Ken LaCorte
@KenLaCorte • 69,211 subscribers
A serious look at questions most people don't discuss. And no screeching. Substack: https://t.co/VvsiQYthTG
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Here's what they don't teach kids about American Indians. If you were taught the kinder, gentler version of Native Americans, you're in for a shock. And we don't honor them by pretending they were eternal victims. 0:00 - Introduction 1:46 - America Before Columbus 5:35 - Clashing War Codes 9:25 - The Comanche 14:43 - Blood on Both Sides 18:10 - Conclusion
Ken LaCorte1,326,133 просмотров • 4 месяцев назад
Why don’t Asians commit crimes? By any metric, East Asians – at home or as immigrants – commit crime at rates far below other ethnicities. Even when they’re poor. The answers blow the narrative of "poverty = crime” right out the window … Video Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 1:27 - Asian Crime Numbers 3:39 - Poverty and Crime 5:22 - Asian Family and Culture 9:30 - Wartime 11:32 - Conclusion
Ken LaCorte395,342 просмотров • 3 месяцев назад
Why is Latin America so poor? You can drive from one of America's wealthiest cities into a neighborhood of dirt roads and open sewers in about 20 minutes — separated by nothing but a border fence. It's not because of geography or genetics. Here's what I learned ... Video Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 1:37 - Legacy of Colonization 8:10 - Independence Without Order 13:42 - The Rule of Law
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Why is the Black murder rate so astronomically high? It runs about 7x the White rate, and has held steady for generations. Here's what I found... Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 00:52 - An Ugly Body Count 2:42 - Rise and Fall of Murder 9:22 - The Weaker Explanations 13:50 - What Holds Up
Ken LaCorte54,655 просмотров • 27 дней назад
How did El Salvador solve crime? They went from horrifically violent to safer than Canada in just a few years. I recently traveled there and saw it firsthand. We didn't even bother to lock the door of our rental house, in a country that was the murder capital of the entire world not long ago. Here's what I found ... Chapters 0:00 - Intro 1:29 - Horrifically Violent 6:51 - The Bukele Crackdown 12:40 - The Price of Safety
Ken LaCorte66,723 просмотров • 1 месяц назад
What killed the transgender movement? In just a few years, we saw one of the fastest social changes in American history. The number of people identifying as transgender exploded. Then, it went sideways. How did that happen? 0:00 - Introduction 0:56 - The Dramatic Rise 2:06 - The Perfect Storm 5:41 - Going Too Far 12:21 - The Backlash 15:21 - Conclusion
Ken LaCorte153,764 просмотров • 4 месяцев назад
How WWI turned America into a police state ... During the war, America jailed thousands of people for criticizing it. Kids were encouraged to report their parents. A mob lynched a man for speaking German. A Washington Post editorial called for lynchings in the name of national unity. It's a chapter of U.S. history most people don't know. Here's what I discovered: Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 1:10 - A Bit of Context 2:17 - The Crackdown 7:15 - Espionage Act 8:30 - Why WWI? 11:14 - The Fallout
Ken LaCorte64,951 просмотров • 3 месяцев назад
Why is prostitution really illegal? We can hire people to do a whole lot of dirty, unpleasant jobs, but not prostitution. Why's that? The answer is complicated. (> 1.3m views on Youtube) 00:00 - Introduction 1:03 - Evolution of Prostitution 4:43 - The Common Answers 6:56 - Strengthening the Family 11:14 - The Female Factor 14:26 - Wrap up
Ken LaCorte84,421 просмотров • 4 месяцев назад
The Helen Keller story doesn't add up. Did she really do all they claimed? How much was her writing — and politics — shaped by her single translator? Here's a deep, balanced look ... 0:00 - Intro 1:13 - The Legend 3:57 - Keller's Condition 5:19 - More Helen Kellers? (1) 8:30 - More Helen Kellers? (2) 9:44 - The Miracle Worker
Ken LaCorte71,735 просмотров • 4 месяцев назад
Michael Jackson … innocent or guilty? There's a lot of "fact vs. fiction" in this debate. This was tricky to produce, but it's a worthwhile, fair look. 0:00 - Introduction 0:53 - Uncovering the Truth 2:27 - A Look At Michael 6:38 - The Civil Case 13:05 - Martin Bashir Interview 15:33 - The Criminal Case 18:37 - Post-Death Claims 21:12 - Conclusion
Ken LaCorte57,036 просмотров • 4 месяцев назад
Why did the Boy Scouts of America disappear? One in five American boys were Scouts at its peak. What happened next involves culture wars, an abuse scandal, and a legal feeding frenzy that made everything worse. Here's what I found ... Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 1:12 - An American Institution 2:44 - The Cultural Tide Turns 5:18 - The Hidden Problem 10:13 - A Lawyer Invasion 16:12 - What's Left
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Why are immigrant crime statistics literally impossible to find? I spent embarrassingly long hours trying to figure that out. Turns out, the data doesn't exist, and everyone claiming they know the answer is lying. Here's what I learned ... Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 2:37 - America's Blind Spot 4:24 - That Texas Study 7:10 - Competing "Studies" 11:40 - Three-Card Monte 14:45 - A New Infrastructure 17:26 - Conclusion
Ken LaCorte33,427 просмотров • 3 месяцев назад
Did Thomas Jefferson father slave children? I thought DNA tests proved he fathered Sally Hemings' children years ago. Most people do. Even the Monticello Foundation says so as well. Turns out, things aren't nearly that cut-and-dried. Here's what I discovered ... Video Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 3:18 - The DNA Test 5:34 - A Rush to Consensus 10:26 - The Case for Fatherhood 14:03 - Reasonable Doubt 16:57 - The Forgotten Brother
Ken LaCorte16,965 просмотров • 2 месяцев назад