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Episode 231: Old Newcomers and the New New Republic

7:34 PM

Kevin and Charlie discuss jet-lag and miffed immigrants.

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Episode 230: Out on the Prairie

June 21, 2019

Kevin and Charlie discuss Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's absurd comparison between the Holocaust and refugee camps on the southern U.S. border.

Episode 229: Nothing New Under the Sun

June 12, 2019

Kevin and Charlie discuss fully automated luxury Communism, Biden's presidential bid, and British politics.

Episode 228: Let the Man Finish

June 7, 2019

Kevin and Charlie discuss the demonetization of Steven Crowder and the future of the First Amendment.

Episode 227: Smoking Ruins

May 21, 2019

Kevin and Charlie discuss raising the smoking age to 21 and Game of Thrones.

Episode 226: Alcohol, Drugs, and Firearms

May 10, 2019

Kevin and Charlie talk about a few of their favorite things.

Episode 225: Monarchical Pretensions

April 23, 2019

Kevin and Charlie discuss vacations, Kamala Harris, and golf carts.

Episode 224: Socialism in 2019

April 3, 2019

Kevin and Charlie discuss socialism, nationalism, and Brexit.

Episode 223: All about Beto

March 20, 2019

Kevin and Charlie discuss the character and chances of the latest Democratic presidential contender.

Episode 222: Procedural Drama

March 13, 2019

Kevin and Charlie discuss the recent college admission scandal and Gavin Newsom’s stance on the death penalty.

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Law & the Courts

Acosta’s Sweetheart Deal Likely to Foreclose Epstein’s SDNY Prosecution

By Andrew C. McCarthy

Alex Acosta did a bad job on the Jeffrey Epstein case. This column was nearly finished when news broke Friday that he would resign as labor secretary. I was going to argue that his lapses did not justify joining the nakedly political mau-mauing by Democrats who have no interest in exploring the behavior of ... Read More

Education

Gender Dissenter Gets Fired

By Madeleine Kearns

Allan M. Josephson is a distinguished psychiatrist who, since 2003, has transformed the division of child and adolescent psychiatry and psychology at the University of Louisville from a struggling department to a nationally acclaimed program. In the fall of 2017 he appeared on a panel at the Heritage Foundation ... Read More

Video

Culture with Kat Timpf: Dear Cornell University: Questioning ‘Reason’ Is Part of a ‘Scary Trend’

Kat Timpf reports that Cornell University is preparing to ask students whether or not Americans should use concepts like ‘rationality.’ Read More

Economy & Business

Are the Uber and Lyft Bubbles about to Burst?

By James P. Sutton

One of my favorite things to ask rideshare drivers is whether and how they calculate their earnings: Do they keep track of hourly wages, how important are incentive bonuses, how do they maximize fuel efficiency and minimize expensive wear on their car, etc. The answers vary wildly, as do the reasons that people ... Read More

Film & TV

The Mob Comes for Scarlett Johansson Again — and Wins Again

By Madeleine Kearns

Political correctness kills art, rendering it bland. Which is why it was encouraging when Hollywood A-lister Scarlett Johansson said that — as an actress — she should be able to play "any person, or any tree, or any animal." No doubt Johansson would make a very sexy tree, and a very bold badger ... Read More

Politics & Policy

Pelosi’s House of Pain

By Matthew Continetti

Not so long ago — as recently as the cover of the March 2019 Rolling Stone, in fact — they seemed like the best of friends. I'm referring to Nancy Pelosi and the members of "The Squad": Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and (not pictured) Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley. They shared some good ... Read More

Elections

To Defeat Trump, Democrats Should Nominate Michael Bennet

By George Will

Washington -- With a disgust commensurate with the fact, Michael Bennet, the Colorado Democrat, says that during 40 percent of his ten Senate years the government has been run on “continuing resolutions.” Congress passes these in order to spare itself the torture of performing its primary function, which is ... Read More

Law & the Courts

Ninth Circuit Hands Trump Administration Win in Sanctuary-City Case

By Mairead McArdle

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled for the Trump administration Friday in a case concerning the withholding of federal funds for local policing from so-called sanctuary cities. A three-judge panel of the court ruled 2–1 that the Justice Department could deny Community Oriented Policing Services ... Read More

PC Culture

A Herd Has No Mind

By Kevin D. Williamson

sup { vertical-align: super; font-size: smaller; } Funny thing about my new book: I had begun shopping around the proposal for writing it long before my brief period of employment with that other magazine and the subsequent witless chimp-brained media freakout and Caffeine-Free Diet Maoist struggle ... Read More

Sports

Connecticut Girls Resist Transgender Sports Policies

By Madeleine Kearns

In today's Wall Street Journal, I share the story of Selina Soule, a Connecticut girl who, along with two others, has filed a Title IX complaint with the Education Department due to her state's transgender sports policy. You can read the op-ed here. Additionally, I have spoken to one of the other ... Read More