Rufo & Lomez

Rufo and Lomez discuss the New York Times' recent article accusing the Israeli government of systematic sexual abuse of Palestinian prisoners and California giving state prisoners free iPads, which are being used to watch porn. 

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Ep 49:

1. 0:00:00 – 0:01:34 – Intro
2. 0:01:34 – 0:06:36 – NYT Israel Sexual Abuse Allegations
3. 0:06:36 – 0:11:50 – Atrocity Stories, Blood Libel, and Media Credulity
4. 0:11:50 – 0:18:35 – Incubator Babies and Wartime Propaganda
5. 0:18:35 – 0:27:46 – Has Israel Lost the PR War?
6. 0:27:46 – 0:33:07 – Gaza Destruction, Endless Wars, and American Detachment
7. 0:33:07 – 0:40:24 – ‘Porn on Death Row’
8. 0:40:24 – 0:48:23 – iPads in California Prisons: Porn, Predators, and Policy
9. 0:48:23 – 0:52:02 – Hobbes vs. Rousseau: Are Criminals Broken or Just Bad?
10. 0:52:02 – 1:03:20 – Is California Lost? Plus 2026 Midterms Outlook

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Richard Hanania joins the show to discuss his evolution on the Right and debate Rufo and Lomez on populism, elite human capital, immigration, and how labor markets should really work.

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Ep 48

1. [0:00:00] – Who Is Richard Hanania Now?
2. [0:03:23] – Why Richard Trolls the Right
3. [0:11:28] – The “Chud Veto” Explained
4. [0:14:34] – Tea Party vs. MAGA
5. [0:21:38] – Conspiracy Theories: Left vs. Right
6. [0:35:58] – Do “Abundance” Reforms Actually Work?
7. [0:53:26] – Immigration Showdown: High‑Skill, Low‑Skill, and the Chud Veto
8. [1:11:36] – Richard’s Takeaway

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Rufo and Lomez break down Spencer Pratt’s Los Angeles mayoral bid, California’s governor’s race, and the fractured Democrat field heading into 2028.

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Ep 47:

1. [0:00] California in focus
2. [4:45] Pratt vs. Bass vs. Rahman
3. [7:55] Institutions vs. influencers
4. [10:30] Fires in the Palisades — and why it may not move enough LA voters.
5. [14:00] Why decline doesn’t flip blue states red
6. [21:30] How a Mayor Pratt would govern
7. [26:00] Katie Porter and HR-style governance
8. [30:20] The money machine behind California Dems
9. [36:40] Can California ever hit rock bottom?
10. [46:30] PolyMarket odds for 2028 Democratic Nominees

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Investigative reporter Michael Tracey debunks some of the most infamous Epstein conspiracy theories and shares how the Epstein files became the ultimate political weapon.

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Ep. 46:

1. (0:00:00) – Intro: Michael Tracey’s Ideology and Career Path
2. (0:07:34) – From the Left to Ideological Skeptic
3. (0:12:12) – The Epstein Discourse & Tracey’s Role
4. (0:17:15) – Virginia Giuffre, Dershowitz, and Recantation
5. (0:20:43) – Epstein as a Pop‑Culture Conspiracy Phenomenon
6. (0:28:35) – Elon Musk, ‘Client List,’ and Political Weaponization
7. (0:37:19) – What Did Epstein Actually Do? Tracey’s Steelman
8. (0:51:20) – Debunking Mossad Super‑Spy Myths & Money Questions
9. (0:58:15) – Michael Tracey vs Jim Acosta at the Substack Party

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Are conspiracy theories about a search for the truth or taboo? Rufo and Lomez explore the Left’s political violence, internet radicalization, and the conspiracy-theory culture that may be fueling it all.

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Ep. 45:

1. (0:00:00 – 0:05:39) Opening & latest Trump assassination attempt
2. (0:05:39 – 0:10:00( Security limits vs. deeper cultural instability
3. (0:10:00 – 0:15:00) Internet‑scale radicalization on left and right
4. (0:15:00 – 0:21:49) Algorithms, echo chambers & “disinformation expert” trap
5. (0:21:49 – 0:30:48) Collapse of old gatekeepers & media incentive shifts
6. (0:30:48 – 0:37:14) Assassination polling & bipartisan conspiracism
7. (0:37:14 – 0:43:30) Conspiracy theories as an “epistemic sandbox” & vice
8. (0:43:30 – 0:51:28) 9/11 / Building 7 as a case study in bad reasoning
9. (0:51:28 – 0:58:05) Conspiracy as folk culture & psychological coping
10. (0:58:05 – 1:05:53) When “conspiracies” point to real issues
11. (1:05:53 – 1:12:04) Elite human capital & the myth of the more rational left
12. (1:12:04 – 1:15:16) Closing: who should govern & invitation to debate

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