At around 48:30 this conversation oddly degenerates into repeated demands by Ross and Leah that Helen say something nice about women.
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- “hardline liberals … are in a state of heightened anxiety because they do not know how much influence they will wield in the Church under Pope Leo XIV.” Damian Thompson @holysmoke for @firstthingsmag
- Happy to publish @jamesrwoodtheo, @matteburdette, and @matthewschmitz in this issue of @firstthingsmag.
- “Americans should take heed … because Asian-style meritocracy has arrived on our shores.” @herandrews for @compactmag
- In two years, the phrase “vibe shift” has gone from coinage to cliché. Political meaning is now “coded.” With so much changing so fast, everything means something—but what? and since when? Our debut episode @againstthepod (links in reply).
- “it’s clear that the BritCard is a solution in search of a problem. Because what can’t be said is that the problem is the people themselves.” @AshleyAFrawley for @firstthingsmag
- I talked with Rusty about Charlie Kirk on the First Things Podcast.
- Really proud to publish this comprehensive and authoritative treatment by Damian Thompson @holysmoke. Also a little proud of the title.The challenges facing Sarah Mullally – and a rival conservative ‘Anglican Communion’ that’s divided on crucial issues. My piece for @firstthingsmag: firstthings.com/canterbury-fai…
- We sort through the facts of the Epstein case, separating them from the falsehoods and speculation. Then we explain the synthesis of conspiracy theories that has rendered his myth plausible to many.
- Our first full episode @againstthepod spotlights Peter Navarro, the man behind Donald Trump’s tariff policy. The research took us to some strange places, including the FAQ page of the Bay Area’s More University (“Are you a cult? … Why do you paint your houses purple?”).
- I went to my first-ever boxing match and it turned out to be the fight of the century. Report from ringside with @matthewschmitz on @againstthepod
00:00 - You’re entitled to object to use of the word, but it is false to say that the word is used here to “criticize opponents.” It is presented as an insult characteristically leveled from a perspective the author does not inhabit.I know you'll think I'm clutching my pearls. But normalizing words like "libtard" degrades us all. Demeaning ppl with intellectual disabilities is a crass and vulgar way to criticize opponents. I asked @firstthingsmag to pick another word, but no luck. firstthings.com/hegel-sized/
- “Austen is not here to affirm us.” I wrote for @TheSpectator about how feminist updates erase Elizabeth Bennet. thespectator.com/book-and-art/w…
