“The Strait Is Closed”: Admiral Stavridis on Iran, Trump and What Comes Next
Admiral James Stavridis joins Michael Smerconish to assess the escalating confrontation with Iran, why he says the Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed, Trump’s approach to North Korea, and the extr...
18 Aug 30min
Today's Poll Question: Is the Jason Arday tragedy a story of affirmative action gone too far, or a racist witch hunt?
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Is the Jason Arday tragedy a story of affirmative action in the extreme, a racist witch hunt, or both? Michael examines the troubling and complicated story of ...
18 Aug 14min
Luigi Mangione Pleads Guilty — But Where Was the Remorse?
Michael Smerconish reacts to Luigi Mangione’s guilty plea in the killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson — and to what he says was notably missing: remorse. He examines Mangione’s courtro...
17 Aug 31min
Today's Poll Question: The White House East Wing has already been demolished. Should the Trump Ballroom now be built?
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: The White House East Wing has already been demolished. Should the Trump Ballroom now be built? The fight over President Trump’s proposed White House ballroom h...
17 Aug 11min
The New Vaccine Rules Have Parents Asking: Who Can We Trust?
Michael asks a deceptively simple question: Should parents have the final say on their child’s vaccines? Dr. Brian McDonough joins to examine the Trump administration’s changes to childhood vaccine re...
14 Aug 27min
Today's Poll Question: Should Grades Still Matter?
Should grades still matter? As the University of Michigan prepares to replace traditional grades with pass/no-credit marks for first-semester students, Michael examines why we started grading students...
14 Aug 14min
Trump’s Vaccine Changes Put Parental Choice to the Test
Should parents have the final say on their child’s vaccines? Michael examines how the debate over parental choice has shifted following President Trump’s changes to childhood vaccine recommendations. ...
13 Aug 24min
Today's Poll Question: Should Parents Have the Final Say on Their Child’s Vaccines?
President Trump’s move to reduce the number of universally recommended childhood vaccines has put parental choice back at the center of the vaccine debate. Michael Smerconish asks where parental right...
13 Aug 12min
