Looking Ahead to 2026

Steve Hayes invites Megan McArdle, Mike Warren, and Jonah Goldberg to review the biggest stories of the year, people we don’t want to hear from in 2026, and the best writing not from The Dispatch.

The Agenda:
—Most important news story
—Most undercovered story
—Who is the most exposed?
—Best piece of non-Dispatch journalism
—Best good news of the year

Show Notes:
—Is the AfD Too Extreme for Democracy?
—The Anti-Social Century
—The Sierra Club Embraced Social Justice. Then It Tore Itself Apart
—Donald Trump's Tariff Dealmaker-in-Chief
—Revolutionary gene therapy brings hope of leukaemia cure

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