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1 month ago | 
thedispatch.com | Nick Catoggio |Megan Dent |Kevin Williamson |Greg Fournier
A multifront attack on due process. Published March 17, 2025 Scroll to the comments section Audio versions are only available to subscribers of The Dispatch. Join Today! to listen to this post. Due process in the federal justice system depends on many players. Some, like judges and lawyers, are more enthusiastic about the concept than others, like law enforcement and the prison system. But each has duties under the law to protect the rights of individuals.
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1 month ago | 
thedispatch.com | Michael Reneau |Peter Gattuso |Kevin Williamson |Greg Fournier
Claims of genocide underscore the country’s uncertain future. Published March 16, 2025 Michael Reneau speaks with Nadine Maenza, president of the IRF Secretariat, about the complex situation in Syria following the recent overthrow of Bashar al-Assad. They discuss the religious and sectarian dynamics at play, the hopes and fears of various religious communities, and the challenges facing the country’s new leadership under President Ahmad al-Sharaa.
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1 month ago | 
thedispatch.com | Jonah Goldberg |Peter Gattuso |Kevin Williamson |Greg Fournier
Against the martyr grift. Published March 15, 2025 An overserved and hungover Jonah Goldberg gets into arguments with ChatGPT, picks fights with free speech “martyrs,” and offers a unified theory of Trumpism, all in a day’s Ruminant. Show Notes:—Jim Geraghty for National Review: “Why the Ukraine Cease-Fire Deal is No Cause for Celebration”—Jake Meador for The Dispatch: “The Perils of Positive Thinking”—The Wednesday G-File in question
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1 month ago | 
thedispatch.com | Greg Fournier |Lyman Stone |Terence Kealey |Charlotte Lawson
Almost immediately after assuming the presidency for the second time, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order freezing all foreign aid. In the weeks since, according to the New York Times, “The whole system of finding, diagnosing and treating tuberculosis . . . has collapsed in dozens of countries across Africa and Asia.” The consequences of this system collapse in places like Kenya are dismal:Family members of infected people are not being put on preventive therapy.
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1 month ago | 
thedispatch.com | Valerie Pavilonis |Kevin Williamson |Greg Fournier |Jonah Goldberg
Culture Consciously or not, modern art is considering the afterlife. Published March 15, 2025 Ever heard of the artist Otobong Nkanga? No? What about Rick Riordan? Yes, you’ve probably heard of him, writer of the Percy Jackson children’s adventure series, where the Greek and Roman gods are simple and zany and no one asks too many questions about infidelity. I confess that Riordan’s prose never wowed me.
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2 months ago | 
thedispatch.com | Michael Reneau |Patrick Brown |Ivana Greco |Greg Fournier
Will DOGE kill compassionate conservatism? Published February 9, 2025 Patrick T. Brown, a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, joins Michael Reneau to discuss the evolving landscape of compassionate conservatism within the context of the Trump administration. They explore the implications of government funding for faith-based organizations, the intersection of family policy and government roles, and the cultural shifts affecting social conservatism.
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2 months ago | 
thedispatch.com | Greg Fournier |O. Alan Noble |Jonah Goldberg |Nathan J. Beacom
If I asked you to picture a philosopher, you might recall The Thinker, the bronze statue sculpted by Auguste Rodin that sits outside the Musée Rodin in Paris. The sculpture depicts a naked, muscular man sitting hunched over, his chin resting awkwardly on the back of his hand, apparently deep in thought.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
thedispatch.com | Sarah Isgur |Charles Hilu |Nicole Penn |Greg Fournier
A deep dive into country music Published November 25, 2024 Is it country? Is it pop? Are these genres slowly merging? Sarah Isgur invites journalist and music critic Kelefa Sanneh, author of , to discuss the art of music criticism and the evolution (or devolution) of country music.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
thedispatch.com | Jamie Weinstein |Charles Hilu |Nicole Penn |Greg Fournier
The case against American engagement in Taiwan. Published November 25, 2024 Jamie is joined by Lyle Goldstein—director of the China Initiative at Brown University and the director of Asia Engagement at Defense Priorities—to discuss Goldstein’s case against American engagement in Taiwan. The Agenda:—Potential Chinese invasion scenarios—Democracy vs. realism—Red lines in the Pacific—Strategic ambiguity—China’s military capability—World War II—Moral considerations
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
thedispatch.com | Michael Reneau |Nicole Penn |Greg Fournier |Alex Demas
Will the regime squash the faithful? Published November 24, 2024 Angela Lu Fulton, Southeast Asia editor at Christianity Today, joins Michael Reneau to discuss her reporting on the court cases against pro-democracy leaders in Hong Kong and how faith plays an important part in their activism. The Agenda:—Hong Kong’s democracy protests—The story of Benny Tai—The church’s declining membership in Hong Kong—What’s happening in Mynamar
