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This week, author and Manhattan Institute fellow Heather Mac Donald joins the show to discuss her important new book, The War on Cops: How the New Attack on Law and Order Makes Everyone Less Safe. Also, Paul Manafort exits, auto promotion and Ricochet’s editorial voice (or lack of one), and a heartfelt “bye-bye!” to John McLaughlin, who’s long running show, The McLaughlin Group is a distant relative of this very podcast.
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Music from this week’s podcast:
What It Means by Drive-By-Truckers
The brand new opening sequence for the Ricochet Podcast was composed and produced by James Lileks.
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Let’s be careful out there, EJHill.
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Anybody remember Agronsky and Company, the predecessor to the McLaughlin Group?
Is this your organization:
https://www.citizenaudit.org/organization/431972477/INTERNATIONAL%20OUTREACH%20MINISTRIES%20INC/
Are the grants what goes into the field to support folks like you and your wife?
First Reference: As my friend Tim McNabb said…
Second Reference: As it has been wisely said…
Third Reference: As I always say…
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Two Comments on the Podcast:
I disagree with James that “No one will be swayed one way or the other.” My group of friends, including my wife and I, are all on the fence. We don’t know which is better and will likely be deciding right up to election day. Many of us are waiting for the debates, but a few of us rely on the dialogue in the podcasts and Ricochet website to help us make up our minds. SO PLEASE continue to have rational pro trump guests like last weeks, Dr. Larry Arnn.
Thanks guys for the most intelligent and fair conversation about Trump on the internet.
Also, that song? I can’t believe someone ever wrote that song, and it makes me really angry. I shouldn’t be surprised. Thanks for this weeks guest too. There isn’t much room in politics for root cause analysis and defining the problem accurately, which is the cornerstone of my business.
“What It Means”: bad protest song, or worst protest song ever? To paraphrase “Animal House”: flaccid and mindless is no way to go through life, son.”
Glad to see that other members objected to the closing song.