Today's Poll Question: Will Trump’s $5,000 Dividend Help Republicans—or Backfire?
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Will Trump's $5000 dividend promise help Republicans in the midterms or will it backfire? President Trump is promising every adult U.S. citizen a $5,000 “divid...
10 Sep 11min
"The Chaos Is The Point": Chris Coons Sounds Alarm on Trump’s Mail-In Voting Plan
Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) joins Michael to discuss President Trump’s push to change mail-in voting, the battle for control of the House in the 2026 midterms, and what he sees as the administration’s pri...
9 Sep 25min
Today's Poll Question: Who Wins The House In November?
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Who wins the House in November - Democrats or Republicans? With the 2026 midterms approaching, Michael Smerconish examines whether Democrats are headed for a c...
9 Sep 11min
Lindsay Clancy: Why Yale Law School's Jed Rubenfeld Predicts a Plea Deal
Why did the Lindsay Clancy case end in a mistrial—and what happens next? Michael speaks with Yale Law professor Jed Rubenfeld about the unusual Massachusetts insanity law that shaped the trial, why th...
8 Sep 30min
Today's Poll Question: "Would America be better off as two countries?"
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: "Would America be better off as two countries?" Could America’s political divisions eventually become national borders? Michael examines the provocative idea o...
8 Sep 15min
What Your College Major Says About Your Politics
Can your college major predict your politics—or even how religious you are? Michael talks with Ryan Burge, a professor of practice at Washington University in St. Louis’ John C. Danforth Center on Rel...
3 Sep 31min
The Government Took His $95,000 Plane Over a Six-Pack of Beer
A six-pack of beer could help redefine the Constitution’s ban on excessive fines. Michael breaks down the extraordinary Supreme Court case of an Alaska bush pilot whose $95,000 airplane was seized aft...
2 Sep 30min
Josh Shapiro Says “Hell No” to Data Centers — The Developer Responds
Data centers are becoming one of America’s hottest political fights. Michael talks with Pennsylvania developer Brian O’Neill, who is seeking to build $18 billion worth of data center projects, about G...
1 Sep 41min
