantive book, "Coming to Terms: A Mass Shooting Survivor's Story." The book is available on Amazon. The Republican Professor is a pro-coming-to-terms-with-vulnernability, pro-coming-to-terms-with-personal-responsibility, pro-Second-Amendment, pro-Constitutional-Law-rightly-understood, pro-lawful-self-defense podcast. Therefore, welcome Mr. David Frankel (JD, NYU Law School), author of Coming to Terms. The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. Dr. Mather teaches Constitutional Law and American Politics at Azusa Pacific in Lost Angeles County, California.

This is the second of three parts with David Frankel, (JD, NYU School of Law), survivor of a public mass-shooting, or public set of several murders and attempted murders in his office building in San Fransisco in the summer of 1993. David was a gun control advocate at the time. In fact, many of the attorneys who survived processed the horrific event solely and exclusively through the gun-control lens, founding a gun-control advocacy group that became something well known in gun control circles now. After the event, David experienced a slow political transformation about the meaning of the event. He describes his conversion from pro-gun control advocate to Second Amendment advocate in his short, substantive book, "Coming to Terms: A Mass Shooting Survivor's Story." The book is available on Amazon. The Republican Professor is a pro-coming-to-terms-with-vulnernability, pro-coming-to-terms-with-personal-responsibility, pro-Second-Amendment, pro-Constitutional-Law-rightly-understood, pro-lawful-self-defense podcast. Therefore, welcome Mr. David Frankel (JD, NYU Law School), author of Coming to Terms. The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. Dr. Mather teaches Constitutional Law and American Politics at Azusa Pacific in Lost Angeles County, California.

This is the first of three parts with David Frankel, (JD, NYU School of Law), survivor of a public mass-shooting, or public set of several murders and attempted murders in his office building in San Fransisco in the summer of 1993. David was a gun control advocate at the time. In fact, many of the attorneys who survived processed the horrific event solely and exclusively through the gun-control lens, founding a gun-control advocacy group that became something well known in gun control circles now. After the event, David experienced a slow political transformation about the meaning of the event. He describes his conversion from pro-gun control advocate to Second Amendment advocate in his short, substantive book, "Coming to Terms: A Mass Shooting Survivor's Story." The book is available on Amazon and through your local book dealer. The Republican Professor is a pro-coming-to-terms-with-vulnernability, pro-coming-to-terms-with-personal-responsibility, pro-Second-Amendment, pro-Constitutional-Law-rightly-understood, pro-lawful-self-defense podcast. Therefore, welcome Mr. David Frankel (JD, NYU Law School), author of Coming to Terms. The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. Dr. Mather teaches Constitutional Law and American Politics at Azusa Pacific in Lost Angeles County, California.

Baylor University Professor Dr. Perry Glanzer, Ph.D., is Editor of Christian Scholars Review and a former student of the late, great Dr. Dallas Willard of University of Southern California. Our wide-ranging conversation covers issues ranging from Communism to Title IX Due Process violations to what it was like to be a student of Dallas Willard at USC to the possibilities and prospects of quality Christian Higher Education. The Republican Professor is a pro-student-of-Dallas-Willard, pro-discerning-what-Christian-Higher-Education is podcast. Therefore, welcome Dr. Perry Glanzer, Ph.D., former student of Willard, Editor of Christian Scholars Review, of Baylor University, Texas ! The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D.

I really enjoyed my time with the young artist and budding business woman Ysabeth Sweet. Although I am much older (27)(I turn 27 again every year)(I'm special), I am better grounded by listening to the young and hearing what they're dealing with, how they see the world. The Republican Professor is a pro-young-people-who-give-you-hope podcast. Therefore, welcome Ms. Ysabeth Sweet. The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. Share it with a friend and subscribe. Warmly, Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. The Republican Professor Podcast The Republican Professor Newsletter on Substack https://therepublicanprofessor.substa... https://www.therepublicanprofessor.co... https://www.therepublicanprofessor.co... YouTube channel: The Republican Professor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRepublica... Twitter: @RepublicanProf Instagram: @the_republican_professor

Dr. Chris Kaczor, Ph.D. is the author of "The Ethics of Abortion: Women's Rights, Human Life, and the Question of Justice" published by a standard academic publisher, Routledge Press, recently out in its 3rd edition (Sept 2022). Dr. Kaczor joins TRP podcast from his office at Loyola Marymount University, Lost Angeles, California, to walk us through prominent scholarly arguments for abortion choice, finding them wanting. Without resorting to religion as a basis for argument, Professor Kaczor presents a case for fetal personhood based on evidence, reasons, and considerations that are available to pretty much anyone. Since Roe v. Wade was overturned at the US Supreme Court, the issue has remained relevant to local and state legislative debate throughout the country. The Republican Professor is a pro-thinking-carefully-through-the-abortion-debate podcast. Therefore, welcome Dr. Christopher Kaczor, Ph.D., of Loyola Marymount University's Philosophy Department in LA. The Republican Professor Podcast is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. If you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend. Consider subscribing. Warmly, Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. The Republican Professor Podcast The Republican Professor Newsletter on Substack https://therepublicanprofessor.substa... https://www.therepublicanprofessor.co... https://www.therepublicanprofessor.co... YouTube channel: The Republican Professor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRepublica... Twitter: @RepublicanProf Instagram: @the_republican_professor

There's no one quite like Jonalyn Fincher. The New England water colorist, follower of Jesus, and Second Amendment advocate is also an author, a popular public speaker, a mother, and wife. She can skin an elk, defend her kids from bears, and knock out a simple and elegant greeting card line, and write about some of the most interesting and compelling controversial topics in America. And she listens carefully and observes. It's part of what makes her a great artist. For a long time, Jonalyn ran a non-profit with her husband, Dale. They wrote books and did public speaking all around the country to large and small audiences. They ran several blogs. One day, she began painting seriously. After years of discipline, sacrifice of everyone in her family, and dedicated hard, smart, careful work, she has a line of impressive water color greeting cards selling in stores.She also does commissions for pieces. Each one is a gripping, elegant study of some aspect of our world. And, as you'll see, she wants the legal right to carry a gun for self-defense. She's humble, but not shy about it. Though she has had mountain lion, bear, moose and elk on her property, including bear cubs who have snuck up on her children, she wants the legal right to carry a firearm for self-defense in the city. Some of the most dangerous parts of creation are found there, as well. Though this need for effective self-defense, she emphasizes, is a cause for sadness, not celebration. View her artwork, books and blog at : https://jonalynfincher.com/ Enjoy ! The Republican Professor is a pro-art-done-well, pro-lawful-self-defense, pro-Jesus-follower, pro-dedicated-hard-smart-disciplined-work-pays-off, pro-gripping-and-elegant-studies-of-our-world-through-art podcast. Therefore, welcome dearest Jonalyn Fincher, otherwise known simply as Jonalyn. The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. Ugly Art magazine just ranked TRP podcast the worst podcast in the entire world. Share with a friend. And if you enjoyed this podcast, consider subscribing. Warmly, Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. The Republican Professor Podcast The Republican Professor Newsletter on Substack https://therepublicanprofessor.substack.com/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/podcast/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/articles/ YouTube channel: The Republican Professor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRepublicanProfessor Twitter: @RepublicanProf Instagram: @the_republican_professor

Dr. Justin Capes, Ph.D., teaches Philosophy at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida, and has for a long time pondered questions about Free Will from every conceivable angle. Here, Dr. Capes dialogues with us about the field of metaphysics within contemporary philosophy, and specifically, the metaphysics of the human person and of human agency. Commonsensically, this brings up questions about moral responsibility and free will, namely, what is Free Will ? Given a correct definition, do we have Free Will ? How is Free Will properly and accurately defined ? Even asking these questions seems to presuppose that we have it, because otherwise we wouldn't freely ponder such things in the first place. If we are freely pondering, what are we doing ? (Can one ponder unfreely ?) Is there a point to asking such questions ? And could we do (or have done) otherwise ? Does that matter ? Why ? Justin takes us through some thorny issues in neuroscience and philosophy, trying to move the ball forward in coming to terms with what Free Will is, and what difference it makes to understand this and to be able to articulate it well. These discussions also help us to try our hand at these questions if for no other reason than to realize just how hard some of these issues are to master well, as well as how inescapable they are if you're paying attention. The Republican Professor is a pro-coming-to-terms-with-basic-metaphysics, pro-hearing-philosophers-speak-to-scientists, pro-free-will-understood-well, pro-getting-precursors-to-moral-responsibility-right podcast. Therefore, welcome Dr. Justin Capes, Ph.D., of Flagler College in Florida. The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D., who couldn't help but do this episode. He couldn't not do it. Share this episode with a friend if it's interesting to you. If not, you'll share it anyway if you don't have free will because you were just destined to do so. Or, maybe you won't even when you really wanted to. Or... Be sure to subscribe. It makes you feel like you could have done otherwise, which is a great feeling to have. Sometimes, people subscribe because they just can't not subscribe. TRP Podcast offices downtown just heard: We were just last week ranked #1 in the entire Western Hemisphere by Losing Friends Quickly Magazine's October 2022 issue. We are very proud, me and the one friend I have left who will listen to all the questions I have. Warmly, Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. The Republican Professor Podcast The Republican Professor Newsletter on Substack https://therepublicanprofessor.substack.com/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/podcast/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/articles/ YouTube channel: The Republican Professor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRepublicanProfessor Twitter: @RepublicanProf Instagram: @the_republican_professor

This is the US Navy's birthday. Retired Navy Command Master Chief Larry Wilkse joins The Republican Professor Podcast to talk about his 30 year Navy career, which took him from the Navy's wrestling team to OS A-School to Surface Warfare qualification on the way to BUDS to a host of commands and deployments after becoming Special Warfare Sea Air and Land (SEAL) qualified. He deployed 14 times, had a couple changes of ratings, including multiple combat deployments where he was awarded multiple Bronze Stars and many other Navy and Joint service citations. He ended his career with the rating of Command Master Chief, having been a Plank Owner and Command Master Chief of the then-new SEAL Team 7 (new at the time 20 years ago). Our discussion is wide-ranging, covering everything from combat to his view on teaching firearms to inner city youth and women to what he thinks about the so-called "assault weapon" ban for civilians to one of my favorites, the art and science of taking naps (Larry can time his naps exactly to the minute, ahead of time, and wake spontaneously) (lots of suffering in order to get to that point). He has also run for office, getting 43% of the vote in a +29 D district in California. Dude. Larry is a fascinating individual and an absolute delight to shoot the bull with. He's a man's man with a heart of gold. He clearly wants to leave the world a better place than how he found it and is willing to sacrifice to see that happen. Master Chief Wilkse (who would rather be called just "Larry") spent 30 years in the United States Naval Service, rising to the top of the enlisted ranks as well as to the apex of the operational capacities of the naval service, but Larry is still serving America. Now he does so in a private capacity as president of Vanguard Training and Consulting, a firearms training group that brings quality small arms and situational awareness training to civilians, especially women, with appropriate sensitivity and effectiveness. Check out https://femalefirearmsinstructor.com/about/ for more information. Happy birthday, United States Navy. The Republican Professor is a pro-Navy, pro-serving-America, pro-getting-the-bad-guys, pro-let-me-tell-you-what-I-really-think-about-the-"assault-weapon"-ban, pro-man's-man, pro-female-firearm-instructor, pro-let's-reach-the-inner-city-youth, pro-art-and-science-of-taking-naps podcast. Therefore, welcome Command Master Chief Larry Wilkse (SEAL, SW, AW), USN (ret.), 30 year combat veteran and now president of Vanguard Training and Consulting (bringing situational awareness and firearms instruction to women across the country) or in other words, welcome Larry. The Republican Professor is produced and by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. Happy birthday, United States Navy. If you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend. Consider subscribing.

In TRP YouTube Episode 93, Dr. Shannon Holzer, Ph.D., a First Amendment Religion Clause scholar at Houston Baptist University joins TRP podcast today to discuss Kennedy v. Bremerton School District (decided 27 June 2022, US Supreme Court). The case involved a football coach who had been fired for praying on the football field after the game. The case is significant because it appears that the Court got rid of the infamous “Lemon” test that it sometimes had used in the past to resolve cases of this type. We discuss the “Lemon” test and some of the history and tradition of First Amendment Religion Clause jurisprudence as a part of our discussion. The Republican Professor is a pro-getting-the-First-Amendment-right podcast. Therefore, welcome Dr. Shannon Holzer, Ph.D., First Amendment Religion Clause scholar at Houston Baptist University for his 3rd TRP episode. The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. TRP podcast has been ranked last out of all podcasts by the Spring 2022 issue of Celebrating Unconstitutional Conduct magazine. Be sure to share this with a friend and to subscribe. Warmly, Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. The Republican Professor Podcast The Republican Professor Newsletter on Substack https://therepublicanprofessor.substa... https://www.therepublicanprofessor.co... https://www.therepublicanprofessor.co... YouTube channel: The Republican Professor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRepublica... Twitter: @RepublicanProf Instagram: @the_republican_professor

We're discussing "Law and Ideology" based on the insights from a master observer of both types of totalitarian socialisms on the Left, national socialism -- sometimes called fascism -- and the kind of socialism that the Communists in East Germany and Russia had during the 1900s, during the life of Dr. Thielicke. (USSR meant Union of Soviet Socialist Republics). Our return guest today on The Republican Professor Podcast is the former professor of Theology at the University of Hamburg in West Germany, Dr. Helmut Thielicke, Ph.D., D.Theol. (Philosophy and Theology). Professor Thielicke once again joins us through his teaching in his Theological Ethics, Vol. 2: Politics. My copy was purchased at Old Capitol Books (new location) in Monterey, California, across from Nick the Greek restaurant on Alvarado Street (their old location was 559 Tyler, Monterey, CA, across from the Peet's Coffee and was formerly Book Haven for many years), and is a hard copy published in 1969 by Fortress Press and edited by William H. Lazareth. Thielicke died before he was able to come on to The Republican Professor Podcast. We thank Fortress Press for making the book available. Check out their catalogue for a full listing of their very interesting titles, and buy one. Get a copy of this for yourself and following along in our transformative, performative reading of it as we make fair use on his insights, with fresh scholarly commentary from me, and allow it to shape our understanding of American Politics. This is part 8 in a series on The Republican Professor Podcast, an introduction to theological reflection on American government. Here, we broach the topic of the nature and power of "ideology" in Communist eschatology. Our very special guest today is, once again, the esteemed and long-time Professor of Theology at the University of Hamburg, Helmut Thielicke. And I've invited Professor Thielicke to join us today through my performative reading (with my scholarly commentary upon) and fair use of his teaching on this topic in his magisterial "Theological Ethics, Volume 2: Politics." My copy of the book was published in 1969 by Fortress Press. Please buy a copy of the book and follow along with our study of this material. Here's a link to the book: https://www.amazon.com/Theological-Ethics-Politics-Helmut-Thielicke/dp/0802817920 Please, please support your brick and mortar used book dealers as well. Professor Thielicke died before we were able to invite him in person as a guest on the podcast. Thanks to Fortress Press, the book is still in print and would be a valuable addition, indeed, to your personal library. Please support the work of Fortress Press and buy the book, and check out the other selections that they carry, as well. The Republican Professor Podcast is a pro-deeply-conversing-on-the-theological-aspects-of-the-nature-of-government podcast. Therefore, welcome Professor Helmut Thielicke ! The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. To financially support this podcast, comment on today's episode, or to make a suggestion for a topic or guest for the podcast or Substack newsletter, send an email to therepublicanprofessor@substack.com . We'd love to hear from you. Warmly, Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. The Republican Professor Podcast The Republican Professor Newsletter on Substack https://therepublicanprofessor.substack.com/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/podcast/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/articles/

Be of good cheer. People like Amanda Spiers exist. She is 22 years old, went into the work force right out of high school. She works for Leadership Institute and works to make America better, one task at a time. The Republican Professor is a pro-young-people-who-give-you-hope podcast. Therefore, welcome Ms. Amanda Spiers ! The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. Be sure to subscribe ! Share it with a friend ! Warmly, Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. The Republican Professor Podcast The Republican Professor Newsletter on Substack https://therepublicanprofessor.substack.com/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/podcast/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/articles/ YouTube channel: The Republican Professor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRepublicanProfessor Twitter: @RepublicanProf Instagram: @the_republican_professor

Dr. Scott Wenig, Ph.D. is a professionally trained historian, specializing in the history of the Church (which would include all branches of Christianity). Dr. Wenig's day job is the Haddon W. Robinson Chair of Biblical Preaching at Denver Seminary, but since his Ph.D. from the University of Colorado, Boulder is in Church History (with original research for his dissertation in Europe), he also teaches Church History for the Seminary. In fact, Scott was my (Dr. Mather's) Church History professor when I took the year-long M.Div. sequence (as an M.A. Academic track student) over 20 years ago. Scott was my Early and Medieval Church History professor , as well as the history scholar on the Path of Paul trip to Greece and Turkey and the Mediterranean world back in 2001 in the months before 9/11 (along with Dr. Bill Klien, Ph.D., a New Testament scholar and my Greek teacher, and Dr. Ralph R. Covell, Ph.D., a specialist in Church History in China and Taiwan). He's an interesting character. He has a wonderful sense of humor which isn't completely on display here (not as much as it was on the long bus-rides through Turkey in 2001). It's not normal to have a Preaching professor have such intense historical professional training in original archival research, or a Ph.D. in history. It enables Scott to have an interest in almost everything and to approach crisis situations with a measure of disciplined reflection on how the past shapes the meaning of the present. Why? Because we're always searching for the appropriate historical analogues with which to understand accurately what we're facing, why, and what you can do productively about it. This helps us answer for ourselves the fundamental question: How we can be in the world. Getting the appropriate historical analogues is not an easy task, though, and requires more training that you might have. You can't just snap your fingers, or look at some memes on social media, and have it right. Studying more history may be the way forward for you. That requires a good mentor. I took Church History with Dr. David Howle, Ph.D. as an undergraduate in Hawaii even though I didn't need it to graduate (and the Navy paid for most of it). I used that class to get out of the single semester Church History class for my MA program at Denver Seminary, but then decided I wanted to take the year long M.Div. track (M.Div. at the time was a year longer of study than the MA academic track). So I had 3 semesters, when I only "needed" 1. I did 3x the work. Why? In part because of people like Scott Wenig. (My Reformation and Modern Church History professor was the late Dr. Bruce Shelley, Ph.D., author Church History in Plain Language). The Republican Professor is a pro-historical-training, pro-having-the-appropriate-historical-analogues, pro-mental-well-being, pro-Haddon-Robinson-if-you-can-believe-that, pro-Church-History podcast . Therefore, welcome Dr. Scott Wenig, Ph.D., Church History professor and travel companion extraordinaire . The Republican Professor podcast is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Ph.D. TRP Podcast is also available in audio only formats on Apple podcasts, etc. Share this with a friend. Warmly, Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. The Republican Professor Podcast The Republican Professor Newsletter on Substack https://therepublicanprofessor.substack.com/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/podcast/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/articles/ YouTube channel: The Republican Professor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRepublicanProfessor Twitter: @RepublicanProf Instagram: @the_republican_professor

The co-author (with G.Z. Rodriguez) of three Christian "non-Hallmarky," "non-campy" Christian urban-fantasy-genre novels D.J. Vargas joins TRP for Episode 90 on YouTube. Father of two special needs children, a gun owner, a Caribbean-heritage black Hispanic whose mother tongue is Spanish but who talks with with a Jersey accent, Vargas is a versatile conversationalist, covering everything from how to raise children with Downs Syndrome and make sure they hear the Gospel, to contemporary Anglo-Analytic philosophical issues in epistemology, metaphysics, and philosophy of mind, to socialism in his birth country of the once-prosperous Venezuela. Just to add to that, he makes a living with computers program stuff. "I make computers do things," he says. That's his definition of a real computer programmer. Vargas and his childhood friend and co-author created a protagonist who is a Latina from the Bronx (not AOC). The book series features a fictional reflection, if you will, on the use of martial might and power from a Christian perspective. (Recall, in real life, he is a gun owner, a CZ pistol--we've been shooting together). The setting is like ours but with some fantastical elements. Not everything wraps up nicely in a bow, just like in real life. But that's the only preview you get. Check the books out at https://www.amazon.com/D-J-Vargas/e/B09MZR67RT?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1663892596&sr=1-1 He's under contract for 3 more books published by LMBPN Publishing. The Republican Professor is a pro-lawful-immigrant, pro-let's-create-something, pro-reflecting-on-fundamental-persistent-questions-in-fiction, pro-legal-self-defense, pro-it-doesn't-always-wrap-up-nicely-in-a-bow podcast. Therefore, welcome my friend Danny Vargas, Christian novelist, gun owner, and father of special needs kids, man who makes computers do things. The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. Share this with a friend. If you like it, be sure to subscribe. (Share with a friend whether you like it or not, though). (Jk). Warmly, Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. The Republican Professor Podcast The Republican Professor Newsletter on Substack https://therepublicanprofessor.substack.com/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/podcast/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/articles/ YouTube channel: The Republican Professor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRepublicanProfessor Twitter: @RepublicanProf Instagram: @the_republican_professor

Dr. Keith Buhler, Ph.D., headmaster of a California K-12 school in the Eastern Orthodox tradition, doesn't even advertise for his school. They haven't needed to. Their private school has grown by leaps and bounds all by word of mouth. Dr. Keith is the son of Southern California radio legend Rich Buhler. He earned his Ph.D. in Ancient Philosophy from the University of Kentucky and began his real estate journey while a student there. He now entirely or partially owns 22 doors (just the door, jk), having finished nearly a dozen deals, all on a very modest salary. He walks us through the pitfalls and victories of this real estate journey, including mindset, discipline, having a mentor (and what do the mentors get out of it?), partnership with others, and the point of investing. The Republican Professor is a pro-business, pro-marketplace, pro-figuring-it-out, pro-successful mentoring podcast. Therefore, welcome Dr. Keith Buhler, Ph.D., real estate investor, mentor, and headmaster. The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. Share with a friend. Be sure to subscribe. Warmly, Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. The Republican Professor Podcast The Republican Professor Newsletter on Substack https://therepublicanprofessor.substack.com/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/podcast/ YouTube channel: The Republican Professor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRepublicanProfessor Twitter: @RepublicanProf Instagram: @the_republican_professor

The concept of a "Mama Bear" needs no explanation. It instantly calls to mind a completely competent defender of the little bear cubs against whatever threatens those little ones. Meet the founder of Mama Bear Apologetics, and the editor of the book "Mama Bear Apologetics: Empowering Your Kids to Challenge Cultural Lies," Hillary Ferrer. Like the branding, Hillary's aim is to help parents come to terms with the fact they are the first line of apologetic defense for their kids hearts and minds, and frankly, not many people are squared away for the task. Mama Bear Apologetics seeks to meet the need by providing resources for parents to become the competent defender that the idea "Mama Bear" brings to mind. We have a wonderful discussion especially about how you can track and handle manipulation of language. Dr. Mather shares his anecdotes of handling the manipulation of the term "Marriage" on college campuses in LA as an example. Check the organization out at at https://mamabearapologetics.com/ and on the various social media platforms. The Republican Professor is a pro-Mama-Bear, pro-Apologetics-done-well, pro-you-are-your-own-first-responder, pro-pay-attention-to-manipulation-of-language podcast. Therefore, welcome Mama Bear Apologetics and Hillary Ferrer ! The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. TRP Podcast has been ranked #2 podcast that the devil hates (just behind EconTalk with Russ Roberts). Share this with a friend. Be sure to subscribe ! Warmly, Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. The Republican Professor Podcast The Republican Professor Newsletter on Substack https://therepublicanprofessor.substack.com/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/podcast/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/articles/ YouTube channel: The Republican Professor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRepublicanProfessor Twitter: @RepublicanProf Instagram: @the_republican_professor

Many say on 9/11 "never forget," but days later, on Constitution Day (9/17), they forget the Constitution. But Constitution Day is a much much bigger deal, a much bigger day, and for a much, much longer period of time. That needs to change. Our 2022 Constitution Day special guest here on The Republican Professor podcast is Dr. Lucas Morel, Ph.D., the John K. Boardman, Jr., Professor of Politics at Washington & Lee University in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, right where the Civil War happened. Dr. Morel is the author of "Lincoln and the American Founding" (Southern Methodist University Press, 2020), a very nice slim volume packed with history, law, and wisdom. It's a book I myself am using this semester in my course on The American Founding at Azusa Pacific University in Lost Angeles County, a course originally designed by prof. Chris Flannery according to APU lore, and where our guest himself originally taught. The volume can be found here : https://www.amazon.com/Lincoln-American-Founding-Concise-Library/dp/0809337851/ref=sr_1_1?crid=E4JEGHO29WSN&keywords=lincoln+and+the+founding+morel&qid=1663195560&s=instant-video&sprefix=lincoln+and+the+founding+morel%2Cinstant-video%2C135&sr=1-1 Dr. Morel is originally from LA County and has black Hispanic heritage. Now he teaches at Washington & Lee University in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. So we have a black guest , Lincoln scholar, who teaches at a university named after 2 slave holders, including one who was, in our guests' words, "a traitor," Robert E. Lee. (Lee was not a Republican). How to make sense of all this ? Well, Dr. Morel is an open book. He walks us through this fact pattern as well as through some of his book, whetting our appetite for more on Lincoln and the Founding while at the same time quenching our curiosity today. Dr. Morel helps us understand so many things about America, the Constitution, and the Declaration of Independence. This is an interesting episode and volume for many reasons, all having to do with how properly to contemplate the American Founding and later, the birth of the current Republican Party, which was founded in 1854, which led to the end of slavery in the United States. Dr. Morel is a wealth of valuable information, insight, and wisdom about how to make sense of the Founding, race and slavery. He has studied and taught this stuff for decades and his material is worth consuming. The Republican Professor podcast is a pro-correctly-contemplating the American Founding, pro-grasping-the-birth-of-the-Republican-Party, pro-abolishing-slavery, pro-best-of-American-statesmanship, pro-Abraham-Lincoln, pro-fundamentally-grasping-the-Constitution, pro-celebrating-Constitution-Day podcast. Therefore, welcome Dr. Lucas Morel, Ph.D., author of "Lincoln & the American Founding", John K. Boardman, Jr., Professor of Politics at Washington & Lee University, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, for TRP's 2022 Constitution Day episode. The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. Be sure to subscribe ! Share this with a friend. Warmly, Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. The Republican Professor Podcast The Republican Professor Newsletter on Substack https://therepublicanprofessor.substack.com/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/podcast/ YouTube channel: The Republican Professor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRepublicanProfessor Twitter: @RepublicanProf Instagram: @the_republican_professor

On this anniversary of a somber national trauma on September 11th, what better way to spend the day than with someone who understands how trauma can be stored in the body. Our guest today is someone I've known for a long time: The Woman Behind Sarah Jackson Coaching has been through it. Sarah learned the hard way, from the cumulative wisdom from long years of suffering how to resource the nervous system by releasing stored energy , allowing the body to return to a state of regulation, or rest and digest, which is the baseline God designed for us. The woman behind Sarah Jackson Coaching on Instagram and Facebook is someone who is taking the heart of Jesus to the ministry of healing trauma and releasing it so that the nervous system can return to a baseline of "rest and digest." That's where we belong. It's what we were designed for by our Creator. I personally think that the message here has some cultural ramifications. Much of politics involves trying to motivate people to do something by getting folks into a nervous system state of fight or flight. That's not good for the nervous system. It may temporarily increase attention span to a narrow focus, but a perpetual cycle of this can wreck one's health, ultimately leading to brain fog and lower attention span. Many people become so overloaded that they go into dorsal vagal shutdown--they can't take it--or worse, freeze, which is a combination of fight or flight and shutdown. Sarah spent 6 years in the prime of her young adult life in bed with chronic, invisible illness. I was writing colleagues with her at a non-profit at the time. During writer's meetings, I glimpsed first-hand what she was going through. She often did her writing from bed. It seemed hopeless. She saw countless doctors. Sadly, there were multiple layers to this challenge, emotional, financial, social--she was deserted by friends and by the church when she was most vulnerable. She was gaslighted, because the medical people couldn't see anything wrong with her. It was only when she began learning to release stored trauma with somatic, bottom up practices, that she began healing her system more holistically. Once that resourcing was in place, she began to heal in a more complete way than ever before. Now she helps others to do the same. I saw this transformation with my own eyes over the years. And I can speak from personal experience that her techniques work. She's not paying me to say any of this. I'm introducing you to her because I really believe in her. It might seem like an odd topic for The Republican Professor, especially given the last 2 years. It's actually one of the most relevant topics we've ever covered on the podcast, because it gets to the heart of so many issues in our national, regional, and local culture that have relevance to education and learning. I think God designed us to be in a state of rest and digest for optimal learning. I think our politics work best if we develop a culture where people have an attention span, feel resourced and are indeed healthy. I know of no other way to do deep work necessary for long-term, healthy solutions for all problems, big and small. You'll notice that Sarah is a lovely young woman and a joy to be around. Most impressive, though, from my perspective is the depth of her wisdom and life experience she has with suffering well. One of the spiritual forms she uses is lament. This is a deep teaching and will serve many millions well. It's a strange topic, suffering well. Turns out, it's actually a thing. But she helps people move through the suffering to the other side. The Republican Professor is a pro-resourcing-the-nervous-system, pro-rest-and-digest-baseline, pro-attention-span, pro-releasing-stored-trauma, pro-pursuing-health-by-suffering-well podcast. Therefore, welcome dearest Sarah Jackson of Sarah Jackson Coaching on Instagram and Facebook. The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D.

Dr. Kerry Chavez, Ph.D. is a research fellow at the Modern War Institute, United States Military Academy at West Point* (https://mwi.usma.edu/research-fellows/kerry-chavez/) but her day job is teaching quantitative methods, International Politics, Foreign Policy, and Politics of Military Force at Texas Tech University, where she is the Projects Administrator of the Peace, War, and Social Conflict Laboratory. Dr. Chavez is a quantitative methods scholar of International Security and Conflict, so she brings a her own collected data to the study of drones and violent non-state actors. She defines these terms for us, and we talk a little bit about how she collected those data. Kerry is a co-author of a recent War on the Rocks article (with Ori Swed, former Israeli SF) called "Weak States and Loose Arms: Lessons and Warnings from Afghanistan to Ukraine" published July 12, 2022, which is the subject of much or our discussion here. Here's a link to that article, here : https://warontherocks.com/2022/07/weak-states-and-loose-arms-lessons-and-warnings-from-libya-to-ukraine/ Dr. Chavez did some of her graduate work at St. Andrews University in Scotland, which I learned during this interview is not called "Street Andrews", like on a mailing address. And actually, I guess that makes sense. Kerry has a rigorous, broad, classical education in her undergrad, as a graduate of the Torrey Honors Institute at Biola University, and I think we talked about that enough to where Torrey now owes me 10% of any future revenue from their program, and Kerry should get 10%, too. Dr. Kerry Chavez, Ph.D., is a delightful person, has a charming and ironically disarming sense of humor, and our fun conversation (strange that this topic could be fun--I guess it was the person, not the topic per se), is wide-ranging and timely. The Republican Professor is a pro-remembering-never-to-forget, pro-delightful-professors, pro-International-security-study-done-right, pro-having-fun-while-doing-serious-things, pro-someones-got-to-do-the-quant-stuff, pro-catching-up-with-old-friends podcast. Therefore, welcome my good friend Dr. Kerry Chavez, Ph.D., of Texas Tech and West Point. Make sure you never forget to subscribe. Share this with a friend. Level up on security. TRP Podcast has recently been ranked last in the world by Unimportant Things magazine, late summer edition. Warmly, Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. The Republican Professor Podcast The Republican Professor Newsletter on Substack https://therepublicanprofessor.substack.com/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/podcast/ YouTube channel: The Republican Professor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRepublicanProfessor Twitter: @RepublicanProf Instagram: @the_republican_professor *A prep school for the Naval Academy.

It's my personal pet peeve that we say Never Forget for 9/11, and yet days later, we forget Constitution Day, which is a bigger deal for a much longer time. That won't happen on The Republican Professor Podcast, at least not while I'm running it. Constitution Day should be as great, if not greater a day than July 4th, for without Separation of Powers, the Declaration would just be a piece of paper. This year's TRP 9/11 memorial episode guest is a very special man, Senior Chief Gabe Morris, USN (retired). Senior Chief Morris spent over 22 years in the United States Navy working as a Linguist and Intelligence Analyst with the Tagalog and Arabic languages. (Why would we need Arabic linguists ? Hmmm). His experience is as varied as very intense immersion-style academic training in the languages mentioned above, shore-based intelligence support, deployed special operations in the Middle East and elsewhere, but also includes time in Navy law enforcement, LEO special criminal investigations, and time as an instructor in support of Navy training, culminating in a highly specialized personnel billeting position for Navy linguists/intelligence orders which was a job for a Master Chief, which Gabe performed as a Senior Chief. As impressive as his unique Navy career is and was, from my perspective, most impressive is that he stayed happily married for over 20 years of his active service, while in at times quite stressful operating conditions. I was at his wedding at Lover's Point, Pacific Grove , California in the early 90s, when California had a Republican governor (remember those times?). He's a humble servant of Christ, and he has been that way the entire time I've known him. He's what we call in the business a true believer, and it was a pleasure catching back up with him. The Republican Professor is a pro-true-believer, pro-Navy-linguist, pro-special-operations, pro-intel-analyst, pro-good-LEO, pro-staying-married-for-a-long-time-through-thick-and-thin, pro-awesome-example-for-the-kids podcast. Therefore, welcome Senior Chief Gabe Morris, United States Navy, retired, for TRP 2022 9/11 Never Forget podcast episode. (The kids never knew in the first place, never forget that you can't forget what you never knew). (That's why we need to tell them about it). The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. Don't forget to never forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Sticher, Podvine, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, as well as here on the Republican censoring YouBoob I mean YouTube. Warmly, Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. The Republican Professor Podcast The Republican Professor Newsletter on Substack https://therepublicanprofessor.substa... https://www.therepublicanprofessor.co... YouTube channel: The Republican Professor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRepublica... Twitter: @RepublicanProf Instagram: @the_republican_professor

Happy Labor Day weekend 2022: TRP Episode 85 TRP's Labor Day guest today is once again Dr. Arik Greenberg, Ph.D. He's writing a book. We talk at length about Dr. Greenberg's memoir that he's writing that gets into some detail of his family of origin. It mixes with Theology, which is his academic specialty. Then we continue talking about Academic Labor issues, Unions, etc. from our earlier episode 23, published March 11, 2022: available here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmdTh2QiS9o and Episode 24 on Apple Podcasts available here : https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/2022/03/12/episode-24-faculty-part-time-tenure-labor-issues-special-guest-dr-arik-greenberg-ph-d-of-loyola-marymount-university-la/ This is the second part of a multi-episode extended set of conversations on Faculty Labor Issues in Higher Education with our special guest today, Dr. Arik Greenberg, Clinical Professor of Theology at Loyola Marymount University, Lost Angeles. Dr. Greenberg is a distinguished, seasoned faculty member on Lost Angeles college campuses and brings a wealth of experience not only in teaching and administration but also in union organizing and peace march demonstrations. This topic of academic labor can get very complicated very quickly, but there is no other dialogue partner I can think of that can rise to that challenge with as much grace and humility as can Professor Greenberg. We are truly delighted that he stopped by to say a hi and stay awhile to continue into the weeds a bit on this topic. And we do continue in some details, some specific numbers, so you can get a feel for what "part-time" professors get paid to teach college in Lost Angeles Ventura, and Orange County, California in recent decades. The Republican Professor is a pro-improving-Faculty-Labor-Issues-on-Campus, pro-making-college-great-again podcast. To move forward we have to listen carefully to each other and learn from each other, to forge relationships that are resilient enough to perdure through time. The Republican Professor welcomes Dr. Arik Greenberg ! The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. Happy Labor Day weekend from TRP Here are links to the documents referenced by Dr. Greenberg at almost the 2 hour mark: https://edlabor.house.gov/imo/media/doc/1.24.14-AdjunctEforumReport.pdf and https://pullias.usc.edu/download/imperative-change-fostering-understanding-necessity-changing-non-tenure-track-faculty-policies-practices/?wpdmdl=13873&refresh=62bd03d0771fc1656554448

The ones with sound originally aired on FB LIVE Thursday July 15th 2021 at 8:21 am and Friday July 16th 2021 at 1:29 pm under the title "Effectively Countering CRT: An Introduction." https://buymeacoffee.com/lucasj.mather Warmly, Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. The Republican Professor Podcast The Republican Professor Newsletter on Substack https://therepublicanprofessor.substack.com/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/podcast/ https://www.therepublicanprofessor.com/articles/ YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRepublicanProfessor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRepublicanProfessor Twitter: @RepublicanProf Instagram: @the_republican_professor

TRP Episode 82 on YouTube: Civil Rights attorney John Dillon, a prevailing attorney against California's so-called "assault weapon" definition and ban, reacts to the US Supreme Court's decision in NY Rifle & Pistol Assn v. Bruen (issued Thursday 23 June 2022). His victory in federal trial court against the so-called California Department of Justice came last summer, June of 2021, in Miller v. Bonta decided 4 June 2021. Interesting for our purposes here, the Judge Benitez's (Cuban ancestry) reasoning in striking down the ban as a violation of the Second Amendment was essentially the same reasoning used by the high Court in Bruen. Benitez used the Heller test, as he called it, before, and in addition to the flawed reasoning that the 9th Circuit had developed to counteract Heller, because they don't like Heller. You can and should read that very readable, well-argued Miller decision for yourself here : https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=5854039725887452071&q=miller+v.+bonta&hl=en&as_sdt=2003 Feel free to tell me if I'm wrong in the comments. But make sure you base your argument in the text of Miller and in the text of Bruen. Cite those sources. (Good luck in that). You can read the Bruen decision here : https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/20-843_7j80.pdf John goes into a little of his backstory, as well, of how he personally got into this topic. He did not grow up as a "gun guy." He was a normal undegrad a UCLA. It's possible he partied a little too much. But he majored in History. He did well in school. He decided to go to Law School also in LA at Loyola. It was during law school there in LA that he went shooting at a club in LA and decided to buy his own firearm. There began his journey through the Alice in Wonderland type of web of irrational bureaucratic criminalization scheme that California and LA have enacted in the name of "public safety" and "police power." Police power, in these jurisdictions (like New York), could be symbolized with a fist in the air, power to the police, the police state. Innocence as a definition be damned. The once clear line between guilt and innocence in the California criminal law is now blurred, constantly moving, and sometimes not in line with anything approaching rationality or commonsense. John Dillon began to take it as his mission in life to expose that to the world for what it is. Referenced in this episode is also Justice Thomas's dissent from denial of cert in Sylvester v. Harris, here : https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/17pdf/17-342_4hd5.pdf ^ It's short, read it . Get informed. It's also a delight to read because it's so well-written. The Republican Professor is a pro-effective-legit-advocacy, pro-Second-Amendment-rightly-understood, pro-Cuban-federal-judges-who-get-that-government-can't-just-make-stuff-up-to-increase-power-at-the-expense-of-innocent-people, pro-Black-justices-who-were-raised-under-Democratic-segregation-(where-there-was-a-real-Klan)-who-get-the-Second-Amendment podcast . Therefore, welcome John Dillon, the prevailing attorney in Miller against Bonta (the Calif DOJ) on 4 June 2021. The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. The latest issue of Police State Magazine (Berkeley, Ca) has recently voted TRP #6th scariest publication for Statists who want to grow their Police State, behind the Bible, the Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution, the corpus of Alexander Solzhenitzen, and Mila 18 by Leon Uris. We're honored. Thank you. Very humbling. #grateful Be sure to subscribe and share. This is TRP Episode 85 on Apple Podcasts, Orange Podcasts, Yellow Podcasts, etc.

For a time in his Ethiopian youth, Dr. Tedla G. Woldeyohannes, Ph.D., of Huntington University in Indiana, was a Marxist. But gradually he was called out of that materialistic metaphysics , and out of scientism, into Biblical, historic orthodox Christian belief, and into classically rigorous Philosophy, the search for truth and love of wisdom. Dr. Woldeyohannes has written a fascinating book in English (one of his 3 languages) just published called "A Philosopher's Testimony About the God Who Calls," which is worth every dollar and available for purchase here: https://www.amazon.com/Philosophers-Testimony-About-God-Calls/dp/B0B5KVD4K5/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=a+philosophers+testimony&qid=1661750890&sr=8-1 The book is clearly and beautifully (and at times humorously) written. It describes that inner journey that led him into contact with the rock stars (for lack of a better term) of Anglo/American analytic Philosophy. If Alvin Plantinga, William P. Alston, & William Hasker were Bruce Springsteen, Bono, and Cher, Tedla was receiving signed copies of Born in the USA, Under A Blood Red Sky, and that one song from Groundhog Day, plus money, from these stars *while he lived in Ethiopia !* Why did he receive these items ? Because he asked. He found their addresses, wrote letters, and asked for copies of books and articles unavailable to him otherwise. It seems God was and is at work in Tedla's life. Tedla joins us from Bill Hasker's old office there at Huntington University, which illustrates, perhaps even proves, the point. Through dire poverty, through traumatic family challenges, including the death of his brother (his roommate at the time), through tumultuous economies and politics, through international visa bureaucratic BS challenges and hangups, through enrollments and missed assignments because he had , as Aristophanes said of Socrates, he had his head in the clouds, through failure, delay, and even family death, God called Tedla to study Philosophy, no matter what. God called Tedla, (Dr. Tedla, now) to a life of singular focus on a Christian search for truth. This is a radical story. It's gripping. HIs outer journey accompanies and is as dramatic as his inner journey, taking him from Africa to Lost Angeles County, California to study Anglo-American Analytic Philosophy from a Christian perspective at Biola University, then to Colorado to teach Philosophy for a time (where, as it turns out, the same school that my own parents met, in my hometown), then to Western Michigan to continue his skills in a purely secular Philosophy graduate program, and finally to a Ph.D. in Anglo/American Analytic Philosophy at a Jesuit school under the famous Medieval Scholar and Philosopher of Religion Eleanore Stump and the famous Epistemologist John Greco at Saint Louis University. Through it all he was financially supported by Bill Alston and Bill Hasker, among some others, like for instance the philosophy celebrity equivalent of perhaps Johnny Cash, Dr. Peter van Inwagen, a famous Philosopher at the University of Notre Dame, who doesn't even think that money is real (see the 1 hour mark for detail of the metaphysics of ordinary palpable objects). There are so many moving parts to this story, to this intellectual development, but final detail: Recall, Tedla was not a native English speaker. He had to work for it, and work hard. His first purchases were: a radio, and a good English dictionary. Both for the purposes of mastering English. It has paid off. The Republican Professor is a pro-mastering-English, pro-Philosophy-done-well, pro-compelling-life-story, pro-turning-from-Marxism, pro-Testimony-of-the-God-Who-Calls podcast. Therefore, welcome Dr. Tedla G. Woldeyohannes, Ph.D., sitting in Bill Haskers' office at Huntington (I can't believe it) The Republican Professor is produced and hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D. TRP is currently ranked last in the world in the category of boring podcasts. Be sure to subscribe !

Ms. Dezarae Payne is the director of a monthly firearms training clinic at the Ben Clark Sheriff's Training Center in Riverside County, California for Sheriff Chad Bianco (Riverside County Sheriff) to promote firearm safety and education for California citizens, typically women. She is NRA, DOJ (California Department of Justice) and Riverside County Sheriff certified CCW (Conceal Carry Weapon) instructor. In addition, she is the founder and CEO of FemaleFirearmsInstructor.com and develops curriculum for that company, Vanguard Training and Consulting, which teaches especially women how to safely handle and carry firearms. You can check out her female-focused firearms training here : https://femalefirearmsinstructor.com/about/ Women don't necessarily want to be trained by another woman, according to Dezarae. Frankly, it might just be that they don't want to be trained by their husband or boyfriend. Ms. Payne has a unique temperament perfectly suited to this kind of training. Firearms education and training can be very intimidating to those who feel jolted by the loud noises, who are initially afraid of the weapon itself, who don't understand how it works, why it does what it does, how to clear jams safely (finger off the trigger, always aware and in control of where the muzzle is, that it's constantly at all times pointed in the best direction, a "safe" direction, etc), to load and unload and be aware of others (at all times), and to do so while having a great time, that all can be overwhelming to people new to firearms. If they feel shame or their nerves are in dorsal vagal shutdown, they won't take the information in. Culture was such in my childhood first experiences with firearms that I was afraid of being unsafe, and that fear was reinforced by my social community (by everyone), I would have been shamed into oblivion for violating any of these safety norms, it's sometimes hard for me to remember that the newcomer to firearms safety and training doesn't have those deeply ingrained habits and intuitions. Somehow, the safe and strict firearms culture in my family and friends also allowed for freedom, responsibility, and fun with firearms at a very early age there in the Colorado of my youth. But not everyone has that background, and many can't even contemplate what that would be like for them. That's why I'm so impressed with Ms. Payne's gentle, firm, disciplined, informed, safe approach to leveling women up (and some men, too). She is the guardian of the best in American "gun culture," including the politics side of this equation. This stuff doesn't happen in a political vacuum. Dezarae grew up in Montana and moved to California as an adult. She was carrying legally in her home state, having gone through the very simple process there of obtaining a carry permit. What she experienced when she got to California was a nightmare in terms of compliance. Innocent people can easily become accidental criminals in the intense matrix and web of irrationally complex, non-intuitive police state mentality of California law. Of course, as Dezarae notes, nothing changed as far as her safety and training with firearms when she moved from one part of America to another. Why the heavy-handed overreach in California ? It didn't and still doesn't make any sense, as it didn't seem to have any even minimal rationality attached to California's over-criminalization approach. Most politicians start out local. That's the time to train and educate them into protecting the right to self-defense and everything necessary to support that right, culturally and politically. So, start locally in politics. The Republican Professor is a pro-female-firearms-training, pro-citizen-self-defense, pro-anti-Police-State, pro-healthy-gun-culture, pro-CCW, pro-American podcast Therefore, welcome FemaleFirearmsInstructor.com's Dezarae Payne, Vanguard Training The Republican Professor is produced & hosted by Dr. Lucas J. Mather, Ph.D.