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This week, Bolton bolts, we debate the debate with The Washington Post's Henry Olsen, kick around the culture with The Atlantic's Andrew Ferguson, we've got a new Long Poll question for you (but you have to be a Ricochet member to vote), Lileks awards the coveted Member Post of The Week, and some thoughts on the 18th anniversary of 9/11.
Music from this week's show: My City of Ruins by Bruce Springsteen
James Lileks
Peter Robinson
Rob Long
Andrew Ferguson
Henry Olsen
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Rob is truly terrifying with Biden hair.
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I've enjoyed Gladwell's books. Full of great sermon illustrations. (Didn't enjoy them as well as Andy's Lincoln and college books.)
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If I heard correctly, Mr. Robinson referred to his co-hosts as a "son-of-a-bitch" and a "bastard." Not overly harsh language for many of us, but from Peter it reminded me of Richie Cunningham trying to act tough . . .
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In regards to #4, someone posted a picture on the site this week showing that record sales are on track to pass CD sales. Probably because most people stream and don't purchase physical media, but record players are making a bit of a comeback. Still was an odd line last night.
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I certainly understand Andrew’s preference for writing about culture over politics now. Because today’s culture is tomorrow’s politics.
The number of Conservatives who truly believe this, though, is probably less than 3 percent. Oh, they’ll nod their heads when you bring it up to them, but they don’t actually believe it, and the subject frankly bores them (“Meh”) and they’re far more comfortable talking about the next election.
But a work like What the Constitution Means to Me is a much better indicator of where we are as a country than anything going on in the political realm.
And it could never have been a Broadway hit until recently.
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