People like John Oliver don’t understand the real issue here. If he did, his segment would be on why (or why not) countries need borders. He could have dissected the idea itself. That would have at least been respectable. But no, instead, John attacked Trump’s character as well as the character of anyone who supports him. All the while using cherry-picked data and cheap assertions to make his “analysis”. At the end of the day, he made a misleading and manipulative argument while touting the left’s favorite banner of moral superiority.

Also, I’m certainly not Trump’s number 1 fan, but even I can see that his plan isn’t just about the wall. It’s about tightening all border security. But also the wall. Because it’s a hell of a lot harder to scale a giant wall or fence than just walking across nothingness. Just ask Israel or Hungary. Sure, it doesn’t solve all the problems, but a giant blockade is a step in the right direction.

At our first rehearsal, I remember our director telling me “You know, Steven… You don’t have to do a Gene Wilder impression.” I asked “Why not?!” To this day, the answer to that question is simple: because nobody could do it better.

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See, in the 6th grade I auditioned for the school play. I was slated to play none other than… Willy Wonka. Even as a child, I was immediately anxious, thinking that my lowly performance would be measured against Wilder’s. Knowing that I could never stack up.

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Yes that’s right. A channel with nearly 100 MILLION VIEWS and HALF A MILLION SUBSCRIBERS doesn’t even show up in the YouTube search. Annnnnd to make matters even worse, Google has recently suspended louderwithcrowder.com from being promoted through their native advertising service. Why? They claimed that our email sign-up pop-up (which is standard at nearly all news sites, also we don’t use ANY pop-up advertisements) was problematic along with “Gun-related imagery”.

I guess it would make sense if my channel were a strong “R”. But since “Louder With Crowder” is syndicated, we even follow FCC guidelines. The content isn’t even a PG-13! Guess what, though? The Young Turks Channel, which is filled with profanity and “hate”? They’re not restricted.

They’ve finally done it. As they’ve done with PragerU (read Fascism? YouTube Marks 21 PragerU Videos as ‘Restricted’), YouTube has now set my youtube channel in “Restricted” mode. What does that mean? One, it’s clear that our message and work is making an impact. But two, it means our impact will have a tougher time reaching a wider audience. Which is exactly the point.