Foreign policy, American politics, and social science
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Last night I had an AMA with Rob Henderson. The way I’m going to do these from now on is that the livestream is open to everyone in the moment, but only paid subscribers can listen to the whole thing. To join us for future episodes, you need to have the Substack app downloaded on your phone or tablet. Announcements are on X and Notes, and you get a…
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I had an hour in my car today and decided to do a livestream where I talked about the Trump appointments so far. We had a few normal days and then it sort of went off the rails. The RFK and Gabbard appointments are particularly shocking, as is Gaetz in a different way. I thought that the Gribbles would be tossed aside after the election and now tha…
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I’ve written about my struggles with animal rights before. On the one hand, every ethical argument in favor of veganism is correct. On the other, I want a diet that is high in lean protein and satisfies my taste, and that means eating a lot of chicken and seafood, which are among the worst options from the perspective of minimizing suffering. Lucki…
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Rob Henderson joined me on a livestream today to talk about The Penguin, the miniseries that ended last night. See here for our discussion of episodes 1-4, and point eight here on the racial demographics of crime in Gotham. I talk about my theory of the general message of the miniseries, which is that leftist revolutionaries are truly evil people w…
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Polymarket gives Trump a 97% chance of Trump winning as I write this. Republicans are taking the Senate, and by a relatively substantial margin. Michael Tracey and I talk about what happened. We get into the Hispanic vote, what a second Trump administration will look like, Trump’s unique magic, how Michael could tell voters’ preferences by their lo…
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Just finished a three-hour election day live stream, which started at 1PM ET. Hour 1: Maxim Lott discusses betting markets and where we’re putting our money. Hour 2: Alex Nowrasteh on immigration, and what the vibe is like in DC Hour 3: Rob Henderson, to discuss basic election stuff, the vibes, and we go on some tangents. This is probably going to …
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I talked to Michael Tracey last night about the upcoming election, JD Vance on Rogan, Trump’s stolen election claims, Michael’s recent Liz Cheney piece, and other things. Join me for my next live video in the Substack app. Get more from Richard Hanania in the Substack app Available for iOS and Android Get the app Today I’ll be talking with Alex Now…
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Today I talk with Callum Williams (follow on X), senior economics editor for The Economist. I was honored to have Callum on, as I consider The Economist perhaps the most indispensable news source we have. Their latest issue, on the US economy as the envy of the world, forms the basis of our discussion. After talking a bit about what it is like work…
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