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Orangutans‚ chimpanzees‚ bonobos‚ and gorillas share many traits with humans‚ and now it seems we can add teasing to the list. Playful teasing‚ that is‚ the kind that emerges in human babies before they can speak and that may have been a crucial stepping stone to humor in the human lineage (not that it's always been so good... have you seen the world's oldest bar joke?). Play encompasses many behaviors‚ but teasing is one we Homo sapiens can get a jump on before we’re ready to walk and talk. We see it in babies as young as eight months old‚ and since it doesn’t require language‚ it figures we might find it in other species.“Great apes are excellent candidates for playful teasing‚ as they are closely related to us‚ engage in social play‚ show laughter and display relatively sophisticated understandings of others’ expectations‚” said post-doctoral researcher and the first author of the study‚ Isabelle Laumer‚ in a statement.In what must have been one of the more joyful observational studies‚ a team of researchers analyzed footage of social interactions between apes‚ paying special attention to the animals’ body movements‚ facial expressions‚ and actions. They also looked for indicators of intention‚ such as whether the “teaser” waited for a response from the "teasee"‚ and if they were directing their behavior at one or multiple individuals. Among the confirmed wind-up merchants were orangutans‚ chimpanzees‚ bonobos‚ and gorillas‚ which were found to engage in teasing behaviors in tandem with what looked like play. A lot of the playful teasing appeared to center around provoking a response or trying to get another individual’s attention‚ something anyone who’s ever looked after a five-year-old will no doubt be familiar with."It was common for teasers to repeatedly wave or swing a body part or object in the middle of the target’s field of vision‚ hit or poke them‚ stare closely at their face‚ disrupt their movements‚ pull on their hair‚ or perform other behaviors that were extremely difficult for the target to ignore‚" added senior author of the study Professor Erica Cartmill.Yes… harrowingly familiar.Silverbacks look serious‚ but even they can't resist playful teasing.Image credit: Max BlockAs for why the banter of apes is a concern for us humans‚ understanding how and where the early elements of humor emerged among primates can teach us about our own evolution. Given the integral role that joking plays in human interactions today‚ it figures that it took the lineage a while to adapt our craft. “From an evolutionary perspective‚ the presence of playful teasing in all four great apes and its similarities to playful teasing and joking in human infants suggests that playful teasing and its cognitive prerequisites may have been present in our last common ancestor‚ at least 13 million years ago‚” concluded Laumer. “We hope that our study will inspire other researchers to study playful teasing in more species in order to better understand the evolution of this multi-faceted behavior. We also hope that this study raises awareness of the similarities we share with our closest relatives and the importance of protecting these endangered animals.”The study is published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

The Democrats (and Politico) have a problem. In the wake of Special Counsel Robert Hur's report which did not charge President Joe Biden with improperly storing classified documents‚ not because he was innocent but because Hur judged him too senile due to age to be sent to trial‚ there was more urgency than ever among liberals to replace Biden on the 2024 presidential ticket. But how to do it? Politico's senior politics editor‚ Charlie Mahtesian‚ and his colleague‚ Steven Shepard‚ came up with a highly problematic "Plan B"  chock full of wishful thinking on Monday in‚ "Democrats Might Need a Plan B. Here’s What It Looks Like." Their concern about Biden's electability in swing states was blatantly evident: So far‚ Democrats have vigorously avoided any discussion of a Plan B for their presidential nominee. But special counsel Robert Hur’s report may have forced their hand. Fairly or not‚ Hur’s stinging characterization of President Joe Biden as a “well-meaning‚ elderly man with a poor memory” and “diminished faculties” has thrust the president’s age and mental fitness into the debate. Coupled with the widespread perception that Biden is too old for another term and the fact that he frequently trails former president Donald Trump in swing state polling matchups‚ it’s raised serious questions about whether Biden is positioned to lead the party in November — and whether Democrats need a contingency plan. Strap on your seatbelts because you might fall out of your chairs laughing at the Politico "Plan B": Because of procedural and political hurdles‚ it would not be easy to simply swap him out. The likeliest outcome is that Biden stays on the ticket. But it is also possible to envision different scenarios where the party does indeed nominate someone other than Biden at its August convention or even picks an alternative afterward to compete in a historic general election. Here’s how it would work. The truth is that a backup strategy can only be deployed if Biden voluntarily steps aside — or is physically unable to stand for nomination. At the moment‚ despite the anxiety within the party‚ there’s no dispute: Biden is on a glide path to the Democratic nomination. His longshot rival‚ Rep. Dean Phillips‚ has warned for months about the risks of nominating Biden yet has failed to gain traction. The Minnesota Democrat has largely been ostracized from the party for even broaching the sensitive subject. The big flaw of "Plan B" was assuming that Biden would voluntarily step aside. That assumption failed to consider the role of Jill (DOCTOR Jill) Biden who many suspect wanted to keep Joe in the White House at all costs. They deduced that the problem would be Biden's pride: Short of incapacitation or a highly unlikely convention floor revolt from delegates already pledged to Biden and loyal to the president‚ there is only one practical Plan B. And that’s Biden himself agreeing to hand over the baton. He is a proud man whose ego has been shaped by the experience of winning election to the Senate in his 20s and then being denied the presidency several times before finally securing it; convincing him he’s in an increasingly untenable position and needs to stand down won’t come easy. But wait! There is a "Plan B" hack that just might work according to Politico! Unfortunately‚ it involved even more wishful thinking for Biden to step down: But there is a path that enables him to leave with dignity and on his terms. It begins with letting the Democratic primary campaign run its course‚ ending June 4‚ the date the last group of states holds its primaries. Biden would finish as the undisputed victor‚ with far more than the 1‚968 pledged delegate votes necessary to claim the nomination. And then Biden would announce he would not accept the nomination and release his delegates to back a different nominee. He could insist he’s still fit to serve out another term but that he accepts the public’s concerns with a president who would be 86 at the end of a second term. He could remind voters that he has always said he was a bridge to a future generation of Democratic leaders. The economy is on track‚ he could note‚ and argue that he defeated Trump once and protected American democracy. He met his duty. Better not remind voters who allowed the border to turn into an existential crisis for America. And now Politico‚ after presenting the wishful thinking scenario of Biden voluntarily declining to run again‚ crashed up against the problem of the Border Czar known as Vice President Kamala Harris: The thorniest issue will be Vice President Kamala Harris. Biden’s delegates do not automatically attach to her in his absence. Her poor approval ratings and her performance in the 2020 primaries have not inspired confidence. But the party will be acutely aware of the risks of alienating Black voters. OOPS! Perhaps it is time to switch to a Plan C? Politico didn't stop there in their "What If?" visions of a Plan B including this: Alternatively‚ what if Biden pushed through the doubts and was nominated at the convention in late August‚ but was then unable to compete in the November election? What if Politico did what it was supposed to do by covering politics as it was happening rather than providing advice to the Democrats via "What if?" wishful thinking and Plan B scenarios?

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C.S. Lewis’ seven-book “Chronicles of Narnia” culminates in “The Last Battle‚” a thinly disguised adaptation of the book of Revelation and the end of the world as detailed therein. Heavy with Christian symbolism‚ the story centers around a false deity — purportedly the great lion Aslan but in actuality a witless donkey named Puzzle wearing a lion’s skin as part of a clever ruse by a talking ape named Shift — in whose name great evils are undertaken that precipitate Narnia’s ultimate destruction. A lesson of “The Last Battle” is that well-meaning people can be manipulated by having their otherwise sound belief systems weaponized against them in service of immoral ends. Puzzle (as directed by Shift) is an archetypal false prophet‚ and even when in the story King Tirian readily recognizes Shift’s fabrications‚ Narnia’s population is unable to acknowledge the truth given its unwillingness to defy even a fake Aslan. Resistance to tyranny and the dead hand of conformist narrative flows from the bottom up. One can think of “The Last Battle” as a darker‚ more spiritual variation on “The Emperor’s New Clothes‚” the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale in which a ruler is fooled by con men into believing he is wearing beautiful clothing invisible only to the dim-witted‚ and the townspeople play along for fear of being thought dull. In each tale‚ there are strong social and cultural currents that reinforce people’s willful suspension of disbelief for fear of disfavor or sanction‚ and knaves and fools alike play upon respect for authority or obeisance to a duty-based value system for their own nefarious purposes. Sadly‚ contemporary life is replete with real-world manifestations of this same phenomenon. Perhaps the starkest example in recent years is the secular sainthood bestowed upon Greta Thunberg‚ a Swedish “climate activist” with high-functioning autism and OCD but no academic expertise in climatology or any related scientific field. The moral authority invested in a troubled child of no accomplishment‚ long on conviction‚ fitful hysterics‚ and little else‚ embodies the triumph of emotion over reason. The message‚ having been predetermined‚ validates the messenger. In an era of waning religious beliefs‚ it’s unsurprising that performative outrage has not only drawn a significant audience but also insulated its purveyors from critique‚ as with organized religion of yore. The cult of Greta has been fazed neither by her reluctance to target major non-Western polluting nations like China and India nor a recent foray into geopolitics with her strident anti-Israel stance following the October 7 Hamas terror attacks against Israel. Once anointed‚ saints are not to be questioned. Alongside this denial of objective truth and reification of false idols is the triumph of narrative. Consistent with feelings’ newfound primacy over critical thinking‚ narrative — a veritable hop-skip away from rank gaslighting — has today largely replaced fact-based investigation‚ the scientific method‚ and deductive reasoning. When paired with emotion‚ narrative is particularly noxious‚ as it cloaks a conclusion drawn from intuition or fervor with an inductive‚ reverse-engineered form of reasoning that hijacks the authority of traditional linear argument to augment its legitimacy. This is related to recent trends in which language is co-opted in service of a given concept’s antonym. Witness the use of “equity” for “equality” or what constitute today’s “anti-fascists.” It is easy to lose hope in an era in which objective truth remains discernible and in plain sight to some (or even many) but unacknowledged by “thought leaders‚” elites‚ and institutions of all types. The herd instinct and desire to conform without imperiling one’s privileges or social capital can constrain even the bravest souls from challenging accepted narratives. While elites may be too hopelessly bubbled to apprehend the world as it is — or far too invested in the manner of storytelling endemic to their respective tribes and fearful of the consequences of acknowledging objective truths — a reality-based world endures‚ if we will only use the senses and cognition available to us. Consider the samizdat prominent in the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War‚ which sustained dissident activity in the face of brutal repression of free expression and other forbidden activity by communist authorities‚ to hearten us. The human spirit’s desire for freedom and love of truth are irrepressible. Even if people are forced to live under totalitarian oppression for a significant period — as was the case in the Soviet Union‚ for seven decades — the “truth will out.” The signal takeaway of the Soviet era is an instructive one for our time: No institution or corporatist collection of interests can be expected to self-reform voluntarily. Resistance to tyranny and the dead hand of conformist narrative flows from the bottom up. We each have an individual responsibility for seeing things as they are‚ speaking the truth‚ and refusing to be complicit with “approved” viewpoints and interpretations of events. In an election season‚ one can expect the dial of orthodoxy to turn still farther. The dotard in chief will sport his lion’s skin‚ and we will be expected to believe that he is in command of his administration‚ if not always his faculties. We will be told that “the border is secure‚” the “adults are back in charge‚” the Middle East region is “quieter today than it has been in two decades‚” “trans women are women” and thus should be allowed to compete in women’s sports‚ and that “diversity‚ equity‚ and inclusion” are really about diversity‚ equity‚ and inclusion‚ among other fairy tales. Having begun with one of my favorite childhood authors‚ I’ll close with another. “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears‚” George Orwell wrote in “1984.” “It was their final‚ most essential command.” Against the Party‚ let objective truth‚ and its expression‚ be our sword and shield against the false prophets and idolaters of our time.

Some know her as D.J. Tanner from “Full House‚” others as “the queen of Christmas” from several beloved Hallmark films. “But her real name is Candace Cameron Bure‚” says Allie Beth Stuckey‚ adding that the actress “has been a light in the darkness of the media industry for a very long time” and has made “an incredible impact for the kingdom of God.” On this episode of “Relatable‚” Candace joins Allie to “share all kinds of wisdom and insight and even some fun stories and facts about herself and her life.” Despite being an outspoken Christian‚ Bure “[wasn’t] raised in a Christian home” due to the fact that her father “didn’t want religion brought into the home.” However‚ her mother “was a believer‚” and when a marital crisis struck their family‚ help came in the form of church. “We started going to church for the first time‚ and I was sitting in the church and heard a sermon one day‚ and I really didn't know what it all meant. I just heard if you want Jesus in your heart to be the Lord and Savior over your life‚ then say this prayer and ask Him into your heart. And so at 12 years old‚ I did that‚ and that's when I became a Christian‚” Candace tells Allie‚ adding that it wasn’t until her mid-20s after having her first baby that she “understood the gospel message for the first time” and began having “a relationship with God.” However‚ long before she was introduced to Jesus‚ Candace was already deep into her acting career‚ which launched when she was just 5 years old. Filming “Full House” took up the majority of her time until the series ended in 1995 when she was 18 years old. Then‚ a new chapter of her life began that involved her marriage to professional hockey player Valeri Bure‚ three children by the age of 25‚ and the dawn of a new acting career after a 10-year hiatus. To hear more of the fascinating details of Bure’s life and her take on motherhood‚ navigating the impossible beauty standards of Hollywood‚ and the reality of being an outspoken Christian in an industry hostile to God‚ check out the episode below. Want more from Allie Beth Stuckey?To enjoy more of Allie’s upbeat and in-depth coverage of culture‚ news‚ and theology from a Christian‚ conservative perspective‚ subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.

A prosecutor in Vermont seems to have burned several bridges with law enforcement recently. Not only was she arrested for showing up to a suspected crime scene investigation while allegedly under the influence of alcohol‚ but she then later lashed out cops‚ insulting their intelligence and claiming she "no longer [felt] safe" around them.The trouble all started on the evening of January 25 when Eva Vekos‚ the state's attorney for Addison County‚ arrived at the scene of an investigation into a death considered to be suspicious. Vekos‚ 54‚ used her personal vehicle to drive to the scene in Bridport‚ located on the western border of the state along the shores of Lake Champlain.She was not there long before officers began to suspect she had been drinking. Multiple officers reported that she smelled strongly of "intoxicants‚" even though she repeatedly covered her face with a thick scarf in an attempt to conceal the odor‚ and that she was "slurring" some of her words. They asked her on several occasions to take a field sobriety test‚ but she declined each time‚ admitting only to consuming one gin and tonic about an hour earlier."[C]an’t you just have a friend come and get me?" she asked one of the officers on the scene‚ according to charging documents.Her alleged request was refused‚ and she was arrested and charged with one count of driving under the influence — refusal of sobriety test. Even at the state police barracks in New Haven‚ she continued to be uncooperative‚ refusing to allow officers to take her fingerprints or a booking photo — though she did ask that they photograph her wrists‚ which had recently been placed in handcuffs.While at the barracks‚ she also reportedly suggested that state troopers use their "discretion" and not follow through with the charge. She likewise warned one trooper that "this was going to damage the relationship" that her office "has worked hard to build with law enforcement‚" he claimed in the affidavit.Even after she was released and perhaps sobered up‚ Vekos continued to rail against local law enforcement. In an email exchange less than a week after her arrest‚ she wrote that she planned to meet with police officials virtually only for the time being. "[B]ecause I no longer feel safe around law enforcement I will join the next Chiefs’ meeting by video‚" she wrote‚ according to VT Digger.In the email — which had a grammar mistake‚ as VT Digger noted — she also implied that officers had the intellectual capacity of "elementary school" students and were therefore in desperate need of her "educational trainings" regarding "grammar skills." "Its [sic] too bad‚ I would have loved to teach grammar skills to bring police up to the elementary school level‚ at least‚" she wrote‚ according to the outlet. "I found a really great illustrated book to use. It has pictures of dragons and stuff."Addison County Sheriff Michael Elmore called those remarks "extremely unprofessional and inappropriate." Insulting email from Addison County State's Attorney Eva Vekos prompts complaints from police www.youtube.com This week‚ Vekos pled not guilty to the charge against her and was released on her own recognizance. Judge Thomas A. Zonay then proposed changing the venue of the case from Addison County to Chittenden County‚ and both sides agreed. The state Attorney General’s Office is prosecuting the case to avoid a conflict of interest from Vekos' office‚ which would normally handle the responsibility.Vekos' attorney‚ David Sleigh‚ has argued that it is not "a crime to refuse a reasonable request for an evidentiary breath alcohol test" for those without "a prior DWI conviction." He also later wrote in a court document that none of the officers at the scene "observed her stumbling or otherwise noted indicia of impairment that lead them to proscribe her participation in the crime scene inspection."John Campbell‚ the executive director of the Vermont Department of State’s Attorneys and Sheriffs‚ has confirmed that Vekos has been placed on leave but did not provide more details about her job status. Vekos‚ who was first elected to a four-year term in November 2022‚ faces up to two years in jail and a $750 fine if convicted. Meanwhile‚ the man whose death she was helping investigate was 44-year-old Stephen Nuciolo Sr. He was reportedly found in his home‚ dead from a gunshot wound to the head. The investigation into his death remains "active and ongoing‚" the Addison Independent reported. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Mayor Trent Staggs‚ one of several candidates vying for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat in Utah soon to be vacated by retiring Sen. Mitt Romney‚ has called on his primary opponents to promise new Senate Republican leadership if they're elected.This week‚ Staggs will email his primary rivals — Rep. John Curtis‚ Jeremy Friedbaum‚ Brent Hatch‚ Brian Jenkins‚ Carolyn Phippen‚ Josh Randall‚ Chandler Tanner‚ Jason Walton‚ and Clark White — inviting them to sign his pledge not to vote for longtime Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)‚ currently serving a seventh term‚ to be the Republican Senate leader in 2025 and beyond. The pledge suggests that McConnell has abdicated his legislative responsibilities regarding "constitutionally mandated federalism" and "enacting conservative policy.""We believe it is time to elect America First leadership who are committed to limiting the power of the federal government‚" the pledge reads. Any candidate who signs it therefore promises to support "new leadership" and not to back McConnell for "Senate majority or minority leader." Screenshot of pledge sent to Blaze NewsAs might be expected‚ Staggs‚ the mayor of Riverton‚ Utah‚ has already signed the pledge‚ claiming that candidates ought to make clear where they "stand" on the issue of party leadership."The Washington establishment has failed us. Utah deserves a Senator willing to push back on the establishment and get things done‚" Staggs said in a statement given to Blaze News. "I am asking the entire field of candidates in Utah to come together and commit to not support McConnell‚ but rather support America first leadership that believes in the principles of federalism. We owe it to the voters to let them know where we stand."Whether any of his primary opponents will agree to it‚ though‚ is yet uncertain. Blaze News reached out to each of the candidates whose name appears on the pledge‚ asking them whether they intend to support Sen. McConnell as leader if they are elected in November. Three candidates issued a statement in time for publication‚ and their statements are included below in full. Clark White wrote: "I believe anyone who's been in longer than 12 years in politics needs to be removed. They are not in there for the American people. For far too long we have been swindled and stolen from."Josh Randall told Blaze News:I will not vote for Mitch McConnell as Senate Republican leader. In 39 years of his time in the Senate I don't believe he has done enough to change the established culture of spending that has mired us in $34 trillion of debt. He has been too much a part of that establishment. I hope to see many new Senators with a more similar fiscal mindset to Mike Lee or Rand Paul replacing McConnell and some of the other more tenured Senators. I'm also concerned about his health and the repeated "zoning out" episodes that he has been dealing with. I think he has helped accomplish some good things during his time in the Senate‚ i.e. I'm grateful Neil Gorsuch is on the Supreme Court and not Merrick Garland. But I hope to see a new generation Senator replace Mitch McConnell in the near future. There is no shame in resigning at age 81 after 39 years of service.Jason Walton said: "I will only vote for new‚ constitutionalist Senate leadership. It’s time to end Mitch McConnell’s era of big government‚ personal favors‚ and crony capitalism."The Curtis campaign also immediately reached out to Blaze News but then requested more time to issue a comment. Blaze News will update this article to include any comments provided after publication.A message sent to the email address listed on a previous campaign filing for Brian "Abe Lincoln" Jenkins was returned with the message that the domain name does not exist.The Utah primary election will be held on Super Tuesday‚ which is just a few weeks away.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Assaults against New York Police Department officers have reached unprecedented levels‚ fueled by anti-cop rhetoric and woke policies that have emboldened criminals‚ experts told the New York Post Sunday.Within the first nine months of 2023‚ 4‚077 police officers in New York City were attacked and injured by suspects‚ the news outlet reported. While stats for the fourth quarter of 2023 have not yet been released‚ the NYPD data shows that assaults against officers are on pace to reach a record-breaking 5‚436. The number of cops injured by suspects has been on an upward trend for years. In 2022‚ 4‚724 officers were hurt‚ a 20% increase from 2021.Police Benevolent Association president Patrick Hendry told the Post that the trend has become “a full-blown epidemic.”“Well over 5‚000 cops were attacked and injured last year‚” Hendry stated. “The vicious attacks on police officers we’ve seen recently didn’t come out of nowhere. This dangerous environment has been building for years. ... It’s not going to get better until those who attack police officers are consistently prosecuted and kept in jail. And that won’t happen unless New Yorkers keep speaking up to demand an end to the chaos.”The number of substantial or serious injuries suffered by cops has also trended upward over the last few years‚ according to the NYPD’s "Threat‚ Resistance and Injury" data.In the first nine months of 2023‚ 261 cops suffered substantial or serious injury as a result of being attacked by a suspect‚ which is on pace to reach 348‚ a 10% increase from the previous year.A 28-year-old female officer from the Upper West Side told the Post‚ “Everyone wants to fight.” The cop said she was assaulted while attempting to handcuff a shoplifting suspect. According to the female officer‚ who sprained her hand in the incident‚ the suspect was released from jail the same day.A 40-year-old cop noted‚ “There’s no respect for the law.”“Now‚ you have to be careful what you do. They’ll come after you‚” the officer added‚ referring to anti-cop sentiments that have prompted civilian complaints and discipline.NYPD Lt. John Macari stated that the department’s officers have been “emasculated.”“Now we have cops on the street who are afraid to act. ... They’re more afraid of the professional and legal ramifications of taking police action than the fear for their own lives‚” he stated.Sergeants Benevolent Association president Vincent Vallelong blamed the uptick in violence against officers on criminals becoming more emboldened by the city’s soft-on-crime policies that fail to impose consequences.Democrat-backed policies‚ including cashless bail and the Raise the Age law‚ have made it more difficult for NYPD officers to enforce the law and keep the community safe.In December‚ the city council pushed through the “How Many Stops Act‚” which will force cops to record nearly every encounter with the public. New York City Democratic Mayor Eric Adams attempted to veto the bill last month‚ claiming it would decrease police response times and add millions of dollars in overtime. However‚ the city council voted to reject the mayor’s veto.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Tucker Carlson has not just come under fire for his recent interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin but for his praise of Moscow at the recent World Government Summit. “What was radicalizing‚ very shocking‚ very disturbing for me was the city of Moscow‚” Carlson told the audience‚ adding‚ “It was so much nicer than any city in my country.” “It is so much cleaner‚ and safer‚ and prettier‚ aesthetically — it’s architecture‚ it’s food‚ it’s service — than any city in the United States‚” Carlson continued. Critics are calling Carlson “anti-American” for his comments‚ but Dave Rubin believes that couldn’t be farther from the truth. “There are other places on this planet that are not having the problems that we are having‚” Dave Rubin says‚ adding‚ “and many of our problems seem to be self-inflicted.” Those problems‚ Rubin notes‚ are easily identifiable. “We can also point out the reasons that our cities have crumbled: Democrat leadership‚ progressive policies‚ the World Economic Forum‚ George Soros‚ not actually upholding laws‚ allowing criminals to ransack streets and stores and things of that nature‚” he says. Carlson’s comments aren’t anti-American‚ they are exactly the opposite of that. Rather‚ they’re an observation of where America is failing and where it can be better. Instead of pretending America is the greatest country in the world to live in‚ Rubin believes it’s time “we reverse that constant culture decline that we are in” by looking at our issues and trying to actually fix them. “They have done something right‚” Rubin adds‚ “that doesn’t mean you’re bowing to Putin.” Want more from Dave Rubin?To enjoy more honest conversations‚ free speech‚ and big ideas with Dave Rubin‚ subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.