Determined to reclaim his Remnant throne from Chris Stirewalt, Jim Geraghty returns to the program to discuss his new thriller, Gathering Five Storms. The novel also provides a launch pad for some exceedingly rank punditry on Russia, the midterms, and the state of the Republican Party. Earlier in the year, it seemed certain that the GOP would make significant gains in November, but is that still the case? For that matter, why does the foreign policy establishment seem to get so many things wrong? How does writing fiction compare to writing about politics? And can any pundit match Jim’s Trump impression?

Show Notes:

• Jim’s page at National Review

• Jim’s new novel, Gathering Five Storms

• Jonah and Yuval Levin’s first Remnant encounter

• Jim: “Control of the Senate Is Still a Jump Ball”

• Jim: “Does AOC Want to Be Anything More Than a Celebrity?”

• Jonah: “Principles vs. Partisanship”

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