Podcast appearances and mentions of Bret Stephens

In this unique return visit to Secrets of Statecraft, New York Times columnist Bret Stephens discusses why defending Ukraine is in America's interest, and reflects on the perils of Western flirtation with authoritarian figures. Recorded on May 16, 2025.

Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Bret Stephens joins Larry Mantle for a candid and wide-ranging conversation on today's most pressing issues — from the state of American democracy to foreign policy, media polarization, and the future of political discourse.

Bill Maher and his guests answer viewer questions after the show. (Originally aired 4/25/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The "last minute" of last night's '60 Minutes' was worth the wait, as CBS News' Scott Pelley laid waste to his network's parent company's adding 'extra supervision' to the news magazine's content. I mean, it's not all that different from what I had to deal with as editor of my high school newspaper - except that it's already established that school students don't enjoy "freedom of the press" in their schools. Oh, and '60 Minutes' has been on the air nearly six decades, racking up an unmatched number of awards in journalism.While American broadcast and print media continues to cave to Donald Trump, international journalists are marveling at the destruction of the fifth estate. ------Meanwhile, in the aftermath of Senator Jon Ossoff's Marietta town hall last Friday, I caught up with many of the CDC's fired and/or 'RIF'ed workforce - the "Fired but Fighting" collection of people still deeply concerned about the state of their work and its use in disease prevention. To summarize, they came to get Team Ossoff to do better in matching the work done by Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock and his staff, but are encouraged Ossoff and his staff are now better aware they need to step up. ------New York Times' conservative columnist Bret Stephens appeared on last week's 'Real Time with Bill Maher' panel, opining that Democrats shouldn't be drawn in by the tens of thousands of people turning out to hear Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Imagine that - a conservative trying to keep the party he almost never sees eye-to-eye with from finding its populist base and succeeding. Naturally, he's wrong, and I'm here ot remind everyone why making the same istakes the party made in 2016 will fail the party and the nation on the whole.

Bill's guests are Al Gore, Sen. Adam Schiff, Bret Stephens (Originally aired 4/25/25) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There's no more divisive Israeli public figure than Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir. Starting out his career as a Kahanist firebrand known for his controversial stances—like decorating his living room with a photograph of Baruch Goldstein, or working to free Yigal Amir, Yitzhak Rabin's assassin—Ben-Gvir evolved from a political sideshow to kingmaker, winning several Knesset seats and joining Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition. For some Israelis, he's the strong-willed, strong-armed course correction after too many years of being too soft on terror. To many others, he's an abomination, subverting the nation's democratic values. Visiting New York this week, Ben-Gvir attended a live event moderated by Liel to talk about his past, his actions in office, and his vision for the future of the war against Hamas. Sponsor: SAPIR, the quarterly journal edited by Bret Stephens is currently offering free, one-year print subscriptions. Go to sapirjournal.org/rootless to sign up for your free subscription today!

Diversity of opinion is a key feature of our ancient tradition. Dating back to the Talmud, we have taken pride in our capacity to transcend difference through dialogue. And yet, should there be limits around what constitutes acceptable discourse within Jewish communities? How are those boundaries set? Celebrating the launch of the SAPIR issue on diversity, Park Avenue Synagogue's Senior Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove moderated a discussion with Bret Stephens, SAPIR Editor-in-Chief, Adam Kirsch, SAPIR contributing writer and editor for the The Wall Street Journal's Weekend Review section, and Ariella Saperstein, director of Viewpoint Diversity Initiatives at Maimonides Fund and the associate publisher of SAPIR.This conversation was recorded live at Park Avenue Synagogue in NYC on March 31, 2025. If you have not yet had the opportunity to read the articles discussed in the latest volume of SAPIR, please click on the links below:Viewpoint Diversity — Up to a Point by Bret StephensAre Zionists and Anti-Zionists Arguing for the Sake of Heaven? by Adam Kirsch

Dive into this fascinating discussion on the art of discourse in the latest episode of The Impact Exchange with John Frehse and Bret Stephens, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist for the New York Times. In a world of increased polarization, Bret educates us on the discourse of civil society and explores the architecture of argument and the cultural forces shaping our conversations today. 

Please follow this link to subscribe to SAPIR, a quarterly publication edited by Bret Stephens: sapirjournal.org/dansenorWatch Call me Back on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CallMeBackPodcastTo contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts, visit: https://arkmedia.org/Dan on X: https://x.com/dansenorDan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dansenorArk Media on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arkmediaorgUpcoming Event Notice: Dan Senor will be delivering this year's State of World Jewry Address at the 92nd Street Y (92NY) on Tuesday May 13 at 7:30 pm. To register: https://www.92ny.org/event/the-state-of-world-jewry-addressIt was a historic week in Gaza, as tens of thousands of Palestinians protested against Hamas in the largest demonstrations against Hamas in Gaza's history. While the protests seem to have dissipated amidst a violent crackdown by Hamas and the killing of several protest leaders, these demonstrations could have a meaningful impact on Gaza's future. To discuss the context behind these protests and where they might lead, we sat down with a native of Gaza who has been one of the most outspoken voices against Hamas in the Palestinian diaspora. Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib is a Gazan-American writer and analyst whose work has been published in The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, and many other publications. Ahmed grew up in Gaza and left in 2005 as an exchange student in the United States, where he later received asylum and citizenship. Ahmed is a Resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, where he directs the Realign for Palestine project: https://realignforpalestine.org/Follow Ahmed on X: https://x.com/afalkhatibThe Times of Israel article referenced in this episode: https://www.timesofisrael.com/gazan-man-murdered-by-hamas-after-joining-protests-against-terror-group/CREDITS:ILAN BENATAR - Producer & EditorMARTIN HUERGO - Sound EditorYARDENA SCHWARTZ - Executive Editor, Ark MediaGABE SILVERSTEIN - ResearchYUVAL SEMO - Music Composer

In this episode of the podcast, I'm publishing my conversation with Bret Stephens, Opinion Columnist for The New York Times, which was recorded in front of a live NYC audience during The MirYam Institute's Annual Regional Benefit Briefing on December 10, 2024.We explore critical topics including: Iran & The Trump Administration, Jew-Hatred in the United States, and American campus upheaval, as well as Israel's war against Hamas.Enjoy!Support the showThe MirYam Institute. Israel's Future in Israel's Hands.Subscribe to our podcast: https://podfollow.com/1493910771Follow The MirYam Institute X: https://bit.ly/3jkeUyxFollow Benjamin Anthony X: https://bit.ly/3hZeOe9Like Benjamin Anthony Facebook: https://bit.ly/333Ct93Like The MirYam Institute Facebook: https://bit.ly/2SarHI3Follow Benjamin Anthony Instagram: https://bit.ly/30m6uPGFollow The MirYam Institute Instagram: https://bit.ly/3l5fvED

Watch Call me Back on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CallMeBackPodcastTo contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts, visit: https://arkmedia.org/Dan on X: https://x.com/dansenorDan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dansenor------------------------------------------------------>>Please follow this link to subscribe to SAPIR, a quarterly publication edited by Bret Stephens: sapirjournal.org/CallMeBack------------------------------------------------------>>Last month we published the first in a series of interviews with former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, telling the story of the October 7th War from his unique vantage point. Our first interview, “Four Days in October,” focused on the intense deliberations that took place behind closed doors regarding the possibility of Israel responding to its stronger adversary first, Hezbollah in Lebanon, rather than Hamas in the Gaza Strip. If you have not heard or seen that interview, you can find it here. For the second interview in our series with General Gallant, we focused on the most difficult aspect of this war - the hostages in Gaza and the efforts to bring them home.Yoav Gallant served as Israel's Defense Minister from 2022 until 2024. He was fired by Benjamin Netanyahu twice in those two years, first in 2023, when massive protests in Israel led Netanyahu to reverse his decision, then again in November of 2024. Gallant is a member of Netanyahu's Likud party. His military career spans five decades, beginning in 1977 as a naval commando in Shayetet 13, and serving as chief of the IDF's Southern Command during Operation Cast Lead, an early war with Hamas that lasted from late 2008 to early 2009. CREDITS:ILAN BENATAR - Producer & EditorMARTIN HUERGO - Sound EditorYARDENA SCHWARTZ - Executive Editor of Ark MediaGABE SILVERSTEIN - Research Intern YUVAL SEMO - Music ComposerAMIEL SHAPIRO - Voice Actor

“El estilo del presidente estadunidense es ser despiadado con nuestros aliados —Canadá, México, Panamá, Dinamarca, Europa en general— pero servil con nuestros enemigos”: Bret Stephens, columnista del New York Times...

Por Yaiza Santos Comenzó elogiando la columna de Javier Redondo, al que dio la razón –por fin la oposición, frente a esa quita, irresponsable e inmoral–, y enseguida pasó a los oscuros temas del mundo. No entiende la querencia de los periodistas por las grandes metáforas, cuando luego pasan de puntillas por los hechos que salen al paso, claros e implacables. Así la votación en la ONU sobre una paz en Ucrania, contra la que estuvieron Estados Unidos e Israel, alineados con el eje del mal encabezado por Rusia y Corea del Norte. ¡La votación de la infamia!, sentenció, siguiendo a Bret Stephens. Sumamente interesado en la carta de Bezos al Post, considera que lo que plantea es una viejísima cuestión que en ningún caso, como esgrime el magnate, vino a traerla internet. Los periódicos se dividen en dos: los que en sus páginas de opinión exhiben la máxima pluralidad, como EL MUNDO, y los que conservan, monolitos, prietas las filas, como Libertad Digital o El País. Y hablando de filas prietas, ¡resulta que en Prisa hay sanchistas y ultrasanchistas!, exclamó. De ello se enteró leyendo la entrevista que concedió este miércoles Oughourlian a Expansión. Cosa extraordinaria e inédita, se dijo, que el presidente de un grupo mediático conceda una exclusiva a un medio de la competencia. El caso del profesor Monedero le parece el mismo que el del tal profesor Viñas. Solo que de este sabemos algo más: las denuncias no fueron admitidas por los juzgados y es probable que tampoco lo sean por la universidad, pero la supuesta acosada ya publicó su correspondiente carta en redes, sabiendo que Twitter no le fallará. Apostilló, como es su costumbre, un nuevo burning paper y, admirado, contó la respuesta que le dio Gepetto, en su noche insomne, sobre el hecho de que las cosas simplemente sean: como los boleros que le gustan, intensos, inevitables, sin pedir permiso. Y fue así que Espada yiró. Bibliografía Thomas Friedman, «The Disturbing Question at the Heart of the Trump-Putin Drama», The New York Times Javier Sampedro, «Tierras raras y personas preciosas», El País Carlos Manso Chicote, «Misión 'proteger el jamón ibérico': el sector trabaja en un 'DNI' contra copias e imitaciones», 20Minutos «Are women more progressive than men? Attitudinal gender gaps in West European democracies», por Peter Egge Langsæther y Carl Henrik Knutsen, International Political Science Review, octubre de 2024 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New York Times columnist Bret Stephens makes his Remnant debut, joining Jonah Goldberg for a discussion of the first month of the second Trump administration, the Chamberlain-esque negotiations for peace in Ukraine, and the infuriating instances of moral ignominy on college campuses. Show Notes: —Bret's ‘Never Trump” piece in the New York Times —Jonah's ‘Never Trump' piece in National Review —“The Power of the Powerless,” Vaclav Havel The Remnant is a production of The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch's offerings—including Jonah's G-File newsletter, regular livestreams, and other members-only content—click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Watch Call me Back on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CallMeBackPodcast To contact us, sign up for updates, and access transcripts, visit: https://arkmedia.org/ Dan on X: https://x.com/dansenor Dan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dansenor As we mark the 500th day of the war in Gaza, and 500 days of captivity for the Israeli hostages who remain there, the future of this fragile ceasefire-hostage deal is looking increasingly less stable. With every day bringing new twists and turns, we turned to a “Call Me Back” regular to help us make sense of where the war stands and where it may be going.   Nadav Eyal of Yediot Ahronot is one of Israel's leading journalists. Eyal has been covering Middle Eastern and international politics for the last two decades for Israeli radio, print and television news.Link to the Bret Stephens article mentioned in this episode: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/opinion/trump-hamas-gaza-israel.htmlCREDITS:ILAN BENATAR - Producer & EditorMARTIN HUERGO - EditorREBECCA STROM - Director of OperationsSTAV SLAMA - Researcher GABE SILVERSTEIN - Research Intern YUVAL SEMO - Music Composer

Eric and Eliot try to parse the fire hose of news emanating from the Trump Administration. They discuss Eliot's Atlantic article on the American antecedents and causes of Trump's ascendancy and whether there is still some point in looking at the European autocrats like Viktor Orban on whom some Trumpists model themselves, as well as Ruy Texeira's article in the Free Press arguing that defending USAID is not the hill to die on for Democrats. They also discuss Richard Danzig's Washington Post article on how Elon Musk's DOGE might constructively help reform DoD's broken and dysfunctional acquisition process. They discuss the problems with Trump's Gaza proposal as well as the fact that it highlights how all other approaches to the issue of Gaza's relations with Israel have heretofore failed. They discuss Trump's executive order on Iran as well as General Keith Kellogg's preparations for negotiations to end the war in Ukraine and Trump's offer to resettle White Afrikaaners who have been disadvantaged by majority rule in South Africa. Eliot's Latest in The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/02/trump-historical-analogies/681561/ Ruy Texeira on USAID https://www.thefp.com/p/defending-usaid-is-political-suicide Richard Danzig on Pentagon Reform https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/02/06/doge-pentagon-tech-innovation/ Bret Stephens & Gail Collins on Trump's Second Term So Far https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/opinion/trump-musk-cabinet-education.html Steven Levitsky on The New Authoritarianism https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/02/trump-competitive-authoritarian/681609/ Shield of the Republic is a Bulwark podcast co-sponsored by the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia.

New York Times columnist Bret Stephens made an overt case for US military intervention to topple Venezuela's government.

Ep 24-506 Kevin discusses that every day is validation, now that Team Trump with the support of MAGA is draining the swamp again. If you think you saw Leftism lose its mind during the era of Biden, wait until these truths get revealed in 2025.[SEGMENT 2-1] Validation coming 1   What will we have validated in 2025? Maybe I should save this for tomorrow's show? We know that Trump won the 2020 election. Mail-in ballot fraud study finds…Trump “almost certainly” won in 2020 But we should know definitively in 2025. There is a joke meme where Pelosi admits they cheated Trump, and thus declares him ineligible for 2024. On that subject, there is a bloc of Democrats who want to prevent Trump from taking office. Can you imagine the crapstorm that would occur if they tried that? Things are so good for Trump, that Democrats can't get any terror groups like BLM or Antifa to go against Trump. You know you screwed up when BLM won't answer the call to protest. Maybe it's because the Democrats can't afford to pay them? They're still settling up that Kamala debt. Did you get some Kamala Bucks? Beyonce did, and speaking of her, did you see that half-time show on Christmas? One of the worse I've seen. She's trying to deflect from that Diddy story. Her husband is in the middle of all that, and she was aware.  [SEGMENT 2-2] Validation coming 2   [X] SB – Don Lemon gets owned Who is the real president elect? We don't trust any of these.     Are you on X? If so be sure to follow me there. I know you hear this all the time, but it's necessary to ask. KevinJacksonTBS…   Do we really need to prove that J6 was an inside job to frame Trump? That's a fact. But it will likely be proven beyond a doubt.   Drones over NJ are in search of WMD Weather is being manipulated Climate change is a farce     Meme: I'm past the point of wanting to deport the illegals. I want to deport the people who want them here too. Meme: Why did the government do more to stop the distribution of Ivermectin and HCL than the distribution of fentanyl?  [SEGMENT 2-3] Validation coming 3   [X] SB – Cathie Wood Ark Invest on Trump Performance of our fund, outpacing the market Accelerate growth, increase productivity, tax incentive, Gov't spending is a problem $41B of the World Bank's Climate Fund has gone missing         Ghislaine Maxwell spoke before the UN 9 times. Let that sink in. She built her credibility on an organization that has not come close to living up to its charter.   A woman had her throat slashed at Grand Central in NYC. The day after Christmas.3 illegals were arrested.     End racism in make-up. One shade fits all.   Google: founded by white guys Microsoft: founded by a white guy Adobe: founded by white guys IBM: founded by white guys Chanel: founded by a French woman FedEx: founded by a white guy Palo Alto Networks: founded by an Indian, an Israeli, a Chinese guy, and a white guy Perplexity: Indians are extremely skilled at climbing the hierarchies of established corporate bureaucracies, but not really so good at innovation, which is almost entirely the domain of white men. Also worth pointing out that those companies that got taken over by Indians have mostly gone to shit. Google is a case in point. It's practically unusable now. Which indicates that Indians are very good at getting themselves hired, but not so great at actually competently running things in the long term. The CEO of Google is Indian The CEO of Microsoft is Indian The CEO of Adobe is Indian The CEO of IBM is Indian The CEO of Chanel is Indian The CEO of FedEx is Indian The CEO of Palo Alto Networks is Indian The CEO of Perplexity is Indian      [SEGMENT 2-4] Validation coming 4 - NeverTrumpers   https://www.foxnews.com/media/nyt-columnist-throws-towel-never-trump-label-we-never-quite-got-point-maga-movement New York Times columnist Bret Stephens wants back in the fold. But he also wants his cake and to eat it too. While he admits to missing mark, he falls short of admitting the truth: the NeverTrumper are made up of elitists who are angry at completely missing the mark on Trump. He began his pseudo mea culpa with his column title: “Done With Never Trump”. "It's been more than nine years since I first denounced Donald Trump as a ‘loudmouth vulgarian appealing to quieter vulgarians.'  I've called myself a Never Trump conservative ever since, even when I agreed with his policies from time to time. I also opposed him throughout his run this year." Even in retrospect, Stephens ignores Trump's success. And not just for his first term, but in battling back against the most corrupt government Americans have ever seen. He goes on with his wishy-washy admittance of being wrong, but not exactly: "Could his second term be as bad as his most fervent critics fear? Yes. Is it time to drop the heavy moralizing and incessant doomsaying that typified so much of the Never Trump movement — and that rendered it politically impotent and frequently obtuse? Yes, please" Stephens then explains what he learned about Trump and his followers, alluded that both “degraded” the conservative brand, and almost wholly ignoring the reasons we fell into embrace:   "It wasn't that we'd forgotten Clinton's scandals or were ignorant of the allegations about the Bidens. It's that we thought Trump degraded the values that conservatives were supposed to stand for. We also thought that Trump represented a form of illiberalism that was antithetical to our ‘free people, free markets, free world' brand of conservatism and that was bound to take the Republican Party down a dark road," Stephens wrote.  Just when you think he might understand, he adds: "In this we weren't wrong: There's plenty to dislike and fear about Trump from a traditionally conservative standpoint. But Never Trumpers also overstated our case and, in doing so, defeated our purpose." Yes Stephen, you were wrong. Trump didn't change. And his style led to the most unexpected defeat of Leftism since the first time he defeated Leftism. Stephen continues explaining other areas where the virtue-signaling Conservative elites blew it. For example, he bought into the idea that Trump "might stumble into World War III" as president. A man who clearly stated for those paying attention that he would fight wars with the America economy. Stephen admitted that the Hillary Clinton Russian collusion allegations "were a smear", something even the most casual observer should have recognized. Next, he conceded that  Trump acted "much tougher" on the Kremlin than the Obama and Biden administrations. The fact is that Trump kept Putin in check in a variety of clever way that the Ivy League pompous asses missed. Still, the biggest failing of the NeverTrumpers came with their prediction that Trump would not be able to bring wins to the Republican Party: "We predicted that Trump's rhetoric would wreck the Republican Party's chances to win over the constituencies the party had identified, after 2012, as key to its future. But we missed that his working-class appeal would also reach working-class minorities — like the 48 percent of Latino male voters who cast their ballots for him last month," Stephens told readers. "And we were alarmed by Trump's protectionism and big-spending ways. But the economy mostly thrived under him, at least until the pandemic." How many misses is this at this point. It's safe to say that NeverTrumpers missed on everything. In fact, Stephens also admitted that he and other "elites" prioritized the issue of "democracy", just like the Leftists who now lie on the battlefield in the wake of the 2024 election. What Stephens found out is that Americans care about their money and fairness. They witnessed a blatant dual-system of justice, and an equally disgusting open border policy that proved Democrats and the NeverTrump elitists were detached from Average Jane and Joe. "Why did Trump — so often deprecated by his critics as a fortunate fool — understand this so well while we fecklessly carried on about the soul of the nation?" Stephens asked himself.  What they missed is how much Trump cared about the soul of the nation. And from his next comment, you can see that Stephens still doesn't get it. "What else did we not sufficiently appreciate? That, as much as Trump might lie, Americans also felt lied to by the left — particularly when it came to the White House-cover-up of Biden's physical and mental decline. That, as bigoted as elements of the MAGA world can be, there is plenty of bigotry to go around — not least in the torrent of Israel-bashing and antisemitism that emerged from the cultural left after Oct. 7. That, as much as we fear Trump could wreck some of our institutions, whether it's higher education or the F.B.I., many of those institutions are already broken and may need to be reconceived or replaced." Until he admits that Trump didn't lie, he's just a RINO in hibernation. Democrats lied about the 2020 election, then created multiple lies about J6. These are the two biggest lies of the Left that Democrats and NeverTrumper based almost the entirety of their disdain for Trump. Is there hope for Stephens and other NeverTrumpers. Of course. Trump has won over many critics. And if the RINO establishment can't come over to the good side of the island after this win, they are not redeemable. Stephens vows to give Trump a shot. "Let's enter the new year Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kevin-jackson-show--2896352/support.

Mona and the gang bid farewell to this format, discuss what will replace it, and offer a glimpse of future plans. Leave a comment Highlights / Lowlights:  Mona outlined the future of her new show. Bill previews his forthcoming book on political psychology. Linda: The Silver Candlesticks: A Novel of the Spanish Inquisition, Linda's forthcoming book, which you can pre-order now! Make sure you sign up for Linda's Substack. Damon: While Damon finishes his forthcoming book on Leo Strauss, go down the Straussian rabbithole at Notes from the Middleground. Referenced work: Bret Stephens's “Done With Trump” in the NYT

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.thebulwark.comThe gang discuss the GOP's plans to investigate Liz Cheney, Elon Musk potentially causing a government shutdown before Donald Trump's new term has even begun, and Bret Stephens renouncing the Never Trump title. Watch, listen and leave a comment. This ad-free video edition of The Next Level is exclusively for Bulwark+ members. Use the controls on the the left side of the player to toggle to the free audio-only edition or find the show wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube.You can add The Next Level to your podcast player of choice, here.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and New York Times columnist Bret Stephens will be in Kansas City for an American Public Square event on Dec. 9. They joined KCUR's Up To Date to discuss civility in politics, where Democrats went wrong in the 2024 election cycle, and other topics.

Institutions of higher education, especially in the United States, have received a great deal of attention over the past two generations regarding their ideological march to the left, and the impacts, real or imagined, on society at large. Criticism of American universities has sharpened since Oct. 7, 2023, as the Hamas attack on Israel was closely followed by campus protests against Israel. The ensuing turmoil resulted in the temporary closure of campuses, the resignations of college presidents, the cancellations of speakers and commencement ceremonies, and congressional investigations. How did American universities get to this moment? What are the implications for free speech, social cohesion, and democracy? And what are the repercussions for scholarship and science? My guest, Bret Stephens, has written extensively on the state of American universities, illiberalism, and antisemitism. Bret worked as an assistant editor at Commentary magazine from 1995-1996, after which he moved to the Wall Street Journal. From 2002-2004, Bret served as the editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post, where he oversaw the most comprehensive overhaul of the paper's content in its 70-year history. He then returned to the Wall Street Journal, where he won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary. Bret moved to The New York Times in 2017, where he writes as an opinion columnist. He is also a contributor to NBC News and MSNBC, a contributing editor for Commentary magazine, and the editor-in-chief of SAPIR: A Journal of Jewish Conversations.

Donald Trump will return to the Oval Office in a manner few saw coming – he won America's popular vote; his coattails may lead to Republican control of Congress – while progressive institutions (legacy media, Hollywood, wokeism, and a tired Democratic playbook) take a beating. New York Times opinion columnist Bret Stephens joins Hoover senior fellows Niall Ferguson, John Cochrane, and H.R. McMaster to discuss an American election that defied conventional wisdom – and how Trump should proceed in the weeks ahead (key cabinet appointments, foreign and economic policies) given the surprise gift of an Election Night mandate. Recorded on November 7, 2024. WATCH THE VIDEO

We don't think it's an exaggeration to say that we're standing at the precipice of what could be a third world war. At the very least, the thing that we refer to as the “Free World” is burning at its outer edges. Just a few weeks ago, Iran launched its largest-ever ballistic missile attack against Israel, while its proxies, Hezbollah and Hamas, continue to wage war against Israel, making use of the steady flow of weaponry and funding from Iran—which is ever closer to having nuclear weapons. The war in Ukraine continues to rage, with both sides engaged in intense fighting across multiple fronts. After over a year and a half of relentless Russian bombardment, Ukraine is barely holding the line as the grinding war of attrition drags on. According to The Wall Street Journal, more than one million people on both sides of the border have been killed or injured. And then there's China, which has lately been attacking Philippine and Vietnamese vessels in the South China Sea, terrorizing international waters with impunity as the world watches anxiously. Moscow, Beijing, and Tehran have solidified a new axis of autocracy, united in its goal to unravel the Pax Americana and undermine American dominance. The question on our minds tonight is: What should America do about it? Many Americans are saying they don't want the United States to continue leading the world order. A 2023 Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey revealed that 42 percent of Americans think that the U.S. should stay out of world affairs, which is the highest number recorded since 1974. It is easy to talk about foreign policy as an abstract idea because war, for us, is thousands of miles away. But foreign policy is a matter of life and death. Not just for people around the world, but for the more than two million Americans that serve in our armed forces. It's conventional wisdom that American voters don't prioritize foreign policy. But this year, given the state of the world, that might be different. Which is why we hosted a debate, live in NYC, on this very topic.  Arguing that, yes, the U.S. should still police the world is Bret Stephens. Stephens is an opinion columnist for The New York Times and editor in chief of Sapir. As a foreign affairs columnist of The Wall Street Journal, he was awarded the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for commentary. And he is the author of America in Retreat: The New Isolationism and the Coming Global Disorder. Bret was joined by James Kirchick, contributing opinion writer for The New York Times, writer at large for Air Mail, and contributing writer for Tablet. He is the author of The End of Europe: Dictators, Demagogues, and the Coming Dark Age. He is also a senior fellow at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. Arguing that no, the U.S. should not still police the world is none other than Matt Taibbi. Taibbi is a journalist, the founder of Racket News, and the author of 10 books, including four New York Times bestsellers. Matt was joined by Lee Fang. Lee is an independent investigative journalist, primarily writing on Substack at LeeFang.com. From 2015 to 2023, he was a reporter for The Intercept. Be it resolved: The U.S. should still police the world. If you liked what you heard from Honestly, the best way to support us is to go to TheFP.com and become a Free Press subscriber today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trump is corrosive to the soul of our democracy. He's a bigot, an ogre, and an isolationist. And for all the Reagan Republicans on the fence: If Trump gets back in, America won't have a healthy conservative movement again for generations. Plus, Kamala on Israel, and Elon's private foreign policy with Putin—he's working against our national security while helping himself to the treasury of the United States. Bret Stephens joins Tim Miller for the weekend pod. show notes: Tim's playlist Bret's 2018 piece on Musk being the Trump of Silicon Valley

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsLee Fang and I opposed interventionism in a debate with Bret Stephens and Jamie Kirchick in New York this week. Technically we won, but it felt like a big lossNarrated by Jared Moore

NY Times columnist Bret Stephens joins to discuss the Iranian threat (to Israel and the US), the amazing Israeli penetrations of Hezbollah and Iran, and the fate of NATO, Ukraine, etc in a Trump 2.0 world. TV Recommendations of the panelists:  Mona: Call My Agent Damon: Game of Thrones Bill: Babylon Berlin Linda:   Slow Horses / Pachinko

Alabama Liberal wonders if the American Idiocracy is closer than we know, creates the term “Idiot Nerds” to explain glasses-wearing people we often think are much smarter than they actually are (like Nate Silver or Bret Stephens), explains the Republican Party has been so thoroughly transformed by Trump it’s now the party of Dead Elephants,...

David prepares for Hurricane Helene. Check your sump pump! NYC Mayor Eric Adams indicted on massive bribery scheme involving straw donors and the Turkish government. Bret Stephens, Nate Silver, and the WSJ thought Eric Adams was a rising star in Democratic politics. Haitian activist group in Springfield, Ohio file criminal charges against Donald Trump and JD Vance. Donald's latest grift. Donald's creepy pledge to women voters. New study confirms Donald's tariffs and deportations will cause 20% inflation through the year 2040! Kamala says Donald is a manufacturing loser. Stephanie Ruhl on COVID. Mark Cuban says Donald's tariffs are insane. With Jody Hamilton, David Ferguson, music by Freekbass, and more!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

While the right howls with indignation that VP Kamala Harris is going to do her first network TV interview with MSNBC'S Stephanie Ruhle, they seem to forget her opponent, Donald Trump, never wanders far off the OANN/NewsMax/Fox News reservation himself. The few times he has, of course, he's stormed off set (ask Leslie Stahl and '60 Minutes'). I dove into that double-standard a bit, focusing on NYT conservative columnist Bret Stephens' latest piece portraying him as a "never Trumper" who's also a "Harris skeptic." Ruhle, meanwhile, put him in his place Friday on 'Real Time with Bill Maher.' It's as if, by the way, they don't both have records to run on: Harris as VP, and Donald, of course, in the Oval Office. I point this out all the time when he flings another lofty promise out - "why didn't he do it when he was President before?" --- My guest today was Rep. Ruwa Romman (D) - the state's lone elected Palestinian American and one of only a handful nationwide. I caught up with her after that whirlwind week at the DNC where she *almost* became a speaker at the convention - representing the plight of Palestinian. Instead, she was rebuffed and I wanted to get a sense of where she is on party loyalty, what support she has from local and state parties and if Kamala Harris presents anything different for those who want a ceasefire and disarmament of aid to Israel.

Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” and special co-host Clay Travis talk about "Real Time with Bill Maher" host Bill Maher explaining in simple terms why Kamala Harris can't win to his audience and Ben Shapiro; “Real Time” guests Stephanie Ruhle and Bret Stephens sparring over Kamala Harris' complete avoidance of interviews and being challenged on her flip-flopping policy decisions; CNN's Michael Eric Dyson using Nancy Mace's mispronunciation of “Kamala” to attack her; what Clay Travis said to CNN's Brooke Baldwin that got him banned from CNN; how Common Core math really compares to the old math most of us learned in school; TMZ's exclusive footage of Sean “Diddy” Combs being arrested; Usher deleting all his Tweets that could be used as evidence against Sean Combs; and much more. WATCH the MEMBER-EXCLUSIVE segment of the show here: https://rubinreport.locals.com/ Check out the NEW RUBIN REPORT MERCH here: https://daverubin.store/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hurricane Helene is heading for Florida...slowly. How is Buzz preparing? Mark Robinson's campaign staff quit after CNN reported he identified as a Nazi, supported slavery, peeped in women's locker rooms, and more. Donald and his campaign hasn't disavowed Robinson. Donald is in trouble in NC. What's wrong with the New York Times poll? A word about Bret Stephens on Real Time. All the latest poll numbers. Early voting is underway, with new record for turnout in Fairfax County, VA. Where's Donald's ground game? With Buzz Burbank, music by Matt Springfield, John Carbonara, and more!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle and New York Times journalist Bret Stephens battle it out over whether Kamala Harris should do more interviews.   Freedom Marketplace: https://freedommarketplace.net Join our Inner Circle: http://toddhuffshow.com/join Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.toddhuffshow.com Stack of Stuff: https://www.toddhuffshow.com/stack-of-stuff Email: todd@toddhuffshow.comPhone: 317.210.2830Follow us on…Instagram: @toddhuffshowFacebook: The Todd Huff ShowTwitter: @toddhuffshowLinkedIn: The Todd Huff ShowTikTok: @toddhuffshowSupport Our Partners:https://www.toddhuffshow.com/partners Links:https://www.mypillow.com/todd Promo Code: TODDhttps://mystore.com/toddhttps://faith-lit.com Promo Code: TODD for 15% offhttps://harvardgoldgroup.com Promo Code: TODD for $250 credithttps://www.nicnac.com - Promo Code TODD for 15% off your first purchasehttps://soltea.com - Promo Code TODD for $29.95 off your first orderhttps://zstacklife.com/todd - Promo Code TODD for 15% off your order

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Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. The New York Times op-ed columnist Bret Stephens joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode, a bonus reply of our weekly What Matters Now podcast. This week, campuses across North America opened their doors for their fall semester. Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Stephens recently wrote a column called, “What I Want a University President to Say About Campus Protests,” in which he channels a university president presenting his foundational principles, including, “the spirit of inquiry.” In this week's episode, we hear Stephens's take on concepts that have evolved and flourished on campuses in the past several decades, including how critical theory has shifted faculties and the role of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI). So this week, as students return to campuses, we ask Bret Stephens, what matters now? For news updates, please check out The Times of Israel's ongoing live blog. Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by the Pod Waves and Adina Karpuj. IMAGE: New York Times op-ed columnist Bret Stephens. (Jason Smith via JTA)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Atlantic's Peter Wehner joins the group to discuss the DNC and Harris's new tone, Trump's pivot on abortion, and the misfit toys (RFK Jr., Gabbard) of the Trump campaign.  Highlights / Lowlights:  Mona: Can We Be a Little Less Selective With Our Moral Outrage? by Bret Stephens in The New York Times. Peter: Lowlight: Trump Insists He Won California in Wild, Jesus-Filled Rant With Dr. Phil (Daily Beast) Damon: Highlight: Conservatism: The Fight for a Tradition by Edmund Fawcett Bill: Highlights: The Return of Hamiltonian Statecraft by Walter Russell Mead and Stopping the Next China Shock by Aaron L. Friedberg Linda: Highlight: Making Race Skin Deep by Quico Toro in Persuasion

Welcome to What Matters Now, a weekly podcast exploring one key issue currently shaping Israel and the Jewish World with host Amanda Borschel-Dan. This week, as campuses across North America open their doors for their fall semester, we speak with New York Times Opinion columnist Bret Stephens. The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer recently wrote a column called, “What I Want a University President to Say About Campus Protests,” in which he channels a university president presenting his foundational principles, including, “the spirit of inquiry.” In this week's episode, we hear Stephens's take on concepts that have evolved and flourished on campuses in the past several decades, including how critical theory has shifted faculties and the role of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI). So this week, as students return to campuses, we ask Bret Stephens, what matters now? What Matters Now podcasts are available for download on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. This episode was produced by the Pod-Waves.  IMAGE: The New York Times op-ed columnist Bret Stephens. (Jason Smith via JTA)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Donny sits down with opinion columnist for The New York Times and a senior contributor to NBC News, Bret Stephens. Stephens sits down for an in depth discussion about Kamala Harris, what he sees happening in the next 90 days, what another Trump presidency means for the country and the war in Gaza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As authoritarian leaders challenge democratic institutions around the world, some people are questioning whether democracy is even the best political system. In a wide-ranging conversation, writer Bret Stephens and social entrepreneur Yordanos Eyoel discuss why democracy is still our best hope — and offer ways we can learn to disagree more effectively in order to strengthen our societies.

As authoritarian leaders challenge democratic institutions around the world, some people are questioning whether democracy is even the best political system. In a wide-ranging conversation, writer Bret Stephens and social entrepreneur Yordanos Eyoel discuss why democracy is still our best hope — and offer ways we can learn to disagree more effectively in order to strengthen our societies.

As authoritarian leaders challenge democratic institutions around the world, some people are questioning whether democracy is even the best political system. In a wide-ranging conversation, writer Bret Stephens and social entrepreneur Yordanos Eyoel discuss why democracy is still our best hope — and offer ways we can learn to disagree more effectively in order to strengthen our societies.

Alex is on today as we catch up with the weekend's drama over the 2024 Eurovision song contest and ask which is more real, twitter or Eurovision (those are the only two options). Then, some disastrous new polls for the Biden campaign, Trump searches for a VP and praises Hannibal Lecter, and Bret Stephens & Gail Collins search for the true value of a commencement speech and decide it's about telling kids to get off their damn phones. Check out WFYM radio: https://chapofym.podbean.com/

Today on the show, as college campuses are embroiled in protests against Israel's war in Gaza, Fareed hosts a spirited debate with New York Times columnist Bret Stephens and Columbia University professor Bruce Robbins. They discuss the limits of free speech and the US's role in the war.  Then, former Israeli ambassador to the US Michael Oren joins the show to talk to Fareed about the looming ground operation in Rafah, and what Israel's war with Hamas will look like in the long term.  Next, Matt Pottinger, former deputy national security adviser under President Trump, tells Fareed why he thinks the Biden administration ought to adopt a more confrontational approach to relations with China.  Finally, Fareed talks to Ieva Jusionyte, author of “Exit Wounds,” about the American guns that are crossing into Mexico and their role in perpetuating the cycle of violence on the southern border.  GUESTS: Bruce Robbins (@BruceRobbins6), Bret Stephens, Michael Oren (@DrMichaelOren), Matt Pottinger, Ieva Jusionyte (@ievaju)        Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“Sen. Chuck Schumer warns drug dealers are pushing rainbow fentanyl to children,” CBS News cries. “'It's very challenging': Inside the fentanyl fight at the border,” ABC News reports. “The hard-drug decriminalization disaster,” New York Times columnist Bret Stephens laments. In recent years, we've been warned about the growing threat of hyperpotent street drugs, particularly opioids. Fentanyl is disguised as Halloween candy to appeal to children. US Border Patrol doesn't have enough resources to keep up with drug screenings. Efforts to decriminalize drug use and possession are causing chaos and suffering on our streets.  The dangers of drugs like fentanyl are, of course, very real, and concerns about them are certainly legitimate. But too often, media framings don't reflect genuine concerns. Rather than offering urgent solutions to help those who are truly struggling-like reduced penalties, or stable housing and healthcare–media, alongside policymakers, consistently promote the same old carceral logic of the Nixon-era War on Drugs, turning a true public-health crisis into an opportunity to increase arrests and policing in general. On this episode, we look at the War on Drugs 2.0: This Time It's Different We Promise, and how, despite lofty liberal rhetoric about how the War on Drugs has been cruel and counterproductive, media and elected officials are doubling down on fear-mongering, stigmatization, and severe prison and punishment.  Our guest is Emily Kaltenbach.

Sam Harris speaks with Bret Stephens about America's place in the world. They discuss the waning Pax Americana, American isolationism, Republican fondness for Putin, Tucker Carlson, why America should support Ukraine, the significance of Alexei Navalny, what it would mean to properly hold Putin responsible for his death, nuclear blackmail, valid criticisms of Israel, the war in Gaza, Palestinian public opinion, the need for total military defeat, a two-state solution, the isolation of Israel at the UN and the International Criminal Court of Justice, waning support for the war in the Biden Administration, Hezbollah and war with Iran, Israeli politics and the settlements in the West Bank, charges of “settler colonialism,” antisemitism as a series of double standards, the prospect of a Trump victory in 2024, Biden's age problem, the crisis at the southern border, U.S. immigration policy, and other topics. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe. Learning how to train your mind is the single greatest investment you can make in life. That's why Sam Harris created the Waking Up app. From rational mindfulness practice to lessons on some of life's most important topics, join Sam as he demystifies the practice of meditation and explores the theory behind it.

Two years ago, on February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. The costs of this war have been unbelievably high. Half a million Ukrainian and Russian soldiers have been either killed or wounded. In terms of cost, the U.S. alone has spent $113 billion on the war. And an aid package that includes another $60 billion for Ukraine is stuck in Congress. Americans' changing sentiment about the war has certainly contributed to that package being in limbo. Two years ago, there was broad support for the war: 66 percent of Americans thought we needed to help Ukraine. But that view is no longer the consensus. Several polls have indicated that the majority of Americans oppose additional funding to support Ukraine. Meanwhile, the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka fell to Russian forces last weekend. The Biden administration says it's a direct consequence of congressional inaction. Today on Honestly, a debate: Where is all of America's aid to Ukraine going? Is Ukraine really such a clear-cut cause? Even if you believe that it is, what has all of this sacrifice gotten Ukraine—and the U.S.? Can Ukraine even win this war? What's the endgame? And is victory in Ukraine really as important to America as many politicians claim that it is? Bret Stephens is a Pulitzer Prize-winning opinion columnist for The New York Times. His book, America in Retreat: The New Isolationism and the Coming Global Disorder, foresaw much of today's world. Bret worries that the world is on the precipice of World War III. Isolationism, he argues, only contributes to global instability. Elbridge Colby is co-founder of The Marathon Initiative think tank. He served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy and force development under President Trump, and he is the author of The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict. Colby believes the United States must make difficult defense choices in an era of great power competition. Ukraine, he argues, is not the top priority. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices