Politics, Policy and Perspectives in America

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Hey. Jason Pilaski here, and on today’s episode of The Blind Spot, I’m joined by my buddy Rich, and we’re tearing into some grade-A political insanity. First up: the leaked Signal chat from inside the Trump administration where top officials are talking about bombing Yemen... in an unsecure group chat... where they accidentally invited a journalist. This is what I’m calling the first real scandal—and I want to know why no one’s losing their mind about it.

Then we pivot into a subject I never get tired of being furious about: government screwups. Rural broadband rollout? California high-speed rail? We’re talking billions vaporized into the air with nothing to show but bad press releases and bullet-pointed lies. And yeah, both parties are guilty—so we don’t spare either one.

Later, we dig into pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses, the case of green card holder Mimmude Khalil, and the larger Israeli-Palestinian mess. Rich and I don’t agree on all of it, and that’s the point. It’s not sanitized, it’s not pre-chewed. It’s just what we actually think.

And finally—because why not end with fireworks—we go headfirst into Trump’s idea of ditching income tax and funding the government with tariffs. Is it revolutionary or the dumbest thing you’ve ever heard? You’ll find out what we think.

If you’re exhausted by the scripted fake debates and want a podcast that sounds like actual people grappling with what the hell’s going on—this one is for you!