The Editors

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Episode 914: What Happened at Cornell? Oct 02, 2026

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, MBD, and Phil discuss the available details of the Cornell Seven case, the recent terror plots, and the rise of "Nixon nostalgia."

Editor's Picks:

Rich: Jeff Blehar’s piece, “Cambridge Waits Out the Arday Scandal”
Charlie: Jim’s most recent on The Morning Jolt, “What Happened at That Royal Air Force Base?”
Noah: James Lileks, “Get Government Out of the Kitchen”
Jim: Jianli Yang’s piece, “Make American Democracy Great Again”

Light Items:

Rich: Saw the movie The Heart of the Beast.
Charlie: Watched part of the Gators game from the sideline and the Jaguars demolished the Patriots.
Noah: Stayed inside to watch the rain and played Netflix games with his kids.
Jim: Enjoyed a few metric tons of brisket in Austin last week.

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Episode 912: Woke's Last Ditch Sep 25, 2026

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Dan, and MBD discuss the UN General Assembly and Trump's meeting with Xi, the diesel export ban, and a viral Boston Globe story about Last Ditch, a collapsing lesbian bar.

Editor's Picks:

Rich: Seth Cropsey's piece, “The Growing Houthi Threat Presents an Opportunity”
Charlie: Noah Rothman’s cover piece in the most recent magazine issue, “The Future of Woke”
Dan: Charlie’s piece, “What Nikole Hannah-Jones Doesn't Say”
MBD: Charlie’s piece, “Britain’s Inertia is a Warning to America”

Light Items:

Rich: Currently visiting Nashville.
Charlie: Going to the Florida Gators game tomorrow.
Dan: Enjoying one last haul of the season from his Father-in-law’s garden.
MBD: Took his kids to a Shake Shack that recently opened near him.

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Episode 911: Trumps Unplugs the Press Sep 22, 2026

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Noah, and Jim discuss Trump's White House press ban, the Greenland security deal, and Nikole Hannah-Jones's essay in The New York Times Magazine admitting she intentionally sent her daughter to bad schools.

Editor's Picks:

Rich: Robert Pondiscio and Nick Gibb’s piece, “What America Can Learn from England’s Education Revolution”
Noah: Joseph Loconte’s piece, “Stresa, 1935: The Seedbed of Appeasement”
Jim: Two Dan McLaughlin’s pieces, “The Senate Races Are Breaking Bad Already” and “How the Gubernatorial Races Are Breaking”
- Jim’s Bonus Editor’s Pick: The Editors’ “Trump’s Costly Greenland Play”

Light Items:

Rich: Just finished reading the Golden Thread, a two-volume history of Western tradition
Charlie: Went to Denver and attended the Jaguars vs. Broncos game
Noah: Living in fall sports purgatory
Jim: Visited the Cuban Embassy last week

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Episode 910: Longhorns and Loudmouths Sep 18, 2026

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Dan, and MBD discuss the ongoing American heritage debate sparked by a photo from a UT football game, the call for Canada to become an "associate member" of the European Union, and Hasan Piker's claim that the U.S. is worse than Al-Qaeda.

Editor's Picks:

Rich: John Puri’s piece, “Banning Diesel Exports Would Backfire on Americans”
Charlie: Dan McLaughlin’s piece, “Our Great American Heritage Belongs to All Americans”
Dan: The Editors piece, “The Canada–EU Folly”
MBD: Mark Schneider’s piece, “Why Is New York Covering Up Test Scores?”

Light Items:

Rich: Struck by the beauty and excitement of NYC.
Charlie: Took a trip to Wisconsin.
Dan: Paid tribute to his Uncle James.
MBD: Watched Pete Alonso play in a baseball game for the Baltimore Orioles at Citi Field.

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Episode 909: Something Old, New, Borrowed, and... Russian Sep 15, 2026

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Jim, Noah, and MBD discuss the future of AI regulation, abysmal polling results for Republicans heading into the midterms, and Donald Trump Jr.'s blowout wedding bash bankrolled by a Russian oligarch.

Editor's Picks:

Rich: Brittany Bernstein's piece, “Bari Weiss Hasn’t ‘Murdered’ 60 Minutes After All”
Jim: Jeff Blehar’s most recent Carnival of Fools, “Donald Trump Can’t Bribe His Way Out of November’s Reckoning”
Noah: Rich’s piece, “The Lynching Epidemic That Wasn’t”
MBD: Joshua Treviño’s piece, “What the Data Center Revolt Is Really About”

Light Items:

Rich: Gives a glowing review of Mr. Beast’s peanut butter cups, "Feastables."
Jim: The Jets won over the weekend!
Noah: Got a taste of 90's nostalgia at a Wu-Tang hip hop concert.
MBD: The NY Giants won over the weekend!

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Episode 908: A Bogus Bribe Sep 11, 2026

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, MBD, and Noah discuss Trump’s newly promised 5k payout, the Republican Midterm Convention, and AI doomerism.

Editor's Picks:

Rich: Dan Foster’s piece, “Forever Wars Are Good, Actually”
Charlie: Dan Foster’s 9/11 piece, “'Sign Me Up'”
MBD: All of Abigail Anthony’s recent work
Noah: Kathryn Jean Lopez’s piece, “Let’s Never Get Over a Mother Viciously Killing Her Children”

Light Items:

Rich: Found a new appreciation for the beauty of the Chrysler Building.
Charlie: NFL season has begun!
MBD: The 30th anniversary edition of one of his favorite albums, Ben Folds Five's debut album, was released.
Noah: Going to the Wu-Tang Clan hip-hop concert with his neighbors.

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Episode 907: Remembering 9/11 Sep 09, 2026

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Noah, and Jim discuss the 25th anniversary of September 11, childcare subsidies, and AI doomsday warnings.

Editor's Picks:

Rich: Dan McLaughlin’s piece, “The Eighties Were Worth the Nostalgia”
Charlie: Also Dan’s piece.
Noah: Raleigh Adam’s piece, “Elite Formation Is Fueling the Socialist Project”
Jim: Also Dan’s piece.

Light Items:

Rich: Went to two Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders games.
Charlie: Reading Antony Beevor’s Stalingrad.
Noah: Accomplished some yard work.
Jim: Spent the weekend in Charlottesville, VA.

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Episode 906: Is Capitalism White Supremacy? Sep 04, 2026

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, MBD, and Dan discuss Vance’s answer to accusations of antisemitism, Talarico’s linking of capitalism to white supremacy, and California’s wealth tax.

Editor's Picks:

Rich: Andrew McCarthy’s piece, “Mamdani’s Intifada”
Charlie: Yuval Levin’s piece, “Barking Up the Wrong Amendment”
MBD: Dan Foster’s piece from the September issue of the magazine, “Something is Going to Happen”
Dan: Arthur Herman’s piece about energy security as national security, “China Understands the New Energy War. Does America?”

Light Items:

Rich: Drove around an old beater car.
Charlie: Watched the movie, Her.
MBD: Enjoyed the beginning of the U.S. Open.
Dan: Went to his first PTA meeting.

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Episode 905: Developer In Chief Sep 01, 2026

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Noah, and Jim discuss the Supreme Court's decision about Trump's ballroom, the Venezuela oil deal, and why the DSA organizers are so rich.

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