Topic: National Review

Ali Alexander criticizes Mitch McConnell for initially considering a compromise on the Electoral Count Act, which Alexander claims would eliminate future Electoral College objections. He argues that the proposed "voting rights" bills are actually attempts to federalize elections and prevent fair outcomes. Alexander’s op-ed in the American Spectator is cited as a key influence in pushing Republicans away from this compromise.

Michael Malice identifies William F. Buckley as a "villain" of the American right, accusing him of being a CIA-linked gatekeeper who corralled conservatives into the Eastern establishment. The host agrees, noting that National Review led the "Never Trump" movement to protect the status quo. They contrast Buckley’s "fop" intellectualism with the genuine anti-establishment nationalism of Barry Goldwater.