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Nov 11
26m 58s

#502 — The Rebuke

SAM HARRIS
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Sam Harris speaks with Jonah Goldberg about the aftermath of the midterm elections. They discuss Trump's 60 Minutes interview, Trump's claims of election fraud, JD Vance's autopsy of the Republican defeat, corruption and the pardon power, the prospects for impeachment, Stephen Miller, the 2028 field, the Democrats and the far left, trolling and the collapse of norms, the tech oligarchs, and other topics.

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