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A weekly current affairs podcast featuring the editors & leadership of The American Conservative. The members of the TAC staff discuss the news of the day from a decidedly TAC perspective: one that is suspicious of big business as well as big government, and localist rather than globalist.
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Death in Dagestan
Bradley joins Helen, Stacey, and Mason to discuss the attacks in Sevastopol and Dagestan, the upcoming parliamentary elections in France, and Julian Assange.
Picks of the week:
Helen: "North Korea's Russian Turn Is More Bark than Bite," Rob York
Bradley: "Byron Donalds, from Crown Heights to Congress," Bradley Devlin
Mason: "You Have No Idea How Soviet We Really Are," Helen Andrews
Stacey: "It Was Never Kennedy," Spencer Neale -
Rules for Presidential Debates
Bradley talks to Helen, Spencer, and Anastasia about the announced rules for next week's presidential debate, Biden's sweeping new amnesty, and Bob Good's primary race in Virginia, now headed to a recount.
Picks of the week:
Helen: "The Cipher: Mark Rutte, the Next NATO Secretary-General," Curt Mills
Spencer: "Arizonans Must Move Beyond Booming Economy Fairytale," Gina Maloney
Stacey: "New Play Plumbs the Personal and Political Civil War," Peter Wood
Bradley: "CHIPS Is Broken. I'm Fixing It," Senator Tommy Tuberville -
The Year of Elections Hits Europe
Executive director Curt Mills joins Bradley, Helen, and Sumantra to talk about the European parliamentary elections, Trump's appearance in Nevada, and Iran's presidential race.
Picks of the week:
Helen: "South Africa Teeters at the Brink," Helen Andrews
Curt: "Will the First Amendment Save Assange?" Peter van Buren
Sumantra: "The Bomb Is Still with Us," Jude Russo
Bradley: "Nigel Farage Has Reanimated British Politics," Ben Sixsmith -
Fauci Stumbles, Sheinbaum Prevails
Special guest Spencer Neale joins Bradley, Helen, and Mason to talk about what to do next now that Trump has been convicted, whether Mexico's new president is the right woman for the job, and Dr. Fauci's dismal House appearance.
Picks of the week:
Helen: "Keep Your Stupid Pandas," Nic Rowan
Bradley: "Viva Libertad Silicon Valley," Spencer Neale
Spencer: "De Niro's Courthouse Turn Shows He Has Always Been a Hack," Peter Tonguette
Mason: "Time to Bet Big on Trump," Bradley Devlin -
Too Much Endless Shrimp?
Bradley joins Helen, Jude, and Mason to talk about the Red Lobster bankruptcy, the potential for a color revolution in the country of Georgia, and whether there is really a "neopopulist" bipartisan consensus in Washington.
Picks of the week:
Helen: "The Winners and Losers of Trump's Libertarian Speech," W. James Antle III
Jude: "Why Detroit's Population Rebound Matters," Mary Frances Myler
Bradley: "Trump's Bronx Rally May Show the Future of the GOP," Ryan Girdusky
Mason: "Against Summer Vacation," Peter Tonguette -
Just a Helicopter Crash
Bradley joins Helen, Jude, and new panelist Mason to discuss the death of Iran's president, the ICC warrants against Israel and Hamas, and the closing days of Trump's Manhattan trial.
Picks of the week:
Helen: "A Black Economist Goes Right, Left, and Back Again," Helen Andrews
Bradley: "Assange Wins Delay," James Bovard
Mason: "Mall by Mall, America's Interior Is Wasting Away," Peter Tonguette
Jude: "What If the Gaza Pier Is a Two-Way Street," James Pinkerton