Épisodes

  • The Final Beg to Differ

    The Final Beg to Differ
    Dec 20 2024
    Mona and the gang bid farewell to this format, discuss what will replace it, and offer a glimpse of future plans.

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    Highlights / Lowlights:

    Mona outlined the future of her new show.

    Bill previews his forthcoming book on political psychology.

    Linda: The Silver Candlesticks: A Novel of the Spanish Inquisition, Linda’s forthcoming book, which you can pre-order now! Make sure you sign up for Linda’s Substack.

    Damon: While Damon finishes his forthcoming book on Leo Strauss, go down the Straussian rabbithole at Notes from the Middleground.

    Referenced work: Bret Stephens’s “Done With Trump” in the NYT
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    1 h et 18 min
  • Trump's Most Dangerous Nominee

    Trump's Most Dangerous Nominee
    Dec 13 2024
    Noah Smith joins to discuss what Tulsi Gabbard could do to America, the other anti-qualified nominees, the Penny/Mangione cases, and what Syria should remind us of.

    Highlights / Lowlights

    Mona: Rupert Murdoch's Succession Fiasco, Clive Irving at Vanity Fair

    Linda: Why Does Pete Hegseth Keep Talking About ‘Warfighters’? Elliot Ackerman at The Free Press.

    Bill: His WSJ column: Save a Reagan Initiative From Musk and Ramaswamy

    Damon: When Democracy’s Defenders Turn Into Its Gravediggers, Yascha Mounck

    Noah makes his reasoned pitch as to why rabbits make excellent pets.
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    1 h et 10 min
  • Is the Press Preemptively Caving to Trump?

    Is the Press Preemptively Caving to Trump?
    Dec 6 2024
    Matt Bennett joins to discuss the most dangerous Trump appointments and the worrying signals of fear by MSNBC and others.

    Highlights / Lowlights

    Mona: The Iron Man of America’s op-ed pages (David Von Drehle, WaPo) and Mona’s contribution to the George Will tribute symposium, ‘Conservatism’s Vital Champion.’

    The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America by Jeffrey Rosen

    Matt: The attempted Martial Law coup in South Korea (lowlight) and the response of South Korean politicians and citizens (highlight).

    Bill: The DOGE versus the NED by James Piereson (The New Criterion)

    Linda: Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth See the Same Enemies (Carlos Lozada, NYT)

    Damon: The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the perverse glee of some on the very online left. (Lowlights)
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    1 h et 3 min
  • Humiliation Theater

    Humiliation Theater
    Nov 22 2024
    Robert Tracinski joins to discuss Trump's attack on government, his execrable appointees, and what Dems should do going forward.

    Highlights / Lowlights

    Damon:     Russ Vought's appointment to OMB and the Nancy Mace / Sarah McBride performative cruelty.

    Linda: JD Vance appearing in all of those Senate meetings with Matt Gaetz, and A Free Press Conversation with Natan Sharansky

    Mona: Hong Kong's jailing of 45 democracy activists sparks criticism from foreign governments, rights groups (CBS)


    Bill: House passes bill that would allow Treasury to target nonprofits it deems to support terrorism

    Robert: The RFK Jr. McDonalds Photo
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    1 h et 13 min
  • As Bad As We Thought

    As Bad As We Thought
    Nov 15 2024
    David French and Larry Diamond join the group to mull the nature of Trump's victory and the stupefying appointments to DOJ and DNI.

    Highlights / Lowlights

    David French: Politics are terrible and sports are terrible, at least for David. Kentucky Wildcats, Tennessee Titans, and Ja Morant’s injury.

    Damon Linker: A viral tweet and the disappointing Republican whataboutism.

    Larry Diamond: A vignette about Matt Gaetz’s selection and surprising a prominent Republican with the news.

    Bill Galston: The Onion has won the bid for Infowars’ assets

    Mona Charen: Season 2 of Bad Sisters.
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    1 h
  • Kleptocracy Cometh

    Kleptocracy Cometh
    Nov 8 2024
    The Atlantic's David Frum joins the group to analyze the election and consider the implications for domestic and foreign policy.

    Highlights / Lowlights:

    Damon:     The work of Ruy Texiera and Nate Cohn

    Linda: My Manifesto for Despairing Democrats by Nick Kristof

    Bill: ‘Invisible’ older women speak up at the ballot box by Karen Tumulty

    Mona: Trump transition team co-chair endorses Kennedy anti-vax theories and says he would be able to access health data

    David: Earth experiencing warmest year on record – again, scientists say
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    1 h et 15 min
  • Who Are You Calling Garbage?

    Who Are You Calling Garbage?
    Nov 1 2024
    Tim Miller joins to discuss the big picture about 2024, why Harris could not run as a change agent, and America's oligarchs.

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    Highlights / Lowlights

    Linda Chavez: The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton and the Dodgers World Series Victory (Highlights)

    Tim Miller: Trump wearing an orange vest and driving a trash truck. (Both)

    Mona Charen: Derrick Anderson's Fake Family (Lowlight)

    Bill Galston: The Dodgers (Highlight)
    Nikki Haley's Get Out the Vote Closing Argument (Lowlight)

    Damon Linker: Charlie Kirk: Harris Wants Women to Lie to Their Husbands (Lowlight)
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    1 h et 17 min
  • Why One Never Trumper Can't Endorse Kamala Harris

    Why One Never Trumper Can't Endorse Kamala Harris
    Oct 25 2024
    New York Times columnist Ross Douthat joins the regular group to discuss his objections to Harris, the likelihood of a Trump fascistic reign, and which party has gone crazier.

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    Highlights / Lowlights

    Ross: Can AI be blamed for a teen’s suicide? (NYT)

    Damon: Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos (MAX)

    Linda: The Ghosts of John Tanton (ProPublica)

    Mona: The Envy of the World (The Economist)

    Bill: The Fight for a New Israel (Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs)
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    1 h et 13 min