Have Americans Always Been Crazy?

The Commentary Magazine Podcast

Commentary Magazine

News Commentary, Politics, News

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🗓️ 19 October 2020

⏱️ 53 minutes

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The podcast today takes up the subject of liberal panic that they are being lulled into a false sense of security by the polling suggesting a big Biden win before we discuss the American obsession with conspiracy theories and ask the question: Has it ever been thus? Have we always loved nutso ideas? Give a listen.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the commentary magazine Daily Podcast.
0:26.7	Today is Monday, October 19, 2020.
0:29.5	I am John Puthhorz, the editor of Commentary Magazine with me as always executive editor
0:34.9	a Greenwald Hyade.
0:36.4	Hi, John.
0:37.4	Associate editor Noah Rothman.
0:39.1	Hi, Noah.
0:40.1	Hi, John.
0:41.1	Back from Los Angeles, I see how was the flying?
0:45.0	It was really normal with the exception of the fact that you have to keep a mask on.
0:48.8	And after eight hours, you want to rip your face off.
0:50.7	I have no idea how service professionals do it.
0:53.2	But beyond that, it was a really normal experience.
0:57.0	No good.
0:58.0	Okay.
0:59.0	And senior writer Christine Rosen, who did not take a plane, but did teach a black, did teach
1:04.3	a keto this weekend.
1:05.3	Is that correct?
1:06.3	Yes, actually.
1:07.3	Yes.
1:08.3	Yes, our own black belt right here, Christine Rosen.
1:13.2	So we have 15 days to go until election day, 30 million people have already voted.
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