<div>Matt Bennett joins to discuss the most dangerous Trump appointments and the worrying signals of fear by MSNBC and others.<br>
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<strong>Mona: </strong><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/22/george-will-fifty-years-columnist/">The Iron Man of America’s op-ed pages</a> (David Von Drehle, WaPo) and Mona’s contribution to the George Will tribute symposium, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/11/24/george-will-conservative-intellectual-leadership/">‘Conservatism’s Vital Champion.’<br>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pursuit-Happiness-Classical-Inspired-Founders/dp/1668002477">The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America</a> by Jeffrey Rosen<br>
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<strong>Matt: </strong>The attempted Martial Law coup in South Korea (lowlight) and the response of South Korean politicians and citizens (highlight).<br>
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<strong>Bill: </strong><a href="https://newcriterion.com/dispatch/the-doge-versus-the-ned/">The DOGE versus the NED by James Piereson</a> (<em>The New Criterion</em>)<br>
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<strong>Linda: </strong><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/opinion/pete-hegseth-trump-pentagon.html">Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth See the Same Enemies </a>(Carlos Lozada, <em>NYT</em>)<br>
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<strong>Damon: </strong>The killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the perverse glee of some on the very online left. (Lowlights)<br>
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