#365: What Liberty Really Is

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🗓️ 19 December 2018

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Have we forgotten what liberty really is? Os Guinness is author of the book, "Last Call for Liberty", in which he argues that America’s genius for liberty could also become our Achilles heel. Plus: It’s Dec. 20, which means time is running out to watch your favorite Christmas movies. But don't worry: we have recommendations on what to watch. We also cover these stories:--“We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump presidency,” President Trump tweeted, as reports indicated the United States was leaving the region.--Paul Ryan, the outgoing speaker of the house, delivered his farewell address on Wednesday, capping off a 20-year career in the House of Representatives.--Chick-fil-A is set to become the third most popular fast food chain in the country.The Daily Signal podcast is available on Ricochet, iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play, or Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You can also leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Thursday, December 20th. I'm Kate Trinko.
0:10.0	And I'm Daniel Davis. Well, if America is known for anything at all, it's known for loving liberty. But
0:15.7	have we forgotten what liberty really is? Os Guinness is author of the book Last Call for Liberty,
0:21.5	in which he argues that America's genius for Liberty could also
0:24.4	become our Achilles heel. To explain what he means by that, he'll join us in studio.
0:29.1	Plus, it's December 20th, which means time is running out to watch your favorite Christmas
0:34.2	movies. We'll have a little debate about which ones are worth your time. Well with a government shutdown looming just a few days away Congress is moving to
0:49.6	pass a stopgap spending bill to fund the government until February.
0:53.7	Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced the bill after Democrats rejected
0:57.8	a bill that included $1.6 billion for the border wall and a billion dollars in other immigration
1:04.1	related spending. Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer called that a slush
1:09.0	fund for Trump to carry out his quote radical immigration agenda.
1:13.6	President Trump has recently backed off his demand for $5 billion in wall funding.
1:18.2	We have defeated ISIS in Syria my only reason for being there during the Trump presidency.
1:24.0	President Trump tweeted on Wednesday, as reports indicated the United States was leaving the region.
1:29.0	The Wall Street Journal reports that the 2,000 American troops there could be
1:33.3	withdrawn in as little as 30 days citing an unnamed official. Heritage
1:38.0	Foundation analysts warned that ISIS isn't defeated in the region and a
1:41.8	quick departure could have severe consequences.
1:45.0	Well President Trump notched a major win Tuesday with the Senate's passage of a sweeping
1:49.9	Criminal Justice bill.
1:51.6	The Senate passed the bill known as the First Step Act by a
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