Ness discusses how the demographic transformation paved the way for Mamdani, how cultural imperialism dies with the boomers and how swords are the new words when it comes to seizing power
Ness and Jeff break down the friend–enemy distinction shaping Trump’s second administration, the cultural autopsy of DOGE, and the modern absurdity of “born this way”.
Ness discusses $4000 gold, a Kentucky miscarriage of justice, why Charlie Kirk's killing was maximally public and the gender transitioning of given names in America
Ness discusses gold's record dollar-denominated valuation, a radical miscarriage of justice in Kentucky, lingering questions around Charlie Kirk's murder and the onomastic tendency for boy names to become girl names over time
Jeff and Ness sift through a potpourri of stories shaping America’s political and cultural landscape — from Trump’s record-breaking blitz of emergency Supreme Court appeals and the Des Moines superintendent scandal to Dearborn’s street-sign controversy, the latest in the Austin Metcalf case, and the reshuffled New York City mayoral race.
Ness discusses how the top of society doesn't like the extrajudicial execution of its enemies, the test Jimmy Kimmel presents for the Trump administration, concerns about Jewish outmarriage rates and the seismic shift in support for same-sex marriage over the last forty years
Jeff and Ness analyze Charlie Kirk’s assassination and Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension, exploring how violence, censorship, and crisis politics are reshaping America’s institutions.
Ness discusses the Charlie Kirk assassination and why there will be more, not less, of it in the future
Drawing on Pope Leo’s words about migrants as “messengers of hope,” the Kansas bishops’ 2025 pastoral letter on immigration, and the first-ever LGBTQ+ pilgrimage in the Vatican’s Jubilee calendar, Jeff and Ness explore whether these events reflect Christian renewal or betrayal.
Jeff and Ness take the looming federal takeover of Washington, D.C. as a springboard to explore how America defines and politicizes crime — and what that says about the state of the country today.
Jeff and Ness revisit the COVID era, considering its medical, political, and cultural consequences; they also examine recent developments from the Department of Health and Human Services regarding mRNA vaccines.
A deep dive into the meaning of “Heritage American,” the feud between Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes, and new polling on declining U.S. support for Israel.
Jeff and Ness explore Zohran Mamdani’s gilded socialism, apply Charles Darwin’s theories to homo sapiens, and sift through new polling data on Russian election interference.
Jeff and Ness unpack Tucker Carlson’s problematic Noticing and examine how the Trump Administration handled — or failed to handle — the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.
Jeff and Ness examine early voter pushback to core second-term priorities of the second Trump Administration.
Ness assesses how well Wizards of the Coast did with its Final Fantasy Universes Beyond set and uses the opportunity as an excuse to air some thoughts about both games
Ness and Jeff unpack the story of Zohran Mamdani — from exile in Uganda to political power in New York — and explore how his journey reflects a broader blueprint for market minorities navigating power, race, and elite institutions in the United States.
Jeff and Ness discuss the results of the 2024 Democratic mayoral primary and its implications.
Jeff and Ness discuss what the AI Revolution portends for the future of white-collar work and what the Israel-Iran conflict portends for the future of humanity.
Jeff and Ness discuss what the deportation efforts and subsequent riots in opposition to those efforts portend for the future of California in particular and America in general.