Gad Saad: Why Progressive "Kindness" Is Actually a Death Wish for America

In this episode of the Brian Kilmeade Show, guest Gad Saad, bestselling author and professor of marketing, unpacks his new book *Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind*, arguing that progressive policies driven by excessive, misplaced empathy are undermining American society. Saad defines 'suicidal empathy' as the dysregulated overextension of compassion—such as prioritizing undocumented immigrants over veterans, or treating drug-addicted homeless individuals with leniency while ignoring systemic harm. He uses real-world examples from Los Angeles homelessness, European responses to sexual assault, and climate activism to illustrate how empathy, when detached from evolutionary rationality and moral calculus, becomes self-destructive. Saad also critiques the West’s romanticization of Islam, the anti-Israel bias in progressive discourse, and the anti-capitalist rhetoric that denies merit-based success. Drawing on evolutionary psychology, he contrasts the natural hierarchy of human societies with the anti-Darwinian ideal of enforced equality, warning that such ideologies threaten national survival and cultural continuity.