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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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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.

Join our movement to reclaim a Main Street conservatism at TheAmericanConservative.com

    Justice in West Virginia, Surprises in Maryland

    Justice in West Virginia, Surprises in Maryland

    Special guest Colton Moor joins Bradley, Helen, and Sumantra to talk about the primaries in West Virginia and Maryland, whether anyone can trust the poll numbers showing Trump favored to win in November, and the cabinet shakeup in Russia.
    Picks of the week:
    Sumantra: "Putin's New Defense Minister Could Be His Successor," Helen Andrews
    Helen: "Not Your Parents' Protests," Scott McConnell
    Colton: "Anti-Establishment Pressure Builds as EU Elections Loom," Michael O'Shea
    Bradley: "Richard Nixon's Prophet," Krzysztof Tyszka-Drozdowski

    • 1 hr 4 min
    The Boxes Hoax Sputters

    The Boxes Hoax Sputters

    Curt joins Bradley, Helen, and Jude to discuss the operation in Rafah, the indefinite postponement of Trump's documents trial, and Speaker Johnson's chances of making it to November.
    Picks of the week:
    Helen: "America's Public Transit Nightmare," Harry Scherer
    Bradley: "Another Trial in New York," Peter Tonguette
    Jude: "The Hur Memo and the Tragedy of Joe Biden," Philip Jeffery
    Curt: "Israel Looks Poised to Escalate," Bradley Devlin

    • 55 min
    Why Trump Won't Pick Burgum

    Why Trump Won't Pick Burgum

    Bradley, Helen, Sumantra, and Ryan Girdusky discuss the veepstakes, what an ICC prosecution would mean for Netanyahu, and Kosovo becoming the first Muslim-majority country to approve gay marriage.
    Picks of the week:
    Bradley: "Is the Navalny Intelligence Leak an Olive Branch to Putin," Helen Andrews
    Helen: "Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature," Nic Rowan
    Ryan: "Giorgia Meloni Is Better Than You Think," Ryan Girdusky
    Sumantra: "DEI Was Never about Profitability," Chris Brunet

    • 59 min
    No Victory Lap on Ukraine Funding

    No Victory Lap on Ukraine Funding

    Special guest Ryan Girdusky joins Bradley, Helen, and Jude to talk about the Ukraine package that just passed, Trump's trials, and the Supreme Court's oral arguments on homelessness.
    Picks of the week:
    Ryan: "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood," Bradley Devlin
    Bradley: "The Long Road to the Steyn Verdict," Peter Wood
    Helen: "The Worst Case Scenario for International Adoption," Evie Solheim
    Jude: "The CIA's Man in Constantinople," Michael Warren Davis

    • 51 min
    Johnson in Trouble

    Johnson in Trouble

    Executive director Curt Mills joins Bradley, Helen, and Stacey to talk about metaphorical eruptions on Capitol Hill, literal eruptions in the Middle East, and what Trump's lawyers should look for in a jury.
    Picks of the week:
    Helen: "How to Tame the Deep State," Theo Wold
    Bradley: "Would Israel Go Nuclear Against Iran?" Douglas Macgregor
    Curt: "What Russia Sanctions Failure Says about the Future," Mark Episkopos
    Stacey: "The Symposiast: Remembering Christopher Hitchens," John Rodden

    • 1 hr 6 min
    Can Speaker Johnson Hang On?

    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

    • 46 min

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