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Charles McElwee

Charles McElwee is editor of RealClearPennsylvania. He is a contributing writer for RealClearPolitics and City Journal.

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The Ricochet Podcast, 3 episodes

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The Ricochet Podcast
The Ricochet Podcast

The Forces & the Fracas

This week we cover a handful of great tug-of-war games, past, present, and future. Charles McElwee, founding editor of RealClearPennsylvania, returns to the podcast to give an election season tour of the swingy Keystone State. Next, Tevi Troy joins for a discussion about the epic clashes between America's masters of the universe and their presidents. (Be sure to get a copy of his new book, The Power and the Money.) Steve, Charlie and James also chatter about Florida's latest roaringly windy Wednesday, and end on the neutral note of AI symphonies. - Sound bites from this week's open: DeSantis remarks about climate change after Hurricane Milton; Biden's response about FEMA failures after Hurricane Helene

Hosted by Charles C. W. Cooke, James Lileks, and Steve Hayward

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November 2022

The Ricochet Podcast
The Ricochet Podcast

We’re FTXed!

Another reminder that glitter doesn't always lead to gold. FTX and its oh-so-scruffy whiz kid have tanked, and they're bringing a lot of risk-takers down with them. But some of us can't help but wonder if they were even tricked by actual glitter. If they had been paying attention to Rich Goldberg—host of our Cryptonite podcast—they might've seen it coming. If they tune in today, they might at least learn a lesson or two. And while we're on the subject of misguided expectations, we've invited back Charles McElwee of RealClearPennsylvania. He's here to explain the demographic entanglements that make PA a hard state to call and the mistakes the GOP made that've made us blue these days. And Elon Musk sure has a way of keeping us talking about his new tweet factory. Happy Thanksgiving! See you all in two weeks.

Hosted by James Lileks, Peter Robinson, and Rob Long

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October 2022

The Ricochet Podcast
The Ricochet Podcast

Pennsylvania Polka

America never fails to be interesting, and she tends to kick it into high gear around Election Day. Take Pennsylvania, for example. The Keystone state has shaped into one that is a much watch around this time – and on this go around, we're watch Dr. Oz and John Fetterman... This is why we're lucky to have our new friend Charles McElwee of RealClearPennsylvania to take us into the trenches of this fractious purple state. Next we get a chance to catch up again with Larry Kudlow. (If you haven't already, be sure to check out his show on Fox.) Larry goes through the regulatory wet blanket that's suffocating our ambitions. He has many thoughts on the green crusade and the auxiliary burdens on the economy. Plus, he's got big predictions for the midterms! Lastly, the guys chat on Biden's big pot pardon and the crazy people walking the streets.

Hosted by James Lileks, Peter Robinson, and Rob Long

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