National Review
Why the American Revolution is the Greatest Revolution in the History of the World
- Title
- Why the American Revolution is the Greatest Revolution in the History of the World
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Join Rich Lowry for a discussion of the American Revolution, the impact it had on our world, and the ways in which stood apart from other revolutions in history.
#americanrevolution #july4th #georgewashington
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- Linda McMahon Announces UPenn Will Apologize for Allowing Men into Women's Sports
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- #lindamcmahon #trumpadministration #universityofpennsylvania #womenssports
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- The Glastonbury Music Festival Was TERRIFYING
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Caroline Downey reacts to the horrifying anti-semitism on display at the Glastonbury Festival.
CREDITS:
Co-written by Emma Foley
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Jaimi Joy/Reuters
Owen Franken/Getty Images
Henry Nicholls/Reuters
@glastofest, @emily_eavis/Instagram
@BobbyVylan/X
@Matt_Price_1971/X
- Title
- No, DeSantis Isn't Building a Concentration Camp
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- #florida #rondesantis #immigration #trumpadministration
- Title
- Did the Iranians Try to Assassinate Trump?
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Rich Lowry sits down with Audrey Fahlberg to discuss how Trump skipped a trip to CPAC in Hungary in 2022 because of the Iranian threat -- and other past security incidents taking on renewed significance today.
#donaldtrump #iran #nationalsecurity
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- Justice Jackson's Minority Dissent is Not Based in Law
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- #ketanjibrownjackson #supremecourt #trumpadministration
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- Zohran Mamdani Claims Violence is a Social Construction
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- #zohranmamdani #democrats #nyc #elections2025
- Title
- How Socialist Zohran Mamdani Ended the Cuomo Dynasty in New York
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Caroline Downey responds to Zohran Mamdani's victory in the NYC mayoral primary over Andrew Cuomo.
CREDITS:
Co-written by Emma Foley
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Associated Press/YouTube
officialbenshapiro/Instagram
smellaemhoff/TikTok
emrata/TikTok
Zohran Mamdani for NYC/YouTube
The New York Times
Emerson College Polling
- Title
- SCOTUS Okays Trump's Mass Deportations—with a Catch
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Caroline Downey explains the latest in Trump's attempt to crack down on illegal immigration.
CREDITS:
Co-written by Emma Foley
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@DHSgov/X
@RapidResponse47/X
FAIR Estimates
@Heritage/X
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY v. D.V.D., 606 U. S. ____ (2025)
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- Whoopi Goldberg Claims Life in Iran is the Same as in the USA
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- #iran #iranwar #whoopigoldberg #theviewabc
- Title
- Who Is Winning the MAGA War Over Iran?
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Rich Lowry, Noah Rothman and MBD discuss the MAGA split over Trump's handling of Iran.
#donaldtrump #makeamericagreatagain #iran
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- Does Trump Have the Legal Authority to Strike Iran?
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Rich Lowry, Andy McCarthy and Charles Cooke discuss Trump's ability to order a strike on Iran.
#donaldtrump #israel #iran
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- Socialist Zohran Mamdani Would Mean the END of NYC
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Caroline Downey reacts to some of Zohran Mamdani's CRAZIEST proposals as a mayoral candidate for NYC.
CREDITS:
Co-written by Emma Foley
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@halleykate/TikTok
Public Policy Polling (2025)
Zohran Mamdani for NYC/YouTube
Bing Guan/Reuters
GMC/YouTube
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- Senator Padilla Sheds Tears Over His Harrowing Experience
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- #padilla #immigration #california #pressconference #dhs
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- Ilhan Omar Calls the USA One of the Worst Countries in the World?
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Title
- Dave Smith Calls for Trump's Impeachment
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Title
- Senator Padilla Twists What Actually Happened
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Title
- Tim Walz Claims CHINA Has the Moral Highground??
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- #timwalz #china #iran #israel
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- Congressman Brandon Gill GRILLS Governor Pritzker
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Title
- Gavin Newsom Claims Trump is TOO OLD
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Title
- Mayor Johnson Claims This Is the US If the South Won the Civil War
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Title
- Biden's Press Secretary is a Self-Serving Hack
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Title
- NEWS FLASH: Crime is Crime
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- #immigration #undocumentedimmigrants #undocumented #cnn #trumpadministration #donaldtrump
- Title
- A Perfect Example of ENTITLED Woke Activism
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- #newyorkcity #ice #immigration #wokeism #manbun #protest
- Title
- What You Need to Know About Kilmar Abrego Garcia
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- #maryland #immigration #ice #kilmarabregogarcia #elsalvador
- Title
- No, Trump's Response to the L.A. Riots is NOT Fascistic
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- #donaldtrump #trumpadministration #california #losangeles #gavinnewsom #immigration
- Title
- Mayor Karen Bass Gets the L.A. Riots Completely Wrong
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- #losangeles #california #gavinnewsom #immigration #ice
- Title
- The Reality Behind the L.A. Riots
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- We should not accept the blame-shifting the left wants us to believe.
- Title
- Karine Jean-Pierre is a HACK for Leaving the Democratic Party
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Carroline Downey reacts to former White House Press Secretary's announcement that she's now an independent voter.
CREDITS:
Co-written by Emma Foley
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Independent/Legacy Lit Books
@k_jeanpierre/Instagram
theGrio Politics/YouTube
Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
- Title
- The Intifada Is Here
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Caroline Downey responds to the rash of anti-Semitic hate crimes and terrorist attacks across the United States by pro-Palestinian activists.
CREDITS:
Co-written by Emma Foley
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@LishiBaker/X
Boulder Police Department/Handout via Reuters
Embassy of Israel to the USA via X/Handout via Reuters
@EYakoby/X
- Title
- Yes, the Chinese Communist Party Has INFILTRATED Colleges
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- Caroline Downey explains the Trump Administration's recent statement that they may revoke the visas of Chinese students studying at American universities.
CREDITS:
Co-written by Emma Foley
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Institute of International Education
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of California
Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for Fashion 4 Development
- Title
- Bond Vigilantes, Bad Chart Readers, and False Prophets
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- Is the U.S. bond market rejecting the fiscal state of the country? Is it declaring doom and gloom? Is it begging us not to do this “big, beautiful bill”?
Or, is the fiscal state of the country deeply troubled, is the new bill a big disappointment, yet the bond market is saying no such thing (for reasons you deserve to understand)?
In this very important Capital Record David makes the argument that those wrongly declaring some form of bond market revolt are hurting the cause of fiscal reform, undermining credibility, and making it harder for the real needs we have to be addressed. This rejection of crying wolf comes at a very important time for this woefully managed country!
CHAPTERS
00:00 Welcome to Capital Record
00:44 Understanding the Bond Market
03:05 Debunking Bond Market Myths
05:53 The Fed's Role in the Bond Market
10:06 The Real Impact of Fiscal Policy
17:10 Conclusion and Call to Action
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- SPAC Attack and Market Basics
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- Financial innovations are demonized all the time, and perhaps David should be grateful because a low regard for capital markets is what motivated the creation of this podcast. But today David looks at SPAC’s and the criticisms of them as an example of how fallacious defense of central planning works. He makes the case that protection against fraud is one thing, but protection against loss is another. And ultimately, he makes the case that a system of robust financial markets has gains and losses, and that is a good thing.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction to Capital Record
01:11 The Purpose of Capital Record
02:16 Understanding SPACs
04:02 Criticism and Defense of SPACs
09:10 Broader Implications for Financial Markets
18:07 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
- Title
- Doctors Believe Team Biden KNEW About Cancer for YEARS
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- Caroline Downey explains the new revelations about Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis and reviews comments from qualified doctors who suggest it may not have been new.
CREDITS:
Co-written by Emma Foley
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Harris & Ewing/Library of Congress
Arnold Genthe/Library of Congress
Fred Hartsook/NIH Catalog
Vincenzo Laviosa/The J. Paul Getty Museum
National Archives via Naval History and Heritage Command
NBC News/YouTube
Original Sin/Penguin Random House via Amazon
- Title
- Markets Are Not Imposed by Politics
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
- Description
- There was a time conservatives all knew this, but the new right fatal flaw is not just in application – the perpetual desire for more state intervention – but rather in the very nature of things that they get wrong. Markets are not created by the state, but rather by voluntary, organic human interaction. David unpacks the relevance of this basic creational, economic, and yes, moral message, in today’s Capital Record.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Capital Record Has a New Home!
00:11 Introduction to Capital Record
00:24 The Importance of Understanding Markets
01:10 Critique of Senator Josh Hawley's Economic Views
03:16 Defending Free Enterprise and Market Fundamentals
04:14 The Nature and Origin of Markets
07:55 The Role of the State in Markets
11:54 Conclusion and Upcoming Topics
- Title
- Jake Tapper Helped Hide Biden's Decline. Now He's Profiting From It
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Caroline Downey explains how Democrats and the media tried desperately to dismiss Biden's obvious aging, and are now being hailed as heroes for "uncovering" it.
CREDITS:
Co-written by Emma Foley
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Reuters
CNN
WSJ
- Title
- Conservative vs. Libertarian Economics
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Populism seems to be the driving force of the new right’s economic philosophy. The new right has said that they want to take on “libertarian” economics and “free market orthodoxy.” Others have said that “libertarian economics is the same thing as conservative economics” (i.e., laissez-faire, low tax, low regulation, etc.). David suggests the need of the hour is not just more precise definitions, but a truly robust understanding of conservative economics – one that goes where libertarianism didn’t, and goes where populism simply can’t.
Subscribe to Capital Record: https://www.youtube.com/@NRCapitalRecord?sub_confirmation=1
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction to Capital Record
00:14 Current Economic Events and Cross-Promotion
02:52 Conservative vs. Libertarian Economics
05:18 Populist Economics and Market Orthodoxy
10:33 Austrian Economics and Human Action
13:48 The Deeper Purpose of Conservative Economics
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- TOO WHITE, TOO MALE? Far-Left David Hogg Clashes with Democrats
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- David Hogg is getting a taste of what working in politics is really like. The Gen Z activist is making unwelcome waves in his new role as Vice Chair of the DNC, earning negative attention from the Democratic Old Guard, like James Carville. In the latest, Hogg is making enemies with the Woke mob, who plan to use identity politics to try and oust him from Party leadership.
CREDITS:
Eduardo Munoz/ICSS Livepic via Reuters
Craig Hudson/Reuters
@malcolmkenyatta/X
- Title
- Protectionism vs. Free Enterprise
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- David takes on the idea that protectionism and globalization are chief rivals, and instead suggest that the chief rival of protectionism is free enterprise, itself. He critiques Joe Nocera’s recent article suggesting that the protectionists have been vindicated, and instead suggests that the entire protectionist agenda is essentially the plight of the central planner. A careful critique of the tariff dogma, combined with a non-revisionist view of what has transpired in trade and culture over the last few decades!
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview
00:13 Postponing the Planned Topic
01:28 Introducing Joe Nocera's Article
03:21 Critique of Protectionism
08:01 Globalization vs. Protectionism
10:35 Economic Implications of Tariffs
20:27 Concluding Thoughts
22:46 Next Week's Preview and Closing
- Title
- Dave Portnoy FACES OFF With Anti-Semite
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Caroline Downey explains the path that Barstool owner Dave Portnoy took to deal with anti-Semitic actions at his bar.
CREDITS:
@barstoolsansomstreet/Instagram
@stoolpresidente/X
@JonasXDu/X
@jessicaschwalb7
- Title
- When Engagement is Enjoyable and Valuable
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The issue of shareholder engagement is one we have covered a lot here in the Capital Record. Our partner in this endeavor, Bowyer Research, has gotten the attention of Bloomberg, unsurprisingly wanting to paint them as “conservative activists.” But what if the reason this matters is not to counter left-wing politics, or impose right-wing politics, but rather, to drive shareholder value? Is it really that hard to understand why these issues matter to the improvement of company performance? It’s time to unpack!
Subscribe to Capital Record: https://www.youtube.com/@NRCapitalRecord?sub_confirmation=1
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction and Exciting Announcement
00:56 The Bahnsen Group's Investment Philosophy
02:52 Shareholder Engagement and Fiduciary Duty
04:31 Case Studies and Success Stories
07:16 Bloomberg's Perspective and Response
10:39 The Importance of Shareholder Value
16:10 Conclusion and Upcoming Topics
- Title
- Transparency for Thee but Not for Me
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- As the Trump administration and Amazon/Bezos almost duked it out over the “shocking” idea of disclosing the impact to prices from taxes on imports, those of us seeking to understand economic application out of cogent economic theory were given a great chance to re-learn some lessons from master himself, Friedrich Hayek. It turns out price discovery is important in economics for the same reason transparency is important in political theory, and this ought to be a very non-partisan belief!
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction to Capital Record
00:12 The Tariff Debate: Principles and Critiques
02:25 Amazon vs. The White House: A Tariff Transparency Clash
03:45 The Importance of Price Discovery and Transparency
08:28 Political Hypocrisy and Economic Ignorance
13:37 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
- Title
- PepsiCo Is ELIMINATING Food Dyes in Big MAHA Win
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Caroline Downey covers the latest move by PepsiCo, the second-largest food and beverage company in the world, to eliminate artificial food dyes from all brands by the end of this year. This decision comes only DAYS after President Trump's HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA head Marty Makary announced their strategy to get questionable chemicals out of the food supply.
Caroline believes the issue is a non-partisan one. Let us know what you think in the comments below.
Co-written by Emma Foley
CREDITS:
Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters
Robert F. Kennedy Jr./YouTube
LLCAttorney.com
Food Babe/Facebook
The Economic Times/YouTube
New York Post/YouTube
mr_plant_man/Instagram
- Title
- This Judge Helped Illegal Immigrants ESCAPE ICE
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Caroline Downey explains how a Wisconsin judge helped an illegal immigrant escape his criminal hearing to evade ICE officers and how she was arrested for her efforts.
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Fox News
@PressSec/X
- Title
- Trump Tries to Start a Baby Boom (ft. Emma Waters)
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Caroline Downey responds to the news that the Trump administration is considering offering $5,000 per baby to new mothers.
Credits:
Co-written by Emma Foley
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Follow Emma Waters on X at @emlwaters
@ElonClipsX/X
CDC via Axios
Pew Research
- Title
- Two Ways to Hurt the Working Class
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Many on the right have decided to use a big government tool called tariffs to “help the working class.” It is an attempt at central planning that will not work, and will invite many unintended consequences. But many on the left continue to believe subsidies – rank cronyism and corporate welfare like the CHIPS Act and various stimulus/infrastructure bills (and clean energy boondoggles like the “Inflation Reduction Act”) – are somehow better. Today David goes after the two-sided coin of central planning meant to help the working class with tariffs on one side and subsidies on another, and asks to throw away the coin.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction to Capital Record
00:13 Critique of Tariffs and Industrial Policy
02:01 Trump Administration's Approach to Tariffs
04:40 Government Subsidies and Central Planning
05:56 Historical ...
- Title
- Moving the Wrong Way with the Fed
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- If our goal is a monetary policy that minimizes interventions and distortions in the marketplace and most optimally allows capital to find its most efficient use, the last thing we should want is a Fed that is less independent, and more captive to political whims and desires. David explains his various criticisms of Jerome Powell this week, but points out how we make things much worse, not better, if we believe it a good idea for the Fed to be a pawn of the President. In this case, it is counter-productive; for future precedent, it is downright dangerous.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction to Capital Record
00:08 Upcoming Topics and Change of Plans
00:39 The Issue of Fed Independence
02:22 The President's Role and Criticism
05:26 Monetary Policy and Market Expectations
07:17 The Dangers of Politicizing the Fed
09:21 Historical Context ...
- Title
- CRINGE: Katy Perry Gets Mocked for SPACE Trip
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Caroline Downey reacts to the all-female space trip involving Katy Perry, Gayle King, Lauren Sanchez, and more.
CREDITS:
Co-written by Emma Foley
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Swan Gallet/WWD via Getty Images
Oprah Daily US
ELLE/YouTube
@arbowe/X
@blakelythornton/Instagram
@laurenwsanchez/Instagram
#STRATS/YouTube
TODAY with Jenna and Friends
- Title
- A Crisis of Responsibility about the U.S. Dollar
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- With so much talk circulating that Americans need to be deathly afraid of a “strong dollar,” David takes on recent comments from Stephen Miran, chair of the Council of Economic Advisors, suggesting that a strong dollar is really unfair to Americans. Underlying some of these recent allegations about dollar supremacy is a familiar crisis of responsibility. It is time to set the record straight.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction to Capital Record
00:14 The US Dollar and Cultural Responsibility
00:38 Quoting Steven Myron on Economic Policies
02:39 Debunking Myths About China's Role in the Financial Crisis
10:49 The Benefits and Trade-offs of the US Dollar as the World Reserve Currency
18:27 Conclusion: The Importance of a Strong Dollar and Responsibility
- Title
- The Stock Market vs. The Real Economy?
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- David talks about all the things that are right in the dichotomy between the “stock market” and the “real economy,” but then goes into all the things that are wrong – namely, that 99% of the time someone is making this distinction, they are doing it wrong, for the wrong reasons, in the wrong way. Understanding what public equity prices measure versus what broad economic data measures is a good thing, but pitting capital against labor is called “Marxism” – and it can be deadly wrong.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction to Capital Record
00:12 The Tariff Talk and Economic Protectionism
01:14 Stock Market vs. Real Economy
03:31 Market Sentiment and Corporate Profits
07:42 Class Divide and Economic Misconceptions
11:10 The Interconnectedness of Public and Private Equity
16:05 Conclusion: Aligning Market and Economic Goals
