Emile, Helen, Micah, and Sohrab discuss the reporting from Matt Walsh that Vanderbilt University Medical Center is conducting transgender surgeries and treatments on adolescents--and that profit is a driving factor. Plus, New York City finally ends its private sector employee vaccine mandate, and Adnan Syed of the popular Serial podcast walks free.   In this episode:   What Have the True Crime Podcasters Done?, Helen Andrews   Picks of the week:   Emile: Making Space for Men to Become Fathers, Micah Meadowcroft  Helen: A Tragic History, Samuel Sweeney Micah: The Paradox of Populist Foreign Policy in Asia, Akhil Ramesh and Robert York Sohrab: Holding Ground, Losing War, Douglas Macgregor   Get your tickets for TAC's 20th Anniversary Gala on 11/17, honoring Chris Rufo and Jim Webb!

Ron DeSantis has decided to send a plane full of Venezuelan illegal immigrants to the wealthy progressive enclave of Martha's Vineyard. Emile, Helen, Micah, & Sohrab discuss the political stunt, and the broader crisis at the Southern border. Plus, the hosts unpack the legacy of Queen Elizabeth II, and Sen. Lindsey Graham's 15-week abortion ban in the U.S. Senate.   Picks of the week:   Emile: Ron DeSantis Travel Agency, Rod Dreher Micah: The Royal Accession, Michael Warren Davis Helen: Pills for the Girls, Carmel Richardson Sohrab: Russia Draws Closer to China, Dimitri Simes   Get your tickets: TAC's 20th Anniversary Gala, 11/17

Emile, Sohrab, Helen, and Micah unpack President Biden's divisive primetime speech in front of Independence Hall. Plus, a tragic week of violence in Memphis, and an energy crisis looms in Europe.   Picks of the week:   Emile: Big Tech or Little Kids?, Harry Scherer Sohrab: Henry C. Carey's Practical Economics, David A. Cowan Helen: Overturn United States v. Wong Kim Ark, Michael Anton Micah: FERC Gaslights America, Michael Buschbacher & Taylor Myers, and Behind the "Grid Emergency', Helen Andrews

Emile, Helen, Sohrab, and Micah discuss Joe Biden's "Safer America" speech, including his quip that gun-owning Americans would "need an F-15" to fight against the government, amidst a broader embrace of federal law enforcement by Democrats. Plus, the abortion issue heats up in midterm races, and Iraq descends into chaos once more.   Picks of the week:

• Emile: Death Without Dignity, John Hirschauer
• Micah: The Meaning of Abandoned Equipment, R. Jordan Prescott
• Helen: Imran Khan and the Pakistani Deep State, Bradley Devlin
• Sohrab: Putin's Last Laugh, Rod Dreher

  In this episode: 

• In Defense of Cultural Christianity, Sohrab Ahmari, Gladden Pappin, & Chad Pecknold

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Emile, Helen, Micah, and Declan discuss President Biden's plan to cancel the student loan debt of millions of Americans, within the context of our broken higher education system. This week also saw Dr. Anthony Fauci announce his retirement, and the editors discuss the post-Roe symposium on other bad Supreme Court precedents from the latest issue of TAC.   Picks of the week:    Emile: Don't Trust DC on Election Integrity, George D. O'Neill, Jr.  Helen: Overturn Papachristou v. City of Jacksonville, Charles Fain Lehman Micah: 'Christian Nationalism' Didn't Cause January 6, Daniel Strand Declan: Farm or Die, Michael Warren Davis   In this episode:   Overturn United States v. Virginia, Emile Doak Overturn Griswold v. Connecticut, Declan Leary Overturn Griggs v. Duke Power, Jeremy Carl Overturn Plyler v. Doe, Pedro Gonzalez

President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law this week, a massive spending bill that doesn't reduce inflation. Emile, Micah, Helen, and Delcan discuss what's in the $700 billion boondoggle, including climate and energy initiatives, and big money for the IRS to increase enforcement and audits of everyday Americans. Plus, the CDC admits it botched the Covid response and relaxes guidance on the virus, and Liz Cheney loses big in Wyoming.   Picks of the week:

• Emile: Ruling Class Turns on Conservative Americans, Rod Dreher 
• Micah: Running to Unchain Wyoming, Pavlos Papadopoulos
• Helen: Yokel Wokeism in Western Pennsylvania, Andrew Cuff
• Declan: How Women Get Men to Heaven, Casey Chalk

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It's a Trump-heavy episode this week, as Emile, Helen, Declan, and Bradley unpack the unprecedented FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago. Plus, new reports of Mark Milley undermining the 45th president as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and Trump-endorsed candidates win primaries in Arizona, Washington, and Michigan.

 

Picks of the week:

• Emile: The Failure in Uvalde Was Societal, Kevin Roberts
• Helen: Long LIV Golf, Collin Pruett
• Declan: Pride and Prejudice, Michael Warren Davis
• Bradley: The Meaning of the Raid on Mar-a-Lago, Andrew Kloster

  Discussed: Inside the War Between Trump and His Generals, The New Yorker

Emile, Helen, Micah, and John discuss a new study that suggests depression is not caused by low serotonin levels, and what that means for an American society that is quick to prescribe antidepressant drugs. Plus, Democrats change the definition of an economic recession as we hit two straight quarters of negative economic growth, and Trump returns to law-and-order messaging as he eyes a 2024 campaign.   Picks of the week:   Emile: A Modernist Memorial, Catesby Leigh Helen: Southern Exposure, Bill Kauffman Micah: The Culture War Is a Myth, Michael Warren Davis John: State-Sanctioned Anarchy, Bradley Devlin   Join us in Washington on 8/3: Crony Capitalism: Big Pharma, COVID, and Vaccines

Emile, Helen, and Declan are joined by staff reporter Bradley Devlin to unpack Joe Biden's disastrous trip to Saudi Arabia amidst soaring gas prices. Plus, Democrats look to distract from sagging poll numbers by codifying gay marriage into law—and 47 GOP congressmen go along with it. And in Indiana, the "good guy with a gun" meme comes true, with a heroic Good Samaritan stopping a mass shooter in his tracks.

  Picks of the week:

• Emile: Powers and Peoples, Micah Meadowcroft
• Helen: The Strange Case of Frank Morrissey, Jonathan Leaf
• Declan: Setting Fathers Against Sons, John Hirschauer
• Bradley: Crap Economics, Michael Warren Davis

Emile, Helen, and Micah are joined by assistant editor John Hirschauer to discuss the flood of concern coming from the left this week over the prospect of Biden 2024, and whether the Democrats have anyone else who could take the mantle. Plus, Josh Hawley gets called transphobic for saying men can't get pregnant, and Big Tech censorship strikes close to home, as Eventbrite deletes a TAC's listing of our conference on cronyism's role in the Covid vaccine.   Picks of the week:   Emile: Guns Don't Kill Shinzo Abe, Michael Warren Davis Helen: The Two Lives of Robert Hanssen, Nic Rowan Micah: The American System Can Teach Us to Build Again, David A. Cowan John: Stirring Up Hatred Against Indian Boarding Schools, Helen Andrews   Join us in Washington:    Conservative Isn't Enough: The Reactionary Mind, a discussion with Michael Warren Davis & Declan Leary, July 20   Crony Capitalism: Big Pharma, Covid, and the Vaccines, August 3   Become a member today!