Episode 853: Trump Pulls the Trigger

Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Michael, and Phil discuss the possibility of American ground troops in Iran, the worrisome decision in a recent social media court case, and much more. Editors’ Picks: Rich: Charlie’s mageazine piece “Against Misery” Charlie: Jim’s magazine piece “The Democratic Party Becomes Its Fringe” MBD: Daniel J. Flynn’s piece “Revisiting the Buckley–Rothbard Feud” Phil: Noah’s piece “How Vulnerable Is America to an ‘Operation Spiderweb’ at Home? Very” Light Items: Rich: Uncrustables Charlie: Tech success MBD: Opening Day Phil: His dad's Amazon reviewer status  Sponsors:DonorsTrustVaer This podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today on The Editors, Rich, Jim, Noah, and Andrew discuss the war, the current TSA debacle, and Code Pink’s visit to Cuba. Editors’ Picks: Rich: Doug Feith’s piece “‘Imminence’ Is the Wrong Standard for Iran” Jim: Charlie’s magazine piece “Against Misery” Noah: Jim’s magazine piece “The Democratic Party Becomes Its Fringe” Andrew: Jeff’s Carnival of Fools piece “Lefty Influencers Embrace Poverty Tourism on Havana Junket” Light Items: Rich: Doesn’t like the new tall Coke cans Jim: Dark Winds Noah: Car trouble Andrew: Duolingo Sponsors:DonorsTrustVaerFast Growing Trees This podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, and Andrew discuss the energy issues arising from the war in Iran, the New York Times report on Cesar Chavez, and much more. Editors’ Picks: Rich: John Puri's post "There’s No Easy Fix to Bring Down Gas Prices" Charlie: Rachel Lu's magazine piece "The Pro-Life Future" Andrew: Bjorn Lomborg’s magazine piece “Al Gore’s False Prophecy" Light Items: Rich: Making macarons Charlie: Epic Universe Andrew: Jasper L'Estrange stories on YouTube Sponsors:DonorsTrustVaerStrawberry This podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s edition of The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and Noah discuss the latest news from Iran, the intra-right fights over the war, and Paul Ehrlich’s sad legacy. Editors’ Picks: Rich: Also Dan’s recent piece Charlie: Dan’s piece “The First American Liberation” Jim: Noah’s pieces and posts about Iran Noah: Ramesh’s post “Talarico’s Nonbinary Nonsense” Light Items: Rich: World Baseball Classic Charlie: Self-driving cars Jim: High school robotics competition Noah: Basketball season is over Sponsors:Made InDonorsTrustVaer This podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today’s edition of The Editors, Rich, Charlie, MBD, and Noah have a rousing discussion about the state of the war against Iran, the recent chatter about the filibuster, and much more. Editors’ Picks: Rich: Luther’s post ‘How to Be a One-Hit Wonder: The Ibram X. Kendi Story” Charlie: Jim’s Jolt “Democrats Blame Gun Owners for Islamist Terrorism and Their Own Bad Decisions” MBD: Daniel J. Flynn’s piece “The Long Afterlife of Hiss–Chambers Smears” Noah: Luther’s post “The Ignorant Pundits Roasting Hegseth over Steak and Lobster for the Troops” Light Items: Rich: Horrible movie Charlie: P. G. Wodehouse’s short stories MBD: Rewatching The Wire Noah: Basketball championships Sponsors:Made InVaer This podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, MBD, and Andrew discuss updates on the war against Iran, the attempted bombing in New York City (and the media’s response to it), and the federal government’s battle with Anthropic. Editors’ Picks: Rich: NR’s editorial “Talarico the Texas Trickster” Charlie: Also Andy’s piece Michael: Andy’s piece “Trump Prepares His Iran Off-Ramp” Andrew: Tal Fortgang “Radicals Are at the Door” Light Items: Rich: NR's Symposium on Antisemitism Charlie: America 250 cookies Michael: Spring weather Andrew: Dining alone Sponsors:ExpressVPNDonorsTrustVaer This podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Michael, and Phil discuss what’s going on in the war against Iran, Kristi Noem’s ouster at DHS, and James Talarico’s Texas win. Editors’ Picks: Rich: Phil’s post “No, Marco Rubio Didn’t Claim That Israel Dragged Trump into War with Iran” Charlie: Andrew Follett’s piece “Iran War Proves Trump Was Right on Space Force” Michael: Daniel J. Flynn’s piece “Lessons from the Last Iranian Revolution” Phil: Audrey’s reporting on DHS Light Items: Rich: Busch Gardens Charlie: WarGames Michael: Rufus Wainwright Phil: New glasses Sponsors:VaerStrawberryFastGrowingTrees This podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and MBD discuss the operation in Iran and nothing else. Editors’ Picks: Rich: Andrew Roberts’s piece “Churchill Is Still on the Front Line of the Culture War” Charlie: NR’s Editorial “The Epstein Panic” Jim: Noah’s piece “Iran’s Last-Stand Strategy” MBD: Ross’s magazine piece “Wuthering Heights Is Gothic Barbie Smut" Light Items: Rich: Napoleon Dynamite Charlie: Fire table Jim: Twin Peaks MBD: Spring weather Sponsors:Made InDonorsTrustVaer This podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today on The Editors, Rich, Noah, Phil, and Audrey discuss Trump’s State of the Union address, the ramp-up around Iran, and the roiling debate over the U.S. Olympic Men’s team success. Editors’ Picks: Rich: Charlie's piece "Our Men’s Hockey Team’s Historic Win Was Just Too Much for Sports Writers to Bear" Noah: MBD's piece "Three Cheers for Jack" Phil: Dan's piece "If the ‘Talking Filibuster’ Means Anything, It Would Irrevocably Change the Senate for the Worse" Audrey: Andy's piece "Why Not Unseal FBI Director Patel’s Grand Jury Testimony About Mar-a-Lago Documents?" Light Items: Rich: Spring training Noah: The Decameron  Phil: New food processor Audrey: Dry February Sponsors:VaerFastGrowingTrees This podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On this edition of The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Noah, and Michael discuss the Supreme Court's tariff ruling, Trump's recent moves on Iran, and much more. Editors’ Picks: Rich: Dan's work Charlie: Also Dan’s recent work Michael: Becket Adams’s piece “The Hypocrisy of Jon Meacham” Noah: And again, Dan's recent work Light Items: Rich: Miracle: The Boys of '80 Charlie: Silverado Michael:  Home AI Noah: Snow day Sponsors:DonorsTrustVaer This podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.