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In a desperate final gambit for relevance, the legacy media has been actively trying to prevent you from hearing about Hunter Biden’s shady business dealings with foreign powers. Increasing numbers of independent sources are confirming pieces of the story, but of course defending ol’ Joe is the legacy media’s first and only priority. With the election around the corner, the full editorial cast is back in the saddle to discuss how they are feeling about the election and what to watch out for. Plus: everyone makes an election prediction.

In a disgusting display of unbridled power, Twitter and Facebook have censored the New York Post’s exposé on Hunter Biden--Twitter has gone so far as to lock the Post out of their own account for days on end. While the exposé is still a developing story, parts of it are now confirmed true. Spencer and David commandeer the studio this week to break down the censorship issue and the exposé. Plus: Jeffrey Toobin decided to uh, enjoy himself on a business call. Some are trying to defend the indefensible.

Surprising nobody who’s paying attention, Facebook and Twitter decided to preemptively censor a New York Post exposé about Hunter Biden’s role in mediating between a Ukranian businessman and Joe himself. Effectively, Big Tech has decided you do not deserve to choose for yourself what is plausible and true. Our editors discuss what got us to this point in Big Tech censorship, and where we’ll likely go from here.

Mike Pence took the stage last night against Kamala Harris. On full display were Kamala’s religious identitarianism and her utter mediocrity. Our editors expand on this and more, breaking down not just the debate, but the context in which the debate took place--a context of managerial decadence, televisual decline, and ruling class failure. What will come next? It’s anybody’s guess, but what’s certain is that America’s future as a nation and a regime is at stake.

In this special edition of the American Mind podcast, we apply the themes of our special edition podcasts on multiculturalism, the 1619 Project, and preserving the American way of life to elucidate the existential questions of the 2020 election. 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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG7SglDjeOM https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/04/05/sotu-clyburn-full.cnn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpKJ1XSLjY8 https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/27/cnn-chyron-on-kenosha-fiery-but-mostly-peaceful-protests-after-police-shooting/ https://americanmind.org/audio/multiculturalism-vs-america/ https://americanmind.org/audio/the-1619-project-exposed-a-special-edition-of-the-american-mind-podcast/ https://americanmind.org/audio/preserving-the-american-way-of-life-a-special-edition-of-the-american-mind-podcast/ https://americanmind.org/features/the-racial-marxism-of-blm/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI3G4MqUQXk https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/31/meet-the-rioting-criminals-kamala-harris-helped-bail-out-of-jail/ https://americanmind.org/features/the-racial-marxism-of-blm/ https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/americas-white-saviors https://americanmind.org/features/the-racial-marxism-of-blm/the-communist-roots-of-white-privilege/ https://thepostmillennial.com/exposed-blm-quietly-scrubs-anti-american-marxist-language-from-its-website https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/20/why-capitalists-like-jack-dorsey-keep-bankrolling-anticapitalists-like-ibram-x-kendi/ https://www.politico.com/interactives/2019/how-to-fix-politics-in-america/inequality/pass-an-anti-racist-constitutional-amendment/ https://www.city-journal.org/how-to-be-an-antiracist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZfiSjTHVqA https://www.newsweek.com/america-fast-becoming-woke-theocracy-opinion-1518938 https://taibbi.substack.com/p/on-white-fragility https://christopherrufo.com/ https://nypost.com/2020/07/16/obscene-federal-diversity-training-scam-prospers-even-under-trump/ https://christopherrufo.com/cdc-violates-presidential-order-with-critical-race-theory-training-program/ https://www.theepochtimes.com/top-intelligence-official-promoted-white-fragility-recommendation_3423784.html https://www.redstate.com/stu-in-sd/2020/09/15/the-adverse-effects-of-obama%e2%80%99s-eo-13583-and-fogo-purge-are-now-obvious/ https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/09/04/trump_to_feds_stop_anti-american_training_on_white_privilege_144145.html https://www.foxnews.com/us/protesters-hospital-los-angeles-sheriffs-deputies-ambushed https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1298576558605471751 https://joebiden.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/UNITY-TASK-FORCE-RECOMMENDATIONS.pdf https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrat-madness-11600296765 https://twitter.com/GMA/status/1296281795017793539?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1296281795017793539%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com%2Fhomenews%2Fcampaign%2F512865-harris-there-is-no-vaccine-for-racism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plRXzthk7qg https://americanmind.org/post/stop-the-coup/ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton/hillary-clinton-says-joe-biden-should-not-concede-on-election-night-idUSKBN25L2FJ http://archive.is/NGte9 https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/09/when-it-comes-to-trump-mattis-is-no-hero/ https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2020/08/all-enemies-foreign-and-domestic-open-letter-gen-milley/167625/ https://www.axios.com/bloomberg-group-trump-election-night-scenarios-a554e8f5-9702-437e-ae75-d2be478d42bb.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosam&stream=top https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/09/03/trump-stay-in-office/?arc404=true&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=wp_main https://www.ft.com/content/c8767e22-a727-4a23-90bf-8d2844ca257a https://theintercept.com/2020/08/11/trump-november-2020-election/ https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/17/opinions/if-trump-loses-and-refuses-to-leave-callan/index.html https://americanmind.org/post/stop-the-coup/ https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pelosi-trump-gop-domestic-enemies-mailed-voting https://townhall.com/columnists/timothydaughtry/2020/09/14/red-mirage-or-blue-coup--democrats-and-the-mailin-ballot-campaign-n2576154 https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/06/26/1_in_5_ballots_rejected_as_fraud_is_charged_in_nj_mail-in_election_143551.html?utm_source=whatfinger https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/31/biden-the-riots-will-continue-unless-you-vote-democrat 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: "Icarus Landing" by Taizo Audio

Trump took on Joe Biden and Chris Wallace in the debate on Tuesday night, demonstrating more than anything how far off the Left and the media are from reality. Our editors analyze Biden’s lies and Trump’s smartest moves, drawing some unexpected parallels to the Lincoln-Douglas Debates. 

The Berggruen Institute’s VP of Programs, Nils Gilman, recently tweeted out what is tantamount to death threats against Michael Anton. No retraction has been forthcoming. Unrest in Louisville bubbled over into the shooting of three police officers. Add in the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and you have a recipe for one thing: escalation.

Calling for the death of your political opponents is wrong, right? Right. Well, The Berggruen Institute’s Nils Gilman seems to think calling for death is acceptable if the target is a deplorable such as Claremont senior fellow Mike Anton. Our editors deplore this troubling development.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died, throwing the entire 2020 election into a new light. The future of the Court is now on the line. Predictably, this development has caused the Left to screech at the top of their collective lungs. Our editors discuss.

In the wake of the grand jury indictment in the death of Breonna Taylor, Louisville, KY has entered a now-predictable state of unrest that resulted in the shooting of three police officers. Plus: the morality police are coming to arrest you for defending yourself from the mob.