Alyssa Mastromonaco joins Jon as guest host, and Strict Scrutiny’s Leah Litman breaks down the strength of the legal case behind Trump’s third indictment. Trump’s Republican opponents react to the new felony charges. A New York Times poll has Trump tied with Joe Biden. And later, Halle Kiefer joins for another round of Well, Well, Well, Looks Like Everyone’s A Fucking Lawyer All Of A Sudden.
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Mies Van Der Rohe is practically a household name for some Chicagoans due to his many buildings around the city. Today in another installment of our Chicago Icons series, Reset gets to go inside one of his modern marvels on the lakefront.
Eli Merritt is political historian at Vanderbilt University, where he researches the ethics of democracy, and he’s out with a new book, Disunion Among Ourselves: The Perilous Politics of the American Revolution. He sits down with Mike for a discussion of the radical differences of each of the founding colonies based on location, and together they wonder what the world would be like had the colonies never become the United States. Also on the show, Mike Pence blames Trump’s “crackpot” legal team for January 6th. And in the Spiel, early rising conservative pundits got the first bit at the indictment apple.
On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Christopher Bedford, executive editor at the Common Sense Society, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss the U.S. Women's soccer team's disrespect for the national anthem, break down how politicization and self-loathing are undermining the traditions that unite people, and analyze how former President Barack Obama paved the way for the left's widespread rejection of American exceptionalism.
TOP NEWS | On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:
President Donald Trump appears before a federal judge to face his third indictment.
Fox News uncovers new Facebook files showing that The White House colluded with the social media company to target users who were hesitant about the COVID-19 vaccines.
Pro-life father Mark Houck announces his campaign for Pennsylvania’s 1st Congressional District.
Hunter Biden admits to making money from dealings in China even though His father, President Biden, has previously said he did not.
President Biden calls for the immediate release of Niger's elected president.
Shopify pushes merchant services, Etsy tries to find its footing, and MercadoLibre continues to dazzle.
(00:20) Tim Beyers and Deidre Woollard discuss: - If Shopify is actually a fintech now. - The imbalance in Etsy’s platform. - How MercadoLibre’s services are taking over Latin America.
(22:06) Jason Moser and Matt Frankel break down some of the stocks that help them sleep well at night.
Science in Action returns to H5N1, the fast spreading strain of bird flu which has caused devastation in the sky, sea, and land over the last few months, with no end in sight.
Roland visits Skomer Island and the coast of Wales where sea bird colonies are threatened and hundreds of guillemots have washed ashore dead, struck down by bird flu.
We also hear of outbreaks on Finnish fur farms where controversial plans are in progress for culls of wild birds, of mysterious infections of domestic cats in Poland, and bird flu causing brain swelling in grey seals.
Plus, we get an update on efforts to vaccinate condors in California against the disease.
On this episode, Austen Givens joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “Homeland Security: An Introduction.”
Music by Advent Chamber Orchestra via Creative Commons.
In one of the most important cases in American history, former President Donald Trump was indicted on Tuesday by Special Counsel Jack Smith in connection with Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Rikki and Ravi talk through the indictment, the strength of the case, and Trump’s best defense.
A recent study found young men now play video games more than ever before. What are the repercussions of this post-pandemic spike?
Finally, a fight is raging over a new religious charter school in Oklahoma. The hosts unpack the state's thorny first amendment debate and question if this crosses the line between church and state.
Time Stamps
00:31 - The Most Serious Trump Indictment
23:06 - Male Gaming Spike
32:55 - Religious Public Schools?
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Trump defenders are arguing that the charges in the latest indictment infringe on his free speech rights, but using words to carry out crimes is not protected by the First Amendment. Plus, Pence gets a backbone, and the tough new judge on the scene. Ben Wittes is back with Charlie Sykes for The Trump Trials.
