David Bahnsen

The U.S. government has for the first time laid out more than $1 trillion in gross interest payments on its national debt, according to a report by CNBC. Citing a Thursday report by the U.S. Treasury, CNBC said the payments, currently at $1.049 trillion so far in fiscal year 2024, are projected to hit $1.158 trillion by the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. That’s a 30 percent increase in gross interest payments from last year. Subtracting the interest the government earns on its investments, the government has paid $843 billion in net interest. The increase came during a surge in the U.S. budget deficit, which is nearing $2 trillion.

California labor and environmental regulations are so difficult that officials have ordered the new capitol building to be made in Italy. In other news, we celebrate regular Californians who fight the good fight. Recalling the summer of 1975, when California assassins tried to kill President Gerald Ford. Guidance for parents of progressive young adults. Trump beats Gavin Newsom to a California disaster area. Bonus: Will talks with Harry Angell about the publication 50 years ago of the leftist manifesto “Prairie Fire.” Music by Metalachi.

David is joined this week by Barry Rowan, former CFO at GoGo, Vonage, and Nextel, author of The Spiritual Art of Business, and committed advocate of a life of integration.

David is joined for the second time on Capital Record by Dr. Andrew Abela, dean of the Busch School of Business at Catholic University in Washington, D.C., and

David Bahnsen, author of Full Time: Work and the Meaning of Life, wrote this for Prager University.

David is joined by Sam Raus of Young Voices to discuss all the hubbub around the proposed Nippon Steel acquisition of U.S. Steel. The opposition to a company do

For the first time in a century, the West Coast's largest newspaper won't take sides in a presidential contest. Adios, Fernando Valenzuela. Goodbye Columbus, hello Quetzalcoatl. After criticizing laws that limit free speech, Will is cancelled by an L.A.-area chamber of commerce. Elon Musk strikes back at the California Coastal Commission. Newsom is shocked that punishing new oil regulations have led to the closure of one of the West Coast's largest refineries. California cities are eyeballing streaming services like Netflix and Hulu as a new tax source — by calling them a “utility.” Music by Metalachi.

Newsom got what he wanted out of the state legislature, but the new regs are going to boost carbon emissions, raise the price of gasoline, and fund global terror.

Gavin Newsom promises to deploy the power of the state of California in a lawfare campaign to stop President-elect Trump before he starts. Music by Metalachi.

David and Will offer free advice to California Democrats on the real meaning of the November 2024 election, but Governor Gavin Newsom is already ignoring them.