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Is the Wave of Madness Cresting? Jul 21, 2022

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The various manias that have overtaken popular political culture, which we itemize, are beginning to incur backlashes the likes of which we would not have seen two years ago. Is that a response to commercial incentives, or are Americans fed up?

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Where Did It All Go Wrong? Jul 20, 2022

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Partisans on both sides of the spectrum are increasingly disinclined to recognize the legitimacy of political outcomes they don’t like. How did this happen? And can it be reversed before it’s too late?

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We're Back and It's Hot Jul 19, 2022

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After a three-show break, the COMMENTARY crew is back to talk about the crisis engulfing the world of progressives, which is to say, the crisis that crises are not causing ordinary people to become crisis-mongers. Call it “crisis fatigue.” Give a listen. Source

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The Inflation Crisis Grows As Biden Lands in Israel Jul 13, 2022

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Dan Senor joins the podcast today to talk about the horrible inflation numbers and the meaning of Biden’s Mideast trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia. Then the podcast crew talks about the January 6 hearings. Give a listen. NOTE: We are off Thursday, July 14, Friday, July 15, and Monday, July 18. We’ll be back on Tuesday the 19th with more fun blather. Source

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Jill Biden's Taco Tuesday Jul 12, 2022

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Today’s podcast features Matt Continetti and Jim Meigs talking about Jill Biden’s jaw-dropping gaffe in addressing a “LatinX IncluXion Luncheon” in Texas, Elon Musk’s strange Twitter behavior, and the astounding images of the universe being generated by the Webb Telescope. Give a listen. Source

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The Democrats Shout ‘Run Away!' from Joe Biden Jul 11, 2022

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The podcast takes up a shocking New York Times poll that finds the president’s approval rating at a catastrophic 33 percent, with nearly two-thirds of Democrats wanting another candidate in 2024. And what’s this about the January 6 committee not bothering to ask Trump’s White House counsel what he might have said on that day? Give a listen. Source

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Did the AP Just Trash a Man Who Was Assassinated? Jul 08, 2022

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Today’s podcast concerns the killing of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe—and takes particular note of a shocking Associated Press piece about him and his death. Is there no decency left anywhere? Also, why the good jobs number is also bad. Give a listen. Source

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The Ouster of Boris Johnson Jul 07, 2022

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Peerless historian and political analyst Andrew Roberts joins the podcast today to give us the skinny on Boris Johnson’s resignation as prime minister of Great Britain—what occasioned it, what Johnson might do now, and who will succeed him. Give a listen. Source

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They're Turning on Biden Jul 06, 2022

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For the first time, we have two guests on the podcast—Eli Lake and Eliana Johnson—to talk about the strange emergence all at once of anti-Biden stories in the mainstream media and what they portend. Give a listen. Source

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A Tragic Fourth of July Jul 05, 2022

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On the publication day of Noah Rothman’s The Rise of the New Puritans, Matthew Continetti joins the podcast to discuss Noah’s book, the horrible massacre in Highland Park at the July 4th parade, and the troubling news out of Ukraine. Give a listen. Source

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