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We Need the Eggs

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For this (very) rare Sunday Ricochet Podcast, we've assembled our original cast as Rob Long, Peter Robinson, and James Lileks gather 'round their respective audio capture devices to chat about current events. Also stopping by, That Sethany Show hosts Seth and Bethany Mandel (the latter is of course also a Ricochet Editor and a member of The LadyBrains Podcast). Guns and due process, trade tariffs, kids and politics, the Oscars are all on the docket in this wide ranging conversation. Listen in!

Hosts:
James LileksPeter RobinsonRob Long
Guest:
SMSeth Mandel

Discussion (51)

  • Pepe LePew@PepeLePew
    An analogy to oil production should be considered. The ability to produce oil in the U.S. has given significant foreign policy benefits, such as freedom from Saudi and Russian interests. Steel from Canada is initially produced in China, and China is compelled to over-produce to keep state-sponsored industries alive. U. S. . steel and aluminum production is almost gone, so to work toward independence from Chinese production in another key area the steel industry requires support. Even if nominal allies provide steel you could still see benefits that would mirror our current oil situation, if we are not fully reliant on others for steel. I'm certain other nations have propagandized against tracking in order to minimize U.S. oil production, so I expect the same.to hold as to steel production.
  • RufusRJones@RufusRJones
    If you want to understand free trade, how it affects "the deplorables", and the proper policy prescriptions, listen to to David Stockman interviews on the Tom Woods Show and Contra Krugman around 9/16. That's how the GOP can get some permanent political leverage and actually help their fellow man.
  • Dick from Brooklyn@DickfromBrooklyn

    Seth and Bethany Mandel are yet another smart and conservative young couple on Ricochet in the long tradition of Mollie and Mark Hemingway. However, I don’t think that the “Sethany” couple moniker captures the legacy of Ricochet spouse teams or the very cool fact that they have 3 young kids and keep Kosher. How about “The Chemingways”

    (PS Yiddish is hard to fake spell)

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