The Federalist Radio Hour

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The Federalist Radio Hour features a conversation on culture, religion, and politics with the editors and writers of The Federalist web magazine. Hosted by Ben Domenech with regular guests Mollie Hemingway and David Harsanyi, the show takes on controversies in America from a contrarian point of view.

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How The NBA Is Digging A Ho...

10.13.2019

On this week's episode of The Fray on SiriusXM, Emily Jashinsky and Erielle Davidson discuss Ukraine, Impeachment, and the Biden family conflicts of interest. In this segment, they interview Jon Schweppe, who had his pro-Hong Kong signs confiscated at the ...

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10.13.2019 How The NBA Is Digging A Hole In China On this week's episode of The Fray on SiriusXM, Emily Jashinsky and Erielle Davidson discuss Ukraine, Impeachment, and the Biden family conflicts of interest. In this segment, they interview Jon Schweppe, who had his pro-Hong Kong signs confiscated at the ...
10.06.2019 Why "Joker" Is More Than A Comic Book Movie On the latest episode of "The Fray" on SiriusXM channel 125, Patriot, hosts Ben Domenech and Emily Jashinsky discuss the underlying political messages of the new "Joker" movie. Subscribe or start a free trial at SiriusXM to listen to the ...
09.29.2019 'The Fray' On SiriusXM: Michael Moynihan On Cancel Culture Michael Moynihan, correspondent at Vice News, joins hosts Ben Domenech and Emily Jashinsky on the premiere episode of their new show, "The Fray" on SiriusXM The Patriot channel. In this segment, our hosts discuss how the media eats its own ...
09.24.2019 A Year Of Dying Gracefully On this special episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, our host Ben Domenech reflects on a year of both personal loss and new beginnings. Stay tuned for a big announcement.
09.22.2019 How Politics Has Infiltrated The World Of Fine Arts William Newton, art critic at The Federalist, argues that we are living in an age when art and high culture are following popular culture, and institutions like museums are influenced by the social media population. Ben and William discuss what ...
09.19.2019 Hemingway And Harsanyi: An Anti-Kavanaugh Book Flop And The Politically Motivated Press Senior Editors Mollie Hemingway and David Harsanyi discuss this week's shoddy roll-out of an anti-Kavanaugh book by New York Times reporters and how our news media has pushed beyond biased reporting and into partisan activism. Mollie also explains how NOT ...
09.17.2019 Anthony Fisher: Kavanaugh Controversy, GOP Primary Challengers, And Mixtapes Anthony Fisher is Politics Editor at Insider and Business Insider, and co-host of the The Fifth Column podcast. Domenech and Fisher discuss the controversial anti-Kavanaugh book roll-out from New York Times reporters this week, Trump's GOP 2020 primary challengers, and ...
09.15.2019 Mark Leibovich On Football, NFL Politics, And Old Joe Biden New York Times' Chief National Correspondent Mark Leibovich joins Ben to break down the start of this year's NFL players and teams to watch, as well as major changes football fans can expect from the league this year. They also ...
09.12.2019 How Economists Influence Our Policymakers, Markets, And More Binyamin Appelbaum is a writer on the New York Times editorial board and author of the new book, "The Economists' Hour: False Prophets, Free Markets, and the Fracture of Society." Appelbaum explains the rise of economists and their influence on ...
09.10.2019 Computer Scientist David Gelernter Wants To Revolutionize Social Media David Gelernter is a computer science professor at Yale, an author, an artist, an American Genius, and a survivor of a Unabomber attack in 1993. Gelernter discusses his concern with the amount of power Facebook holds thanks to the data ...
09.08.2019 Lord Conrad Black On Brexit, Media, Trade, And Silicon Valley Conrad Black is a Canadian-born media mogul, former newspaper publisher, author, who was granted a full pardon by President Trump earlier this year. Ben Domenech asks Black about a spread of issues including China, NATO, Boris Johnson, and the seismic ...
09.05.2019 How The Shift From White Majorities Is Transforming Politics Eric Kaufmann—a professor of politics at Birkbeck College, University of London—examines White identity politics and the response of many white people in the West to the increasing racial diversity of their countries. Domenech and Kaufmann discuss the effects of immigration, ...
09.03.2019 Henry Olsen On The 2020 Election Map, Brexit, And The Rise Of Nationalism Henry Olsen, senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, discusses the current Brexit chaos in Europe, the 2020 election map, the fight for the Democratic nominee, and the rise of nationalism. Olsen is also a columnist at The ...
08.29.2019 Cultural Fallout From Identity Politics, Sex, And Dissolving Families Why do people feel so lost? Is the rise of identity politics a direct result of the fallout of the sexual revolution? Mary Eberstadt, Senior Fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute, joins Emily Jashinsky on the Federalist Radio Hour ...
08.27.2019 Sec. Ben Carson Says He Didn't Know Neurosurgery Was Supposed To Be Stressful Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson, joins Ben Domenech for a conversation on community, healthcare, housing, and his story of success: from poverty to a pediatric neurosurgeon.
08.25.2019 Randy Barnett Talks 1619, Liberalism, And Courtroom Dramas Why do the modern Left and the New York Times insist on reshaping American history around slavery? Randy Barnett joins Ben to discuss the 1619 project, the death of David Koch, U.S. history through the lens of court cases, and ...
08.22.2019 A Looming Recession? U.S. Corporations, China, And Bad Economic Policy John Tamny, author and editor of RealClearMarkets, joins Ben for a discussion on the possibility of a recession, the economic threat of China, the new American corporation, and the bad economic policies that come from both Democrats and Republicans.
08.20.2019 The Latest On Disney Plus, Superhero Movies, And Quentin Tarantino Peter Suderman, features editor at Reason magazine, joins Ben for a discussion on Disney and Apple's streaming platforms launching this fall, Netflix's strategic missteps, the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Quentin Tarantino's latest, "Once Upton A Time In ...
08.18.2019 Hong Kong Protests, Boris Johnson, And U.S. Missile Defense Rebeccah Heinrichs joins Ben Domenech for a discussion on what exactly is happening with protestors in Hong Kong and China's response, as well as the U.K. under the new leadership of Boris Johnson, and where 2020 democratic candidates stand on ...
08.15.2019 What Are The Major Concerns For 2020 Voters And Candidates Right Now? Josh Kraushaar, political editor for National Journal, joins Ben Domenech to give his take on how the 2020 Democratic candidates are wrestling with culture war issues, the Obama legacy, and identity politics. They also discuss how suburban voters, especially suburban ...
08.13.2019 The Latest Threats To U.S. National Security From North Korea, Iran, & Russia Mollie Hemingway and David Harsanyi interview Fred Fleitz, a political, military and nuclear weapons analyst, and CEO of the Center for Security Policy. He served in 2018 as a Deputy Assistant to President Donald Trump and Chief of Staff to ...
08.11.2019 Hemingway And Harsanyi: Epstein Conspiracies, 2020 Dems, And Pronouns Senior Editors Mollie Hemingway and David Harsanyi discuss why Americans gravitate toward conspiracy theories, Joe Biden's gaffs, and other leading 2020 candidates. They also talk movies, music, and the progressive indoctrination on college campuses.
08.08.2019 Progressive Pushback Against NYT, The Bigness Of Tech, And Taylor Swift It was a watershed moment this week for established media when the New York Times changed their front page headline after outrage from an online Twitter mob. Saagar Enjeti, The Hill's Chief Washington Correspondent and co-host of The Hill TV, ...
08.06.2019 On Conservatives In Cities, Crime, And Ross Perot Paul Beston is managing editor of "City Journal," a quarterly magazine of urban affairs. Beston and Domenech discuss crime, policing, and the evolution of New York City. They also discuss the life of Ross Perot and the memorable 1992 election.
08.04.2019 First Things' Matthew Schmitz: Corporations, Culture Wars, And Moralism Matthew Schmitz, senior editor of "First Things", joins Ben Domenech for a discussion on emerging ideological arguments in nationalist, libertarian, and free market wings of the conservative movement. Are corporations or government a bigger threat to American people? Are Christians ...
08.01.2019 Is Trump Racist? On Reparations, Baltimore, And Other Race Issues Coleman Hughes is a Quillette columnist and an undergraduate philosophy major at Columbia University. Hughes and Domenech discuss how the word "racist" doesn't mean what it used to, whether Trump and his supporters should be considered racist, and the growing ...
07.30.2019 The Squad, 2020 Dems, And Conservative Disagreements On Foreign Policy Josh Hammer, Editor-at-Large of The Daily Wire, joins Ben Domenech to discuss recent political issues happening on Capitol Hill and the 2020 campaign trail including anti-Israel bills, immigration, and "The Squad." They discuss the conservative movement's internal debates on foreign ...
07.28.2019 A Retrospective Look At How The GOP Became The Party Of Trump Politico reporter Tim Alberta sets out to answer the question, “How did Donald Trump become president of the United States?" Alberta joins Ben Domenech on the Federalist Radio Hour to discuss his new book, "American Carnage: On the Front Lines ...
07.24.2019 Hemingway And Harsanyi: Does Robert Mueller Know What's In His Own Report? Senior Editors Mollie Hemingway and David Harsanyi discuss concerning takeaways and implications of Robert Mueller's hearing in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, and the mainstream media's moving of goal posts. Mueller was supposed to be a savior ...
07.23.2019 Mark Meadows On Mueller, Budget Deal, And How To Make Friends In Congress Congressman Mark Meadows represents North Carolina's 11th and chairs the House Freedom Caucus. Ben Domenech gets Meadows' reaction to Rep. Justin Amash's recently declared independence, Trump's big budget deal, regulations of big tech, and Robert Mueller's testimony on Capitol Hill.
07.21.2019 School Demographics, Teacher Salaries, And The Economics Of Education Eric Hanushek is a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University and a leader in the economic analysis of education issues. Domenech and Hanushek discuss common misconceptions for improving U.S. schools, the culture war within public schools, the ...
07.18.2019 The Rise Of Young Radicals And Millennial Activists With Robby Soave Robby Soave, editor at Reason, is the author the new book, "Panic Attack: Young Radicals in the Age of Trump." Soave investigates the recent rise of millennial activism, on both the left and right, and the suppression of free speech ...
07.16.2019 The Intersection Of Twitter, Polarization, And Our Vanishing Institutions Jonathan Rauch and Ben Domenech discuss practical ways to decrease online outrage, increase civility despite the political divide, and restore the disappearing institutions that previously bonded American communities. Rauch is an author, a Brookings senior fellow, and contributing editor at ...
07.11.2019 What You Need To Know About Single-Payer Health Care Chris Jacobs, senior contributor at The Federalist and health care policy expert, joins Ben Domenech to discuss the aftermath of Obamacare, 2020 Democratic plans for Medicare for All, and why the costs of healthcare continue to rise. Jacob's new book ...
07.11.2019 The Shifting Of World Powers And Foreign Policy Realism Sumantra Maitra, a doctoral researcher at the University of Nottingham, UK, and a senior contributor to The Federalist, joins Ben Domenech to discuss realism in foreign relations, China as a threat, and political correctness in Great Britain.
07.09.2019 Hemingway And Severino: A Behind-The-Scenes Look At Justice Kavanaugh's Confirmation Senior Editor David Harsanyi interviews Mollie Hemingway and Carrie Severino, co-authors of the new book, "Justice on Trial: The Kavanaugh Confirmation and the Future of the Supreme Court." The authors share stories they uncovered after conducting over 100 interviews with ...
07.07.2019 Economist Michael Boskin On Tariffs, Immigration, And Social Security Michael J. Boskin is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and a Professor of Economics at Stanford. Domenech and Boskin discuss Trump's trade war with China, global economic and immigration trends in Europe, and the economics behind popular 2020 ...
07.04.2019 How Government Is Killing International Adoption Overregulation of international adoption is driving the industry into extinction. Jayme Metzgar, senior contributor at The Federalist and founder of the adoption non-profit Romania Reborn, joins Ben Domenech to discuss major issues with the State Department's adoption policies and the ...
07.02.2019 Where The Democratic Candidates Stand After First Round Of Debates Jeremy Peters, politics reporter at The New York Times, joins Ben Domenech to break down how the Democratic candidates are faring after the first round of debates. Will Kamala Harris be pegged as a progressive socialist or establishment candidate? Does ...
06.30.2019 The 'New Right' And Their Hatred For Progressive Leftists With Michael Malice Michael Malice is a political commenter and author of the book, "The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics." Malice defines the "New Right" as a group of people who don't have anything in common except for ...
06.27.2019 Dan Abrams: Law And Crime In The Age Of Mass Media Dan Abrams is the chief legal affairs anchor for ABC News and host of Live PD. Domenech and Abrams discuss how Americans learn more about our justice system from media coverage of legal cases than coverage of politics. They also ...
06.25.2019 How Senator Josh Hawley Is Taking On Silicon Valley Giants Senator Josh Hawley is calling for regulation to keep big social media and tech companies from censoring conservative content. Ben Domenech and Hawley discuss his proposed legislation, free speech, Section 230, neoconservatives and more.
06.23.2019 Trends In Crime, Policing, And Where The 2020 Candidates Stand On Criminal Justice Reform Rafael Mangual is a fellow and deputy director of legal policy at the Manhattan Institute, and he joins the Federalist Radio Hour to discuss criminal justice reform, broken window policing, and 2020 democratic platforms on crime. Mangual makes the case ...
06.20.2019 Lessons Learned On The Iraq War, Gay Marriage Debate, And Evangelical Voters Peter Wehner is a Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, contributing opinion writer for the New York Times, and veteran of three Republican administrations. He joins Ben Domenech for a discussion on his new book, "The Death ...
06.18.2019 Big Tech's Big Problems And A Conversation With The Pinterest Whistleblower Ben Domenech discusses issues surrounding big technology and social media companies such a public health, privacy, and censorship. Domenech interviews Eric Cochran, the software engineer who was fired from Pinterest for revealing the company's censorship of pro-life and Christian posts ...
06.16.2019 Crime Reporters On The Growing Popularity Of The True Crime Genre Reporters Megan Cloherty and Jack Moore covered the trial of the D.C. Mansion Murders in 2015, when a D.C. power couple, their 10-year-old son and housekeeper were held hostage for 22 hours and murdered inside their burning house. They join ...
06.13.2019 The Ethical And Moral Arguments Against 'Throwaway Culture' Charles Camosy is a pro-life Democrat and professor of Christian Ethics at Fordham University. He believes applying a consistent life ethic to our biggest the political, legal, and moral issues can cut across polarization. Domenech and Camosy discuss abortion, euthanasia, ...
06.11.2019 Ann Coulter Talks Immigration, Impeachment, And Future Elections Writer and best-selling author Ann Coulter joins Ben Domenech for a discussion on Trump's immigration failures, the Democrats' plan for impeachment, 2020 candidates, and how voter demographics are rapidly changing. Coulter questions whether Trump can win running on the same ...
06.09.2019 George Will Defends Conservatism, History, And Civil Liberties Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist George Will joins Ben Domenech to discuss his new book, "The Conservative Sensibility." They discuss how the role of government, the intellectual differences of the American founders, and how progressivism was advanced by figures like Woodrow Wilson.
06.09.2019 George Will Defends Conservatism, History, And Civil Liberties Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist George Will joins Ben Domenech to discuss his new book, "The Conservative Sensibility." They discuss how the role of government, the intellectual differences of the American founders, and how progressivism was advanced by figures like Woodrow Wilson.

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