The Spiral of Silence, Celebrities in Politics, and Would-Be Grandparents

Some taboo topics among pundits on mainstream media are beginning to show signs of breaking down. The recent presidential campaign exposed a new reality; celebrities don't hold as much influence over voters as many thought. And a new trend is emerging in the family, would-be grandparents who aren't sure how to raise the topic with their adult children. Recommendations Where The Winter Was by Skye Peterson Machine Antihumanism and the Inversion of Family Law by Jeff Shafer Segment 1 - Spiral of Silence CNN guests clash after Trump's victory in heated debate over 'transphobia' CNN host Abby Phillip explains why Muslim victim of beeper 'joke' didn't return after commercial break The World and Everything in It: November 15, 2024 Victims of Communism Museum Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Why I Am Now a Christian Segment 2 - Celebritism in Politics WSJ: Inside Harris's and Trump's Campaign Spending Our Culture, What's Left of It: The Mandarins and the Masses by Theodore Dalrymple Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman Segment 3 - Grandparents NYT: The Unspoken Grief of Never Becoming a Grandparent Ruth 4 Proverbs 17:6 __________ Register for the 2025 Colson Center National Conference at colsonconference.org . Support the ongoing production of Breakpoint by becoming a monthly partner at colsoncenter.org/monthly .