From $13 Billion to Federal Prison: Steve Keller’s Warning About Pay-to-Play Politics | The Brief | PragerU

From $13 Billion to Federal Prison: Steve Keller’s Warning About Pay-to-Play Politics | The Brief | PragerU

What is pay-to-play politics — and how much does it cost to be heard in Washington? In this episode of The Brief: Insights From The Inside, Shabbos Kestenbaum sits down with Stephen Keller, former financial CEO, author of Pay to Play: Political Corruption, Corporate Greed, and the Cost of the American Dream, and co-founder of the Justice Restoration Foundation. Keller tells the story of how he went from building a multibillion-dollar life settlements business to becoming the target of a federal prosecution he says was driven by powerful insurance interests, political access, and a broken pay-to-play system. He explains why he believes corporate lobbying, PAC money, and political influence have distorted how laws are written — and why ordinary citizens and entrepreneurs often cannot compete without money and connections. 🔔 Follow The Brief so you never miss an episode. ▶️ Watch more episodes of The Brief at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://l.prageru.com/4uoSxNz]https://l.prageru.com/46yupO6 ⭐ Enjoyed this episode? Follow the show, leave a rating, and share it with someone who needs to hear this conversation! 👉 What else is PragerU unpacking? From timeless wisdom with Dennis Prager to unfiltered Real Talk with Marissa Streit — discover your next favorite at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PragerU.com/podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://l.prageru.com/40ZbPLH%E2%81%A0] Follow PragerU: YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prageru/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/prageru/] X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/prageru] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/prageru] Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/PragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://rumble.com/c/PragerU] PragerU Español: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@esPragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@esPragerU] Follow Shabbos: Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/shabboskest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/shabboskest]  X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/shabbosk?s=11⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/shabbosk?s=11] Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/shabbi.kestenbaum/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/shabbi.kestenbaum/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Victor Davis Hanson: “Birthright Citizenship Was Never Meant for This” | The Brief | PragerU

What does birthright citizenship mean in modern America — and what does it really mean to become an American? In this episode of The Brief: Insights From The Inside, Shabbos Kestenbaum sits down with Professor Victor Davis Hanson, American classicist, military historian, and conservative commentator, to discuss the Supreme Court’s latest rulings, the culture war over women’s sports, birthright citizenship, immigration, American identity, socialism, tribalism, and whether the country is entering a period of decline — or renewal. Hanson argues that America is not doomed. Despite political polarization, open borders, debt, cultural fragmentation, and institutional radicalism, he believes the country still has the core ingredients of a successful civilization: energy, food, defense, constitutional stability, and economic productivity. If you’re asking, “What does it mean to be American?”, “Should birthright citizenship be changed?”, “Is America too polarized to celebrate its 250th anniversary?”, “What is America 250?”, or “Is America still great?”, this conversation with Victor Davis Hanson is a must-watch 🔔 Follow The Brief so you never miss an episode. ▶️ Watch more episodes of The Brief at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://l.prageru.com/4uoSxNz]https://l.prageru.com/46yupO6 ⭐ Enjoyed this episode? Follow the show, leave a rating, and share it with someone who needs to hear this conversation! 👉 What else is PragerU unpacking? From timeless wisdom with Dennis Prager to unfiltered Real Talk with Marissa Streit — discover your next favorite at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PragerU.com/podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://l.prageru.com/40ZbPLH%E2%81%A0] Follow PragerU: YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prageru/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/prageru/] X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/prageru] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/prageru] Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/PragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://rumble.com/c/PragerU] PragerU Español: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@esPragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@esPragerU] Follow Shabbos: Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/shabboskest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/shabboskest]  X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/shabbosk?s=11⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/shabbosk?s=11] Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/shabbi.kestenbaum/⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/shabbi.kestenbaum/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

What is Somaliland? The African Democracy America Doesn't Know About — But Should | The Brief | PragerU

In this episode of The Brief, host Shabbos Kestenbaum sits down with Hassan Aden — CEO of Somaliland Investment and Trade — for a conversation about one of the most overlooked geopolitical stories of our time. The Republic of Somaliland spent more than 30 years in diplomatic isolation before Israel became the first UN member state to formally recognize it in December 2025 — and the relationship has moved fast ever since. 🔔 Follow The Brief so you never miss an episode. ▶️ Watch more episodes of The Brief at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://l.prageru.com/4uoSxNz]https://l.prageru.com/46yupO6 ⭐ Enjoyed this episode? Follow the show, leave a rating, and share it with someone who needs to hear this conversation! 👉 What else is PragerU unpacking? From timeless wisdom with Dennis Prager to unfiltered Real Talk with Marissa Streit — discover your next favorite at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PragerU.com/podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://l.prageru.com/40ZbPLH%E2%81%A0] Follow PragerU: YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prageru/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/prageru/] X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/prageru] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/prageru] Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/PragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://rumble.com/c/PragerU] PragerU Español: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@esPragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@esPragerU] Follow Shabbos: Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/shabboskest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/shabboskest]  X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/shabbosk?s=11⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/shabbosk?s=11] Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/shabbi.kestenbaum/⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/shabbi.kestenbaum/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Gad Saad: How “Suicidal Empathy” Is Destroying the West | The Brief with Shabbos Kestenbaum | PragerU

In this episode of The Brief: Insights From The Inside, host Shabbos Kestenbaum sits down with Professor Gad Saad, evolutionary psychologist and New York Times bestselling author of Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind, to unpack how victimhood culture, open borders, soft-on-crime policies, censorship, and misplaced compassion can produce devastating real-world consequences. Saad explains why empathy is not inherently bad—but becomes dangerous when it “hyper fires” toward the wrong targets and overrides reason, judgment, and self-preservation. The conversation covers open borders, free speech, Canada’s MAID laws, antisemitism, civilizational decline, and whether the West still has the will to correct course. 🔔 Follow The Brief so you never miss an episode. ▶️ Watch more episodes of The Brief at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://l.prageru.com/4uoSxNz]https://l.prageru.com/46yupO6 ⭐ Enjoyed this episode? Follow the show, leave a rating, and share it with someone who needs to hear this conversation! 👉 What else is PragerU unpacking? From timeless wisdom with Dennis Prager to unfiltered Real Talk with Marissa Streit — discover your next favorite at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PragerU.com/podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://l.prageru.com/40ZbPLH%E2%81%A0] Follow PragerU: YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prageru/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/prageru/] X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/prageru] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/prageru] Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/PragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://rumble.com/c/PragerU] PragerU Español: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@esPragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@esPragerU] Follow Shabbos: Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/shabboskest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/shabboskest]  X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/shabbosk?s=11⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/shabbosk?s=11] Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/shabbi.kestenbaum/⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/shabbi.kestenbaum/] Follow Gad Saad: YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@GadSaad⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@GadSaad] X/Twitter: ⁠https://x.com/GadSaad⁠ [https://x.com/GadSaad] Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/Dr.Gad.Saad [https://www.facebook.com/Dr.Gad.Saad] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Has Pride Month Gone Too Far? Why a Lesbian Founder Is Fighting the LGBT Movement From the Inside | The Brief | PragerU

In this episode of The Brief, host Shabbos Kestenbaum sits down with Jaimee Michell, founder of Gays Against Groomers and author of the organization's first book, The Gender Trap, for a conversation that challenges everything mainstream media says about the LGBT community and children. Jaimee argues that sexual orientation and gender identity have nothing to do with each other — and that lumping them together under the "LGBT" umbrella has been catastrophically damaging. She says the gay rights movement should have declared victory in 2015 after Obergefell, packed up, and gone home. Instead, what she calls "LGBTQ+ Incorporated" found a new revenue stream: children. 🔔 Follow The Brief so you never miss an episode. ▶️ Watch more episodes of The Brief at:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://l.prageru.com/4uoSxNz]https://l.prageru.com/46yupO6 ⭐ Enjoyed this episode? Follow the show, leave a rating, and share it with someone who needs to hear this conversation! 👉 What else is PragerU unpacking? From timeless wisdom with Dennis Prager to unfiltered Real Talk with Marissa Streit — discover your next favorite at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PragerU.com/podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://l.prageru.com/40ZbPLH%E2%81%A0] Follow PragerU: YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@PragerU] Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/prageru/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/prageru/] X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/prageru] Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/prageru⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/prageru] Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rumble.com/c/PragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://rumble.com/c/PragerU] PragerU Español: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@esPragerU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@esPragerU] Follow Shabbos: Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/shabboskest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/shabboskest]  X/Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/shabbosk?s=11⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/shabbosk?s=11] Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/shabbi.kestenbaum/⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/shabbi.kestenbaum/] Follow Jaimee Michell: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaimeeusa/ [https://www.instagram.com/jaimeeusa/] X/Twitter: https://x.com/JaimeeUSA [https://x.com/JaimeeUSA] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jaimeemichell [https://www.facebook.com/jaimeemichell] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]