THE SWAMP LOG
Your weekly dispatch from the nation's capital
THE SWAMP LOG • Your weekly dispatch from the nation's capital
09.02.2026 23:34 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
From the New Editor: A Message From Emily Kopp
Welcome to Racket 2.0
From the New Editor: A Message From Emily Kopp • Welcome to Racket 2.0
09.02.2026 17:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
From the Old Editor: "We Care If It's True. We Don't Care Why."
Introducing the Racket reboot.
From the Old Editor: "We Care If It's True. We Don't Care Why." • Introducing the Racket reboot.
09.02.2026 17:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
America This Week, 4 PM Monday ET: Unsolved Stories, Elusive Reality
After announcing a new routine, Walter and Matt return to discuss not the news, but reality itself
America This Week, 4 PM Monday ET: Unsolved Stories, Elusive Reality • After announcing a new routine, Walter and Matt return to discuss not the news, but reality itself
09.02.2026 16:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Note from the Editor
America This Week takes a pause, and other notes
Note from the Editor • America This Week takes a pause, and other notes
06.02.2026 14:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
ATW Livestream Today at 4 PM ET/3 PM CT
ATW Livestream Today at 4 PM ET/3 PM CT
02.02.2026 17:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
"Brave New World"
Part One of Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World." Excerpt from America This Week, episode 166.
"Brave New World" • Part One of Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World." Excerpt from America This Week, episode 166.
01.02.2026 14:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Listen to This Article: The Politics of Neither
Narrated Version
Listen to This Article: The Politics of Neither • Narrated Version
30.01.2026 20:54 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
America This Week, Jan 30, 2026: “Marriage Advise From Matt and Walter, and Minnesota”
On the self-annihilating trend, plus the unexpected relevance of Brave New World
America This Week, Jan 30, 2026: “Marriage Advise From Matt and Walter, and Minnesota” • On the self-annihilating trend, plus the unexpected relevance of Brave New World
30.01.2026 14:43 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Politics of Neither
Polls are increasingly clear: both Republicans and Democrats are rapidly losing the public's confidence. Do more people want to end the culture war than win it?
The Politics of Neither • Polls are increasingly clear: both Republicans and Democrats are rapidly losing the public's confidence. Do more people want to end the culture war than win it?
28.01.2026 18:10 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
America This Week, Live on Monday 1/26/26
A recording from Monday's live video
America This Week, Live on Monday 1/26/26 • A recording from Monday's live video
27.01.2026 14:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
ATW Livestream Today at 4 PM ET/3 PM CT
ATW Livestream Today at 4 PM ET/3 PM CT
26.01.2026 18:08 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Listen to This Article: Forget Trump and Greenland. Howard Lutnick Gave the Davos Speech that Mattered
Narrated Version
Listen to This Article: Forget Trump and Greenland. Howard Lutnick Gave the Davos Speech that Mattered • Narrated Version
26.01.2026 18:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Listen to This Article: The Fed's Independence is at Stake and it May Be Its Own Fault!
Narrated Version
Listen to This Article: The Fed's Independence is at Stake and it May Be Its Own Fault! • Narrated Version
24.01.2026 16:38 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Transcript - America This Week, Jan 23, 2026: "Why Davos Sucks."
Donald Trump gets panned, Howard Lutnick inspires outrage, and Matt and Walter debate civil liberties in Minnesota.
Transcript - America This Week, Jan 23, 2026: "Why Davos Sucks." • Donald Trump gets panned, Howard Lutnick inspires outrage, and Matt and Walter debate civil liberties in Minnesota.
24.01.2026 14:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Forget Trump and Greenland. Howard Lutnick Gave the Davos Speech that Mattered
The death of globalization is the real headline from the international self-indulgence festival at Davos
Forget Trump and Greenland. Howard Lutnick Gave the Davos Speech that Mattered • The death of globalization is the real headline from the international self-indulgence festival at Davos
23.01.2026 16:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
America This Week, Jan 23, 2026: "Why Davos Sucks."
Donald Trump gets panned, Howard Lutnick inspires outrage, and Matt and Walter debate civil liberties in Minnesota.
America This Week, Jan 23, 2026: "Why Davos Sucks." • Donald Trump gets panned, Howard Lutnick inspires outrage, and Matt and Walter debate civil liberties in Minnesota.
23.01.2026 14:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Listen to This Article: Bluesky Brain, X Brain: Two Viral Stories From Minnesota
Narrated Version
Listen to This Article: Bluesky Brain, X Brain: Two Viral Stories From Minnesota • Narrated Version
22.01.2026 14:38 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Fed's Independence is at Stake and it May Be Its Own Fault!
Is the Fed the beneficiary of its own “success”?
The Fed's Independence is at Stake and it May Be Its Own Fault! • Is the Fed the beneficiary of its own “success”?
21.01.2026 22:31 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Listen to This Article: Martin Luther King, Jr. is the Leader We Need
Narrated Version
Listen to This Article: Martin Luther King, Jr. is the Leader We Need • Narrated Version
21.01.2026 21:34 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
America This Week Live, Tuesday 1/20/26
A recording from Matt Taibbi's live video
America This Week Live, Tuesday 1/20/26 • A recording from Matt Taibbi's live video
21.01.2026 14:34 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Bluesky Brain, X Brain: Two Viral Stories From Minnesota
The social media divide means audiences are no longer obsessing about the same video outrages. Episode 1: the arrest of ChongLy Thao versus the Cities Church
Bluesky Brain, X Brain: Two Viral Stories From Minnesota • The social media divide means audiences are no longer obsessing about the same video outrages. Episode 1: the arrest of ChongLy Thao versus the Cities Church
21.01.2026 03:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
ATW Livestream Today at 4 PM ET/3 PM CT
ATW Livestream Today at 4 PM ET/3 PM CT
20.01.2026 17:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Listen to This Article: The Weaponization of the Weaponization of Government
Narrated Version
Listen to This Article: The Weaponization of the Weaponization of Government • Narrated Version
19.01.2026 23:53 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Activism, Uncensored: Minneapolis in Crisis, Part 2
The escalating protests and interactions between federal agents and protesters. Plus, a conversation with Ford Fischer of News2Share.
Activism, Uncensored: Minneapolis in Crisis, Part 2 • The escalating protests and interactions between federal agents and protesters. Plus, a conversation with Ford Fischer of News2Share.
19.01.2026 21:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
ATW Livestream Rescheduled for Tuesday
ATW Livestream Rescheduled for Tuesday
19.01.2026 19:16 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Martin Luther King, Jr. is the Leader We Need
Martin Luther King, Jr. stressed our common humanity, which would have made him unpopular with almost everyone today.
Martin Luther King, Jr. is the Leader We Need • Martin Luther King, Jr. stressed our common humanity, which would have made him unpopular with almost everyone today.
19.01.2026 17:46 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Weaponization of the Weaponization of Government
Donald Trump's push to investigate left-leaning groups in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination has quietly run into a wall of conservative opposition
The Weaponization of the Weaponization of Government • Donald Trump's push to investigate left-leaning groups in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination has quietly run into a wall of conservative opposition
16.01.2026 23:47 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
America This Week, Jan 16, 2026: "The Supremes on Late Voting, Trump Speech Follies, and Uncool Laughing About Greenland"
A misreported legal controversy, a search of a journalist, and Walter and Matt wonder: is Greenland funny? Plus, "A Scanner Darkly" darkens.
America This Week, Jan 16, 2026: "The Supremes on Late Voting, Trump Speech Follies, and Uncool Laughing About Greenland" • A misreported legal controversy, a search of a journalist, and Walter and Matt wonder: is Greenland funny? Plus, "A Scanner Darkly" darkens.
16.01.2026 14:02 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Why Not to Mourn NATO, Volume II: The Bush-Putin Files
Newly declassified documents show that the United States repeatedly traded stability for NATO expansion and NATO contracting
Why Not to Mourn NATO, Volume II: The Bush-Putin Files • Newly declassified documents show that the United States repeatedly traded stability for NATO expansion and NATO contracting
15.01.2026 22:29 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
