There's no other way to put it: the viral video showing Tyre Nichols vicious beating at the hands of Memphis police officers was shocking and despicable. Rafael Mangual — the head of research for the Policing and Public Safety Initiative at the Manhattan Institute — joins James, Peter and Steve to explain why activists and politicians are wrong to see this as a vindication of their insistence on policies that are sure to exacerbate the problem.

Our hosts applaud Republicans playing offense on education and committee selections; they muse on the laptop formerly known as Russian disinformation; and can't help but get swept away by the Chinese spy balloon.

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There’s no other way to put it: the viral video showing Tyre Nichols vicious beating at the hands of Memphis police officers was shocking and despicable. Rafael Mangual — the head of research for the Policing and Public Safety Initiative at the Manhattan Institute — joins James, Peter and Steve to explain why activists and politicians are wrong to see this as a vindication of their insistence on... Source

Agree with him or not, our guest today is a man of true grit. Former Navy SEAL and representative of Texas’ 2nd congressional district, Dan Crenshaw joins the podcast to discuss the Intel Community; the rising temperature of the conflict in Ukraine; and our very own border, which, you may have heard, has its own problemos. Florida man Charlie Cooke is with us again, and he’s got thought on... Source

Agree with him or not, our guest today is a man of true grit. Former Navy SEAL and representative of Texas' 2nd congressional district Dan Crenshaw joins the podcast to discuss the Intel Community; the rising temperature of the conflict in Ukraine; and our very own border, which, you may have heard, has its own problemos.

 Florida man Charlie Cooke is with us again, and he's got thought on football and his governor. James comes out as pro-"the" and anti-peasantry; Peter still likes what we used to call chivalry. 

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Even if it weren’t for voter sentiments over the last few years, a slew of electoral losses might make changes at the RNC seem like a no-brainer. And yet there’s only one member of the committee who’s willing to do anything about the party’s dismal performance. Harmeet Dhillon returns to lay out her impressive list of ideas to break the GOP’s addiction to losing. (Visit her site to support however... Source

Even if it weren't for voter sentiments over the last few years, a slew of electoral losses might make changes at the RNC seem like a no-brainer. And yet there's only one member of the committee who's willing to do anything about the party's dismal performance. Harmeet Dhillon returns to lay out her impressive list of ideas to break the GOP's addiction to losing. (Visit her site to support however you can.)

Steve Hayward fills in for the roaming Rob Long, and he, Peter and James discuss megalomaniacs in Davos and the disdain for academic excellence in Fairfax County.

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Last August when the FBI raided former President Donald Trump’s residence at Mar-A-Lago, we were told that DOJ finally had him where they wanted him. Now, five months later, we find out the real crime is that Trump forgot to store his documents under the little known and under-appreciated Corvette exemption clause of the Espionage Act. Andy McCarthy stops by to explain how then Vice-President... Source

Last August when the FBI raided former President Donald Trump's residence at Mar-A-Lago, we were told that DOJ finally had him where they wanted him. Now, five months later, we find out the real crime is that Trump forgot to store his documents under the little known and under-appreciated Corvette exemption clause of the Espionage Act.

Andy McCarthy stops by to explain how then Vice-President Biden's mishandling of classified material is making life miserable for the politicized prosecutors in the Justice Department and how all this all originated in James Comey's CYA operation for you-know-who.

James Lileks and Peter Robinson preside with an able assist from Steve Hayward as Rob swans about Madagascar or thereabouts. Let's have ourselves a podcast...

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Isn’t this a way to start out a New Year? We’re breaking all sorts of precedents, starting off with a long thoughtful discussion on the state of American football. We talk about the Damar Hamlin incident from the Monday Night game in Cincinnati and then give a hail and farewell to “The Pirate,” Coach Mike Leach of Mississippi State and then local man has a nervous breakdown over the recent play of... Source

Isn't this a way to start out a New Year?

We're breaking all sorts of precedents, starting off with a long thoughtful discussion on the state of American football. We talk about the Damar Hamlin incident from the Monday Night game in Cincinnati and then give a hail and farewell to "The Pirate," Coach Mike Leach of Mississippi State and then local man has a nervous breakdown over the recent play of the Minnesota Vikings.

Then it's off to the fun and games of Washington, DC where the vote to elect the Speaker of the House in the 118th Congress has even the usually unflappable Byron York grasping for answers.

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