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A pro-Palestinian bicycle protest targeting six Jewish-owned restaurants in Philadelphia has sparked outrage, particularly because it took place on the eve of the 88th anniversary of Kristallnacht. Victor Davis Hanson draws a disturbing parallel between the Nazi persecution of Jewish businesses in 1938 and today's rising antisemitism, warning that America's political culture is becoming dangerously tolerant of hatred.

Erick reacts to Jensen Huang stepping down as Nvidia CEO after an affair with a direct report suspected of being a Chinese spy, explains why the right needs to stop cheering philanderers and celebrity CEOs, and admits he bought Nvidia stock on the dip. Then he makes the case that Republicans, after losing the House and Senate in an election where 90 percent of voters called corruption a major problem, should push Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick out over Cantor Fitzgerald conflicts, the Canada trade war, and three separate times stalling President Trump's crackdown on Nvidia chips flowing to China. Plus Pete Hegseth honors the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier guard who called out his group. Jensen Huang out at Nvidia: the affair with an employee U.S. intelligence suspects of spying for China, no prenup, Colette Kress stepping in, Jim Cramer's reaction, Nvidia stock sliding, and AI chips sold to Singapore that ended up in China Celebrity worship on the right: why Erick says never put your trust in men who cheat on their wives, the Elon Musk "hire Jensen" crowd, and Apple under Steve Jobs, Tim Cook, and new CEO John Ternus as the model of a company bigger than its founder, plus his "texting buddy" story about a former boss and Marco Rubio Pete Hegseth and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: the viral Veterans Day rebuke from the Old Guard sentinel at Arlington National Cemetery and the commendation Hegseth gave that soldier the next day The case against Howard Lutnick: Cantor Fitzgerald and Tether, his sons' tariff refund bets, the Liberation Day tariff chart, and the collapsed Canada trade deal that hurt Susan Collins in Maine and helped Abdul El-Sayed win in Michigan Scott Bessent confronts Lutnick in the Situation Room with Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth, and Jamieson Greer on his side, the Megaspeed chip probe, John Moolenaar's House China Committee, and the Hungry for a Day Thanksgiving meal drive

Erick says the Republican Party has a cancer of character, starting with Vivek Ramaswamy's closing ad in the Ohio governor race that used Amy Acton's own mother against her, an ad Congressman Mike Turner now blames for his loss. He ties it to Ken Paxton's collapse in Texas, Beau French, Tucker Carlson, and Vice President JD Vance's refusal to condemn any of them, then takes calls on Abdul El-Sayed's win in Michigan, illegal immigration, ICE stops of Hispanic American citizens, and why the GOP can still win in 2028 with the right candidate. Vivek Ramaswamy and Amy Acton: the late attack ad featuring the mother who abandoned Acton to protect her abuser, Mike Turner's "lightning strike" quote to CNN, JD Vance and President Trump doubling down, and Ramaswamy leaving Ohio and shutting down his Twitter account Ken Paxton and the Texas wipeout: Democrats sweeping the governor, Senate, and lieutenant governor races plus four Texas Supreme Court seats, the new chief justice's push on judges and gay marriage, and talk radio hosts who vouched for Paxton's character JD Vance and 2028: Mark Halperin's survey of 68 Republican strategists souring on the vice president, Tucker Carlson, Beau French, the Iran memorandum of understanding, tariffs, and why voters still prefer traditional Republican policies like Colorado and Washington's girls sports votes and California rejecting a wealth tax The grievance industry: Erick on evangelical voters tired of being told to vote for the lesser bad guy, and how consultants and white nationalist and Christian nationalist influencers make more money when Republicans lose Abdul El-Sayed, illegal immigration, and ICE: Senate committee worries, Chris Van Hollen eyeing Chuck Schumer's job, Hispanic voters who want illegal aliens deported but resent being asked for papers, the constitutional right to travel, and a guest worker pathway that is not amnesty

Erick takes on the activist who helped block a $5 billion data center on a long-dead mall site in Prince George's County, Maryland, a county running a $130 million deficit that has already lost Six Flags and is losing its NFL team and the FBI, and asks why she would rather have a trampoline park. He makes the case that Republicans should stop panicking about 2028, pointing to Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Brian Kemp, Ron DeSantis, Glenn Youngkin, and Marco Rubio over JD Vance, then breaks the news that ousted Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang had a relationship with a second employee. Plus a caller fight over illegal immigration in the construction industry and Erick's guest worker plan. The Prince George's County data center: Charles C.W. Cooke's National Review column on Taylor Frazier McCollum, the NPR interview that made her a hero, the 56 acres of empty asphalt by the Beltway in Landover, and the property tax revenue the county walked away from Middle Georgia's empty shopping center: the Target that closed over shoplifting, why local officials would rather chase casinos than a data center, and the lost revenue from fearing what is "spooky" 2028 is not lost: Erick's 27 straight hours on CNN on election night 2010, Democrats who thought Mitt Romney would beat Barack Obama, tariffs, oil prices, Iran, and Senate pickups in Georgia, Ohio, Arizona, and Nevada, plus why the people who vetted Ken Paxton should not vet the next nominee Jensen Huang and Nvidia: a second employee relationship, Nvidia stock sliding on the Nasdaq, Erick buying on the dip, a wife who pawned her wedding ring to build the company, and why the right has to stop excusing moral cretins and treating CEOs as indispensable Illegal immigration and construction: why "Americans won't do these jobs" really means not at that price, housing affordability, population decline, caller Hugh's remodeling crew making $25 to $30 an hour, and a nine months on, three months home guest worker program with no welfare, plus the Hungry for a Day Thanksgiving meal drive

It has now been a week since the midterm elections, but as the dust begins to settle, many questions remain about what the midterms will mean for education.What will happen to the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the Department of Education? Is the Trump administration’s war with higher education at an end? And how will changing state legislatures affect the fate of school choice, civics centers, and education reform?On this episode of The Report Card, Nat Malkus discusses these questions and more with Andy Rotherham and Rick Hess.Andy Rotherham is a co-founder and senior partner at Bellwether and the author of the Eduwonk blog.Rick Hess is a senior fellow and the director of Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute.This episode was produced by Elli Lucas.Show Notes:From Alum Rock to the Education Freedom Tax Credit?Here’s What the Blue Wave Could Mean for EducationJudging Education Reactions and Overreactions to the Big Blue WaveShould Texas Dems Throw Out the Bible with the Bathwater?