The Editors

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  • Episode 856: The Ways of War

    On today’s edition of The Editors, Rich, Charlie, MBD, and Noah have a rousing discussion about the state of the war against Iran, the recent chatter about the filibuster, and much more.

    Editors’ Picks:

    • Rich: Luther’s post ‘How to Be a One-Hit Wonder: The Ibram X. Kendi Story”
    • Charlie: Jim’s Jolt “Democrats Blame Gun Owners for Islamist Terrorism and Their Own Bad Decisions”
    • MBD: Daniel J. Flynn’s piece “The Long Afterlife of Hiss–Chambers Smears”
    • Noah: Luther’s post “The Ignorant Pundits Roasting Hegseth over Steak and Lobster for the Troops”
    • Light Items:

      • Rich: Horrible movie
      • Charlie: P. G. Wodehouse’s short stories
      • MBD: Rewatching The Wire
      • Noah: Basketball championships
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        1 hr 18 min
      • Episode 855: Where’s the War Headed?

        Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, MBD, and Andrew discuss updates on the war against Iran, the attempted bombing in New York City (and the media’s response to it), and the federal government’s battle with Anthropic.

        Editors’ Picks:

        • Rich: NR’s editorial “Talarico the Texas Trickster”
        • Charlie: Also Andy’s piece
        • Michael: Andy’s piece “Trump Prepares His Iran Off-Ramp”
        • Andrew: Tal Fortgang “Radicals Are at the Door”
        • Light Items:

          • Rich: NR's Symposium on Antisemitism
          • Charlie: America 250 cookies
          • Michael: Spring weather
          • Andrew: Dining alone
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            1 hr 8 min
          • Episode 854: One Week In

            Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Michael, and Phil discuss what’s going on in the war against Iran, Kristi Noem’s ouster at DHS, and James Talarico’s Texas win.

            Editors’ Picks:

            • Rich: Phil’s post “No, Marco Rubio Didn’t Claim That Israel Dragged Trump into War with Iran”
            • Charlie: Andrew Follett’s piece “Iran War Proves Trump Was Right on Space Force”
            • Michael: Daniel J. Flynn’s piece “Lessons from the Last Iranian Revolution”
            • Phil: Audrey’s reporting on DHS
            • Light Items:

              • Rich: Busch Gardens
              • Charlie: WarGames
              • Michael: Rufus Wainwright
              • Phil: New glasses
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                1 hr 20 min
              • Episode 853: Trump Pulls the Trigger

                Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and MBD discuss the operation in Iran and nothing else.

                Editors’ Picks:

                • Rich: Andrew Roberts’s piece “Churchill Is Still on the Front Line of the Culture War”
                • Charlie: NR’s Editorial “The Epstein Panic”
                • Jim: Noah’s piece “Iran’s Last-Stand Strategy”
                • MBD: Ross’s magazine piece “Wuthering Heights Is Gothic Barbie Smut"
                • Light Items:

                  • Rich: Napoleon Dynamite
                  • Charlie: Fire table
                  • Jim: Twin Peaks
                  • MBD: Spring weather
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                    1 hr 9 min
                  • Episode 852: Speech Theatrics

                    Today on The Editors, Rich, Noah, Phil, and Audrey discuss Trump’s State of the Union address, the ramp-up around Iran, and the roiling debate over the U.S. Olympic Men’s team success.

                    Editors’ Picks:

                    • Rich: Charlie's piece "Our Men’s Hockey Team’s Historic Win Was Just Too Much for Sports Writers to Bear"
                    • Noah: MBD's piece "Three Cheers for Jack"
                    • Phil: Dan's piece "If the ‘Talking Filibuster’ Means Anything, It Would Irrevocably Change the Senate for the Worse"
                    • Audrey: Andy's piece "Why Not Unseal FBI Director Patel’s Grand Jury Testimony About Mar-a-Lago Documents?"
                    • Light Items:

                      • Rich: Spring training
                      • Noah: The Decameron 
                      • Phil: New food processor
                      • Audrey: Dry February
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                        1 hr 7 min
                      • Episode 851: Tariff Talk

                        On this edition of The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Noah, and Michael discuss the Supreme Court's tariff ruling, Trump's recent moves on Iran, and much more.

                        Editors’ Picks:

                        • Rich: Dan's work
                        • Charlie: Also Dan’s recent work
                        • Michael: Becket Adams’s piece “The Hypocrisy of Jon Meacham”
                        • Noah: And again, Dan's recent work
                        • Light Items:

                          • Rich: Miracle: The Boys of '80
                          • Charlie: Silverado
                          • Michael:  Home AI
                          • Noah: Snow day
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                            1 hr 19 min
                          • Episode 850: State of the Union Pregaming

                            Today on The Editors, Noah fills in for Rich once again and is joined by Charlie, Phil, and Audrey to discuss Trump’s upcoming State of the Union address, Mamdani’s Big Apple issues, and a TV scandal.

                            Editors’ Picks:

                            • Noah: John Puri’s piece “Abolish the FCC’s Equal-Time Rule”
                            • Charlie: Brian T. Allen’s piece “America’s Earliest Outdoor Photographs Shown at Hartford’s Wadsworth Atheneum”
                            • Phil: Noah’s post “AOC’s Breakout Performance”
                            • Audrey: Jim’s Morning Jolt “Stephen Colbert and James Talarico Are Lying to You”
                            • Light Items:

                              • Noah: Grey weather
                              • Charlie: Walking
                              • Phil: The Hobbit audio book , read by Andy Serkis
                              • Audrey: “Wuthering Heights” 
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                                1 hr 10 min
                              • Episode 849: Rubio’s Laudable Speech

                                Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and Noah discuss Marco Rubio's Munich Security Conference speech, AOC's less impressive Munich Security Conference speech, and Eileen Gu's dubious loyalties. 

                                Editors’ Picks:

                                • Rich: Jeff’s post “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Not a Serious Person”
                                • Charlie: Noah’s post “AOC’s Breakout Performance”
                                • Jim: NR’s editorial “There Is No Such National Holiday as Presidents Day”
                                • Noah: Dan Forster’s post “The Kinds of Abstractions Armies Fight For”

                                Light Items:

                                • Rich: Skiing
                                • Charlie: Flag football
                                • Jim: Olympics
                                • Noah: Movies

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                                1 hr 6 min
                              • Episode 848: AI Encroachment

                                Today on The Editors, Noah guest-hosts for Rich, and is joined by Michael and Phil. They discuss the current freakout over AI, the kerfuffle on Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, and much more.

                                Editors’ Picks:

                                • Noah: Phil’s piece “ Will the AI Revolution Foment a Revolution?” and Noah’s response “Against the AI Doomerism Consensus”
                                • MBD: Brian T. Allen’s piece “High Fashion Wasn’t Easy in Imperial Spain”
                                • Phil:

                                Light Items:

                                • Noah: The Olympics
                                • MBD: Baseball
                                • Phil: Sports in the winter

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                                1 hr 13 min
                              • Episode 847: Bad Bunny and Bad Maps

                                Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and Noah discuss Sunday's half-time performance, the kerfuffle over Virginia's redistricting tactics, and some individuals who've been caught up in the Epstein files release. 

                                Editors’ Picks:

                                • Rich: Also NR's editorial on Jimmy Lai
                                • Charlie: NR's house editorial “China’s Monstrous Sentencing of Jimmy Lai"
                                • Jim: Andy’s crypto series
                                • Noah: Charlie’s piece “Unfortunately, Peggy Noonan’s Idealized Journalism Doesn’t Exist”

                                Light Items:

                                • Rich: The Rise of Germany by James Holland
                                • Charlie: Listening to the Beatles with his kids
                                • Jim: Super Bowl party
                                • Noah: Good news for his wife

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                                1 hr 9 min

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