French Friday: Online Gambling is the New Pornography
The SkyePod · Apr 24, 2026 · 1:02:23
The SkyePod · Apr 24, 2026 · 1:02:23
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David French and Skye Jethani debrief David's recent debate with Governor Chris Christie about online gambling at the University of Chicago. The conversation also tackles competing definitions of liberty, and the possibility of creating a political message to unify the country around popular reforms and why neither party will try it.
0:00 - Theme Song
1:40 - Was the Pete Hegseth Prayer Actually That Weird?
2:26 - The Church Built a Blasphemer
10:55 - Online Gambling Debate
24:05 - Restricting Freedom for Virtue
34:50 - Cultural Shift from Libertarianism
44:22 - Majority Opinion Ignored
53:12 - Right Problem, Wrong Solution
1:02:10 - End Credits
Chris Christie and David French's Debate:
