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Two-thirds of the 3WHH crew were back home in the states for Thanksgiving, while Steve is still galavanting around coastal Italy, defiling the reputation of this podcast by drinking Negronis at happy hour—a tergiversation that this week's host, John Yoo, does not let pass without censure.
In any case, by the miracle of Zoom we managed to assemble for a holiday weekend special edition, where Steve and Lucretia push back on the emerging narrative that Trump's election victory was so narrow that it doesn't deserve to be considered a landslide. On surface statistics, perhaps this has some merit, but even if this is conceded it should at least be considered an earthquake. Steve and Lucretia make the case, noting that, among other things, gthe media treated Bill Clinton's 43% of the vote in 1992 as a "mandate" for sweeping change, and that Trump's popular vote total is close to Ronald Reagan's in 1980, which was universally considered a landslide. The equally important question is whether this election portends a genuine political realignment—the elusive beast of political scientists. Some evidence suggests it might be, but realignments always require successive elections to confirm.
We also spend some time pondering the prospects for the Musk-Ramaswamy DOGE (Dept. of Government Efficiency) project, and mull over the last few Trump cabinet picks.
John Yoo
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The Feast of the Assumption — Mary disappeared, so everyone assumed she went the Heaven.
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A newish custom, 25 years or so, that bothers me is young people going out late drinking the night before Thanksgiving, this feels like another attack on the family. ( Yes, I am old)
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Lucretia was really on the mark tonight. I think you can call the Trump win a landslide in two ways: 1) There were six battleground states we were told could go either way -- Trump 6, Harris 0. And 2) If it were a level playing field (sans lawfare and ludicrously one-sided media) Trump's margin would have been larger.
Most important, though, was Lucretia's take on the "single most important virtue." Yes, gratitude is most important for a happy life, and the left is sorely lacking in gratitude. I used to tell my students all the time that gratitude is the key to a good life.
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Also, thanks to our panelists for taking time out of their holiday weekend to do a special podcast for us. Delighted to see it!
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She didnt go to heaven ... She went to Gaul (southern France) with her remaining family.
The blood line of Jesus would continue on into the Plantagenet (A line of Kings of France) family...
At least according "Holy Blood & The Holy Grail" (1982) by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln. The book would later be the inspiration of "The DaVinci Code" by the author who would be sued by the first 3.
Ive never heard of the Feast of the Assumption...
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