The WHO becomes a political football guarded by Leftists, Globalization warps the political judgment of our bipartisan ruling class, and the mainstream American media joins up with Beijing’s propaganda machine. Get full access to Claremont Digital Plus at claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe
Apr 24, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 14
Petty tyrants like Michigan Gov. Whitmer push lockdown too far, the internet celebrates that feeling when the TrumpBucks hit, and pork’s flagging fortunes have America’s omnivores bugging out. Your faithful editors and publisher discuss the federalism free-for-all. Get full access to Claremont Digital Plus at claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe
Apr 17, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 13
The numbers have it: maybe coronavirus isn’t as bad as we feared. But with bubbles at home and trouble in China, what new normal awaits? Plus: Bernie burns out, men get antsy, and ultimate fighting—like life itself—finds a way. Get full access to Claremont Digital Plus at claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe
Apr 10, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 12
Trump is on a TV tear, intellectuals are trolling America, and pop culture memories aren’t what they used to be. The gang hashes out what’s worth tuning in for… and what’s best dropping out of. Get full access to Claremont Digital Plus at claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe
Apr 03, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 11
Join our editors as they answer a combination of your serious and humorous mailbag questions. The results: speculation about a new Homestead Act, the potential for another Civil War, and how long it will take for David Bahr to catch the #CCPVirus. Get full access to Claremont Digital Plus at claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe
Mar 27, 2020•59 min•Ep. 10
Everyone’s talking about coronavirus, but these are not your grandma’s takes. Staring into the void, our editors contemplate the deep mysteries and regime ramifications of an unprecedented crisis. Get full access to Claremont Digital Plus at claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe
Mar 19, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 9
This week: how do you do, fellow kids? Our editors provide your definitive guide to online jargon, discuss the consequences of woke sex doctrines, and give real-time responses to Trump’s coronavirus address. Get full access to Claremont Digital Plus at claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe
Mar 13, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 8
No matter where you look, the seams of society are showing—and they’re starting to fray. From Biden’s Declaration debacle, to gamer beds, to larva butter, to Big Tech and even Big Health: our editors reconvene and prescribe red pills for all. Get full access to Claremont Digital Plus at claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe
Mar 05, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 7
The Editors are back, but temporarily without their fearless leader Ryan Williams. Not to be daunted, the remaining few discuss Lent, the coronavirus, Trump’s personnel changes, drugs, the decadence of Hollywood, and the death drive of the West. Get full access to Claremont Digital Plus at claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe
Feb 28, 2020•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 6
Our Editors talk Lent, the coronavirus, and the inescapability of death. James and Spencer contemplate digital Gnosticism, and David gives instructions for his cremation. Get full access to Claremont Digital Plus at claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe
Feb 28, 2020•27 min
President Trump brings loyal players back into the fold at the White House. The administrative state tries to unite with anyone who will fight against Trump. David weighs in on it all from the swamp. Get full access to Claremont Digital Plus at claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe
Feb 28, 2020•23 min
Bernie talks to kids about cocaine, revising their memories. Our editors address drugs and the psychological brokenness of American addicts, noting the counterrevolution brewing among young people. Get full access to Claremont Digital Plus at claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe
Feb 28, 2020•20 min
“You can’t drive out corruption without material discipline”: editors discuss the rapidly intensifying decadence of Hollywood, touching on the Weinstein verdict, Peachy Keenan’s spicy take on the Spielbergs, and Ross Douthat’s new book, The Decadent Society . Get full access to Claremont Digital Plus at claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe
Feb 28, 2020•34 min
Our Editors talk about the future of eugenics, the battle of Bloomberg v. Bernie, and an exciting new economic initiative on the Right. Plus: are libertarians coming for your sexual dignity? Our editors talk porn. Get full access to Claremont Digital Plus at claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe
Feb 21, 2020•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 5
After some interesting tweets by Richard Dawkins, our editors wrestle with hard questions involving cultured human meat and Klingon gene replacement. Get full access to Claremont Digital Plus at claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe
Feb 21, 2020•28 min
Who will bow further to wokeness—Bernie or Bloomberg? Our editors take on the coming dissolution of the Democratic Party as we know it. Get full access to Claremont Digital Plus at claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe
Feb 21, 2020•27 min
Oren Cass founds American Compass, a pro-prosperity think tank and the latest in the Right’s ongoing debate over free market economics. Get full access to Claremont Digital Plus at claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe
Feb 21, 2020•34 min
Andrew Yang joins CNN, but who will influence whom? Mini Mike sneaks back into our final segment, and our editors break down the latest American Mind pieces on porn. Get full access to Claremont Digital Plus at claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe
Feb 21, 2020•36 min
Our editors discuss a bold proposal by Angelo Codevilla to abolish the CIA, coronavirus and its threat to globalism, Pete Buttigieg’s success in the New Hampshire primaries, and the dullness of #NeverTrump conservatism. Finally, our editors are unleashed on the Oscars. Get full access to Claremont Digital Plus at claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe
Feb 14, 2020•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 4
The CIA has effectively become an organ of the deep state. Should we abolish it? Angelo Codevilla thinks so. Our editors discuss. Get full access to Claremont Digital Plus at claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe
Feb 14, 2020•22 min
Coronavirus has put globalism in a terminal condition. Will the elite let it die, or take us down with it? Meanwhile, Mayor Pete continues his milquetoast presidential run as a “nice, intelligent gay man.” Get full access to Claremont Digital Plus at claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe
Feb 14, 2020•35 min
The NeverTrump wing of the Right is hosting a summit—of irrelevancy—as the rest of the Right leaves them behind. Snark from our editors ensues. Get full access to Claremont Digital Plus at claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe
Feb 14, 2020•21 min
Our editors mock the Oscars and ruminate over the futility of elite virtue posturing. Also: James Poulos reads fan tweets. Get full access to Claremont Digital Plus at claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe
Feb 14, 2020•15 min
The sun is long gone beneath the Claremont hills, the last of the whisky is long gone from the bottle, and our editors are long gone past the point of cogency. Plus: Spartan love (not that kind), goat screams, and vitalism versus rubber chickens. Get full access to Claremont Digital Plus at claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe
Feb 07, 2020•27 min
Trump, bulletproof, walks out of the Impeachment trial unscathed, unafraid, and almost tired of winning. Get full access to Claremont Digital Plus at claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe
Feb 07, 2020•32 min
Donald Trump shows himself to be a based boomer as he delivers a powerful SOTU address that launches from the Wild West to Outer Space. Our editors respond. Get full access to Claremont Digital Plus at claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe
Feb 07, 2020•22 min
The Iowa caucuses end with a whimper, revealing a deep schism in the Democratic Party. Join our editors for an autopsy. Get full access to Claremont Digital Plus at claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe
Feb 07, 2020•23 min
A #based State of the Union, a Democrat SNAFU in Iowa, and impeachment acquittal: Trump is riding high. Plus: our editors finish an entire bottle of whisky. Note: heroes and Scotsmen (but I repeat myself) spell whisky without an “e” Get full access to Claremont Digital Plus at claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe
Feb 07, 2020•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 3
Elites remain out of touch with everyone, our institutions are broken, and some people on the Left and the Right are still in denial about how bad things have gotten. But at least CNN’s Don Lemon is good for a laugh. Get full access to Claremont Digital Plus at claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe
Jan 31, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 2
Can’t handle the truth? Identity politics to the rescue. It’s a helluva drug: reviewers use shallow tropes to dismiss two important conservative books. Get full access to Claremont Digital Plus at claremontinstitute.substack.com/subscribe
Jan 31, 2020•24 min