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Ultrawas critically acclaimed, receiving the 2023 Hillman Prize for Broadcast Journalism.
A lot of mature democracies have a tradition of public apology when politicians do something wrong.
People make public apologies, they step down, they leave politics.
She added, In the American system, there isnt really … how should I put this?
It doesnt seem as possible in contemporary American politics compared to elsewhere to have your reputation ruined.
Bad stuff gets forgotten and the people who had bad ideas dont go away.
Formerly known but still widely described asQAnon Anonymous.
Im not a huge one for chatty dudes catching up with each other without anything to say podcasts.
Like, thats not my vibe.
I listen toThe Rest Is History, but I think everybody listens toThe Rest Is History.
Its so well done!
Wouldnt you agree its flawlessly produced?
These are guys who absolutely know what theyre talking about and who dont say more than they know.
And I just really appreciate that.
Know Your Enemy
Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell on American conservatism.
I love how unapologetically highbrow it is.
Books
Senator Joe McCarthy
Richard Roveres 1959 biography of the notorious senator.
Theres lots of books written about Senator Joe McCarthy.
A bunch are good; a bunch are not so good.
Enough Rope
The late senator Arthur V. Watkinss memoir, published in 1969.
So, theres this senator from Utah named Arthur Watkins.
Hes largely forgotten, but he was the senator who ran the censure committee against McCarthy.
And he was also a Republican.
He wrote this book calledEnough Rope, which tells you something about how he thought about the process.
Factions inside his own party primaried him out of his job and ended his career.
He was, basically, what Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger are today.
Point of Order
The latest crime novel by Michael Ponsor.
So I consume detective and police procedurals by thegallon.
Ive read all of the series, watched all of the TV shows.
But to get one from a judges perspective is just different enough that you get all these new angles.
They kind of teach you how federal-court procedure works.
The crimes are realistic and believable and not so absurd that you rebel against it.Andhes such a good writer.
I dont know how many more hes gonna write.
