Episodes
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TAC Right Now Returns after the election, with Senior Editor Sumantra Maitra, Features Editor Spencer Neale, and Editorial Fellow Joseph Addington, to review the election and contours of the new administration.
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Executive Director Curt Mills, Senior Editor Sumantra Maitra, and RealClearPennsylvania editor Charles McElwee preview the big event.
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Sumantra, Joseph, and Helen ask whether President Biden is trying to sabotage Kamala Harris, whether Elon Musk's conversion to Trumpism bodes well, and what's the deal with Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Picks of the week:
Helen: "Court Applies Environmental Law to Border Disaster," Phillip Linderman
Joseph: "The Dangerous Autocrat on Our Southern Border," Collin Pruett
Sumantra: "Grand Strategy Misses the Point," Kevin Blachford -
Helen, Spencer, and Joseph discuss the VP debate, Iran's strikes on Israel, and the longshoremen's union.
Picks of the week:
Helen: "Tucker Carlson: Do You Really Believe Iran Is a Threat," Nicholas Bartulovic
Spencer: "No October Surprises Needed," W. James Antle III
Joseph: "Trump-Washing U.S. History," James Bovard -
Sumantra joins Curt and Helen to discuss the Middle East, Ukraine, and the presidential race.
Picks of the week:
Helen: "The U.S. Has Hurt Itself with Russia Sanctions," Helen Andrews
Sumantra: "Zelensky's Victory Plan Contains No Victory and No Plan," Ted Snider
Curt: "The Roots of the Trump Assassination Attempts," Peter van Buren -
Sumantra, Joseph, and Helen talk about the latest attempt on Trump's life, plus exploding pagers in Lebanon.
Picks of the week:
Helen: "Another Twist of the Screw," Collin Pruett
Joseph: "Why Can't Trump Break Through," Scott McConnell
Sumantra: "Modern Wars Are Wars of Attrition," Sean Durns -
Sumantra joins Helen, Spencer, and Curt for a look at last night's presidential debate.
Picks of the week:
Curt: "The Real Realignment," W. James Antle III
Helen: "Did Communism Really Fall," Sean McMeekin
Spencer: "Forgetting 9/11," Nic Rowan
Sumantra: "Kursk Incursion Is a Two-Edged Sword," Mark Episkopos -
Sumantra joins Helen and Spencer to talk about the changing presidential odds, North Carolina and Arizona, and Elon Musk's travails in Brazil.
Picks of the week:
Helen: "The Cartel Takeover in Colorado Is a Dispatch from the Future," Collin Pruett
Spencer: "The Biden Impeachment Report Is a Hollow Vindication," Peter van Buren
Sumantra: "Foreign Affairs Election Results in Thuringia and Saxony Spark More AfD Derangement Syndrome," Phillip Linderman -
Sumantra joins Helen, Joseph, and Spencer to talk about two new endorsements of Trump, Macron's soft coup in France, and the arrest of Pavel Durov.
Picks of the week:
Helen: "Why Does AI Give Bad Dating Advice," Rob Mariani
Sumantra: "NATO's Arctic Strategy Is an Overreaction," Alex Little
Spencer: "The Empty Symbolism of Sheinbaum and Harris," Collin Pruett
Joseph: "Is There a New Democratic Establishment," Bradley Devlin -
Sumantra joins Helen and Joseph to talk about the Democratic convention in Chicago, plus the latest developments in Ukraine.
Picks of the week:
Sumantra: "Shipping Out," Jude Russo
Helen: "Ukraine's Two Wars," Flavius Mihaies
Joseph: "Harris Was Never in Charge of the Border," Collin Pruett -
New host Sumantra joins Helen, Jude, and Joseph to talk about stolen valor, British riots, and immigration.
Picks of the week:
Sumantra: "Unfree Britain Cracks Down on Protests," Helen Andrews
Helen: "The Tragedy of Kamala Harris," Collin Pruett
Joseph: "Has Walz Betrayed the Upper Midwest?" Matthew Schmitz
Jude: "It Was Eighty Years Ago Today," James P. Pinkerton -
Bradley joins Helen, Spencer, and Jude to talk about the Dem veep pick, Bangladesh, and Olympic women's boxing. Plus, a very special announcement from Bradley.
Picks of the week:
Bradley: "The Kamalafornia Republic," Sen. Tommy Tuberville
Helen: "Can Shapiro Survive Woke Scrutiny?" Jude Russo
Jude: "Decoupling from China: Is It Possible?" David Harvilicz
Spencer: "Chaos in Venezuela," Joseph Addington -
Bradley, Helen, Stacey, and Sumantra discuss the new Democratic candidate, the Venezuelan election, and Biden's Supreme Court reforms.
Picks of the week:
Bradley: "Where Was Biothetics During Covid," Helen Andrews
Helen: "Rest in Peace, Lapham," Nic Rowan
Sumantra: "Is It Too Late for Diplomacy in Yemen," Jude Russo
Stacey: "A Tale of Two Kamalas," James Carden -
Bradley, Helen, Sumantra, and Mason talk about an eventful week in American politics, from an assassination attempt to a sudden withdrawal from the presidential race.
Picks of the week:
Bradley: "GOP Scrambles to Face New Opponent," Bradley Devlin
Helen: "The Great Immigration Experiment," Theo Wold
Mason: "Bring Back Proclamations of Neutrality," Sumantra Maitra
Sumantra: "Price Controls Are Still Stupid," Jude Russo -
Bradley talks to Helen, Spencer, and Sumantra about elections in the UK and France, Biden's odds of making it to November, and the National Conservatism conference in Washington.
Picks of the week:
Helen: "French Elections Could Have Been Worse," Scott McConnell
Spencer: "GOP Can Learn Abortion Lesson from Methodist Infighting," Jim Antle
Sumantra: "Nato at 75: Rebalancing the Transatlantic Alliance," Rep. Warren Davidson
Bradley: "The Right of the World to Come," Saurabh Sharma -
Bradley joins Helen, Stacey, and Mason to discuss the attacks in Sevastopol and Dagestan, the upcoming parliamentary elections in France, and Julian Assange.
Picks of the week:
Helen: "North Korea's Russian Turn Is More Bark than Bite," Rob York
Bradley: "Byron Donalds, from Crown Heights to Congress," Bradley Devlin
Mason: "You Have No Idea How Soviet We Really Are," Helen Andrews
Stacey: "It Was Never Kennedy," Spencer Neale -
Bradley talks to Helen, Spencer, and Stacey about the announced rules for next week's presidential debate, Biden's sweeping new amnesty, and Bob Good's primary race in Virginia, now headed to a recount.
Picks of the week:
Helen: "The Cipher: Mark Rutte, the Next NATO Secretary-General," Curt Mills
Spencer: "Arizonans Must Move Beyond Booming Economy Fairytale," Gina Maloney
Stacey: "New Play Plumbs the Personal and Political Civil War," Peter Wood
Bradley: "CHIPS Is Broken. I'm Fixing It," Senator Tommy Tuberville -
Executive director Curt Mills joins Bradley, Helen, and Sumantra to talk about the European parliamentary elections, Trump's appearance in Nevada, and Iran's presidential race.
Picks of the week:
Helen: "South Africa Teeters at the Brink," Helen Andrews
Curt: "Will the First Amendment Save Assange?" Peter van Buren
Sumantra: "The Bomb Is Still with Us," Jude Russo
Bradley: "Nigel Farage Has Reanimated British Politics," Ben Sixsmith -
Special guest Spencer Neale joins Bradley, Helen, and Mason to talk about what to do next now that Trump has been convicted, whether Mexico's new president is the right woman for the job, and Dr. Fauci's dismal House appearance.
Picks of the week:
Helen: "Keep Your Stupid Pandas," Nic Rowan
Bradley: "Viva Libertad Silicon Valley," Spencer Neale
Spencer: "De Niro's Courthouse Turn Shows He Has Always Been a Hack," Peter Tonguette
Mason: "Time to Bet Big on Trump," Bradley Devlin -
Bradley joins Helen, Jude, and Mason to talk about the Red Lobster bankruptcy, the potential for a color revolution in the country of Georgia, and whether there is really a "neopopulist" bipartisan consensus in Washington.
Picks of the week:
Helen: "The Winners and Losers of Trump's Libertarian Speech," W. James Antle III
Jude: "Why Detroit's Population Rebound Matters," Mary Frances Myler
Bradley: "Trump's Bronx Rally May Show the Future of the GOP," Ryan Girdusky
Mason: "Against Summer Vacation," Peter Tonguette - Show more
