Jerome Powell declared war on inflation today, and I discuss that and more in my news roundup today. AmericanCommitment.org's Phil Kerpen dissects both the Inflation Reduction Act and Joe Biden's bailout of Academia, and discovers ties to ObamaCare in both. All that and more in today's podcast, including this week's commentary on Anthony Fauci.

A raid under false pretenses, a federal magistrate misled, property seized – and it's not the Mar-a-Lago search. Reason.com's Eric Boehm joins us to discuss a scandal he's been following at the FBI and why it shows that critics need to speak up rather than shut up. Plus, I take a look at Ron DeSantis' big gamble and win on school-board elections and other top stories of the morning!

Anthony Fauci's on his way out – and not a moment too soon. Andrew Malcolm and I discuss Fauci's departure, as well as Liz Cheney's, both of which will come in December. We also discuss more media bias issues. I review today's top stories and also my Townhall/SRN commentary on the Fauci announcement.

In today's news review, I cover the long-awaited departure of Dr. Anthony Fauci, plus other economic and polling data from the morning.

Power Line's John Hinderaker and I discuss the FBI's serious credibility issues and their politicization, failures, and why we need to keep talking about both rather than shut up. We also discuss a renaming craze in Minnesota that John's Center of the American Experiment is now following and how its nihilism speaks to our cultural moment. 

Veteran actor and director Nick Searcy discusses his new documentary "Capitol Punishment," a different look at January 6 and its aftermath on American liberty. We talk about a new kind of pressure to silence dissent and criticism of government and what that means not just in this context but more broadly. Nick also tells us about his Daily Wire feature film "Terror on the Prairie," a fun Western where Nick gets to be the bad guy, and his work in the upcoming Ronald Reagan biopic with Dennis Quaid, "Reagan."

Libs of TikTok got temporarily de-platformed in the wake of her criticism of Boston Children's Hospital and its transgender programs. Have mainstream media and Big Tech combined to lock out opposing viewpoints from the public debate – again? Duane Patterson and I look at the implications and discuss a new "crusade" by Ron DeSantis, this time using Florida's pension funds to go after woke corporatism.

One year has passed since Joe Biden's catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan. Where's the accountability for the failures – and where are the thousands of Americans he abandoned? Andrew Malcolm and I discuss this, and I also reveal that I conceal-carry an assault, high-capacity ... rosary. Plus: my Townhall Commentary this week!

How did protesters at UC Berkeley demand housing as a human right? By assaulting construction workers attempting to build low-income and homeless housing on campus. Reason.com's Emma Camp tells us about the peculiar NIMBYism of the social-justice left and why her Twitter handle has three Ms in it.

Plus, I review the top stories of the day, including the one-year anniversary of Joe Biden's abandonment of thousands of Americans to the Taliban.

Did Merrick Garland call Donald Trump's bluff yesterday – and vice versa? Paul Mirengoff and I discuss Garland's presser as it happened and chew over all of the questions that remain about the DOJ's gambit and potential politicization. We also discuss Ron DeSantis' quiet fight against woke Academia and the Biden administration, plus Christian Toto and I discuss the woke retreat in Hollywood.

What do the latest CPI and PPI readings on inflation mean? Duane Patterson and I examine the numbers and point to data suggesting that a recession may be around the corner – or already underway. Plus, Beto explodes in a rally, and a new poll suggests a massive backfire for Democrats after the FBI raid on Donald Trump.