Politically Speaking, Trump Has A Big Winning Hand Right Now...Until He Doesn't
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com asks: Does Trump benefit politically from ALL of the following: 1) fighting Harvard, 2) not facilitating return of Abrego Garcia, and 3) reducing the IRS workfo...
17 Apr 202519min
Mark Halperin Divides Every Element Of The Trump Agenda Into "Big Casino" or "Not Big Casino"
2WAY Editor-in-Chief and Wide World of News Publisher Mark Halperin says we are at an odd moment in the three-side relationship between the Trump agenda, the establishment reaction to the Trump agenda...
16 Apr 202526min
Think Twice Before Defunding Harvard Over Antisemitism
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com asks: Should federal funding be cut from universities like Harvard in response to perceived failures in addressing campus antisemitism? Michael's vote is No: Li...
16 Apr 202522min
Wealthy Europeans Are Healthier Than Wealthy Americans: Why?
London School of Economics Professor Irene Papanicolas joins Michael to discuss a study that finds wealthy Americans have similar death rates to poor Europeans. Listen to find out what explains this h...
15 Apr 202531min
Instinctively, Yes, The IRS Should Audit All Taxpayers Equally. But That May Not Be Practical.
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com asks: Should the IRS audit taxpayers of all income levels with equal frequency to ensure fairness and transparency in the tax system? Listen here to Michael's t...
15 Apr 202516min
Bill Maher Mingled With Donald Trump, And That's Great
Michael dissects what we learned when Bill Maher talked about his meeting with President Trump nearly two weeks ago, he just spoke about it this past Friday on HBO/Max's "Real Time with Bill Maher." M...
14 Apr 202533min
Should You Pay for a 3-Pack-a-Day Smoker’s Medical Bills? Michael Smerconish Says YES, But...
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com asks: Answer the question recently raised by RFK Jr.: “If you're smoking three packs of cigarettes a day, should you expect society to pay when you get sick?” L...
14 Apr 202518min
U.S. Manufacturing Is In A Tough Spot, And It's Not Because of Trade Policy
Lots of talk about trade and tariffs lately - but this conversation has a different focus than all the rest. Allysia Finley's op-ed in hte Wall Stret Journal caught Michael's eye this week: "A Good Ma...
11 Apr 202534min
