The Reality Taboo

Ness discusses how the top of society doesn't like the extrajudicial execution of its enemies, the test Jimmy Kimmel presents for the Trump administration, concerns about Jewish outmarriage rates and the seismic shift in support for same-sex marriage over the last forty years

Jeff and Ness analyze Charlie Kirk’s assassination and Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension, exploring how violence, censorship, and crisis politics are reshaping America’s institutions.

Ness discusses the Charlie Kirk assassination and why there will be more, not less, of it in the future

Drawing on Pope Leo’s words about migrants as “messengers of hope,” the Kansas bishops’ 2025 pastoral letter on immigration, and the first-ever LGBTQ+ pilgrimage in the Vatican’s Jubilee calendar, Jeff and Ness explore whether these events reflect Christian renewal or betrayal.

Jeff and Ness take the looming federal takeover of Washington, D.C. as a springboard to explore how America defines and politicizes crime — and what that says about the state of the country today.

Jeff and Ness revisit the COVID era, considering its medical, political, and cultural consequences; they also examine recent developments from the Department of Health and Human Services regarding mRNA vaccines.

A deep dive into the meaning of “Heritage American,” the feud between Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes, and new polling on declining U.S. support for Israel.

Jeff and Ness explore Zohran Mamdani’s gilded socialism, apply Charles Darwin’s theories to homo sapiens, and sift through new polling data on Russian election interference.

Jeff and Ness unpack Tucker Carlson’s problematic Noticing and examine how the Trump Administration handled — or failed to handle — the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.

Jeff and Ness examine early voter pushback to core second-term priorities of the second Trump Administration.