Episodes
Host Abby McCloskey interviews Yuval Levin, political analyst, academic, journalist and author of the new book American Covenant: How the Constitution Unified Our Nation―and Could Again, about how we can look beyond Tuesday's polls to what truly makes America great and where we can go from here.
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Published 11/05/24
Host Abby McCloskey talks with Henry Olsen, senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and former columnist at The Washington Post about polling in the home stretch of the election, who is likely to win between Trump and Harris, and what America could look like a year or a generation from now.
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Published 10/29/24
Host Abby McCloskey talks with Glenn Hubbard, former dean of the Columbia University Graduate School of Business, and former presidential advisor and chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, about the economic prospects of a Trump or Harris administration.
Note: the discussion includes references to Hubbard's books which can be found here:
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Published 10/22/24
Host Abby McCloskey interviews David Kramer, the executive director of the George W. Bush Institute, about conflicts around the globe and America's role in them.
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Published 10/15/24
Host Abby McCloskey talks with Patrick Brown of the Ethics and Public Policy Center about what both candidates are promising regarding abortion and family policy.
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Published 10/08/24
Host Abby McCloskey talks with legendary Dallas news anchor and fellow Dallas Morning News contributing columnist John McCaa about disruptions in the media landscape and which news reports can be trusted in the lead-up to November's election.
The site McCaa recommended is www.refdesk.com.
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Published 10/01/24
Contributing columnist and host Abby McCloskey talks with former political speechwriter Peter Wehner about the First Amendment, Christian Nationalism and other church/state topics.
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Published 09/24/24
Beyond Talking Points: An American Middle Podcast. Host Abby McCloskey talks with Maya MacGuineas, President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget about campaign promises from both parties, what they will cost, and what can be done about deficit spending and our growing debt.
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Published 09/17/24
Beyond Talking Points: An American Middle Podcast. Host Abby McCloskey talks with immigration expert Madeline Zavodny about Trump's promise of mass deportations, the problem of illegal immigration, the need for comprehensive immigration reform, the economic impact of immigration, and what to do about immigrants who are here.
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Published 09/10/24