The Dispatch Podcast

Steve Hayes is joined by Jonah Goldberg, Megan McArdle, and Kevin Williamson to discuss the results of this month’s Democratic primaries in Wisconsin and Michigan and the left’s shift away from the radical social justice positions of 2020.

The Agenda:

—Francesca Hong’s loss

—Abdul El-Sayed’s slim victory

—The limits of the far left

—The woke reckoning

—AOC: “Woke 1 was crazy”

—NWYT: A People magazine “exclusive”

Show notes:

—WSJ: “Midwesterners Show the Limits of the Far-Left”

—NYT: “A Stunning Loss in Wisconsin Shows the Limits of the Left”

—Megan’s Washington Post column on Wisconsin primary (Gift link)

—Jonah’s Wednesday G-File

—What Steve, Kevin, and Jonah have gotten wrong

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Mike Warren and John McCormack discuss the battle between moderates and populists in the Democratic Party and the abuse allegations against Republican Rep. Max Miller.

The Agenda:

—Michigan primary

—Minnesota and Wisconsin primaries

—Blue wave possibilities

—Max Miller allegations

—Trump’s support for Max Miller

—NWYT: The cost of a burrito

Show notes:

—Francesca Hong’s Culver’s tweet

—Francesca Hong’s Thanksgiving tweets

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Steve Hayes is joined by Jonah Goldberg and Kevin Williamson to discuss Ross Douthat's departure from the New York Times to CBS News and reflect on the times in their careers where they got an issue wrong.The Agenda:—Who Will Replace Ross Douthat?—MAGA representation in media—Intellectual honesty vs. partisan loyalty—Dangers of political journalism—What Kevin's got wrong—What Jonah's got wrong—What Steve's got wrong—NWYT: Good adviceShow notes:—George Will: Defeating Trump should be top priority of conservatives—Kevin: Why I Was Wrong About Head Start—Steve's Florida piece—Nick Catoggio: Which Republicans are deserting Trump? And why?
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Steve Hayes is joined by Jonah Goldberg, David French, and Mike Nelson to discuss the possible entrance of Russia and China into the Iran war and the possibility of unintentional escalation.

The Agenda:

—The War That Could Swallow the World

—Water system cyberattacks

—Putin and Xi’s calculations

—The Taiwan implication

—U.S. munitions stockpiles

—Trump’s madman theory

—NWYT: Trump’s golf titleThe Dispatch Podcast is a production of ⁠The Dispatch⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a nonpartisan perspective. To access all of The Dispatch’s offerings—including audio versions of all our articles and newsletters—⁠click here⁠. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member ⁠by clicking here⁠.
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Steve Hayes is joined by Jonah Goldberg, Kevin Williamson, and Megan McArdle to discuss the growing popularity of socialism on the left and Anthony Fauci’s testimony on Capitol Hill.

The Agenda:

—What is socialism?

—Polling on American sentiment toward socialism

—College dorm life as an ideology

—Tea Party redux

—When to start panicking

—Anthony Fauci’s testimony

—NWYT: Living too long

Show notes:

—Kevin on socialism

—Kevin on democratic socialism

—Occupy Wall Street’s puppet guild

—Jonah: We’re Not One Election Away From Ruin

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