
From the award-winning opinion pages of The Wall Street Journal, Paul Gigot, Kim Strassel, Bill McGurn and Kyle Peterson discuss the latest from Washington. Get critical perspective and the analysis you need on developments from the nation’s capital. Join them every weekday. Send your feedback to pwpodcast@wsj.com
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 77 | Founded | 11 years ago |
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The Virginia Supreme Court strikes down a Democratic map that voters approved last month. Meantime, Tennessee moves to oust its only congressional Democrat by splitting his Memphis seat, a majority-black district held by Rep. Steve Cohen, who is whit... more
This week Clarence Thomas becomes the second-longest-service Justice on the Supreme Court, and his impact on American law is growing. Paul Gigot speaks with law professor and former Thomas clerk John Yoo about the Justice’s influence on the Court an... more
On this episode of Potomac Watch, Paul Gigot sits down with former Senator Ben Sasse about his diagnosis with Stage IV pancreatic cancer and his experience with experimental drug trials to battle it. They also discuss the challenges of reforming hig... more
Federal regulations permit the drug to be dispensed by mail without a doctor's visit, but after an appeals court rules against that policy, Justice Samuel Alito halts any change until the Supreme Court can consider it. Plus, does mifepristone by mail... more
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I listen to find out what the Kool-Aid drinkers are up to.
Given the title of my review, why would I give it even 2 stars? Because, despite raising my blood pressure, the pod is the most intelligent exposition of this country’s kleptocratic business class. So I must force myself to listen to it to hear what the other side is saying. And I would rather listen to them and read this Murdoch rag’s editorials than any other disreputable outlet in his stable, certainly not the NY Post or Fox News,
But I have to say something about the cast of characters: Bam... more
This WSJ podcast is the 156th most popular on itune news and politics offerings; there's a reason it's so poorly rated in spite of it's WSJ pedigree.
I was terribly disappointed when I listened to Potomac Watch. On the recent Paris Climate Change Agreement episode it was shocking to hear that Gigot and his two contributor's knowledge of the withdrawal's effect on foreign policy, international trade or even macroeconomics was akin to what you'd expect to hear from three insurance salesman havin... more
I have opinions that differ in general from those often expressed on this podcast. I do my best to seek out opinions that differ from my own. While this podcast has been helpful at times with that, it has become clear that the opinion coverage here puts on such complete blinders to inconvenient facts and opposing arguments that it does not serve as good-faith or effective opinion coverage.
I specifically am absolutely stunned that in the latest podcast about the ceasefire in Iran, which the ep... more
Continetti is an excellent add to your program! He has good points and is very articulate. Further helps make Potomac Watch a must-listen to podcast.
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