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January 16, 2026
January 16, 2026

•Episode length: 58m

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Fighting Political Punctilios with...Fire

Episode length: 58m

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Sometimes you've just had enough. Bill Barr, two-time Attorney General and author of One Damn Thing After Another, knows the feeling. He joins James, Steve, and Charles today to discuss the legal grounds for the extraordinary rendition of Nicolás Maduro and the options available to federal law enforcement as the Twin Cities tiptoe around an insurrection.

The trio speculates on whether the US is reversing its position on Iran, considers the supposed price tag on a Greenland buy, and James declares that he has absolutely no opinion on the new Star Trek series. Not a one. Zip, zero. Don't bother asking...

Hosts:
•Charles C. W. Cooke•James Lileks•Steve Hayward
Guest:
•Bill Barr

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    Fresch Fisch@FreschFisch·38w

    Oh thank you for the rant on Star Trek! I've probably never watched a complete episode or movie ever. But I love listening to @jameslileks talk sci-fi. James in a impassioned rant always makes my day.

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    Rightfromthestart@Rightfromthestart·38w
    All I had to see in the trailer was a series a girl bosses, including a Stacy Abram’s look alike.
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    Steven Hayward@StevenHayward·38w
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    Rightfromthestart (View Comment):

    All I had to see in the trailer was a series a girl bosses, including a Stacy Abram’s look alike.

    Yes, you know you are in trouble when even the trailer, where shows usually put their best foot forward, totally sucks.

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    MikeDoherty@MikeDoherty·38w

    I think that Charles ought to be invited onto the 3WHH to discuss his Burkean notions with Lucretia. Bill Barr is certainly a knowledgeable individual. He ought to publish his views more widely. Maybe Charles could ghost write for him. It can only lead to one damn thing after another.

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    LibertyDefender@LibertyDefender·38w
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    Rightfromthestart (View Comment):

    All I had to see in the trailer was a series a girl bosses, including a Stacy Abram’s look alike.

    Abram's?

    Apostrophe abuse is a grave threat to the social order.

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