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Steven Hayward, John Yoo, and Linda Denno bring you the Power Line Blog's perspective on the week's big headlines.

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The Three Whisky Happy Hour: The Demonic—Both Whimsical and Serious

The hosts discuss “K-Pop Demon Hunters,” Free Speech, and the inability of so-called progressives to brook any dissent from their party line.

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Sep 20, 2025

The Three Whisky Happy Hour: Emergency Episode About Charlie Kirk

No bumper music, mirth about McDonalds, whisky, Babylon Bee headlines, or AI Haiku today: the assassination of Charlie Kirk is too serious a matter.

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Sep 10, 2025

The Three Whisky Happy Hour, On the ‘Theological-Political Problem’

Lucretia is joined by Prof. Vincent Munoz of Notre Dame University in this episode of 3 Whisky Happy Hour.

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Sep 6, 2025

The Three Whisky Happy Hour: McDs vs Cracker Barrel, and other Burning Topics

The hosts walk through the serial disgraces of politicians and the media following the latest school shooting in Minnesota, along with what to make of Trump’s attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook.

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Aug 30, 2025

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Is American Nationalism Still Creed-able?

We are not there now, but there is reason to worry that the United States is in danger, if we are not careful, of ceasing to be a nation with the principles of 1776 at its core.

Richard Samuelson
Politics
Apr 29, 2026
National Civitas Institute Poll: Americans are Anxious and Frustrated, Creating a Challenging Environment for Leaders

The poll reveals a deeply pessimistic American electorate, with a majority convinced the nation is on the wrong track.

Politics
Feb 19, 2026
Liberal Democracy Reexamined: Leo Strauss on Alexis de Tocqueville

This article explores Leo Strauss’s thoughts on Alexis de Tocqueville in his 1954 “Natural Right” course transcript.

Raúl Rodríguez
Politics
Feb 25, 2025
Long Distance Migration as a Two-Step Sorting Process: The Resettlement of Californians in Texas

Here we press the question of whether the well-documented stream of migrants relocating from California to Texas has been sufficient to alter the political complexion of the destination state.

James Gimpel, Daron Shaw
Politics
Feb 6, 2025
Immigration Alone Won't Solve Canada's Population Decline

Rather than looking abroad for solutions, we should ensure young Canadians have a hopeful future

Joell Kotkin
Politics
Jul 28, 2027
U.S. Environmentalists Go Easy on China

A group that seeks to ruin American energy firms with litigation takes a far softer approach to Beijing.

Michael Toth
Politics
Jul 27, 2026
‘California Never?’ Utopian City Faces Setbacks from Industrial Flight

Joel Kotkin
Politics
Jul 25, 2026
California’s Public Sector Unions are Trying to Undo Pension Reform

Jonathan Hartley
Politics
Jul 20, 2026
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Owens Jumps the Shark and a Tribute to Sen. Graham

Politics
Jul 19, 2026
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Presidents of the U.S. Now Directly Control the Administrative State

Politics
Jun 30, 2026
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John Yoo Explains ‘Radicalism’ of American Independence

Politics
Jun 29, 2026
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John Yoo Breaks Down Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson’s Historic Presidencies

Politics
Jun 29, 2026
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DOJ Cracking Down on Noncitizen Voters

Politics
Jun 25, 2026
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Can Britain’s Next Prime Minister Escape the Net Zero Trap?

Britain has burned through five Prime Ministers and is paying some of the highest electricity prices in the world.

Diana Furchtgott-Roth
Politics
Jul 8, 2026
The Scanner at the Gate: Europe’s China Policy Litmus Test

China’s industrial policy is entering Europe through public procurement—and reshaping sensitive markets from within.

Lilla Nóra Kiss
Politics
Jul 8, 2026
Confronting the New Antisemitism

"The postwar effort 'to rebrand Judaism as a religion' has made it impossible for American Jews to understand what they are facing today, because what we are facing today is an attack on the idea of Jewish peoplehood.”

Melissa Langsam Braunstein
Politics
Jun 17, 2026
“Democratic” Socialism Is Undemocratic

By promoting class hatred, suppressing private initiative, and seeking enhanced control of our lives, today’s democratic socialists undermine patriotism and individual initiative—two qualities that have long distinguished the United States from other major nations.

David Lewis Schaefer
Politics
Jun 10, 2026
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