You Could Not Do Worse If You Did Nothing

You Could Not Do Worse If You Did Nothing

Author: Dan Proft August 13, 2026 Duration: 2:08:05

0:30 - SPLC

7:10 - Darius Williams, HS teacher in Houston, breaks down over his seniors who cannot read or write

25:39 - Woke, Take Two...financing Sharia

45:59 - Primary care pediatrician and former CEO of Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital Jonathan Ellen shares his frustration over the lack of a COVID lab-leak investigation and debate over Trump's new vaccine schedule for kids.

01:03:30 - Why Dan Proft is Single 

01:26:08 - Columnist for The Washington Examiner & contributor to the Wall Street Journal, Dominic Green: We should thank mythomaniac Dr. Arday for giving us a 101 on how our institutions destroyed themselves 

01:39:02 - Leyland Steiff, founder of Maine Girl Dads and head of Protect Girls’ Sports in Maine, explains why he’s fighting to protect girls’ sports: “If I’m not willing to stand up for my daughter, my family, and God, then what am I doing here?”

01:54:46 - Columnist for the NY Post, Michael Goodwin, says Democratic leaders are too afraid of the DSA movement to take it on.

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Duration: 2:23:15
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The DSA Sweet Spot [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:20:27
0:30 - Mike Koolidge filling in for Dan 8:12 - Commies in Cities 23:36 - The DSA Sweet Spot 40:30 - President of American Commitment and principal of The Committee to Unleash Prosperity Phil Kerpen says fixing health car…
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0:30 - Brandon Gill questions ABA President Michelle Behnke on implicit bias 10:58 - Ella Frei, 17-year-old, New Richmond, WI on trans bathroom policy 28:26 - Where is Darren Bailey? 45:20 - Sports & Politics 01:02:41 -…
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