And we welcome you back to the Bill Bennett Show. We take a look at the news of the day.

Try to have thoughtful conversations about things that matter. We'll have one today.

You know why?

Why is that?

John Inderakri.

And he's always thoughtful.

He's one of the founders of Powerline, which is a really great source of insight.

And he's the president of the Center of the American Experiment.

John, thank you for your time today.

Hi Bill.

Who are you?

Doing well thanks. How about you?

All right. I want to get to specifics of politics, elections and all that.

And don't let me forget to get your read on the Minnesota Governor Race. Could be interesting, right?

But let's talk in general. Here's where I want to start.

What troubles you the most about what's going on right now in our country?

It's a long list.

The whole complex of left-wing ideas has spun completely out of control.

And so we see it in all of these woke ideologies.

We see it in this crazy gender stuff, the trans movement.

But we also see it in the field of energy.

We're looking at a winter here where people are going to be shivering in Western Europe.

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