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Babylon Bee Editor-in-Chief Kyle Mann recently sat down with a Hillsdale College student (before Twitter locked his accounts) to discuss the power of comedy, the dangers of a society becoming too scared to laugh, and wondering if he's written his last joke. Last week Twitter locked the account of The Babylon Bee after posting an article naming transgender Biden administration official Rachel Levine "Man of the Year." Twitter later locked Kyle Mann's account for a follow-up tweet. Yesterday, Twitter locked the account of Adam Ford, CEO of The Babylon Bee's other site called "Not the Bee" for what it called "hateful conduct." 0:00 - Living in a humorless world 1:29 - Everyone has a point of view 2:11 - Comedy to make a point 4:13 - Kyle's favorite headlines 6:04 - That's good comedy 7:48 - How to be funny 10:52 - Underrated Babylon Bee posts 13:03 - Satire defined 15:23 - Babylon Bee's guide to being woke 17:03 - Reality is funnier than satire 18:02 - How to become Editor-In-Chief of the

Mollie Hemingway sits down with a Hillsdale College student to discuss the lack of trust in today’s media, balancing her family and career, her faith, and how Donald Trump taught her to take a great picture. 0:00 Thanks for letting me stay in your basement 0:28 New position as Editor and Chief of The Federalist 1:48 Left vs right media 3:12 Media bias is off the charts bad 11:00 How did you get into journalism? 12:22 How does your faith affect your career? 15:51 How to stay accurately informed 17:14 How to prepare for an interview 20:00 Best Trump story 24:46 How to best balance family and career 26:08 Advice for students who want to become journalists 28:44 Can I take a picture with you? (It’s for my parents.) As a Senior Journalism Fellow at Hillsdale College, Mollie Ziegler Hemingway teaches journalism and helps students and alumni with professional development. She helped launch and is the editor in chief of the online magazine The Federalist, which has become one of the most influ

Victor Davis Hanson sits down with a Hillsdale College student to discuss the current state of America and the content of his new book, The Dying Citizen. 0:00 "You're headed toward poverty." 1:36 Farming & Academia 2:34 The Dying Citizen 9:34 The Loathing of American Exceptionalism 12:14 The Woke Movement 17:58 Taking the Constitutional System for Granted 23:42 Advice for 20-year-olds Victor Davis Hanson is a Senior Fellow in classics and military history at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and Distinguished Fellow at Hillsdale College. Visit our website: Learn from our online courses: Hillsdale Collegeis an independent institution of higher learning founded in 1844 by men and women “grateful to God for the inestimable blessings” resulting from civil and religious liberty and “believing that the diffusion of learning is essential to the perpetuity of these blessings.” It pursues the stated object of the founders: “to furnish all persons who wish, irrespective of nation, color,