The American Mind’s ‘Editorial Roundtable’ podcast is a weekly conversation with Ryan Williams, James Poulos, Seth Barron, and Spencer Klavan devoted to uncovering the ideas and principles that drive American political life. Stream here or download from your favorite podcast host.

Walzing Toward Armageddon | The Roundtable Ep. 231

Kamala Harris has chosen her VP, and he’s right out of central casting–if you’re shooting an episode of Ted Lasso featuring nationwide race riots. That’s right, it’s Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. It’s unclear that this will do much to buttress support for Harris among the “white dudes” she claims to be courting, but she’s at least avoided angering the pro-Hamas crowd by not picking Palestine critic Josh Shapiro. Meanwhile, Hamas itself took an L when one of its leaders was assassinated by a bomb planted in the Tehran guesthouse. Finally, Google lost a massive anti-trust lawsuit recently for monopolizing search engines. Is the ruling a step in the right direction, or a token win for everyday people while Google continues to operate in the shadows?