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The Political Orphanage

Mar 26, 2025

Sebastian Junger is a decorated war correspondent and author of books like “The Perfect Storm” and “Tribes: On Coming Home and Belonging.”

Heaton was going to interview him about his last book, “Freedom,” but then Junger very nearly died, and they decided to talk about that instead.

His most recent book is...


Mar 21, 2025

Mahmoud Khalil has been detained, and will be potentially deported, by the Trump administration.

Attorney Anna Gorisch joins to discuss the implications of this case, in terms of national security, immigration law, and the difference between protected and unprotected...


Mar 12, 2025

Andrea Jones-Rooy is a data scientist and former DEI consultant.

She joins to discuss what DEI is, what DEI is not, and where it goes wrong.


Mar 6, 2025

What would happen if the Trump administration tried to abolish or defund the Department of Education?

What does it do, and is it a net positive or net negative in terms of tax dollars and dispensing knowledge?