{"id":12399,"date":"2026-02-05T15:11:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T21:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/podcast.christiantalk.media\/?p=12399"},"modified":"2026-02-05T15:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T21:11:13","slug":"point-of-view-february-5-2026-hour-2-republicans-return-to-the-basics-the-biggest-fraud-in-welfare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/podcast.christiantalk.media\/?p=12399","title":{"rendered":"Point of View February 5, 2026 &#8211; Hour 2 : Republicans Return to the Basics, The Biggest Fraud in Welfare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Thursday, February 5, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/podcast.christiantalk.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Podcast-Thumbnail2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3689\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the second hour, his first guest is former U.N. Ambassador John Danforth. They\u2019ll talk about the need for Republicans to ditch MAGA and return to the basics. And then Merrill welcomes \u00a0mathematical economist John Early. They\u2019ll talk about John\u2019s article in\u00a0<em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em>, The Biggest Fraud in Welfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connect with us on Facebook at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pointofviewradio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">facebook.com\/pointofviewradio<\/a> and on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PointofViewRTS\">@PointofViewRTS<\/a> with your opinions or comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking for just the Highlights? 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