Big Tech’s at it again, censoring people—including us—as the effort to scrub Trump from the public square continues. Voting rights is the new hot-button issue, especially in Georgia. And what does US policy in Afghanistan tell us about Biden? If you’re coming here from YouTube to get the uncensored version, start at 26:03.

It’s been a sad week for America. A shooting in Boulder claimed the lives of ten people. And like clockwork, the Left is using it as an opportunity to feast on the Second Amendment. That’s not even the only crisis of the week: the Biden administration is massively fumbling on the border, by conservative and liberal standards. Plus: Kristi Noem fails to read the political room. Twice.

In this special edition of the American Mind podcast, we look back at how the last year has demonstrated the size, scope, and nature of the challenges facing conservatism, and look forward to the questions we must grapple with if we are to overcome them, survive, and thrive as a nation. The podcast features Claremont Institute President Ryan Williams. It is narrated by James Poulos, Executive Editor of the American Mind, and produced by ChangeUp Media. ***  Works Referenced & Related Readings (In Order of Appearance): https://americanmind.org/audio/preserving-the-american-way-of-life-a-special-edition-of-the-american-mind-podcast/ https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/the-empire-strikes-back/ https://twitter.com/HaMeturgeman/status/1316071151836291075?s=20 https://www.wsj.com/articles/youtubes-political-censorship-11600126230 https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/18/teachers-unions-school-reopening-coronavirus-397997 https://www.weforum.org/great-reset#articles https://t.co/rQBzDy4CHs?amp=1 https://americanmind.org/audio/the-1619-project-exposed-a-special-edition-of-the-american-mind-podcast/ https://americanmind.org/audio/the-existential-questions-of-2020-a-special-edition-of-the-american-mind-podcast/ https://amgreatness.com/2020/11/09/was-pfizers-vaccine-news-slow-walked-until-after-the-election/ https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/11/20/7-ways-the-2005-carter-baker-report-could-have-averted-problems-with-2020-election/ https://archive.is/i7kyN https://americanmind.org/memo/democrats-versus-the-vote/ https://americanmind.org/features/get-ready-for-a-fight/trumps-greatest-achievement/ https://www.rebelnews.com/one_more_act_in_the_perpetual_coup_against_trump_ben_weingarten_with_ezra_levant https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nevada-election-worker-voting-irregularities-trump-campaign https://twitter.com/MattFinnFNC/status/1325801059206500353?s=20 https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/1325803289955487744?s=20 https://twitter.com/AdamLaxalt/status/1325616624842403841?s=20 https://www.foxnews.com/politics/michigan-gop-chairwoman-says-software-glitch-tallied-thousands-of-republican-votes-as-democrat https://twitter.com/SteveGuest/status/1325809489774317568?s=20 Visit The American Mind for more great content. And if you have feedback for us, we'd love to hear from you at americanmind@claremont.org *** Music: "A Thousand Days" by Remember the Future

Did you watch the Grammys? Us neither. Won’t stop our editors from talking about it, though we’re more interested in a viral clip of Joe Biden—is it deepfaked? It’s not, but it might as well be. Our editors unpack both topics. Plus: it's a battle of the Governors as Gavin Newsom faces recall and Ron DeSantis pops red pill after red pill.

If you’re a wealthy prep school parent wanting to discuss how the maw of woke culture is swallowing up all things good and true, you’ll have to do it in secret or face instant cancellation. Meanwhile, the House passed the dubiously-titled “For the People Act,” which would do a number on representative government. Plus: The good and bad of National Review.

The light at the end of the COVID tunnel is finally within sight—provided you live in a red state. Blue states remain under the thumbs of petty tyrants. Meanwhile, cancel culture claims new victims, from Mr. Potato Head to Dr. Seuss. Plus: Sacramento’s school district is pushing for the formation of “racial affinity groups”—a new caste system looms.

While free speech finds a new venue in the popular app Clubhouse, Democrats in Congress are openly asking TV carriers why Republican and conservative-leaning channels like OANN and Fox News are allowed on the air. It’s a new front in the war between digital renegades and regime flunkies: a profusion of energy on one side, a chilling desire to squash dissidents on the other. Can Clubhouse and other apps like it survive a coming onslaught by petty tyrants?

Rush Limbaugh passed away yesterday—his work touched tens of millions of people, our editors included. Then there’s Governor Cuomo, who is embroiled in a scandal after covering up COVID nursing home deaths from the public. Plus: the Claremont Institute has launched a new DC-based branch: The Center for the American Way of Life. Arthur Milikh, the Center’s executive director, joins to talk about reclaiming a more robust kind of conservatism.

The second impeachment trial of former President Trump lumbers on, but does anybody even care about this undisguised show trial? Melinda Gates and elites like her would appreciate it if you would just think that everything fits neatly into a Marxist box. That notion isn’t just wrong—it’s degrading—especially when applied to women. Plus: Mitt Romney has proposed cutting checks to families that have children. Our editors analyze.

The Left is laying the rhetorical groundwork for a domestic war on Trump supporters, as red state governments start planning how to respond. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced plans to push back on the Big Tech Cartel—will they work? Our editors, joined for the first time by new managing editor Seth Barron, discuss the desperation and discreditation of the mainstream media.