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  • What happened on January 6?

    What happened on January 6?

    Freddy speaks to Roger Kimball, editor of the New Criterion and Spectator contributing editor to discuss new footage which has emerged from January 6.

  • Will the real George Santos please stand up?

    Will the real George Santos please stand up?

    Freddy Gray speaks to Shawn McCreesh, a features writer at New York magazine who recently spent time with Republican congressman George Santos.

  • Does race trump merit in America?

    Does race trump merit in America?

    Heather Mac Donald joins Freddy Gray for this week’s Americano. Heather is a fellow at the Manhattan Institute and author of When Race Trumps Merit. On the podcast, Heather breaks down what she describes as a “regressive equity epidemic” in which race overtakes merit in almost all areas of society.

  • What is America doing in Ukraine?

    What is America doing in Ukraine?

    Freddy Gray speaks to Professor John Mearsheimer, the political scientist and international relations scholar, about America’s foreign policy on the war in Ukraine.

  • Should Americans be worried about their debt?

    Should Americans be worried about their debt?

    Freddy Gray talks to the Bloomberg journalist and podcaster Joseph Weisenthal about the likely rise of America’s debt ceiling… once again.

  • Will Mexico help Biden stop illegal immigration?

    Will Mexico help Biden stop illegal immigration?

    President Biden is visiting Mexico this week to meet with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada. Biden is expected to bring up illegal immigration with Obrador, and hopes that he can offer him some way out of what is becoming a spiraling crisis. But is any help coming? Freddy … Read more

  • Could Georgia decide the midterms?

    Could Georgia decide the midterms?

    This week Freddy is joined by Matt McDonald, US managing editor of The Spectator, who is covering the midterms from Georgia. What will the result of the runoff be there and could this decide who takes control of the Senate?

  • What do the midterm results mean for national conservatism?

    What do the midterm results mean for national conservatism?

    Freddy Gray speaks to Yoram Hazony, the author of Conservatism: A Rediscovery, about the midterm results, and what happens next to national conservatism in the United States.

  • Will the Republicans win the midterms?

    Will the Republicans win the midterms?

    Republican strategist Luke Thompson returns to Americano to give Freddy Gray the lowdown on how things are shaping up ahead of the midterm elections in November.

  • Will Biden’s pot pardons pay off?

    Will Biden’s pot pardons pay off?

    This week Freddy speaks to Madeleine Kearns, staff writer at the National Review, about President Joe Biden’s decree that cannabis possession should no longer be a federal crime. Is this a vote winner or will the decision end in disaster?

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Freddy Gray

Freddy Gray is deputy editor of The Spectator and the founding editor of The Spectator’s World edition. He was formerly literary editor of the American Conservative.