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John Daniel Davidson
John Daniel Davidson is a senior editor at The Federalist. His writing has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Claremont Review of Books, The New York Post, and elsewhere. He is the author of the forthcoming book, Pagan America: the Decline of Christianity and the Dark Age to Come, to be published in March 2024.
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Recent Episodes
On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Cincinnati Bengals superfan Colby Hall joins Federalist Senior Editor John Daniel Davidson to discuss his favorite NFL team's unbelievable ascent to Super Bowl LVI.
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The Federalist
October 2021
On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Dr. Kevin Roberts, CEO of the Texas Public Policy Foundation and incoming president of the Heritage Foundation, joins Federalist Political Editor John Daniel Davidson to discuss the future of the Heritage Foundation and how the think tank is helping lead the conservative charge to take back the nation.
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- KRKevin Roberts
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July 2021
On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, journalist and author Noah Hurowitz joins Federalist Political Editor John Daniel Davidson to discuss his book "El Chapo: The Untold Story of the World's Most Infamous Drug Lord."
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March 2021
On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Josh Jones, a senior fellow in border security for the Texas Public Policy Foundation, joins Political Editor John Daniel Davidson to discuss the role smugglers, traffickers, and drug cartels play in profiting off of the surge of illegal aliens crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
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December 2020
On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Peter Wood, President of National Association of Scholars, joins Political Editor John Daniel Davidson to discuss his book "1620: A Critical Response to the 1619 Project."
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- PWPeter Wood
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On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Dr. Larry Arnn, President of Hillsdale College joins Political Editor John Daniel Davidson to discuss how the principles established during the founding of America and the Pilgrims' arrival on the Mayflower in 1620 are should be valued today.
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- DLDr. Larry Arnn
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October 2020
On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Senior Editor Christopher Bedford and Political Editor John Daniel Davidson review their reporting trip through the Rust Belt and share how voters in multiple cities, towns, and areas in swing states are contemplating voting on Nov. 3.
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On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Acton Institute President Rev. Robert A. Sirico joins Senior Editor Christopher Bedford and Political Editor John Daniel Davidson to discuss the important role of Catholicism and religion in American governance. In addition to discussing the anti-Catholic bias against Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett, Sirico also discusses America's cultural and moral erosion, and how it impacts a civil society.
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- RARobert A. Sirico
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August 2020
Host John Davidson, political editor at The Federalist, and Mario Loyola, senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, discuss how systemic racism is weaponized by the left to ask for more power. According to Loyola, underlying issues in many minority communities, law enforcement confrontations, and welfare problems begin with progressive policies.
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Jarret Stepman joins Political Editor John Daniel Davidson to explain exactly where purveyors of Woke History like Ibram X. Kendi go wrong. Stepman points to how many "anti-racists" accept the framework and philosophies of slave owners like John C. Calhoun, while rejecting the philosophies of Fredrick Douglas and Abraham Lincoln. Stepman is a contributor to The Daily Signal and co-host of The Right Side of History podcast. He is also the author of the new book, "The War on History: The Conspiracy to Rewrite America's Past."
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- JSJarrett Stepman
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David Agren is a reporter who has covered Mexico since 2005 for publications including the Guardian, USA Today and Maclean's magazine. He joins The Federalist's Political Editor John Davidson to discuss COVID in Mexico, the continued uprising of Mexican cartels, and the latest news from the U.S. southern border.
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