The Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast

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The Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast

A show about politics, music, technology, rollercoasters, golf carts, and the United States of America.

  1. APR 3

    Episode 85: The Donald Trump Tariff Extravaganza

    On this special pop-up episode, Charles talks to Scott Lincicome about Donald Trump's massive unilateral tariff hike. What is a tariff? What are tariffs for? Why aren't they good? Why did they once work but don't now? Don't we need them to fight against our rivals, who are taking advantage of us? Other countries do it—why, if they are bad? What about our "hollowed out manufacturing base"? What about China?

    43 min

  2. MAR 19

    Episode 84: When This Lousy War Is Over

    On episode 84, Charles talks to Michael Vorenberg about his new book, 'Lincoln's Peace: The Struggle to End the American Civil War.' When did the Civil War end? Why is it hard to tell? What about other wars? Does it matter that war aims can evolve over time? Can one be anti-war when slavery or the Holocaust are at stake? Are modern wars more difficult to end?

    58 min

  3. MAR 7

    Episode 83: How UFC Explains the Trump Vibe Shift

    On episode 83, Mary Katherine Ham tells Charles how Ultimate Fighting Championship explains the vibe shift toward Trump.

    46 min

  4. FEB 19

    Episode 82: Communist China Is Our Enemy

    On episode 82, Charles talks to Senator Tom Cotton about China—in particular, about his new book, 'Seven Things You Can't Say About China.' Why does Senator Cotton say that the Chinese Communist Party is 'evil'? Why does he think it's preparing for war? What does he mean when he says that it's engaged in 'economic warfare'? Has it really 'infiltrated' the United States? Why should TikTok be forced to become an American company? What can we do to avoid disaster?

    42 min

  5. FEB 13

    Episode 81: Dumb Tribalism

    On episode 81, Charles talks to Andrew Heaton about his new book, 'Tribalism is Dumb: Where It Came from, How It Got So Bad, and What to Do about It.' Is tribalism bad per se, or is it just bad in politics. Why has it got so much worse recently? To what extent is technology to blame? What can we do about it?

    1 hr

  6. JAN 30

    Episode 80: The Tariff Sheriff

    On episode 80 of the Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast, Charles talks to Molly Nixon, a separation of powers attorney at the Pacific Legal Foundation, about whether the delegation of the tariff power is constitutional. Why do we accept Congress giving this away when we wouldn't accept Congress giving away the authority to set tax rates? When did this start? What are the main laws that Congress has written that achieve it? Can this be reversed? What would it take for Congress to take back control? Can the Supreme Court help?

    41 min

  7. JAN 22

    Episode 79: Beautiful, Profound, and Moving

    On episode 79, Charles talks to Justin Shubow, the president of the National Civic Art Society, about the importance of classical architecture. What is classical architecture? Why is it "humanist"? What's wrong with modern art? Why do people defend it? Would it be too expensive to return to classical architecture? Why was Penn Station knocked down? Should it be rebuilt? What are the prospects of a renaissance in architecture under Donald Trump?

    40 min

  8. JAN 15

    Episode 78: Don't Go to Law School

    On episode 78, Charles talks to Ilya Shapiro about his new book, 'Lawless: The Miseducation of America's Elites.' Why did he write it? Why does it matter if law schools are illiberal? Why is the law writ large threatened by the rejection of classical liberalism? What can do we do about it? Who is doing the right things? Is he optimistic about the future?

    43 min
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