The Dispatch Podcast

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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Jamie Weinstein is joined by David Petraeus—retired Army general, former CIA director, and author of Conflict: The Evolution of Warfare from 1945 to Ukraine—to break down the latest out of Syria and weigh in on the unexplained drone situation in New Jersey.

The Agenda:

—Syria and Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham

—Striking Iranian nuclear sites

—Israel and Gaza

—Humanitarian crisis in Gaza

—The Taiwan strait

—Threat of nuclear escalation

—U.S. military involvement in Mexico

—The New Jersey drones

—The JFK files

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Sarah Isgur, Jonah Goldberg, and Steve Hayes discuss the latest potential government shutdown and whether we are about to enter an Elon Musk co-presidency.

The Agenda:

—Co-president Musk's fight against a debt deal

—Trump's presidential honeymoon

—Who gets blamed for a shutdown?

—Should conservatives be excited about DOGE?

—TikTok's divestment

—Is this a moral panic?

—Bret Stephens: "Done With Never Trump"

—NWYT: Modern Christmas music and Grinch remakes

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Jamie Weinstein is joined by author and Washington Post columnist Josh Rogin to give context to the Assad regime’s fall and explain what’s next for the Syrian people.

The Agenda:

—Fall of Assad’s regime

—The refugee crisis

—Syria’s new government

—Christians in Syria

—Israeli relations

—Is there a famine in Gaza?

—Taiwan and China

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