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Sarah is joined by Jonah and Steve to discuss the Hunter Biden conviction and debate how much Biden’s age matters.
The Agenda:
—“This is what Joe Biden wanted.”
—Hunter’s tax charges
—Rep. Nancy Mace’s political evolution
—Have Republicans set expectations too low for Biden?
—IVF and political malpractice
—The secret recording of Justices Samuel Alito and John Roberts
Show Notes:
—Dukakis' death penalty question
—Yuval Levin’s new book: American Covenant: How the Constitution Unified Our Nation―and Could Again
—Yuval Levin on The Remnant
—Ryan Anderson’s piece about IVF
—NYT: Alito’s ‘Godliness’ Comment Echoes a Broader Christian Movement

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Jamie is joined by Andy Mills—host of Reflector and a co-creator of the New York Times’ “The Daily” podcast—to discuss why he left seminary for journalism and what’s gone wrong inside American newsrooms.
The Agenda:
—Andy’s background
—Why is everyone in New York?
—Policing curiosity
—The outsized power of young journalists
—Take them seriously, not literally
—Woke McCarthyism
—The Twitterization of journalists
—What makes a great podcast?
Show Notes:
—The Dispatch Podcast with A.G. Sulzberger
—Andy Mills and Matthew Boll’s Reflector
—The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling
—Nellie Bowles' book
—Tom Cotton's op-ed in the NYT
—Adam Rubenstein's Chick-fil-A story

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Sarah, Jonah, and Mike discuss President Joe Biden’s immigration executive action and the coverage of his son Hunter Biden’s trial. The three also define “whataboutism” and “both-sidesism”, narrowly avoiding an existential crisis for Jonah.
The Agenda:
—Biden’s border crisis
—Hunter’s gun trial begins
—The debate over Biden’s age
—The hostage crisis in Gaza
—Returning grocery carts
Show Notes:
—Jonah’s Wednesday G-File
—Ronald Reagan on Saturday Night Live
—Advisory Opinions’ episode on Hunter Biden
—Jonah’s Remnant with Mike Warren
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Washington Post columnist George Will joins Jamie to discuss the Trump verdict, the state of American politics, Israel’s predicament, the influence of college campuses, foreign policy, and the future of the Republican Party.
Show Notes:
—Will's Washington Post column on not voting in November
—Will's Washington Post column on nuclear annihilation
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A jury found Donald Trump guilty on all 34 counts in his New York criminal trial. Sarah is joined by Jonah, Mike, and Steve to break down the conviction and discuss where we all go from here.
The Agenda:
—Was this a Stalin show trial?
—When law enforcement becomes personal
—Trump’s defense failure
—Shame on everybody
—Did this change anyone's vote?
—Trump raises $34.8 million
—Will Trump receive prison time?
—People you disagree with aren’t evil
—Was this worth our time?
Show Notes:
—The Collision: What's next?
—Last night's live Advisory Opinions
—Rep. Susan Collins’ reaction to the conviction
—NYT’s profile on Alvin Bragg
—Advisory Opinions on the New York indictment
—Elie Honig: Prosecutors Got Trump — But They Contorted the Law
—Larry Hogan’s statement on the conviction
—538 emergency pod
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Doug Holtz-Eakin, president of the American Action Forum, joins Jamie to discuss the role of an economist and recession predictions.
The Agenda:
—Explaining why a recession hasn’t come this year
—The role of the Federal Reserve in managing inflation
—Rent prices and housing stock
—Education reform and a pro-growth tax code
—The breaking point with interest rates
—Will the U.S. dollar stop being the reserve currency of the world?
—The economic impact of defending Taiwan against China
Show Notes:
—Minutes from the latest Fed meeting
—Latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data
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