Eric Church's Commencement Address at UNC

Eric Church's Commencement Address at UNC

Author: Dan Proft May 13, 2026 Duration: 2:21:07

0:30 - CPS

12:35 - Electronic Monitoring

32:33 - Eric Church commencement address at UNC

50:20 - Remembering Rich from Indian Head Park

51:39 - Gordon Chang, author of Plan Red: China’s Project to Destroy America & The Great U.S.-China Tech War, previews Trump’s trip to China. Follow Gordon on X @GordonGChang

01:10:37 - Ted Snider, contributing editor for The American Conservative:  Between Iran and a Hard Place. Ted is also  a frequent contributor to Responsible Statecraft & Antiwar.com

01:35:41 - Noted economist Stephen Moore: When you’re dealing with an enemy like China you have to use every tool in your chest. Get more Steve @StephenMoore

01:48:18 - Theodore Dalrymple, retired physician and psychiatrist who worked in a general hospital and prison in England, shares details from his two newest books  Agatha Christie and the Metaphysics of Murder – available 6/9 & Life at the Bottom: The Worldview that Makes the Underclass 25th Anniversary Edition – available now

02:05:58 -  Josh Blackman, Centennial Chair of Constitutional Law at the South Texas College of Law Houston, weighs in on election maps and The Stunning Plan To Reverse The Supreme Court of Virginia

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