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Back to SearchSandwich Man and the Liberal Crack-Up
The DC crime crackdown is driving Trump critics into fits of insanity and weird criminality; why can't they find a way to oppose and confront him soberly? That's the question for today. And the podca…
Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Cultural Honors and the Culture War
What do the Kennedy Center Honors and the Smithsonian Institution have in common? They are both expressions of the surprising determination of the Trump administration to challenge liberal orthodoxy …
Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago
Trump's Improvisational Summit
How to make sense of the goings-on in Anchorage on Friday between the president and Vladimir Putin? We try. Who knows if we succeed. One thing that does seem to be succeeding is the way Trump is domi…
Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Trump's DC Takeover
New evidence that New York City's Jews are refusing to conform with liberal propaganda and still disfavor Zohran Mamdani's candidacy by a margin of 4-1 is discussed before we get to the president's d…
Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Mailbag: Why Do We Think You Listen?
On today's mailbag episode, we discuss whether the word "Zionism" should still be in use, what books are good primers for conservatism, and what we think explains the reasons you are a podcast follow…
Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago
The Big Gaza Gamble
Israel's decision to adopt a new strategy to win the war in Gaza is wildly controversial—but maybe not as controversial as the people who oppose it (as they oppose all of Benjamin Netanyahu's moves) …
Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago
Putin, Tariffs, and Dem Disaffection
The semi-announcement of a Trump-Putin meeting coming as the deadline for punishing sanctions against Russia approaches raises the question of whether the president will go through with those sanctio…
Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago
It's Howard Stern's World
News of the possible retirement/firing of Howard Stern, the most important voice in radio of the past 50 years and one of the most transformative figures in American culture (and the culture of busin…
Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago
Relitigating the 20th Century
Today we talk about the radicalism of Zohran Mamdani, his standing among New York Jews in a new poll, and how it is that bad ideas and failed concepts keep coming back. Give a listen.
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Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago
Broken Job Numbers, Friends Now Enemies
Today's podcast notes the deep problems with Donald Trump firing the head of the agency that issues the jobs report every month while also noting that these job numbers reports are horrible and no on…
Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago