Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyListen to this full episode of The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon and Stitcher.Republicans have long known that their views on abortion are not in step with the majority of the country—and there’s a reason that they tried, and ultimately succeeded, to kill it in the courts.But on the latest episode of The New Abnormal, co-host Andy Levy describes how this week “was a real wake-up call” for Republicans, claiming that if t
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / GettyListen to this full episode of The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon and Stitcher.Donald Trump’s aides know that the recent charges against the former president for his involvement in Jan. 6 are no joke—but does Trump himself?Not a chance, says Andy Levy, co-host of The New Abnormal politics podcast in the show’s latest episode. Case in point: the threat Trump posted to his Truth Social account.“He has lived his whole life with no conseq
Is Trump feeling scared or just acting out like he usually does: without consequence? The TNA pod hosts discuss. Plus, who on the right is actually defending the “Barbie” movie?
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyListen to this full episode of The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon and Stitcher.The first Republican debate for the 2024 presidential election is slated for the end of August and the hosts of The New Abnormal politics podcast have predictions for who is most likely to win and who is most likely to lose, if Donald Trump isn’t on the stage of course.“They’re all such trash-compactors,” jokes co-host Danielle Moodie. “It’s r
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/GettyListen to this full episode of The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon and Stitcher.Would novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand have loathed Elon Musk?According to philosopher and writer Wolfram Eilenberger, author of The Visionaries: Arendt, Beauvoir, Rand, Weil, and the Power of Philosophy in Dark Times, not necessarily, but she would have definitely been confused by Musk’s support of Donald Trump. He sure is.“Every libertarian