Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and Noah discuss Ben Shapiro’s AmFest speech, recent Epstein files news, and Heritage Foundation resignations.

Editors’ Picks:

• Rich: Jonathan Leef’s magazine piece “The Polyamory Delusion”
• Charlie: Vahaken’s magazine piece “Friday Night Fights”
• Jim: Becket Adams’s piece “Republicans Still Crave the Mainstream Media’s Affection”
• Noah: Mark Wright’s magazine piece “What Ukraine Means for Americans”

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, and Phil discuss Trump’s speech, a viral Compact piece, and the president’s renaming of the Kennedy Center.

Light Items:

• Rich: Hideki Matsui signed jersey
• Charlie: Legos
• Phil: Pluribus

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and Noah discuss the horror in Australia, Susie Wiles’s questionable interview with Vanity Fair, and Trump’s abhorrent post about the Reiners’ deaths.

Editors’ Picks:

• Rich: Andy’s post “The Bondi Beach Jihad: Sharia Supremacism and Jew Hatred, Again”
• Charlie: MBD’s piece “‘But Your iPhone’ Conservatism Will Fail”
• Jim: Rich’s piece “Australia’s Dangerous Naïveté ”
• Noah: Jim’s Jolt “Trump’s Appalling Reiner Reaction Is a Sign of Something Deeply Wrong”

Light Items:

• Rich: Napoleon the Great by Andrew Roberts
• Charlie: The Jets vs. Jags game
• Jim: Holiday party aftermath
• Noah: Snow day

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Michael, and Phil discuss Erika Kirk’s response to Candace Owens, Republicans health-care and gerrymandering issues, and the controversy over Trump allowing Nvidia to sell advanced chips to China.

Editors’ Picks:

• Rich: James Rosen’s piece “My Encounter with Paul McCartney”
• Charlie: Andrew Stuttaford’s magazine piece “The New Temperance Movement”
• MBD: K-Lo’s post “What the Hell Is Wrong with a Country That Makes a Widow Defend Herself for Living?”
• Phil: Caroline Downey’s piece "Erika Kirk Takes On the Podcast Conspiracy-Mongers with Grace"

Light Items:

• Rich: Diner pancakes
• Charlie: His son playing soccer
• MBD: Pluribus
• Phil: Jets vs. Jags

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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:

• Rich: Dan’s post “Supreme Court Rightly Keeps the Texas Republican Gerrymander for 2026”
• Charlie: Jianli Yang “One Fire, One System: Hong Kong’s Fire Tragedy and the City That No Longer Exists”
• Jim: Jeff’s piece "Jasmine Crockett Gives New Hope to Texas Republicans"
• Noah: Tal Fortgang's piece “An Insidious New Morality Is Giving License to Kill”

Light Items:

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

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, MBD, and Audrey discuss new information about the “double-tap” and Pete Hegseth’s involvement, the Tennessee special election, and Trump’s announcement about gas-powered cars.

Editors’ Picks:

• Rich: Pipe bomb
• Charlie: Rich’s piece
• MBD: Armond White’s piece today “Kill Bill”
• Audrey: Charlie’s piece on drug traffickers

Light Items:

• Rich: Virginia vs. Duke game
• Charlie: The Lives of Others
• MBD: Extreme cold
• Audrey: D.C. snow

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and Noah talk about the shocking strikes on alleged drug boats and Pete Hegseth’s involvement, the horrific shooting the day before Thanksgiving, and the welfare fraud in Minnesota.

Light Items:

• Rich: Subway pet peeve
• Charlie: Backyard football
• Jim: Thanksgiving and Stranger Things
• Noah: Dudes-giving

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Today on The Editors, Rich, Charlie, Jim, and Noah discuss the crumbling of the indictments against James Comey and Letitia James, Trump’s meeting with Zohran Mamdani, our editors’ hot Thanksgiving takes, and much more.

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