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Texas Showdown | Roundtable

Aug 08, 20251 hr 11 min
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Episode description

Jonah Goldberg grabs the host’s chair and steers Megan McArdle, Chris Stirewalt, and Kevin Williamson through a lively discussion into the political turbulence in Texas.

The Agenda:
—How upset should we be about redistricting in Texas?
—Collin Allred versus Ken Paxton
Megan McArdle is mad about the BLS firing
—Nielsen ratings are fake, but they are reliably fake
—'It's a race to the bottom and everyone loses.'
—The impact of postmodernism on politics
—NWYT: Rule followers are suckers

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