Islamic Terror in Australia, the Cancelling of Christmas, Foreign Mega Families and Notes on Being a Man

Authors: John Stonestreet and Maria Baer

John and Maria discuss the rise of anti-Semitism and Islamic violence, and how Western nations are responding to threats by cancelling Christmas. A WSJ piece describes how foreign elites are building families via surrogacy. And a new book provides an update on the crisis of masculinity.

Recommendations 

Letters from Father Christmas by J. R. R. Tolkien  

Muppet Christmas Carole 

Forrest Frank 

Segment 1 – Australia Terror Attack 

Townhall article 

Australian PM statement 

Leisure: The Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper  

Prediction of Nigerian attack 

USA Today article on Rob Reiner  

Segment 2 – Foreign Mega Families 

Wall Street Journal article 

Segment 3 – Notes on Being a Man 

Brad Wilcox Wall Street Journal article 

Full-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life by David L. Bahnsen 

The Lost Generation by Jacob Savage 

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