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Lankford Hates His Job | Roundtable

Steve rejoins the Dispatch Podcast roundtable with Sarah, Mike, and John to discuss the behind-the-scenes discussions that killed the border deal and the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals’ rejection of Donald Trump’s claims of presidential immunity. The Agenda: —Does the GOP want to solve the border crisis? —Nikki Haley is having fun out there —How SCOTUS will treat Trump’s case —Quasi Moon Named Zuzvi —“Conservative curious” writer and Sarah’s New Yorker piece Show Notes: -Kelefa Sanneh's piece on George Strait Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Libertarian's Journey to Trump | Interview: J.W. Verret

J.W. Verret, an associate professor at George Mason University, joins Jamie to discuss his recent Wall Street Journal op-ed—entitled "From ‘Never Trump’ to ‘Encore’"—which details how he went from endorsing Joe Biden in 2020, supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in this year’s GOP primary, and ultimately backing Donald Trump’s reelection. The Agenda: —DEI in the military —Anti-cryptocurrency on the left —Inflation and a ballooning national debt —The crisis at the border —Trump's threat to our institutions Show Notes: —Verret's profile at George Mason —Verret's profile at The Federalist Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Taylor Swift Grift | Roundtable

Jonah and Mike join Sarah for an episode-long digression about Taylor Swift. The Agenda: —Tech CEOs at Congress —Regulating children's access to social media —Performance vs. results at the border —Trump says the quiet part out loud —Immigration in psychological terms —The Taylor Swift conspiracy theories —The issue with Benny Johnson —Why Trump should demonize Taylor Swift —Not Worth Your Time Extended Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Escaping the Victim Pyramid | Interview: AG Hamilton

Pseudonymous commentator and writer AG Hamilton joins Jamie to discuss the cultural issues in the Republican Party and the media-hungry politicians making everything worse. The Agenda: -In memoriam of Ron DeSantis’ presidential bid -Left-wing agendas -Media bias -What would AG do to fix everything -Worst pundits -AG’s favorite author is Jonah Goldberg Show Notes: -AG Hamilton on X (formerly known as Twitter) -AG Hamilton on Substack -RNC Moving to Declare Trump Its Presumptive Nominee -Trump Backs Off ‘Presumptive Nominee’ RNC Pressure Campaign Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can We Call It Quits? | Roundtable

Donald Trump has won Iowa and New Hampshire, but is Nikki Haley waiting until Super Tuesday before calling it quits? Sarah, Jonah, John, Steve, and David (Drucker) discuss the Haley campaign’s game plan heading into South Carolina: The Agenda: — RNC Moving to Declare Trump Its Presumptive Nominee — Trump’s veepstakes — Cui bono? Trump. — Coalition building and the politics of subtraction — The loyalty of the Trump base — Imagining a post-liberal and post-constitutional world — Voting by gut desires — Biden losing populist voters — No Labels, no future? Show Notes: — Wednesday’s Morning Dispatch — Mike and David’s reporting on Haley — WSJ: From ‘Never Trump’ to ‘Encore’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices