On today’s show host Kerby Anderson welcomes attorney Ken Starr, who will share his up and coming book: “Religious Liberty in Crisis“. Then Kerby brings us highlights from the week and top stories and trends for today. For the final hour, he welcomes back Michael Youssef. Michael bring us his newest book, “Hope For This Present Crisis.”
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Ken has argued 36 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, including during his service as U.S. Solicitor General. He served as United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, as Counselor and Chief of Staff to U.S. Attorney General William French Smith, and law clerk to both Chief Justice Warren E. Burger and to Fifth Circuit Judge David W. Dyer. He was appointed to serve as Independent Counsel for five investigations, including Whitewater, from 1994 to 1999.
For 25 years, he taught current constitutional issues as an adjunct or visiting professor at five law schools. Ken also was a partner at two national law firms: Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, specializing in appellate law.
Ken serves on the boards of Advocates International and the Christian Legal Society as well as the Advisory Board of Alliance Defending Freedom. Throughout his professional career, he has championed the cause of religious liberty and freedom of conscience for all persons.
After graduating from San Antonio's Sam Houston High School, he earned his B.A. from George Washington University, an M.A. from Brown University, and a J.D. degree from Duke University Law School. He is admitted to practice in Texas, California, the District of Columbia, Virginia and the United States Supreme Court.
Ken is author of Religious Liberty in Crisis (available now for pre-order); plus First Among Equals:The Supreme Court in American Life; Bear Country:The Baylor Story; and Contempt:A Memoir of the Clinton Investigation (a NY Times best seller in 2018). Ken has received numerous honors and awards, including the Edmund Randolph Award for Outstanding Service in the Department of Justice and three honorary doctorates. He and his wife Alice have been married since 1970 and live in Waco, Texas. They are blessed with three children and eight grandchildren.
Dr. Youssef was born in Egypt, but in 1984, he fulfilled a childhood dream of becoming an American citizen. He holds numerous degrees, including a PhD in social anthropology from Emory University. He has authored more than 40 books, including recent popular titles The Hidden Enemy and Life-Changing Prayers. He and his wife have four grown children and 10 grandchildren.
In Hope for This Present Crisis, Dr. Youssef provides a diagnosis of the insanity of the current culture and a seven-step prescription for restoring sanity to a world gone mad.