Jamie Weinstein is joined Michael Singh, the managing director and Lane-Swig senior fellow at The Washington Institute, to explain how the Trump administration can take on a weakened—but potentially nuclear—Iranian regime.

The Agenda:

—Preventing a nuclear Iran

—Iran’s “ring of fire” strategy

—Iranian proxies operating abroad

—A maximum pressure campaign

—Regime change

—How to build a nuclear warhead

—America’s red line

—Relations with Russia and China

—Is Iran apocalyptic?

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President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders related to immigration disrupted the operations of several faith-based charities that aide migrants and refugees—and Vice President J.D. Vance’s comments on CBS News’ Face the Nation further drove a wedge between those groups and the new administration. Michael Reneau is joined by Mark Seitz, Bishop of El Paso and chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Migration, and Matthew Soerens, vice president of advocacy and policy at the Christian humanitarian organization World Relief, for discussions about how their respective groups operate and how they’re preparing for what’s next.

Show Notes:

—Michael Warren on the clash between J.D. Vance and the Catholic Church

—Michael Reneau on Evangelicals and their outlook on immigration reform

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, and Kash Patel went before Congress this week, and Sarah Isgur, Steve Hayes, Mike Warren, and David French consider whether confirmation hearings are a giant waste of time. Also, Donald Trump’s shaming of Colombia’s president made Sarah rediscover the allure of Great Men of History theory.The Agenda:

—The hearings that weren’t worth your (and the nation’s) time

—Gerrymandering isn’t the problem you think it is (or is it?)

—Everything is broken and I didn’t break it

—Trump bullies his way to foreign policy wins

—The power of leadership over the human heart

—Is DeepSeek our Sputnik moment? (And should we retire Sputnik comparisons?)Show Notes:

—John McCormack on RFK's confirmation process

—The Dispatch explainer on Trump's Colombian feud

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Jamie Weinstein is joined by Jane Coaston—New York Times contributing opinion writer and previous host of The Argument—to share her expectations for the second Trump term and how she covers the conservative movement.

The Agenda:

—January 6

—Trump's relationship with voters

—Done With Never Trump

—"Personal libertarianism"

—Manifest destiny and military intervention

—Evolution of Trump's Allies

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Sarah Isgur is joined by Jonah Goldberg and Steve Hayes to react to Donald Trump’s first few days in office and Joe Biden’s final act of lawlessness.

The Agenda:

—President Trump’s pardons

—Is it time to fix the pardon power?

—Whose pardons are worse?

—Birthright citizenship

—Revoking security details

—"The Right Is Winning the Battle for Hearts and Minds"

—Is conservatism cool now?

Show Notes:

—Indictment of Genesis Lee Whitted, Jr.

—Advisory Opinions on Birthright Citizenship

—The Volokh Conspiracy

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Kevin Williamson is joined by Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, to explain the tax policy of the second Trump administration.

The Agenda:

—“I want to be left alone”

—Unionization

—State income taxes

—Republican record on tax cuts

—Tax exempt tips

—SALT deductions

—Government bullying

—Tariffs and deregulation

Show Notes:

—“Right-wing zealot”

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Sarah Isgur is joined by David French, Jonah Goldberg, and Steve Hayes to discuss the first round of confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet. Are they worth our time?

The Agenda:

—The Mount Rushmore of Putzes

—Senate hearings and “transparency”

—The stupidity of our times

—The Laken Riley Act

—Joe Biden's farewell address

—The Joe Biden legacy

—The Jill Biden legacy

—California fires and policy failures

—Should you attend a presidential inauguration?

Show Notes:

—WSJ: Tulsi Gabbard mixed up details about a key surveillance law

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Jamie Weinstein is joined by former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson to discuss his relationship with Donald Trump, the U.K. "grooming gangs," and his new book, Unleashed.

The Agenda:

—Jeremy Vine: My Boris Johnson Story

—Comparing Reagan and Trump

—Johnson’s relationship with Trump

—Elon Musk and the U.K.

—The U.K. grooming gangs

—“Superpower of soft power”

—Johnson’s alleged deal with Ukraine and Russia

—Putin and Zelensky

—Johnson on Queen Elizabeth II

—Leaders Johnson admires

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Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle joins Sarah Isgur, Mike Warren, and Steve Hayes to discuss President-elect Donald Trump’s interesting (?) press conference and the media's rapid (yet possibly irresponsible) response.

The Agenda:

—Trump is back

—Sarah's Greenland-curious

—Zuck ends fact-checking program

—Our partner program with Meta

—All the lonely people

—The one influencer Steve tried remembering

—LA County fires: is it a policy issue?

—Blame the Republican In Closest Proximity

—Release the fact-checkers

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Unapologetic NeverTrumper Matt Lewis joins Jamie Weinstein to discuss the various “America on Fire” scenarios of the next four years and how history will judge President Donald Trump’s two terms.

The Agenda:

—Bret Stephens in NYT: Done with Never Trump

—Anger toward elites

—Best-case scenarios and worst-case scenarios

—How Kamala Harris’ campaign went wrong

—Trump’s criminal history

—“He’s got rizz,” as the kids say

—Trump’s minions

—Internal contradictions

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