Episode 708: A Predictable Pardon

Editors’ Picks:Charlie: Veronique de Rugy's post "DOGE Should Defund the OECD"MBD: Noah's post "Okay, What’s Going On with the New Jersey Drones?"Phil: NR's editorial "How Harmeet Dhillon Can Tame the Beast at DOJ"Light Items:Charlie: An exploding ovenMBD: Gaining SotoPhil: Losing SotoSponsors:DonorsTrustWe Who WrestleWitherspoon Institute This podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

Editors’ Picks:Rich: MBD's print piece "Musk vs. the Machine"Charlie: Jim’s Jolt "Brian Thompson’s Murderer Is a Coward, Not a Hero"Jim: Andy's piece "The Pardon Power: Don’t Mend It, End It"Noah: Becket Adam’s piece “The Six Stages of Grief for Biden Boosters”Light Items:Rich: An embarrassing situationCharlie: Roald DahlJim: Hosting a Christmas partyNoah: Was on Christopher W. Stirewalt’s showSponsors:MoinkThe Witherspoon InstituteThis podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

Editors’ Picks:Rich: Also NR's editorial on the recent Supreme Court caseCharlie: Dominic’s post “Murdering CEOs Is Evil”MBD: NR's editorial "The Supreme Court Should Rule That Reality Exists"Dominic: Rich’s Corner post "MLB, Be Careful — You Can Push Even Me Too Far"Light Items:Rich: Trip to MilwaukeeCharlie: Liberty Fund conferenceMBD: Say NothingDominic: “The World of Tomorrow” by Virginia Postrel Sponsors:Made InA Life for Liberty: The Making of an American Originalist by Randy BarnettThis podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

Editors’ Picks:Rich: Abigail's piece "DEI Training Material Increases Perception of Nonexistent Prejudice, Agreement with Hitler Rhetoric, Study Finds"Charlie: Noah’s piece "Trump Gets It Right, but Can He Stick with It?"MBD: Abigail’s piece "Just Enjoy Wicked"Noah: David Harsanyi's piece "The Left’s Paranoid Style of Politics"Light Items:Rich: College footballCharlie: Smart coffee mugMBD: A recent concertNoah: His oven dyingSponsors:ExpressVPNPatriot VoicesDesolation Code by Clive CusslerThis podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

Cranberry sauce or green beans? Mashed potatoes or stuffing? Alcohol or football? And do you even like turkey? Rich is joined by Charlie, MBD, and Ramesh on this special Thanksgiving edition of The Editors to answer these -- and many other -- pressing questions.

Editors’ Picks:Rich: Jeff’s post "Please Run for Something Again, Kamala — We Need the Laugh"Charlie: Peter Tonguette’s magazine piece "The Wisdom of John Hughes"Jim: Frank Filocomo’s post "The High Costs of Being Alone "Noah: Andy’s piece "Making Pam Bondi a Successful Reformist AG"Light Items:Rich: RiskCharlie: Thanksgiving footballJim: Thanksgiving morningNoah: Tractor updateSponsors:A Life for Liberty: The Making of an American Originalist by Randy BarnettHis Gospel Is PeaceThis podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

Editors’ Picks:Rich: Dan Crenshaw’s piece "No, It’s Not World War III. It’s the Leverage Trump Needs"Charlie: Rich’s piece "Why We Love Rockets"MBD: Charlie’s magazine piece "The Misinformation Racket"Dominic: Dan’s magazine piece “Republicans’ Good Night in the Senate Should Have Been Great”Light Items:Rich: Terra Haute, Ind.Charlie: Cold in FloridaMBD: Ryan Adams concertDominic: Debate weekSponsors:Made InWe Who Wrestle with God by Jordan B. PetersonHis Gospel Is PeaceThis podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

Editors’ Picks:Rich: Ed Whalen’s Bench Memos post "The Radical Consequences of an Immediate Senate Recess"Charlie: Michael J. New’s post “Eight Questions for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.”Jim: Jeff’s newsletter "Morning Joe Kneels Before Zod"Noah: Rich’s piece “The Age of Whispered Conversations”Light Items:Rich: Washington CapitalsCharlie: Replacing light switchesJim: Watching the Penn State/Purdue game on SaturdayNoah: Downed treesSponsors:DonorsTrustA Life for Liberty by Randy BarnettHis Gospel Is PeaceThis podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

Editors’ Picks:Rich: Jeff’s post "Matt Gaetz Cannot Be Allowed to Become Attorney General"Charlie: Dan's post “Trump Dares the Senate to Vote Down Matt Gaetz”MBD: Noah Rothman’s piece “Trump Doesn’t Have a Mandate for Chaos”Dominic: Dave Yost’s piece “Will Democrats Now Become Born-Again Federalists?”Light Items:Rich: The Washington Capitals Charlie: Hockey gameMBD: Stephen Wilson Jr.Dominic: Thomas Sowell’s booksSponsors:MoinkPatriot VoicesHis Gospel Is PeaceThis podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.

Editors’ Picks:Rich: Jeff’s post “Kamala Harris Truly Was Historically Terrible”Charlie: Michael J. New’s post "Abortion Was Not A Winning Strategy for Democrats, Mainstream Media Realize"Jim: NR’s editorial “Donald Trump Doesn’t Need Recess Appointments”MBD: Dan’s piece “J. D. Vance Is Walking a Historically Unusual Path”Light Items:Rich: College basketballCharlie: Am I Racist?Jim: His trip to CanadaMBD: Gerry “The Monk” HutchSponsors:We Who Wrestle with God by Jordan B. PetersonA Life for Liberty: The Making of an American Originalist, by Randy BarnettHis Gospel Is Peace