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Erick Erickson: I’m tired of eating rotten sandwiches
We keep being told we must debase ourselves further every election cycle. We must embrace the groypers, who are white nationalists, racists and antisemites. We must embrace the racial grievance mongers and the Christian nationalists who never talk about Christ but always talk about politics. We must be okay with crooks, frauds, charlatans and those who would attack the victim of molestation. We need a big tent, just not one big enough for basic decency.
AI plays role in regulatory capture
American businesses have long practiced what political scientists call regulatory capture. A company that cannot repeal a law takes control of the people the government put in charge of enforcing it. The airlines did it to the Civil Aeronautics Board, which in 40 years never approved a new trunk carrier. The health insurance industry helped shape the Affordable Care Act and came away with a federal mandate requiring Americans to buy its product.
I’m tired of eating rotten sandwiches
We keep being told we must debase ourselves further every election cycle. We must embrace the groypers, who are white nationalists, racists and antisemites. We must embrace the racial grievance mongers and the Christian nationalists who never talk about Christ but always talk about politics. We must be okay with crooks, frauds, charlatans and those who would attack the victim of molestation. We need a big tent, just not one big enough for basic decency.
The Patriot Post® · I’m Tired of Eating Rotten Sandwiches
We keep being told we must debase ourselves further every election cycle. We must embrace the groypers, who are white nationalists, racists and antisemites. We must embrace the racial grievance mongers and the Christian nationalists who never talk about Christ but always talk about politics. We must be okay with crooks, frauds, charlatans and those who would attack the victim of molestation. We need a big tent, just not one big enough for basic decency.
I'm Tired of Eating Rotten Sandwiches
We keep being told we must debase ourselves further every election cycle. We must embrace the groypers, who are white nationalists, racists and antisemites. We must embrace the racial grievance mongers and the Christian nationalists who never talk about Christ but always talk about politics. We must be okay with crooks, frauds, charlatans and those who would attack the victim of molestation. We need a big tent, just not one big enough for basic decency.
Past time to rethink supply chain
Palmer Luckey, the founder of Anduril, spoke with Joe Rogan a while back and it should be required listening at the Pentagon. America won that war because it designed weapons around what its factories could already build. War planners knew what grades of steel and aluminum General Motors and Ford could process, so they built tanks and trucks around that steel and aluminum. They knew what John Deere's plants could turn out, so John Deere made weapons components.
Rethink the supply chain
Palmer Luckey, the founder of Anduril, spoke with Joe Rogan a while back and it should be required listening at the Pentagon. America won that war because it designed weapons around what its factories could already build. War planners knew what grades of steel and aluminum General Motors and Ford could process, so they built tanks and trucks around that steel and aluminum. They knew what John Deere’s plants could turn out, so John Deere made weapons components.
Rethink the supply chain
Palmer Luckey, the founder of Anduril, spoke with Joe Rogan a while back and it should be required listening at the Pentagon. America won that war because it designed weapons around what its factories could already build. War planners knew what grades of steel and aluminum General Motors and Ford could process, so they built tanks and trucks around that steel and aluminum. They knew what John Deere’s plants could turn out, so John Deere made weapons components.
Erick Erickson: Rethink the supply chain
Palmer Luckey, the founder of Anduril, spoke with Joe Rogan a while back and it should be required listening at the Pentagon. America won that war because it designed weapons around what its factories could already build. War planners knew what grades of steel and aluminum General Motors and Ford could process, so they built tanks and trucks around that steel and aluminum. They knew what John Deere’s plants could turn out, so John Deere made weapons components.
Supply chain needs rethinking
Palmer Luckey, the founder of Anduril, spoke with Joe Rogan a while back and it should be required listening at the Pentagon. America won that war because it designed weapons around what its factories could already build. War planners knew what grades of steel and aluminum General Motors and Ford could process, so they built tanks and trucks around that steel and aluminum. They knew what John Deere’s plants could turn out, so John Deere made weapons components.
Rethink the Supply Chain
Palmer Luckey, the founder of Anduril, spoke with Joe Rogan a while back and it should be required listening at the Pentagon. America won that war because it designed weapons around what its factories could already build. War planners knew what grades of steel and aluminum General Motors and Ford could process, so they built tanks and trucks around that steel and aluminum. They knew what John Deere's plants could turn out, so John Deere made weapons components.
Rethink the Supply Chain
Commentary Palmer Luckey, the founder of Anduril, spoke with Joe Rogan a while back and it should be required listening at the Pentagon. America won that war because it designed weapons around what its factories could already build. War planners knew what grades of steel and aluminum General Motors and Ford could process, so they built tanks and trucks around that steel and aluminum. They knew what John Deere’s plants could turn out, so John Deere made weapons components.
Republicans won’t lose US Senate
CNN's data analyst Harry Enten said something interesting last week. He said Republicans have a stubborn habit of outperforming their September polling in the states that decide control of the Senate. He is right, and reiterated a point I have been making for some time that leads me to believe all might not be lost for the GOP in the Senate. In the major 2024 races, Republicans outran their September polls by 9 points in Iowa, by 6 in Ohio, and by 5 in Michigan.
Erick Erickson: Republicans might not lose the Senate
CNN's data analyst Harry Enten said something interesting last week. He said Republicans have a stubborn habit of outperforming their September polling in the states that decide control of the Senate. He is right, and reiterated a point I have been making for some time that leads me to believe all might not be lost for the GOP in the Senate. In the major 2024 races, Republicans outran their September polls by 9 points in Iowa, by 6 in Ohio, and by 5 in Michigan.
Erickson: I don't think Republicans are going to lose the Senate
CNN’s data analyst Harry Enten said something interesting last week. He said Republicans have a stubborn habit of outperforming their September polling in the states that decide control of the Senate. He is right, and reiterated a point I have been making for some time that leads me to believe all might not be lost for the GOP in the Senate. In the major 2024 races, Republicans outran their September polls by 9 points in Iowa, by 6 in Ohio, and by 5 in Michigan.
Por qué no creo que los republicanos vayan a perder el Senado
Opinión Harry Enten, analista de datos de CNN, dijo recientemente algo interesante. Señaló que los republicanos tienen la tenaz costumbre de superar los resultados de las encuestas de septiembre en los estados que determinan el control del Senado. Tiene razón, y reiteró un punto que he venido señalando desde hace tiempo y que me lleva a creer que tal vez no todo esté perdido para el Partido Republicano en el Senado.
Why I Don’t Think Republicans Are Going to Lose the Senate
Commentary CNN’s data analyst Harry Enten said something interesting recently. He said Republicans have a stubborn habit of outperforming their September polling in the states that decide control of the Senate. He is right, and reiterated a point I have been making for some time that leads me to believe all might not be lost for the GOP in the Senate. In the major 2024 races, Republicans outran their September polls by 9 points in Iowa, by 6 in Ohio, and by 5 in Michigan.
S15 EP182: Hour 1 - Good Mike, Bad Mike, and the Debates
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Mike Collins does not seem to notice or care about the company he keeps
In September, U.S. Rep. Mike Collins bragged to a campaign crowd about his “convoy captains,” the county organizers who run his grassroots operation across Georgia. He called them one of the reasons his campaign has been so successful. On Wednesday, the Daily Beast reported that two of those captains had held leadership roles in American Patriots USA, a group founded by Chester Doles.
Why I Don't Think Republicans Are Going to Lose the Senate
CNN's data analyst Harry Enten said something interesting last week. He said Republicans have a stubborn habit of outperforming their September polling in the states that decide control of the Senate. He is right, and reiterated a point I have been making for some time that leads me to believe all might not be lost for the GOP in the Senate. In the major 2024 races, Republicans outran their September polls by 9 points in Iowa, by 6 in Ohio, and by 5 in Michigan.
Why I Don't Think Republicans Are Going to Lose the Senate
CNN's data analyst Harry Enten said something interesting last week. He said Republicans have a stubborn habit of outperforming their September polling in the states that decide control of the Senate. He is right, and he reiterated a point I have been making for some time that leads me to believe all might not be lost for the GOP in the Senate. In the major 2024 races, Republicans outran their September polls by nine points in Iowa, by 6 in Ohio, and by 5 in Michigan.
Why I Don't Think Republicans Are Going to Lose the Senate
CNN's data analyst Harry Enten said something interesting last week. He said Republicans have a stubborn habit of outperforming their September polling in the states that decide control of the Senate. He is right, and reiterated a point I have been making for some time that leads me to believe all might not be lost for the GOP in the Senate. In the major 2024 races, Republicans outran their September polls by 9 points in Iowa, by 6 in Ohio, and by 5 in Michigan.
On peut reconnaître le mérite de l’administration Trump
La stratégie de l’Iran dans cette guerre n’a jamais été bien compliquée. Les mollahs pensaient que, s’ils parvenaient à bloquer le détroit d’Ormuz suffisamment longtemps, les Américains finiraient par en ressentir les effets à la pompe et que l’administration Trump perdrait sa détermination avant les élections de mi-mandat prévues début novembre.
El presidente Trump merece el crédito: el petróleo fluye ante la apuesta fallida de Irán
Opinión La estrategia de Irán en esta guerra nunca fue complicada. Los mulás creyeron que si bloqueaban el estrecho de Ormuz el tiempo suficiente, los estadounidenses lo notarían en las gasolineras y Washington perdería los nervios antes de las elecciones de mitad de mandato. El crudo Brent superó los 107 dólares el barril el mes pasado, y las milicias afines a Irán enviaron drones al oleoducto Este-Oeste de Arabia Saudí, interrumpiéndolo durante más de una semana.
Watching regulatory capture in AI
American businesses have long practiced what political scientists call regulatory capture. A company that cannot repeal a law takes control of the people the government put in charge of enforcing it. The airlines did it to the Civil Aeronautics Board, which in 40 years never approved a new trunk carrier. The health insurance industry helped shape the Affordable Care Act and came away with a federal mandate requiring Americans to buy its product.
President Trump Deserves Credit
Commentary Iran’s strategy in this war was never complicated. The mullahs believed that if they choked the Strait of Hormuz long enough, Americans would feel it at the gas pump and Washington would lose its nerve before the midterms. Brent crude spiked past $107 a barrel last month, and Iranian-aligned militias sent drones into Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline and shut it down for more than a week. Tehran was betting that pain at the pump would break us before its own economy broke.
Give President Trump some credit
Iran's strategy in this war was never complicated. The mullahs believed that if they choked the Strait of Hormuz long enough, Americans would feel it at the gas pump and Washington would lose its nerve before the midterms. Brent crude spiked past $107 a barrel this month, and Iranian-aligned militias sent drones into Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline and shut it down for more than a week. Tehran was betting that pain at the pump would break us before its own economy broke.
President Trump Deserves Credit
Iran's strategy in this war was never complicated. The mullahs believed that if they choked the Strait of Hormuz long enough, Americans would feel it at the gas pump and Washington would lose its nerve before the midterms. Brent crude spiked past $107 a barrel this month, and Iranian-aligned militias sent drones into Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline and shut it down for more than a week. Tehran was betting that pain at the pump would break us before its own economy broke.
President Trump Deserves Credit
Iran's strategy in this war was never complicated. The mullahs believed that if they choked the Strait of Hormuz long enough, Americans would feel it at the gas pump and Washington would lose its nerve before the midterms. Brent crude spiked past $107 a barrel this month, and Iranian-aligned militias sent drones into Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline and shut it down for more than a week. Tehran was betting that pain at the pump would break us before its own economy broke.
President Trump Deserves Credit
Iran's strategy in this war was never complicated. The mullahs believed that if they choked the Strait of Hormuz long enough, Americans would feel it at the gas pump and Washington would lose its nerve before the midterms. Brent crude spiked past $107 a barrel this month, and Iranian-aligned militias sent drones into Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline and shut it down for more than a week. Tehran was betting that pain at the pump would break us before its own economy broke.
Erick Erickson: The tide turns toward doom
The macroeconomic numbers are good. America is near full employment. The stock market is doing well. Inflation is high, but down from where it was with former President Joe Biden. Americans do not care. They hate both parties. Republican operatives on the ground in state after state tell me the same story. Voters are enraged at the GOP. Diehard Republican cheerleaders do not get it. They insist the economy is good in the same way Democrats did when Biden was in office.
Rick Jackson gives Republicans the steam power to push against Trump headwinds
America’s macroeconomic picture may look good with near full employment and a stable stock market, but the microeconomic picture is dreadful. Americans are feeling pain at the pump and in the grocery store. The president has never met a rake he did not want to step on. Tariffs have had the negative effects mainstream economics said they would. The war has added to uncertainty and prices. Republicans are sailing into headwinds, mostly of the president’s making.
Against AI regulatory capture
American businesses have long practiced what political scientists call regulatory capture. A company that cannot repeal a law takes control of the people the government put in charge of enforcing it. The airlines did it to the Civil Aeronautics Board, which in 40 years never approved a new trunk carrier. The health insurance industry helped shape the Affordable Care Act and came away with a federal mandate requiring Americans to buy its product.
Republicans may not be hit as hard in Nov. as some think
The macroeconomic numbers are good. America is near full employment. The stock market is doing well. Inflation is high, but down from where it was with former President Joe Biden. Americans do not care. They hate both parties. Republican operatives on the ground in state after state tell me the same story. Voters are enraged at the GOP. Diehard Republican cheerleaders do not get it. They insist the economy is good in the same way Democrats did when Biden was in office.
The tide turns toward doom
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THE SHOW NOTES: Trump, Xi, Georgia, Alaska, Milei, UN, Bonds, & F-35
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Erick Erickson: Taking stance against AI regulatory capture
American businesses have long practiced what political scientists call regulatory capture. A company that cannot repeal a law takes control of the people the government put in charge of enforcing it. The airlines did it to the Civil Aeronautics Board, which in 40 years never approved a new trunk carrier. The health insurance industry helped shape the Affordable Care Act and came away with a federal mandate requiring Americans to buy its product.
Diet Coke Socialism
Order Jamie Glazov’s new book, ‘United in Hate: The Left’s Romance with Tyranny, Terror, and Hamas’: HERE. The Trump administration is drafting a rule that would let married couples with a stay-at-home spouse collect federal welfare benefits. The money comes from a 1990s Health and Human Services fund meant to cover daycare so low-income parents could work or go to school. About 870,000 families draw on it now, roughly 80% headed by a single working mom, and it pays about $9,000 per child per year.
Inside a Radical Right Plan to Infiltrate American Conservatism
The conservative writer and radio host Erick Erickson has long spoken out against what he sees to be the growth of dangerous and illiberal ideas on the American right, ideas that undermine the very values at the heart of conservatism. This week, he published a deep dive into how proponents of these extreme views are funded. We believe it’s an important piece of journalism, one that shines a light on shadowy behind-the-scenes players trying to build a new Republican Party in their image.
Against AI Regulatory Capture
American businesses have long practiced what political scientists call regulatory capture. A company that cannot repeal a law takes control of the people the government put in charge of enforcing it. The airlines did it to the Civil Aeronautics Board, which in 40 years never approved a new trunk carrier. The health insurance industry helped shape the Affordable Care Act and came away with a federal mandate requiring Americans to buy its product.
Diet Coke socialism
The Trump administration is drafting a rule that would let married couples with a stay-at-home spouse collect federal welfare benefits. The money comes from a 1990s Health and Human Services fund meant to cover daycare so low-income parents could work or go to school. About 870,000 families draw on it now, roughly 80% headed by a single working mom, and it pays about $9,000 per child per year.
Let’s not turn stay-at-home mothers into welfare queens
The Trump administration is drafting a rule that would let married couples with a stay-at-home spouse collect federal welfare benefits. The money comes from a 1990s Health and Human Services fund meant to cover daycare so low-income parents could work or go to school. About 870,000 families draw on it now, roughly 80% headed by a single working mom, and it pays about $9,000 per child per year.
Diet Coke Socialism, by Erick Erickson
The Trump administration is drafting a rule that would let married couples with a stay-at-home spouse collect federal welfare benefits. The money comes from a 1990s Health and Human Services fund meant to cover daycare so low-income parents could work or go to school. About 870,000 families draw on it now, roughly 80% headed by a single working mom, and it pays about $9,000 per child per year.
Diet Coke Socialism
The Trump administration is drafting a rule that would let married couples with a stay-at-home spouse collect federal welfare benefits. The money comes from a 1990s Health and Human Services fund meant to cover daycare so low-income parents could work or go to school. About 870,000 families draw on it now, roughly 80 percent headed by a single working mom, and it pays about $9,000 per child per year.
Diet Coke Socialism
The Trump administration is drafting a rule that would let married couples with a stay-at-home spouse collect federal welfare benefits. The money comes from a 1990s Health and Human Services fund meant to cover daycare so low-income parents could work or go to school. About 870,000 families draw on it now, roughly 80% headed by a single working mom, and it pays about $9,000 per child per year.
Good progress, bad structure
In 2007, Hugo Chavez sent men with rifles into the Orinoco Belt. They walked into oilfields Americans had surveyed, Americans had drilled and American engineering had made productive and told ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips to take a minority stake in their own work or get out. Those two got out. Chevron stayed and ate two decades of abuse for it. Chavez handed what he took to party loyalists, ran it into the ground and left his people eating zoo animals atop the largest proven oil reserves on earth.
Bad deals still better than what we had in Venezuela
In 2007, Hugo Chavez sent men with rifles into the Orinoco Belt. They walked into oilfields Americans had surveyed, Americans had drilled and American engineering had made productive and told ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips to take a minority stake in their own work or get out. Those two got out. Chevron stayed and ate two decades of abuse for it. Chavez handed what he took to party loyalists, ran it into the ground and left his people eating zoo animals atop the largest proven oil reserves on earth.
Our Broken Trust
Order Jamie Glazov’s new book, ‘United in Hate: The Left’s Romance with Tyranny, Terror, and Hamas’: HERE. In April of 2020, San Clemente, Calif., dumped 37 tons of sand into a skate park to keep teenagers out of it. Down the coast, deputies arrested a man for paddleboarding alone in the Pacific Ocean. Towns unbolted basketball rims. The mayor of Los Angeles told Angelenos that snitches get rewards, and, God help us, people snitched. Then Gavin Newsom went to dinner at The French Laundry.
Good progress, bad structure
In 2007, Hugo Chavez sent men with rifles into the Orinoco Belt. They walked into oilfields Americans had surveyed, Americans had drilled and American engineering had made productive and told ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips to take a minority stake in their own work or get out. Those two got out. Chevron stayed and ate two decades of abuse for it. Chavez handed what he took to party loyalists, ran it into the ground and left his people eating zoo animals atop the largest proven oil reserves on earth.
Good progress, bad structure
In 2007, Hugo Chavez sent men with rifles into the Orinoco Belt. They walked into oilfields Americans had surveyed, Americans had drilled and American engineering had made productive and told ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips to take a minority stake in their own work or get out. Those two got out. Chevron stayed and ate two decades of abuse for it. Chavez handed what he took to party loyalists, ran it into the ground and left his people eating zoo animals atop the largest proven oil reserves on earth.
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