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Three Signs of the Chamber Apocalypse
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10 hrs ago • Oren Cass and Daniel Kishi
America's Foreign Policy Future with A. Wess Mitchell
Watch now (50 mins) | The country's domestic politics and its outlook toward the world will always be intertwined.
21 hrs ago • Oren Cass
49:42
Germany is Out of Options
The country has neither the political, economic, or societal ability to rearm.
May 21 • Anthony J. Constantini
Work Will Always Matter
The AI and jobs debate misses a deeper question.
May 20 • Chris Griswold
High Home Values, Low Housing Prices, Choose One
Overcoming the zero-sum politics of housing reform.
May 17 • Oren Cass
Guess Who’s Willing to Pay?
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May 15 • Oren Cass and Daniel Kishi
Why Democrats Can't Learn with Ruy Teixeira
Listen now | The newsletter The Liberal Patriot tried to tell hard truth to left-wing readers. The donor class wasn't interested.
May 15 • Oren Cass and Ruy Teixeira
43:33
Immigration Enforcement Needs ‘You’re Fired’
There are many ways to shrink the illegal immigrant population—use all of them.
May 14 • Mark Krikorian
America’s Glaring Infrastructure Vulnerability
Protecting our most critical infrastructure on a volunteer basis is no longer acceptable.
May 13 • Yameen Huq
Washington’s End-Run Around Sports Betting Laws
The CFTC’s risky gamble on prediction markets will not pay off.
May 10
Beijing Summit Preview Edition
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May 8 • Oren Cass and Daniel Kishi
The End of the Iran War? with Bradley Devlin
Making sense of the conflict, and whether it’s really finished.
May 8 • Oren Cass and Bradley Devlin
47:31
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