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May 22, 2026
The "Learned Helplessness" Of 2026
What happens when a mad king rules and liberal democracy disappears into thin air.
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May 22, 2026
Harvey Mansfield On Machiavelli And Modernity
My old professor enters the chat. Listen now on the Dishcast.
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May 15, 2026
“Everything Is Legitimate To Do! Everything!”
How Israel threw its soul away.
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May 15, 2026
Jerusalem Demsas On Liberalism And The Dems
Her publication is doing its best to save the party from itself. Listen now on the Dishcast.
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May 8, 2026
Why The New York Times Is Post-Liberal
A lawsuit opens a window into their vast program of race and sex discrimination.
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May 8, 2026
Adrian Wooldridge On Liberalism's Genius
We talk about the moment in human history when freedom had a chance. Let's keep it alive. Listen now on the Dishcast.
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May 1, 2026
The Ukrainian Miracle
Resilience, innovation, drones, and a Europe finally waking up. Who knew?
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May 1, 2026
Tom Junod On Masculinity And His Dad
I talked to one of the finest feature writers of my generation about his raw memoir. Listen now on the Dishcast.
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April 24, 2026
A Tipping Point At Last?
The case for thinking the Iran War means the implosion of the Trump era.
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April 24, 2026
Greg Lukianoff On Free Speech Fights
The First Amendment is increasingly threatened by both political tribes. Listen now on the Dishcast.
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April 17, 2026
And Augustine Wept
The Pope rightly calls out the objective moral evil of this indefensible, immoral war.
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April 17, 2026
Jeffrey Toobin On The Pardon Power
He digs into the history — well beyond Trump. Listen now on the Dishcast.
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April 10, 2026
Derek Thompson On Meaning In Our Web World
We chat about the rapid changes of living online in the 21st century. Listen now on the Dishcast.
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April 3, 2026
A Strongman's Kind Of War
The current clusterfuck in Iran makes the best case for a republic, and its virtues.
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April 3, 2026
Tom Holland On Our Christian World
We may think we have left faith behind, but it's all around us. A chat with a great historian. Listen now on the Dishcast.
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March 27, 2026
Afroman For President!
A story of hilarious, ebullient hope in a dour and depressing time.
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March 27, 2026
Jonah Goldberg On Conservatism, Blogging, Dogs
The Dispatch star and I are very much aligned in the age of Trump. It's called conservatism.
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March 20, 2026
A War Against Our Own Values
Why Trump's naked, unprovoked aggression violates every rule of a just war.
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March 20, 2026
Matt Goodwin On The Earthquake In UK Politics
A rising member of Reform challenges the status quo. Listen now on the Dishcast.
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March 13, 2026
The Christianism Of The Left
Meet James Talarico, the next generation's religious crusader for woke illiberalism.
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March 13, 2026
Eli Lake On Israel And The Iran War
A fierce, passionate, intense debate. But we're still friends! A podcast to die for. Listen now on the Dishcast.
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March 6, 2026
The War He's Always Wanted
A moment of triumph for Benjamin Netanyahu; and of democratic collapse in the US.
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March 6, 2026
Kathryn Paige Harden On Genes And Morality
The overlaps are fascinating. Listen now on the Dishcast.
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February 27, 2026
The Last War For Israel?
Another war of choice against Iran is the final gasp of a country that is losing America.
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February 27, 2026
Michael Pollan On The Mystery Of Consciousness
We try to wrap our heads around the hard problem. And kinda give up. Listen now on the Dishcast.
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