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Erick opens with Van Jones breaking ranks and calling the far left’s ideas “insane, nutty, moronic, dangerous, bigoted,” then walks through the Tim Walz pardon of an illegal alien child rapist in Minnesota, DSA nominee Darlisa Chevalier’s Gaza “genocide” claims, and Hassan Piker praising Mao Zedong to the College Democrats of America. He argues the […]

Erick connects lost American institutional knowledge (nobody can build an IMAX 70 millimeter projector anymore, and Plant Vogtle had to reteach the country how to build a nuclear power plant) to the bigger story: China is building 39 nuclear reactors and 100 coal plants while the United States builds zero. He argues Joe Biden wrecked […]

Erick Erickson builds the hour around a theological indictment of socialism: the Democratic Socialists have taken the one commandment that lives entirely in the heart, thou shalt not covet, and organized it into a governing philosophy, citing Nate Silver’s data showing the most liberal Americans are high education, low income kids from wealthy families. He […]

History, storytelling, and America, baby! Ken Burns joins the guys to talk about the work he’s done to translate the American experience to a wide audience. What makes a good documentary? What’s the deal with professional historians? Is “The Ashokan Farewell” a true playlist banger?

A packed episode covering the biggest political and cultural stories of the day. We begin with tragic news as two U.S. service members are killed amid the Iran conflict before diving into the New York Times’ report alleging the Pentagon downplayed wartime injuries—and Sean Parnell’s fiery response. We also cover the Washington Post’s continued reporting […]

On this edition of The Federalist Radio Hour, Vice President of Programs at the Conservative Partnership Institute and former Senate Legislative Director Rachel Bovard joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss the path forward for the SAVE America Act and how Senate Republicans could take advantage of public support for voter ID. They also […]

Join Jim and Greg for the Tuesday 3 Martini Lunch as they discuss Twitch streamer Hasan Piker’s love and admiration for Mao Zedong, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s threat to have Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrested, the U.S. Treasury stopping nearly $100 million in payments bound for dead people, and Daniel Ortega scrapping elections […]

It is supposed to be the law that foreigners, people who do not have citizenship or permanent residency, cannot fund federal election campaigns. But our colleague Parker Thayer notes that there is a giant loophole in this prohibition—one that the government needs to take seriously—namely, the charitable election sector (which maybe also shouldn’t exist). He […]

Can the world’s most popular sport be improved? Richard Epstein thinks so, and argues that soccer’s rules are overdue for reform. From red cards and penalty kicks to VAR, substitutions, stoppage time, and overtime, Epstein applies the principles of law, economics, and institutional design to the beautiful game. The result is a lively conversation about […]

Tim Walz. James Talarico. Graham Platner. The Left can’t stop propping up “middle-class” candidates that somehow resonate with no one from the actual middle class. The November midterms are fast approaching, and Democrats may be realizing that elite socialists masquerading as men and women of the people is not the win they think it is.

John McWhorter returns as Glenn and John reflect on the nation’s 250th birthday and the state of Black America. Both express disappointment — not at racism’s persistence, but at cultural attitudes that continue to hold Black Americans back. Using the Karmelo Anthony case as a touchstone, they push back hard against victimhood narratives that treat […]

Erick opens on a detained suspect and an incendiary device outside New York’s 26 Federal Plaza, then builds his signature monologue on “the outrage machine” breaking brains on the left and the right. He defends theologian John Piper over a misread automated Leviticus 19:34 tweet, dismantles the woke-right meltdown over Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” (a […]

Erick races through the day’s biggest headlines: an anti-ICE activist who poured gasoline and set a fire outside New York’s 26 Federal Plaza immigration court, and the Justice Department confirming acting Attorney General Todd Blanche personally approved the arrest of the Tate brothers, contradicting their lawyer Joseph McBride. He turns to Iran, where the Pentagon […]

Erick closes the day with his capstone thesis that America already knows what works and the left, joined by part of the right, is choosing decline: Photo ID for election integrity, phonics and memorized multiplication tables for education, the free market over “capitalism,” and the two-parent household for stability. He contrasts Mississippi’s back-to-basics reading and […]

Today’s episode is packed with the biggest political and cultural stories making headlines. We break down Anna Paulina Luna’s tease about explosive declassified files involving a member of Congress, the latest developments surrounding the SAVE Act, and JD Vance’s growing criticism from within the Republican Party. We also cover Sunny Hostin’s son’s detention, the Tate […]

Join Jim and Greg for the Monday 3 Martini Lunch as they dissect the left’s attempt to make socialism appealing by lying about what it really is, Democrats in Maine picking Graham Platner’s replacement in the U.S. Senate race, President Trump urging Lindsey Graham’s sister to run for a full term, and Vice President Vance […]

Dr. Larry P. Arnn, President of Hillsdale College, joins Hugh Hewitt on the Hillsdale Dialogues to continue a series on The Second World War, Churchill’s sprawling memoir and history of World War II in six volumes. Release date: 17 July 2026

The Chicks sit down with Zach Abraham of Bulwark Capital Management to explain why the housing market feels completely broken. They break down record-high home prices, crushing mortgage rates, limited inventory, rising rent, government permitting costs, and why first-time buyers are getting older. Zach also explains how inflation, Federal Reserve policy, Baby Boomer wealth, the […]

Welcome to Last Call, a look at the biggest stories Jim and Greg covered over the past week on the 3 Martini Lunch. This week they discuss the passing of South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s brutal takedown of Marxist and far left political movements, California Rep. Ro Khanna’s dramatic “detention” […]

What does Tisha B’Av ask of us after October 7? Tisha B’Av is the saddest date on the Jewish calendar, but Rachel Goldberg-Polin argues it also offers hope and opportunity. In a conversation shaped by the personal and collective trauma of October 7, she explains why Jewish tradition gathers centuries of loss onto a single […]

In today’s episode, we recap President Trump’s latest address, reactions from the White House press briefing, media coverage of the speech, and discussion surrounding election-related claims. We also cover developments involving Iran, Marco Rubio’s remarks, J.D. Vance, and reactions from across the political spectrum. Later, we break down several viral political moments before reviewing highlights […]

Numbers guru Harry Enten joins Steve, Charlie and James to put a little pizzazz on polling data. The gang covers a great deal of ground: the DSA insurgency, key midterm races, economic and institutional pessimism, public suspicion about polling, and some of the forces behind American polarization. But it ain’t all bad! Stay tuned til […]

Erick opens Open Line Friday by dissecting President Donald Trump’s prime-time address on election interference, including the DHS claim that roughly 278,000 non-citizens are registered to vote and that China accessed the voter rolls of 270 million Americans. Drawing on his years as an election lawyer and political consultant, Erick argues China does not need […]

On Open Line Friday, Erick Erickson breaks down why China’s Kimi K3 model just seized the number one spot on the front-end code arena, shoving Anthropic’s Claude, OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and Elon Musk’s Grok down the leaderboard, and he reads David Sacks’s warning that permitting delays and over-regulation are how America loses the AI race. Erick […]

On Open Line Friday, Erick Erickson opens with a personal Rush Limbaugh memory: how Rush secretly went to bat for him as the only guest host allowed to talk about guns and religion on the EIB Network, the black microphone Rush bought him, and the rare phone calls asking for prayer. He turns that into […]

For nearly 140 days, the conflict with Iran has shifted from direct military action to negotiations and limited exchanges, leaving key objectives unresolved. Missile attacks on Gulf states continue, the Strait of Hormuz remains contested, and questions remain about Iran’s enriched uranium and nuclear capabilities.Iran has sought to prolong the conflict until after the midterm […]

Adam White, Jace Lington, and Bennett Nuss analyze the recent Supreme Court decisions in Trump v. Slaughter and Trump v. Cook, focusing on the implications for executive power, administrative agency independence, and the future of administrative law. Adam White in SCOTUSblog Aditya Bamzai & Aaron Nielson on the Fed and Article II at The Cornell […]

Join Jim and Greg for the Friday 3 Martini Lunch as they dig into Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s brutal takedown of Marxist and far left political movements, President Trump’s speech on Chinese efforts to influence and meddle in our elections, the dumpster fire of a Senate debate among Maine Democrats, and revelations about Eric […]

On this edition of The Federalist Radio Hour, film producer and author Chris Fenton joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss how Hollywood sold out the American film industry to China, what President Trump could do to bring film jobs back to America, and why Americans need an alternative to the Silicon Valley worldview […]

Guests: Benedict Whalen and Carson Holloway Host Scot Bertram talks with Benedict Whalen, chairman and associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, to preview his brand-new online course, “The Odyssey.” And Carson Holloway, department chair and professor of political society at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and a Washington fellow at the Claremont Institute Center for […]

Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of “The Odyssey” has been drawing a lot of attention but not necessarily for good reasons. Actress Lupita Nyong’o, set to play Helen of Troy in the film, complained in an interview that Homer didn’t include enough women in his play. In actuality, “The Odyssey” was one of the most pro-women works […]

Partisan trends being what they are, it’s increasingly rare to see an election actually decided in November. The parties matter more, the candidates a bit less. But that divide doesn’t seem so big in the Grand Canyon State, and Arizonans like a maverick. Chuck Warren of Breaking Battlegrounds joins Henry to discuss the flamboyant characters vying […]

Erick argues candidate quality will decide 2026 and spares no one, ripping GOP picks like Mike Lindell in Minnesota (against Amy Klobuchar), Colorado’s fabulist nominee Victor Marx, and Georgia’s Mike Collins, whose white nationalist son-in-law Alan Shear and huge cash gap against Jon Ossoff keep growing. He then turns on the Democrats’ own wreckage: Michigan […]

Erick strings together breaking audio into a single alarm about rising left-wing political violence: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealing he survived an assassination attempt by a left-wing activist two hours after being sworn in, Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s harrowing House Judiciary testimony about the bulletproof vest her 12-year-old son found after Dobbs, and Secretary of […]

Erick makes the case that democratic socialism always ends the same way, opening with Zohran Mamdani’s plan to bar New York landlords from checking creditworthiness or evicting non-paying tenants (the “violence of evictions” activist clip) and Ro Khanna dropping his wealth-tax threshold from $1 billion to $50 million. He walks through Mike Solana’s Pirate Wires […]

Trump teased a major primetime speech while political battles continued to intensify across Washington. We break down allegations of Chinese election interference, the debate over Daylight Saving Time, Trump’s decision to overrule an ICE policy pause, and the fallout that followed from conservatives, lawmakers, and administration officials. The show also covers Hunter Biden’s explosive podcast […]

This week, Bethany sat down with Josh and Hannah Centers, the publishers of a new imprint called Chapter House Books, to talk about the state of children’s literature, reading, and how parents can raise enthusiastic learners. You can enter to win the first two volumes of their new series here.

Join Jim and Greg for the Thursday 3 Martini Lunch as they discuss a new Michigan poll exposing a stark demographic divide in the progressive movement, more and more House Democrats to block security assistance to Israel, a partisan double standard from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, and whether Daylight Saving Time should be made permanent. First, […]

Immigration courts are frequently in the headlines, with stories about massive backlogs, judicial turnover, and widely varying asylum approval rates. But how does the immigration court system actually work, and why has it become one of the biggest bottlenecks in immigration enforcement? In the latest episode of the Center for Immigration Studies’ Parsing Immigration Policy […]

On this special edition of The Federalist Radio Hour, Federalist White House Correspondent Breccan Thies joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss the preliminary hearings for Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating conservative icon Charlie Kirk. They discuss the evidence presented against Robinson and how it seems to dispel conspiracy theories about […]

Can Israel break the paralysis over the Palestinian question without risking its own security? Israelis and Palestinians have been stuck for years, with no practical or diplomatic progress and little confidence that anything can change. Tal Becker argues that while the obstacles are real, accepting paralysis carries its own costs for Israel’s security, regional relationships, […]

On June 30, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a landmark victory for women and girls, ruling in West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox that schools may determine eligibility for women’s and girls’ sports based on biological sex without violating Title IX or the Constitution. The Defense of Freedom Institute (DFI) filed an […]

During the pandemic, national chronic absenteeism rates surged across all demographics, but what has happened to chronic absenteeism rates since then? Are chronic absenteeism rates back to pre-pandemic levels? Is chronic absenteeism less of a problem for students who weren’t yet in school during the pandemic? And where might chronic absenteeism rates end up when […]

Erick unloads on the online right for attacking Justice Amy Coney Barrett after her House testimony about death threats, a bulletproof vest, and a swatting incident, reminding listeners the Supreme Court’s security request is unanimous and backed by Clarence Thomas. Then he takes apart New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s AI data center moratorium with hard […]

Erick breaks down the House’s bipartisan vote to make daylight saving time permanent — including his take on why Senator Tom Cotton and a bipartisan bloc from Alaska to the Dakotas are quietly killing it over dark 9 a.m. winter sunrises, floating a 30-minute split-the-difference compromise. Then he turns to Abdul El-Sayed collapsing against Haley […]

Erick Erickson delivers a candid monologue on the dangers of self-dealing in the Trump administration, warning that failing to police corruption risks handing Democrats ammunition and alienating independents ahead of the midterms. He contrasts the “drain the swamp” promise with reported foreign deals, crypto gains, and influence concerns. He also explores countercultural living in modern […]

In this week’s episode of The Learning Curve, co-hosts Prof. Albert Cheng of Ohio State University and Pioneer Senior Fellow Charlie Chieppo speak with NYT-bestselling author Jane Leavy about Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax. She traces his journey from a Jewish upbringing in Brooklyn to becoming one of baseball’s most dominant players and one […]