TAC Right Now
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A weekly current affairs podcast featuring the editors & leadership of The American Conservative. Emile Doak, Helen Andrews, Micah Meadowcroft, and Sohrab Ahmari discuss the news of the day from a decidedly TAC perspective: one that is suspicious of big business as well as big government, and localist rather than globalist.
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TAC Right Now
1M ago
Executive Director Curt Mills, Senior Editor Sumantra Maitra, and RealClearPennsylvania editor Charles McElwee preview the big event.  ..read more
TAC Right Now
2M ago
Sumantra, Joseph, and Helen ask whether President Biden is trying to sabotage Kamala Harris, whether Elon Musk's conversion to Trumpism bodes well, and what's the deal with Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Picks of the week:
Helen: "Court Applies Environmental Law to Border Disaster," Phillip Linderman
Joseph: "The Dangerous Autocrat on Our Southern Border," Collin Pruett
Sumantra: "Grand Strategy Misses the Point," Kevin Blachford ..read more
TAC Right Now
2M ago
Sumantra joins Helen, Joseph, and Spencer to talk about two new endorsements of Trump, Macron's soft coup in France, and the arrest of Pavel Durov.
Picks of the week:
Helen: "Why Does AI Give Bad Dating Advice," Rob Mariani
Sumantra: "NATO's Arctic Strategy Is an Overreaction," Alex Little
Spencer: "The Empty Symbolism of Sheinbaum and Harris," Collin Pruett
Joseph: "Is There a New Democratic Establishment," Bradley Devlin ..read more
TAC Right Now
2M ago
Helen, Spencer, and Joseph discuss the VP debate, Iran's strikes on Israel, and the longshoremen's union.
Picks of the week:
Helen: "Tucker Carlson: Do You Really Believe Iran Is a Threat," Nicholas Bartulovic
Spencer: "No October Surprises Needed," W. James Antle III
Joseph: "Trump-Washing U.S. History," James Bovard ..read more
TAC Right Now
2M ago
Sumantra, Joseph, and Helen talk about the latest attempt on Trump's life, plus exploding pagers in Lebanon.
Picks of the week:
Helen: "Another Twist of the Screw," Collin Pruett
Joseph: "Why Can't Trump Break Through," Scott McConnell
Sumantra: "Modern Wars Are Wars of Attrition," Sean Durns ..read more
TAC Right Now
3M ago
Sumantra joins Helen, Spencer, and Curt for a look at last night's presidential debate.
Picks of the week:
Curt: "The Real Realignment," W. James Antle III
Helen: "Did Communism Really Fall," Sean McMeekin
Spencer: "Forgetting 9/11," Nic Rowan
Sumantra: "Kursk Incursion Is a Two-Edged Sword," Mark Episkopos ..read more
TAC Right Now
3M ago
Sumantra joins Helen and Spencer to talk about the changing presidential odds, North Carolina and Arizona, and Elon Musk's travails in Brazil.
Picks of the week:
Helen: "The Cartel Takeover in Colorado Is a Dispatch from the Future," Collin Pruett
Spencer: "The Biden Impeachment Report Is a Hollow Vindication," Peter van Buren
Sumantra: "Foreign Affairs Election Results in Thuringia and Saxony Spark More AfD Derangement Syndrome," Phillip Linderman ..read more
TAC Right Now
3M ago
Sumantra joins Helen and Joseph to talk about the Democratic convention in Chicago, plus the latest developments in Ukraine.
Picks of the week:
Sumantra: "Shipping Out," Jude Russo
Helen: "Ukraine's Two Wars," Flavius Mihaies
Joseph: "Harris Was Never in Charge of the Border," Collin Pruett ..read more
TAC Right Now
4M ago
New host Sumantra joins Helen, Jude, and Joseph to talk about stolen valor, British riots, and immigration.
Picks of the week:
Sumantra: "Unfree Britain Cracks Down on Protests," Helen Andrews
Helen: "The Tragedy of Kamala Harris," Collin Pruett
Joseph: "Has Walz Betrayed the Upper Midwest?" Matthew Schmitz
Jude: "It Was Eighty Years Ago Today," James P. Pinkerton ..read more
TAC Right Now
4M ago
Bradley joins Helen, Spencer, and Jude to talk about the Dem veep pick, Bangladesh, and Olympic women's boxing. Plus, a very special announcement from Bradley.
Picks of the week:
Bradley: "The Kamalafornia Republic," Sen. Tommy Tuberville
Helen: "Can Shapiro Survive Woke Scrutiny?" Jude Russo
Jude: "Decoupling from China: Is It Possible?" David Harvilicz
Spencer: "Chaos in Venezuela," Joseph Addington ..read more