4.2.26 Supreme Court arguments on birthright citizenship, the launch of Artemis II, and economists consider government welfare and private charity
The World and Everything In It
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4.8 • 7K Ratings
🗓️ 2 April 2026
⏱️ 35 minutes
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The Supreme Court arguments on birthright citizenship, constitutional law experts on the Fourteenth Amendment, Artemis II launches, and economists consider government welfare and private charity. Plus, Cal Thomas on the myth of the lone wolf, a record-setting ride, and the Thursday morning news
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| 0:00.0 | Good morning. President Trump makes a historic visit to the Supreme Court as it takes up the issue of illegal immigration and birthright citizenship. |
| 0:14.2 | Seems to me it's a mess. We'll talk to our reporter who was there. Also, a report from Florida on the Artemis II launch and does government |
| 0:23.6 | welfare reduce private charity? Private philanthropy is dwarfed by the role the government can play |
| 0:30.6 | at all levels. And world commentator Cal Thomas on why the lone wolf terrorists may be an endangered species. |
| 0:46.3 | It's Thursday, April 2nd. This is The World and Everything in it from listeners-supported World Radio. |
| 0:53.3 | I'm Mary Reichert. |
| 0:55.7 | And I'm Merna Brown. Good morning. |
| 1:00.2 | Up next, Kent Covington with today's news. |
| 1:05.6 | President Trump addressed the nation last night from the White House about the war in Iran. |
| 1:08.1 | Tonight, Iran's Navy is gone. |
| 1:16.8 | Their air forces in ruins. their leaders, most of them, terrorist regime they led are now dead. The president made the case for why the military action was needed. |
| 1:22.5 | He said that despite his warnings, the Iranian regime had no intention of abandoning its |
| 1:27.1 | pursuit of nuclear weapons. |
| 1:28.7 | They were also rapidly building a vast stockpile of conventional ballistic missiles |
| 1:33.8 | and would soon have had missiles that could reach the American homeland, Europe, and virtually |
| 1:39.7 | any other place on Earth. |
| 1:41.6 | He said Iran's strategy had been to stockpile powerful nuclear-capable ballistic missiles |
| 1:46.7 | and other conventional weapons before making the final push to develop nuclear weapons. |
| 1:51.2 | They were right at the doorstep. |
| 1:54.1 | For years, everyone has said that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons, |
| 1:58.3 | but in the end, those are just words if you're not willing to take |
| 2:02.9 | action when the time comes. |
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