In this Direct interview, John is joined by Journalist Abigail Shrier, author of Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters. They discuss why and how the transgender phenomenon is particularly impacting young women in the West, and what the way forward is.

A graduate of Columbia College, the University of Oxford, and Yale Law school, Abigail Shrier’s work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, The Federalist, and various other publications. She has also featured on The Joe Rogan Experience, The Jordan Peterson Podcast, and The Rubin Report
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00:00 Intro
00:44 Introducing Abigail Shrier
1:23 What is the central argument of your book?
3:38 How has our society’s response to transgenderism changed over time?
5:01 What do medical professionals think about the transgender phenomenon?
6:56 How has activism impacted the medical community and the transgender debate?
10:35 What do you think is driving the transgender phenomenon amongst young women?
11:58 How has the transgender phenomenon impacted traditional notions of romance and relationships?
13:20 Social media’s impact upon the transgender debate
14:40 Victimhood and the transgender movement
15:43 The impact of pornography on young women
20:20 The ‘coming out’ of young people as LGBTQI
22:18 What are the dominant demographics of young women coming out as transgender?
24:20 Transgender surgery and infertility
26:07 Facts vs feelings
31:00 What is the relationship between rising levels of anxiety, depression and transgenderism?
34:00 How prevalent is the issue of detransitioning?
36:40 Transgenderism teaching in school curriculum
43:13 Why transgenderism shouldn’t be a political issue
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Conversations feature John Anderson, former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, interviewing the world's foremost thought leaders about today's pressing social, cultural and political issues.

John believes proper, robust dialogue is necessary if we are to maintain our social strength and cohesion. As he puts it; "You cannot get good public policy out of a bad public debate."

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Follow Abigail on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AbigailShrier
Abigail’s Website: https://www.abigailshrier.com

Peter Robinson is a television host, political commentator and Murdoch Distinguished Policy Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, California, where he writes about business and politics, edits Hoover's quarterly journal, the Hoover Digest, and hosts the institute's podcast Uncommon Knowledge. He was a speechwriter for President Reagan, and helped craft the 1987 Brandenburg Gate speech.

He has written five books on American politics including How Ronald Reagan Changed My Life.

In this Direct episode, he and John discuss the effects of COVID on the outcome of the 2020 election and how the pandemic may have cost Trump's presidency, the rising threat to individual liberty and free speech in the US reflected in the polls, and Reagan's presidency; how he instilled hope for the American people and the greater world, and the qualities that are needed now in a president of the United States in a time of rising totalitarian threats.
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00:00 Introduction
02:20 COVID-19 pandemic in America
11:10 2020 Presidential Election
23:40 Trump’s policy achievements
27:39 Internal threats to our free societies
34:31 Where is America headed now?
40:26 Why are the pollsters so inaccurate?
44:57 Trump derangement syndrome
53:56 Ronald Reagan’s character
1:00:20 Ronald Reagan’s speeches
1:06:22 Would we recognise a great leader today?
1:13:01 Reagan's letters to ordinary Americans
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Conversations feature John Anderson, former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, interviewing the world's foremost thought leaders about today's pressing social, cultural and political issues.

John believes proper, robust dialogue is necessary if we are to maintain our social strength and cohesion. As he puts it; "You cannot get good public policy out of a bad public debate."

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Peter Robinson:
https://twitter.com/p_m_robinson
https://www.hoover.org/profiles/peter-m-robinson

Former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia John Anderson talks to New York Times #1 Bestselling Author Eric Metaxas on the history of the abolition of slavery in the West, the belief in the inherent dignity of every individual, the current culture wars and more.

Eric Metaxas is a Christian author, speaker, and conservative radio host. He has written numerous biographies on Christian figures throughout history such as Martin Luther, William Wilberforce, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

#Christianity #History #Politics
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00:00-1:40
1:40-6:22 Why have you devoted so much of your life to writing biographies?
6:22-20:19 How Christianity ended the Slave Trade
20:19-32:36 Evangelical Christianity: The Source of Western Values
32:36-35:39 Why we need Christianity in the Public Square
35:39-43:05 Bonhoeffer’s Faithfulness in the face of Nazism
43:05-50:26 Nazi Germany and the Danger of Nominal Christianity
50:26-54:31 The Left’s Re-Writing of History
50:31-59:38 How do we understand Trump’s America?
59:38-1:03:56 Pride: The Greatest Problem
1:03:56-1:14:47 What should Christians be prioritising today?
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Conversations feature John Anderson, former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, interviewing the world's foremost thought leaders about today's pressing social, cultural and political issues.

John believes proper, robust dialogue is necessary if we are to maintain our social strength and cohesion. As he puts it; "You cannot get good public policy out of a bad public debate."

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Eric Metaxas:
https://twitter.com/ericmetaxas
https://metaxastalk.com
https://ericmetaxas.com