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Erick confesses he has been an original, card-carrying Canada hater since a French teacher at his school in Dubai told the class that real Americans should call themselves “United Statesians.” He then turns hard on President Trump for launching a trade war with America’s largest trading partner 70 days before the midterms, explaining that the […]

Erick plays the Parton family’s official video announcement from Brian Seaver, Dolly’s longtime head of security and the son of Cassie Parton, and then spends the hour on the life of Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean—dead at 80, reunited with her husband Carl—the woman who wrote “I Will Always Love You,” “Jolene,” and “Coat of Many […]

Today’s show starts on a somber note as we remember former producer Matt Baer and the impact he had on the team. Then we dive into a packed day of politics, viral videos, and culture-war insanity. Zohran Mamdani is facing a lawsuit over New York City’s government-run grocery store plans, while a viral TikTok attempts […]

On this edition of The Federalist Radio Hour, Joe Rigney, pastor and fellow of theology at New Saint Andrews College in Idaho, joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to analyze the counterfeit compassion fueling alleged murderer Lindsay Clancy’s cult of personality and discuss how toxic empathy justifies evil and delays justice. You can find Rigney’s […]

This week on Conservative Crossroads, the topic is passage of the SAVE Act necessary to ensure election integrity? Here to talk about that are two experts who have, in fact, run election agencies themselves. Don Palmer, Senior Legal Fellow of Election Integrity at the Heritage Foundation, will say it is essential. Stephen Richer, lecturer at […]

Join Jim and Greg for the Tuesday 3 Martini Lunch. Today they focus on President Trump’s “Economic D-Day” against Iran and those doing business there, Abdul El-Sayed comparing circumcision to trans surgeries for kids, Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s pointless plans of running for president, and a super close runoff expected today in South Carolina. […]

Nonprofit think tanks conduct research, prepare policy reports, and hold briefings for lawmakers. But does anyone in the halls of power really care? This question guides today’s conversation with Scott Centorino. Scott previously served as President Trump’s Special Assistant for Domestic Policy in the White House and as a senior fellow at the Foundation for […]

Occasionally we step back from our usual focus on advocacy groups and take a broader look at the news and the world around us, with help from subject-matter experts. This week, we take a look at Iran, and the lessons the ongoing conflict and other contemporary conflicts have for the American defense industry. Joining me […]

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent takes to the Financial Times to declare an “economic D-Day” against Iran, promising secondary sanctions on every nation, bank, and shadow fleet propping up Tehran—with China the name he pointedly never mentions. Erick Erickson explains why none of it is possible without the dollar as the world’s reserve currency, and why […]

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent goes live to open the sanctions campaign against Iran, with OFAC hitting more than 60 entities, individuals, and vessels, new sectoral determinations on digital assets, technology, gold, aviation, and shipping, a promise that every branch of Bank Melli goes dark, and a hint that a major financial institution gets sanctioned by […]