Sponsored by Casper, Harry's Shave, TrackR

First podcast of 2018 so we wanted to out our best foot forward. We've got Commentary's Sohrab Ahmari on Iran and The Washington Examiner's Byron York on The Book, collusion, and Congress. Buckle up, it's going to be a bumpy year.

Music from this week's show: Everyday I Write The Book by Elvis Costello

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This is it. folks -- our very last show of 2017. To help us take a look back, we've enlisted NewsMax CEO (and Trump confidant) Chris Ruddy who give us the inside Mar-A-Lago POV. Also, we tackle the following questions in this show (h/t: The Commentary Podcast):

Agree? Disagree? Leave your answers in the comments.

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Sponsored by Casper, Eero

This week, Powerline's (and Berkeley's!) Steve Hayward sits in and we anoint Roy Moore as a loser, Al Franken as a memory, and discuss with Ricochet alumni Claire Berlinski her fantastic and now famous piece The Warlock Hunt. Also, what exactly is Mueller mulling? And our guys pick their favorite movies of 2017.

Music from this week's episode: Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? by Amy Winehouse

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Sponsored by Blinkist, DonorsTrust, Texture

This week, a run through Jerusalem with the Washington Free Beacon's Matt Continetti and then back home to Alabama guided by the Wall Street Journal's Bill McGurn. Also, Lileks on Franken and what's next for Minnesota, Peter Robinson goes for a ride on the Orient Express, and what do they call a Quarter Pounder on Vulcan? Tune in to find out.

Music from this week's episode: One Never Knows, Does One by Billie Holiday

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Sponsored by Quip

Ash Carter is a physicist and a defense-policy expert, having served in government periodically for decades. He was secretary of defense from 2015 to 2017. He has spent his academic career at Harvard, where he is today. In this "Q&A," Jay asks him about some of the biggest issues: nuclear proliferation, North Korea, Iran, the size of the U.S. military. He also asks about the relation between our servicemen and the general American population. Is there too great a gulf between them? Do people sentimentalize our military? Is it okay to say "Thank you for your service"? Carter is an exceptionally thoughtful person with a wealth of experience.

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