The Editors

Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Dan, and Andrew discuss JD Vance's strange definition of socialism, the ethics of public execution, and Anthropic's plea to users to not bully Claude. 

Editor's Picks: 

• Rich: Dan Flynn’s piece, “Christopher Columbus Is Wrongly Reviled — but Not for the Reason You Think”   
• Charlie: Dan Foster’s piece, “Cornell and the Modern Sexual ‘Contract’” 
• Andrew: Noah Rothman’s magazine piece, “The Future of Woke” 

Light Items: 

• Rich: Yankees were knocked out of the playoffs. 
• Charlie: It’s been raining for a week straight. 
• Dan: Watched It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.
• Andrew: The granddaughter of his uncle came to stay with him for the weekend, and got to share family history.

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Content Warning: This episode contains details regarding the Cornell Seven case that may not be appropriate for children.

Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and Noah discuss the unfolding Cornell Seven case, fiery riots over education in France, and the capital punishment debate. 

Editor's Picks: 

• Rich:  Brittany Bernstein’s most recent Forgotten Fact Checks column, “Tucker Carlson Receives a World War II Education”
• Charlie: Noah’s post about Trump’s cult of personality, “The Cult of Trump Is Trump’s Worst Enemy” 
• Jim: Also Brittany’s most recent column piece
  • Bonus Pick: Dan McLaughlin’s piece, “The Moral Wilderness of the Cornell Seven Case” 
• Noah: Shay Khatiri’s piece, “The Media Must Correct the Record on Terrorist-Journalists” 

Light Items: 

• Rich: Visited Michael Knowles and got a Mayflower Cigar. 
• Charlie: Went to Cincinnati to watch the Jaguars and rode a rollercoaster called, ‘The Beast’. 
• Jim: Grateful to have steady access to antibiotics to treat a bout of Bronchitis. 
• Noah: Got humbled by his son. 

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Content Warning: This episode contains details regarding the Cornell Seven case that may not be appropriate for children.

Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, MBD, and Phil discuss the available details of the Cornell Seven case, the recent terror plots, and the rise of "Nixon nostalgia."

Editors Picks: 

• Rich: Dan McLaughlin’s piece, “The Moral Wilderness of the Cornell Seven Case” 
• Charlie: Vahaken Mouradian’s piece, “Killing in the Name Of” 
• MBD: Jeff Blehar’s piece, “France Is Burning” 
• Phil: Also Dan’s piece.   

Light Items: 

• Rich: Yankees swept the Red Sox this week. 
• Charlie: Got a net to play table tennis on his kitchen table. 
• MBD: Visited Gate of Heaven Cemetery and Babe Ruth's grave. 
• Phil: Today is the last day of Sukkot and this year, he built a wooden sukkah. 

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So Ordered by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Noah, and Jim discuss recent developments in the Strait of Hormuz, a potential midwest political crisis for the GOP, and Talarico's belief that Jesus supports universal healthcare. 

Editor's Picks: 

• Rich: Jeff Blehar’s piece, “Cambridge Waits Out the Arday Scandal” 
• Charlie: Jim’s most recent on The Morning Jolt, “What Happened at That Royal Air Force Base?”  
• Noah: James Lileks, “Get Government Out of the Kitchen” 
• Jim: Jianli Yang’s piece, “Make American Democracy Great Again” 

Light Items: 

• Rich: Saw the movie The Heart of the Beast. 
• Charlie: Watched part of the Gators game from the sideline and the Jaguars demolished the Patriots. 
• Noah: Stayed inside to watch the rain and played Netflix games with his kids.  
• Jim: Enjoyed a few metric tons of brisket in Austin last week. 

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Dan, and MBD discuss the UN General Assembly and Trump's meeting with Xi, the diesel export ban, and a viral Boston Globe story about Last Ditch, a collapsing lesbian bar. 

Editor's Picks: 

• Rich: Seth Cropsey's piece, “The Growing Houthi Threat Presents an Opportunity” 
• Charlie: Noah Rothman’s cover piece in the most recent magazine issue, “The Future of Woke” 
• Dan: Charlie’s piece, “What Nikole Hannah-Jones Doesn't Say” 
• MBD: Charlie’s piece, “Britain’s Inertia is a Warning to America” 

Light Items: 

• Rich: Currently visiting Nashville. 
• Charlie: Going to the Florida Gators game tomorrow. 
• Dan: Enjoying one last haul of the season from his Father-in-law’s garden.
• MBD: Took his kids to a Shake Shack that recently opened near him. 

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Noah, and Jim discuss Trump's White House press ban, the Greenland security deal, and Nikole Hannah-Jones's essay in The New York Times Magazine admitting she intentionally sent her daughter to bad schools. 

Editor's Picks: 

• Rich: Robert Pondiscio and Nick Gibb’s piece, “What America Can Learn from England’s Education Revolution”  
• Noah: Joseph Loconte’s piece, “Stresa, 1935: The Seedbed of Appeasement”   
• Jim: Two Dan McLaughlin’s pieces, “The Senate Races Are Breaking Bad Already” and “How the Gubernatorial Races Are Breaking” 
  • Jim’s Bonus Editor’s Pick: The Editors’ “Trump’s Costly Greenland Play” 

Light Items: 

• Rich: Just finished reading the Golden Thread, a two-volume history of Western tradition
• Charlie: Went to Denver and attended the Jaguars vs. Broncos game
• Noah: Living in fall sports purgatory
• Jim: Visited the Cuban Embassy last week 

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Dan, and MBD discuss the ongoing American heritage debate sparked by a photo from a UT football game, the call for Canada to become an "associate member" of the European Union, and Hasan Piker's claim that the U.S. is worse than Al-Qaeda. 

Editor's Picks: 

• Rich: John Puri’s piece, “Banning Diesel Exports Would Backfire on Americans”  
• Charlie: Dan McLaughlin’s piece, “Our Great American Heritage Belongs to All Americans” 
• Dan: The Editors piece, “The Canada–EU Folly” 
• MBD: Mark Schneider’s piece, “Why Is New York Covering Up Test Scores?” 

Light Items: 

• Rich: Struck by the beauty and excitement of NYC. 
• Charlie: Took a trip to Wisconsin.
• Dan: Paid tribute to his Uncle James. 
• MBD: Watched Pete Alonso play in a baseball game for the Baltimore Orioles at Citi Field.

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Jim, Noah, and MBD discuss the future of AI regulation, abysmal polling results for Republicans heading into the midterms, and Donald Trump Jr.'s blowout wedding bash bankrolled by a Russian oligarch. 

Editor's Picks: 

• Rich: Brittany Bernstein's piece, “Bari Weiss Hasn’t ‘Murdered’ 60 Minutes After All” 
• Jim: Jeff Blehar’s most recent Carnival of Fools, “Donald Trump Can’t Bribe His Way Out of November’s Reckoning” 
• Noah: Rich’s piece, “The Lynching Epidemic That Wasn’t” 
• MBD: Joshua Treviño’s piece, “What the Data Center Revolt Is Really About” 

Light Items: 

• Rich: Gives a glowing review of Mr. Beast’s peanut butter cups, "Feastables." 
• Jim: The Jets won over the weekend!
• Noah: Got a taste of 90's nostalgia at a Wu-Tang hip hop concert.
• MBD: The NY Giants won over the weekend!

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, MBD, and Noah discuss Trump’s newly promised 5k payout, the Republican Midterm Convention, and AI doomerism. 

Editor's Picks: 

• Rich: Dan Foster’s piece, “Forever Wars Are Good, Actually” 
• Charlie: Dan Foster’s 9/11 piece, “'Sign Me Up'” 
• MBD: All of Abigail Anthony’s recent work
• Noah: Kathryn Jean Lopez’s piece, “Let’s Never Get Over a Mother Viciously Killing Her Children” 

Light Items: 

• Rich: Found a new appreciation for the beauty of the Chrysler Building. 
• Charlie: NFL season has begun!
• MBD: The 30th anniversary edition of one of his favorite albums, Ben Folds Five's debut album, was released. 
• Noah: Going to the Wu-Tang Clan hip-hop concert with his neighbors.

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Noah, and Jim discuss the 25th anniversary of September 11, childcare subsidies, and AI doomsday warnings.

Editor's Picks: 

• Rich: Dan McLaughlin’s piece, “The Eighties Were Worth the Nostalgia”
• Charlie: Also Dan’s piece.  
• Noah: Raleigh Adam’s piece, “Elite Formation Is Fueling the Socialist Project”
• Jim: Also Dan’s piece. 

Light Items:

• Rich: Went to two Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders games.
• Charlie: Reading Antony Beevor’s Stalingrad.
• Noah: Accomplished some yard work.  
• Jim: Spent the weekend in Charlottesville, VA.

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