TAC Right Now The American Conservative
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A weekly current affairs podcast featuring the editors & leadership of The American Conservative. Emile Doak, Helen Andrews, Micah Meadowcroft, and Sohrab Ahmari 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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Can Speaker Johnson Hang On?
Special guest Ryan Girdusky joins Bradley, Helen, and Sumantra to talk about the looming House showdowns on Ukraine funding and government surveillance, as well as whether getting obscene books out of school libraries is a winning issue for Republicans (oddly, it's not).
Picks of the week:
Sumantra: "How Putin's Relationship with Islam Works," Helen Andrews
Helen: "New Atheism, 20 Years On," Sumantra Maitra
Ryan: "The Biden Administration Just Admitted It Has Undercounted Ukraine Aid," Bradley Devlin
Bradley: "Will Israel's War Expand?" Douglas Macgregor -
Turkish Democracy
Bradley leads Jude, Helen, and Stacey in a discussion of the recent elections in Turkey, which seem to spell trouble for Erdoğan, the deteriorating situation in Haiti, and the looming disbarment of John Eastman.
Picks of the week:
Jude: "Trump 2028," Peter Tonguette
Stacey: "The Generations We Piled with Debt Are Here," Lewis Andrews
Helen: "AMLO Will Control the Cartels If We Let Him," Jude Russo
Bradley: "One Hundred Days of Libertarian Populism in Argentina," Edgar Beltran -
Trump's Money Problems
Old friend of the podcast Ryan Girdusky returns to join Bradley, Helen, and Jude to discuss whether Trump should be worried about his poor fundraising numbers, the alarming exodus of sitting congressmen from the House, and AMLO's strange sit-down with "60 Minutes."
Picks of the week:
Helen: "The U.S. Should Let Haitians Decide Their Own Future," Connor Echols
Jude: "Saddam's Secret Weapon," Nic Rowan
Ryan: "Niger's Big Pivot Away from America," Sumantra Maitra
Bradley: "Biden's Parole Abuse Is Driving the Migrant Crisis," Peter van Buren -
The Best Coattails
Executive director Curt Mills hosts a roundtable on Trump's good night in the Ohio primaries, a strange meeting with Barack Obama at Number 10 Downing Street, and what's going on in Niger.
Picks of the Week:
Curt: "Where Is Joe Biden's Devil's Advocate," James W. Carden
Sumantra: "Stuck with Putin for the Foreseeable Future," Helen Andrews
Helen: "More Weak Arguments for Free Trade," Helen Andrews
Bradley: "What Is the GOP Position on TikTok Now?" W. James Antle III -
Haitian Barbecue
Bradley, Helen, Sumantra, and special guest Stacey Kaliabakos talk about the Gaza pier, possible intervention in Haiti (let's not), and the question on everyone's mind: Where is Princess Kate?
Picks of the Week:
Stacey: "Our Terrorist Ally in Syria," Nicholas Kass
Helen: "Does Victoria Nuland's Departure Matter?" James W. Carden
Bradley: "Exclusive: New JD Vance Bill," Bradley Devlin
Sumantra: "The Comeback of Tudor History," Jude Russo -
A Very Super Tuesday
Third season launch! A new and improved TAC Right Now returns with a breakdown of the Super Tuesday primary results. Host Bradley Devlin walks Helen, Jude, and Sumantra through the exit polls, the surprises, and the presidential rematch ahead.
Picks of the week:
Helen: "DoxyPEP Is a Disaster in Waiting," Theodore Dalrymple
Jude: "McConnell, Man of His Era," W. James Antle III
Sumantra: "Ursula von der Leyen's Second Term," Adriel Kasonta
Bradley: "Sunset for Mitch McConnell—and Joe Biden?" Dan McCarthy