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The FCC’s Fight with Stephen Colbert

2/20/2026 • 64 min

Steve Hayes is joined by Jonah Goldberg, David French, and Megan McArdle to discuss Stephen Colbert's “pulled” interview with Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico and whether the Trump administration is seriously considering bringing back the Fairness Doctrine. Plus: Are military strikes on Iran imminent? The Agenda:—The FCC and equal time rules—Should t… Play episode

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Three More Years
Dear Ambassador
The Public Shifts on Immigration
Investigating Jerome Powell
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The Capture of Nicolás Maduro
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That’s A Wrap | Roundtable
Why Democrats Failed on Immigration | Roundtable
Life and Loss | Roundtable
Horseshoe Theory in Minnesota | Roundtable
The Eunuch Congress | Roundtable
Corrupting Influences | Roundtable
The Right’s Intellectual Thought Crisis | Roundtable
The Manchurian Peace Plan | Roundtable
Your Children Are Too Online | Interview: Dr. Jean Twenge
Donald Lame Duck | Roundtable
Will AI Destroy Humanity? | Interview: Andy Mills
Why Scandals No Longer Matter | Roundtable
God and the Far Right | Interview: Mike Cosper
The Venomous Coalition | Roundtable
The Heritage Foundation’s New Foundation | Interview: Tim Chapman
Our Fragile American Economy | Roundtable
Retribution | Interview: Jonathan Karl and Declan Garvey
Trump Can't Bomb That, Can He? | Roundtable
Vaccines and Visas | Roundtable
Trump vs. Agriculture | Roundtable
The Future of Television Journalism | Interview: Sam Feist
Conservatives Turning Against Israel | Roundtable
Abundance Democrats Are Turning Right | Interview: Philip Rossetti
The Lamest Showman on Earth | Roundtable
Grievance Politics with Giveaways | Interview: Jonathan Martin
Thin Ice on the Eastern Front | Roundtable
The Psychology of Mass Violence | Interview: Adam Lankford
Spinning Out of Control | Roundtable
Congress and Artificial Intelligence | Interview: Adam Thierer
Charlie Kirk’s Death | Roundtable
Judicial Philosophy | Interview: Sarah Isgur, Justice Amy Coney Barrett
Crankworld and Normie Republicans | Roundtable
Caving to Trump | Roundtable
The New Three Legs of Conservatism | Interview: Matt Lewis
War and Peace | Roundtable

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