Emile, Micah, Helen, and Sohrab bid farewell to Henry Kissinger. Plus, Liz Cheney has a new book out, and Elon Musk's latest controversy has the podcast divided. 

Picks of the week: Emile: "Vivek the Warmonger?" Bradley Devlin Micah: "Butchers, Brewers, and Bakers," Bradley Devlin Helen: "Cowering in the Amen Corner," Declan Leary Sohrab: "Dream, Baby, Dream," Jude Russo

Emile, Sohrab, Helen, and Micah talk about Xi Jinping's visit to San Francisco and its magical effect on the city's homeless encampments, plus a flurry of fisticuffs on Capitol Hill and Nikki Haley's war on anonymity. 

Picks of the week: Micah: "Mastery and Command," Santi Ruiz Helen: "A Great Film that Wasn't," Peter Hitchens Sohrab: "Good Riddance, Pandas," Nic Rowan Emile: "The Travesty at Arlington National Cemetery," Jeremy Carl

Emile, Helen, Sohrab, and Micah talk about the election results out of Ohio and what it portends for the pro-life movement, plus the GOP debate in Miami. Is the establishment consolidating around Nikki Haley? Finally, Citibank gets hit with a big fine for discriminating against Armenians in Glendale. 

Picks of the week:

Helen: "Mass Madness at Three," Helen Andrews Sohrab: "Trump Wins Again," Jude Russo Micah: "Shelter from the Swarm," James P. Pinkerton

Emile, Helen, Micah, and Sohrab check in on the Ukraine war now that most attention has turned to the Middle East, and a revealing TIME magazine interview with Zelensky that may not bring the sympathetic press that the Ukrainian president would like. Plus, Josh Hawley draws the ire of his fellow Republicans by taking on Citizens United, and a new biography of Mitt Romney shows the Utah senator doesn't hold his colleagues in too high esteem.

Picks of the week: 

Emile: The Conservative Movement's Long Way Home, Kevin Roberts

Helen: Notes From a Baltimore All Souls' Day, Jude Russo

Micah: The Right Finds Its Spine, Nate Hochman

Sohrab: False Orthodoxies on the Right, Frank DeVito

Sohrab, Helen, and Declan evaluate the views of Mike Johnson, the Republican Speaker of the House, and the intelligence of Jamaal Bowman, the Democratic fire alarm vandal. Plus, two planes finally collide after a year of increasing near-misses on American runways. Is the competency crisis to blame?   Picks of the week:   Helen: "The Utopia of the Nuclear Family," Steve Sailer Sohrab: "President Normal," Matthew Schmitz Declan: "The Church of Bill Watterson," Nic Rowan

Emile, Helen, Micah, and Sohrab discuss President Biden's visit to Israel in the wake of the explosion at a hospital in Gaza. Plus, the judge in the federal case against Donald Trump imposes a gag order on the former president, and we still don't have a permanent Speaker of the House.

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Picks of the week:

Emile: Jim Jordan Wrestles With a New Twenty, Bradley Devlin

Helen: The Autocrat of Boston University, Peter W. Wood

Sohrab: Maintaining Balance: Remembering Dwight D. Eisenhower, Anastasia Kaliabakos

Micah: Keep Your Eye on the Ball, Jude Russo

 

Emile, Sohrab, Helen, and Sumantra discuss the brutal attack on Israeli civilians by Hamas, the IDF's response, and how the war is playing in domestic politics back here in the U.S. Plus, the ACT reports record low scores on the college admissions test.

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Picks of the week:

Emile: The Real Problem With Gay Conversion Therapy, Carmel Richardson

Helen: Screens of Satan, William S. Lind

Sohrab: Conserving the New Deal, Jeffrey Tyler Syck

Sumantra: Hedging Against a Trump Victory, Doug Bandow

Emile, Helen, Micah, and Sohrab discuss the unprecedented move to strip Kevin McCarthy of the Speaker's gavel, and what comes next on a chaotic Capitol Hill for a divided Republican Party. Plus, Gavin Newsom nominates Maryland resident Laphonza Butler to fill the California senate seat of the late Dianne Feinstein, and RFK Jr. looks set to mount an independent presidential bid.

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Picks of the week:

Emile: Washington on the Knife Edge, Douglas Macgregor

Helen: A Murder Story: Whatever Happened to Interoperability?, Cory Doctorow

Sohrab: Lee to Biden: Just Tell the Truth, Anastasia Kaliabakos

Micah: Development Done Right, Jude Russo

This week, a group of Republicans shouted over each other on stage in California, while presidential candidates traveled to Michigan to appeal to working class voters. Emile, Helen, Micah, and Declan discuss the second GOP primary debate, the UAW strike, and a new Bloomberg study that shows corporations making "progress" in not hiring white Americans. 

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Picks of the week:

Emile: Happy Hundred, Hank, Micah P. Veillon

Declan: Will We Never Be Free?, Jude Russo

Helen: Protecting the Chief Business of the American People, Micah Meadowcroft

Micah: The Rise of Republican National Security Prioritizers, Alexander Velez-Green

The senate changed its dress code to accomodate John Fetterman's gym shorts this week, but he wasn't the only one to dress down at the Capitol. Emile, Helen, Micah, and Sohrab discuss the visit of faux-fatigue-clad Volodymyr Zelensky to Washington amidst growing opposition to increased Ukraine funding in the GOP. Plus, the pages of the Wall Street Journal host a debate over tariffs and the legacy of the Trump administration's trade policy.

Join us on 10/26 for TAC's Annual Gala!

Picks of the Week: 

Emile: Chain Migration and the Diversity Visa Program: Legal Immigration at Its Worst, Phillip Linderman

Helen: Britain's Military Enlightement, Sumantra Maitra

Micah: Richard Nixon's Last Crusade, Anthony J. Constantini

Sohrab: Steam and Ice, Jude Russo