French Friday: Online Gambling is the New Pornography
Podcast: The SkyePodPublished On: Fri Apr 24 2026
Description: David French and Skye Jethani debrief David's recent debate with Governor Chris Christie about online gambling at the University of Chicago. The conversation also tackles competing definitions of liberty, and the possibility of creating a political message to unify the country around popular reforms and why neither party will try it. 0:00 - Theme Song 1:40 - Was the Pete Hegseth Prayer Actually That Weird? 2:26 - The Church Built a Blasphemer 10:55 - Online Gambling Debate 24:05 - Restricting Freedom for Virtue 34:50 - Cultural Shift from Libertarianism 44:22 - Majority Opinion Ignored 53:12 - Right Problem, Wrong Solution 1:02:10 - End Credits Chris Christie and David French's Debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAmVu4WVG7Q&t=1s
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