The Editors

By National Review

Unravel the threads of American politics with incisive commentary and in-depth analysis on the state of the political scene. Join National Review editors and writers Rich Lowry, Charles C. W. Cooke, J... more

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August 21, 2026Episode 902: Data Center Dread
Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Phil, and Noah discuss the political debate surrounding data centers, democratic socialist Angie Nixon's win in the Florida primaries, and the national debt crisis.
Editor's Pick:
Rich: Same pick as Charlie!

Charlie: Jim Geraghty’s most recent Morning Jolt, “Why Would We Rename the USS Doris Miller Aircraft Carrier?”

Phil: Caroline Downey’s piece, “No, Not all Women Identify With Lindsay Clancy”

Noah: Andrew McCarthy’s piece in the latest issue of the magazine, “Mamdani’s Intifada”
Light Items:
Rich, Charlie, Phil, and Noah: Honoring Sarah Schutte on her last day as the podcast producer for all of her amazing work. Thank you for all of the time and energy you have given and will continue to give to National Review, Sarah! You will be dearly missed.
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1h 11min
August 18, 2026Episode 901: Ossoff Goes Low
Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Noah, and Dan discuss Jon Ossoff's presidential prospects, South Korea, and the death of former Cambridge professor, Jason Arday.
Lights Items:
Rich: Visited Florida and took the Bright Line

Charlie: Watched the film, A Man for All Seasons

Noah: Spent the weekend in Atlantic City with his family

Dan: Starting to build a dollhouse
Editor's Picks:
Rich: Jim Geraghty's piece, "For AOC, the Time Is Now"

Charlie: Abigail Anthony's piece, "I Still Think IVF Should Be Banned"

Noah: Brittany Bernstein's most recent "Forgotten Fact Checks" newsletter about New York Magazine's Habibi City cover story

Dan: Becket Adams's piece, "'Woke One' Wasn't Just Crazy -- It Was Destructive"
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1h 11min
August 14, 2026Episode 900: Hiding in Plane Sight
Today on The Editors, Noah, Charlie, Phil, and Luther discuss Tuesday’s primary results, Trump’s plane switch in Turkey, and NYC under Mamdani.
Editors’ Picks:
Noah: John Fund’s post “America Has Tried Socialism Before — and Quickly Abandoned It”

Charlie: Dan’s magazine piece “America’s Asylum System Is Broken”

Phil: Andy’s post “On a Possible Mangione Federal Guilty Plea”

Luther: Andrew’s post “Telling the Truth About Ceuta”
Light Items:
Noah: Atlantic City

Charlie: Speaking at University of Florida

Phil: Swimming in Israel

Luther: Geometry
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1h 6min
August 11, 2026Episode 899: The Great Burrito Debate
Today on The Editors, Charlie fills in for Rich and is joined by Jim, Dan, and Luther. They discuss wokeness, burritogate, the political kerfuffle in Ohio, and more.
Editors’ Picks:
Charlie: Joseph Epstein’s magazine piece “The Lofty, Lonely Life of W. H. Auden”

Jim: Andrew Stuttaford’s magazine piece “Ukraine Shows Its Resilience”

Dan: Kamden Mulder’s pieces

Luther: Gary Winslett's piece “How to Fail at Public Order”
Light Items:
Charlie: The Guns of Navarone

Jim: O Museum in The Mansion

Dan: The National Women's History Museum

Luther: A fire pit
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1h 17min
August 07, 2026Episode 898: Progressives Prevail in Michigan
Today on The Editors, Rich, Andrew, Charlie, and Luther discuss El-Sayed's win in Michigan, America's munitions shortage, and the resignation of Cambridge professor Jason Arday.
Editors’ Picks:
Rich: Josh Trevino’s post, "America is more than an idea"

Andrew: Mike Gonzalez’s piece about the Smithsonian and how "America’s museum culture needs an overhaul"

Luther: Noah Rothman’s piece, "Hasan Piker is a symptom, not the cause"

Charlie: John Puri’s post, "Why is food more expensive?"
Light Items:
Rich: In the midst of reading the first volume of The Golden Thread: A History of the Western World

Andrew: Also reading a book called Notes on a Colonial Situation in Hell

Luther: Refurbished a sailboat

Charlie: Watched the movie Gettysburg for the first time on a flight back from California
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1h 21min
August 04, 2026Episode 897: Spain's Border Breaking Point
Today on The Editors, Rich, Noah, Jim, and Dan discuss the immigration crisis in Spain's African enclave, Ceuta, a deal over the Blanche Attorney General nomination, and Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong's current domination in the Wisconsin primary.
Editors’ Picks:
Rich: Josh Treviño's piece on "why World War II still matters"

Noah: John Fund's piece, "Where bipartisan reform is actually working"

Jim: Charlie's post, "Okay, but what do you want to actually do"

Dan: The entirety of the "common good" debate in The Corner
Light Items:
Rich: New Spider-Man movie, A Brand New Day

Noah: Power outages

Jim: Finger Lakes vacation

Dan: Also the new Spider-Man movie
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1h 13min
July 31, 2026Episode 896: Mamdani’s Grocery Store Games
Today on The Editors, Rich, Michael, Noah, and Andrew discuss Trump’s recent polling, Zohran Mamdani’s grocery store goals, and the common good.
Editors’ Picks:
Rich: Dan’s post "Why JD Vance Generates So Much Heat"

MBD: Rich’s piece “The Iran War Is Eating Trump’s Presidency”

Noah: Christian Schneider's piece “Let People Ink for Themselves”

Andrew: Michael Strain's post "Adults Are Responsible for How They Use AI"
Light Items:
Rich: Extra-inning baseball

MBD: Vacation

Noah: Nashville

Andrew: Monarch butterflies
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1h 23min
July 28, 2026Episode 895: Dr. Fauci’s Diaries Exposed
Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and Dan discuss Rand Paul’s release of Anthony Fauci’s diaries, updates on the Ukraine–Russia war, and Trump’s continuing filibuster battle.
Editors’ Picks:
Rich: Jim’s piece “anthony Fauci”

Charlie: Also Abigail’s piece

Jim: Andy’s post “the case against former FNI director James Comey”

Dan: Abigail’s piece “they have no idea what we think”
Light Items:
Rich: Summer vacation

Charlie: Ella Langley

Jim: The Jetty

Dan: Visiting his grandmother
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1h 15min
July 24, 2026Episode 894: An Irritable Societal Gesture
Today on The Editors, Charlie guest-hosts for Rich and is joined by MBD, Dan, and Jim to discuss the latest round of tariffs, some strange new respect for Ukraine from certain corners, and much more.
Editors’ Picks:
Charlie: Jessica Melugin's piece "Won’t Anyone Think of the Parents?"

Dan: Brittany Bernstein's piece "How Cuba Is Covertly Boosting America’s Radical Left"

MBD: Armond White's piece "The Fog of Hype"

Jim: Noah's piece "What Do We Get Out of the Saudi Nuclear Deal?"
Light Items:
Charlie: Hornblower

Jim: Quiet house in the summer

MBD: Quitting coffee

Dan: Anticipating The Odyssey
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1h 3min
July 21, 2026Episode 893: The Movie You Odyssey
Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Michael, and Phil discuss the Democratic Socialists of America’s desire to overturn the American system as we know it, Lindsey Graham’s sister Darline, and Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.
Editors’ Picks:
Rich: Phil's post "Where Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey Succeeds and Fails"

Charlie: John Gustavsson's piece "Andy Burnham Is Bad News for British Business"

MBD: Armond White's piece "The Odyssey — the Twisted Epic We Deserve"

Phil: Jeff's Carnival of Fools "The Democratic Odyssey Moves to America’s Dairyland"
Light Items:
Rich: New Minions movie

Charlie: Chad Powers

MBD: August vacation

Phil: Deck sealing
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1h 18min

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