Babylon Bee Takes California To Court For Censoring Satire

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Kristen Waggoner, president and CEO of Alliance Defending Freedom, joins Federalist Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss how The Babylon Bee, a satirical news site, is suing California over two new laws that are designed to censor free speech, including parodies. Waggoner tells Kittle that the laws are about "politicians protecting politicians" from content they think will impact them. If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continue to inflict devastating damage, please give a gift to help The Federalist do the real journalism America needs.

Do vice presidential debates matter much? Join Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Washington Examiner Senior Writer David Harsanyi as they break down the performances of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, and the corporate media moderators during their first 2024 faceoff; discuss the Biden-Harris administration's response (or lack thereof) to the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Helene; and analyze Iran's recent missile attack on Israel. Mollie and David also share their TV and movie picks for the week including "Bye Bye Birdie," "Nobody Wants This," the new season of "Slow Horses," "Hostiles," and "3:10 To Yuma." Pre-order David's book The Rise of BlueAnon: How the Democrats Became a Party of Conspiracy Theorists here.  If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continue to inflict devastating damage, please give a gift to help The Federalist do the real journalism America needs.

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Rachel O’Brien, deputy public policy editor for OpenTheBooks.com, joins Matt Kittle to discuss how the federal government wastes on average $7,500 per second in improper payments to Medicare, Medicaid, mismanaged Covid-19 relief programs, and even deceased people.If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continue to inflict devastating damage, please give a gift to help The Federalist do the real journalism America needs.

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Ned Ryun, founder and CEO of American Majority, joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to trace the rapid expansion of the administrative state, analyze why former President Donald Trump's goal to "drain the Swamp" changed politics, and explain how an emboldened bureaucracy threatens our republic.You can find Ryun's book American Leviathan: The Birth of the Administrative State and Progressive Authoritarianism here. If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continue to inflict devastating damage, please give a gift to help The Federalist do the real journalism America needs.

Vice President Kamala Harris has yet to face any tough questions. Join Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Washington Examiner Senior Writer David Harsanyi as they explain the corporate media's assistance in keeping Harris hidden, analyze 2024 presidential race polls, analyze Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky's meeting with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, and review New York Magazine’s Olivia Nuzzi's Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sex scandal. Mollie and David also discuss "Civil War," "The Penguin," "Anatomy of a Fall," "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story," and Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK.If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continue to inflict devastating damage, please give a gift to help The Federalist do the real journalism America needs.

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Katy Faust, founder and president of Them Before Us, joins Matt Kittle to explain how children across America are being victimized and outline how adults, especially those in power, can reorient policy to prioritize kids' rights above their own selfish desires.You can find Faust's book Pro-Child Politics: Why Every Cultural, Economic, and National Issue Is a Matter of Justice for Children here.If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continue to inflict devastating damage, please give a gift to help The Federalist do the real journalism America needs.

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Taylor Barkley, the director of Public Policy for the Abundance Institute, joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to break down a new speech-chilling California law that seeks to crack down on artificial intelligence during election seasons and discuss the effect, or the lack thereof, that AI-generated content has on U.S. voters.Read more AI analysis from Barkley here.If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continue to inflict devastating damage, please give a gift to help The Federalist do the real journalism America needs.

Former President Donald Trump survived a second assassination attempt. Join Federalist Editor-in-Chief Mollie Hemingway and Washington Examiner Senior Writer David Harsanyi as they break down how Democrat and corporate media's rhetoric fuels violence against Trump, discuss Israel's decision to blow up Hezbollah operatives' pagers, and refute the lies from outlets blaming pro-life policies in Georgia for a death linked to the abortion pill. Mollie also shares her recent travels, and David offers his thoughts on "Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos" and "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery."If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continue to inflict devastating damage, please give a gift to help The Federalist do the real journalism America needs.

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," renowned media critic and journalist Michael Walsh joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to break down the corrupt corporate media's reaction to the second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump and explain why legacy newsrooms everywhere rejected objective reporting to embrace propaganda.You can find Walsh's book, Against the Corporate Media: Forty-two Ways the Press Hates You, here. If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continue to inflict devastating damage, please give a gift to help The Federalist do the real journalism America needs.

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Former California Senate Majority Leader Gloria Romero joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to explain why she left the Democrat Party after decades of identifying with and advancing it. She also expresses frustration with leftist-led radicalism wrecking the republic.If you care about combatting the corrupt media that continue to inflict devastating damage, please give a gift to help The Federalist do the real journalism America needs.