The Ricochet Superfeed

Erick connects lost American institutional knowledge (nobody can build an IMAX 70 millimeter projector anymore, and Plant Vogtle had to reteach the country how to build a nuclear power plant) to the bigger story: China is building 39 nuclear reactors and 100 coal plants while the United States builds zero. He argues Joe Biden wrecked […]

Erick Erickson builds the hour around a theological indictment of socialism: the Democratic Socialists have taken the one commandment that lives entirely in the heart, thou shalt not covet, and organized it into a governing philosophy, citing Nate Silver’s data showing the most liberal Americans are high education, low income kids from wealthy families. He […]

History, storytelling, and America, baby! Ken Burns joins the guys to talk about the work he’s done to translate the American experience to a wide audience. What makes a good documentary? What’s the deal with professional historians? Is “The Ashokan Farewell” a true playlist banger?

A packed episode covering the biggest political and cultural stories of the day. We begin with tragic news as two U.S. service members are killed amid the Iran conflict before diving into the New York Times’ report alleging the Pentagon downplayed wartime injuries—and Sean Parnell’s fiery response. We also cover the Washington Post’s continued reporting […]

On this edition of The Federalist Radio Hour, Vice President of Programs at the Conservative Partnership Institute and former Senate Legislative Director Rachel Bovard joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss the path forward for the SAVE America Act and how Senate Republicans could take advantage of public support for voter ID. They also […]

Join Jim and Greg for the Tuesday 3 Martini Lunch as they discuss Twitch streamer Hasan Piker’s love and admiration for Mao Zedong, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s threat to have Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrested, the U.S. Treasury stopping nearly $100 million in payments bound for dead people, and Daniel Ortega scrapping elections […]

It is supposed to be the law that foreigners, people who do not have citizenship or permanent residency, cannot fund federal election campaigns. But our colleague Parker Thayer notes that there is a giant loophole in this prohibition—one that the government needs to take seriously—namely, the charitable election sector (which maybe also shouldn’t exist). He […]

Can the world’s most popular sport be improved? Richard Epstein thinks so, and argues that soccer’s rules are overdue for reform. From red cards and penalty kicks to VAR, substitutions, stoppage time, and overtime, Epstein applies the principles of law, economics, and institutional design to the beautiful game. The result is a lively conversation about […]

Tim Walz. James Talarico. Graham Platner. The Left can’t stop propping up “middle-class” candidates that somehow resonate with no one from the actual middle class. The November midterms are fast approaching, and Democrats may be realizing that elite socialists masquerading as men and women of the people is not the win they think it is.

John McWhorter returns as Glenn and John reflect on the nation’s 250th birthday and the state of Black America. Both express disappointment — not at racism’s persistence, but at cultural attitudes that continue to hold Black Americans back. Using the Karmelo Anthony case as a touchstone, they push back hard against victimhood narratives that treat […]