The Editors

Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, MBD, and Dan discuss the uncertain course and aims of the Iran War, the implications of Jensen Huang’s departure from Nvidia, and the surprise Mississippi Senate race result. 

Editor's Picks: 

• Rich: Entirety of the new website, especially the new magazine archive!
• Charlie: Jeff Blehar’s “The Last Person Whose Opinion on Trump We Need Right Now” 
• MBD: Judson Berger’s magazine piece, “How the West Won Teddy Roosevelt” 
• Dan: Ramesh Ponnuru’s Corner post, “False Choices for the Right” 

Light Items: 

• Rich: The Editors Bingo card!
• Charlie: Finally gets to be home for a while after a month of traveling.
• MBD: Pancake breakfast this morning for his daughter’s birthday. 
• Dan: Looking forward to a Daddy-Daughter weekend.

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Noah, and MBD discuss Trump's interview on 60 Minutes, the impeachment efforts against Hegseth, and the scandal engulfing Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. 

Editor's Picks: 

• Rich: Andrew McCarthy’s piece, “The GOP’s Midterm Annihilation Comes Down to One Factor” 
• Charlie: Noah Rothman’s Morning Jolt, “Democrats' Cold Peace” 
• Noah: Eva Terry’s magazine piece, “NASA’s Next Mission” 
• MBD: Giancarlo Sopo magazine piece, “Digger Is Not What You Think” 

Light Items: 

• Rich: Baristas often mistake his request for whole milk in his afternoon coffee for oat milk, but he has been able to catch the mistake every time. 
• Charlie: Road trip to Texas!
• Noah: Wistful end to the kids’ soccer season. 
• MBD: Daughter’s birthday is coming up!

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Noah, MBD, and Dan discuss the abysmal midterm election outcomes, debate the various causes of defeat, and predict 2028 political positioning. 

Editor's Picks: 

• Rich: Yuval Levin's piece, "Another Repudiation Election"
• Noah: The most recent Editorial, “Repeal the Tariffs" 
• MBD: Andrew Stuttaford’s piece, “What’s Going On in Poland?"
• Dan: National Review's election aftermath coverage, particularly the debate over causes of the loss in The Corner 

Light Items: 

• Rich: Finished Alistair Horne’s compelling book, A Savage War of Peace: Algeria, 1954–1962 
• Noah: Despite the losses, enjoyed watching this fascinating election. 
• MBD: It is NHL hockey season, and he has been cheering on the New Jersey Devils.
• Dan: Shouted out his wife's family group chat. 

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Noah, Jim, and MBD discuss Haley Stevens's endorsement of Mike Rogers over Abdul El-Sayed, Senate race predictions, and the UK's pre-apology for the transatlantic slave trade.

Editor's Picks:

• Rich: Daniel Flynn’s piece, “The Enduring Relevance of Ideas Have Consequences”
• Noah: Andrew McCarthy’s piece, “Abdul El-Sayed: The Gerry Adams of the Muslim Brotherhood” 
• MBD: Inez Feltscher Stepman’s piece, “Taking Stock of the Trump Administration’s Victories” 

Light Items:

• Rich: Reestablished his hatred of diet soda.
• Noah: Enjoyed Halloween with his kids!
• Jim: Also Halloween!
• MBD: Loved meeting people at the Buckley Prize Dinner. 

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On this week's LIVE edition of The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and MBD discuss voting confusion and impropriety in Alaska, Trump’s performance on the campaign trail, and whether or not a post-death future would be good for humanity. 

Light Items: 

• Rich: The William F. Buckley Jr. Prize Dinner went incredibly well, and Lauren Veldhuizen sang the National Anthem before the dinner.
• Charlie: Got to see his colleagues whom he does not get to see more than once a year. 
• Jim: The dinner felt like a family reunion and was a night of great hope for National Review. 
• MBD: Had a wonderful conversation at the dinner about reindustrialization.

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Noah, and Jim discuss Cenk's anti-semitic ad, Alaska's ranked-choice voting and ballot-name dispute, and questions concerning the immigration status and real name of Ilhan Omar — or shall we say Elmi? 

Editor's Picks: 

• Rich: Abigail Anthony’s piece about Jason Arday, “The Big Scholarly Lie” 
• Charlie: Judson Berger’s piece, “How the West Won Teddy Roosevelt”
• Noah: Eva Terry’s piece, “Young Men Have Lurched Left Since 2024” 
• Jim: Jeff Blehar’s piece, “Getting to the Bottom of Trump’s Recent Antics” 

Light Items: 

• Rich: Has had zero interest in the World Series this year. 
• Charlie: Went to a Friday Night Lights high school homecoming football game.
• Noah: Spent the weekend in Lancaster, Pennsylvania with his kids.
• Jim: His parents are on the hunt for the best stromboli in Bloomington, Indiana.

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Noah, Phil, and Andrew discuss Abdul El-Sayed's family's associations with the Muslim Brotherhood, the state of the upcoming Senate races, and the out-of-touch French activist, Lola-Fleur Whittaker. 

Editor's Picks:

• Rich: Jim Geraghty’s most recent Morning Jolt, “A Simple Question: What Year Was Ilhan Omar Born?” 
• Noah: Jeff Blehar’s piece, “Vivek Ramaswamy Reminds Voters Why They Never Liked Him” 
• Phil: George Weigel’s piece, “The Problem with Abdul El-Sayed’s JFK Analogy” 
• Andrew: John O’Sullivan’s piece, “A New French Revolution” 

Light Items:

• Rich: Celebrated Sid Rosenberg’s induction into the New York State Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame. 
• Noah: Blighted by technology problems.  
• Phil: Purchased a new swim robe. 
• Andrew: Visited Strand Bookstore in NYC.

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Today of The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and MBD discuss the violent protests sweeping France, the hypocrisy of Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), and Abdul El-Sayed's Muslim Brotherhood controversy. 

Editor's Picks: 

• Rich: Noah Rothman’s piece, “Troy Jackson’s Petulant Debate Haunts His Campaign”  
• Charlie: George Weigel’s piece, “Trump’s Strategic Blindness on Russia”  
• Jim: Dan McLaughlin’s piece, “The Starshield Whodunit” 
• MBD: Abigail Anthony’s piece, “Has Woke 2.0 Started?”

Light Items: 

• Rich: Recently became a fan of the Mediterranean restaurant, Maya. 
• Charlie: Watched two incredible Space X launches this week. 
• Jim: Went on an urban hike (aka, a long walk). 
• MBD: Saw the new Spider Man movie (it was terrible).

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Content Warning: This episode contains details regarding the Cornell Seven case that may not be appropriate for children. 

Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, MBD, and Dan discuss Trump’s ongoing feud with President Zelenskyy, the new White House press secretary's performance, and an update on the Cornell Seven case. 

Editor's Picks: 

• Rich: Charlie’s most recent magazine piece, “Your Data Center Life” 
• Charlie: Dan’s piece, “The Shane Gillis Joke Is Undercooked, Not a Capital Crime” 
• MBD: Most recent editorial, “Trump Is Right to Prevent a Livestreamed Execution” 
• Dan: Andrew Stuttaford’s Corner post on American suburbia, “‘Sprawl’ Is Good, Actually”

Light Items: 

• Rich: Increasingly enjoying the fall weather. 
• Charlie: It finally stopped raining and now the weather is nice. 
• MBD: Playing with AI optimization. 
• Dan: Visiting Charleston with his family.

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and Noah discuss the DOJ's investigation of Ilhan Omar, Trump's diesel deal with Putin, and Shane Gillis' controversial SNL skit. 

Editor's Picks: 

• Rich: Eva Terry’s piece, “The U.S. Needs Lithium — but Washington Makes It Next to Impossible to Mine” 
• Charlie: Vahaken Mouradian’s piece, “A Walk Through Manhattan’s Unofficial 9/11 Memorials” 
• Jim: Charlie’s Corner post about the recent tragedy on a rollercoaster, “On the Strange and Tragic Accident at Six Flags Over Georgia” 
  • Bonus: Andy McCarthy’s piece, “What to Make of the Trump DOJ’s Investigation of Ilhan Omar” 
• Noah: Andy McCarthy’s piece, “Trump’s Diesel Deal with Putin Is a Gross Abuse of Power” 

Light Items:

• Rich: Rewatched the second Star Trek movie, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and was reminded of how comically bad it was. 
• Charlie: Bought his first pair of cowboy boots for a wedding in Texas.  
• Jim: Couldn’t watch the Jets game because of some quality family time, but enjoyed the win!
• Noah: Enjoying the fall weather and celebrating the end of mowing season. 

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Dan, and Andrew discuss JD Vance's strange definition of socialism, the ethics of public execution, and Anthropic's plea to users to not bully Claude. 

Editor's Picks: 

• Rich: Dan Flynn’s piece, “Christopher Columbus Is Wrongly Reviled — but Not for the Reason You Think”   
• Charlie: Dan Foster’s piece, “Cornell and the Modern Sexual ‘Contract’” 
• Andrew: Noah Rothman’s magazine piece, “The Future of Woke” 

Light Items: 

• Rich: Yankees were knocked out of the playoffs. 
• Charlie: It’s been raining for a week straight. 
• Dan: Watched It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.
• Andrew: The granddaughter of his uncle came to stay with him for the weekend, and got to share family history.

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Content Warning: This episode contains details regarding the Cornell Seven case that may not be appropriate for children.

Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and Noah discuss the unfolding Cornell Seven case, fiery riots over education in France, and the capital punishment debate. 

Editor's Picks: 

• Rich:  Brittany Bernstein’s most recent Forgotten Fact Checks column, “Tucker Carlson Receives a World War II Education”
• Charlie: Noah’s post about Trump’s cult of personality, “The Cult of Trump Is Trump’s Worst Enemy” 
• Jim: Also Brittany’s most recent column piece
  • Bonus Pick: Dan McLaughlin’s piece, “The Moral Wilderness of the Cornell Seven Case” 
• Noah: Shay Khatiri’s piece, “The Media Must Correct the Record on Terrorist-Journalists” 

Light Items: 

• Rich: Visited Michael Knowles and got a Mayflower Cigar. 
• Charlie: Went to Cincinnati to watch the Jaguars and rode a rollercoaster called, ‘The Beast’. 
• Jim: Grateful to have steady access to antibiotics to treat a bout of Bronchitis. 
• Noah: Got humbled by his son. 

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Content Warning: This episode contains details regarding the Cornell Seven case that may not be appropriate for children.

Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, MBD, and Phil discuss the available details of the Cornell Seven case, the recent terror plots, and the rise of "Nixon nostalgia."

Editors Picks: 

• Rich: Dan McLaughlin’s piece, “The Moral Wilderness of the Cornell Seven Case” 
• Charlie: Vahaken Mouradian’s piece, “Killing in the Name Of” 
• MBD: Jeff Blehar’s piece, “France Is Burning” 
• Phil: Also Dan’s piece.   

Light Items: 

• Rich: Yankees swept the Red Sox this week. 
• Charlie: Got a net to play table tennis on his kitchen table. 
• MBD: Visited Gate of Heaven Cemetery and Babe Ruth's grave. 
• Phil: Today is the last day of Sukkot and this year, he built a wooden sukkah. 

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Noah, and Jim discuss recent developments in the Strait of Hormuz, a potential midwest political crisis for the GOP, and Talarico's belief that Jesus supports universal healthcare. 

Editor's Picks: 

• Rich: Jeff Blehar’s piece, “Cambridge Waits Out the Arday Scandal” 
• Charlie: Jim’s most recent on The Morning Jolt, “What Happened at That Royal Air Force Base?”  
• Noah: James Lileks, “Get Government Out of the Kitchen” 
• Jim: Jianli Yang’s piece, “Make American Democracy Great Again” 

Light Items: 

• Rich: Saw the movie The Heart of the Beast. 
• Charlie: Watched part of the Gators game from the sideline and the Jaguars demolished the Patriots. 
• Noah: Stayed inside to watch the rain and played Netflix games with his kids.  
• Jim: Enjoyed a few metric tons of brisket in Austin last week. 

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Dan, and MBD discuss the UN General Assembly and Trump's meeting with Xi, the diesel export ban, and a viral Boston Globe story about Last Ditch, a collapsing lesbian bar. 

Editor's Picks: 

• Rich: Seth Cropsey's piece, “The Growing Houthi Threat Presents an Opportunity” 
• Charlie: Noah Rothman’s cover piece in the most recent magazine issue, “The Future of Woke” 
• Dan: Charlie’s piece, “What Nikole Hannah-Jones Doesn't Say” 
• MBD: Charlie’s piece, “Britain’s Inertia is a Warning to America” 

Light Items: 

• Rich: Currently visiting Nashville. 
• Charlie: Going to the Florida Gators game tomorrow. 
• Dan: Enjoying one last haul of the season from his Father-in-law’s garden.
• MBD: Took his kids to a Shake Shack that recently opened near him. 

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