John, Paul, and Steve got together for Episode 33 of the Power Line Show. They were joined by Jason Riley, author of Please Stop Helping Us: How Liberals Make It Harder for Blacks to Succeed. It is a terrific book, and Riley was an excellent guest. Among other things, they talked about the fact that blacks made more economic and educational progress prior to the civil rights era and the dawn of affirmative action than they did subsequently. It is truly unfortunate that this history, which can fairly be described as heroic, has been obscured for reasons of political opportunism.

John, Paul and Steve went on to discuss the two hottest issues in the news: the Supreme Court vacancy resulting from the death of Antonin Scalia, and the GOP presidential race. Will Mitch McConnell and Charles Grassley find the right strategy to prevent the Court from lurching decisively to the left? Will Donald Trump's supporters ever wise up to the fact that he is a Republican In Name Only, and an ugly one at that? No doubt these will still be burning questions when we get to Episode 34.

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This afternoon Paul, Steve, and John got together for a guest-free edition of the Power Line Show. Topic number one was, of course, last night's GOP debate in Iowa and the state of the races in both parties.

Steve and Paul ventured predictions on New Hampshire. They found time for a few more stories in the news, including the latest on Hillary's home email server, possibly the worst IT decision in the history of the computer. The question, though, is whether anything short of indictment can derail the Clinton Express, given the Clintons' already low reputation for honesty, transparency and so on. And, should Hillary unexpectedly be indicted, do the Democrats have a Plan B?

Finally, they moved on to the day's scariest news story: the Zika virus. Facts are still in short supply, but one thing is clear: if we are weighing thousands (or more) of deformed babies against one of 3,000 mosquito species, our various governments had better not be listening to radical environmentalists. It was, as usual, a spirited and entertaining conversation.

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John, Scott, and Steve got together for a new edition of Power Line. Paul was unable to join due to a dentist appointment, which raises the question: would you rather get a root canal, or watch tonight's State of the Union speech? Topics include the epidemic of mass sexual assault in Europe, and the podcast winds up with a terrific interview with Senator Jeff Sessions, which covers tonight's speech, the omnibus budget bill, the filibuster, and more. You won't want to miss it!

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The whole Power Line crew assembled to discuss the issues of the day--specifically, the terrorist attack in San Bernardino, the crazed liberal responses thereto, and the attack's public policy implications with respect to, most notably, immigration. And also, of course, the incident's potential impact on the 2016 presidential race.

The remainder of the show was devoted to campus craziness in its various manifestations--hoax "hate crimes," absurd demands by identity groups, craven administrators, ticked-off alumni, and so on.

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As the terror attacks in Paris unfolded, John, Scott and Steve hosted Episode 29 of the Power Line Show. The attacks threw both halves of the show into sharp relief. We started by interviewing Dan Polisar, author of in important article in titled "What Do Palestinians Want?"

Polisar reviewed years' worth of public opinion polling of Palestinians. He found several common themes; a common denominator is a lack of contact with reality. As twisted as Palestinian culture is, what we saw in Paris tonight reflects an even more virulent version of the same ideology.

In the second half of the show, we talked about the bizarre virus that has infected one American campus after another. The conversation is entertaining in a black humor sort of way. Here again, the terrorist attacks now dominating the news put protesting American students and their petty grievances in a harsh light. "Safe space," indeed. It's a somber day, and a hard-hitting, but entertaining show.

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