Upstream Ideas
Summary: "He who seeks to improve conditions must propagate a new mentality, not merely a new institution." — Ludwig von Mises Our aim at Upstream Ideas is to do just as Mises suggested by turning the dial on how you look at the political and policy issues facing Illinois, Chicago and our nation. We present new ideas that inform salient policy decisions, start new conversations and move beyond partisan politics all while challenging the status quo. Dan Proft along with distinguished guests and contributors lay out in-depth issues in a digestible way to better understand why conditions are what they are and how they could be improved. We produce content in a variety of formats including long-form interviews, multiple segment radio shows and mini-monologues. We arm you with new information and fresh perspectives with the goal of making Illinois and the United States of America a bit more free, a bit more just and a bit more civilized.
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Voters in the city of Chicago and across the state of Illinois have major decisions to make at the ballot box in coming months. Between Rauner and Pritzker, a wide open Chicago mayoral field and a fight for control of the Illinois General Assembly, which direction might the state go? On this edition of Against the Current, Dan Proft and Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass forecast the upcoming elections in Illinois, both the midterms in November and the mayoral election in February. Is it time for conservatives to forgive and come back to Bruce Rauner? Do any of the current Chicago mayoral candidates inspire confidence for the future of the city? Why hasn't a center right candidate jumped in the field? And will it be a blue wave or red wave – or something in between – on Nov. 6? All this and more is discussed in the most in-depth conversation available for Illinoisans this election season.
What inspires a local Sheriff to get involved in national politics? Retired Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke talks to Dan Proft about his 15 years in electoral politics, his experience with Black Lives Matter, restoring peace, rehabilitating ex-offenders, and being a foot soldier for freedom on this episode of Against the Current.
What binds all these politicos together? How did the Obama administration perfect the practice of “smash and grab?” What are the behind closed doors dealings of some of the potential 2020 presidential candidates? What was Tiny Dancer’s cut after leaving the Obama White House? "Clinton Cash" and "Secret Empires" author, Peter Schweizer joins Dan and Amy to discuss.
Have the 2018 midterms returned to a law and order election? According to Democrat candidate for governor in Florida, Andrew Gillum thinks cops have already failed once they need to use a taser, baton, or their gun. What’s the new active shooter protocol? How much does social media factor into police investigations? Is there any more to be done with threats on social media? New York City Police Detective and President of the CMP Protective and Investigative Group, Thomas Ruskin joins Dan and Amy to discuss.
How do you tackle the most important and challenging aspect of K-12 reform: family. There are real rewards and consequences from the decisions children make, but do educators have the courage to tell them the truth? What are the factors that drive long term success for kids? Operator of Charter Schools, Ian Rowe joins Dan and Amy to discuss.
Is the media looking for pretext to destroy Trump? Trump is telling the caravan to turn around and he's sending troops to the border for emphasis. How is this going to end? Why aren’t the migrants taking refuge in Mexico as offered? If Trump doesn’t take care of this will he lose the midterms? TheStream.org (https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2FTheStream.org%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3QvFL2QHfJNqq3uQpV2YTxelWKZFYRKS9ZWllcG0v-Rfq19o_OlBxZe4g&h=AT35N72K48n9J3HwZMwuNvgUOybBsevtk2DjF7nfLIHFwp56NCmwlnbCBE39b1tZnsBGlTApH7tepsYB-nnUdh-Bv8nTbQl2lKJpPp8m3zfP8iBt6mRhX6rdYl6IwUhQ-tnv8DuBv0HsVtWeNXliTyPa)’s John Zmirak joins Dan and Amy to discuss.
How do anchors on CNN go from calls for civility to suspecting the alleged pipe bomber is definitely a Fox News viewer? Is it ridiculous to suggest that the current political discourse is responsible for an attempted terrorist attack? Have any Democrats been asked if the caravan should be allowed in? Anchor of Special Report on Fox News, Bret Baier joins Dan and Amy to discuss.
Will more suburban women ultimately vote GOP than the pollsters think? Does the electorate believe Hillary Clinton is liability to the Democrats? Should you vote with your head or emotions? Is identity politics shaming finally coming to a head? Author and culture critic, Suzanne Venker joins Dan and Amy to discuss.
Are talking heads jumping to conclusions to score political points in the ongoing pipe bomb investigation? How much forensic work is going on right now? How do you begin to narrow in on the bomber? Is there still a chance this could be domestic or international terrorism? Famed FBI Criminal Profiler, James Fitzgerald joins Dan and Amy to discuss.
How has feminism helped undermine family life? Why is there a hypersexualization of children in schools? Why do feminists deny the differences between men and women? Is the #metoo movement a cry of despair from the anything goes culture feminism has created? Columnist and senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, Mona Charen joins Dan and Amy to discuss how feminism lost touch with science.
Are Trump's tariffs stunting American growth? What say Caterpillar? Is government the means of transferring wealth or creating it? Why aren’t we trying to make steel in the U.S. as cheap as possible? Why is Trump listening to Peter Navarro? CNN Chief Economist, Steve Moore joins Dan and Amy to discuss.
Is whiteness blackness and blackness whiteness? Why are “intellectuals” who categorize people according to color heralded as the great minds of our time even though they are harkening back to the days of Jim Crow? What is angry white man syndrome? Is the political discourse in this country so bad because of the single minded D.C. press corps? Brand ambassador at Jerusalem U, Chloe Simone Valdary joins Dan and Amy to discuss.
Do Google and Facebook have the power to shift votes to candidates they prefer? Will they have an effect on the upcoming midterms? Is it virtually impossible to separate yourself from Google? What is the creepiest thing that Facebook and Google does to their users? Documentarian, Matt Taylor joins Dan and Amy to explain how these media giants are undermining our republic.
Is environmentalists’ pushback on any EPA rollback- “people will die?” Is there even a sliver of truth to that? Is our 21st-century Nazi threat not getting to 100% renewable energy as hinted by Ocasio-Cortes? How has Germany’s CO2 emissions gone up despite spending $220 billion on green energy? Founder of JunkScience.com (http://email.prnewswire.com/wf/click?upn=XjoP-2B2y0UBbcz-2FjBU9TuOjydho64Psw9t1z8v43XQcg0vZhRLUErk3FRVlAj9DYN-2FwQrIAdNm0Khn1tmGOUW81iEyG83FrE8bluD7vXO-2FgUT2P1ZUEwUTbuGq56bs-2FCVjc6TSQz-2ByLUXMR6-2FW7TWdCan-2F8bWrfB-2B8O0-2BGvssj2VFN4qhmD1RmqxOBLWaxQGEz-2BqLPk-2F-2BMMHxNsOnjP-2BrWs3d8NAZ3ft-2Bd4kZBsxAEpBNYJ21Lqpm1kb94aYzuhL6_C44t7fpNci1M-2BbqLf-2F2RIJ99EXXbV8Fa2rHuGQFUB-2F-2FEmrNNWpdzQzExKKEjaYSrcxVolCWF9JzzfjDHj8e5uLg4I-2Fu3EUsCYozrsPoVUQZaODz-2F4OlRs-2BxAJbVZO7qcTtXys4dSE0bQnE3Z5VNrdJyzspYBi4MVi19zdbVF-2BSe71dCalIjvWnWOPR4TW4iB4nPp9t-2BIu4EizOHHnymoe9QnaNGV0z1VJkxv-2FeuOdhiu00iVCpClv6P-2BdMQhniGS004jDypISd3w3YvrtgDKyRRdnACWLsEnnZ7JX1-2BfzBd5FxjrZ2uJZ6c3i-2FoIrkLB) and a member of President Trump’s EPA transition team, Steve Milloy joins Dan and Amy to discuss.
What are the issues impacting overall turnout? Is the gap beginning to close between Republicans who historically vote early and the Democrats? If there is a higher midterm turnout than in recent decades, who will it help? Does Trump’s approval rating impact the elections? Former Campaign Manager for Howard Dean, Joe Trippi joins Dan and Amy to discuss.
