Tom Bevan

John Kass joins Tom to start the show to share his disappointment in how our culture has developed since 9/11. Professor Charles Lipson discusses why President Biden's vaccine mandate for federal workers is so troubling. Later in the show, Bill Whalen covers the California recall election and Emily Jashinsky discusses what the future of political reporting might look like.

Peter Berkowitz joined Tom Bevan to talk about the US's 20 years in Afghanistan. What did we accomplish or not there? The buck stops here when Carl Cannon came on the show. A.B. Stoddard discussed Biden's sliding poll numbers and the new Texas Abortion Law. Finally, Joe Concha talked about Covid misinformation in the mainstream media

Tom and his experts cover a bevy of topics surrounding the Afghanistan withdrawal including the latest news coming from the White House, and whether or not Biden will ever be able to recover from this. Tom also asks if 'woke culture' has kept us from having the best qualified people in place to run the military, and if it is possible that China or Russia could start supporting the Taliban to oppose the U.S.

Tom takes this week's show as an opportunity to take a deep dive into President Biden's withdrawal from Afghanistan. Susan Collins discusses how badly the administration has botched a widely popular move, and Carl Cannon attempts to address how this withdrawal will be viewed from a historical perspective. Later, Bill Scher provides an update on Nancy Pelosi's plan on getting the infrastructure deal finished while John Kass shares his take on the state of violence in Chicago after the shooting of Officer Ella French.

Tom starts by talking to Phil Wegmann about the constitutionality of Joe Biden's eviction moratorium extension. Charles LIpson shares how Progressives are winning the headlines battles while losing at the ballot box. Plus, Ford O'Connell covers the ongoing feud between Joe Biden and Ron DeSantis, and Joe Concha wonders where the outrage is for Barack Obama's birthday party full of hundreds of unmasked guests.

Tom Bevan (08/01/2021) - Guests: Emily Jashinsky / Susan Crabtree / Bill Whalen / Carl Cannon. The California Governor Recall, COVID Comeback, and Olympic surprises.

Phil Wegmann / Charles Lipson / Carl Cannon. From the Tokyo Olympics to Cleveland Guardians and something called COVID; Tom and the team discuss the week that was.

Tom's guests this week: Joe Concha / Susan Crabtree / A.B. Stoddard / John Kass.

Phil Wegmann joined Tom to talk about his "battles" with Jen Psaki and "critical race theory." Charles Lipson discussed the article he wrote on Hunter Biden and his controversial art career. Tom welcomed Josh Kraushaar to the show and he talked about democrats and people on the left also worried about crime. Carl Cannon finished up the show talking about Richard Branson's space adventure and Jeff Bezos heading there soon.

Tom starts the show by asking Phil Wegmann to share his impressions from Trump's rally. Bill Scher discusses the likelihood that the bipartisan infrastructure deal gets passed despite the reluctance of Democrats in the House. Joe Concha takes a deep look into the appeal of Ron DeSantis and whether or not he'd be willing to be on a 2024 ticket with Donald Trump. Plus, Carl Cannon covers the fallout from the dust-up between Tucker Carlson and General Mark Milley

Susan Crabtree opened the Father's Day show talking about Biden meeting with Putin. A.B. Stoddard joined Tom about the Democrats trying to come together to put through legislation like infrastructure. John Kass is leaving the Chicago Tribune after over 30 years there and he joined the show to talk about his decision and where you can can him going forward. Carl Cannon finished up the program discussing Juneteenth.

A.B. Stoddard joined Tom Bevan to talk about Biden's first trip overseas since becoming president at G7. Phil Wegmann came on to discuss Kamala Harris and her activities and how she's handling the border poorly. Susan Crabtree talked about the rampant umployment fraud that's happened since the pandemic started. Finally Charles Lipson joined Tom Bevan to talk about the Democratic infighting over the situation in Israel

Tom kicks off this week's show by asking Susan Crabtree to break down President Biden's $6 trillion budget proposal. Later, Professor Charles Lipson discusses the change in tone from the administration on the possibility of the Wuhan lab leak theory, and Phil Wegmann shares how Rick Scott and Marco Rubio believe that capturing the Hispanic vote is the key to the future of Republican politics. Plus, John Kass and Tom talk how about their disgust over Kamala Harris's Memorial Day weekend tweet and how the media continues to embarrass themselves.

This week Tom kicks off the show with Charles Lipson discussing the current state of the economy and the disappointing jobs report this week. Next, Phil Wegmann stops by for a look into the controversy surrounding Liz Cheny and the media’s coverage of it. Then, National Journal Politics Editor Josh Kraushaar is on to speak about democrats and their plans with the education sector. Finally, Bill Whalen joins the show to discuss the Governor's race in California.

Tom spends the first part of the show dissecting Joe Biden's first joint address to Congress with White House Reporter Phil Wegmann, followed by a review of Tim Scott's rebuttal with RealClearPolitics correspondent Susan Crabtree. Later, Peter Berkowitz of the Hoover Insitution gives his take on the failure of colleges and universities to foster a true learning environment, and Carl Cannon takes a look back at Joe Biden's first 100 days in office.

With President Biden's first 100 days in office coming to a close, Tom starts the show by asking A.B. Stoddard to grade Biden's performance. Steve Cortes grades Biden as well and shares some startling statistics about the media coverage comparison between Biden and Trump. Later, Tom discusses the Derek Chauvin verdict with John Kass and talks with Charles Lipson about the behavior of the media surrounding Chauvin, Adam Toledo, and Ma'Khia Bryant.

Tom spends the first portion of this week's show chatting with RCP White House Correspondent Phil Wegmann about the flurry of foreign policy decisions announced by the Biden administration this week. Kristen McQueary of the Chicago Tribune recaps the reaction surrounding the release of the Adam Toledo video, including the heavy criticisms that Lori Lightfoot has received. Plus, Joe Concha attempts to tackle the censorship of conservatives on social media and what could actually be done about it.

Tom Beavan is back with Real Clear Politics Author Susan Crabtree to discuss President Biden’s new commission to study the possibility of expanding the Supreme Court. Next, Real Clear Politics Author Bill Scher continues the conversation on Biden’s new Supreme Court commission, his executive orders on gun control, and gives an overall grade on Biden’s first one hundred days in office. Then, Real Clear Politics Contributor Charles Lipson dives deep into the history of the Great Awakening and discusses the societal awakening America is going through today. And The Federalist’s Culture editor Emily Jashinsky finishes off the show with a review of 60 Minutes' recent piece on Ron DeSantis and the media’s biased narratives.

Tom welcomes Phil Wegmann to start the show to break down the details of President Biden's proposed infrastructure deal. Josh Kraushaar takes a look at how more and more people seem to be voting based on cultural issues as opposed to economics. Then, A.B. Stoddard and John Kass discuss the actual details in the controversial Georgia voting law and the deeper societal issues at play in the background.

Tom kicks off the show by asking RCP White House Reporter Phil Wegmann about his impression of Joe Biden's first press conference and what the atmosphere of the room was. A.B. Stoddard then joins the show to break down the substance of Biden's comments on the border crisis. Later, Charles Lipson discusses Georgia's new controversial voter law, and Carl Cannon shares how the FBI failed to act before the shooting in Boulder, CO.