Ben Dreyfuss, the former Mother Jones editorial director who now publishes the Calm Down Substack, shares his insights from the Democratic National Convention and takes Jamie's questions about whether Kamala Harris showed her party that she's a competent candidate.

The Agenda:

—From the convention floor of the DNC

—The left-wing influence

—Decline of woke politics

—Speculating Harris' priorities as president

—Implications of a Trump victory

—The future of journalism

Show Notes:

—Dispatch Live post-DNC recap

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