In today's  podcast we begin by recapping my Christmas with my small family and some life lessons that came from it. Then we get into the news with Rand Paul's annual "Festivus" list of government waste followed by Governor Abbot's big gift for Kamala Harris: Over 100 illegal aliens. Of course, we touch on a few other headlines before we speak to John Hayward, our deputy world editor. We cover a lot of ground with him including a massive surge in coronavirus in China (but miraculously no death, allegedly), Christian persecution on the rise around the world, and even his theory on why Avatar 2 is not doing well at the box office.