Matt Rooney joins us, microphone problems and all, and we quickly move into Chris Rock’s comments about woke politics and the Salem witch trials. That opens a larger argument about identity politics, political victimhood and whether younger voters are taking figures such as Hasan Piker and Nick Fuentes more seriously than older voters realize.
Theo Von’s conversation with Candace Owens turns our attention toward conspiracy theories, younger audiences and the difference between entertainment and reliable information. Rooney argues that declining historical knowledge leaves people more vulnerable to fringe claims, while the crew discusses antisemitism, immigration and assimilation in the United States.
We finish the Cut Sheet with Abdul El-Sayed’s Fox interview and his defense of democratic socialism, government services and taxation. Nick asks whether Republicans gain anything by sounding like defenders of millionaires when working-class voters are angry about affordability
