PREVIEW - The Friday Edition: Noah Rothman - Trump 2.0 repudiates the conservatism of Trump 1.0.
Tangle
Isaac Saul
4.8 • 672 Ratings
🗓️ 23 May 2025
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
Every day, the Tangle team dives deep into commentary about the big, divisive story we are covering. And, I kid you not, almost every day we come across a piece from Noah Rothman.
I take pride in how much I write — a daily editorial ensconced in a 4,000-word newsletter is no small feat. But Rothman makes me feel like an amateur. I’d wonder if he was some kind of robot, save the fact that his writing is so thoughtful and human that I know there’s a real person behind it. His output is equal parts astonishing and impressive, mostly because so much of it is quality writing and valuable commentary.
So, I was thrilled to learn a couple weeks ago that my editorial team was pursuing him for a contributed piece to Tangle. And when I heard the topic — the idea that Trump’s second term is a repudiation of his first — my curiosity was piqued.
Today, you’ll hear that piece. I disagree with Rothman on any number of things, including some of the arguments in this article, which is why I find it so exhilarating to readedit and publish it. But, agree or disagree, what’s clear to me is that his argument is cogent, thoughtful, and well-made. For that, I’m grateful — and excited to share it in Tangle as part of our concerted effort to recruit more compelling and interesting writers to publish their work exclusively with us.
Here is Noah Rothman, Senior Editor at National Review, in reading his piece for Tangle.
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| 0:44.7 | Good morning, good afternoon and good evening and welcome to the Tangle podcast, a place we get |
| 0:55.2 | views from across the political spectrum, some independent thinking, and a little bit of my take. |
| 1:00.1 | Every day, the Tangle team dives deep into commentary about the big divisive story we are covering |
| 1:06.0 | is our main topic. And I kid you not, almost every day we come across a piece from Noah Rothman. I take pride |
| 1:13.4 | in how much I write, a daily, mini editorial ensconced in a 4,000 where a newsletter is no small |
| 1:19.3 | feat. But Rothman makes me feel like an amateur. I'd wonder if he was some kind of robot, |
| 1:25.9 | save the fact that his writing is so often thoughtful |
| 1:28.6 | and human, I know there must be a real person behind it. His output is equal parts astonishing and |
| 1:34.7 | impressive, mostly because so much of it is quality writing and valuable commentary. So I was thrilled |
| 1:40.3 | to learn a couple weeks ago that my editorial team was pursuing him for a contributed |
| 1:44.5 | piece to tangle. And when I heard the topic, the idea that Trump's second term is a repudiation |
| 1:50.1 | of his first, my curiosity was piqued. In a moment, you're going to hear that piece of writing |
| 1:55.8 | read by the man himself. I disagree with Noah on any number of things, including many of the arguments |
| 2:03.2 | made in this podcast, which is why I find it so exhilarating to edit and publish it. Whether you |
| 2:09.7 | agree or disagree, though, what's clear to me is that his arguments are cogent, they're thoughtful, |
| 2:14.1 | and they're well-made, and for that I am grateful. I'm excited to publish this year in Tangle as part of our concerted effort to recruit more compelling and interesting writers to publish their work exclusively with us, which is something we hope to do much more of in the future. |
| 2:27.8 | So without further ado, here's Noah Rothman reading his recent piece in Tangle on the second Trump term. |
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