After Party with Emily Jashinsky

Thanksgiving Tips, Why America is Good, and the Gift of Friendship, w/ Rachel Bovard & Inez Stepman

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Nov 27, 2025
Rachel Bovard, Vice President at the Conservative Partnership Institute, and Inez Stepman, Legal Analyst at the Independent Women’s Forum, join for a lively discussion. They explore polls revealing young women's declining happiness, juxtaposed with their love for America. Inez shares heartfelt immigrant family Thanksgiving stories, highlighting gratitude for freedoms. The trio also chats about Thanksgiving wines, festive cocktails, and tips for navigating political discussions at the dinner table, emphasizing the importance of curiosity and respect.
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INSIGHT

America Still Worth Celebrating

  • America offers unprecedented material and spiritual advantages despite current unhappiness trends.
  • Emily, Inez, and Rachel argue gratitude for American freedoms remains warranted and energizing.
ANECDOTE

Immigrant Family Embraced Thanksgiving

  • Rachel recounts her immigrant family's embrace of Thanksgiving as gratitude for American freedoms.
  • Her family repeatedly expresses thankfulness for America at their annual table ritual.
INSIGHT

Conflict Can Signal Intellectual Renewal

  • Political reorientation produces vocal clashes but also opens substantive debates the right couldn't have before.
  • Rachel sees current debates as intellectually healthy and invigorating for conservative thought.
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