Called ‘The Architect’ by former President George W. Bush, Karl Rove led Bush to victories in 2000 and the last GOP presidential win in 2004 that secured the popular and electoral vote. Rove goes in-depth on how Texas Republicans did so well in 2020, and where the GOP needs to start winning hearts and minds […]

Seth and Jay welcomed former White House Communications Director Alyssa Farah to the show to get some more thoughts about the events of January 6th, the “stolen election” lie, and where the GOP goes from here.

Fourteen days after the riots at the U.S. Capitol, Joe Biden took the oath of office on the same grounds that became a scene of mayhem and violence, including the deaths of five people. Jay and Seth discuss the inauguration, what it means in U.S. political culture and the work that will come next for […]

After a hiatus, the podcast is back! In this episode, Seth and Jay along with guest Karol Markowicz, go through 2020 and offer up some ideas about 2021. Also, the editors review the top stories this year from the magazine. Check it out!

President Trump and former Vice-President Biden held their first of three debates in Cleveland with Fox News’ Chris Wallace playing the role of moderator. It was a mess to be sure. How bad was it and what’s the state of the debates after, especially when so many Biden supporters are telling him not to bother […]

Donald Trump, whether people want to admit it or not, scored a pretty big foreign policy win as Israel normalized relations with UAE and Bahrain. Seth, Park, Jay, and Grant discuss the political implications for Trump and why people are so afraid (on either side) to credit anyone, not in their party for policy success. […]

Bob Woodward’s book, Rage, comes out next week. With the release of some snippets come the revelation of Trump admitting to Woodward he played down the coronavirus to stave off a panic. Does that excuse fly? And what of the criticisms of Woodward that if he knew about all of this, why not release it […]

Back to the regularly scheduled broadcast! On this show, Seth, Park, Grant, and Jay discuss Joe Biden’s speech addressing protest violence, how the media narrative shifted to cover the protests, and whether or not Biden’s speech is more effective for quelling violence or for his campaign. Also, Bill de Blasio (with support from Andrew Cuomo) […]

The Republican National Convention is over, Trump made his case for a second term and the country is in the middle of shootings, riots, lootings and not to mention, a pandemic. Did Trump make the case for a second term? And how does the violence playing out across the country factor into the campaign and […]

Slim topic on this podcast. Seth, Park, Grant, and Jay mostly discuss the speeches given by Kamala Harris and Joe Biden as well as what their campaign will look like coming out of the convention and if Biden will maintain his center-left posture or fall to the very online mindset. The guys also offer up […]

Joe Biden made his choice for a running mate and it’s Kamala Harris. There wasn’t much surprise behind the pick as Biden said he’d choose a woman and after the George Floyd protests, Biden had pressure to choose a woman of color. Seth, Jay, Park, and Grant discuss the following: What does it do for […]

The gang is all back. This week, Jay, Seth, Grant, and Park talk about the 2020 election. Specifically: The current polling The latest on Biden’s potential running mate How the press will treat Biden once it gets into crunch time The problems with mail-in voting and the warnings of election malfeasance by Trump and the […]

No magazine this week but there is still plenty to talk about! The guys first dive headfirst into the debate about reopening public schools. As is typical of our culture, it turned into a political battle with President Trump wanting schools across the nation to open up and unions decrying the idea of doing so […]

No magazine this week but there is still plenty to talk about! The guys first dive headfirst into the debate about reopening public schools. As is typical of our culture, it turned into a political battle with President Trump wanting schools across the nation to open up and unions decrying the idea of doing so […]

In this episode, the guys keep it simple, discussing Bari Weiss’s departure from the New York Times. She quit and wrote a scathing open letter, detailing the reasons for her resignation. Also discussed is Andrew Sullivan’s departure from New York Magazine, with both stemming from what looks like intolerance from not only readers but staff […]

In this episode, the guys keep it simple, discussing Bari Weiss’s departure from the New York Times. She quit and wrote a scathing open letter, detailing the reasons for her resignation. Also discussed is Andrew Sullivan’s departure from New York Magazine, with both stemming from what looks like intolerance from not only readers but staff […]

After a week off, the crew is back and have an in-depth conversation about: Trump’s Mt. Rushmore speech and the media’s awful portrayal of it Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s characterization of the speech is a total lie Cancel culture and the goofy claim it doesn’t exist and what the future holds There is no magazine this […]

After a week off, the crew is back and have an in-depth conversation about: Trump’s Mt. Rushmore speech and the media’s awful portrayal of it Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s characterization of the speech is a total lie Cancel culture and the goofy claim it doesn’t exist and what the future holds There is no magazine this […]

Seth had the day off today so it was just Jay, Grant, and Park. In the first part of the show, the guys were joined by attorney Kyle Sammin to discuss his latest piece in the magazine called, Solving the social media standoff. Kyle goes into some possible solutions that don’t go as far as […]

Seth had the day off today so it was just Jay, Grant, and Park. In the first part of the show, the guys were joined by attorney Kyle Sammin to discuss his latest piece in the magazine called, Solving the social media standoff. Kyle goes into some possible solutions that don’t go as far as […]

There is an in-depth discussion this week covering three issues that broke just this week First, the guys talk about the SCOTUS Bostock decision regarding Title VII of The Civil Rights Act, Neil Gorsuch’s majority opinion, and whether or not it was the court writing legislation instead of interpreting the law. Also, Josh Hawley’s fiery […]

There is an in-depth discussion this week covering three issues that broke just this week First, the guys talk about the SCOTUS Bostock decision regarding Title VII of The Civil Rights Act, Neil Gorsuch’s majority opinion, and whether or not it was the court writing legislation instead of interpreting the law. Also, Josh Hawley’s fiery […]

** Note that at the 10:33 mark we had some technical difficulties noted with a record scratch and we began recording again as best we could where we left off In the wake of the protests over the death of George Floyd, a “Defund The Police” movement has emerged. Some argue it doesn’t really mean […]

** Note that at the 10:33 mark we had some technical difficulties noted with a record scratch and we began recording again as best we could where we left off In the wake of the protests over the death of George Floyd, a “Defund The Police” movement has emerged. Some argue it doesn’t really mean […]