Sarah Isgur is joined by David French, Jonah Goldberg, and Steve Hayes to discuss the first round of confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet. Are they worth our time?
The Agenda:
—The Mount Rushmore of Putzes
—Senate hearings and “transparency”
—The stupidity of our times
—The Laken Riley Act
—Joe Biden's farewell address
—The Joe Biden legacy
—The Jill Biden legacy
—California fires and policy failures
—Should you attend a presidential inauguration?
Show Notes:
—WSJ: Tulsi Gabbard mixed up details about a key surveillance law
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1:11:01
Boris Johnson on U.K. Grooming Gangs and 'Performative Buffoonery'
Jamie Weinstein is joined by former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson to discuss his relationship with Donald Trump, the U.K. "grooming gangs," and his new book, Unleashed.
The Agenda:
—Jeremy Vine: My Boris Johnson Story
—Comparing Reagan and Trump
—Johnson’s relationship with Trump
—Elon Musk and the U.K.
—The U.K. grooming gangs
—“Superpower of soft power”
—Johnson’s alleged deal with Ukraine and Russia
—Putin and Zelensky
—Johnson on Queen Elizabeth II
—Leaders Johnson admires
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1:01:20
Groundhog Year | Roundtable
Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle joins Sarah Isgur, Mike Warren, and Steve Hayes to discuss President-elect Donald Trump’s interesting (?) press conference and the media's rapid (yet possibly irresponsible) response.
The Agenda:
—Trump is back
—Sarah's Greenland-curious
—Zuck ends fact-checking program
—Our partner program with Meta
—All the lonely people
—The one influencer Steve tried remembering
—LA County fires: is it a policy issue?
—Blame the Republican In Closest Proximity
—Release the fact-checkers
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1:06:10
Trump’s Retribution | Interview: Matt Lewis
Unapologetic NeverTrumper Matt Lewis joins Jamie Weinstein to discuss the various “America on Fire” scenarios of the next four years and how history will judge President Donald Trump’s two terms.
The Agenda:
—Bret Stephens in NYT: Done with Never Trump
—Anger toward elites
—Best-case scenarios and worst-case scenarios
—How Kamala Harris’ campaign went wrong
—Trump’s criminal history
—“He’s got rizz,” as the kids say
—Trump’s minions
—Internal contradictions
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1:10:58
Syria, Taiwan, and the New Jersey Drones | Interview: Gen. David Petraeus
Jamie Weinstein is joined by David Petraeus—retired Army general, former CIA director, and author of Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine—to break down the latest out of Syria and weigh in on the unexplained drone situation in New Jersey.
The Agenda:
—Syria and Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
—Striking Iranian nuclear sites
—Israel and Gaza
—Humanitarian crisis in Gaza
—The Taiwan strait
—Threat of nuclear escalation
—U.S. military involvement in Mexico
—The New Jersey drones
—The JFK files
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