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Colin Powell, American Oct 18, 2021

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Today’s podcast pays tribute to Colin Powell’s extraordinary American story and asks why his memoir isn’t taught in schools while memoirs about racial bitterness are. We also wonder at the larger meaning of the DC comic book company’s decision to remove the words “American way” from the Superman slogan and what it means about the possibilities of a conservative counterculture. Give a listen. Source

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Now They're Trying to Cancel Netflix—and Space Exploration! Oct 15, 2021

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The last podcast of the week finds us in a ruminative mood as we discuss Dave Chappelle’s controversial special and the finger-wagging response to it—and wonder at the finger-wagging being done in response to the journey of William Shatner into space. Give a listen. Source

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Trump Threatens the GOP Oct 14, 2021

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Today’s podcast takes up Donald Trump’s statement that Republican voters will not turn out to vote unless the 2020 vote is somehow resolved in his favor. What does this portend? Will the results in the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial elections suggest a different future? And what about all this “national divorce” stuff? Give a listen. Source

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The Mechanics of ‘Popularism' Oct 13, 2021

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A discussion about the lingering and unknowable negative health effects of mid-pandemic mitigation measures that may not even be fully visible to us for years. Also, the center-left’s new obsession with the political strategist David Shor and his prescription for Democratic success: “popularism.”... Source

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Vaccine Mandate Craziness Oct 12, 2021

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The podcast crew takes up the new effort in Texas to prevent private businesses from requiring employees to vaccinate, and what it says about the politics of the jab nationwide. Give a listen.

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Biden Agonistes Oct 11, 2021

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Liberals are beginning to panic about the decline of Joe Biden’s popularity and what it might mean, and we’re there to help explain it to them! Also, what’s going on with the supply chain, and is Trump playing a role in Biden’s troubles? Give a listen. Source

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Kicking the Debt Limit Can Down the Road: Who Benefits? Oct 08, 2021

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Today’s podcast takes up the question of whether McConnell blinked, why Schumer attacked a deal that gave him a face-saving way out, why Manchin put his head in his hands while Schumer did that, why Donald Trump is doing what he’s doing, and why the Chinese are doing what they’re doing in Taiwan. Oh, and some COVID stuff. Give a listen. Source

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Is He a Fool or an Idiot? Oct 07, 2021

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Today’s podcast looks at a Quinnipiac poll that has very bad news for Joe Biden in it and wonders at the choices he’s made that have led him to this pass. How are we to understand him? Give a listen. Source

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The Wrong Way to Deal with Facebook Oct 06, 2021

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Today’s podcast takes up the charges of the Facebook whistleblower and asks whether her perspective is the right one or whether she misunderstands the nature of Facebook’s challenge to American society. And what exactly are Democrats up to when it comes to raising the debt ceiling? Give a listen. Source

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When Crime Gets Close to You Oct 05, 2021

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The podcasters today consider crime up close and personal—yesterday I was in proximity to four different acts of violence and another was nearly burglarized. Is there a larger meaning to these actions? Do they connect somehow to the president’s seeming acceptance of the harassment of Kyrsten Sinema? And how are we to understand them in light of the Justice Department’s decision to focus on... Source

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