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Host Sarah Isgur is joined by Steve Hayes, and Jonah Goldberg for a weekly thoughtful discussion on politics, policy, and culture.
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The Cult of The College Protest | Roundtable
Can you compare the pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses to January 6? What about 1968? Or 2011? Sarah is joined by Jonah and Steve to debate these questions and discuss Trump’s Time magazine interview.
The Agenda:
—Nostalgia for the Civil Rights protests
—Do we have political parties anymore?
—Protests become violent
—Whose fault is this?
—No Jewish hummus
—The UNC frat bros’ Iwo Jima moment
—Trump’s Time interview
—Ron DeSantis bans lab-grown meat
Show Notes:
—Kaitlan Collins interviews J.D. Vance on CNN
—Serge Schmemann: Student Protest Is an Essential Part of Education
—UCLA wins the award
—Jonah’s Wednesday G-File
—McKay Coppins: You Should Go to a Trump Rally
—Ross Douthat: There Will Be No Trump Coup
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Is Qatar an Arsonist or a Firefighter? | Interview: Jonathan Schanzer
Qatar hosts a major U.S. air base, but its patronage of radical Islamist terror groups has some Americans questioning the alliance. Jonathan Schanzer, senior vice president for research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joins Jamie to explain.
The Agenda:
—Introduction to Qatar
—Various actors and terrorist organizations in Qatar
—Qatar’s financial influence in Washington
—Al Jazeera's relationship with Qatar
—Responding to Rep. Dan Crenshaw’s comments on Qatar
Show Notes:
—Jonathan for The Jerusalem Post: Qatar: ‘The arsonist who then claims to be the firefighter'
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All the Lonely People | Interview: Derek Thompson
Derek Thompson of The Atlantic joins Victoria to answer the question: Why did Americans stop hanging out? The two discuss the steep decline in face-to-face socializing, the rise of loneliness, and the fraternizing role of protests.
The Agenda:
—The decline of social institutions in America
—Smartphones’ effect on teenagers’ lives
—Women turning to pets
—Challenges of raising kids in the digital age
Show Notes:
—Derek for The Atlantic: Meritocracy Is Killing High-School Sports
—Derek for The Atlantic: Concerts? I'll Pass
—Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
—Watch this episode on YouTube
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Motion to Placate | Roundtable
Congress did their job—for now. Sarah is joined by Steve and Jonah on today’s episode of The Dispatch Podcast to discuss Speaker Mike Johnson’s successful passage of Ukraine and Israel aid and explain the intellectual history of the illiberal right.
The Agenda:
—Ukraine aid passed
—Heritage Foundation vs. Erick Erickson
—What is conservatism?
—Columbia protests
—Will history prove them right?
—Genocidal language at Columbia
—Looking Jewish
Show Notes:
—Ukraine: The Latest with Jonah
—Jonah's recap of the Mike Johnson saga
—Erick Erickson’s article on free markets
—The Great Debate: Edmund Burke, Thomas Paine, and the Birth of Right and Left
—Norman Rockwell painting
—Why are we protesting?
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Columbia Professor: Terrorism Is The Point | Interview: Shai Davidai
Adaam is joined by Shai Davidai, an Israeli-born assistant professor at Columbia University, to discuss a viral moment in which he was denied entry to Columbia’s campus and how the university’s administration is failing to protect Jewish students.
The Agenda:
—Shai Davidai’s background, from Israel to Columbia
—The antisemitism he was warned about
—Dialogue with protesters
—The administrative involvement in the protests
—Play-by-play of Davidai's experience on Columbia's campus
—Are Jewish students safe on college campuses?
Show Notes:
—Davidai's "Rape is never ok" tweet
—Petition calls for Davidai's termination
—Davidai's appearance on 60 Minutes
—Rep. Ilhan Omar questions Columbia University president
—Former Iranian President Ahmadinejad's appearance at Columbia
—Time to Condemn's website
—Resistance 101 event at Columbia
—Joseph Borgen, Jewish man assaulted in 2021
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The Dispatch and The Bulwark Walk Into a Bar...
Jamie is joined by Tim Miller, host of The Bulwark Podcast, for a debate on the impact of social justice principles in the American education system.
Jamie invites The Bulwark Podcast host Tim Miller to debate the impact of social justice principles in the American education system.
The Agenda:
—Younger people's support of Palestine
—Woke curriculums in elementary and middle schools
—Debate on sexual education
—Why Miller thinks Donald Trump's second term would be worse than the first
—The difference between The Bulwark and The Dispatch
Show Notes:
—Steve Hayes on The Bulwark Podcast
—Jamie Weinstein on The Bulwark Podcast
—The Bulwark Podcast featuring Ross Douthat
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