<description>&lt;p&gt;Today on &lt;i&gt;The Editors&lt;/i&gt;, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and Noah discuss Trump’s recently announced national security plan, news on the Humphrey’s Executor front, and Jasmine Crockett’s Senate ambitions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Editors’ Picks:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Rich: Dan’s post “&lt;a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/supreme-court-rightly-keeps-the-texas-republican-gerrymander-for-2026/"&gt;Supreme Court Rightly Keeps the Texas Republican Gerrymander for 2026&lt;/a&gt;” &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Charlie: Jianli Yang “&lt;a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/2025/12/one-fire-one-system-hong-kongs-fire-tragedy-and-the-city-that-no-longer-exists/"&gt;One Fire, One System: Hong Kong’s Fire Tragedy and the City That No Longer Exists&lt;/a&gt;”&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Jim: Jeff’s piece "&lt;a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/carnival-of-fools/jasmine-crockett-gives-new-hope-to-texas-republicans/"&gt;Jasmine Crockett Gives New Hope to Texas Republicans&lt;/a&gt;"&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Noah: Tal Fortgang's piece “&lt;a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2026/01/an-insidious-new-morality-is-giving-license-to-kill/"&gt;An Insidious New Morality Is Giving License to Kill&lt;/a&gt;”&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Light Items:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Rich: UVA losing to Duke&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Charlie: His wife’s new car&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Jim: Christmas party season&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Noah: Flu shot gone wrong&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sponsors:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://uaustin.org"&gt;University of Austin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://madeincookware.com"&gt;Made In&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://strawberry.me/editors"&gt;Strawberry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://Vaerwatches.com"&gt;Vaer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;p&gt;Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See &lt;a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com"&gt;pcm.adswizz.com&lt;/a&gt; for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Episode 831: A Questionable Strategy

DEC 9, 202565 MIN
The Editors

Episode 831: A Questionable Strategy

DEC 9, 202565 MIN

Description

Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and Noah discuss Trump’s recently announced national security plan, news on the Humphrey’s Executor front, and Jasmine Crockett’s Senate ambitions.

Editors’ Picks:

Light Items:

  • Rich: UVA losing to Duke
  • Charlie: His wife’s new car
  • Jim: Christmas party season
  • Noah: Flu shot gone wrong

Sponsors:
University of Austin
Made In
Strawberry
Vaer

This podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.


Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.