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What the Hell Is Going On
The American Enterprise Institute’s Danielle Pletka and Marc Thiessen address the questions we’re all asking in their podcast, “What the Hell Is Going On?” In conversational, informative and irreverent episodes, Pletka and Thiessen interview policymakers and experts, asking tough, probing questions...
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WTH Could Ukraine do with $300 Billion Russian Dollars? Stephen Rademaker Explains.
More than three years into Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, our European allies are reconsidering whether or not frozen Russian assets, totalin...
WTH Extra! Two Years Since October 7. Dany and Marc Discuss.
Two years ago today, Hamas perpetrated the worst massacre of Jewish people since the Holocaust. In this episode of WTH Extra! Dany and Marc discuss Da...
WTH Extra! Another Shutdown Showdown. Dany and Marc Discuss.
On this episode of WTH Extra! Dany and Marc discuss Marc’s column, Democrats shut down the government to protect covid spending, not Obamacare. In the...
WTH: Trump at the UN. Brett Schaefer Explains.
President Trump’s speech before the General Assembly has sparked debate over its style and substance, raising questions about UN organizations that do...
WTH Is Next After the Assassination of Charlie Kirk? Marc and Dany Discuss.
On this episode of WTH, Dany and Marc discuss the assassination of conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA, Charlie Kirk. The problem o...
WTH: Trump's Capital Crime Crackdown. Rafael Mangual Explains.
According to major news outlets, the capital of the free world is under federal occupation by Donald Trump. Here in D.C., the 30-day public emergency...
WTH There Is No "State of Palestine". Elliott Abrams Explains.
After splashy announcements from our European, Australian, and Canadian allies, later this month, the UN will vote to “recognize a Palestinian State”....
WTH Is the Path Out of the Wilderness for the Democratic Party? Jay Cost Explains.
The intersectional coalition the Democrats put together in 2024, comprised of the 1%, coastal, corporate, elites and the 20% on 80/20 issues, is faili...
WTH Should I Read This Summer? "The CIA Book Club: The Secret Mission to Win the Cold War with Forbidden Literature" by Charlie English
Closing out What the Hell’s summer book series, we offer a timely reminder of the value of free speech and critical thinking from a time when it wasn’...
WTH Should I Read This Summer? "Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archeologists are Re-creating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations" by Sam Kean
In the next episode of our annual What the Hell’s summer book series, we are time traveling around the world with experimental archeologist, Sam Kean,...
WTH Should I Read This Summer? "The Fate of the Generals: MacArthur, Wainwright, and the Epic Battle for the Philippines" by Jonathan Horn
In this episode of What the Hell’s summer book series, bestselling author, Jonathan Horn, discusses his new book, The Fate of the Generals: MacArthur,...
WTH Should I Read This Summer? "Tides of Fortune: The Rise and Decline of Great Militaries" by Zack Cooper
Kicking off our annual What the Hell’s summer book series, Zach Cooper discusses his new book, Tides of Fortune: The Rise and Decline of Great Militar...
WTH Is Responsible for Hunger in Gaza? Matti Friedman Explains.
Almost two years after the October 7th attacks, facts about the state of life in Gaza are almost impossible to glean from the daily news. Much of what...
WTH Is Britain Throttling Free Speech? Dominic Green Explains.
Dominic Green writes, “The war on free speech is about to violate the most sacred recesses of British life—not the home or the workplace, but the pub....
WTH: Will New York Elect a Communist Mayor? Seth Mandel Explains.
Last month, New York City took to the polls for their mayoral primary and the Democratic party has decided that a socialist, communist, terrorist supp...
WTH Should Trump Do Next On Ukraine? General Jack Keane Explains.
President Trump has made it clear: whichever nation is the obstacle to peace in ending Russia’s war on Ukraine will face an opponent with the military...
WTH: MAGA Voters Reject Isolationism. Roger Zakheim Explains.
Notwithstanding regular headlines and firm conventional wisdom, the MAGA Movement is not and never has been an isolationist faction of the Republican...
WTH: Live! U.S. Strikes on Iran. Dr. Kenneth M. Pollack Explains.
In the wake of a decisive US strike on Iran’s nuclear weapons facilities, many questions are being asked. Did Donald Trump make the right call? What a...
WTH Will Happen Next in Israel’s Assault on Iran? Haviv Rettig Gur Explains.
Five days in, Israel’s battle to destroy the Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear weapons infrastructure continues. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an...
WTH Is Going On With America's Immigration Mess? Nicholas Eberstadt Explains.
The aftermath of Biden’s open border policies continues to haunt America as the consequences of mass illegal immigration continue to snowball. Changin...
WTH: Can Trump Really Build a Golden Dome to Protect America? J.D. Crouch Explains
Donald Trump has promised Americans that in three years, with the help of Congress’ “Big Beautiful Bill” and a $25 billion-dollar downpayment, his dre...
WTH Is No One in the Music Industry Standing Up for Israeli Hostages? Five for Fighting’s John Ondrasik Explains
John Ondrasik is standing up for Israeli hostages in the best way he knows how. Having written and performed songs with strong social messages over th...
WTH: Chinese Spies Have Infiltrated Stanford. The Stanford Review’s Elsa Johnson and Garret Molloy Explain
China’s Ministry of State Security has infiltrated and is conducting espionage at all levels of Stanford University. By law, all Chinese nationals are...
WTH: Does Every Deportation Require Due Process? Jonathan Turley Explains
America’s immigration law and system are broken. President Biden allowed millions of people to enter the United States illegally. And now President Tr...
WTH Is Going On With Antisemitism at Harvard? The Free Press’s Maya Sulkin Explains
Harvard has finally released its 311-page report on the antisemitism Jewish students face on one of America’s most elite college campuses. The stories...
WTH Are Young Gen Z Voters Turning Conservative? The Yale Youth Poll’s Milan Singh Explains
Gen Z may not be the liberal base of support many on the left hoped they would be. Today, there is a growing split between voters under 30, with 22-29...
WTH is Happening With Ukraine’s Peace Talks? Frederick W. Kagan Explains
As President Trump continues to try to end the war in Ukraine, Russia is playing for time. For as long as the U.S. continues to support Ukraine, Russi...
WTH is Going On in the Negotiations With Iran? Elliott Abrams Explains
Following a surprise Oval Office announcement by President Trump during Bibi Netanyahu’s trip to Washington, the United States has once again restarte...
WTH Extra! Does Trump Have a Tariff Strategy? Dany and Marc Discuss
On this episode of WTH Extra! Dany and Marc discuss Dany’s article, #WTH The Tariff Tsunami. No one should be surprised by Trump’s tariff war. The rea...
WTH: Are Nationwide Injunctions the New Lawfare Against Trump? John Yoo Explains
President Trump’s executive actions are being blocked left, right, and center by federal courts issuing nationwide injunctions – or orders for the gov...
WTH? A European Supreme Allied Commander of NATO? Kori Schake Explains
President Trump is reportedly considering abandoning America’s longstanding role commanding NATO forces as Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), c...
WTH: Britain’s Net Zero Push is Economic Suicide. Robert Bryce Explains
UK residents are currently paying some of the highest prices in the world for electricity. How did Brits go from being an energy superpower to showeri...
WTH is Going On With Trump, Tariffs and the Economy? Michael Strain Explains
The fundamentals of the economy are strong. So why is the Dow Jones down and fears of a recession up? Perhaps because President Trump is rocking the e...
WTH Canada Would Be a Terrible 51st State. Colin Dueck Explains
Canada’s economy is in the toilet, has an electorate that is overwhelmingly left wing, and a healthcare system that encourages physician assisted suic...
WTH Extra! About That Trump-Zelensky Meeting… Dany and Marc Discuss
Partisans believe that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was “ambushed” in the Oval Office. The story is rather different. In fact, President Tru...
WTH Do the California Fires Teach Us About the Need to Invest in Climate Adaptation? Bjorn Lomborg Explains
California has invested tens of billions of dollars in preventing climate change, billions more than California’s investment in adapting to the effect...
WTH: Megyn Kelly On Trump 2.0 and Our New Political Era
Donald Trump’s first weeks in office have been beyond busy. With a flurry of executive orders and other actions, he is remaking the federal government...
WTH Can We Do to Prevent a Second China Shock? Professor David Autor Explains
China’s entry into the World Trade Organization, normalizing trade relations with the PRC, was billed to the American public as a rising tide that lif...
WTH is Going On With the UK’s “Grooming Gangs”? Dominic Green Explains
For decades, police, politicians, and community leaders alike covered up what is likely the largest peacetime organized crime spree in British history...
WTH is Going On With Birthright Citizenship? Adam White Explains
On President Trump’s first day in office, he issued an executive order titled “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship,” attempting t...