Podcast Saturday + the Week in Headlines
For your weekend listening and reading pleasure
It’s the usual podcast doubleheader up today, first with Ricochet, where James Lileks, Charles C.W. Cooke and I review some of the climactic Supreme Court decisions, but also an extended conversation with Reihan Salam, president of the Manhattan Institute, about the shocking primary election in of Zohran Mamdani, clearly the most radical candidate ever nominated for major office in New York City.
As usual, listen right here, or at Ricochet, or from your favorite podcast platform:
Next up, the Three Whisky Happy Hour, with my return as the adult in charge. Listen here, or from Ricochet when the link goes live there later Saturday.
And now for the Week in Headlines:
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Re: 3 WHH
So happy to be here again. Thank you for the email that linked me to the podcast, Steven.
As is usual, for me, thank you Lucretia for speaking so many of my thoughts to John who had everything right in his opening remarks on Israel and Iran until his conclusion. How could he say all of that and then give Trump little to no credit for it. As stated by Lucretia, Trumps Huuuuge, support for Israel and then the bunker busters to boot had everything to do with what, so far, has been a brilliant action taken against Iran. With no boots on the ground intervention from America, or for that matter, Israel. And John says Trump had little to do with it??? Seems to me sometimes brilliant minds, in some fields - for John, the law - seem quite mind boggling in others. Then again John sounds a little stuffed up from not quite having 'woke' up from, apparently, your early morning podcast - at least for y'all. Maybe a little whiskey (or coffee?) would help.
To Johns point that we (conservatives) have enjoyed more success with SCOTUS rulings recently than perhaps in the history of the republic, this can also, ultimately, be credited to President Trump. God Bless that man. ;-)
BTW, commercial breaks here were nothing more than a quick couple of seconds of quiet pause. ;-)
I'm considering reaching deep into my pocket for enough $$ to become a paid subscriber - if and/or when I get a like from Lucretia. If not, I guess I'll just go eat worms. Also I must have control over renewals so as not be automatically charged for annual renewals when that time rolls around, always unexpectedly it seems. We'll see.
It's been fun and it is great to be back in touch with y'all's voices. Very enjoyable podcast.
Til next time,
Jim
Brilliant addition of the headlines we've missed on Saturdays with PLB's post-Hayward version of TWIP. With PLB putting its TWIP commentary behind a pay wall, now is the time to add memes to your headlines. Perhaps a headline sandwich as in days of old?