FULL EPISODE - The Friday Edition: Yes, things are pretty bad right now.

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Oct 24, 2025

Dive into a candid exploration of today's political landscape, where viewpoint diversity takes center stage. The host highlights troubling examples of government overreach, painting a picture of a deteriorating political climate. Flipped scenarios reveal how current tactics could be abused in the future. Legal and moral quandaries surround military actions, raising urgent questions about civilian safety. Critiques of foreign policy decisions underscore the humanitarian impact on vulnerable populations, reflecting serious concerns about institutional integrity.

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INSIGHT

Media's North Star: Viewpoint Diversity

Isaac Saul argues that political discourse and institutions are worsening across many dimensions right now.
He frames viewpoint diversity and transparency as Tangle's remedy amid rising polarization.

ADVICE

Invite Critique To Build Trust

Saul promises to be honest and transparent about his views and unknowns when writing for Tangle.
He invites readers to critique and write in so the publication can consider alternative perspectives.

INSIGHT

Current Actions Show A Troubling Precedent

Saul lists aggressive actions from the Trump administration as evidence that things are getting worse quickly.
He says these actions — raids, extrajudicial strikes, prosecutions of foes — are real and already occurring.

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The fundamental promise of this news publication is viewpoint diversity.

I built Tangle because I wanted a place where conservatives, liberals, and everyone in between could gather under one roof and trust the news they were reading. In an era when media trust is at an all-time low, polarization is increasingly extreme and so few people seem capable of talking to each other across the partisan divide, this North Star has always served us well.

In order to serve this mission, to earn the trust of the biggest Trump supporters and the most progressive leftists and all the people who land somewhere between them, we offer some simple promises: chief among them is viewpoint diversity in our content. Most days, this is “What the left is saying” and “What the right is saying,” though sometimes we’ll offer pieces that counter each other (for instance, a Tangle staff member is working on a piece responding to what I’m writing here today). We also lean into transparency in how we work by featuring corrections prominently and sharing (and explaining) our editorial policies. Finally, we try to show that we’re fallible humans who can make mistakes, learn and change their minds, rather than pretend we comprise a flawless high-minded institution (we regularly feature reader criticisms, and I encourage anyone who disagrees with today’s piece to write in or comment so we can consider your thoughts).

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