Hi, I’m Ken LaCorte. I spent 20 years behind-the-scenes at Fox News and now host “Elephants in Rooms”. Here, we jump into topics that many people avoid and that the mainstream narrative often vilifies. Even when they’re true. If you’re looking for true insight into issues – without straw men or sensationalism – you’ve found the right place.
"I'd barely heard of data centers a year or two. Now they're the center of political rage across the country and world. What's going on?" -- Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/8cWbg FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
What if boys were never the problem?
"Boys around the world have a problem with school. And now, women often completely dominate college. What's going on?" – Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/DkoJh FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
What if Hitler had won?
"Hitler came a lot closer to winning WWII in Europe than most people realize. So ... what would that've meant?" – Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/tZY0L ► Why did the U.S. drop not one, but two A-bombs on Japan? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9Hjqjs48zk FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
What we got wrong about weed
"In my lifetime, marijuana went from 'dangerous' to 'safe' to 'maybe dangerous, after all.' What's going on? And what's the truth?" -- Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/aFUus FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
El Salvador jailed 2% of its men. Here's what happened.
"A few years ago, it was the murder capital of the world. Today, your chances of getting murdered in El Salvador are lower than anywhere in North or South America. Was the solution worth the cost?" – Ken ►Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/8kvJL FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
The slavery myth nobody questions
"They say there are 50 million 'modern slaves' in the world, but what does that really mean? And why on Earth hasn't humanity fixed this by now?" –Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/hILrx ► "The truth about Gaddafi": • The truth about Gaddafi they don't want yo... FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
Is global warming really that bad?
"Seriously, how bad is this global warming thing? I hear the range from 'crisis' to 'hoax' with smart people on either side. Here's what I learned." —Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/XmgI2 FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
Was Mother Teresa really who you think she was?
"In the modern media, Mother Teresa is more reviled than revered. Are her critics anti-religious zealots and click-happy YouTubers? Or is there more to the story?" –Ken Correction: Donal MacIntyre is an Irish investigative journalist, not a British one. ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/tASCd Link to piece on Indian-Americans & convenience stores: • The secret of Indian store owners FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
Why are cities liberal and rural areas conservative?
"Why are cities liberal and rural areas conservative? What's really driven that rift? I dive into the politics, psychology and statistics behind America's split." -- Ken ► Video "How did Korea get so insane?": • How did North Korea get so insane? ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/2icJa FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
The myths about gay tolerance through history
"So what was it like for gays throughout various parts of history? I look at the evolution of social norms and the myths surrounding tolerance towards homosexuals throughout ancient history" –Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/ONooU FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
Did we get Thomas Jefferson wrong?
"I really thought that Thomas Jefferson having children with Sally Hemings was a settled fact. I was wrong." –Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/83Lzy Scanned “Nature” magazine: https://www.tjheritage.org/jefferson-... FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
"It's undeniable that the average Black American lives a shorter lifespan than others. But the answers aren't the neat and 'obvious' ones that most people believe." –Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/ZK0dd ► CORRECTION: @forrest7482 correctly pointed out that the Stanford "food desert" study I mention at 7:38 was also the same as the NYU study I mentioned as a separate study. It was a joint study, not two separate ones. It's one of a handful of studies that come to the same basic conclusion. Like this one in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics ( https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... . And a few others I found via Perplexity: https://www.perplexity.ai/search/c793... FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
Former members unveil Scientology's secrets
"To outsiders, Scientology seems a bit crazy. And dangerous. But to thousands of people who join it, what's the appeal? How does it often attract smart, successful people?" — Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/N1wJh FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
Should innocent people talk to the police?
"For my whole life I never thought talking the police could hurt an innocent person. That wrong, and here's what you should know." –Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/Pk0Ue ► James Duane video: • Don't Talk to the Police FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
"Guilty" ... "death penalty" ... then something no one expected.
"This is a different EIR video. Not about single question, but about lessons I learned from a pivotal event in my life. It's certainly the hardest video I've ever produced." --Ken FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Here's the link to that old magazine ... kind of crazy stuff. https://www.icloud.com/iclouddrive/06... ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
Why the polls were wrong. Again. And again.
"Political polling used to be pretty accurate, but not in the last decade. What's going on? It's not just all about Trump." –Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/PTem7 ► New York Times piece mentioned: https://archive.ph/f7oHK FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
Why charity backfires
"We think of charity as always being a good thing. But it isn't." –Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/WumIj ► Amazon link to "Toxic Charity" book: https://amzn.to/4cbWjTk FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
Why is Latin America so poor?
"For centuries, Latin America has struggled with poverty, despite great resources. What's going on?" --Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/YANx6 ► Mentioned video, "Why are there so many Americans in prison?" • Why are so many Americans in prison? FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
"Worse than Hiroshima." Why did the U.S. firebomb Tokyo?
"The American firebombing of Tokyo was deadlier than the atomic bombs, not to mention the many other cities burned to the ground. Why did the U.S. do that? The answers go far beyond 'revenge' into some horrific options during total war." -- Ken ► Script Sources and Notes: https://shorturl.at/5CdUb FOLLOW KEN: 🐘 ► Ken’s Free Newsletter: https://kenlacorte.substack.com ► X: https://x.com/KenLaCorte ► Business Inquiries: business@ElephantsInRooms.com
