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February 19, 2026

Ben Sasse on Life, Death, and the American Condition

A former senator’s personal reflections.

On December 23, 2025, the former Nebraska senator Ben Sasse announced that he has pancreatic cancer that has already spread throughout his body, and that it is likely to kill him sooner rather than later. In a powerful, moving conversation with Peter Robinson, Sasse discusses prayer, the purpose of life, the inescapability of death, America’s cultural and political crisis, and the things that matter most. (Video, 1 hour. Audio is available on podcast platforms.)

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