The Editors

Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and Noah discuss the ongoing negotiations with Iran, the great Clarence Thomas, and much more. Editors’ Picks: Rich: Roy Eappen’s piece “The Transgender House of Cards Just Came Crashing Down” Charlie: Audrey Fahlberg’s magazine piece “Does the Filibuster Have a Future?” Jim: Judd’s Weekend Jolt “The Phineas and Ferb Presidency" Noah: Brittany Bernstein’s piece “Are the Eleven Dead or Missing U.S. Scientists Really Connected?” Light Items: Rich: How Progress Ends by Carl Benedikt Frey Charlie: Clarence Thomas’s speech Jim: Miami NRI event Noah: Vacation ...

Today on The Editors, Rich, MBD, Phil, and Dan discuss the current state of affairs around the Strait of Hormuz, Hasan Piker, Zohran Mamdani, and much more. Editors’ Picks: Rich: Also Andrew’s piece Dan: Jim’s post “Europe Has Plenty of Oil, It Just Doesn’t Want to Use It” MBD: Bryan A Garner’s magazine piece “Trash Talk from the Oval Office” Phil: Andrew Stuttaford’s magazine piece “Hitting the Mother Road: Rediscovering Route 66” Light Items: Rich: NBC series The Fall and Rise of Dinkins Dan: North Carolina mountains MBD: Julian Jackson’s De Gaulle biography Phi...

Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and Noah discuss the United State’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, Viktor Orbán’s defeat in Hungary’s recent election, and much more. Editors’ Picks Rich: Jeff’s Carnival of Fools “Everybody Knew About Eric Swalwell. Except You and Me" Charlie: Mike Coté’s piece “Are There Really Alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz?" Jim: Henry Olsen’s piece “Orbán’s Total Defeat” Noah: Jim’s Jolt “President Trump’s Self-Inflicted Divine Mess” Light Items: Rich: Birds Charlie: Rollercoasters Jim: Regional finals Noah: TFAS conference Sponsors:Ex...

Today on The Editors, Rich, Michael, Andrew, and Dan discuss the cease-fire, Trump’s outrage against far-right influencers, and some tension between the Vatican and the U.S. Editors’ Picks: Rich: Luther’s post "Why So Grim About Iran?" and John Puri’s post "A Strait-Up Debacle" MBD: Matthew X. Wilson’s piece “Will Hungary Reject the European Consensus? ” Andrew: James Lilek’s piece “Space Captures the Imagination” Dan: Luther’s writings about the war Light Items: Rich: Kosher sushi MBD: Perfect Days Andrew: Route 66 Dan: Visiting Kentucky Sponsors:VaerDonorsTrustUniversity of Austi...

Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and Noah discuss the U.S. and Israel hitting Iran’s infrastructure, defense spending, and much more. Editors’ Picks: Rich: Jeff’s magazine piece “A Journey to the End of Popular Culture” Charlie: Rich’s piece “Trump Wants More Guns — and Should Get Them” Jim: Noah’s post “Another Windfall for the Bottomless ‘Blue Texas’ Money Pit” Noah: Andy’s piece “The Iranian Sharia-Supremacist Regime and ‘Civilian’ Infrastructure” Light Items: Rich: Balls and strikes challenge system Charlie: Busch Gardens Jim: Robotics Noah: Easter dinner Sponsors:Made InVaerUniversity of Austi...

Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, MBD, and Dan Foster discuss Trump’s Iran war speech, the birthright citizenship ruling, and fertility kerfuffle rippling around the airwaves. Editors’ Picks: Rich: Elliott Abrams’s piece “The President’s Not-So-Reassuring Iran Address” Charlie: Noah’s recent Iran war pieces MBD: Dan McLaughlin’s magazine piece “The Opposite Errors of Two American Statesmen” Dan: NR’s editorial “A Hormuz Handoff?” Light Items: Rich: Middleburg, VA Charlie: Artemis II MBD: Easter liturgies Dan: Looking forward to Easter Sponsors:DonorsTrustVaerUniversity of Austin This podcast was edited...

Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Noah, and Dan Foster discuss whether or not Trump will pull out of Iran, a praise-worthy SCOTUS ruling, and much more. Editors’ Picks: Rich: Päivi Räsänen's piece "My Criminal Conviction Is a Terrible Blow to Free Speech in Europe" Charlie: Graham Hillard’s magazine piece “Are Robots People Too?” Noah: Andrew Stuttaford’s post “Defense Tech and Drones: A Ukrainian Lesson” Dan: Charlie’s magazine piece “Against Misery” Light Items: Rich: Project Hail Mary Charlie: Limoncello Noah: His wife’s birthday party Dan: Praise for his cousin Sponsors:<...

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 magazine 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...

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 ...

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 C...

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...

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: Horri...

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 e...

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:V...

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....

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?" ...

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. Se...

Today on The Editors, Noah fills in for Rich once again and is joined by Charlie, Phil, and Audrey to discuss Trump’s upcoming State of the Union address, Mamdani’s Big Apple issues, and a TV scandal. Editors’ Picks: Noah: John Puri’s piece “Abolish the FCC’s Equal-Time Rule” Charlie: Brian T. Allen’s piece “America’s Earliest Outdoor Photographs Shown at Hartford’s Wadsworth Atheneum” Phil: Noah’s post “AOC’s Breakout Performance” Audrey: Jim’s Morning Jolt “Stephen Colbert and James Talarico Are Lying to You” Light Items: Noah: Grey weather Charlie: Walking Phil: The H...

Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and Noah discuss Marco Rubio's Munich Security Conference speech, AOC's less impressive Munich Security Conference speech, and Eileen Gu's dubious loyalties. Editors’ Picks:Rich: Jeff’s post “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Not a Serious Person”Charlie: Noah’s post “AOC’s Breakout Performance”Jim: NR’s editorial “There Is No Such National Holiday as Presidents Day”Noah: Dan Forster’s post “The Kinds of Abstractions Armies Fight For”Light Items:Rich: SkiingCharlie: Flag footballJim: OlympicsNoah: MoviesSponsors:Made InDonorsTrustVaerThis podcast was edited and produc...

Today on The Editors, Noah guest-hosts for Rich, and is joined by Michael and Phil. They discuss the current freakout over AI, the kerfuffle on Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, and much more.Editors’ Picks:Noah: Phil’s piece “ Will the AI Revolution Foment a Revolution?” and Noah’s response “Against the AI Doomerism Consensus”MBD: Brian T. Allen’s piece “High Fashion Wasn’t Easy in Imperial Spain”Phil:Light Items:Noah: The OlympicsMBD: BaseballPhil: Sports in the winterSponsors:Made InVaerThis podcast was produced by Haley Strack and edited...