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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
Feb 07, 2020•27 min
Trump, bulletproof, walks out of the Impeachment trial unscathed, unafraid, and almost tired of winning.
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.
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.
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”
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.
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.
Jan 31, 2020•24 min
Don’t panic: Our editors are here to discuss the merits and blind spots of some recent calls for civility and caution among conservatives.
Jan 31, 2020•19 min
Our institutions are broken. But are they beyond repair? The editors discuss what can be done to set things right.
Jan 31, 2020•21 min
CNN’s Don Lemon lets the mask slip to reveal his utter contempt for Trump voters. Our editors have some choice words in response. Plus: China’s dysfunction makes globalization a fool’s gambit.
Jan 31, 2020•8 min
