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We celebrate a triumph for COMMENTARY and for today's guest Naomi Schaefer Riley, whose article "College Board Games" exposed and brought down a program that could have continued to sneak racial preference into college admissions. Give a listen.
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President Macron hosts a meeting for Ukraine's coalition of the willing to discuss how to protect Ukraine if a peace deal is reached with Moscow. Also in the programme: Portugal in mourning after a deadly funicular accident; Argentine police resolve riddle of paining stolen by the Nazis; and how monitoring mice brains could help treat human brain conditions.
(Photo: Presidents macron and Zelenskiy in a meeting with other EU leaders. Credit: Reuters)
Israel says latest Hamas proposal to free all the hostages and end the war in Gaza is nothing new. Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates warns Israel that annexing the occupied West Bank will cross a red line and undermine the spirit of the Abraham Accords brokered by Donald Trump. Also: Google found guilty by US federal court of gathering data from users' smartphone app even if they had opted into stricter privacy settings; can music help with travel sickness; and calling all dessert enthusiasts - the Tiramisu World Cup wants you as a judge.
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Plus: The U.S. Army signs a deal with startup TurbineOne to bring AI to the battlefield. And the FTC is sending letters to tech companies OpenAI, Meta and Character.AI over concerns of the impact of AI on children. Anthony Bansie hosts.
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There's a black market trade for everything — including ants. (Yes, even ants.) And President Donald Trump has slashed the number of federal government employees, which included entomologists focused on pest control. Today, we'll look at what the illicit ant trade looks like and the sort of environmental and financial costs that can result from invasive species. But first, Trump has his first chance at reshaping the Federal Reserve through the nomination of Stephan Miran.
Florida pushes to end vaccine mandates. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy F. Kennedy Jr. heads to Capitol Hill for a grilling. Deadly streetcar accident in Portugal. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Thursday, September 4:
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NYT journalist and author of Uninhabitable Earth David Wallace-Wells returns to Bad Faith to talk about his ongoing coverage of public health and RFK Jr.'s recent upsets at the CDC. He's joined by epidemiologist Gabrielle Perry. We debate the root cause of public mistrust in public health and whether Democrats are failing again as they attempt to respond to the CDC fiasco.
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What should “public health in a free society” look like, and what limits should courts impose on executive trade powers? This week’s panel covers the shakeup at the CDC, asks whether America really needs asks a Surgeon General—and unpacks a blockbuster ruling from the Federal Circuit declaring most of President Trump’s global tariffs illegal.
Featuring Ryan Bourne, Gene Healy, Jeffrey A. Singer, & Scott Lincicome
Adam Thierer, “Breaking the Government’s Grip on the Medical Debate,” Cato at Liberty (August 28, 2025)
J.A. Singer, “Unnecessary Relics,” Policy Analysis (July 2025)
Thomas A. Berry, Brent Skorup, and Charles Brandt, “V.O.S. Selections, Inc. v. Trump,” Legal Briefs (July 8, 2025)
Brent Skorup, Ilya Somin, and Walter Olson, “Tariffs, Emergencies, and Presidential Power: A Conversation with Ilya Somin and Walter Olson,” Multimedia Event (May 27, 2025)
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From the BBC World Service: India's Finance Minister has announced massive tax cuts on hundreds of everyday consumer items. The move is aimed at boosting domestic demand amid 50% American tariffs on Indian exports. Then, a group of English-speaking hackers claims to be behind a massive cyberattack that's halted global production lines at Jaguar Land Rover. And Texas has become the latest U.S. state to impose restrictions on some foreign-born people and businesses buying or renting property.
Plus: A federal judge rules that the administration must reinstate the $2.2 billion it cut from Harvard University’s research funding. And, Porsche takes the exit ramp off Germany’s DAX stock index. Azhar Sukri hosts.
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