Episode 28: Three Beers and a Pipe Wrench — with Elbridge Colby

The Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast

National Review

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5 • 1000 Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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On episode 28 of the Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast, Charles talks to Elbridge Colby about Taiwan, the Chinese Communist Party, and foreign policy realism. Before that, he answers a question about state senates and tries in vain to rescue Luther Abel from that strange howling sound in the control room.

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode
0:04.0	Welcome to episode 28 of the Charles C.W. Cook podcast.
0:26.8	This is the first podcast I've done since I've had a haircut.
0:32.1	So if it sounds a little bit different, That's almost certainly why.
0:39.0	I asked Luther Abel, who was on my show a few weeks ago,
0:45.3	if we could amend the operational fentilitaration to deal with the shift caused by my having had a haircut.
0:54.1	But I haven't heard from him since he went down into the control room.
0:59.5	And there's now a strange howling sound coming up the stairs.
1:03.8	So I'm sure he's okay.
1:08.5	I hope he's okay.
1:13.1	Before I get to my guest I have time for one quick question
1:17.0	Please do keep those questions coming
1:19.5	Very useful
1:20.4	Which is
1:26.2	Sorry about that
1:27.1	Poor old Luther He'll be missed Sorry about that.
1:31.0	Poor old Luther. He'll be missed.
1:40.6	Question one of one.
1:49.1	Why do most state legislatures have a Senate? At the federal level, it makes sense because it balances population representation with state representation. But this does not exist
1:56.7	at the state level. In Minnesota, where I live, the Senate district is literally made up of two
2:03.3	House districts. It is just a 50% smaller population-based parliamentary body. Wouldn't it make
2:11.8	more sense if the Senate had a representative from each county instead? Or just have a unicameral legislature like Nebraska.
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