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Summary: PragerU is one of the world's leading producers of conservative online video content. We present the ideas that led to the creation and development of the freest and most prosperous nation in history – The United States of America. We do this through five-minute, entertaining, educational video courses with professors, authors, comedians and some of the world's sharpest minds. Listen to our podcasts for the audio versions of our weekly videos. Go to www.PragerU.com to watch the videos.

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 PragerU - Why Are There Still Palestinian Refugees? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 4:20

It's been seven decades since the 1948 Arab-Israeli, and yet there are still an estimated 4 million Palestinian refugees...and zero Jewish refugees. With so many nearby Arab allies of the Palestinians, how did this happen? What does it say about Israel? What does it say about its Arab neighbors? Dumisani Washington, Diversity Outreach Coordinator for Christians United for Israel, explains.

 PragerU - Why Private Investment Works & Govt. Investment Doesn't | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:51

From transportation to energy, and everything in between, should the government invest money in as many promising projects as possible? Or would that actually doom many of those ventures to failure? Burt Folsom, historian and professor at Hillsdale College, answers those questions by drawing on the fascinating history of the race to build America's railroads and airplanes.

 PragerU - Fossil Fuels: The Greenest Energy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:06

To make earth cleaner, greener and safer, which energy sources should humanity rely on? Alex Epstein of the Center for Industrial Progress explains how modern societies have cleaned up our water, air and streets using the very energy sources you may not have expected--oil, coal and natural gas.

 PragerU - Climate Change: What Do Scientists Say? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:02

Climate change is an urgent topic of discussion among politicians, journalists and celebrities...but what do scientists say about climate change? Does the data validate those who say humans are causing the earth to catastrophically warm? Richard Lindzen, an MIT atmospheric physicist and one of the world's leading climatologists, summarizes the science behind climate change.

 PragerU - Are 1 in 5 Women Raped at College? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:12

Is it true that 1 in 5 women are raped on America's college campuses? If so, what does that say about our universities and the people who run them? If not, how did that statistic get into the mainstream? Caroline Kitchens, Senior Research Associate at the American Enterprise Institute, looks at the data and explains the very significant results.

 PragerU - Baseball: As Unique as America | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:35

Why is baseball called "America's pastime"? What makes it any more unique than, say, football, basketball, or hockey? George Will, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and the author of two bestselling books on baseball, explains why the sport known as "America's pastime" may really be just that.

 PragerU - Islamic Terror: What Muslim Americans Can Do | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 4:55

What must the United States do to prevent more Islamist terror attacks like recent ones in Brussels, Paris, and San Bernardino? Khurram Dara, a Muslim American activist, author and attorney, explains why it is Muslim Americans who must take the lead in identifying and combating Islamic extremists within their communities, before what's happening in Europe comes to our shores.

 PragerU - America's Socialist Origins | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:38

Was America once socialist? Surprisingly, yes. The early settlers who arrived at Plymouth and Jamestown in the early 1600s experimented with socialist communes. Did it work? History professor Larry Schweikart of the University of Dayton shares the fascinating story.

 PragerU - Government: Is it Ever Big Enough? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 4:44

Can the government ever be too big? How much spending is enough spending? And if there can be too much spending, where is that point? William Voegeli, Senior Editor of the Claremont Review of Books, explores these complex questions and offers some clear answers.

 PragerU - Did Bush Lie About Iraq? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:55

Did George W. Bush lie to America about Saddam Hussein having weapons of mass destruction? Judith Miller, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, covered the lead up to the Iraq War for The New York Times, and settles once and for all the big lie about the war in Iraq.

 PragerU - Who NOT to Vote For | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 4:47

Adam Carolla isn't going to tell you who to vote for. But he is going to tell you who NOT to vote for. And in a time when candidates running for office promise the moon, one of America's funniest comedians shares a few tips about how to spot the candidate that you should run from.

 PragerU - Anger Management | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:06

Do you struggle to control your anger? Are you the victim of someone who loses their temper? When you feel angry, controlling that rage is very difficult--but it's possible. And Joseph Telushkin, a rabbi and best-selling author, shares one simple, doable rule that may just save the relationships of those who take it seriously.

 PragerU - What is Crony Capitalism? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:03

This election season there's a lot of talk about corruption, about politicians being "bought and sold", and about "crony capitalism". What do those terms mean? Why should we care? Is there a way to reduce corruption and restore our trust in government? Author Jay Cost, staff writer at The Weekly Standard, answers these questions and proposes a solution that every society could benefit from.

 PragerU - A Progressive's Guide to Political Correctness | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:44

Is there a point where the "P.C. Police" are satisfied? Are there ever "enough" rules governing the jokes we tell, the mascots of sports teams, or the symbols on city seals? Or should we want a society as non-offensive as the American college campus? George Will, Washington Post Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, imagines what an idyllic politically correct universe would look like.

 PragerU - Are Electric Cars Really Green? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 5:07

Are electric cars greener than conventional gasoline cars? If so, how much greener? What about the CO2 emissions produced during electric cars' production? And where does the electricity that powers electric cars come from? Environmental economist Bjorn Lomborg, director of the Copenhagen Consensus Center, examines how environmentally friendly electric cars really are.

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