After 124 years as a territory, is it time to allow self-determination for Puerto Rico? Former Governor Luis Fortuno speaks to me about a new effort in Congress to allow voters to choose their future. 

Recent school shootings have raised the debate over arming teachers; Rick Green tells us how Patriot Academy is already helping prepare teachers and administrators for self-defense. 

Andrew Malcolm and I look at media bias in the coverage of the Kavanaugh assassination attempt and more!

Joe Biden gave his first one-on-one interview in four months to comedian Jimmy Kimmel, and Duane Patterson and I cover the lowlights. We also update everyone on the latest about the assassination attempt on Brett Kavanaugh and the dereliction of duty by AG Merrick Garland.

Peter Grandich and I do a deep dive on the economy and the controversy involving the Tampa Bay Rays.

Have the inmates taken over the asylum at the Washington Post? Andrew Malcolm and I note the parallels to the New York Times staff revolt over Tom Cotton's op-ed. We also dissect Joe Biden's feckless responses to the baby-formula crisis.

Brant Hadaway returns to discuss his fight against the CDC's travel mask mandate now that the DoJ has decided to appeal the Biden administration's loss in Florida. Plus: my commentary on the regressive tax that is Bidenflation.

The White House scrambled to cover for Joe Biden's incompetence in his presser on the baby formula crisis, to no avail. Duane Patterson also discusses the current status of negotiations on Capitol Hill after Uvalde, plus we scoff at Charlie Crist's EO pledge. 

We also replay Father Robert Sirico's discussion of the economics lessons in Jesus' parables – an excellent and illuminating discussion.

Californians are going to the polls this week for their open primary, where the top two candidates make it to the general election regardless of party affiliation. I speak with Republican candidates Eric Early and Jon Elist, running for Attorney General and US Senate respectively, both of whom say the Golden State electorate is disgusted with the progressive status quo. Can they score upsets and give Californians real choices on education, energy, crime, and the economy?

Six in ten Americans now think Biden's too old for the job and a majority see him as mentally unfit as well. Duane Patterson discusses whether Biden can recover, plus we both agree that Beto O'Rourke is a despicable public figure for his stunt in Uvalde. Steven Schier discusses his new book The Trump Effect and Trump's impact on politics and media. Paul Mirengoff discusses his new Substack launch, the Democrats' lack of choices for replacing Biden in 2024, plus how Ketanji Brown Jackson might finally fulfill Roman Hruska's dream of representation for mediocrities.

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone dropped a bombshell on Nancy Pelosi last week, barring her from receiving the Eucharist. What about the Vatican? Wall Street Journal reporter and famed Vaticanista Francis X. Rocca tell us that this is much more nuanced than we would expect. 

Pepperdine University's Pete Peterson joins us to discuss Bruce Herschensohn's final and posthumous book, A Profile of Hong Kong, and why this matters more than ever in regard to Taiwan. We also fondly recall Bruce and his place in policy history. 

Finally, don't miss my commentary on the lesson from the trial of Michael Sussmann.

NBC News has suddenly discovered that Hunter Biden's laptop is real. Duane and I discuss that and the related demise of the Disinformation Governance Board.

And longtime print and TV reporter Bernard Goldberg launches his new "No BS Zone" podcast and explains why mainstream media is failing the country.

What lessons can we learn from the *real* Summer of Rage? Intrepid Townhall reporter Julio Rosas discusses his new book, "Fiery (But Mostly Peaceful)." 

Andrew Malcolm and I game out Vladimir Putin's rapidly narrowing options and the shift at Politico to White House stenography... and we praise CNN's reporting. No, really! 

Sally Pipes returns to urge Republicans to adopt a healthcare strategy for the midterms and base it on personal choice and freedom.

We have new inflation numbers in the last two days. Duane Patterson and King Banaian help me unpack them and look at what's coming.

Duane and I also talk about Senate Democrats' futile and stupid gesture on abortion, Joe Biden's claim about "ugly Americans," and try to guess what the Supreme Court will do next.

Christian Toto then joins me to look at the big theater-reopening season, plus some surprising pushback on cancel culture in Hollywood.