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When Politicians Behave Like Trash Sep 18, 2023

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Today's podcast finds commonalities in a congresswoman's disruptive conduct at a Denver theater, a would-be Virginia politician's selling sex acts on a website, and a new Senate code of conduct ending dress requirements for members of the world's oldest deliberative body. Give a listen.

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A Presidency in Meltdown? Sep 15, 2023

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The podcast takes up the Hunter Biden indictment and how it's just the latest bad news for a presidency that seems awash in bad news and increasing fears among Democrats that Joe Biden cannot carry the banner to victory next year. Plus: What's going on with the strikes, and with gambling? Give a listen.

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Israel's Crossroads Sep 14, 2023

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Dan Senor joins the podcast today to give his view of both the domestic and foreign-policy challenges and opportunities facing the state of Israel over the next few months. We also talk about the U.S. courts and the executive branch's overreach and more Trump-friendly polling. Give a listen.

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Do I Dare To Impeach? Sep 13, 2023

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Today's podcast tries to suss out the political motivations behind House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's "authorization" of an impeachment inquiry and what they say about his power and the upcoming budget battle. Also, did Biden really have a good trip to India and Vietnam? Give a listen.

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Why Does Biden Lie So Much? Sep 12, 2023

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The podcast takes up the president's latest whopper, about being in New York on September 12, 2001 and seeing the wreckage of the Twin Towers. We all know Trump lies like he breathes, but Biden's lies have a different quality—they're not denials of things he did but efforts to aggrandize and mythologize himself. Give a listen.

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They're Coming After the Constitution Sep 11, 2023

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Today's podcast notes the remarkable confluence of two events. First, an appeals court finding that the Biden administration staged what a lower court judge called the worst assault by our government on First Amendment rights in this nation's history. And second, the decision by a Democratic governor to declare an emergency power suspending the Second Amendment in her state for 30 days. This is not good. Give a listen.

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Running Scared Sep 08, 2023

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Mark Halperin joins us to figure out why Democrats are scared to step up and challenge Joe Biden even as Democratic voters beg for an alternative. And why are Republican candidates, except for Donald Trump, scared of traditional media? Plus the second installment of the Commentary Magazine Podcast Mailbag. Give a listen.

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Is This Another Sweetheart Deal for Hunter Biden? Sep 07, 2023

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Eli Lake joins the podcast to discuss the news that Hunter Biden will be indicted...on a gun charge, and not on anything that has to do with influence-peddling and his father the then-Vice President. Give a listen.

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So Do We Stop Worrying About Medicare Now? Sep 06, 2023

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Yuval Levin joins the podcast to discuss an extraordinary piece in the New York Times alleging that the cost of Medicare has fallen radically to such an extent that it is no longer the budgetary monster looming on the horizon. Is that true? Or is it just a way of denying a danger and pushing it forward? Give a listen.

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OK, Is It All Over? Sep 05, 2023

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Today's podcast takes up the stunning WSJ poll that has Trump up 46 points over DeSantis and asks whether, five months before the first electoral contest in the GOP and 14 months before the 2024 election, the Republican race is all over but the shouting. Give a listen.

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