Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Steve Hayes is joined by Jonah Goldberg and Kevin Williamson to discuss Ross Douthat's departure from the New York Times to CBS News and reflect on the times in their careers' where they got an issue wrong.

The Agenda:
—Who Will Replace Ross Douthat?
—MAGA representation in media
—Intellectual honesty vs. partisan loyalty
—Dangers of political journalism
—What Kevin's got wrong
—What Jonah's got wrong
—What Steve's got wrong
—NWYT: Good advice

Show notes:
thedispatch.com/podcast/dispatch-podcast/should-mainstream-media-platform-maga-thinkers