Dispatch Live: Mike Warren Joins the Dispatch

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This week in Dispatch Live, Steve will be joined by Mike Warren, host of the Sub Beacon Podcast, former Weekly Standard reporter, and the newest addition to The Dispatch team. Steve and Mike will chat with Jonah and David M. Drucker about the latest 2024 news, how the Republican primary is shaping up, and whether young conservatives are starting to think it’s normal to be jerks.

Tune in on April 11 at 8 p.m. ET on YouTube. Come with your questions, grab a drink (or a few), and settle in for a meaningful conversation. 

Dispatch Live recordings will also be available as a members-only podcast on select platforms. We heard from many of you requesting audio recordings of Dispatch Live and we’re excited to provide this feature to members. See below for information on how to access the podcast. 

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  1. Sstancil866

    Hmmm, I'm just receiving the email, a day late? Any idea why?

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    J.R.Bohl

    Jonah and Steve are a few years younger than I am, so I feel I've earned the right to welcome them to the Old Man's Club. Congrats on the addition of both of the youngsters who joined in tonight. This was one of the best "Lives" yet. (Apologies to the esteemed Ms Isgur, of course.) Silly question : now that Grandpa French is off to the NYT, who is the senior member of Team Dispatch?
    My guess is Kevin, but Nick might be 60 (and he might be 45). I suppose I'll just stick around and learn stuff at least until we find out.

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      Ben Connelly

      I think it would be Jonah or Steve. Kevin is 50 and Nick is like 38.

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  3. Michael.Mcchesney

    I'm only slightly older than Jonah and Steve so I am very much of the same political generation. Jonah and I even both grew up in NYC. In the 1980s and 90s, I would complain that Republicans weren't fighting hard enough. If Democrats were going to filibuster GOP nominees, I thought that Senate Republicans should force them to actually do a talking filibuster like Jimmy Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. I used to disagree with my late mother about the importance of character in politics. I looked at it this way. I would certainly consider character during a primary. But if my choice was between a sleazy candidate I couldn't trust, but who at least said he would enact the policies I wanted or a candidate I could absolutely trust to enact policies I hated, well I would hold my nose and vote for the sleazeball. And then came Trump. Unsaid in my conversations with my mother was there was absolutely a limit to how low I would be willing to go in terms of candidate quality. Trump was much lower than I could vote for.

    The students at Washington & Lee Law School are among the most conservative in the country. I was president of the W&L chapter of the Federalist Society during my 2nd year. Not long after I got the position, my con law professor responded to something I said in class by saying "Oh the moderate position from the Federalist Society." I thought that was pretty funny as I didn't really see myself as a moderate. But while I don't think I've changed many of my positions, the Republican Party has moved further to the right without really becoming more conservative, at least not as I understand the word. I wouldn't mind if the GOP moved further to the right than I could support if it meant the Democrats moved toward the center. But they have moved further left. So who should I vote for, the party of Alexandria Ocasio Cortez or Marjorie Taylor Green?

    Honestly, I am really hoping a reasonable, rational, Republican wins the 2024 nomination. But even if Trump doesn't get the nomination he may sabotage the GOP just so he can complain that if only the GOP hadn't abandoned him they would have won. I am starting to wonder if Trump winning the 2024 nomination might be the best thing that could happen to the Republican Party. That's because if Trump gets the nomination and gets shellacked it might be enough for the GOP to get its collective head out of its ass and start choosing better candidates. But I am still against Trump getting the nomination because while I can't see how he could possibly win again, being the nominee puts Trump too close to the Oval Office. He cannot, under any circumstance, be allowed to win again.

    Excuse me but there are teenagers on my lawn and there was a cloud looking at me funny. I need to go yell at all of them.

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  4. Tngraham

    Welcome Mike! Delighted to see a Vandy alum at the Dispatch. Anchor Down!

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    Faraday

    Also I got the email at 1608 PDT, what time was it sent?

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  6. Steve.Waters5149

    No matter the situation, Mike’s dress is entirely inappropriate. How about a golf shirt? Way worse than Declan’s ghastly sweaters.

    Come on, man!

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  7. Dustin

    Finally, we have an expert on Dispatch Live to answer the hard hitting questions about mulch.

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      J.R.Bohl

      They have a newish gardener over at NR. Maybe Mike and Noah R can do a mash-up podcast episode hosted by the proprietor of the SLAZ?
      "The Hoe Down"(?)

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    BaltoJohn

    How big of a drag on the Dem 's ticket will VP Harris be? Biden cannot even be perceived as pushing her out without losing essential support. The only path I see to get her off the ticket would be for Black senior statesmen to persuade her to "take one for the team", and surely some attractive sinecure could be found for her. Otherwise, I 'd expect a GOP talking point along the lines of "a vote for Biden is a vote for Harris for President." You can only imagine the visuals, especially if Trump is the nominee.

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    Gary.Mcclellan

    FWIW, The Google Calendar link does not include the Youtube link.

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      Faraday

      Same here.

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