Putting DOGE Down

The American Mind

Amanda Callanan

Philosophy, Declarationofindependence, Founding, Politics, Conservative, Limitedgovernment, Society & Culture, News, Constitution, Claremontinstitute

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Michael Anton—newly dubbed “MAGA’s Machiavelli”—gets a profile in The Free Press and some well-deserved recognition. Well-read, well-spoken, and well-dressed, Anton has done more than many realize to shape U.S. policies and political thought in the Trump Era. Meanwhile, Trump seems to sour on Putin and takes flak from some for not catching wise on Putin. But will he suffer any political consequences? Closer to home, Elon Musk throws in the towel on DOGE in light of a spending bill passed by the House. This week, the hosts discuss the trajectory of a former/fellow Claremonster, Russia, and runaway federal spending. Plus: tech and media recommendations!

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0:00.0	coming up on this episode of The Roundtable.
0:03.0	Eddie Azard has a hilarious routine about this that Napoleon tries to invade Russia and he goes,
0:07.5	oh, it's a bit cold and going back. And then Hitler says, I've got a brilliant new idea. Oh,
0:12.1	no, wait. It's the same idea. I mean, this is almost exactly a picture of the American presidency's
0:19.6	relationship to the debt crisis.
0:21.2	Like you've got the Grace Commission under Reagan.
0:23.8	You've got the, there was a similar effort under Clinton.
0:27.5	Then there was Doge.
0:29.1	And every time it happens, and I think we said it on this podcast, it's like, okay, well, here's another.
0:34.1	Like, maybe this is a new idea that's going to come up with some brilliant,
0:37.8	they're going to find a billion dollars in saving
0:40.2	somewhere under the rug.
0:41.8	And it's like, oh, no, no, same idea, same idea.
0:44.2	Still doesn't work.
0:57.0	Yeah. The The Welcome everyone once again to the roundtable, the editors and publishers podcast here at the American Mind and the Claremont Institute.
1:25.4	I am your host, Ryan Williams, president of the Claremont Institute, and publisher of the American Mind and the Claremont Institute. I am your host, Ryan Williams, president of the Claremont Institute,
1:28.9	and publisher of the American Mind and the Claremont Review Books. I'm joined by Mike Sabo,
1:34.1	managing editor of the American Mind, and Spencer Claven, Claremont Review a video games editor,
1:40.4	and also associate editor of the Claremont Review Books.
1:44.4	CRB, the video game coming soon for games not near you.
1:47.6	It's a turn-based 2D black and white game, of course.
1:53.4	Yeah.
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