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Why You Should Watch the Biden-Trump Debate ... On Mute | Roundtable Jun 21, 2024

Show notes

Sarah, Mike, and Jonah analyze Donald Trump and Joe Biden’s debate strategies, or lack thereof. Plus: the futility of fighting political headwinds, executive overreach, and a new Dispatch newsletter.

Agenda:

— Why presidential debates don’t (and do) matter

— Improving Biden’s comms strategy

— Veepstakes for Trump

— Politics of Biden’s immigration policy

— Congress, do your job!

— This weekend: the new Dispatch Faith

Show Notes:

— The Dispatch’s The Collision

— Advisory Opinions’ Living Anachronism

— Bump stocks decision

— The Skiff’s Interview with David French

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In Data We Trust | Interview: Steve Ballmer Jun 17, 2024

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Why does one of the world’s wealthiest men want to fund a database full of U.S. facts and figures? Steve Ballmer, former Microsoft executive and founder of USAfacts.org, joins Jamie at Dispatch HQ to discuss his philanthropic efforts.

The Agenda:

—Saying no to Mitt Romney (back in the day)

—Figures on immigration, healthcare, and debt

—Data-based decision-making

—The aftermath of Hamas’ October 7 attack

—The impact of AI

—Funding Harvard

Show Notes:

—The Atlantic: The Golden Age of American Jews is Ending

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Hunter’s Trial, Alito’s Tribulations | Roundtable Jun 14, 2024

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Sarah is joined by Jonah and Steve to discuss the Hunter Biden conviction and debate how much Biden’s age matters.

The Agenda:

—“This is what Joe Biden wanted.”

—Hunter’s tax charges

—Rep. Nancy Mace’s political evolution

—Have Republicans set expectations too low for Biden?

—IVF and political malpractice

—The secret recording of Justices Samuel Alito and John Roberts

Show Notes:

—Dukakis' death penalty question

—Yuval Levin’s new book: American Covenant: How the Constitution Unified Our Nation―and Could Again

—Yuval Levin on The Remnant

—Ryan Anderson’s piece about IVF

—NYT: Alito’s ‘Godliness’ Comment Echoes a Broader Christian Movement

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Former NYT Producer on Groupthink in Journalism | Interview: Andy Mills Jun 10, 2024

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Jamie is joined by Andy Mills—host of Reflector and a co-creator of the New York Times’ “The Daily” podcast—to discuss why he left seminary for journalism and what’s gone wrong inside American newsrooms.

The Agenda:

—Andy’s background

—Why is everyone in New York?

—Policing curiosity

—The outsized power of young journalists

—Take them seriously, not literally

—Woke McCarthyism

—The Twitterization of journalists

—What makes a great podcast?

Show Notes:

—The Dispatch Podcast with A.G. Sulzberger

—Andy Mills and Matthew Boll’s Reflector

—The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling

—Nellie Bowles' book

—Tom Cotton's op-ed in the NYT

—Adam Rubenstein's Chick-fil-A story

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Joe's Woes | Roundtable Jun 07, 2024

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Sarah, Jonah, and Mike discuss President Joe Biden’s immigration executive action and the coverage of his son Hunter Biden’s trial. The three also define “whataboutism” and “both-sidesism”, narrowly avoiding an existential crisis for Jonah.

The Agenda:

—Biden’s border crisis

—Hunter’s gun trial begins

—The debate over Biden’s age

—The hostage crisis in Gaza

—Returning grocery carts

Show Notes:

—Jonah’s Wednesday G-File

—Ronald Reagan on Saturday Night Live

—Advisory Opinions’ episode on Hunter Biden

—Jonah’s Remnant with Mike Warren

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Why Bother to Vote | Interview: George Will Jun 03, 2024

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Washington Post columnist George Will joins Jamie to discuss the Trump verdict, the state of American politics, Israel’s predicament, the influence of college campuses, foreign policy, and the future of the Republican Party.

Show Notes:

—Will's Washington Post column on not voting in November

—Will's Washington Post column on nuclear annihilation

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Trump's Guilty. Now What? | Roundtable May 31, 2024

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A jury found Donald Trump guilty on all 34 counts in his New York criminal trial. Sarah is joined by Jonah, Mike, and Steve to break down the conviction and discuss where we all go from here.

The Agenda:

—Was this a Stalin show trial?

—When law enforcement becomes personal

—Trump’s defense failure

—Shame on everybody

—Did this change anyone's vote?

—Trump raises $34.8 million

—Will Trump receive prison time?

—People you disagree with aren’t evil

—Was this worth our time?

Show Notes:

—The Collision: What's next?

—Last night's live Advisory Opinions

—Rep. Susan Collins’ reaction to the conviction

—NYT’s profile on Alvin Bragg

—Advisory Opinions on the New York indictment

—Elie Honig: Prosecutors Got Trump — But They Contorted the Law

—Larry Hogan’s statement on the conviction

—538 emergency pod

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What Are Economists Actually Good For? | Interview: Doug Holtz-Eakin May 27, 2024

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Doug Holtz-Eakin, president of the American Action Forum, joins Jamie to discuss the role of an economist and recession predictions.

The Agenda:

—Explaining why a recession hasn’t come this year

—The role of the Federal Reserve in managing inflation

—Rent prices and housing stock

—Education reform and a pro-growth tax code

—The breaking point with interest rates

—Will the U.S. dollar stop being the reserve currency of the world?

—The economic impact of defending Taiwan against China

Show Notes:

—Minutes from the latest Fed meeting

—Latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data

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Where Do Haley Voters Go? | Roundtable May 24, 2024

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Jonah is joined by Steve and Mike to discuss Nikki Haley saying she will vote for Donald Trump, and they also get into the “deadly force” lie being spread by Trump supporters in Congress and right-wing media.

The Agenda:

—Haley endorses Trump

—Trump-Haley ticket

—How the ‘Deadly Force’ Lie Swept Through the MAGA Media Ecosystem

—The corrupting influence of Trump

—Potluck foreign policy

—The ICC arrest warrants

—The death of a butcher

—The pizza debate

Show Notes:

—Boiling Frogs: A Case for VP Haley

—Julie Kelly’s original “deadly force” tweet

—Julie Kelly’s January 6 book

—Jesse Watters' coverage of the “deadly force” claims

—Trump’s Wildwood, New Jersey, speech

—The Trump-Oprah voter

—Biden’s Morehouse speech

—The Remnant with Ken Pollack

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How George Floyd Changed American Education | Interview: George Packer May 20, 2024

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George Packer joins Jamie to discuss how a new round of progressive culture in universities stems from the George Floyd and Black Lives Matter protests.

The Agenda:

—The competitive atmosphere of getting into elite pre-schools

—Rejection of nuance and debate

—How to teach history and civics

—New progressivism and its roots

—Progressive ideologies leading to cancel culture

—Culture wars and anti-Zionism

Show Notes:

—Packer: When the Culture War Comes for the Kids

—Packer: “The Campus-Left Occupation That Broke Higher Education”

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