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Hosted by Charlie Sykes.

Also: Michel Houellebecq in Praise of Donald Trump, and more.

Algis Valiunas remembers the composer of ‘Ave Maria’ and the opera ‘Faust’ on his bicentennial.

John Talbot reviews A.M. Juster's translation of Maximianus, the forgotten 6th-century poet of bawdiness and decrepitude.

Danny Heitman on a pocket-sized collection of Christmas cheer.

Also: A short history of the poinsettia, green madness, and more.

On today's Daily Standard Podcast, frequent contributor Adam J. White joins host Charlie Sykes to discuss the latest with the Mueller probe, Michael Cohen, and the National Enquirer.

In this latest episode, the Substandard discusses the new Avengers trailer, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, and the Netflix gambit. Sonny loves Office Space, JVL shares theories about the Avengers, and Vic shows off his Rainbow Loom bracelet—plus a possible connection between gout and salad?

Christoph Irmscher reviews a new translation of Uwe Johnson’s massive, masterly year-in-the-life novel, ‘Anniversaries.’

Paul Cantor explains how Mary Shelley’s monster tramples all over the supposed line between high culture and pop culture.

We call use a little faith and hope in our lives.

Let's just start with her individualism.

Hosted by Charlie Sykes.

Supporters argue the legislation should be viewed as a strong signal to Saudi leaders regardless of whether it passes.

Also: Writing and walking, a fake poet returns to Twitter, and more.

Danny Heitman on the 1842 visit left the novelist profoundly unhappy with America and its capital.

Anti-Israel boycotts used to be a thing for left-wing loonies. No more.

Hosted by Charlie Sykes.

Also: Kelly’s Slater’s wave, a life of Thomas Cromwell, and more.

Plus: Larry Fitzgerald reminds us how great Jerry Rice was, exaggerated crime on TV, and diplomatic blunders.

Plus: Larry Fitzgerald reminds us how great Jerry Rice was, exaggerated crime on TV, and diplomatic blunders.

Plus: Larry Fitzgerald reminds us how great Jerry Rice was, exaggerated crime on TV, and diplomatic blunders.

Hosted by Charlie Sykes.

Is anyone fit to host the Oscars?

Also: Flannery O’Connor’s letters to Caroline Gordon, and more.

Politically, Democrats are better off not pursuing impeachment. But they may not have a choice.

The Holocaust Museum has an exhibit about American attitudes toward Jewish refugees. And it's missing the most important part.

The fundamentals are still strong. But the stock market collapse is on the president's thumbs.

How do we know this is fake? Let us count the ways.

Hosted by Charlie Sykes.

Also: The women of Abstract Expressionism, and more.

Subsidies and fuel efficiency standards are terrible ways to effect change.

Hosted by Charlie Sykes.

Support for a war powers resolution has increased among both parties since March.

Also: God in Denis Johnson’s work, and more.

In this latest episode, the Substandard discusses Green Book—Sonny shares his disdain while Vic lavishes praise. JVL and Sonny ask Vic if there's any movie he doesn't like. Sonny and Vic do their worst Italian impressions. Vic takes questions about his recent gout flare up.

Rand Paul is a grandstanding obstructionist whose chief joy seems to be blocking the few bills on which there is wide agreement.

The president does not seem to understand the difference between democracies and autocracies.

An attempt to think a little more clearly about the Democratic presidential primary.

Hosted by Chris Deaton.

The outgoing U.N. ambassador will stay in New York and says she wants to be a "voice" on foreign policy.

Hosted by Charlie Sykes.

El Chapo, they are not.

Also: A short history of adaptations of Animal Farm, and more.

The league has an abuse problem with narcotics and with Toradol. Marijuana could be an off-ramp. Also: GM, GHWB, and GA football folds.

Looking back at the performance of TWS’s First Forecast Model

George H.W. Bush and the legacy of the Greatest Generation

An intra-Democratic fight over border security portends a power struggle in the upcoming Congress.

Hosted by Charlie Sykes.

Also: The return of Jeeves, the decline of History, and more.

Also: The return of Jeeves, the decline of History, and more.

It would make dangerous and violent criminals eligible for early release.

B.D. McClay on the Muppets adaptation of Dickens’s classic tale of redemption.

Amy Henderson reviews Desmond Morris’s book dishing the dirt on the Surrealists.

The president has elected himself to GM's management team.

Not by his critics but by his closest advisers.

Did you miss any of these details?

What is 'vote harvesting,' anyhow? And why did Arizona ban it?

Hosted by Charlie Sykes.

Also: China’s chilling domestic spying program, Toulouse-Lautrec’s posters, and more.

Also: China’s chilling domestic spying program, Toulouse-Lautrec’s posters, and more.

Also: China’s chilling domestic spying program, Toulouse-Lautrec’s posters, and more.

A meme about nothing.

Is the criminal justice reform bill being considered in the Senate all it’s cracked up to be?

It’s not his style to let someone else take his platform to victory, which makes his 2020 run all the more likely.

The votes counted after Election Day have been rough for the GOP.

Islamic Republic has sent weapons to the Houthis in Yemen and the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Hosted by Charlie Sykes.

An old meme, reimagined.

An old meme, reimagined.

Tyler Durden would be proud.

The president suggests a new round of tariffs to conceal the damage of the last.

Also: Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid’s sequel, and more.

On this latest episode, the Substandard takes on Creed II and the Rocky oeuvre. JVL buys a flatscreen, Vic remembers seeing Ricky Jay, and Sonny talks about standing "on" line.

It's amazing what you learn about yourself when you start publishing about Turkey's links to terrorist groups.

The stories we tell ourselves about politics are making America lousy.

Conservatives play an essential role as gatekeepers. Vetting some of the left's perspectives and ideas, even in this polarized environment, could resonate with their base.

Local decisions make for better citizens.

His position seems to cover any bill (or person) imaginable.

Defense Secretary James Mattis and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will deliver a briefing on the conflict Wednesday.

Trump is stronger; but red states are now in play.

The E.U.’s faith in Iran is foolish, dangerous—and a mystery.

Plus, the hero America needs.

Thou shalt not share fake news.

New court filing alleging lies to the special counsel comes just ahead of report that Trump’s campaign manager met with Julian Assange in 2016. But there are several possible explanations.

Hosted by Charlie Sykes.

Booth crews just don't understand sports analytics. They should. Also: A less extreme (and more responsible) interpretation of the administration's climate report.

Booth crews just don't understand sports analytics. They should. Also: A less extreme (and more responsible) interpretation of the administration's climate report.

The Republican plan to ram through NAFTA 2.0 before the Democrats take over is falling apart.

Vladimir Putin’s deliberate provocation is important. What’s more important is the U.S. response.

Plus, when Mission Impossible meets Paddington Bear.

It's a party

No, he did not.

Two Republicans decry the nationalization of politics and offer up potentially complementary solutions.

Actually, AOC is a perfectly typical late-20s Millennial. And that's a good thing.

The future only looks bad.

The U.S. has a way to further impair the Maduro regime.

By abusing religious exemptions, anti-vaxxers aren't just risking public health, they're endangering the public square.

Alan Jacobs on Andrew Delbanco’s ‘The War Before the War,’ the horrors of the fugitive slave laws, and the costs of union.

Philip Luke Jeffery on how the murdered German theologian came to be a symbol in American politics.

I was raised in one and have spent much of my career researching them. My findings have shown positive life outcomes—reflecting my own.

They warn the incoming Democratic House may make passage "significantly more difficult."

Hosted by Charlie Sykes.

Another meme, another falsehood.

Texas v. Johnson v. incorrectly captioned photos.

On this week's episode, the Substandard discusses Steve McQueen's Widows. JVL calls it No Country for Old Women. Vic and Sonny liken it to Lady Heat. The hosts talk about meeting the Substandard Expanded Universe (SSEU) for the first time, aged rum, and Beaver Nuggets. Happy Thanksgiving!

For Vladimir Putin, Interpol is just another tool.

No ribbons for participation here.

Personal politics don't work against a movement.

Fletcher Knebel’s ‘Night of Camp David,’ re-released this week, is tamer than reality.

Election Day is still here, people!

Intelligence community has high confidence that Mohammed bin Salman was responsible for the killing.

Democracy dies in memedom.

Hosted by Charlie Sykes.

An all-time classic puts the future of the NFL on display. Plus: The NYT advocates for price controls, but not on newspapers; and how Donald Trump is like a cornerback.

An all-time classic puts the future of the NFL on display. Plus: The NYT advocates for price controls, but not on newspapers; and how Donald Trump is like a cornerback.

Why I think his odds have dropped in the last two years.

Hosted by Charlie Sykes.

Republican Will Hurd will serve a third term.

How to Make America Good Again by challenging Trump.

Stacey Abrams’s contemptible non-concession.

Sophia Buono on the searching, spiritual journey of Elizabeth Seton, the first American-born Catholic saint.

Albert Louis Zambone reviews ‘Blue-Collar Conservatism: Frank Rizzo’s Philadelphia and Populist Politics.’

Unless political peace breaks out, the only way Democrats and Republicans can meet interest payments is to let inflation rip, devalue the dollar.

Betsy DeVos can issue new rules, but it’s no guarantee that she can change the cultural climate.

George Soros, the Rothschilds, and Harold Wilson walk into a bar...

Hosted by Charlie Sykes.

Let’s be honest: The administration loves having CNN’s White House reporter in the spotlight.

The King, who receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Trump Friday, was basically Nixon’s Kanye.

The King, who receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Trump Friday, was basically Nixon’s Kanye.

The King, who receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Trump Friday, was basically Nixon’s Kanye.

Media love lets AOC punch above her weight class.

It's about 2020, stupid.

Making the King an avatar for racial resentments so long after his death just creates more divisions.

Plus, why Alan Greenberg's memos were great.

Hosted by Charlie Sykes.

The retiring senator is threatening to block advancement of judicial nominees.

On this week's episode, the Substandard reflects on the death of Stan Lee and the greatness of The Good Place. JVL has an origin story—about Fanta. Vic hates philosophy. And Sonny Bunch returns!

More ministers resign as May faces the axe.

Republicans and Democrats have almost stopped winning on the others’ home turf.

Hosted by Charlie Sykes.

We aren’t proud of this one.

Leadership races have much lower stakes now that the GOP has lost the House.

Those who enjoy the city life should not stop others who want to experience the same thing.

Office of Legal Counsel says Whitaker’s designation “comports with the terms of the Vacancies Reform Act.”

Step 1: Propose something ridiculous. Step 2: Cause chaos but don't deliver it. Lather, rinse, repeat.

There's something rotten in college sports.

The possible takeaways from Beto O'Rourke's performance.

You've been bamboozled.

National Landing just made a huge mistake.

On today's Tuesday Morning Quarterback podcast, columnist Gregg Easterbrook and guest host Chris Deaton discuss what's behind the boom in NFL offense and what may cause it to slow in the season's second half, Drew Brees's place among the stars, and the stars' place amid the construction of several…

Plus: seeing space in a certain kind of light, and 2018 ballot referendums.

Plus: seeing space in a certain kind of light, and 2018 ballot referendums.

The new House Democrats have to figure out how to square opposition to Trump with skepticism about free trade.

From "fire and fury" to summits and appeasement.

Can the Alexander Hamilton Forum prevent history from repeating itself?

Plus, will teens ruined 'boxed Tide?'

Stan Lee created an entire industry.

Trump can maybe eke out victory in 2020 by trading suburban votes for greater rural turnout, but that doesn’t solve his House problem.

Political power brokers must learn that candidate quality is vastly more important than campaign cash.

Hosted by Charlie Sykes.

What data from 2016 and 2018 tell us about 2020.

Better eye droppers could save a lot of money on prescription drugs.

A federal judge finds a way.

The wartime prime minister as leader, painter, friend.

The congressman disputed a story we reported. We stand by it.

If the president wants to do deals with the Democrats, he probably can.

Hosted by Charlie Sykes.

A comedy of errors.

Hosted by Charlie Sykes.

If you have to ask ...

On this week's return episode, the Substandard takes on Bohemian Rhapsody. Special guest Mike Warren fact-checks and gives us a Queen ranking. JVL gets into queer theory and Vic recounts his New York City bar crawl. Plus a special review and trenchant analysis of Election 2018!

Political gravity, 2020 and the shape of the new House.

If Trump wanted to "solve" abortion, he'd want people like Mia Love around.

Matthew Whitaker has called for Robert Mueller to limit his investigation into 2016 election interference.

As expected, they took the House and some governorships. But the winners were largely anonymous.

The special counsel investigation is now under the purview of acting AG Matthew Whitaker.

The Obama Doctrine is over—at least in Latin America.

Her complaints about "crazy Democrats" and alignment with the president on the migrant caravan came off as cynical.

The winning women Tuesday were mostly anti-Trump Dems.

The data did a pretty good job in 2018.

He just doesn't realize it yet.

Hurd has represented the swing district since he was elected in 2014.

And what's next.

All the face of the world is changed.

There are questions as to whether she will serve the entire six years.

Rick Scott, Ron DeSantis defy predictions to win Senate, gubernatorial races.

King's son to Des Moines Register: “We are not granting credentials to the Des Moines Register or any other leftist propaganda media outlet with no concern for reporting the truth.”

Another suburban Republican goes down.

A dent in Democratic efforts to flip the Senate.

Tennessee Republicans had a good night, clinching both of the marquee statewide races and further dimming Democrats’ hopes of getting control of the U.S. Senate. In the governor’s race, Republican businessman Bill Lee has defeated Democrat Karl Dean, the former mayor of Nashville. Lee will be the…

The district has been trending toward Democrats in recent years.

Stewart’s alignment with far-right figures likely depressed his chances of statewide appeal.

The Iowa Republican appears to have made a veiled jab at Mexicans at a campaign stop.

Hosted by Charlie Sykes.

No.

The program's and school's insiders put power and money ahead of academics, even ahead of human life, in the case of player Jordan McNair's death. Plus: No more unbeatens in the NFL.

The U.S. captured them after 9/11. Now they’re negotiating the U.S. exit.

Data-driven projections in all three categories.

Could blockchain help?